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- -vss ir n$it$Aiatfip -Men? . -K. WL'W II I RnllfiV. Of Km It 111 I. IJUIi'J I 5. tells how she was Kiv' cured of inflamma- life, by taking LydiaE. J Vegetable Compound. tA for tlircc years with Jgfft the time o men ,nd did not know what ,na " .11 tin- doctor pro- i i u , t . . . n fc , -...inn ... ....nnttpa uu i; ';ituv. ".I. mill RICK tllllU X t cou a not Biirv.vu . ijiinr week I rend an .. In t ip TOW"" - if lireRL wars 4A.y juj r T.,,n.lw imnrovcu mwr . i.uirc nnii ill uiv uu nv ib. n . ' . . r ovn cm MUlUUi. .... t. . r.n rvnrT.ii duuil- L'h f tuflfimitinf Inn .r nrnrirs ire throbbing jmm, nccoiu- 10W IlllWIi 1 -t I almntlfirr Till I ft .... i anmnnmra mi Ul in" CANBY USER HARNEY COUNTY CITIZEN WAS IN MODOC WAR. ) U1 S lid UUI nmrnprr h i f i IIIIII1IU1 WlUi uvs. ft i ir P wp nn itmmi it food lilt? of nice dry I'looring, grades. Also all kinds V .At- 1 til. itock of Doors, Win- Moulding, Building Tar Paper and Apple it mmn ato an n anw n need of Lumber win be wrong In placing I- It M s naroor torn. u. W: & C. R. Depot M. Fitzgerald of Burns, Tells of the Murder of General Canby and Dr. Thomas Awful Fight In Lava Btds. M. Fitzgerald, of Burns, was In the city yesterday and made some com ments upon the popular account of the massacre of General Canby and his companions by the Modoc Indians In 1873, says Paul Delnney In the Oregon Dally Journal. Mr. Fitzgerald was a soldier In General Canby's command and he not only witnessed the massa cre but assisted in routing the Indians at tho time and afterwards engaged In tho three-day's battle In tho lava beds. Ho also strips Wi-ne-mah, the ofTlclal Interpreter of tho government, of a great deal of the heroism accord ed her both In history and In tho pop ular accounts of the time. Mr. Fitz gerald Is noted for his correct mem ory both as to dates and details and he has a high regard for the true version of things, whtsh makes h'e story tho more valuable. Modocs' Stronghold. "Wo wore ramped at the foot of a bluff overlooking Tule lake," said Mr. Fitzgerald. "There were between 250 nnd 300 men In our command and far ther down the lake on the other side of the famous enpe or promontory of lava rocks occitplod by the Indians, was another command of about the same size, under General Whealon. The plnco occupied by the lndlanb was unapproachable oxeopt from one bide of tho lake. It was a :-ort .f rape or promontory extending out Into the lake, and wnp about a mile and a half wide and probably a mile long. The Indians hod taken refuge In this place and th officers were forgot. It was the characteristic shout of warning ot that tribe. The echoes of tho signal had not died away be fore another one took It up, and an other, until the whole promontory rang out llko the din of a thousand coyotes. A desultory firing began and daylight soon dawned. Then the three days' battle of tho lava beds began. Step by step we advancod, Joined by General Whcaton's com mand on tho other side ot the line, and we concluded that the work was about finished, We expected them to surrender at any time, when, to our surprise, they began firing upon us iron) tne rear, in some manner they had slipped through our lines, and broken up into squads and hidden among tho lava rocks like snakes pouring a deadly Are Into everything that approached them. "The story of tho finish is well mcmbered. No ono who has never been in those lava beds hos anv con ceptlon ot the country. T-) give an idea about the location, a handful of Modocs killed 47 out of 60 men who dared to enter the place, and the Mo docs did not receive a scratch. Hut those who have read history of those times are familiar with the results. "The Modocs were the most intelli gent Indians In the Pacific country, and therefore, when aroused, weio the most dangerous. They were fear ed by all of tho other Indians. We had a lot of Warm Springs Indians join our command, and they were al ways vamping for Modoc goro until we found tho Modocs. Then they stayed close to the soldiers. When there was a Modoc In tho neighbor hood the Warm Springs Indian seem ed to lose all the nervo ho had. I remember one day. we cut two Modocs off In an opening from their main hand, and ran them down and killed them. There were about 30 Warm Springs Indians with us, and you ought to have seen them that night! They placed the scalps of tho Modocs on a pole, Inaugurated a' first-class war dance and kept It up all night that saw1 everything that transpired . FlM TeUeW KeWtOWl AppIM, about htm, but he was ono of the . 