Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-15
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THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
OUTRAGEOUS RING FRAUDS,
RED CLOUD DON'T WANTTO MOVE
BEACONsFIELD's POPULARITY,
WORK OF THE CONGRESS- CONMENDED
WHAT INDIAN CONNISSIONEu
HAYT HAS FOUND.
Astounding Disclosures Of Frauds
lev the Indian RSno

NEW YORK, July 15.-The Times has the fol-
lowing iowinS specials: Fort Thompson, Dakota Ter
[Hory, july IL Via Eankton, ID. T. July lD.-
commissioner 1ayt, from Washington, is now
visiting the Indian agencies in this section
do,Gay he dropped down on the Crow Creek
agency and found Inspector Hammnnd's :
sealed book opened. 1t reveals fraud and roh
bery TO an extent unheard of on the Mss0urj
TiYer. iYer. Last March the Crow Creek, Lower
hrt,e 10. ana cheyenne agencies were all seized
ny tne mlntary authorities. A secret inveSti-
canon into their affairs, which is still incOm-
plete, mas developed a conspiracy between the
agehlS and traders that even startleS the ma
uEeS. Dr. Livingston, of Crow Creek was
taken without warning, and his Office safe can
tuled betore he had time to remove the eyi-
ueLces OF his wealth and of his guilt. The
mountain OF testimony is still piIing up against
the ring, and Livingston in partic1lar aTI is
SIMPLY overwhelming 1t beats all fOrmpr de
yelolmentS Tor thieving perjury and forgery.
a; ne "DETAILS snow That they stole everything in
SiSht, and prQStltuted the whole agency ma
chlnery to their private use
Hed CLOUDS Determined Stand
oN BOARD STEAMER KEY WEST, July IS,
wa laEktOn, ID. T. July l4.)-The Stanley
commission, with Mr.. Hayt, Commissioner Of
1ndlan Affairs, held council with the Red
Cloud Indians at the agency on the Big Bend
OF the Missouri last Thursday. Commissioner
Hayt nrSt addressed few pleasant words To
Red Cloud and his warriors, and Red CIoud
responded. He wanted to go to White CLAW
creek, over 200 miles from the Missouri He
nae looked the ground over recently and was
ms locating any nearer; that point was fixed
lie wanted go cows, also oxen, wagons, farm
houses and SchOOlhOuSeS He was contautpd
with their supplies, and believed they cot all
the Great Father sent them. He wanted a
Catholic priest, and hoped the Commissioner
Would not forget It,. Red Clouds firm position
was applduded by the other chiefs. The com
mission saw at once that Red Cloud was deter
mined to go where he chose. and it was appar-
ent mat their mission was a failure as far as a
site accessible from the Missouri river was
concerned.
MIR. Haworth one of the commissioners and
a 1ormer agent for the kiowas and Conan
speech and that he was right. That uueX-
pected declaration brought down the Indian
house HaWOrth surrendered Oh sight
Inc council was short and all one sided
Or. irwin, the agent, boldly cOunSels the In
dams to 90 west and has insisted on this
adVlce In the lace OF contrary instructions
from Washington.
sPoIted Pootted TlifiI iaii equally Determined.
SpOtted 1all Is equally determined, and saws
he will burn down the agency buildings if his
Intended move from the Missouri is hindered
he commission left TO-DAY with an Indian
escort for the territory. They will be gone ~
DAYS or more. Commissioners Hayt is OppoSed
TO the movement west and is evidently disap-
pointed. tie VIII reach GanktOn tomorrow
and proceed east on the first train. Snotted
IallS choice of country is only 60 miles from
the Missouri. - 'N
lit is believed at the Indian bureau that the
conference with the Indians NAV vet reSnIt
satisfactorily 10 both parties. as they have dis
patches from Indian Commissioner Hayt that
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail are both cooper
atlng with the commission, which has not vet
completed its labOrs, and consequently The
success or failure of its mission ca1lot Vet he
decided.-Ed. Star