Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-06
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A special dispatch to the Bulletin, re-
ceived Tuesday evening from Fairchild's
camp, HEADQUARTERS of the Modoc Peace
Commissioners, says that Robert Whit
tie and his Indian wife returned from
Capt. Jacks camp Monday night, it be-
ing their second visit. They brought
Modoc Dave with them. A band of
Jacks men numbering forty-three war
riOrs, all heavily armed and carrying
needle guns, met them one mile from the
lava beds. Some Of the Indians had
two hundred cartridges strung to their
persons. They said they did not want
to fight, but they could now fire ten
shots where they fired one on the day
of the last battle. They said to Whit
tie, ''we have not got mad. Your house
is standing, SO is Dorriss's, Van Bre-
mems, Fairchild's and Small's, because
we are not mad yet" Capt. Jack still
holds his position as chief. and says he
! is willing to talk with Steele, Fairchild
or Judge Vosborough The Indian Dave
went back this morning with a message
that Fairchild Whittle, Matilda and
Arteus would go tomorrow to arrange
| for another meeting. The Peace Com
missioners have given strict orders that
no members of the press should go.
They are determined there shall be no
| information given except through their
hands, When the two squaws returned
from their first visit to the lava beds
| they were taken into room to which
| none of the correspondents were admit
ted After an hours conterenc the COM
missioners stated to the correspondents
that the Klamath squaw had made the
| following statement: When she ar
rived in camp the Modocs all received
her kindly, and said they were glad
/ she had come, they were tired of wait
ing for talk. They were out of clothes,
out of provisions, and wanted no more
war. They were ready to wash their
hands of blood Capt. Jack and John
| Schonches, brother of the chief Schon-
! cbes. and another, were the only speak
ers. Capt. Jack commenced by com
| planning that the Indians were pitched
| into by the military and citizens when
| they (the Indians) were asleep. They
! did not intend to trouble citizens, and
wanted to fight soldiers. The citizens
| should not have troubled them. They
went to the rocks safely and the soldiers
! came and hunted them as if they were
cayotes They did not want to live like
that, but wanted the blockade raised.
They were tired of seeing women come
to them. Women did not understand
when men lied. He was Chief still.
Squire Steel made him Chief. He did
not want to talk with Little Eyes, or to
people who had been in the fight. He
wanted to see them come in there.
They would not be hurt. He was ready
to talk with these men who came from
| long way off. John Schouches, brother
of the old chief Schouches, now on the
Klamath reservation, and one of the sur
viving Modocs who took part in the Mo
doc war of 1852, then spoke. He said
he was very tired of waiting for some,
body to come and talk, because he could
not go out and talk. He remembered
Ben Wright's treachery. 'sThese boys
(pointing to the other Indians) have all
grown up since then" He wanted to
wash every kody's hands of blood, and
to have all the past buried. He was the
oldest chief there, and he would control
the boys and bring peace. He was glad