Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-18

cries are made about the inefficiency of the
management of the Indian service while these
discoveries. exposures and prosecntions are
proofs of its efficiency. Such abuses have
grown up in the course OF years. Many of
them have been discovered and laid bare by
the present administration, and no offend er
has been spared. The Crow-Creek affair is
not the only one we have. Quite number
of persons, connected with the Indian service
as agents and contractors. are under indict-
ment IN several parts of the country. We
have diTrlge1 hit little OF our operations,
because II is necessary to carry them on
Quietly until they are ripe for decisive
action. There are other similar investIga-
tons going On now with the promise
of like results. All those affected by
and in fear of these operations are exceeding
ly anxious to get this business out of the
hands of those who now manage the Indian
affairs and are on the track of the evll-doers.
The policy toward the Indians which human
ity dictates, and which is now followed, is to
gather them upon reservations and try to
make them self-supportlng as much as posi-
bic by agriculture, stock-ralsing, and similar
pursuits 1t is a policy easily defined, but
very difficult TO carry out. | think we are
making fair progress, but 1t will require
time to make it generally successful, and it
can be made generally successful only, if not
only the government, but the white citizens
treat the Indians fairly. The greatest diff
Guilty is where the Indians get once fairly
started in the direction of self-support
the white people want their lands and at
tempts are made to crowd them out. We can
easily make the Indian service more economi-
cal, as upon this years purchase at the
annual lettings we have already made
a saving of two hundred and forty thousand
dollars as against last year; the goods and
supplies being just as good, if not better than
last year, and strong and persevering effort
can, as | think make and keep the Indian
service honest. The continual conflicts be-
tween the interests of the Indians and the
greed of the white people, who are surround
ing and crowding them, presents a problem
difficult of solution and no mere change in
the organic alton and control of the Indian
service can dispose of it.
ARRIVAL OF ARMS.
SAN Francisco, July ia Portland dis
patch says twelve hundred stands of arms
have arrived there on the steamship Oregon,
and are subject to the order Of Governor
Chadwick.
The line is down beyond Cello. No news
have been received from Umatilla for the
past twenty hours.
News just received here from Oak Grove,
Wascoe county, relative to the reported In
dian outbreak there, shows the alarm to be
fale, and that the Warm Springs Indians con-
tlnue friendly.
DIR. LIVINGSTONE SEEKS REDRESS IN A SUIT
FOR DAMAGES.
YANKToN, D. T., July 17.-An article APP
peared In the Chicago Tribune and other
eastern papers on the fifteenth rejecting Sc
verely on DR.. II. j. Livingstone, late Indian
agent at Crow creek, and stating that Com
missioner Hoyt had discovered that the gi-
gantic frauds charged against DIR. Living
stone are proven by the records of the safe,
which was opened by government officials,
despite the protests of the doctor. Since these
charges have been frequently reiterated. DR..
Livingstone is understood to have taken pre-
hmlnary steps toward instituting action for
libel against the Chicago Tribune. He
claims that he has been misrepresented in
the matter, and that he will be able to vindi-
cate himself by the proceedings.
CHIEF EGAN KILLED, sCALPED AND BE.
HEADED BY CHIEF HOMILY s BAND.
SAN FRANCISCO, July II "A dispatch from
Baker City, Oregon. says that couriers just in
to Lagrade from Meacham's and Pendleton,
say that Chief Homily with band of Indi-
ans fought the hostiies on the fifteenth in
stant, killing Chief Egan, and have his scalp
and head. The Indians were near Emigrant
Spring, about four miles north of Meacham's,
where HomIly's band attacked them.
The hostile Indians are divided, one party
going to the head of Milky creek the other
toward Grand Ronde. Captain Kelly, with
scouts from Boise, who has been out a
month or more, passed Lagrade tonight, 60
ing to Colonel Sanford's camp, on North
Powder river. Wheaton, with his command,
Is at Bupnham Bridge, in the Blue noun
tains to-day scouting the country in that d.
rectlon General Howard is expected in
Grand Ronde valley in two days, at which
place he will establish temporary headquart-