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Show V 8 H AREDJlANJJEDi'EACK 1 P H THE CAUaY TRAOCOY IN THC MO- iv j m 00 WAR V I fi ) H Farcad laU TrjUg lllalloa, tha f" W MaBE llrata ftaldUr lgsarvd lb Wlea ul 6 Ja J jBK iranilai mJ Ufctj.d Ufdara l tk f i V; ffll tOoprrbibU U91 br Amarlcaa VTam AmocU- . A iHk . (1 l-lbn aked U 6' sVV tfj fl 1 cbAr8 tli TfrJ i i MZ iTwi jpwV I II tnuult of a cn t ' K alf iljnl l-lnoD flrloa doutU K ! a . X Ai X II cuiir ba would ' iv IK f'fi-!A U u" phowD U 11 XNe j5nI7JT greater braWT In i ' I rYan i Jft TwpMidlod Ibao 5 l Liy OaVjS k dlJ hco '' I iff 111 i ?ftAVl tnpI oul from . i H? ifcj tt. protfctlnn I V laflA I AVf ranka of 111 tol t J i mitt (..fUJjl. JUhIa tUrniin 'r alwE i tb line, wbrrt MS pUIa Jack an 1 hU b too.lt L I r.tf Modoca 1 JfT , Jarlawaltlnf ootbamoralnffot April II. 1 (If ItCl CPtin Jack bad LrokanbUpledfiM I &' I acala and aln within a few dijt prw fev Hi1 erdlnjttha ? Ulk,H wblch ha mad rK. IIS Uiecorarof aumtUrbarouamaaMicre. r& alC FrlendlItuUfuui.whakntwtbaMcilocn k u 5B purpowa, acouta, and abora all a quar, ''.' mV wb0 ku tht ttrinirgea of Cpt Jack's 3ls m lair, and learaad Lr unerrlaj aliftu that It' BAl tnUchkf wm on foot, warnol the army If (Sill Icadfraand IodJan rcmtulmlutirr not to il WwL tfUfctthamaiT withla rroch of tha Mo- i Hi ft!? duta. It wai a alogular iUt of aiTalri ' i CaFla Uwrt at tha-Lara IWdaof TulUko,wiib I Mil. " "army wlik bannen" on ona al la and a lit Vm hanlfoloC fu(riUTr-oatlawrl aaTaRna- L 'I'lr vlBl on tba oilier Tha troop numlwrrd MTeral r If' iB lnin.Iml.tha largar W"t ta reRularm, A . iiroTldM wltk tliaUkttmpletneDUof war, r' Hi Including cannon. Tba IndUn warrlora ' U f? rtc' nutnborad about two acore, and bad Rood r I'll " ' V "mall arnm but eat taucb ammunltloa. lll((l ' L TLa UrJt) BUia forraa bad bceu In tba t 3 Bjt i H Held for montba upou an expedition to t rilHgi ' If forctbe Modoc to K" upon a rrwrratloo, ylw ((? BraralbattlMbadbenfouj;bt and tb I ilifir I'M, MotlcK-a, jrenerally Ylctorloua, bad aocuml t li'Vf i jwt ammnnlUon from tba dead aoldlera. Tba fiJ J TId poaltlonoocuptcdbjtkalodlanabadKlTcn i WW 5 ii !9 tlaiu tbaupwr band In manr adMprat r"ai f nfftw fight wltb KrtudiU. It waa In a LarrtQ ' lm ' IBn rpfloa known at th Lara Dedi, wbrrt F V fmb 'jPE Toloanlo uphaaTala bara laft a rricuUr 1 W JSvtti aerleaof rldgaa, broken at tbaaurfu by ' 'Ufl feiTau P cror'CM rnunliig botb UnfftbwUa and V-,!tf y BlM croMwlao, Tba crarlco formed bidden I. ' Mif' pajwagiw for the Indiana to mora about, t t i UB andwbara It aulted thtlr punwM the 1 at ffi blocked tbcm ackltut th tnradlnft troop i & lU Kw ? rolllDK bK rock down from aboTa. F M. IVK TL aruyoffican rcportt that ona man b Pi f,2 In tba I-t Had could kwptweutyat a p fi ijff dlstivnce, "t Vj boa matter reaehtd a crUl, howevrr, I V B tba army aur rounded tba place, and wltb ' HR Ha cannon and mounted troop wna In v HI a fair way to win at all pi Inta, Uutbe- jJI Ml fortttblowcMiittoaeUUtbadoomoflbt tjfc'Cji Hj Mal(Kft EorvTer boatllltlda wera auspended I'M Sr m fe Lrorffunt from Washington at threquel aWwlt ! Of tha Indian burnau. N hat tba diplomatic aViili world callmrsoltatlou, but In tbapaxlanca R-Mjlif Jfi-K of tbo plain Is known n a peace talk," NBrlr n wa brouftbt Into tve at a moment rwfwll ii n when the acalplng knlvaa of tboMuloc I'jaijttl V li were dripplni with blood and tbelrTlctlnti Lflf ? 