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Show BAN ' .1 V It H A i A ( X .1 T L' M A - ni.ui Imiluus Flail 1) us nmoug theiu-setves. theiu-setves. Portland, Oregm. 4. The following was receivfcl here from Pendleton, from X A, Connoyer, Indian as;ent, on Monday night. S.une uf the Umatillas have just arrived in haste. The S:iakLs aro within sisly miles of this place, killinr all Ihey meet. It is feared tuat t-nwe. Itidinn families are killed. Tw 1 Indian runners arrived C:n;i? prairie. They Buy a numher ot JiidunB unci whites wi-re killed. The Uiunill.i Liflian? urn ti;htirg agiiust the n.ikes I'tuse two ludhn runners rmue lo g-t- ilw Ctltimhia riser Indians to livk out lor the hjul;-3. i'he hostil'.'s are expected lo tiy to cro- the Columbia. They are g:ing to try to stop them. 3ft:li'r ro coming in beia. Smirs, R A man ha arrived from Ho k cri ek s ating thai a friomily ludinn notified the seitlrrs m leuve immediately if Lliey wisn i 1 .-i.vc their lives, Oua mau has been killed by the Indiana. WA!la Walla, 3 The sheriff of Umatilla county r'-noi-td hpre lliis morning having left the scene ol tbe present hostilities iasl n'ght about 10 o'elnrk. From tho Umantlaq nnd M.jor Coiuioyer be irarned Hint upon the first ujpe.ir.tiice ol H.j Bannarke tuey cll-.-red to barter their plunder consisting of 2.000 horses aud merchandise mer-chandise for their assistance proniising also not to disturb or molest any of (he property belonging to tho Uma-tillas. Uma-tillas. In addiuuu tin' BanuacLs Btattd that whether (hey reccivtd assitao.e or not Ihry proposed to fight their way to tin- Columbia river; that ihry witp dttermicid to rrosa tliat s!re..!i: and that when onco acroft-th' acroft-th' y wiin !d not rrj:iirw any asiitance. The I'm-itiiliR nnmbortd alhiut six'y. Of lheai only tuirly were armed. Omiviypr reported two ot his men killed. The location of this fight is shout forty miles from Pendleton. Later-Tbo staio that left Pendleton at 6 o'clock this evening has j ust : reachrtl here and brings intelligence i of a courier al that point who reports ! that lite rniatiLas had been defeated j and were falling back toward the t reservation. |