Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-29
BLAND'S CASE.
Agent McGlllicuddy Gives Good Reasons
for Bouncing Crank
Washington special oath
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Agent McGlllicuddy Gives Good Reasons
for Bouncing q Crank.
Washington special, oath.
"The secretary of the interior depart
ment had just received from Indian
Agent V. 7. McGillicuddy, report re.
garding the removal of DR.. T. A. Bland,
editor of the Council Fire, from the Pine
Ridge agency. DR.. Bland is also here
and has filed statement giving his side
Of the case. McGillicuddy. says: 'Dr.
Bland arrived at the agency June 2Sth,
bearing the letter of the secretary of the
Interior, and that he was Immediately
removed therefrom. The reasons he
assigns for the removal are ostensibly
that he caused disturbance among the
Indians and perhaps, as DIR. Bland
alleges, because DR.. Bland published
and commented upon in his paper, ex-
tracts from Inspector Pollock'e
report on McGillicuddy's Off
clal action. McGillicuddy re.
lates that he gave Red Cloud and other
disturbers at the agency passes to Valen.
tine, Neb.. to meet DR.. Bland, whom they
denominated as special commissioners to
the great father to settle their land bust.
ness and straighten up agency affairs
generally. On the way down these In.
dians were Joined by Little Chief, of the
Cheyennes, and forty other Sioux, con-
sisting of nearly all the opponents of
civilization. Before and alter the de.
parture of the party, the report contin-
ues, the antagonistic class of Indians
near the agency, adherents of Red Cloud,
pretended that things at the agency
were to be reorganized in the interest Of
Red Cloud, and enemies of the latter
were to be punished. This had very
demoralizing effect. On the arrival Of
the party at the agency, Dr. Bland did
not at once report to the agent, as the
regulations required him to do, but went
to hotel, where he gave sort of recep.
tion to the Indians. As he would not
conform to the regulations, and prom.
ised to be source of continual trouble,
cGillicuddy requested him to depart.
DIR. Bland refused, and was arrested and
then taken to Nebraska.
A subsequent letter has been received
from Agent McGillicuddy asking the
department to forward, without delay,
1000 rounds Of United States forty. five
calibre cartridges for Remington maga.
zine rifles, they having only 200 rounds
on hand, adding that the ammunition is
necessary for the proper moral support
of the police. He complains of the
hostile attitude of the mob element
under Red Cloud. and says DR..
Bland is to large extent responsible
therefor. He says that on July 1st Dr.
Bland had general council in Nebraska,
seven miles from the agency, attended
by l30 of the worst class of Indians. In
this council DR.. Bland was represented
as general representative of the govern.
ment, in which capacity he requested
$1,000 from each agency. Immediately
after the council, 200 or 800 Cheyennes
appeared in Red Clond's village, appar-
emily to take possession, offensive and
defensive. It appears, the letter con-
tinues, that the Indians, who are to as.
sassinate the agent at Red Clouds re.
quest, as suggested by DR.. Bland at the
fremont house, Washington, are to be
selected from these Cheyennes. Mr..
Joslin, acting secretary of the interior
said to-day that the department had moi
taken any action regarding the difficulty
DIR. Bland's charges had been filed, and
will be forwarded to McGillicudy for his
answer. McGillicuddy recommends tha,
Todd Randall also be removed from the
reservation. He further says of DR.
Bland: This man Bland, ultra and
visionary in his ideas, is one Of class Of
individuals of the Guiteau stripe, mer
in whom it is difficult to determine where
eccentricity leaves off and insanity be-
gius-men who are dangerous in civil.
lied communities, and doubly so in the
Indian country, and particularly SO az
coming from Washington, as it is known
as the great fathers home, and the Indi.
ans naturally regard all persons coming
from there as Official"
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Bland onc Gillicuddy.