Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-24

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day he dropped down on Crow Creek
agency. and inspector Hammond's
sealed book opened. 1t revealed fraud
and robbery u3heard Of on the Missou-
ri River. Last March the Crow
Greek, Lowell Brule, and Chey-
enne agencie1 were all seized by
the military. A secret investigation
into their affaiis, and still incomplete,
has developed a conspiracy between
agents and tHders that even startles
the natives. DR.. Livingston, of Crow
Creek, was tale without warning, and
his Office safe captured before he had
time to rem}ve the evidence of his
wealth and guilt. The mountain of tes-
timony still pifng up against the ring,
and Livingston in particular,
is simply Overwhelming. It
beats all the rsform developments for
thieving. perjury, and forgery. The
details show that they stole everything
in sight, and prostituted the whole
agency machinery to their private use.
Feeding and ciyilizing the Indians was
a secondary matter. The affidavits,
false vouchers forged pay-rolls, and
ring letters laid before Commissioner
Hayt prove that Livingston began in
1870 when first appointed. Since
then he has accumulated for
tune, matter of record. Be
sides his large landed interest, he is
a part owner in three silver mines in
Nevada. Livingston and MS "pards"
owned two cattle ranches. with stock,
rations, ETC., regularly supplied from
Crow Creek and Cheyenne agencies.
They were both seized by the govern
ment. -
They conducted hotel, supplied
regularly with beef, milk and potatoes
from the agency, and forced their en-
ployes to board there. They used the
agency blacksrnith-shop and material
for private gain. All their private stock
were fed at the government crib.
Livingston sold Agency wood to the
steamboats, and hay to the Black Hills
wagon-trains. Crow Creek is the stop
ping place on the Fort Pierre route to
Deadwood. Indian annuties and rations
were stolen and sold.
IN THE FAR WEST.
Portland, Oregon, advices Of the 10Th
state that the following dispatch has Just
been received from Walla Walla the
18th, at 8 p. NJ: A man who left Wes-
ton to-day says the troops are fighting
between the mouth of Lodi Willow and
Cayuse station, twelve miles from Wes-
ton, on the Meacham road. They COM
menced firing between s and o'clock
this morning, and they were still fight
ing when he left. There are about $50
soldiers under arms. They expect Maj.
Sanford at Cayuse station tonight. Six
companies that left Walla Walla for
Lewiston have been turned back and
are now en- route for Walla Walla. Many
wagons have arrived in the city contain
ing families coming in for safety. They
are still arriving from various directions.
The following dispatch received from
Wallula, July 18th, P. NJ: This place
was thrown into excitement on the re-
ceipt of report that hostiles were in
Wild Horse Creek, and that fighting
was going on there between the artillery
and Indians, and that in all probability
the reds would come on Van SICKLE Ca
non within two or three miles of this
place and are likely to call upon us.
Upon learning OF fighting of Wild Horse,
Gen. Wheaton stopped Z companies of
cavalry under Gen. Forsyth, who were
just leaving fdr Lewiston, and ordered
them Immediately to Wallula, or to aid
Miles, who it was supposed was engaged.
A message was just received confirm
ing this superstition and courier sent
from here to Gen. Forsyth, instructing
him to make al possible speed and by
shortest roads to Miles, who has doubt
less had long hard fight to-day, as five
hundred Indians are reported to have
been in the band that burned Cayuse
station, and it IS undoubtedly this same
band that Miles and perhaps Throck-
morton are fighting to-day. We have
all the women and children aboard the
wharfboat: no one here, however, has
any fears for personal safety; We are
40 well fortified. Runners have been
sent out to ascertain the whereabouts of
the hostiles and report their appear
ance; at 6 O'Clock this evening they
have not yet rs;urned.
SITTING BULL.
A Bismark special of July 10th says
report has been received there that
the hostile NeE Perez Indians in Cana
dian territory with Sitting Bull are
quietly moving across the mountains
back to their old homes. Maj. Craine
of the Canadian police left Fort Walsh
to try to obtain n reasonable removal
of the Nez Perez TO the American side.
The U. S. government warehouse at
Fort Lincoln containing clothing and
harness was burned yesterday morning.