Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 15, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. ARTISTRIO TAlLfl!lhl/l:‘l’h s AREINTAG TANL ORI e FACTS. £ Woolens ix BUPERIOR in O e 00 Fininh. We muke them {n ARTISTIO MABNCL N8 and. WORKMEN: We WARBANT overy artiole to be EX. ACTLY A8 REPREBENTED. We_ate A Bl our goods as low as an HONBST M\fr{fgxan. FEFALLY GOOD, oan' be furnished. s Buits, $45 upwardi 3321332: T‘;°“5;"' il.oml:pw ds. Alor EP&%%%EE‘ ¥ATx108, and pro- nt sty ; Ao I WS T AN DARD the HIGH- ESY. SPECIAL AgBTEN'I.‘ION given to WHEDDING TOILETS. EDWARD BLY, IMPORTING TAILOR, 168 & 165 Wabash-av., cor. Monroa-at, EDUCATIONAL. RACING COLLEGE, : o (ncludes & Bchool of Letters and & Yaclne Coler® MMiera. 18 ateon Goa mar Echoots e iy for Collogo o bustaess, Thorough Falnirg 18 combined with true diselpline, #nd Digh cwiture, Coliega and pea” Hopt. 3. Roys from 10 yesrs 4 received in the Graminar ¥chool,” tor tion apply to ey, JAMES DE KOVE: s, " Jennings Seminary, Aurora, I, TI# RCIONL, FOR THR TIMES. F(;)n fall mvemumz&l Innext 9llurdl§l| 18ane of the ARTIN K. CAD Priacipal, Morgan Park Military Academy . D, N, RIRK TALCOTT, } Asoct; F RPN AS “’.r'r rineioaln t-clunn Preparatory Bchool for Tloys, Location art e el fons) FACITIEien URRUFaded - Reptlon feina et b e For Tull information sead for cat- alogie 0 Moran F'ark, Cook Co., 11l ONION GOLLEGE OF LAW, CHICAGO, ILL, Calleglatn year, 3¢ weeke. Degina Se 11, 1878, e Y0 ber yeat 1n advance. “Eor Chrajons, oits ikt dress . B, HURD, A ©3 Dearborn-st.., Chicago, 1N MRS, CUTHBERTS SEMINARY, Fonrteenth yoar opens Bent. 0, for young i entiren: "HoIndIng nd day schior. ¥l Ko clent and cxperienced teachers, Buperlor R A g SN ficen - ot e ad- dre LUTHBERT, !I!i.\‘ll!. KUUGKNIA Principal. MURLC tthe New Engl Music Hially the largest l‘mn e achool In tha W Ten miles from Philiadelphta, under the care of Friends, xives @ thorougl colicginte education Lo both sexes, urues of stud; who liere purede the satg celte tie aama degrees, Far catalo perticulrsaa 1 couran of sty tormi EpWaiip it WAGILL, o g NT. LOUIS (Law Doy entof Washington Univeraity, nual term opens Uct. I, 1878, Co ven touths each. Diploia sdmits 1o pactiee. in fee, §il, No extras. Address for cf e Louie, July t, 1678, NE! CHCU MADAD 1TCH . Dean. ME CLENENTH 8§ A o Iadles and chiliren, GERMAN 7y SO Rt abifuned 1837, AATOWN ne ‘sehvol wiit reopen Wednesday, _¥or circulars appiy o suss’k MIGHLAND MILITARY ACADEMY, ‘Worcester, Mass.,, fita cadeta for college, sclentific wchiool, and busingis. Twonty-third eAr beging uept. i . 1, 'IUAL{‘. A. M., supl. STARCE ERKENBRECHER'S Bon-Ton Starch 1s absolutely odorless, and Chomi. cally Pure. It'ts snowflako white. It is suscoptiblo of the highost and most lasting Polish. It possossos groator strongth of body than othor trade brands, It is_packed in Pouund Parccls. Full Woight guaranteod, t gosts loss monoy than any Btarch in tho World, Ivis manufacturod in the heart of glo groatost coreal rogion of tho obe, It is Bold universally in America b§ Grocers and Doalors. ts annual consumption reaches Twonty Million Pounds. ANDREW ERKENBRECHER, CINCINNATI. Zrhendrecher's World-Famous CorneStarch for Food. FAVOIRL & KNAYNS, Bolo Northwesteru Agcnts, Chicago. FINANCIAL, Y O TN bl o WS LAZARUS SILVERMAN, BANKER, OOAMBER OF COMMEROE, 18 BUYING AND SELLING Govern t Bondy, Cook County Ordors, City Serip, Contractors’ Vouchers, And selling Exch I ‘ranke fnd yelling Exchangs un Lendon, Farls, Frank ~_NoricE, OFFIGE OF Vi COUNTY TREASURER, OOOK COUNTY, ILL, nicavo, July 13, 1878, Dolinquent Tax.psyars will pleaso ra- member that spplication for judgment for taxos dus was made on the Bth of this month, mnd that by paying now they will #avo muoh trouble and annoyano: B, MoOREA, OCANNED MEATS, TUE OREATENT FAVONITE T1i15 SEATON 1N~ CINIQY»_;:" SHLB BEASON IN NATURAL CONSERVED 3 ASK TOUR GROCEN Yol 17, RAND, TO RENT. Andbasement 38 Lasalle-st. 1 also 4 10urth B0urs of s and 40 LaSKilo 8.1 each Haci'ad e R A T Bare” WAL G DOW: 6 Tribune Bulldig. o °F 40 DENTISTRY, TEST SET, 38, BTt e rata e Guid Fliltngs at 10w rates, DHs, McCHESNEY, Cor. Clark aud Randolph-sta. FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION NOTICE, WS Sppartacnablp of HOLLEY, EASTON & Attex Sl day dissived. by wuiua conscns. Alvscciuaia e seitiod by our succemors HOLLEY & ALLEN Cuteana, July 15, 1878, 0. G ALLEN) TFOPABTNEEBHIP NOTICE, wlhs,Bidenigued Have iy da foruned s coperiner- Witor the rnuaculunof tne” Graih Fiour, o Pro: R miion laiucs, under e nh bame 3 litan Block, G, D. 9, July 19, JuTe. DISSOLUTION. Jil,Juba N. Gage bas Wia day retired frow our :filfl‘u.