, 1873-12-08
OUR INDIAN FRIENDS.
Capt. Wilkinson Snys n Good Word
for tho MOlocs.

OUR INDIAN FRIENDS,
Capt. Wilkinson snys n Good Word
| for tho M0locs.
Chpt. q. A. wilkinson, of Con. O. o, How-
ard;s ataf who is on his roturn from taking tho
alodocH into the Indian Territory, delivered a
lecture Inst ovoning at tlls First congregational
Church, on Modocs, ApaohcH, and Indians eeu-
orally.
After tho regu'ar evening sorvicog, tho noy.
Dr. Goodwin introduced tho speaker. who ~
quito young man,
Ao commenced by aayng thai while on hls
"ay to Washington to mako report about his
1ranetor OF tile Nodocs. he stopped ovor at Cli-
ca6o 10 visit htn fricndg, Mr.. md Mrs Goodwin.
ano at thefr request ho consented to giyc his OK
poflonco among tho Indiana. 1Io was ortlorod
TO Arizona Inst March. as Ad-dc-C Camp to Gcn.
.. q. Howard. Shortly aftor thor arrival tboro.
an old Yuma Indian 'camo into camp, and NUT
tered, while making geBticulations with biz
arms, IA few yearH, q fow years, o foy years.
aud now nothing" This Indian Chief had
mado treaty several years ago with Gems
Inomaa aud Hointzelman, and received yoarly
stlpohua Of corn, molasses, c'othing, and other
! thlnga' but the Agents gradually swinied them.
| until at last thoy received almost nothing,
Another 1ndan Chief wont into tho tent of .
ceiycd largo dose Of arsenic In lis vhiskv
but, being an overdose, 1t only nude tic Indian
sick, and whom lo returned to tho tent and said
ho was 81 1o6 tue Agont pnt bullet through Lis
Chief. Ho shortly afterwards began var
ngainHt the whites. On another occasion. when
tMlth Mlth party Of Apache Indians he noticed that
sne ae71a muiea ~ would not cat tho corn. uo took
pebbles: This showed why tho Indians wantod
war in Arizona. Whilo thoy were en- rontn te,'t to
the Indian Torritory thoy never travelled sun.
1nys. 20 ae to Eiye The Indians M idea Of tic
services, and sang glorious oil old hymns. u.
The Indiana were all eager listenera After Ser
vieo, m Indian followed him, and coming uu
M;II Miah hm @ put hls arms around him and hugged
his life with that Indian any time, but the con.
tractors of Arizona would not, and they knew
The Indian villages in Arizona we're built Of
other, with nothing but holo in tue TN and =
small aperture for an entrance. IYAito u1on
would neyor be contented to live in auch a placo.
but tilo Indians were perfectly satisfied. He
s Fitting around wooden box grinding corn,
Ihis corn, nfter browning on tho firo, was mirei
with goat-milk, and they mado ronl good cakoa
Tho remnant Of tho Modocs. AMONG than
ntity-threo women and sixteen children. wero
transported i'll bo1-cars, tho mon chained, rheae
poor creatures had been moro ainned against
ti'a ti'an smnng. Capt. Wright was tho cause OF
neYo thoy Woro seeuro, and that he had tllo In
oians surrounded, but Ao had not. He was moro
afraid OF border rullans with whlsky-bott]os
III their pockets than Of Indians.
Scarfaccd Charley, Stoamnoat Frank. md
bogus CAar!oy asked him whether there WAS
Mlloii hunt down there where they woro roi,r
mo tola & them thoro was not much hunt, but very
Hlucn "ofk llo never Rnw moro trl1Etwnrthv
sentinos than these hlodoo Indians. Ho o,5
Steamboat Frank, Bogus Charley, Boston Cfars
icy, and Scarfaced Charley. in charge Of tho
sare, c.. :, 1T aud they woro tho beat and most
Kansas paper told story, which was ali i;c'
Ehat the cars woro terribly dirty, and tl,at th.,
Indians wero treated badly that reporter came
INTO into tho tho gsf ss ono day md kicked sackNauy
should like to kick that reporter. Heyo aA, II,
Hopt for q fow minutes. Bogus Charley waa
getting ashamed Of his namo because hc began
;nras r tar n+ to moaning ~ Of it, At Da1or
,la, empty hotol, in which to place Tue Modoca
'na . trnaty rust Modoe aontinos on guard.
ant Ms tae piaco ne explained what the Govern.
lohrts ny his kind manner, and bocsuse ho took
,1 ,1ch good care Of thoir blind and childron.
neae Mouoce when sober, wero oxceont dis
ng with God tor fifteen years. and yyas talking
''th Him then, and asking His BLESSING foS
em. ;'a he told them all about God, aud the bad
,aras to men nna that they woud DO like tho
hey arrived at Daxter Springs Sunday, and
lloneay evening thoir barracks wero ali com
leted. 4, Thls proved that Iudiana could work,
worf ps1s sonefolo Ho tdR Rsops they did not like
'uld speak English we'll, that thoy must raiso
ior corn and potatoes, or they would have to
aryo. and before saving his last prayer Here
10 SPEAKER PEAK. anod tears protusoly, Which stopped
'n from continuing for soma minutes. IIo
~ the satisfaction Of knowing that he had
'ait Il With good aud trustworthy people.
~ ti!at was necessary to civilizo Indiana was
TN, and flour for sugar. He noyor in his lilo
" people 80 devoted to t1oir cldron as these
diana. Steamboat Franks child diol aud tho
thor ca1no to him aud said, God had taken ii
'ay; ~: !. uod uid not want it 10 come to the new
After settling tho Modoca, ho went into tho
'eroAeo country. They Wero partly civilized,
q q haa good schooIs. Ihey aro well dreBsod,
stitusions. Tho Paw-Paws had also good
1ools e~@
Hla Judgment in tho matter was that Indiana
ui1 ad ',sl work, for the Motocs had Hhownt. They
uld put thor. children to school II tloy ro.
we'd good teachers. II something like Feed
y M buronu, with such men hs Gen. Howard
hlmheIf, we're PLACED among them, Tho In
Z. u question would bo solved. All that was
red mon. '' '''A
-he speaker closed with grand pororotion
tut tho goodness apd tie gotueBs or the In.
ns and the wickadncss Of wlito mon, in Tia
ldie Of which 'le stopped to toll tho reporter,
had ceased writing, to 50 on with hin reports
, for he meant just what lao said.
. Now n1nrringo L,tsva in 4.oly.
he Italian Minihter Of Juatics SIX. yi:j.an.
larEs tue l,aN lhtn Gazette. is to iiltroduus