Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-24

The Caxscs Of Tie Disa6ectios.-.the
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Tho recent murder Of Gen. C.snb,
and two Of the Peace Commissioner
BY the trcacherous Modocs call for .
more detailed account Of the character
Of the murderers and the causes tha
led to the perpetration of the blood,
deed. Mr.. Jesse Applegstc, one Of Ii,
Ccnsmissioncrs furnishes the San Fran
Disco CaA with : history Of the tribe
with an account OF the troubles and 1
description Of the place In which the
Indians have taken refuge. We con.
dense the following from Mr.. Apple
gate's account ].
WHAT IS KNOWN OF THE TRIBE.
The tribe known as the Modocs IL !
part Of the klamath race. The two
tribes speak the same language and
they lived neighbour together, the No.
docs south and on the waters Of Lost
river, tho Klamaths north and on the
waters Of klamath river. SO, far back
- 1876 the Mpdocs and Klamaths werU
separate tribes, but the uniform In
guAge proves the identity OF race. The
Klamaths never were hostile TO the
whites since the settlement Of tho couu-
try, and they were the first Iadians 70
enter into treaty relations with the
Government. The country becoming
settled, they sold their country in lO86.
and agreed to live on . reservation :
and whom these changes had been
affected, my brother, Lindsay Apple-
gate, was appointed agent by the Gov.
ernment Of President Lincoln, Lind.
say liked the Indians under his care
very much, and during his agency thew
made rapid advances. In the nh OF
1854, the Superintenden OF In6ian
Affairs, Mr.. Huntngton, carried ON
negotiations with the ModOcs TO obtain
possession Of their country, and TIE
M0d0cs agreed to live On ielie II klsmsth
reservation. Before The treaty was ra-
tilted by tho United States Senate,
however, Gen. GraBt came in oflce,
and st the bcgiMnang Of his administra-
ton ne resolved 70 place the Iudians
under the casre Of the military. In
compliance with this.change of policy.
capt. y. 2. Knapp was appointed agent
on tho klamath reservation, and the
treaty being ratified, the Modocs went
on the reservation in body--C Captain
Jack with them, and Schoncin, the
principal Chief:
CAPT. JACK CONsULTs LAWYER.
Some time before this, Capt. Jack
bad consulted lawyer OF Yreka.
Judge Steele, who gave him the PERM.
cioue advice that II he and his people
would take mp locations and pay taxes
they would be released thereby from
the control Of the Indian Department
of Oregon, and the Modocs would be-
come citizens under the Fourteenth
Amendment of the q. 8. Constitution.
Capt. Jack accepteN this advice AZ
sound law, and when the message ar
rived he replied that he did not want
TO sec Mr.. Ordinell, that he did
not 80 on tho reservation and would
not 80, and that IL Mr.. Odinell wished
to see him he must como down to his
camp. Mr.. Odinell did not visit the
g. sno ,, ne sarce! tns matter over
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