The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-14
HEADouARTKRs MoDoo EXPEDITION,
CANP SoUfH OF TULB LAKsL

General CaBcy with feace Commis-
sioners went out to meet the Indians
about one mile in front of camp at ii
o'clock this morning. At l:30 o clock,
Pm. the signal officers, whom l had
watching the conference, reported firing
Upon reaching the place OF meeting We
found that General Candy and Rev.
Dr.. Thomas bad been killed and Mer-
cham severely wounded. The other
Com missioner, Dyer, escaped uuhurt
l shall at once commence active opera
tions against the Indians.
CSigned1 ALvAS c. GILLEM.
Cob lst Cavalry and ommsnding
expedition.
After consultation with the President
General Sherman telegrsphed the
following TO Colonel Gillem, and also
sent copy OF the same to General
Sco6eld at San Francisco:
Hi WAsHIsGMoN, D. c., April II.
To Colonel GiiLem:
MoDoo CAMP, via. Yreka, Cal.
Your despatch announcing the ter
rible loss TO the country OF General
Candy, by the peri iity Of q Moioc
band of Indians, has been shown to the
President, who authorizes me to in-
struct you TO make the attack so strong
and persistent that their fate NAV be
com 10 nsurste with their crime. You
will be fully justified in their utter ex-
tirmi usiion.
Signed ] W. T. SHERMAN.
..-... General.
The authorities are snxiously await
ing iurther dispatches, from Colonel
G lem, believing that he commenced
fighting early yesterday morning, or
even Friday evening.
General Alexander OF the Engineer
who has recently returned
to San Francisco from the Ssnwitc
Islands, has prepared a careful report
iu which King Lunslillo proposes to
offer the United States for a naval de-
Dot hoping to secure the ratification Of
q rec procacy tresty in return.
General Sherman has telegrsphed
Gen eral Scho6eld to afford Mr.. Csuby
every facility aud attention should she
desire to proceed TO meet the remains
OF her husband, and to pay every at
tention to the disposal to be made OF
the remains. Mrs. Candy is now q:
her home in Oregon. General Sher.
man has also caused to be written the
usual general order, announcing the
death OF General Candy, and it will be
published Tomorrow. General Sher-
man expresses himself very emphatic
ally in regard TO the treatment which
should be given to the Modoc Indians,
and ieels confident his dispatch to Col.
GiIlem will be carried out TO the letter
il it is possible to be done with the
troops now under his command. II it
is found that be has not sufficient
number OF troops. more will be sent TO
him at once, and that il Necessary the
whole power of the government will be
brought to their punishment.
The President and Secretary Delauo,
both deeply deplo.e the sad term nation
O, the effort made TO settle the Modoc
question in q peaceable manner. and
agree with General Sherman that the
most severe means must be adopted
towards that people in consequence OF
the late atrocities. The excitement
and indignation in army circles is most
intense, and tho same may be said OF
all the circles here, and the opinion is
generally expressed that the manage
ment OF the I1disn affairs should at
once be turned over to the War Depart-
ment.
For several days past 40 announce
ment has appeared in the newspapers
that there would be meeting under
the auspices OF the Indian Com mission
ers at the Congregational Chutch in
this city It was also stated that Secre-
tsry Delano would be present and de-
liver an address TO the meeting 10 come
off tonight, though iu view OF the Ia
IN nentabIe news, respecting the treacher-
GUS murder OF Geo. Candy. 1t was a
decidedly chilly affair. Mr.. Delsno
slIed to appear and General
dOWdsu Icnu PiooJ oNeoeuN W
his own experience among the Indians,
the burden OF which went TO show how
the Indians loved him, and be asserted
that b,s photograph was carried by
1ndiabs, both 90 mountains and plains
He thought it necessary TO give the
Indians citizenship before anything
could be done with them. The next
speaker was the Indian Commissioner,
Mr.. Smith, he thought salvation was
necessary TO make the Indians peace
able.
Gen. Scho6eld telegrsphs as follows
HRADQUARrERs, DIVISION OF PAoITlo
April II, 1873. J
To Gen W 7. Sherman
The following report Of the terrible
butchery and murder has just been re-
ceised. have telegraphed 70 Col
Gillem To let the punishment OF the
Modocs be az severe as their treachery
merited. and hope TO hear soon that he
has made 40 end OF them.
TSigned1 J. N. SoHoFrELp,
Maj. General Commanding.
The report referred to 10 Gen. Gillems
dispatch to Adjutant General Townsend
.h;,h has already hesn teleora aphed.