1 H lay unburted and Llocdlng within tight ot 'KltTl V r a tba council tent, Canby had rracliil thi iBrm i If u preparrd to light and QnUb the buU w!u . i fc S nea. otthatbewaacrucl InUinhater Ifr H IT w Un tba contrary, he w a a friend of the ml li-. j la 3 mm and b&d proved It tcorra of tlmea, even fM f B 1 n far back afl tba Seminole trouble, lint jf i S S be thought that patlanca had niwhI to U vHl ) fffc j f a virtue and It waa time Uicmm) talking aud 1 )l v ftotothouttng TbtModoctwrmnolnnew ifii k3 tKlea, The aoldlera knew tbem and the I5U . J Of ' i avttlera aa well 1 hey had Grievance too, m f but bad Ucomaanulbanca all the aaina if j rtji! the mora becauao of brooding over their i TP J l l nrlevance. M vi i In tho early dayt of California, 1S17 to IH !' V IM, tUy deatroyed many wbitca and were 1 i , " uftcrwanl wblpiied by Capu Jatbanlel It'1 , 25 j I yon'a force for thrlr foray upon aet I J : rV' llf'' 'u 1W the aattler orjtanUed, and tiii V 1 1 -i alter a terrible matMicro Invited the Mo- rl -aii IS I docJ t0 H ' Pue ulk" and kllteU 41 out of Mi lttit i 40 warrior wbo repondeL Naturally, I KiJ'f aavage tradltlun dldurt allow thataortof 1 j, mIl R Ufgotlatlon to die out of remembrance, r m f ft t Alter year of war, In which they Rot lb i JP H V ont of It, of counw, they ceded their 1$ f A land and agroul to go on a reservation. K7 i The baud then went on the Klamath, l3I J reservation, where they bad no luran of Lm t JaGr living were chaaU-d out of tbtlraupplleA D It TV and lonmuted by their uaturai euemtra, B 1 aTt tlj Klaoiatba. Qroupi of tbem alrarcd f r kick to their old home on Klamath lake, &4j and Uuaeln ISTd ware about forty Camilla Li I mtesL rt H( CArTAIaWACK'l BISSAU , u ' beadelby Pat Uln Jack and a aon of tha n HV bentdltary chief, Schonchln. Onlenwen) I Bf wnt by l tie Indian atnt to tho army to r 1 PJrV tnove tha MoJota to their reservation with M JBt or without force Accordingly a detach . 1 fW ' tuitnt of tavalry taadu a iiltibt utarcU. m. priced CapUlnJA kaiantpwhl elbalevtd tr and bis wan tors were tn Ud shot down 8 or Band woundedo'hort an 1 retired with aloajofl man klJed and 7 wounded The Modoc got nwfty to the I -a a lied. masacrtlngt4tUct along tba route, an j onr mora the war was on. Tba aoldlers, 4-0 strong Attacked the Iava Itla In January, 1273, wltb a Iom of 40 killed and woundrl and then Gen. Canby, comma ndli a the dtpaitment took a band, llrtnglng his long experience with In Man U Uar t bad revlojkly advltii that force be dUpamed with, a new rerr vatlon bt Mt at art and the Modocs nlt twt time to move t It, an 1 other measures to protect the Indiana front Injustice an 1 set tlcrt front aniioyauca. After tbUadticr had Un Its Irrvt the In llan bureau bad set the army on the warpath wltb the result re-sult a above stated of hunting tha Modoc Into the Lava Uedi beyond the rtath of fore or diplomacy Alter the bloody (Allure of January Canty reported to tie war department that pcare would mt U roMlhls until Captain Jack'a bandaboull he nuMurd and punlibed.N The preabKnl ateppvd la and turutd tha matter over to the txiicr men, Canby Utaft lot I to kcepLlslroojs on the defensive. During rebrunrr and March tl o peace oommlolonera trll tlielr IiaihIa and retried failure One rvqiiast of Captain Jack waa tl at the (iinmlt atoners, with six ui armed me n, meet the full Modoc band Kite In March, tbo wo retary cf tie Intirior asked thnt (Jen Canby take sole charge of the oe gotlAtlotis, attd, acting under Irniruttlona from the luterlor department and army bridruar tcr. he marcbl ujxin the Maine, lair vlr tually holllOKtbotwonl hi one Imnd and tleoUrelnncbln the other The Lava lleda wera surrounded, the aobllery attempting at-tempting to cut oft the In Man au plica ami to prevent their e cape. Thus matter stood when Capt. Jack rr-qneated rr-qneated a "peare talk" at a let t three fourth of a mile ou table the army line on April tl H specified lhat Ctn. Canby and CoLOIIIem, wbo was In I mum! lata cum man! of the troops, and the comnilaMoa en, Xeachem lyar and I)r Thoinn should meet blmoelf, Schonchln anl two or three other. The mediate r for this In tervlew wera two Modoc, llontou Charley and IIoqus Charley, who entered Canby n camp on thelltb with the incaaae from their chief, and Itogii Charley remained over night. Iloatou Charley ruumed tbv night In the Lava IleNan I on the morning of tha 11th returned to the army camp and aald It was all rlaht, Capt. Jack would be on band