Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-03

priscd Captain Jacks camp while the lead
or and his warriors were In bod, shot down
: or 9and wounded others, and retired With
loss Of 81 man killed and wounded
The Modocs got away to the Lava Beds,
massaoreing citizens along the route, aud
once more the war was on
The soldiers, 80 strong, attacked the
Lava Beds in january, is1J, with loss
Of 70 killed and wounded. and then Gen.
Candy. commanding the department, took
hand. Bringing his long experience with
Indian. To bear he bad previously advised
that force be dispensed with a new reaCr.
walton be net apart and the Modocs allowed
time to move - IL. and other measures to
protect the Indians from injustice and set
Tiers from annoyance. After this advice
had been rendered the Indian bureau had
Get the army on the warpath with the ~.
suit a. above stated, Of hunting the Modocs
into the Lava Beds beyond the reach Of
force or diplomacy.
After the bloody failure Of january.
Candy reported 70 the war department
that peace would not he possible until
Captain Jacks band should be "sulNued
and punished" The president stepped 10
and turned the matter over 10 the peace
men, Candy being told to keep his troops
on the defensive. During February aud
March the peace commissioners tried their
hands aud reported failure One request
Of Captain Jack was that the commits
sioners, with six unarmod men, meet the
full Modoo band. Late IN March, the sec
rotary Of the interior asked that Gen
Candy take sole charge Of the negotiations
A aua Fhst
interior department aud army hcad1uar
tiers. he marched upon the Modoc lair. vir
tually holding tho sword In one hand and
the olive branch In the other The Lava
Beds were surrounded, tho soldiery At
tempting 10 cut Oh the Indian supplies
and 10 prevent their escape.
Thus matters stood when Capt. Jack re
quostod peace talk" at u tent three
fourths Of a mile outside the army lines on
April H. lilo specified that Gen. Candy and
Col Gillcm, who was In immediate com
mand Of the troops, and the commission
erS, Meachem, Dyar and Dr. Thomns
should meet himself. Schonchin and two
or three others The mediators for this In
tervlew weru two Modocs, Boston Charley
and Bogus Charley, who entered Canby's
camp on the iOth with the message from
their chief, and Bogus Charley remained
over night Boston Charley passed the
night Ia the Lava Beds and on the morning
Of the iith returned to the army camp and
said IL was all right Capt. Jack would bc
on hand to negotiate Tor "a reservation.
In CAnby's camp at tho time there was
white Interpreter name Riddle, whose
wife was Modoo loyal to her husbands
friends The squaw known "a "Tobo"
frequently visited the Lava Beds, and
about the time that Captain jacks htti
tudo was apparently for peace she insisted
that he was meditating trcaehery. On the
night that bogus Charley and Boston
Charley came In with their proposal she
became moro earnest than before and
begged the officers and commissioners to
put no faith In the matter. On the morn
ing OF the conference she aud her husband
Joined In their pleas aud declared that II
tho party would 20 they washed their
hands OF the whole matter" when the
hour arrived Gen Candy. Meachcm. Dyer
DR.. Thomas, with Riddle, "Tobe" and the
two Modoc medatorz went out through
the picket lines, eoyere,sby the eyes Of tho
army signal officer. Col Glllum did not 90
The camp was under arms. ready for an
emergency.
The party Ind rcvolycrs upon their per,
sous, and on reaching the tent found Cap
tain Jack with 1--WE others awaiting them.
The Indians wore pistols NJ their belts. A
circle was formed and tho talk" began.
Meaehcm spoke first OF the humane In
tentions Of the government; Candy fol
lowed. reminding the Indians Of his past
kindnesses 20 the red men Several IN
suits were offered TO tho whites by Captain
Jacks followers, but he did not check
them nor apologize. These incidents In
connection with the pistols at the belts OF
the Modocs were taken a. an evidence that
"Toben had OWNED and told the truth.