Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-19
Miscellaneous News
THE NEz pERcEs REruRNING.

! 18th inst, says under date OF June 70
from Fort Walsh, We have reliable in
formation that the hostile Nez Perces
at present Oh Canadian territory, are
moving across the Rocky Mountains t.
TO Join those who did not break out il
open hostilties last summer. Mr.
Baird, Gen. Miles agent, arrived few
days ago with three Nez Perces o
Joseph's band, to induce the hostiles (
return to the United States. Maj
Irvine, Of the police force, left For
Walsh this morning with three Ne;
Perces, to try and accomplish the re-
moyal ofWhite Bird and his band to tho
the American side.
GREAT INDIAN FRAUDS uEEARTHED.
A TT. Thompson, Dakota Territory
special Of the Nth says commissioner
Hayt, from Washington, il visiting the
Indian agencies in this section. To.
day lie dropped down on Crow Greek
agency, and inspector Hammond's
sealed book opened. 1t revealed fraud
and robbery unheard Of on the Nilsson.
Fl River. Last March the Grow
Creek, Lower Brule, and Chey-
enne agencies were MI seized by
the military. A secret investigation
INTO their affairs, and still incomplete,
has developed i conspiracy between
agents and traders that even startlcs
the natives. DR.. Livingston, Of Grow
Creek, was taken without warming, and
his Office safe captured before he had
time TO remove the evidence of his
wealth and guilt. The mountain Of tes-
timony still piling up against the ring,
and Livingston III particular,
is simply Overwhelming. 1t
beats all the reform developments for
thicving. perjury, and forgery. The
details show SHAT they stole everything
in sight, and prostituted the whole
agency machinery to their private use.
Feeding and civilizing the Indians was
II secondary matter The alliduvits,
false vouchers, forged pay-rolls, and
ring letters laid before Commissioners
Hayt prove chat Livingston began in
1870 when first appointed. Since
then he has accumulated a for
tune, Il matter Of record. Be
sides his large landed interest, he Is
u part owner III three silver mines in
Nevada Livingston and his "pards"
owned two cattle ranches, with stock
rations, etc, regularly supplied from
Grow Creek and Cheyenne agencies
They were both seized by the govern
ment.
They conducted u hotel, supplied
regularly with beef milk and potatoes
from the agency, and forced their en-
poyes to board there. They used the
agency blacksmith-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
Crow Creek is the stop
on the Fort Pierre route to
Deadwood. Indian annuties and rations
were stolen and sold.
IN THE FAR WEST.
Portland, Oregon, adyices of the 10Th
state that the following dispatch has Just
been received from Walla Walla the
18th, ut $ T.. 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 IVES
ton, on tie Meacham road. They COM
mcnccd firing between and o'clock
this morning, and they were still fight
ing when he left. There are about 800
soldiers under arms. they expect Maj
ut Cayusc station tonight. Six
companies that left Wala Walla for
Lewiston have been turned back and
arc now en- route Tor Wallu Walla. Many
wagons have arrived IN the city contain
ing families coming iii for safety. They
are still arriving from various directions.
Tie following dispatch received from
Wallula, July l3th, | r. NJ: This place
was thrown into excitement on the re-
ceipt Of report that hoStlles were in
Wild Horse Creek, and that fighting
was going on there hetwceE tile artillery
and Indians, and that in MI probability
the reds would come on Van Sycklc 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 for Lewiston, aud ordered
them Immediately TO Wallula, or 10 aid
Miles who it was supposed was engaged.
A message was just received confirm
ing this supposition and courier sent
from hereto Gen. Forsyth, instructing
him TO make all possible speed and by
shortest roads To Miles, who has doubt
less had long hard fight to-day lis five
hundred Indians are reported to have
been in The band that burned Cayuse
station, and il is undoubtedly this same
band that Miles and perhaps Ihrocl.
morton are lighting To-day. We have
i'll the women and children aboard the
wharfboat no one here, however, has
any fears for personal safety, We are
So well fortified. Runners have been
sent out "a ascertain the whereabouts oi