Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-24

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81. THE Me- PERCES RETURNING.
+ A Bismarck special dispatch of the
Nth inst, says under date Of June 25,
from Fort Walsh, we have reliable III
formation that the hostile Nez Perces,
at'present on Canadian territory, are
moving across the Rocky Mountains to
to join those whotdid not break Out-ir
open hostilities last summer. Mr..
Baird, Gen. Miles agent, arrived few
days ago with three Nez Perces of
Joseph's band, to induce Che hostiles to
return to the United States. Maj.
Irvine, of the police force. left Fort
Walsh this moning with three Nez
Perces, to try and accomplish the re-
moval of White Bird and his band to the
the American side. III. s-aE .r..
. }. GREET INDIAN FRAUDS UNEARTHED. ,.-
~ A TT. Thompson, Dakota Territory,
special of the 14th, avs commissioners
Hayt, from Washington, is visiting the
Indian agencies In this section. To-
day he dropped down on Grow Creek
agency. and Inspector Hammond's
sealed book opened. 1t revealed fraud
and robbery unheard of on the Missou-
ri River. Last March the Grow
Creek, Lower Brule, and Chey-
enne agencies were all seized by
the military. A secret investigation
into their affairs, and still incomplete,
has developed conspiracy between
agents and traders that even startles
the natives. DR.. Livingston, of Crow
Creek, was taken without warning, 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 .A" Livingston in particular,
is to simply overwhelming. 1t
beats all the reform developments for
thieving. perjury, and forgery. The
details show shat they stole everything
in sight and iprostituted the whole
agency machinery to their private use.
Feeding and civilizing 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 a for
tune,L a 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 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
wagon-trains Crow Creek is the stop
ping place on the Fort Pierre route to
DeadWood. Indian annuties ana rations
were stolen and sold. ...4
..aDasy. IN THE FAR WEST.
Portland, Oregon, advices of the 18th
state that the following dispatch has Just
been received from Walla Walla the
18th, at s 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 tie Meacham road. They COM
menced firing between 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
WalluIa, July 18th, 1 P. NJ: This place
was thrown into excitement on the re-
ceipt of a 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 cali upon us.
Upon learning of fighting of Wild Horse,
Gen. Wheaton stopped 7 companies of
cavalry under Gen. Forsyth, who were
just leaving for 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 gisupposition and courier sent
from here to Gen. Forsyth, instructing
him to make all possible, speed and by
roads to Miles, who has doubt
less had q long hard fight to-day, as five
hundred Indians are. reported to have
been in the band that burned Cayuse
station, and it is Cundoubtedly this same
band that. Miles and perhaps Throck-
morton are fighting to-day. We have
all the women and children aboard the.
wharf boat; no one here, however, has
any fears for personal safety; we are
so we'll fortified. Runners have been
sent Quito ascertain the Whereabouts of
the ahostiles and report their appear
ance; ats o'clock this evening they
have not yet returned. ....aga... ..ar.
,9f.f aua+s SITTING BULL. ...r ..,al :
IA Bisnaark special of July 10Th says
a report has been received there that
the hostile Nez Perez Indians in Cana
dian territory with Sitting Bull are
quietly moving across the mountains
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