Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-24
DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the 18th at lis
@11sH.
Judge Woodruff, of New York, has decided
that the eXtradition treaty with England
covers the case of the forger mcdonnell, and
refused to order his discharge. 1t is rumorcd
that Bidwell, another of the gang, who was
arrested in Havana, had escaped by jumping
out of Il window in his prison.
General Candy and DR.. Thomas were treacll-
erously murdered by Captain Jack and his
gang at Lava Bed, on the 18th. 1t seems that
word had been sent to the Peace Commission
ers that Captain Jack and five other Indians
would meet them for a talk outside the
lines, and subsequently General Candy, DR..
Thomas MIR. A. B. Meacham and Mr.. Dyar,
with Frank Riddle and his squaw for inter
prefers, started for the place appointed. After
meeting with the Indians, Mr.. Meacham made
short speech, followed by General Candy, and
then DR.. Thomas. Then Captain Jack made
a speech, asking for Hot Creek and Cotton
wood, the places occupied by Fairchild and
Doris, for a reservation. Mr.. Meacham
told Jack that it was not possible TO give
him what he asked. Schonschn told MeachanI
to say no more that he (Mcacham) had said
enough upon that subject; and while Schon-
schin was speaking, Captain Jack got up,
walked behind the others, and turned back
and aiming, ''All ready drew his pistol
and snapped a cap at General Candy. He
cooked his pistol again and fired. General
Candy fell dead, shot under the right eye.
SchonSchin then shot Meacham in the shoulder
and head, but he was not killed. "Boston
Charley and another Indian shot and killed
inn oh Nr DIa
for some distance, but Dyar turned upon him
with pistol in hand, and Jim ran. The news
of the massacre caused intense excitement in
San Francisco, ireka, and at other points. A
San Francisco dispatch of the l2th says the
people at jacksonville were loud in denuncia-
ton of Secretary Delano, and neld him rcspon-
sible, and had burned him in etiigy.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th says:
''The feeling of Indignation against the Modoc
murderers, as attested by conversations with
all leading officials in Washington, reaches a
degree of intensity which no Indian treacherv
has ever heretofore created Every member of
the Cabinet here has alluded to the necessities
which the outrage have precipitated, and it can
be said that there is no difference of opinion
whatever as to the policy that should now be
pursued toward this particular band of In
dians."
General Schofeld telegraphed General Sher-
man on the 18th that he had sent a dispatch to
Colonel Gillem to let the punishment of the
Mouocs be is severe their trcacherv had
merted.
A San Francisco telegram of the 18th says:
''On the 18th of March, Gus. Swain, John Me
Donald and George Taylor were murdered by
a large band of Apaches. The savages were
pursued by the troops. Seyenty-ninc warriors
were killed, and seventy-siX women and chill
dren taken prisoners. The troops were under
command of Lieutenant Rice, now at Fort
Whlpplc. They followed the trail of the
Apaches, and learned that Taylor had been
captured alive and subjected to the most hor-
rible torture. Captain Randall reports an en-
gagement with the Apaches, in which he killed
forty-seyen warriors and captured seven wo-
men,"
In the town of Hyde Park, near Chicago,
two brothers, Anton and Henry Alders, aged
respectively nineteen and twenty-five wears,
had returned home from "having a good time
with the boys" both being under the infiu-
ence of drink, when scuffie ensued between
them, during which they became irritated at
each other, and Henry, the elder, struck An
ton several times in the face. The latter be-
coming greatly enraged, drew pocket-knife
and plunged the blade into his brothers right