‘u busluess Wit I:auluullguad by the ummrt'.n‘u ucrs uuder (hg 0ld o Raie, UAGE BROS. & CO. oJU7 1, 1674, AB ORIGINE He Has Been Robbed by Agents From the Beginning. And Has by Turns Endured and Fought Furi- ously. The War Now in Progress in the Mountains of Idaho, Miles, Throckmorton, and Forsythe Fighting Like Heroes. A Battle All Yesterday, and Great Anxiety at ‘Weston. The Astdnishing Revelations Made at the Crow Creck Agency. Hammond Unearths Enough Theft to Mako Honesty Blood Raw. Complate Exposure of the Operations of the Big Indian Ring. Livingston’s System a Parallel to That of Warden Cralg, of Xowa. Uttor Rofusal of Red Olond to Listen to the Btanloy Commission. THE WESTERN WAR. A CBY YOR MELP, . Bax Fraxcisco, July 14.—A Tortland dfs- patch says: Gen. Npracue, Buperintendent of the Oregon Steamship Navigation Company, tas recelved the following dispatch from Gov. Chiad- wick, under date of Unatills, July 18: “Could Portland do anythlog to relievy the distreas of Pendlcton? Actual necessaries of llfc are need- ed there by famllles forted up. SBome emigrants aro there, I liave requested the ofliclals to pre- vent suftering.”” YIORTING, The following dispateh is recelved from Walla- Walla, July 18, 8 p. m.: “A msn wholeft Weaton to-day says the treops are fighting bo- tweon the mouth of Lodl Willow and Cayuse Btation, twelve miles from Weston, onthe Meacham road. They comtuenced fring between 8and 0 o'clock this mornlvg. They were stiil fighting whenheleft. Theroarcabout 850 soldiers under arms. They were expecting Maj. Ssnford at Cayuse Station to-night. Blxcompanics thst left Walia-Watla for Lewistonhave been turned back, and are now en route for Wallula. Mauy wagons have arrived in this city contalnlug famllies coming i for safety. Thoy aro still arriving from vsrious directions. GALLANT MILES AT IT AGAIN. The following dispatch has becn recelved from Wallula, July 18, 10 p. m. “This place was thrown into excitement this afternoon upon the receipt of a report that tho hostiles were on Wild-Horso Creck, ana that fighting was golng on thelr between the astitlery and the Indlans, and that, in all probabllity, the reds would come down the Vansyckle Canon and make for the mouth of Smake River, passing witbin two or three miles of this place, and, likely, calliug upon us. Upon lesrniug of the fighting .on tho Wid-Horse, Gen. ‘Wheaton stopped seven companles of cavalry under Qen. Forsythe, who were just leaying for Lewiston, and ordered them immediately to Wallula, or to ald Miles, who, 1t was supposed, was engaged, A messave was just recelved conlirmiig this sup. position, and a courier seut from hers to Gen. Forsythe lustructing him to MAKE ALL FOSSISLE SPEED, and by the shurtcst roads, to Miles, who had doubtless had a long and hord Oght to-day, as 500 Indisns are reported to have been fn the band that burned Cayuse Btatfon, It {s un- doubtedly this samne band tbat Allos, sud per- haps Throckmorton, are fightlng to-day, Wo Lave all the women and chitdren aboard the wharl-boat. No oue, however, has any fcars for our persoual safety, as we aro 8o well fortifled, Runners were sent out to ascertaln the where- abouts of the hostiles and report thelr appear- aaco at 6 o'clock this evening, They Lave not yet returoed. BLOJDINED NEAR PANDLETON. PoRTLAKD,Ore., July 13.—~The following start- ling news Is just reccived from Pendleton, under date of the 13th, from J. B. Keeny, The dis- patch was dirocted to Qov. Chadwiek: 4 Yours just recelved. Wil try and get an escort for a wagon ja the morning, We have been having excitiog times here to-day. The hostile Indians sre I forco on tho rescrvation. Goarge Coyean, of Portlaud, sod Al Bunker, of LaGrande, were shot this alternoon about eix miles from here vn the stago road to Cayuse, Cuggas was killed, sud Buuker supposed to be mortally wounded. Fred Foster was with them, sud ouly gotaway by luck, Buaker rode with bim for about two miles after be was shot,and he was compelled talesys bim. Foster gave us the uews, and we started u team with fourtesn men a8 &0 edcort tovo for Buaker, They got aafar as Chict Wincamonoat's tarm, when TUNY WERN ATTACKED snd compelled 1o return after exchaogiog s vumberof shots. s Tue lodisns sro sbout 150 strong. The l.m-u‘llu are undoubtedly fighting with them. Msj. Counoyer was with the party attacked. They thiuk they killed one Indiau, as ko wus sten o lal) from hls norse. *+Tho Cayuse House was piltaged and burned. Our stago station was not burucd at dark, ** Capt. Milea’ comwand will reach ths Agency to-night. His soldiers sre all very much ex- hausted, aod should they go Into the Agency hlukiug that the Umatiltas aro all right, they may OXT TON WOAST OF IT. Our familics are at the mill and Court-House, aud tho tuwu ls well guarded.” Col. Etlioger, of this city, has just reccived the followiug dispatch from Guv. Chadwick: “UMaTILLA, July 19.