Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-22
UP RIVER MATTERS.
More Talk About the Military seizures
ny Gen. NaManN ont.

HsDSes s"N shsNSt bfutt
ny Gen. Hammond.
\ great many reliable gentlemen have
recently COM down from thv upper country
and our conversation with them confirms us
IN the belief that there is no possible excuse
for the high handed military doinss which
are rendering famous the Indian agencies ut
at Lower Hrule and Il, Crow Creek. Gen.
Hammond. himself, was one of the rccen,
arrivals, but he got through Ianktop, on
his way to Washington, 80 fast that there
was no opportunity to secure his version OF
things. The Sioux City Journal, however,
caught him and found out tha, he was
overwhelmed with surprise at the discovery
Of his Notorie,y. He was reticen,, too, in
the presence OF the reporter, but managed TO
deny the story OF Mr.. Broekmann, give, to
the Press and Dakotaian also that he had
removed any traders and that he, had told
the Red Cloud Indians they might move
back TO Eagles Nest. He said DR.. Living
ston had resisted his movements, and init
matedlhat the bull dozcd Nlaakker, who
suicided, had been killed to get him ont of
the way. AT Iankton Gen. Hammond
said he was going to Sioux City or Council
Bluffs. At Sioux City he told the reporter
it was none Of his business. His bagg ,ge
was CT eckei to Dubuque, but there is rea-
son to believe that he is bound for WASH
ington.
|, The Journal man also interviewed Il, q.
Cowgirl, trader at Red Cloud agency, and
rnf from, Hin, a h;,h1, conventional .......
Of thirgs. Mr.. Cowgirl seems to be laboring
! under the fear tina, his leadership head may
/ come of if he don't make strong case OF it.
He said DR.. Livingston refused to give up
the government property until it was forced
1 from him that DR.. Livingston has $40 900
! worth OF property in his possession unac-
] counted for tina, Deputy Sheriff Eimunds
and Mr.. Boyles were arrested or pelsisting
in entering the stockaie after being repeat
edly ordered TO fall back that Livingston
! refused to go to Washington at the invitation
Of Gen. Hammond and leave a settlement of
of the mat,er.to the Indian commissioner /:
that Maj. Clarkson was confronted at Wash
j ington with evidences Of fraud that Haak-
ker's feelings were so wrought upon bv DIR.
4 Livingston that he committed suicide. After
! all this information, which we give in CON
! densed form, Mr.. Cowgirl admitted that he
! had not been 10 Crow creek, but had receiv-
] ed his information from reliable" parties,
largely from Gen. Hammond himself.
! In regard to these assertions, we are pre-
J pared 10 state that they are generally untrue.
Mr.. Broekmann is ready to swear to all he
j., has said, and a great deal more that he has
not given to the public. 1t is also slsccpti-
BILE Of proof that Hackers suicide was
! caused by the fear which came upon him
through the high-handed proceedings in
= progress at Crow Creek, and an in,imation
that he was murdered because he was an
4 important witness against DR.. Livingston is
1 pure fabrication, which it Is safest to give
u,terance to at a good distance from the
scene OF trouble. The interview with Mr..
Cowgirl is hardly worth any notice. He
knows no more about matters at Crow Creek
or Iankton agency than people in Sioux City
= do. His testimony il all h~earsay, and lie
! went a long distance cut OF his way to mis-
, represent Livingston and Clarksor. We
= have previously published true statements
! regarding operations against these gentle
men, and investigation only confirms those
= statements. Delegate kidder was a witness
to all that passed between Mai. Clarkson and
the Indian commissioner, and his account OF
4 the affair entirely disproves the lihelous as
\ %sertions advanced by Mr.. Cowgirl.
4 We again assert that had the change in
J agents at Lower Brule and Crow creek been
effected with the same scrurulous regard for
proprie,y and law as marked the proceed
: ings of Col. Wood at Cheyenne agency, un
i der like circumstances, there would have
3 been none of this public outciv. 1t is the
manner OF proceeding. the assumption of
arbitrary military authority, which renders
. the whole affair obnoxious to the
\ people and they will not cease to protes,
: against it until the great wrong is righted