Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-16
COMMISSIONER HoYr DISAPPOINTED.

N-ouu iuuans' hoyt spoke pleasantly
them and Red Cloud responded He sal
they wanted to 90 to White Clay creek. owe
two hundred miles from the Missouri rive
They would not locate nearer. The grea
father had promised them this selection
writing. be wanted Eve hundred cows an
other cattle, farm-hoeses and schools. n
was content with their supplies, and wante
a Catholic priest. The commissioners saw
was useless to attempt to get the Indians t
locate on the Missouri river. bat Stanley toll
Red Cloud that the cost of transpoi tation G
supplies that long distance would come on
| OF the supplies. The commissioners general
| ly agreed that Red Cloud was right, and tina
the Indians might go west. Spotted Tail Il
| equally determined to go thirty-five mile
| west Of the Missouri river. Hoyt is mucl
| disappointed.
HOT WORK GOING ON.
| SAN FRANCIsCo, July IA Portland
dlspa' ch says; General Sprague. supefintend
ent OF the o. 5. n. company, has received
the following dispatch from Governor Chad
| wick, under date of Umatilla, July I3sk: Comic
Portland do anything to relieve the distress
OF Pendleton! The actual necessaries of life
are needed there by families forted up. Some
emigrants are there. | have requested the
officials to prevent suffering"
The following dispatch was received from
Weila' Waila, dated July 18th, 8 p.m.: "A
man who left Weston to day says the troops
are fighting between the mouth of the LODI
Willow and Cayuse station, twelve miles
from Weston, On the Meaeham road. They
commencing between eight and nine O'Clock
this morning. They were still Sighting when
he lett. There are about three hundred ard
hlty soldiers under arms. They expect Major
Sanford at Cayuse station tonight Sig
companies that left Walla- Walla for Lewis
ton have been turned back and are now en-
10 fnK oil H.,
arrived IN this city obtaining families coming
In for safety, They are still arriving from
vLrlous directions.
The following dispatch was received from
Walla- Walla on the thirteenth instant at
three O'Clock in the evening: This, nlaea
upon receipt of report that the hostlles
were on Wild Horse creek, and that fighting
was going on there between the artillery and
the Indians, and that in all probability the
Reds wolld come down Van SICKLE canon
and make for the mouth of Snake river,
passing within two or three miles of this
place, and likely calling upon us. Upon
learning of the fighting on Wlld-Horse creek
General Wheaton stopped seven companies
of cavalry, und-r General Forsythe, who
were just leaving for Lewiston, and ordered
them immed ately to Walla Walla to aid
General Miles, who was supposed to be
engaged. A message has just received con-
frming this suppositi0n, and courier sent
from. here to General Forsythe, instructing
him to make all possible speed and by the
shortest roads to General Miles, who has
doubtless had long, hard fight to day, as
FIVE hundred Indians are reported to nave
been in the band that burned Cayuse station.
1t is undoubtedly the same band that Miles
and perhaps ThrockmoIton are fighting.
We have all the women and children aboard
the wharfboat. No one here, however,
has any fears for personal safety, we are So
well fortified. Runners sent out to ascertain
the whereabouts of the hostiles and report
their appearance at six o'clock this evening
have not yet returned.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS OF FRAUD AND
RAsCALITY BY AN INDIAN AGENT.
CHICAGO, July l5.--The Tribune's special
from Fort Thompson, Dakota Territory, says
that the visit of Commissioner Hoyt to the
Indian agencies Is developing astounding Of
ieIal fraud and rascahty on the Missouri
river, and a conspiracy between the agents
and traders which startles even the natives.
DR.. Livingston, OF Crow creek, is condemned
by overwhelming testimony as he was taken
unawares, and had no opportunity to remove
the evidence of his guilt His stealing began
in 1870, when FIRST appointed, through the in
fiuence oil tie Episcopal church. as the agent
Of the Crow, Creek and lower Brule agencies,
numbering three thousand. He has accumu-
lated a fortune, acquired an interest in three
Nevada silver mines, and owns two cattle
ranches and hotel, which was regularly sup
piled with food and vegetables from the
agency. He and his partners forced the
agency employees who were mostly ignorant
men, to board there. They utilized the gov
eminent blacksmith shop for private gain,
fed their private stock at the government
crib, sold government wood to steamboats,
and hay to Black Hills wagons. Indian an
nuities were stolen and sold. The ring
void charge the government for hay
and wood, which the Indians were
compelled to put up In or
der to get their annUities and rations,
and then sell this hay and wood a second time
to steamboats,, military posts and bull
whackers. The proceeds OF the crops raised
on the agency were not accounted for. The
traders warehouse was stocked from the gov
eminent warehouse, and the provisions sold
to the Indians Rations and annuities were
drawn for three thousand more Indians than
there were at the agency. Congress appro-
priated one hundred and seventy thousand
dollars for this agency during Livingston 5
administration, and he stole all he could
His ignorant employees, glad to get rations,
waived the issue of false vouchers, of which
one hundred and fifty have been already dis
covered, ranging in amount from fifty to fl
teen hundred dollars. Livingston was, says
luS COhinlItccs a pIOuo ltduu, Ruiily vi every
crime against official honor and business in.
tegrity. the neighboring agents and trader
are In the same condition as to dishonesty
except that they have been generally notified
Of the coming storm, and have put their
houses in order. The returns of the agents
as to goods on hand are almost invariably
false forgeries and perjury are of nearly
everyday occurrence, and the amount of ex-
pense is overwhelming. Inspector Hammond
has removed three agents since last spring
and replaced them with military officers d:
acting agents, and the crack of doom ii
sounded about those agents.
PARTICULARS OF THE UMALLA FIGHT.
SAN Francisco, July ia Walla Walla
dispatch gives the following account of the
fight at Umalla reservation: News reached
Colonel Miles, who was at Pendleton, that tbs
hostiles were at the rvation. He at once
started for the scene " tn three hundred regu
lars. After a march OF about six miles, and
within short distance of Cayuse station, he
encountered between four hundred and five
hundred warriors. This was about eigh
o'clock in the morning. Getting his mer
into position Colonel Miles opened fire on the