—1 bave made a call tor 800 voluuteers, Bee tbat ho bas men. uot 80 wuch fur putuber,but for courage, setivity. aud enduraoce. Short work, boysl I will get the balavce here," Capt. . C. Bears, of the Poriland Volunteer Rangers, has just reccived the following: * UMATILLA, July 13—8 a. m,—Come at once, as you propose. 1 have guns at Vancouver now; will get them. 8. ¥. CiApwick.” THR GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION ealling out the voluntcers fn substance recltes the condition of affaira; that ali friendly Indi. ans will go to the nostiles whenever thoy flad they can be successful szainst the whitesi that all friendly Indlans, witn few exce?flans. aro_mldoight alites of the hostlles, and help them In removing sto- ien stock and plunder; that thelr promises and pledges of friendship canwot be relleid upon. They have mislea the gettlcrs and soldlers, and SCOUTS OR TNH HOSTILER. He jurther cautions the volunicers sgainst doing any act not justified by the customs gov- erning modern watfare, The men will all be raised fn Eastern Oregon, Gov, Ferry yesterday dispatched Gov. Chad- wick that lie could have guns now from Van- couver on his allowance. A large numbcer ot freighit wagons are on the road four miles above Cayuee Station. The men aud horscs aro gove. The road Is dangerous. The following letter fs just recclved at Umatilia by Gov, Chadwick hy courer from Pendleton: " The troups under Capt. Miics are now fighting about twn miles abova the Agency with the Indians. Have ueen fighting for thie last two hours. The Indians ara on the river pear thelr gencral campiny place. Al- "||l°l:i“bll the Umatllise are supposcd to be in the fight. ‘* Al Bunker has just got in. Coggan has not been founid yet, Bhould the Indians get the best of Capt, Miles, we will all undoubtediy have to fight. There are aver 100 here who have no arms of any kind." ACATTERED BANDS. 8ax Franoisco,July 18.—A Baker City, Ore., diapatch says the hostiles have tnado their ap- carauce on Clover Creek, a _tributary ol the Flmm Powdet River. Capt. Vivian's company of Egbert’s command, whilo scouting yesterday [ that direction, captured seven Iudlans, slelit squaws, and some children, with some twent! head of horaes,aftor a vigorous pursult, Thirty or mare of the hostiles escaped. Beouts from Meacham's report alsrge teafl throueh the Blue Mouotains, passing towsrd the Buake River, mado early vesterday morning. Fubert's command s ordéred to the Payette country to wateh for retreating hostiles, who are avlduntl{ moving north toward Idaho and the Salmon Rlver country as fast as possible. Sauford’s command Is ordered to Valley, near Daly’s rauctiy then to trall ot the Indians north. ‘The prisoners captured yesterday ara now on tho way to Fort Loise under Egbert's eacort. HAN Fuancisco, Cal,, July 18.—Uov. Chad- wick and Gov. Ferry have visited ‘Howard and arranged for the “co-operation of volunteers with Howard's furces. Cavuse statfon, where the Uovernors met Howand, was aftorwardy burned by tho hostiles, Howard telegravhs from Watlula on July 12: *These hostiles, after Momiay's battle, turned north and north- ward aloug the Blue Ridgoe and crossed Meach- am Road In the nizht, Banford’s three com- panics of cavalry and Miles’ lumnuz are to fol- jow. Ewbert operates from Baker City, guard- fug agalnst their return by the tralls between bitn and the Piutes. Bernand, now at Foraythe, moves with six companies of cavalry nortiwnr to Lewiston, Iam en route to Fapamasc, Mt. Idalio, and vicinity, with an fofantry force to houd tho encmy at Buake Crossing, Throck- mortyn is near Pendleron, and will bs strength- enctl by Mizinor's companies, to quiey an ex- ciwd population. The attempt to truss Column- bla by the hoetiles has ceased.™ * JI¥LENA, Mont., July 13.—A special from Philipsburg, Mont., 12(h, midnight, says in- dians passing through nurdercd Willlam Joy on Ross Fork of Rock Creek. Jack Huyes and Amos Elliott are also supposed to be murdered at tho semo time and place. Thevare beheved to bo the samo Indians sylio murdered the men on Dearborn River and EIk Creek, orobably re- turning Nez Perces. 