Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-18

DAN FRANCISCO, July ia BOISE City
dispatch says it is not true that the Umatil-
las have joined the hostiles. Ga the other
hand one hundred warriors have joined Col
onel Forsythe who fought the hostiles yes
terday, and brought in twenty-five scalps
and three hundred horses.
MOVEMENTS OF THE HosTILEs.
A Portland dispatch says the following IS
received there from General Wheaton, dated
Umatilla agency, July 18th:
The hostIles are reported moving from their
position near headquarters on III Kay's creek.
| sent Forsythe with a cavalry column in
quick pursuit and will follow him with Miles's
column. M'Bean, a Umatia interpreter,
says the Umatila scouts are now fighting the
Bannocks raidng parties, and Snake Chief
Egan is reported killed. A gentleman who
arrived here from Yakima valley brings the
following news concerning
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AT THE AGENCY.
There are two thousand Simcoes there,
commanded by Chief Joseph Squires, but he
has little or no influence with the tribe. They
have few arms and no ammunition, and,
even if so inclined. could not offer battle to
the hosties. Thus far they are peacefully
disposed, and Agent Wilbur apprehends no
danger from them, although some of the
renegade and dissatisfied Indians have been
missing of late. Chief Moses with all his
Qlintallcums is encamped in the Kittellas
may conclude to commit depredations, in
consequence of which they are seeking the
protection Of the towns. Yakima City, on
the boundary of the Simcoe reservation, is
full of people, and Wednesday thirty hostile
Bannocks aud Snakes crossed the lower end
of the reservation, stealing and driving stock
away They shot at boy on horseback, but
he returned the fire, killing one of the red
skins, and escaped by hard riding.
INDIAN BARBARITIEs AT sITKA
SAN Francisco, July 17.-Sitka advices
by way of Victoria report that in a fight
among the Indians four were killed. The
Indians are favorably disposed toward the
whites. An old squaw was hayed alive and
hanged by the Indians for practicing witch
craft.
SECRETARY sCHURZ INTERVIEWED ABOUT
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, July 17-Secretary Schurz
to-day, on being asked his opinion as to the
result of the consultation between the COM
mission recently sent out to Dakota, accom-
panied by Commissioner Hoyt and the Sioux,
said that Mr.. Hoyt's mission had not failed as
has been asserted, and also the objects men
toned In the letter of instruction have been
complied with; and, | ought to add, that the
removal of the Sioux Indians would have
taken place long ago had not congress so long
delayed the appropriations for that purpose.
The department asked for these appropria-
tons at the October session, and then during
the regular session several times by letters
addressed to the speaker of the house, but
without result. All promises made to these
Indians have been and are being complied
with, and the Sioux chiefs have repeatedly
expressed satisfaction with the manner with
which supplies are delivered to them, and also
as to the quality and quantities of the sup
plies.
Ques.-Has not the discovery of the swind-
ling operations carried on at the Crow Greek
agency by DR.. Livingstone been a surprise to
you?
Ans.-Not at all l k1ew we'll all the
details of it several weeks ago. The fact is
that | had the case transmitted to the depart
ment of justice, some weeks ago, for the
prosecution of the offenders, and 1t Is now in
the hands of the district attorney of Dakota
Territory. | notice that some newspapers
speak of General Hammond as If he were an
officer of the army, and as if these discoveries
and disclosures had been made against the
Indiln bureau. General Hammond
is an officer of the Indian bureau,
appointed last year by the President
by my request as superintendent of Dakota
superintendency. l got wind of these trans
actions and reported them. He came to
Washington, and the whole campaign for
discovering these things was planned in my
Office by General Hammond, Commissioner
Hoyt and myself. ii - therefore, the Indian
service under its pre.ent management that
made the DISCOVERIES, and great credit is
due to Inspector Hammond's sagaci;y, cour-
age and energy. | notice, also, that when
ever by the efforts of the department these
crimes are discovered, instead of giving
credit to those who make the discoveries,