The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-15

father and that you viii take careful
notes and report faithfully any grieY-
ances he may have 10 make known.
These Instructions were obeyed to the
lettor
The Indians were far from cordial in
their greeting. but abstained from any
overt act Of hostility They did. how
ever, without SO much as a gTunt Of
appreciation. make off with the proyi-
sions the whites had brought and
Toasted on these while the guests We're
left to cheer their stomachs With a lit
tie coffee. A formal council of some
duration was held, at which, after
Jack had opened the discussion with
short talk. Fairchild and Steele as
sured the Indians that the great father
was much grieyed at the way his red
children had acted and would feel still
worse on learning that this peace COM
mission was not going to be kindly re-
ceiyed. Jacks response was "A TRADE
against Meacham. whom be denounced
for some reason as having brought all
their troubles upon the BIodocs But
at the end, though with a savage and
threatening CLEAN in his eye. he an
nounced his willingness TO meet the
great fathers emissaries by and BY.
Night having fallen, the white visit
ors were informed that they were ex-
pected to remain where they were till
morning. They were distributed among
certain prominent Indians as bed fell
lows and kept under close guard In
the morning another council was held,
and then Jack let them depart, calling
out as they drew long breath and
hurried away: "Meaeham- you tell
Meacham me want him come. Me
want see Meacham." Although these
words We're uttered with an attempt
at sobriety Of manner, the Outstanding
Indians undoubtedly placed a special
Interpretation upon them, judging by
the coarse laughs and grimaces with
which they we're received
A few weeks later council was ar
ranged between the Modocs and the
peace commissioners. Candy, Meach-
am, Thomas, a white man named Dyer
and Frank Riddle an interpreter, met
Jack, Boston Charley, Bogus Charley,
Shacknasty Jim, Hooker Jim, Schcn-
chin, Ellen's Man. Tobey and Black
Jim. al the negotiators were sup
posed TO be unarned. After some pre-
liminaries Jack proceeded to state the
terms under which his band would re-
sumo their normal relations with the
government He had got as far as 70
name the site which he wished the
government to give them for home
and the commission had made q par
tial promise that they should have II
when suddenly he thrust his hand into
his bosom and drew forth a revolver,
which he aimed at Canby's head, at
the same moment pulling the trigger.
Only the cap exploded. He tried an
other barrel at once and sent a bullet
through the generals brain. Candy
had tried to escape. but Jack and Ell
lens Man had pursued him, and as he
fell they stripped him Of his clothing.
Then Ellen's Man put another bullet
into his head. Dyer and Riddle broke
and ran, Dyer covering his retreat with
pistol which he had till then con.
cealed. Both escaped.
Boston Charley had drawn a reyolv-
er on Dr. Thomas at the same time
that Jack had attacked Candy. The
minister received the bullet in his
breast Just above the heart and
dropped upon his knees. begging bis
assailants to shoot no more. as he was
already wounded unto death Their
! response was to push him over and
mock him about his religion, shouting
at him. why don't your medicine turn
the bullets? Isn't it strong enoughY
Finally Bogus Charley, placing the
muzzle of a gun against the dying