01 Qfj ceBtl a bol. handsomest Indian I ever saw. When wo were stationed at old Fort Harney, frtik Rattok KggB 15 cefetO ft Egan was at peace with the govern- jnBnn the .Mainour reservation, no was as proud as Lucifer, also. Ke was a great poker player and on ono visit got Into a game with the boys and lost all ho had. Ho told them that ho did not caro for tho loss, but ho plead with them not to tell ot the loss. They promised, but of course It soon leaked out through the country and It nearly broke Egan's heart. "But this only brings up a hundred talcs of those olden times," said Mr. Fitzgerald, as ho was called aside by a friend. Mrs. Bllklns (sweetly) Do have another piece of cake Cousin John. Cousin John Why, really .I've al ready had two, but It's so good I be lieve 1 will have another. Little John nio fexcltedlvl Ma's a winner! Ma'a a winner! She said sho'd bet you'd make n pig ot yourself! Town and Country. We have the Famous and 1 ways satisfactory M0N0P0LE COFFEE A. trial will convince yon of its merits. trvlne tn persuade them to return 10 1 wiu u,,mt aml hu,M' 11 n. resp-Stlon Thc' h3(1 n?ver Kn,,en d0Q n0"Gh tlio icsei union. o oypn get a ghot Qt t,)fi Mo(,OCSi tJOGlon unancy rtppesus. u uxi n luniiniipimpin OLD Mil H HHIUK V FEED YARD W. Alta and Lillith Sts. NoH fo 1.. .1.1.. TT..., ivuiicijy ui iiiu noiej .w i kill. V1U XSUll.ll Feed Yard, and would be oi stalls, large corrals for UfSPC an ri ..nfrfrl.. 1 Uu bciiuu. nav anu 1 ":. uiop mill in con SOUND ""o icceivpri uiiion tin.. Tamarack and " ouy poor coal wl,nn et 'he best for the Ramf for the same Mi7 Rpao al VfO elePhone Man ki rwn, dm f lur wraih n ""KQONIAN offlco, rtadi? "The matter had boen dallying for several days, when finally Boston Charley, a shrewd and treacherous little rascal, came Into camp to nr range a peace meeting. To show bis good faith he remained In camp nil night. He convinced General Canby ot the slnrerity of the Indians and the conference was agreed upon. Each side was to come unarmed and tho meeting was to take plaiv in an open plot of ground about a half a mile from our camp. The Indian camp was two miles farturr back In the lava beds. General Glllam refus ed to join In tho peace commission, telling Canby ho was foolish to rink his life with th03e fellows. But Can by was of a religious turn and would easily confide. The Massacre. Tho meeting was arranged for the early morning. A peace tent w pitched In the open place and the peace commission started out from camp accompanied by Riddle and his Indian wife. The soldiers were at case and wo all climbed up on tho side hill overlooking our camp from which point we commanded a full view of the ground where the peace mooting was to take place. It was April 11. 1873, and a beautiful morn ing. As our men approached the place the Indians, came out from the rooks on the other side. They all wore blankets and It was under these that their guns were concealed. When the two sides met. all shook hands In frlendlv creotlnc and entored the tent. They wore only there a lew minutes when we saw a man rusn out oi me tent, and then another and another. Then we saw puffs "f smoke, and wo knew what was on. Wituout waiting for tho command every soldier sprang to his feet, rushed down the hill and grabbed his gun. We lino.1 up InHtnnt- ly and went to the rescue on tne run. One the wav we vert lln'.dli? and his wife, Wl-no-mah, running for their lives. In fact, the lndlann hal tr.koi uvcral shots at them. A Ghastly Sight. "Upon reaching tho place a ghastly sight was presented. In that snort time tho Modocs had stripped two oi their victims, General Canby and Dr. Thomas, of every thing they wore, aud Meacham ,who was left for dead, only had on a pair of red flannel drawers. His scalp had also been par tially torn from his head. 