The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-13
The Davidson -Hunkinsi
Steamboat Controversy.


was interviewed yesterday concerning the
action the government will take relative to
gold hunting expeditions to the Black Hills
country, and that gentleman said in sub
stance that expeditions would be prevent
ed from entering that region, or if any got
IN they would be driven out As soon as
the weather viii! permit troops will be put
in the field with instructions to prevent in
cursions into the Sioux reservations, and
these instructions will be carried out by
force of arms if need be. The integrity
of the treaty with the Sioux will be main
tanned at all hazards. He said the 'front.'
ier people complain of Indian raids, yet in
this case do not seem to see the Injustice
of their own acts, which is modelled after
the Indian mode of acquiring property. If
necessary troops will be sent to bring out
the party now in the hills. j..
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE govern.
ment is fully determined to prevent the
invasion of the lands of the Sioux about
the Black Hills, and strict orders will be
issued to officers in command in that quar-.
ter to use all force necessary to prevent
such invasion, Parties fitting out expedi.
tions for that quarter may be sure they
will only bring trouble upon themselves.
OMAHA. Neb., March lin view Of
the fact that expeditions of miners are ex-
pected to leave this city for the Black Hills
as soon as spring opens, General Ord has
issued orders that the military shall occu
py the mining district, dividing into small
camps and employing large number of
Indian runners, so that no persons can en-
ter the district without discovery, and
when found they will quietly be escorted
out. General Ord says that the treaty
with the Indians shall be fully carried out,
SO far as is in his power.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi. March ll.-Since the
rumors of gold in the Black Hills Gen
eral A. III. Terry, commander of the De-
partment of Dakota, whose headquarters
are in this city, has been very reticent.
To-day, however, General Terry expressed
his views as follows to a reporter. in reply
to an inquiry what would be the course OF
action of his department in connection
with the movements of emigrants and fort
une-hunters from these parts, or anywhere
within his jurisdiction, with a view to
penetrating and seeking lod ,ment in the
Black Hills regions. The General prompt.
ly replied that the positive orders issued
by General Sheridan last fall to himself
and other commanders in the Northwest,
strictly enjoining him to prevent, even to
the resort to force, the occupancy OF said
Black Hills country by whites, had in nc
| manner leen withdrawn or modified that
he regarded them as still in full force, and
that he should'uDquestionably deem'it his
duty to disperse and oppose this move
ment of any and all parties intending to
encroach upon the forbidden territory.
General Terry also said that there was no
question as to the explicitness or sacred
ness of the original treaty stipulations by
our government with the said Sioux tribes
as to utterly prohibit the molestation OF
that region in any manner byt whites, and
that he had not been informed of any sub
sequent action of congress IMPAIR ng, mod
flying, or repeating the act by which said
treaty became authoritative.
YANKToN, d. T., March IN. C. Blum,
of St Paul, arrived to-night, and is making
arrangements to start party of 200 Min
nesotians from Yankton to the Black Hills.
The first trains will leave here about the
| st of April. and Mr.. Blum's party will
probably go with them. A meeting of the
business men of Yankton was held this
Afternoon, and committees appointed to
further the organization of transportation
companies for the Black Hills, A special
committee of leading citizens was appoint
ed to communicate with the President.
and urge the immediate opening of the
Hills to the whites.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Freed
mems Bank is in worse condition than
heretofore supposed, and, therefore, Com
missioners Cresswell. Leopold and Purvis
have asked to be relieved from any fur.
ther responsibility for or on account Of
said trust, provided their bond may be re-
leased from any further liabilities after
their retirement, and new commissioners
substituted in their places. They assign
as the case of their action the failure to
obtain from congress such legislation as
! they deemed essential to the proper and
speedy execution of the trust reposed in
them.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-Lieut Gen.
Sheridan arrived in this city last evening
from Washington and will leave this morn
ing for Chicago. He will go from Chicago
in few days to T.eavenwor.h, and will
proceed thence to New Orleans, where he
expects to be about two weeks from date,
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March l2.-Sev-
eral negroes applied at the ticket office Of
the theatre last night to purchase tickets
of admission to the parquette to minstrel
performance, and were refused. After.