to negotiate for a rnaervatlon. In Caoby't camp at tl e time tbem w aa a while Interpreter name lllddle, wboe wile was a Modoo loyal to her busKin 1 a frienla, lb aquaw known ns 'Tobo" fmiuintly vWltM tie Uva lledt, and about the time that Cat Uln Jack'a Mtl tkat be waa meditating treachery On the night that llogu Charley nnl lloaton Charley came lu with their proposal ahe became mora earnest than before and begged the olllrera and coin mls lone ra to fiut ho faith In tl a matter. On the morn eg of tha conference ahe and her busbanl joined In their pi cm ntiJ declared that If the i arty woull lo tbey "washed their bands of the whole matter" When the hour arrlvvtl (Jen. Canby, Menchem, Dyer I)r Thomas, with HMdlc, "Vol. ' iuid the IwoModoe mediator, went out through the picket lines, covtretbby the ryca of tL army atonal ofllcrr Col U ilium ill 1 not ga The camp waa under arms, ready for an emergency , fl e parly bad revolver upon their per eoua, aud on reaching the lent found Cup tain Jack with Ave other awaiting thenu The Indiana wore pistols At their Ulta. A circle waa formed and the "talk" Itegan. Meachem spoke first of the humaue In tcntloat of the cournment, Canby fol lowwl, reminding the Indiana of bU pant klndntaaea to the red men. huvenil In aulta were offend to the wbitca by Captain Jack'a followers, but be did not check them nor apologlxo. Thes Incident In connection with the pistols at the bulla of the Modoct wrre taken a an evl leuce that -Tube ' bud divined and told the truth. TtIK sguAir's TIULLT WAttXlNa noil Iba MAta Utk" wu onljr a tllaj ct (h tlroQKtr rtTMrro lb unirf to fthow forb nrnncM in 1 ilupUy cuuIMcuco tu dMllnx vrltb tho Unortuit aod tuluiililt'd Mmsv 'nil Otubf irmHlvtl tUa ulk to goon. 1 b Iniltu fiDllr took thn floor, an I At ttiAt inomtbl thctr crAltf brctbrcu bitck lu lb Lava lltil rer nttamplliM toilraw 1 ba onicers o( CaobyU outait iDto A parlpf HtulInK tbAt tbrr couU not Jo m, tbT opcni.il llr An 1 vromtdrtl n llrutfnAnt, '1 bU vta Aeon Trotu tb tliiiml klAtlou aui wjui About to bg coniiuunlcAUl to Canby, v bco tb jkoc. talk" party wa4 wrn to Kuililen lr illnpenia. In an Instant firing bci.na nnil tho ruaJy Aolillera htartrl tothoAccutAt Uoul lo quick Uut It vtaa too Ut Tba talk lal lukwl two boun, wbcu Scboncbla touk up tba Maloo caum aiul CapuIu Jack rvtlml from the clrclo 'I hr bust luota waa tlia a pcnroJica of two atrnnea Modoca At A point nrur by with tUIr urm. f ull of rldta. 1 hla n kluuol tbut tba AttAtk ou tbq nnny outiioata u u unJrr way CdptAtu jAck.iomlnii up from Ichlutl, prratntctl bla pUtut at (Jauby a 1 ral An 1 ainpHHl It, but IV (It I not ,o off All tba while touk alarm AD I KCUteml. nt tb aitm. tlnia urawliM tbelr weAna. Cnntaln Jack khot Canby, but not f itnlly ana bo atartrtl to ruu, putnutd b) tuo Modoca. A avronl bullet brouttht blm down and an In II in .prani; upon blm aud llungMlaknlfalnloblatioik. l)r rboiuat aa liutlnlly klll.d at tba Drat lire Ubatbltf iwolo contuilAionrr Till n rto tlm toScboochtn, wboMi fatht-r bid Urn bulcbrrvd at tba "ponca talk" nuuA.irrv fill tiYii year baforu. Mcncbom wna p ir aunl and llml upon uutll h Mb Mrautloit Dytr anl tl a lutrrpmrr llldlla bjdaa ruirl audthoaqUAW 'Tone" lay m.iim1cm bn the Krounl frtlml by a blow on thr brnrt Aa MrochamdropixHltotbacroilld n Mcloo ran toward blm with n drawn auilpluu kulfa And waa about to dl'patch blm nbvn "Tub." rvvlvvd au I acini that b.r wont frara hod mn reJiIlxcil urttuird ' 1 ba aolillera aro coining' At Iblaout cry, which waa a rtiae ao far na tba aquaw waaconirnml tba aavafiea llrd I rom that boitr Cmb) a aol llpra KArr tho Modoca no ptuca uutlt tbiy wrre drlrcu from the Inra Itala and ta lurwl Cnptalu Jork, Bchoncbln, lloton Charley mi I IllackJIiueiplateJtUIr rrreiikcful dn-d upon the atalobl, aq 1 their p-ople went upon Anew rteervaliou ns Canb bad ad MatdWfore the double duty of Hubtltitf aud ucothtlon m forced upon blui, Utol.ut 1. KlUUL |