'I ho sol diors were wild for vovonijo nnd would havo charged right into the lava bods, but cooler-hendod olliclnlo pre vented It and it was well that they did, for none of us would have gotten out alive. Tho bodies of tho dead woro conveyed back to camp, and Meacham was restored after a long time. Prepared for Night Charge. "Tho command had a signal station abovo camp and General Wheaton was at once signalled from this point to march that night at exactly mid night and meet our command in front of tho Indian stronghold, from which point it was Intended to attack the Indians and kill or drive them Into tho lake. "Wo marched promptly on ho hmir. Wo had to go in slnsle III in order to got through tho rocks and boulders. We weio fully four hours In making the trip, and had Just about consum mated It when a soldier fell over a 1.nnlH..r nrwl ncnldontall V dlSCiarged his gun. This gave the alarm to tho Modocs. They had already boen on the lookout, but so far hnd not dis covered us. Sounded Like Demons. "When tho gun was discharged an Indian scout hidden In tho rocks be low us gave a yell that I shall never either. Old Egan. "There were many errors published about the Indians and history of those times," continued Mr. Fitzger ald. "The story that old Egan was 'one-eyed' is all bosh. I saw Egan every day or so for months, and ho not only possessed two keen eyes Health and Disease n Illustrated In th Sclp. rij. I ihowi a fiction of a healthy lialr masnifitd. f$. 2 ihowi the deadly effect of the DANDRUFF GERMS that are destroying the hair root. Destroy the came you remove the effect No DanJrutI, no Tailing Hair, no Baldness, 11 you Mil the g'rm with NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE. For Sale by all Drugglsti. Price $1.00. D. KEHLER & The Big Store tn a Room. Alta Street, Opposite Savings Bank Small HOMES In Pendleton and oit a few miles. Farms or small Tracts. $10.50 per acre buys ICO-acro farm with crop, 9 miles from town. 6,000 buys 4S0 acres, spring water, 9 miles out. $3,200 buys lfiO acres, now home, only 2 miles from Pendleton. $4,G0O buys 300 ncres, part bottom, somo timber, growing crop a raro bargain. $800 buys r-iicro homo near city limits, mostly bottom in alfnlfn Just what you aro looking for. $1,500 huvs 20 lots Irrigated, fruit; I buildings. $2.200 B-acro liumo; well Improved bottom land, Irrigated for garden and chickens. $2,G00 A 10-ncre home; well lmprov- cd; fruit. 440 acres; choice grain lnnd, 9 miles I out, $7,000. j N. T. Confclln. I ;At Postoffice.: 'Phone, Red 277. Pure and Mellow. I lilcfi and I) licatf. I For Sale by I JOHN SCHMIDT I I J t T 1 T lit im mi .i : : ; ; Go where they all go, to ; ; I! Robinson's Amusement Parlors ' Howling, Shooting, Pool nnd Milliards. Corner Main and Webb Sts. WWHWI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n The Oregon Dally Journal can be found on sale at Frazler's book stort NICOLA COAL BRITISH COLUMBIA COAL FIELD To be opened up and developed by American capital and enterprise. THE Western Coal and Iron Company 50 J Betnice Building, Tacoma, Wash. With Nelson Bennett as president, have secured a large tract of coal land in tho cola Vj"oy. JriUih Pnlnmhia in all 2660 acren or four full sections, with five large seams of coal known to underlay the lnnd, and S taTnini ovJr 1 grade of Bituminous Coal that haa been found in tho Northwest. I? mak e?tbc world, and for s.eam and domestic purposes there is no better coal p o ii ;Z,tl The coal is situated in Southern British Columbia,, about 100 miles east of Vaiuouvor Tim (Janiuliiin 1'noitu'. ltaunmu unu uiu .. J . n XT T17t-1 nnll.'nnlmm Yf n t Q British (Jo umbia and trom now wnaicum mm uii..B.. f , T. 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