Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-16

A. we are on the sahject Of DIAL, viii fur.
,hef state. that. not only does or did the
gallant captain conpe! the Indians 10 work
fpr that commodity, but he actually pur.
chased plams and other Wild berries from
the Indians, and With . burst Of generosity
seldom equslled and never sxceiled, paid
them FROM their own store Of this class Of
supplies. Legislation ia necessary in sucb
lean soil.
My statement about Little. Mol was
perfectly true. He asked the question
quoted in my last, VIZ: III the president
had run short of citizens after DIR. Cravens
despol? Z" or words to that effect. He did
at all, except in Yankton, but my authority !
in the premises, is infinitely superior 10 that
of the Herald man or any Of his acquain.
tances. Capt. Schwan will, in all probabii- !
ity not deny the allegation, az, from what l
can learn, the question was asked him by
Little No Heart, in public council. l, mat.
tiers very little one way or the other, but
wish to substantiate my statements for the
benefit of those interested.
i am not aware that the honor or iptegri.
ty of Capt. Schwan was attacked by me in
my letter of Nov. 9Th, but the Herald man
in his attempt to defend the captain, having
aspersed my character for veracity and 30
briefly, l will now give you an idea of the
nice sense of honor possessed by this officer
and gentleman. On my arrival at the agen-
cy he begged me to send a telegram to the
Press and Dakotaian, rectifying one of his
own to Commissioner Hayt, which
the Press and Dakotaian had copied.
lie assured me on bis honor as an officer
that the runaway Indians had not gone on
the war path, but had merely moved to
Spotted Tails, being dissatisfied at Chey-
enne. (whica was not surprisingly. Having
implicit confidence 10 him, I wrote the fol
lowing dispatch in his presence:
THE As lodges of Cheyenne Indians
which left the agency Oct. 16. and were
reported on the war path, are now at Spot
ted Tails camp, and are reported by the
agent at Rosebud TO be very peacesble In
dams. Everything quiet at this agency
l handed this dispatch to Schwan, who
promised to send it with one of his own,
and went to dinner. While Ut the dinner
table the agency farmer brought me a let
ter from Schwsn. asking me to change the
wording of my dispatch, so as to make il
read, that "only twelve lodges had left bis
agency and ut last accounts were on their
way back" This 10 the face of the fact
that be knew fifty.six lodges had lef, and
we're not coming back.
Having IN the mean time received a dis.
patch from Bowen & Kingsblry ordering
me to 60 to ,sebud, and investigate the
reported troubles there, l wrote TO Schwan
to that effect, and told him l could not send
my first dispatch, on that account, until l
lrDt N Rosebud opI ,,n,ll -.: L.
after dinner aud talk the mater over
able and Immaculate soldier, he coolly in.
formed me that he had sent my disps,ch te
the Fort Sully telegraph Office, notwith
farmer. NV surprise ard chagrin wer,
, of course u%nbounded, as up to This 1 had
, considered him strictly honorable. How
ever, l tried to make the best Of a bad cast
and went TO the boat landing 10 send a cor
, r%ection by telegraph. l was there Informed
that l could get no dispatch across that day
as the wind was blowing hard and the rive
was dangerous. 1t was dangerous 10 carr,
my dispatch but perfectly safe for Schwan's
Consequently the first dispatch reached tn.
Press aud Dakotaian, was published
altogether against my wishes and instruc
tions and through the Vaccinations of tn,
honorable and upright Captain Schwan
Is there any defending a man who woul,
be guilty Of such conduct as that? I shoulc
say no., and the party who defends him is
great deal worse than he il.
| am informed by private letter tina,
Schwau is now engaged in getting up 3
statement contradicting some of my asser
tions in my letter Of November Z, which b.
intends TO compel his employees to sign, OF
in case Of refusal of go their heads. As
winter is upon US and a trip down III,
river, particularly with women and
children, is not to be thought O
the probability ia thai
the employees will sign to save themseIve
from freezing to death, although if the ,ru,l
was known, it will go very much agains
the grain.
Regarding the reduction Of the s~alarie
of employees, which it IL asserted vas don
by order ofthe commission, it seems a sur
prising thing to me that Schwan's agency i
the only one where the unfortunate mel
are cut down in their wages. At othe
agencies the pay has been increased and tn
men made comfortable as possible. while a
Cheyenne it is quite the opposite. However
, the comfort or convenience Of The men a
{ this agency is an insignificant consideration
! The remarks Of the Herald man whic|
refer to me personally require no answe
> here. However, l will say this much:
was sober enough at Cheyenne and SuIly t
ferret out the truth, as to the workings O
the sgency, which it seems the representa-
I tive Of our contemporary has failed to do
One story is always good until another i
told. ALFRED CARRE.
!. Ill., Ill >1:-I1-