Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-14
THE MURDERous MoOocS.

An order fer their determination.
The Lava Bed Assassins and the Peace
Policy.
what f. said I'm Omcial Circles.
Views Of General sherman. Secretary
Delan0. and Indian Commits
siOmer Smith.
The feeling of horror and indignation in this
community at the tragic fate Of General Canby
has had no parallel since the assassination OF
President Lincoln, and every Published state
ment in reference To the terrible affair is real
with great interest. In order that the readers
| Of TIE STAR may be informed As to the latest
developments We have collected from Official
sources to- day the following:
War Of determination Ordered.
About midnight on Saturday night General
Sherman forwarded the following dispatch 10
Gen. Gillem;
Headquarters Army Of Tie JTnited States, ?
WAsHINeroN, ID. c., April IL, 1s73.S
Cen. GilleRs, Nodoe Camp. rid Yreka, Cal.
Your dispatch, announcing the terrible loss 10
the country of Gen. Candy by the peridy of the
Modoc band of Indians, has been shown to the
President, who authorizes me to instruct you to
make the attack 80 strong and persistent that
their fate may be commensurate with their
crime. You viii be fully justified in their utter
determination. W.T. SHERMAN, General
copy OF the same dispatch was forwarded
to Gen. Schoheld at the same time.
The following dispatch was yesterday for
warded to Gen. Schofeld by Gen. Sherman:
Headquarters irmy Of the Catted States.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April Is, 1873.
Gen. J. ~. Schcfetd, Commanding Military d
| risioH, San Francisco, Cal.
Your dispatch of yesterday is this moment re
ceived. Last night, about midnight, General
| Townsend came to my house with a dispatch
| from Gen. Gillem to the same effect as yours
winch dispatch he had shown to the President,
| and 1 answered Gen. Gillem direct with copy
4 OF the answer to you. The President now
| sanctions the most severe punishment of the
Modocs and hope to hear that they have m Z
| the doom they SO richly have earned by their
| ihsolence and perhdy. Consult Mrs. Candy,
| and have every honor paid the remains of Gen.
Sanby; This is Sunday. will see the Presi-
| dent this evening, and tomorrow will notify
| you or any change in the existing commands.
| II made; but You may be sure that any measure
OF severity to the savages will be sustained.
W, L. SHERMAN, General.
| GENERAL CANBY's SUCCESSOR.
Gen. Sherman to-day directed Gen. JEFF. c.
| Davis, by telegraph, TO report at once to Gen.
Sehoheh for assignment to duty in place OF
| Gen. Candy. Gen. Davis. who has recently
| beeh H. Indiana ON recruiting service, will leave
| at once Tor San Francisco ON receipt of the
| order. Gen. Davis, who has = cred!table mill
| tary record, has been attach - the military
division Of the Pacific for some fiel past. gen.
. Sili .l viii retain the immsa- 4 c1Anand Of
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| Scheheld should order otherwise.
MRS. GENERAL CANDY
| Is at Portland, Oregon, which was the head
| quarters of Gen. Candy. Her brother, Captain
| John Z. Hawkins, of the subsistence depart
| ment, L. 5. A, who is now i'm Chicago, has been
| directed by Gen Sherman 10 proceed at once TO
| Portland and escort Mrs. Candy and the body
| OF Gen: Candy TO Indianapolis for interment.
| When the General was very young his parents
migrated from Kentucky to Indiana, from
4 he tod IN 4la
| academy. He always considered his home at
| Charlottesville, in that state.
What General Sherman Says.
In conversation to-day, General Sherman
| was asked if he did not believe this act of
| Indian treachery was unparalleled, upon
| which he replied in his quick, nervous
| way, No, sir; treachery is inherent in the
| Indians murdered the man who not over two
hours before had given them food and cloth
ing" He then related several instances OF
| indian treachery and barbarity of which he be-
came cognlzant when in the west He saws the
President is deeply affected bv the death of
General Candy, and fully concurs with him in
believing that
l.. NO MERCY WHATEVER
| should be shown towards the Nodes He has
| perfect confidence i'm Generals Schofeld aud
| Giiem, and believes they will be fully equal to
| the task of Furnishing the Modocs. He does not
think the MOdOcs will be able to escape
although the topography of the lava beds is
Il
| tention, as has been stated, of going TO the
| Modoc country to personally superintend ope-
ratlons, as he deems his presence there quite
| Some surprise has been expressed that Gen.
| Candy would allow Capt Jack to snap his pis-
| toi at him without Offering any resistance, but
u must be remembered that the public has a.
yet
| BUT ONE ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACRE,
| and that by Peace Commissioner Dyer and the
| friendly Indian, Riddle, both of whom were
probably so much astOunded and frightened at
| the sudden onslaught that they did not stop
| long enough to learn all the particulars. 1t is
OF any kind under such circumstances, and it IL
| quite possible that Gen. Candy was entirely un-
armed, and seeing the futility of resistance met
! his fate heroically, instead OF endeavorin, to
| escape, as prudence would have dictated.
Views Of Secretary Delano.
Secretary Delano declares that he will ask no
mercy for the Modocs, as they have acted in
the most outrageous manner, and are no longer
entitled to any protection under the peace
policy. A STAR reporter said to him this morn
ing -" The public mind seems greatly excited
now, MIR. Secretary, and the peace policy of the
government is earnestly denounced"
Secretary Delano.-well we must maintain
an even balance, and not be carried away BY
Reporter.-wiil this have disastrous infiu-
ence on the peace policy?
The Secretary.-I think not. 1t is not an OBJ
lect OF the peace policy to deal with hostile In
II
as long as they behave themselves but when
they become unruly and hostile we
/ TURN THEM OVER TO THE MILITARY
There is Cochise He has gone on a reserya-
ton, and we will protect him there, but these
thieving bands of Apaches now out win be dealt
with by the military authorities
Reporter-The peace policy does not seem TO
be thoroughly understood, and it is condemned
| In many instances without being examined
| The Secretary.-Yes, that is the case but I
think this terrible affair will serve to bring
about a better understanding of it. There
were circumstances about this thing which can
AN OLD TRADITIONAL FEED
between the Klamaths and Modocs was one of
THESE circumstances, and again there were
lot OF half breeds among these ModOcs who per
suaded them not to give up, and represented to
them that they would be hung or severely
punished otherwise. lot of bad white men
they wanted to sell their corn.
keporter:-Gen. Candy was In perfect accord
with your department. was he not?
| The Secretary.-Entirely 70. had every
coincidence IN him, and he had full power in the
premises. He could remove Q Commissioner II
necsssary and do Just As he pleased. The In
dians have murdered their best friend. hone
they Will be punished seyerely and shail ~