Show MODOC HISTORY BEFORE the report of the latr late modoc massacre had reached newyork New York the sun of that city gave an in historical statement pertaining to the modoc troubles which statement was headed an am ineffable disgrace the disgrace pertaining not to the red men but to the whites the gist of tle the ane suns statement is that the have entertained harsh feelings towards the whites since 1853 the tho year fol ool following lowin the capt ben wright massacre of bodocs rols which ben wright 3 previous to his treacherous siau aiau slaughter ahter of prominent unarmed members of the tribe assembled as they thought to enter into a treaty had invited them to a cd ed feast of which enlightened by a friend as to its nature the invited partook not wright was entertained at a banquet by tile tiie citizens of areka yreka as a reward for his brilliant strategy notwithstanding any ill feelings which the bodocs might have llave entertained towards the whites in consequence of this treacherous massacre they entered into a formal treaty with the tile government in 1864 1804 the treaty was made an excuse for swindling them and the terms thereof were altered p though captain jack re fused when whon requested to assent to the alterations he was waa finally induced to remove toa reservation where he and his men learl nearly y starved while the tiie representatives enta tives of the tiie government were doing a thriving busine business ai in selling to miners and settlers beef and other supplies appropriated b by y congress for the use of the the klamath indians quartered oti on oil the same reservation made ivar war on the bodocs BO so that between starvation and war the latter were obliged c d to leave the reservation and return to their old homes where they minded their own business and were considered good neighbors by the settlers in the tile summer of 1861 two commissioners ners acting under authoritative instructions consulted with tho tile nio dio bodocs blo docs which resulted in the understanding that tho latter should remain at their old home provided they refrained from theft and disturbance the agents of the indian bureau disliked this arrange arrangement ment went as few opportunities to fleece the remained the interior department was voluminously informed y subordinate officials that the tile prospect of 91 civilizing and christianizing ian lan izing these theio indians ivas was wag hopeless unless sent back to the reservation I 1 of or course it was tile tiie duty ot of the government to civilize and christianize the savages at all hazards mr T B odeneal indian superintendent for oregon in june 1872 1672 suggested to the commissioner missi oner onor of indian affairs that it would be a good idea to kidnap the chier chief of the bodocs and confine him lasome in some remote place until the tribe could be brought to terms I 1 D applegate commissary in char charge changeat geat at camp or supposed to have made a good thing for himself out of transactions in modoc supplies thought the idea W worth orth consideration but did not consider it altogether honorable as he s aid said in this plan may lie the solution of the problem but under the present un understanding der standing between the de department part ment both indian and military ary ars and the chief capt jaek jack tile the arrest would no doubt be regarded by the indians indiana as an aeton act of treachery on our part in order to carry out this thit noble fidei of civilizing an christianizing the and order was issued july 2 1872 to remove them by force in the september following in 9 and in Novel november tiber in obedience to instructions from washington col whealon wheaton Wh eaton caton with safea a few soldiers undertook to e capture capt jack and his followers folio so that they thes might 9 lit be carried back to the klamath reservation er and be duly f civilized and christianised Christiani sed col wheaton vile aton and and his troops ha however wever demonstrated how not to do it for they were defeated by the and in subsequent encounters several white citizens were killed this was the inception of the series of or hostilities which have resulted in a number of disasters to the whites c civil vil vii and military the murder of canby ana and thomas and lastly the capture of the and the massacre of some of them the above is the substance of the statement by our contemporary Y if true the question is a very senious serious one which are the most to blame the or the whites with whom they have had to do LIFTED UP stoles stokes stores is 18 in n I 1 luek luck U ch having obtained judicial authority for a new now trial he be and his friends are correspondingly jubilant A rehash of the old sensation may be expected and some gewand new and pir q quant ant additions are promised after aleithe all ali u the probability is that stokes stoics will not swing A great judicial lu luminary west of sew ew york vork says recent executions like many of the lying sensations se sent rent from salt lake were merely for effect on the public mind no other in meaning eail ng to them truth and justice justlee having no place in the matter but just got up to excite the public and scare some people these things are only spasmodic reactions re ee actions are sure to occur and recur and stokes may come in for the benefit of the reaction re action and escape alto aito altogether et herscot scot free or be punished with ith merely a term of imprisonment lucky for him that ho litts has not had the extreme penalty of the law already inflicted upon him J just list for effect upon the public as at 0 one ono no time his case appeared very likely to turn out shoofly shoo fly kalulu stanley the tile young african whom stanley brought to this country to make makk a barber of is now going toa ton to a distinct school and can jerk a spitball spit ball or carve hieroglyphics on the schoolhouse hou so door with his jacl jaci linice equal to the liest of liis his blates ariates mates of a lighter hue |