Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-16
THE RED DEVILS.
HOW THEY IRE KEEPING THE
FRONTIER IN A F,ERMENT.
Detailed Report of the Fight at Umatifla
A Skirmish at Cayusa Station-Offlcial
Frauds Upon the Indians of Dakota
Ked Clouds Band.
THE FIGHT AT uMAr1L1A.

THE FIGHT AT UMATIL1A.
/ SAN FRANCISCO, July ia dispatch gives
the following account of the fight at Umatilla
reservation: News reached Col. Miles, who was
at Pendleton that the hostiles were at the
reservation. He at once started for the scene
with 800 regulars After march Of about SIX
miles, and when within a short distance of
Cayuz station he encountered between 400 and
| 500 warriors. This was about 8 o'clock
in the morning. Getting the men into
position Col. Miles opened fire on the hostiles,
who returned it, but without effect, neither
side sustaining, any injury. This war continued
without lnterrhlsslon until u O'Clock when the
Indians attempted to charge Miles, Inc, b,1t
were driven off, the redskins being unable to
| stand the fire from the howitzer. In the charge
the Indians sustained considerable loss, those
present estimating their dead at fifteen Miles
casualties consisted of two men wounded, one
| in the arm and one in the leg. Shortly after
o'clock the Indians fell back toward the noun
| tains.
| This is the first time during this campaign
the hostiles have attempted charge, and
shows they are driven to desperation. During
| the whole fight they shot wild. Miles object,
in view of the overwhelming number against
| him, was to prevent the advance of the hos
tiles and if possible hold them in check till
reinforced. This he did, although his troops
were on foot and the sayages were we'll
mounted.
During Friday Indians completed the
| destruction of Cayuz station, which, on the
| day previous, they had partially destroyed. 1t
! is feared Meachams has met similar fate.
Among interested spectators &c Miles fight
| were large number of Umatillas who took
with neither party, but appeared to relish the
SPORT 1t is said number of young men be-
longing to this tribe under Weneapsnoot have
Joined TIE hcstiles,
Col. Cornoyer reports that the young warriors
have passed beyond his control.
AT 10 o'clock this morning Col. Forsyth with
his command was at Weston, having been
ordered to the scene of yesterday conflict, and
was moving rapidly as his horses could
travel, The forces now in the Umatilla coun-
| try amount to seven hundred men and il is
thought will be sufficient to bring the hostiles
to terms in few days; Notwithstanding re-
ports to the contrary it is most certain that the
hostiles have succeeded in crossing the Col
umbia.
Several mill men have just come into town
and report they were driven out of the noun
tains by Indians who appear to be in large num-
bers. Volunteer companies are being organized
| here and have placed themselves at the dispo-
sal of Gov. Ferry.
FIGHT AT CAYUsA STATION.
PORTLAND, July 15.-The following dispatch
is received from Pendleton: Troops under
Capt. Miles drove the Indians into the Foot
hills. near Cayusa station. They fought four
or five hours at long range in the valley.
Finally the troops and volunteers made a
charge and drove them four miles to the hills,
and captured several horses ON the field The
volunteers did well: The officer in command
complimented them highly. Quite a number
of Indians were killed, but the number could
not be learned. Nothing is doing to-day but
L
in the day, and watched close. Tonight
Col. Demands cavalry arrived on the Umatilla
river the other command, and will move
on the Indians early in the morning. Col
Sanford is coming up from LeGrande to be
near the Indians on Meacham's road. The In
tomorrow.
OFFICIAL FRAUDS.
CHICAGO July ia Tribune special from
Fort Thompson. d. T., says The visit Of
Commissioner Hayt to the Indian agencies is
developing astounding official fraud and ras-
cality on the Missouri river and conspiracy
between agents and traders which startle even
the natives.
DR.: Livingston, of Grow Creek, is condemned
by overwhelming testimony, he was taken
unawares and has no opportunity to remove
the evidence of his guilt. His stealing began
in 1870, when first appointed, through the in
1uence of the Episcopal church, agent of the
combined Grow Creek and Lower Brule ager-
cies, numbering three thousand.
He had accumulated fortune acquired an
interest in three Nevada silver mines, owns two
cattle ranches and hotel which was regularly
supplied with food and vegetables from the
agency where he and his partners-the agency
boarded. They utilized the government black
smith shop and material for private gain, fed
their private stock at the government crib, sold
government wood TO steamboats, and hay to
Black Hills wagons.
Indian annuities stolen and sold. The
ring would charge the government for hay and
wood which the Indians were compelled to put
| up in order 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 crops raised on the agency
were not accounted for. The traders ware
| house was stocked from the government ware
house and provisions sold to Indians. Rations
and annuities were drawn for 800 more Indians
than were at the agency. Congress appropri-
ated $40, OO0for this agency during Living
stons administration and he. stole all he
could. His ignorant employees glad to get IA
tions, would issue false vouchers, of which 15C
| have already been discovered, ranging in
amount from $50 to 81 500.
/ Livingston was, says the Courier, pious
fraud, guilty Of every crime against officia
honor and business integrity. Neighboring
agents and traders are in the same condition as
! to dishonesty, except that they have been gen
orally notified of the coming storm and have
put their houses in order. The returns of tn,
agents as to the goods on hand are almost invar
iably false forgeries and perjuries of nearly
every day occurrence and the amount of evi
dence is overwhelming. Inspector Hammond
has removed three agents since last spring ant
IL of4Soo
agents. The crack of doom is sounded abou
these agencies.
RED CLOUDS BAND.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, d. T., July l3.-Com
missioner Hayt and the Stanley commission
held a council yesterday with Red Cloud lndi
ans. Hayt spoke pleasantly to them and Re,
Cloud responded. He said they wanted to g
to White Clay creek over two hundred mile
from the Missouri river. They would not 10
cate nearer. The great father had promises
bred cows and other cattle, wagons
farm houses and schools. He was content will
their supplies. He wanted d Catholic priest
The commissioners saw it was useless t
attempt to get the Indians to locate on tn
Missouri river, but Gen. Stanley told Re-
Cloud the cost of transportation of supple
that long distance would come out of the SUP
plies. The commissioners generally agree
that Red Cloud was right, and that the Indian
might go West. Spotted Tail is equally deter
mined to go thirty-fve miles west of the Mis-
ouri river Hayt is much disappoi nted.
Movements of Ocean Steamships.
LONDON, July 15.-The screw steame,
Greece, Italia, State of Pennsylvania and s,
). rento, from New York; Massachusetts, Bosto
and Lake Champlain and Ph@necian, frol
Montreal, arrived out.
An Unjust Judge.
SALT LAKE, July ia petition to the Pres
! dent asking the removal from office of Chi,