The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-19
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Reported fos the 'Hew Aoseh- W est
ALEelTIxATE RESULT.
PEACE coMMlssIoI;as M.ssAcasu
By III: Mj0);sIN COUNCIL.
Genera, cansy and D.. Thsua. Killed. A
= ageaehan Wounded
AFTER TINS. WHAT
San Francisco. April l2.-L.va-l,cd April
II. ri" lrcka April II Yesterday aftcrn"n'
five Indians aud four s.luaws cam. into oul
camp, u d were made presents IF chilling
and pr"v'>i ms Ivy The Peace Commissioners.
and mcssa ~ wa< sent ont Ivy the Commas
si""rrs. asking for II talk this morning, II, Il
l"'in; about - mile from our picket line.
Latcr in the cvcn'n. Bogus Charley came in
and told the picket that he could take his
gun. that he Charley did not intend to -,
hack any more. The picket br"u.h, him
in and took him Ia the len, Of Gen. Candy.
where Charley left his gun. and remained u
the ten, "f Frank Riddle during the nigh,
This morning Boston Charley came in and
told the Commissioners that Captain J rk
and five other Indians would meet the cons
missioners outside our lines. Boston and
Bogus then mounted horse and started fer
the laya beds. About Az hour after their
''r' arturo. Gen. Candy, DR.. Thomas, Mr.
4. Il Meacl,au. aud Mr. Dyer, with Frank
Riddle and his squGw, tor intcrp,c irrs.
started for the place appointed, and were
closely watched hy the Siynal oil. er. Lieut..
Adams. frm the signal station an the Hill
overlooking our camp Ah,u, halt AN hour
after the party had arrived. II cry from thu
signal station was heard. saying the Indians
had attacked the Pace COmn,issio, crs. un,,
that an engagement had commenced bet wcen
the Indians and Colonel Mason. In mos
| ment the troops were under arms and de-.
played as skir'Aishcrs, under command Of
! Col. Greer. aud orders were give, to forward
IL: d"nbie.quick. Very shortly after. Mr. u.
returned and told Us that the Indians had
attacked them, and that he though, he was
the only one tina, hal escaped. bu, in few
moments after Riddle and bis .quxw Were
See" within the picket line. frcm whom We
gather the g"lnw;ng account Of how the
| mas. acre commenced:
Mea'lian Ma'ie u short speech to the In
dams, followed by Gen. Candy, and then DR.
Thomas. Then Captain jack made speech,
a-kins for Hot Cheek and Cottonwood, the
places now occupied Ivy Faitcl,,lJ and Uorris
for q rcsrr, a,iUn
Mtacl,an told Jack iha, il was not ,ossi
bic 10 give him what he asked.
Scil"nchin told Meacham u say no more:
that he (McM han) had said enough up,n
that SUBJECT. aid while Schnnchin Wa SPEAK
ing, Capt. jack got up and walked lrhind
the others. aud turned back and exclaimed,
"AIl Ready" drew his pistol and snapped a
cup at General Candy; cocked his pistol
again and fired, aud Gen Canoy fell dead,
s',"t under the RICH, eye. Scl,onchin then
shot Mracham IN the shoulder and h. al, bu,
he is still! alive. Boston Charley and another
Indian shot aud killed Dr. Thomas iIn,ky
Jim chased Dyer for some distance. bu,
Dyer turned upon him with his pistol in
hand. and jim ran. An Indian knorkcd
Riddles squaw down and took her horse,
but Captain Jack made him return il: and
then another Indian chased! Riddle and shr,
Ut him. This l,st may bc taken with a
grain OF salt.
The troops arc now about mile in the
lava beds. lying on their arms, and will prob
ably advance to night under cover OF dark.
ness. There are here about GOO troops which
90" he brought into active service. and l
believe they will end the Moloc war.
M,a:i'am is not expected 10 survive.
San Francisco, April l3-'rhe news Of
The murder IF Cauby and Thomas when re.
'eived ut jacksonville, Oregon, Caused ~.
tense excitement. The people We're loud in
their dc"u"cistiOn Ut s. cre,sry DsianO and
mold him Responsible, anil he Was burned il,
cilisy there Tonight.
TIE remains IF Gen. Candy and Dr.
Thomas reached Yr.ka this evening. A
procession Ut citizens went to receive them.
and days were ut half mast. Cnnby's body
was taken charge of by the Mnsons. Tie
t'ody Vi DR.. Thomas will be- sent to this
city.
General Schoticld sent the followins dis
patch Ia GilIr,n:
Please inform me freely Of the situation.
9" that may send more irnps if necessary:
or, if the Indians escaped from the lava l,ed
that may send ,rUps 10 operate agains,
them from another direction. L., me- know
fully what y"u wish suppose YOU have
force enough to destroy the outlaws. unless
they succeed in eludiny you. Nothing shor,
Of their prompt and sure destruction will
satisfy the ends Of justice or meet the ex>
pec'ations Of the government.
ISignec) JOHN n. SCnoE,ELD.
Donald Mckay and u Warm Sprin; In
dams arrived yesterday. Dyer will go back
to the reservation sOtjn. now tina. Mcacl,s,n
Is pronounced out Of danger, to attend IL
the Modocs Of the Klamath. Tie Snake |
and Pitf River Indians IRE quiet. hut are
watching the contest with great interest.
The news Of the massacre created a pro> |
found sensation j" Washington. Gen.
Sherman In general order cuIosized Gen.
Candy In the highest terms. Adviccs to the
18th say the troops had some hard fighting.
had charged on tho lava beds. succeeded in
uniting Capt. Bernard's and Mason's line.
thus cutting the Modocs off from the Lake
where they obtain water. The troops had
driven the Indians u their fas,nc,s ind il
was thought they would captur. the lava
bed without doubt
l;iilem Fighting the xodocs ten. Cauby,s