112LENA, Mont., July 18.—Two miners, Julin Myers and Jon Lynch, were kitled last week on Elk Creelr, Mont, Indfans are bolleved to have comniltied tho deed. Eik Creek s on the 1ino of Cudotto Pass, near where two men previ- ously reported were killed, Conslderable uppretiension s telt by ranchers and stockmen on_the road from here to Fort Ueaton. Uov. Potts fust returncd from a visit to Tenderd, the Chicf of tha, Bannocks at Lembl Agency, and reports the Bannock In- dlaps as penculaly disposed. J THE NEZ PERCES. COMING BACK. Bvecial Disucch o The Tribune, Bisswanrck, D, T., July 18.—Under date of June 25, tfrom Fort Walsh, we have reliable lu- formation that the hostile Nez Perces, at pres- ent on Canadian territory, are moving across the Rocky Mountalns to joln those who did not break out in open hostilitics last summer. Mr. Baird, Gen, Miles' agevt, arrived n few days ago witl three Nez Perces ot ' Joseph's band, to in- duce the hostlles to return to tho Unlted States, Mal. Irvine, of the vollce force, left Fort Walsh this morning with three Nez Perces, to try and accomplish the removat of White Bird aud lis baud to the Ameriean side. COMING DACK, 87, Paur, Minu,, July 14.—A Blsmarck speclal to the Lioneer-L’ress says the report is eurrent thera that tho hostile Nez Perces Indlans in Canadian territory with Bitting Bull are quictly wovlug across the mouutalus back Lo their old home. Maj. Cralge, of the Canwllau mounted police, et Fort Walsh to try to obtain the peaceable rowoval ef the Nez!' Perces to the Awericau slde, GREAT FRAUDS, ONE REASON WIIY INDIANS AKE TROUDLESOMN, Bpecial Dispdich t0 Tha Tridune, Fort Tnonrson, D. T, duly 14,—Cammts- sloner Hayt, from Washiugton, ls visiting the Indwn Agencles fn this section, To-day he dropped down on Crow Creek Agency, and 1n- spector Hanmond’s seslod hook opoued. it revealed fraud aud robbery unheurd of on the Missoori River. East Marchthe Crow Creok, Lower Brulo, and Choyenne Agencies wers ail seizod by tho military, A secrot Investigation lutoa their atfalrs, nud stiil tucomplete, bas de- veloped & couspiracy hetween Agonts sud traders thet oven startles the natives, Dr. Livingston, of Crow Ureck, was taken without warning, sud his office safu cantured bufore ho bad tiue to remove tha evidouco of Lis wealth aud gulit, TIt® MOUNTAIN OF TESTIMONT atill piling up against the Ring, sud Livingston in particular, is slmply overwhelmuing, It beate all tne reform developments for thieving, perjury, aud forgery. The detalls show that they stols everything in sight, snd prostituted the whule Agency machinery to their private use. Feedlugund civilizing the Indisns was & sccondary matter, ‘fho silidavits, false vouc! ers, forged pay-rolls, and Ring letters latd Le- fore Commissioner Hays provoe that Liviugston began in 1870, when @rat anpotuted, 8lace then ho bas sccumulated & fortune, a wmatter of record. Desldes his Jargo landed foterest, bo Is A part Awuer fo thres silver inines fu Nevada, Liviogston snd his **pards” owncd two cattle ranches, with stock, rations, etc., rezularly sup- plied from Crow Creek sud Cheyenne Agvucles. ‘They wero both selzed by the Governweat, TUNY CONDUCTED A HOTEL, supplied regularly with beef, milk, and potatoes from the Agency, snd forced thelr ewployes to bourd there. They used the Ageucy blacksuith- shoo and material for private watn. All thulr private stock weye fed at the Government crib, Livingston aold Agency wood to the steambuats aud by to the Black Hilis wagou-trafus. Crow Creck Is Sbo stopplog-place ou the Fort Pierre touts to Deadwood. Indian sunuities aud ra- ous wera stolen snd sold. Two steamboat losds of Indlan goods for the Lower Brule Agency were unloaded at Craw Creck under the protest of the steamboat Captaly. who fnalsted 1bat they belouged to Brule, The Judlans put up large quantitics of bay sod wood and were paid io their own rations and appuities. The Ling would charge the Goverament for this bay snd wood, snd get pald for them, and then a¢ll the same to the steamboats, military posts, and vullwhackers, and get pald & svcoud tine. The crops rufsed on the Ageucy were s0ld, sud tho proceeds ub scvuuted for. fes, i Fly ow on the MONDAY, The trader would sell the Indlan his own nota- tucs. The trauer's warehouse was Inside of the stockade, and b TEN yREY FROM A GOVEENMENT WARRHOUSE. The former was