The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC.
INDIAN TREACHERY.
Murder of Gen. Candy and
Two Peace Commission
ers by the Modocs.
The Victims Invited to a
Conference and Fou11y
Killed by Jacks Gang.
Tragic Result of the Quaker
Policy of Dealing with :
the Redskins.
Christian Treatment of Un-
tamab1e Savages a
Sorry Delusion.
War on the Apaches.
L.
Serious Illness of His Holi-
ness. the Pope.
Accidents. Fires, Crimes,
Etc, Etc.
War on the Apaches.
Serious Illness of His Holi-
ness. the Pope.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes,
Etc, Etc.


by the Peace Commission. and message
was sent out by the Commissioners asking
for talk this morning, at point about a
mile from our picket line Later in the
evening Bogus Charley came in, and
told the picket that he could take his gun,
as he Charley did not intend to go back
any more The picket brought him in
and took him to the tent of Gen Candy,
where Charley" left his gun, and then
remained at the tent of Frank Riddle dur
ing the night This morning Boston
/ Charley came in and told the commission
ers that Capt Jack and five other Indians
would meet the Commissioners outside
our lines Boston and Bogus then
mounted horse, and started for the lava
/ bed
/ About an hour after their departure,
! Gen. Candy. DR. Thomas, Mr., A B. Mea-
cham and Mr. Dyar, with Frank Riddle
and his squaw for interpreters, started for
the place appointed. The party arrived
at the appointed place, and were closely
watched by the signal officer, Lieut..
Adams. from the signal station on the hill,
/ overlooking our camp. About half an
hour after the party had arrived, a cry
/ from the signal station was heard, saying
that the Indians had attacked the Peace
/ Commissioners, and that an engagement
had commenced between the Indians and
Col Mason In moment the troops were
under arms, and dep Dyed as skirmishers,
under command Of Cot Green, and orders
were given to forward at d0uble-Quick
! Very shortly after Mr.. Dyar returned, and
told Us that the Indians had attacked them.
and that he thought that he was the only
one who had escaped but, in a few mo-
meuts after Riddle and his squaw were
seen within the picket line
From him we gather the following &C
count of how the massacre commenced :
Meacham made a short speech to the In
dams, followed by Gen Candy, and then
DR. Thomas Then Capt Jack made a
speech, asking for Hot Greek and Cotton
wood, the places now occupied by Fair
child and Doris, for a reservation Mr.
Meacham told Jack that it was not possible
to give him what he asked Schonschiu
told Meacham to say no more he (Meach-
am had said enough upon that subject ;
and while Schonschin was speaking, Capt
Jack got up, walked behind the others, and
turned back, and, exclaiming, All ready,
drew his pistol and snapped cap at Gen.
Candy. He cooked his pistol again and
fred. Gen. Candy fell dead, shot under
the right eye Schonschin then shot
Meacham in the shoulder and head, but he
is still alive. Boston Charley and an
other Indian shot and killed DR.. Thomas.
Hockey Jim chased Mr. Dyar for some
distance, but Dyar turned upon him with
pistol in hand, and Jim ran An Indian
knocked down Riddles squaw and took her
horse, but Capt Jack made him return it,
In oh - ]
and shot at him. This last may be taken
with grain Of salt,
i, The troops are now about a mile from
{ the lava beds, lying on their arms, and
will probably advance to night under coy
er of darkness. There are here about COO
, troops which can be brought into active
service. and it is believed they will end the
Modoc war. Meacham is not expected to
survive.
New YORK, April 12-The following is
a portion of the Herald special about the
massacre of Gen Candy and the Peace
Commissioners, dated Lava beds, April
ll-3 P. NJ.
Between 10 and Il O'Clock this morning,
the Peace Commission party, comprising
Gen. Candy, A. B. Meacham, DR.. Thorn
as Mr. Dyar, Riddle the interpreter, and
squaw, and Bogus Charley" and ''Bos-
ton Charley" went out to a designated
spot. There they met Capt Jack John
Schopsehin Black jim" Shack Nasty
Jim, Ellens man, and 'Hawker Jim. >
They had no guns with them, but each
E carried pistol at his belt This however,
was not much noticed, as in previous in.
terviews they had had their guns with
them They sat down in broken circle
and Gen. Candy, Meacham, and DR.
Thomas sat together, faced by Capt Jack
and Schonschin. Dyer stood by Jack,
holding his piece, with ''Hawker Jim and
Shack Nasty jim" to his left Meach
opened the talk, and gave long history Of
what they wanted to do for them, after
: which Gen. Candy and DIR. Thomas botf
/ talked for some time. Capt. Jack theT
/ talked in an apparently good, serious
$ strain, and when he finished he stepped
; back to the rear, near where Meacham'
r morse was hitehed Schonschin then be
e gan to talk, and while he was speaking
Il oyer heard cap miss FIRE, and looking
e around saw Capt. Jack to his left with hi
Il pisoa pointed at Gen. Candy. This wa.
e the slghai Tor general massacre, and
il dozeh siiots were fired inside of half min
n ute. Capt Jack again cred on Cen Can
" by, and the noble old gentleman ron Of =,
= the left, but was instantly shot do1r,, a.
= killed instantly. Meachim was shot a+ l.,
= Schonsehim and wounded in the haad
> He tried to draw his derringer, when t,,s
, Indians ran up and knocked him down
, DIR. Thomas was killed almost instantlv i,
two pistol shots in the head.
- Riddle ran off and, it appears, they dl,
not fire at him, but they knocked hi
squaw down Dyar, Riddle and tn
squaw returned in safety to the camp
About hundred yards to the west Of tn
place of meeting was found A. B. Meach
L. am, badly wounded, with pistol-sho
over the left eye Fifty yards further o
II was the body Of the Rev. DR.. Thomas ly
,t ing on its face and stripped to the waist
life was extinct from pistol-shat Hounds