Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
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INDIAN NEWS.
NETADi SETTLERS BECOMING
ALARMED.
The Sarages Preparing TO go on the
War Path.
A General Outbreak Apr. hended.

VIRGINIA CITY, May 23.-Settlers from
the Spruce mountains, Nevada, report that
Indian afsa1rs have about reached crisis.
HideCdsly painted savages have been steal
ing lead from the furnaces, buying am
munitiOn and haring war dances. They
have notified ths> settlers to leave. The
impression here is that a general Indian
outbreak is being planned.
Further Complications
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Jeff. C. Davis
ranks as Major General, while command
ing against the Modocs.
1t is officially reported that a 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.
Official dispatches confirm Col. McKen-
zie's victory over the Kickapoo and Tipan
Indians. The dispatch don't say whether
the fight occurred on the Mexican terrific
Ty or this side of the line.
A San Francisco dispatch reports moth
ing new from the lava beds.
Two Indians have been sent to the Mo-
docs offering them terms to surrender
Gen. Davis reports that no trouble is ap-
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 Is men and so 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
gun.
Heavy Capture of Squaws.
FAIRcHILD's RANCH, May 2O.-A
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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 SquaWs Say.
The captured squaws report among the
operations of the last few months that
Shacknasty Frank, Shacknasty Jake,
Shacknasty Bill, Steamboat Frank and
Ellin's man, Hooker Jim's father, Boston
Nick and several other Modocs were
killed and many wounded. Curley-headed
Jack was seriously wounded. Little John
was unable to move rapidly and 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
child away, hoping to escape and squaw
killed the child and brought it into camp.
The captured squaws are Mrs. Wechmatel,
two sisters of Boston Charlie, the mother
of Black Jim and girl. No braves were
captured.
CaDfUre of M0Joc 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 b.
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 I'M