stocked from tholstier, Of course all the stolcn property was reported 18sucd to thie Indians. Whols. bands a dozen times a year hiad their rations cut oft for alleged offenses, and tho rations not accounted for, There were ratlons and annuitles drawn for 300 more Indians than there werson the Agency, The money appropriated by Congress during Livingston’'s admialstration for the man- agement of the Agency. and the em- ployment and Incidentals amounted to $170,000. He etole all he could, Mis employes wero sll very Ignorant men, sud any excuse for non-recelpt of wages was ac- ceoted. ‘They wers glad to get ratlons and clothing. The false vouchera,.not all discoy- ercd, already number 160, rauging from §50 to 81,500, One laborer, whose name was Iooker, was freely used on fraudulent vouchers. was so badly frightencd by the Ring that ho went into & 10Tt and shot hiimsel! through the heart. The Instances of perjuries are too sumerous to men- tion. Livingaton was au Episcopailan sppolot- ment. fle gave fonts &nd stained windows to the chapels. This Is only o skeletonof the worst plundering ever made public In the In- dlan servico out West. TIUE PORGERY, PERIUNY, AND ROBSERY contluued over elebt yecars, and turned in to the Agent thousands of dollars, 1 have just fintshed an fnvestigation of Gen. Hamwmond's sccret rald on the Indlan Ring of the Missour), and flud that he ia rulning cheap labor and wrecking a great industry. The Inapector's fa- quiry Into the affalrs of Crow Creck (not yet completed) shows that Dr. 1L, F. Livingston, the model Agent of the service on the river, was & plous fraug, guilty of every crime agalnst © officlal honor snd busineas integrity. e came from Yankton 5 Contract Physiclanio 185 at the see of 20, and luaugurated his carcer by & futlle endeavor to form a conspiracy for the emberziement of Government property. In October, 1870, through Eptacopal Cliurch influence, Livingstun was inade Agent of the then combined Crow Creck and Lower Brule Agencles, numbering * 4,000 Stoux ludians. Theevideucs now accumu- latiug and In iy posscssion proves an smount of furgery, perjury, and plunder that would BHAME A DLACK MILLS KOAD-AGENT. ‘The crack of doom fur the couspirators {s visible {n the Dakots heavens. Bluce fmmmoud was appointed Ingpector last spriuy, three agents— 1. E. Gregory, of Lower Brule, Dr. Liviugston, fu Crow Creek, snd Dr. Cravers, in Cheyenne—have been succceded Ly milf- tary ofllcers o8 Acting Agents. E, E. Hudwon's traders’ store and warchouse at Crow Creek have been seized with all their good: Onu trader at Cheyenne was closed up, sud an- other permsitted to sell out, Capt. Douglierty, of the First Infantry, with AN OILDER FROM GEN, TERRY, lIssued upon the requeat of Beeretary Schurz, on the 21st and 22d of lnst March forelbly took possession, with a squad of soldiers, ot the Crow ‘Creek and Lowcer Brule szencies. A fow qaya Iater, Cupt. Schwan, of the Eleventh In- fautry, relieved tho agent at Clicycnne. After Dougherty captured Crow Creck, o telegram camo from Bishop Uare advising Livingston of tho appulutinent of military ogents. Hare is fn charie of theeducational and spiritual ends of tho Ageucles tributary to Yaukton. IHe has s writ- ten contract with the Government to run the 1adian schools at six Agcoeies. A courder from tho riog fu Yaukton reached Cheycnne Agency ahead of Capt. Schwan, on | two daye’ notice of his approach was given, ‘Thie vext mall brought dowa five big mail-bags of matter. TUAT HOUSH WAs FUT IN ORDEN. Livingeton, the head chiet of the ring, wos caughit with his safe full of fraudulent vouch- cry, forged pay-rolls, and false vaths, The traudulent youchers ran to ncarly 200. There arg forty vouchers mfsstug, and over thirty of them are believed to bu fraudulent, There are dnlly discoveries uuder this head, and the hualf will never be kuown. The witnesses cavnot be found, Tho pay- roils carry forged names with thelr genulucness sworn to by Livingston, ‘There are ity fn- stances of perjury and fonge now kuown. Tho false certlficates of bonor extend over seyen years, and are alinost o8 numerous as the vouchers ho made out. The fudisputable evi- dence of conaplrucy to defraud the Government between Liviugston, his trader, Hudeon, and clerk, oud nelghburiie Azents and traders Is In thelr bandwriting on every stde. They awincled the Agency employes and ludlans BEYOND LKLIEY. ‘Ihere 8 fraud In every trunsactlon, from the fssuance of a ratlon to the bigeest hay ur woad coutract. A swmmary of