The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-18

GEN CANBY AND DIR THOMAS MUIR
DERED-MEACnAM WOUNDED.


/! The ''pow-wow" policy at last cul-
minated in most terrible tragedy.
On last Friday the Peace Commission,
composed Of Gen. Canhy, Mr.. Meach-
am, Mr.. Dyar and DR.. Thomas, with
Frank Riddle and sqMw as interpre-
tiers, and Capt. Jack and five other
Indians met about one mile outside the
lines. for consultation. Mr.. Riddle is
authority for the following statement
of what transpired: Mr.. Meacham
made short speech to the Indians.
Gen. Candy followed. Then DIR.
| Thomas. when Jack, in reply, demand
ed Hot Greek and Cottonwood, the
| places now held by Fairchild and Dor
ris, for q reservation. Mr.. Meaclam
told him it was impossible to give him
what he asked. Sconchin told Meacll-
am to say nomore; that he tMeacham)
had said enough upon that subject.
While Sconcllin was talking, Capt.
Jack got up and walked behind the
Others, turned back. and with no other
walningtllan exclaiming, AL ready"
drew his pistol, snapped cap ut Gen.
Candy, cooked itagainand fired. Gen.
Candy fell dead, shot under the right
eye. Sclonchin shot Meacllam IN the
shoulder and in the head, but did not
kill him. Charley and another Indian
shot and killed DR.. Thomas. Hooker
Jim chased Dyar for some distance.
but Dyar turned on him with his pistol
in hand when Jim ran back to his
''laM bed." A later dispatch than
this However, il as follows: At Ma
sons camp, l.. B. Sherwood and Boyle
were allured ont tour or five hundred
yards by white flag, at the time the
Peace Commission were talking with
Capt. Jack. Here they met. as they
supposed. two Indians, who wanted to
talk with Col. Mason. On being re.
fused, Sherwood and Boyle, as they
started to return, were fired upon
by four Indians, and Sherwood was
wounded in the arm and seriously in
the thigh. Capt. Anderson, who was
Oh duty at the signal station Mt Hospi-
tai rock, saw this attack, and tele-
grlphed to Gen. Gillem to notify the
Peace Commission at once. Col. Bid
die. who was at the signal station at
Gen. Gillem's headquarters, at once
placed his field glass upon General
Canby, as the party sat together about
a mile distant. Soon he saw the whole
party scattered. He saw Gen. Candy
run about fifty yards, throw up his
arms and full backwards dead. He
saw two of the Indians, who were fol-
lowing him--one he believed was Capt
Jack, jump upon him and stab him IN
the neck. The General was found
completely stripped. DR.. Thomas was
also naked, his purse. containing sixty
odd dollars, was found under his body,
the Indians having dropped it. Mr..
Meacham was found about fly yards
from the spot where the slaughter
commenced, entirely stripped, and be-
wildered in mind. He was shot in
three places, one ball entering at the |
inner corner of his right eye, another |
in the side of his head. The third |
passed through his right forearm. He
also received n cut In his left arm, and
a scalp wound five inches IN length.
Meacham thinks he shot Sc0nchin in
tlle abdomen. Immediately upon the
firing Of the shots, the soldiers started
on the ''doubTe quick" The Indians
retired to their retreat. The soldiers
followed them half a mile beyond the
murder gro,md, and there remained
until dark, when they were withdrawn,
having no supplies. The remains Of
Gen. Candy and DIR. Thomas arrived
at Ypka on the afternoon Of the 18th.
Senator Mitchell was aDDointed