The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-06-06
More about the Bseeher Scandal.
Three Men Killed by Usage Indians.


A dispatch to the Commonwealth,
from Wichita, dated the 4 tn, says
that the Osages attacked Cox's herd
en- route for Montana, south OF
Caldwell, while it was in charge OF
three men, killing and scalping
them, and stampeding the herd.
The remainder of the men connect
ed with the herd were in search OF
lost cattle when the attack was
made. have been unable to gel
the names of the parties butchered
THE MoDoC CAPTIvEs.
San Francisco, June 2 -Dispatch.
es from Langell's Valley, Lost river,
Oregon, May 3lst, say: After q
thorough examination of the Modoc
captiYes brought in during the pres.
emit scout under Col. Green, it is a..
certained that the list has Melted "a
men, women and children, Is OF
them being able-bodied warriors
sixteen rifles Of various patterns
113 cartridges and several lean and
hungry ponies. Boston Charley
and Schonchin are anxious about
the disposition to be made of them
The former killed DIR. Thomas. The
boldesL warrior of the band is Scar
faced Charley. Captain Jack il
thought to be in this neighborhood
with from three to five warriors.
There are twelve Nodoc warriors
at large. New scouts were made
to- day in three sections of the coun.
try by cavalry. The war with the
Modocs as a tribe is over. Fight.
ing after the guerilla fashion will
probably be continued until the lasi
outlaw is captured or killed. Capt
Hises' company of Oregon volun,
teers, numbering forty-eight, arriv.
ed in the valley yesterday afternoon
and encamped near us. They will
have a chance to do some scouting
soon.
LATER.
Apologize Mansion, Clear Lake
CAL, June This morning the
troops in camp in Langell's Valley
were divided into several parties
and sent out on scouts for the fee
ing Modocs. Just as the scouting
parties left the Modoc captives'
which consisted of Bogus Charley,
Hookka Jim, Steamboat Frank and
Scatehnasty Jim, were sent to the
rancho in charge of Lieut.. Tifler, OF
the 4th artillery and small detach-
ment of men.
STILL LATER.
Apologize House, Clear Lake
June /, 3 80 p. ma series of pro.
longed yells and cheers aroused the
camp from q pleasant rest half an
hour after the departure of my last
courier. Gen. Davis, Gen. Wheaton
and several other officers and all the
men rushed from the house to find
the cause of the uproar, and at once
the whole camp was in 9 commo-
ton. Down the level plain north
of the house Q grand eaYalcade OF
mounted horsemen rushed forward
at once at q furious rate and soon
neared the groups of scattering SOL
diers.
CAPTAIN JACK.
is captured, shouted q sturdy Sar-
geant, and the valley rang with
cheers and yeils. The mounted
command was that Of Perry he had
returned from q scout Of twenty
three hours; three miles above the
old Modoc camp at half past ten
o'clock this morning, the Warm
Spring scouts struck 9 trail. After
q brief chase the Modocs were dis
covered. Col. Perry surrounded
the Indians retreat his men were
bound to fight. Suddenly Modoc
shot from a rock with q white flag :
he met Warm Spring Indian and
said Jack wanted to surrender.
Scouts were sent to meet Jack; he
came out closely looking about him
and met them, after giving up all
hopes, and then came forward and
held out his hands to his visitors.
Then two of his warriors, five
squaWs and seven children darted
out and joined in the surrender.
Jack is about forty, is 1--WE feet
eight inches high and we'll built; he
has large and Well.formed face,