New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-20
WASHINGTON.
INDIAN PROBLEMS.


WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE MODoC PRISONERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia number of letters
have been here from Quakers and other friends
OF the Indian peace policy throughout the country,
asking Executive clemency in behalf OF the Modoc In
mans lately on trial for the murder OF Gen. Candy.
Many OF these letters raise the question that the trial OF
the offenders Illegal, under the decision of the
supreme Court in the Mugan that the civil courts
being open, the military tribunal had no Jurisdiction
Another question raised Is that Gen. Candy was Killed
while acting as "a Peace Commissioner, and not as an
ohcer Of the army
THESE questions viii come directly before the Presi-
uent Tor his action the court for the trial OF the
modocs organized in pursuance Of opinion OF the
Attorney General that the military court had jursde-
ton IN the premises The Judge Advocate General OF
the army takes the view the Attorney General
and will approve the findings Of the Court will also
the Secretary OF War The President however, must
approve and order the execution Of the sentence, and
influences will be brought him TO get aside the find
inRs The friends OF the peace policy declare that when
all the arguments presented 20 the President he VIII
not order the execution OF the sentence OF DEATH In view
OF the doubtful legality Of the tribunal before which the
trial took place. On the other hand old army officers
declare that President will be guided by the opinion
OF the Attorney General already rendered and his own
sense OF Justice that the prisoners guilty Of every
violation Of the rules Of civilized warfare by violating
flag OF truce and therefore subject to trial by mill
tary law.
The Mountain Crows, numbering about $500 under
their Chiefs Blackfeet and LOnghorse in attend
ance together with large number OF River Crows from
Judith Basin and the Missouri The object OF the
Council TO the Of the western end OF
their Crow reservation, In which located Eigrant
Gulch and other valuable mines. About 100 miners are
now and have been for time working upon different
parts OF the reservation, and during the past Spring
prospeeors have been examining large part Of H..
~ I'D
portion of the reservation for which the Commission
were negotiating.
The Crows have always been friendly to the whites
and the hereditary enemieS OF the Sioux. Their
reservation lies between the settled part OF Montana
and the formerly hostile Sioux This has been protec-
ton to the people of Montana and some OF the settlers
appreciate and feel like dealing justly with the Crows,
but the miners want 10 get the mineral lands OF the
reservation The Commission entirely essful in
ne oating q treaty with the Crow Indians by which
they cede all their present reservation Mr. Brunot and
Mr. Cree left Bozeman for south-wes Colorado via
Cornne and Denver, where they hold grand council
with the Utes in the latter part Of August.
TREATY NEGOTIATED WITH THE CROW INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The following tele-
gram was received to-day:
BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug 10, 1873
" The Hon. c. DRLANo, Secretary Of the Interior.
the Commission has been successful IN negotiating
treaty with the Crow indians, by which they cede all
their present reservations taking territory onethird as
large on the Missouri Judths Basin.
" FELIX r.. BURNAT, Chairman"
THE MODOC PRISONERS.
Gen. jeff. C.. Davis, commanding the Depart
ment Of Columbia has authorized the Post Quarter
master at Fort Klamath issue TO the Modoc Indian
prisoners confinement at that post such small
Quantities clothing he spared from the supply
on hand to prevent unusual suffering among them
Damaged clothing will be issued II practicable
THE FRAUDS on THE INDIANS
The Department of the Interior, III accordance with
the of Representative shanks recent
report has ordered suit to be brought against Douglass
H. Cooper and other attorneys who concerned In
frauds on the ChOctaw and Chickasaw Indians IN the
matter their back annutes and other dues from the
Government. The attorneys involved in the transac
ton time since debarred from practice before
the Indian Bureau aud have made Intellectual attempts
for reinstatement.