Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-05-28
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INDIAN NEWS.
NEVADA SETTLERS BECOMING
ALARMED.
The SavageS Preparing TO go on the
War Path.
Surrender Of Nest of the Nodes Of
fiCialIy Confirmed.
The Frontiers Derenseless if Attacked
probable Rise Of PIT and Pluto Indians.

Probable Rise OF Pitt and Piute Indians
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-Dispatches
state that the Modocs are going towards
the Pitt river country. Trails show that
the Modocs and Pitt river Indians have
been in constant communication. 1t is
believed the Pitts are with Captain Jack
now. The Piutes are also out of their coun-
try. Twenty-Five Piutes were seen in Sur
prise Valley but suddenly disappeared,
1t is reported that much ammunition has
beed sold to the Pitts. They have held
several councils. Their attitude is threat
ening. Old Shave-head tells them they
must fight or go to the reservation.
Killing Kickapoos.
SAN ANTONIO, May 22.--Col. Mckenzie,
commanding at Fort Clarke, has failed to
stop the raiders who crossed the Rio
Grande and attacked the Kickapoos on
Mexican soil and killed 10 warriors and
captured 40 squaws and much plumber.
There is much Indignation across the Rio
Grande on account of this incursion. Me-
Kenzie loss was one killed and two fatally
wounded.
Marching for MOdOcs
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-A company
of forty-five volunteers from Douglass
county, Oregon, passed through Portland,
Oregon, to-day, en- route for the Modoc
country.
FORT SANDERS, WYOMING, May o.
Two companies of the Fourth Infantry, en-
route for the Modoc war, were ordered to
remain here.
General Outbreak Appreciated.
VIRGINIA CITY, May 23.-Settlers from
the Spruce Wountains, Nevada, report that
Indian affairs have about reached a crisis.
Hideously painted savages have been steal
ing lead from the furnaces, buying am
munition and having war dances. They
have notified the settlers to leave. The
impression here is that general Indian
outbreak is being planned.
Further Compilations.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Jef. c. Davis
ranks as Major General, while command
ing against the Moiocs.
Its officially reported that number of
warriors of the Yankton tribe have left the
reservation to join the hostile bands of up
per Missouri. The Indians will muster
5000.
Two Indians have been sent to the Mo-
docs offering them terms to surrender.
Gen. Davis reports that no trouble is APP
pretended from the Clamaths.
LATER.-The Modocs must be fifteen
miles away. The squaws were taken be
fore Gen. Davis. They talked mnch, but
gave little information. The Modocs num-
Der 10 men and 80 squaws and children
The Modocs want to talk with Davis
alone. Davis sent word to them that he
did want peace, and would allow them till
Friday to surrender. After that time he
would kill every Modoc found with a
gun.
Heavy Capture of Squaws.
FAIRCHILD's RANCH, May Ca
courier intercepted Gen. Davis while en-
route from the lava beds to Bremers
whereupon the Warm Spring Indians and
scouts were recalled. The programme has
been changed and Davis has established
his headquarters at Fairchilds, twenty
three miles northwest of the lava beds.
The soldiers scaled the ridge, twenty-five
feet high, in the face of the Modocs and
drove them away. Capt Hasbrouck did
not lose man.
What the Squnws Say.
The captured squaws report among the
operations of the last few months that
Frank, Shacknasty Jake,
Bill, Steamboat Frank and
Films man, Hooker Jim's father, Boston
Nick and several other Modocs We're
killed and many wounded. Curlet-headed
Jack was seriously wounded. Little John
was unable to moYc RAPIDLY aAd delayed
the Modocs. At this stage the Warm
Spring Indians made some hostile deman-
STATIONS and captured the squaws, who re-
fused TO speak further. In the stampede
Mrs. Hendricks alias Limpsey threw her
emu away, hoping 10 escape ana q SQUaW
killed the child and broughti it into camp.
The captured squaws are Mrs. Wechmatel,
two sisters of Boston Charlie, the mother
Of Black Jim and girl. No braves We're
captured.
Capture of MOdOc Warriors.
YREKA, May 23.-The Hot Creek band
OF about fifty men, women and children
surrendered, and have been placed under
guard.
Fifteen warriors, among whom are Bo-
gus Charley, Shacknasty Jim, Curly-head-
ed Charley, the head doctor, Franklin and
other of the best warriors of Captain Jack,
have surrendered, it appears uncondition-
ally
1t is supposed there are no warriors with
Captain Jack, whose whereabouts is un-
known.
ST. LOUIS, May pa special dispatch
reports a great excitement among the
Washita Indians on account of the muir
der of their principal chief by the Osages.
Washington special says that the Mex
lean Minister anticipates no trouble be
tween the two countries over the invasion
after the Kickapous.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Pal ties from the