Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-03-12
The Modoc Indian Troubles.

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ment of the Modoc troubles was submit-
ted and on Friday, Steel. with an inter-
prefer and others, went to Captain jack 8
camp. where be remained all night. The
proposition was made that the Modocs
should surrender as prisoners of war and
be removed to some reservation outside
of Oregon. probably Arizona, and be
provided for By the government. To
this the Indians all agreed, and eight Of
Captain Jacks braves accompanied Steele
to Fairchild's 8 yanclie, to coufcr with Gen
cral Cauby and'ihe commissioners, where
they were ON Sunday evening.
Captain Jack, ,claims that his people
are not to blame for killing settlers, as
the citizens commenced by killing one of
his squaws and children.
The tceling here is that the murderers
of the settlers should be punished instead
of complete amnesty being granted, as
proposed by the commissioners.
The speech of Captain Jack to Mr..
Steel is reitera,ion of the Modoc chiefs
former statements of his views and wish
es. lie denies that he commenced the
war, or tha: lie desires to continue the
conflict, and Gays he always lived in
peace, and wanted to do 60 until the
troops commenced operations against
him. He declined to 60 to Canby's
camp to day.
Steele goes back to the lava beds to
try to induce Captain Jack and Schoueh-
e. to come out and conclude the terms of
the proposed treaty.
SAN FRANc,sco, March 5.-A des-
patch received from Fairchildi, via Yreka
says, Elijah Steel left that place yester-
day, with instructions from the Peace
Commissioners, to offer the Modocs the
following terms as basis of Peace -
First To surrender as prisoners of
war to General Candy, and to receive
full amnesty for the past.
Second. To be removed to Angel Is-
land, and there to be clothed. fed and
sheltered, as soldiers are, until a perna
nent home in some warmer country may
be found, perhaps Arizona.
Third. To be clothed, fed and shelter
ed in their new home until such time as
they will be able to maintain themselves,
their women and children to receive
transportation to Angel Island. and then
to their new home.
General Candy is Of opinion that he
can promise Captain Jack and some of
his head men permission to visit the
President. The interview with the In
'dians in the evening was very unsatis-
factory. Schouches was quite hostile in
manner. The speech of Captain Jack
was pacific. Sixty nine warriors were
presen. at the council, over twenty of
whom were strangers to Steele. After |
the council Scarfaced Charlie told Steele |
to sleep in his (Charlie's) bed as there
was danger of his safety. and that he
Charlie would hook out for him. Char
lie sat beside him all night In the |
morning Captain Jack was decorated
with a warriors hat, and Schouches who
was chief speaker, was quite vicious in
tone and demeanor.
After he had done Captain Jack made
a war speech, and the warrior 5 hat was
removed from his head. Twenty three
warriors only were present,
Captain Jack and Schousches claimed
that they were all the warriors they had,
not thinking they had been counted the
evening before
They finally proposed that if they
could be left on the lava beds, and the
past forgotten, they would make peace.
They wanted Meacham and App'egate
to come to them tomorrow to shake hands |
and conclude peace. 1t is quite evident
they intended treachery to these men
They did not want. Commissioners Rose
borough Or Case to come to the lava beds
but said they could come if they pleased.
Scarfaced Charlie wanted to settle mat
ters and get away. He behaved like
white man.
This is all that the commissioners will
allow Steele to make public at present.
SAN Francisco, March 6.-John Dol
en- arrived at Yreka tonight from the
front. He reports that Judge Rosbor
ough and L. Steel had been to Captain
Jacks camp for a long time, and were
unable to make any compromise, the In
dians being determined to fight. The
terms offered by the commissioners at
last accounts were that the Modocs should
20 on Klamath reservation, where they
had been before. Rather than do this
the Indians had determined to fight
When Dolen left last night orders had
been given for the soldiers to prepare to
march to the lava beds, and three hun
lred would start Immediately The com
nanding officer is now determined to ac
cept no terms but unconditional surren
der. Colonel Sprague, paymaster, star
led for the front this morning, with funds