sfidavits tuken by the Government and the folde vouchers proves that Livingston and uls sccomplices bullta hotel named the Oceldentaly and then the Centenufat, at tovernmeut expense, aml supplied it regu. larly with beet, potatoes, milk, grafn, and hay frum the Uuvernment warchouse; that the Aguucey lacksinith-shop was s source of private Incumes that the trader, clork, head-farmer, und famltics of employes were furulshed with Qov- ermment provivious; that the trader's ware- house and store were stocked with Government that Livingston waas a partner with [ud- thut everybody’s hivuss sud outbulliugs were filled with cloth, susiiy, tobacvo, and burdware s SENT OUT FOR TIIR INDIANS, that {wo cattle ranches belunging to Blogham, of the Cheyenne Agency, und Liviggston were stocked with stolon cattle, and supplied regu- lariy with Agency storeaj that huy put up at Governtent expense was sold and the proceeds uever accounted for; that hay and food con- tracts for the Agency were @iven 1o the trader ludson, and all thy laborof filltng them paid out of the Guverument warchouse; that the Indians cut and hauled large quautitics of wood aud Liny, aud were PAID IN THEIR OWN HATIONS sod onnuitfes; that contracturs fur hay and wood at ueighboring wilitary posts pald,for work and teams fn that wuy; that private scrvants were carrled ou'thio Agency pay-rolls; that ahelves of wediciues were found i the dispensary not reported upon the Ageut's last property return; that private stock were fed on Uovernment foruge und logs un core when the 1udisus were liviog on bull-berrics sod cofles wmade out of wild chersy bark; that he sold all surts of Indian supplics, inctuding mules, cattle, Logs, mowiug wachives, and wurons, and pocketed the procecds; thut Liviogiton or bls clerk violated thu wmalls; that two steamboat Juads of ludian gouas conslined to the Lower DBrute Indian Ageuvy were UNLOADED AT CHOW CUEER AQENCY and coutlscated, The avorage cost of ruvning the Ageucy for soven years was over $24,000, or $170,000, ‘The Axcui,drew that suw from tue Qovernment tor work, cte, that wes paid for in stulen Indiau goods, Much ol it was for tetitions purchases andiextruvagaut bLills, for tntance,~—a Yankton tirm got 803 o tou lor Blossburg coal. Liviugaton drew ratlous and anvuties for 800 more Tudiuns than be has bad ou the Ageucy tor threy years. The local value of tho rations alone wasabout 330,000 Besides this kuock<down, Livingston issued VEEY BCANT.HATIONS, aud made bis margin there. Tho cxtra sooul- tles were salted down, Blnco the Awgency has been scized, 4 search for stolen property oot re- wioved from the placy reveals hnmense guautl- tles, covering 800 clasivs ‘The Agcot reported u his returns to the Departwent, large plant~ ers! hioce, noue on bawds found by Huwwond, 600, Fites were reportod noneq found, 1,200 Found 4,000 pounds of tobacco fi the loft of & curpenter-abop, aud ot repurted. Blxty axvs JULY 15, 1878, were reported, and 875 found. No fish-lines were reported, and 600 wera found, and so on, through the whole llat. Two barrels of sugar were found In the biacksmith-shop. fadepend- ent of the robbery, ‘the demorallzation of men and things was absolute, and with Hammond's rafd It culminated, THR XMPLOYEY WERE ALL GXORANT, and when one Severt Hnoker teatifled that he bad never received $1,160 for nauling logs, and nover knew of any voucher drawn for that sumIn his favor, he became frightened and went Into the loft of a bullding and shot him- aell through the heart. Jlooker had mever hauled any logs. His algnsturc was fraudulently obtained. Jsmes McDonald, a laborer, never had a hsy contrazt, but his name, forged, appears to o voucher for $1.600; D. Johnson, do., for $1,200; the Interpreter, do., for $700 for horae-hire. Another interpreter is down for §1,200 wages which he never got. Everybody who ever did snything about the Agency seemed to bave sfgued agreat many papers that In the future turned up as vouchers, When they wers short, forgery was good enough. Livingston began life an A THEOLOGICAL STUDENT. He gave funts and stained-glass windows to the cburches whea ho was Agent, Ie 18 unow very wealthy, owning large lanled estates, town lots, and Interests in three Nevada silver mines. In Yankton he s abacker in slmust every industry, and stands bigh. Hammond's lite bas been threatcoed by anonymous letters, and it Is frecly asserted that It will be taken If the Ring can't break bim down by slander, and force s compromise, Mr. Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washlogton, wae here to- day, and heartily approved all that bad been doue by the Inspector and acting Agente He thioka the chaln of evidence complete, THE SIOUX. SITTING BULL. Bpeciat Dirpateh (o The Tribune, Crow Cnezx Aasxcr, D, T., July 12.—It has leakod out that a runner from Sitting Buil's canp was here a few daya ago with news from Bitting Bull. He was visiting all the Bloux tribes on the river with a secret message, What 1t was I8 not known yet. The buck Is nowat Bante Agency, Aslde from his message he re- ported that Sitting Bull wished bhis friends to know that he was a buck and would always be s buck; that the Great Father hod made women of bis friends by taking away from them thelr arms and ponies. Bltting Bull, however, did not blame the Great Father, because he knew they would go and help nim §f there was trouble. A week ago last Sunday A LEITER slgned by Red Cloud and Oftcen Chiefs was re- celved by the Crow Creek Indians. It was sent out to all the Ageney Indlans of the Slour, It was read to them (n counddl by futerpreter Le- cinire, anil was an appeal to them to remember that they belonged to the Bjoux Natlow, and that they must act as ono cople when they get futo trouble with the whites, The letter was recelved with aboriziual applanse and & feast. BEFORE TNH “‘TALK."” Yesterday 1 was at Red Cloud Indlan Apency on the Lig bend of the Mlssourl, The Indlaus say they don’t waut Lo see the Stauley Commis- slon. Tine Great Father told them last fall that they wera to go this sprivg wherever they wanted to on thelr reservation, and they are gomg. They will not cotue to the Missourl They arv now within sixiy miles, ang that Is nearer than they will uver came again. Bpelder, tha brother of Hed Cloud, and the most in- fluentinl Chler of the tribe, says be will cut bis throat before ho will locate on the Missourl, Thoy wish to sct- 'WHITH CL.AY CREEFR, iwenty miles from . Camp Sheridon, 140 mites from Biduey, on the Unton Pacitfc Rusiroad, snd 250 miles from the Midfousl. They arc unani- mously for that sité) Thoy answer tho tranas- portation argumeut by saying they whl do thelr own haullng, the sy s the Fort Totten In- diuns in Northern DuKots are dolug, They wiit have soventy-livo wagous and teaws that were given them last fall. The Commissioners’ ad- vico and fustructions will do no pood. They know where thoy waut Lo g0 and will accept NO OTHER I'LACH QUIETLY, ‘They will hold the tircat Father to his con- tract, They have fulfilled thetr part of it, The Red Cloud Indians are well armed, with plenty of aminunition and poules. The Chicls say they will get money If they return to White Clay Creck. It 1 suppuscd they ean that the ranchmen and others will- pay them. There are probably 10,000 punivs lu Red Cloud’s camp. From Cheyeuue Arency to Sputted Tail Azeucy, there aru 20,000 Sloux Indlans on this river, within 250 miles, At this Agencyund Brule Agency there are 015 riftes, principally Win- chesters, DY ACTUAL COUNT, and about that mauy warrluis, Theée Indians aro pot snfable. Thers sre 600 soldicrs dis- tributed butween Fort Sully and Spotted Tall, &t Mz posty, out of supyorting distance. Army oflleers well infuormed as to Ked Cloud and bis Indiavs tell o that It would o n kreat mis. tako to take them away frow the Missourl River, o their resl objeut In getting nto the joterior {3 to kedp up communieation with the hostiles of the North, Tse Commissloner of Judiau Aflairs, Air. 1layt, aud the Btunley Commlasion, passed up this mornlug for Red Cloud, : T™HE “1aLR? Ox Boanp tum Srteanes Key West, July 18.~The Btanley Commlssiun, with Mr. Hayt, Commissfoucr of Indian Atfairs, held a council with the Jted Cloud Indians, at the agency on the Big Bena of tho Mlssourl, last Thursday, Mr. Hayt first addressed o few pleasaut words to Red Cloud and his warrlors, and Ited Cloud respouded. He spoke for thews all, and what he Lad to say was all they bad to say. lHo wanted to go to White Clay Creex, over 200 miles from tho Missourl He bad looked the ground over receutly, and was satisied. There was no use in talklog abuut his locating any nearer. That poiut was fixed. The “Great Father had promiscd bim hls setection, and ho PRODUCED A PANPULET of the Unlon Puclic Ralroad coutalning the President’s words to that effect. He wanted 500 cows, also oxen, wagons, furins, housca, and school-bouses. fle was contented with their supplies, sud belloved they got all the Greav Father sent thein. He wunted a Catholle pricst, aud