New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-20
PROGRESS OF TIE WAR IN CUB


WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Between the Military
.AuthOrities-SecreIar RObesOn's Or.
Gers to General Emory General
EmOry's alOyements Sustnined-The
Killed at StOninaton-supreme COurt
Adjourned,
WASHINGTON. April l9.-No Southerners
III the list OF killed and wounded by the
StoningtOn railroad accident. Seven bodies
have been recovered and it is apprehended
that several have been washed away by the
water, which was raging at the time.
A Kingston dispatch says fifteen 10 tweno
ty persons were burned.
The Supreme Court adjourned TO the
twenty eighth Instant. The cOur! will hear
no more arguments this termo Adiouyns
first of May to October next.
After two days fighting the Modocs fled
/ to the hills, southwest Of the lava beds.
| They took but one scalp, while the solGis rs
! took fonr. including Scartaced Charles
The Warm Spring Indians fought well
stealing upon the MOdOcs and eNeS geady
to take and hold any advantage.
Total federal less. ten wounded and five
killed: eight Indians are known to have
been killed.
The Modocs are travelling toward Willow
Springs. The cavalry, with their Warm
Spring Indian alhess are in pursuit, with
three days ratiOns.
1t is feared that they. the Modocs. will
divide into smal! bands ana greatly dam.
age the settler.
A captured sGuaw says that John Schon.
chin. who vas wounded by Commissioner
!. Meacham. is dead.
Yreka dispatches say tha: Scarfaced
Charley had leg hroken in the fight. and
was killed by private Of cavalry in Com"
pany h
Tha Warm Spring Indians found half n
dozen wounded Modocs under the rock and
scalped hem.
A ca. '-sponden: had biz ear clipped by n
ModOc ',ulet.
TIL following dispatch was received here
:hr"ngh Major General IcDOwell:
New ORLEANS. April Is, 1873.
TO Colonel W. L. W-h;ppe. Assistant Aiiutant
ton. d. g..
The instructions OF the Secretary of War
of this date are received. | beg to call at
teption 10 the dispatches Of yesterday and
to-day. forwarded through division head.
quarters. j: will be seen by these had de.
fermined 20 act under the authority of ihe
Presidents orde- of March s. to prevent
violent interference with the State govern.
ment
a. IL 'h''' Wv
like TO be informed at once. Since these
dispatches requisitions by the United
States marshal. i'll the execution of judi.
cial process, have been received, in
cases occurring in the disturbed district
and other parishes. and ! have ordered
troops to Monroe and Alexandria, Louis.
lana. to act as posse comitafus to the
marshal. But the Governor OF the State
has made several acquisitions for troops,
urnnp1 in rt Of the
State. stating the inability Of the local au.
thoritles to keep the peace.
IL vii! therefore be seen how importan. il
is ] should have the right views of the in.
structiOn- oi the fifth. The instructions Of
this date would seem 10 imply that | was
expected to act only en- the fequisitiOn Of
the United States marshal IN the execution
of iudiciaI process. A. the order of the
fifth of March now stands il is very com.
prehen-ive, ami !: is on that. no doubt. GIr
e.uJr Kellogg bases his requistiop.
w. IL EMORY,
Colonel Commanding.
.Tb.o,,,a, -. -. ;,t,h =, March referred
"a sas f,,IIows.
Hr.poy.R:KR. 3Kxy vS,rRn STATE,
Wasinnston, b. T.. March 5. 1913.
To C.'on,: " Il Emory, New Orleans
The President directs YOU 70 prevent anv
vi. lent interference will, tn. State govern.
mont of | I,onisiana
w. T.. SHERMAN. General.
The Irting Secretary of War has in.
structeI .he Genera. Of The army a, FOL.
lows:
lr.r,rAKrgR. Asvy UyrrKr srar.-,
Washington. D.. April ~.
To the Genera! OF the Arm.
Referring to the dispatches Of General
Mcdowell and Colonel Emory OF the eigh'
'eenth instant. by you referred 10 me. peg
TO say that the order Oh the rresident con-
veyed IN the telegram OF the General OF the
army OF March .. made under the then
existing CIRCUMSTANCES OF the particular
case, refers only 10 tne government. proper
OF the state OF !, LOUISIANA as represented by
Governor heilogg' +, winch gGEerHhent' az
lts seat, the Colohel .olninahull? Is p' Saia
order alrected 10 project rom oenlg over.
fnro%h oE lh.frierea .';die "''n' III 'ts "'Fee!
!unctlohe' ny 'io,ehet.
Id !egdid 10 'oc"' "!-rdF'ahcts .! 'hc
peace IA ~" 9'd1"' noo ulrec. HloieDt at
tachS on 'hf cell'L"i 'r8ah.za'loH "i 'hc
sta'e government. 'he oh,cer III eofninanG
mus. be &"Vt!ns" ny ti!e limitations OF the