Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-05
Indian outrase- in Dakotah.

The origin of tie recent movement IN DaAo-
tahofYankton and UpperSissstonIndians against
the white settlements in that new territory ap-
Dears to have been money matters. The fank
tons claim a portion of the annuities paid to the
Sioux, contending that under the treaty OF 1891
nortions of their lands were sold to the Uniisd
States, for which they never received remuneI-
st;,;n At the last session of Congress an aP-
nrooriatinn of SOS, 900 was made to SATISFY the
claims of the Yankions, and as soon as news
Of their hostile movement reached st. Paul,
CIV. slbley despatched messenger to inform
them OF the fact 1t was supposed this would
oIiet the Yanktons and SIsseIons, and as no
devredations have been reported since the burn
ing of Flandrau and the plundering of the I'M
migrant train; It is presumed that the Indians
have been paci6ed. The details Of the outra-
ees committed We end in letter dated Big
! C Cottonwood River, June 10th
Day before yesterday three thousand Ysnk-
tons. (the same Indians that caused the dis
turbances in this place last summer, and who
seem TO have 70 come now but TO execute the
threats they then made,) arrived before Medaryi
and demanded recompense for iutrusiOns upon
soil which they climrd rightfully belonged Il
them. but which was sold to - frnment long
ayo by the lower Sioux. Cous- lis were held
with their chiefs.
they said their lands had been sold from
| them, were being settled upon and dug up with
4 roads" DC DC and that others were getting
the psy fur the iand and all extra privileges
thereon. Government, or the " Great Father, y
mad promised them money, but it had not come;
and they were nov going TO take the mattel
iuto their ONn hands lyon this resolve, al
though they had been previously almost pre-
vailed upon TO pass On TO the Agencies, they
commenced plunderiug the houses, from eellais
To garrets. They demanded everything, even
u our firearms and teams, but upon beng stern
IL assured that the white man would die fight.
ling before yieldi"g his arms or his horses, they
welded this p6iut Itwas however. with great
4 difficulty that we could prevent, without vio-
lence, the young Indians rom cutting the haI.
ness to pieces while hitching up our teams fol
departure, as we were most insoiently ordered
to do.
The settlers, for several miles each way, were
warned of the danger, and they fled TO the town,
leaving nearly everything behind 10 be plunder
ed and burr I by the Indians. At the nom nj
we were ordered TO leave, the torch was applied
to every building in the town, and every claim
cabin round about, which, in our retreating
steps, we witnessed fall to the ground-the toi
of our hands were heaps of ruins, the pioneers
homes were beds Of ashes to be scattered again
10 the Praries.
A train of immigrants coming into Medary
at OF about this time, were plundered Of ever
thing except their teams TO retreat with MorC
has reached us that Flandrau, 10 miles below
Medary, was also burned down, and ths inhabi
tants driven off. The settlers between Elan
drau and the Falls will probably go into th'
Iwn at the Falls and prepare for defence
But think the Indians will not 90 that fal
South, as it is out of their range Of operations
for the present at least