Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-15
THE MODOC CAMPAIGN.
The Murdered General and hfs Suc.
cessOf.


Owing To the damage to the wires by the
great snow storm in the far west yesterday.
Geographic communication with the Pacific
coast is interrupted, and we are without later
news from the lava beds.
reporter of The STAR had a brief inter view
with General Sherman this morning.
Reporter.-I see, General, that the Secretary
OF the Interior says il is not an object of the
peace policy to deal with hostile Indians, but
only with the friendly ones, and that the army
is TO deal with the hostile ones?
Gen. Sberman.-Well,
THERE CONES THE DIFFICULTY.
1t is quite nice thing to determine where the
reace policy shall end and the military take the
Indians in charge.
Reporter.-Do you think it possible, General.
that the Modocs have any secret passages 10
sneak out of the lava beds and have gone away,
aIter having determined 70 murder all they
Gen. Sherman.-Oh, not at all. The forma-
ton Of these lava beds is such that the Indians
can separately crawl in and out of the crevices,
ana II rs almost impracticable for our forces to
reach them Hence, they consider themselves
pretty safe where they are.
Reporter.-Has this section OF country ever
been explored?
Gen. Sherman.-It has been trayersed nv
miners searching for gold, but I don't think ii
was ever explored by any one who has any
ksnoMledge of topography or delineation. (Gen.
sherman here produced map of the country
and pointed out the locality.)
REfERRlNG TO THE MURDER OF GEN. CANDY,
Gen. sherman said: 81 don't apprehend any
spreading of this thing. 1t is very strange
though, how quickly the Indians hear OF such
an occurrence; they all know immediately and
talk OF big chief being killed"
While the General was explaining the posi-
ton OF the troops in the various territories, The
reporter, pointing TO Arizona, said:
zen; crook Is making it very lively for the
red skins here, General?
Gen. Sherman, Laughing. Yes, he is; Crook
is like an Irishman-he will not remain still
but keeps moving all the time, and really that
Is the only true Indian policy. Crook is
OUR BEST INDIAN OFFICER.
You see he has never gone on a reservation 70
chastlse the Indians, but when they come away
from their reservations he makes il very lively
for them: He is an intelligent, able officer and
soldier by nature, and he don't scare worth a
cent.
Reporter Candy stood high as an
officer and gentleman?
General Sherman.-Yes, he was an excellent
man In every sense of the word. Everybody
respected him. Even the rebels in Virginia,
Texas, and Louisiana, when he had command
OF those departments, bonorGd and respected
him. don't think he ever committed a harsh
act in his life. He was exceedingly modest. bat
determined and efficient. | have known him g
years, and esteemed him as much as any officer
of the army.
Reporter.-Gene-al Davis will be apt to make
ii lively for the Modocs now?
General Sherman.-Hes, he is very active and
not slow to pitch in. The interview here term
mated.
The death of Brig. Gen. Candy creates
NO VACANCY
in the list of brigadier generals of the army
but reduces the number 10 six. The late law of
Congress recognizing tile army provides that
there shall be no promotion to the rank of brig
adler general until the number of officers of
that grade shall be below six. When the act
was passed there were eight brig adiers, but the
promotion OF Gen. Mcdowell to the grade of
major general left seven. The next vacaneyin
the list OF brigadier generals win be occasioned
by the retirement of Gen. Philip st. George
Cooke, now in command at Detroit, that OFF Ger
being over the prescribed age, and can be re-
tired by a simple order OF the President
GEN. cANBY's FUNERAL
Gen. Sherman will issIr an official notice to-
morrow or next day as TO when the funeral of
Gen. Candy will take place, and directing that
all honor be paid TO his memory by the army
The remains are now en- route to San Francisco,
where they will be Joined by Mrs. Candy, aud
will then be brought TO Indianapolis for inter
ment. The funeral there will be attended by
the state militia, as we have no United States
troops near that point.
Mr.. A. b. MEACHAM,
chairman OF the peace commission, who was
dangerously wounded at the time Gen. Candy
and DR.. Thomas were massacred by the Modocs,
was formerly an Indian agent in Oregon. No
at the Department of the Interior.
DIR. THOMAS
was clergyman, and until the last meeting OF
the Methodist Book Concern in San Francisco.
about year ago, was its agent. At that meet
ing he was appointed presiding elder OF the
Petuluma district. He was appointed peace
commissioner in March last, on the recon-
mendation Of a number of the California dele
CATION in Congress.