hoped thls Commission would not forget ft, Jted Cloud’s tirin poeition was applauded by tha utlier chiefs, The Commission saw at ouce that Red Cloud was determined to go whither be choose, and it was apparent thelr misslon was & falure ss far as au accossible alto to thu Missourl River was con- cerned. Geo. Btanley fullowed Red Cloud, He called atteution to' the ‘fact that the vost of transportation of their cifts from ths Great Father would conse out of thelr wupplies. Slr. Haworth, ono of the Comwlsstoners, aud for- tner Agent for the Kiowss and Comancbes, said Red Cloud MAD MADS A GOOD SIEECH, aud that bewas rizbt. Tuat uuespected dees Isration brought down tho Indlan bouse. Hue worth gurqendered ou sight. The Rev. Mr, Rigge, the third Conunissloner, sald he bad becn with them ag louy as ba could remewber, and Wil Joved thew. Hu #pokd In 8loux, 8nd explalped that ke was ap- polnted on the Coummisslon Decause ho could talk thelr luoguage, and thers woUl be o misuaderstsadiog on accouut of futergign tativs. Tne Councll was short, and sl ono~ sided. Dr, Irwin, the Azeut, boldiy .counscls the Indians to go Wust, aud bas fusisted ou hiy advice 1 TUR VACE OF COXTHAMY INSTRUCTION from Wasbivgion. Spotied Tull 1s equally de- termined, 1and says he will burn down the Ageney bulldings if bis latended move from the Missourl 1s hindered. The Commlsafon left to- day with an Indlan escort for the tnterior. They will be gono twenty days or more. Commis- sfoner Hayt Is opposed to the movement West, and is evidently disappointed. Ho will reach Yankton to-morrow, and proceed East on the first train. Bpotted Tail's chiolce of country iy only sixty-five miles from the Missourt. ——— CASUALTIES. STORM WORK. Bpectal Dispateh te The Tridune. Gavnexa, I, July 18.—Buperintendent Ja- cobs, of the Iilinols Central, and other general officers of the road, are at Coundl f1ill, seven miles from this station, directing the work of repairing the damage resulting from the fear- ful storm of Thursday night last. Your corre- respondent 18 informed that traine will pot be able to pass over that part of the road befors the 1st of August. No pen can describe the work of destruction caunsed by the storm, In addition to the Joss tained by the road, wiole fields of n, corn, and otber crops in the path of the storm bave been lald waste, nvolving many farmers in rolv, The first nail from the "East since yesterday eveuing arrived from Dubu';uc. via Clinton, at 10 this morping. Until the lilinols Ceutral bu- tween bere and Councll HNL Is ready for opera. tion, passergers and mall to and from the Esat will come aud go via Dubuquo aud Clinton. No lcleznghf:cnnummluuuu east of Lcie as yet except by La Crosse. GREAT VITALITY, Spectat Dirnatch to The Triouns, SeatvorizLd. 1., July 14.—A Coroner's in- quest was held to-day ou the body uf Malschi Murray, who was sun over by a Wabash tratn. on June 27, while lylng asleep on the track, s appears from the evidence, und & pustmors tem develops the fact that bis back was broken when be was struck by the enttine, aud lio bas survived that sbock over two wocks. 4| DROWNLED, Povonkzrrsiz, N. Y., July 14.—Edward Kelly, of Indlunspolls, wan drowned tu-duy while batbing. NEw Yonx, July 14.—Jobn Franklin Noyes, nctor ond theatre manacer, was drowned In the Harlen uver Saturday. New Yonk, July 14.—-Theodgre Fisher, Fred- erick J. Muller, Juhn Musset, James Andrews, James Hanlln, and Juhn McCarty (boys) were :’j;ulln:ll to-day while buatiug and bathlug n e river, FELL FROM A WINDOW. 87, Pavt, Miun, July H4.-A Miuneapolls orinter named Olans Anderson fell from a third- story window uf the City Hall bullding to the sidewalk this mornbug, aiid wus fustantly killed. He was about 5 years of aue, aud leaves a wife aud daughter in Decorall, T, FIRES cu —un The alarm fram fox 475, at 8:13 yesterday, alternnon, was caused by a fire in the frame house {n the rear of No. 9 Munituo court, owned by John I, Buuse, aml occupled 24 = tlax house by Auvgust Bchultz, Tue structure ts vulued at $20, und wes totslly destroyed, A bale of flax valued st §50 was partially destsoyrd. Cottse, n & yearold sclon of the Busne fatuily playingz with matches. “The alarm from Bos 28 st 2 o’cluck yesterday afternoon was cuused by Ullicer Lenion seeluz tire sud swoke fn the butlding No. 8 Market street, owned by Joseph Ulliman, ana_oceupted as a chemjeal palut factory by J. Il Wugoner & Co. The datnage to bulidiug fonts up to abont $400, fully covered by fosurauce. ‘The damagy to sk amuunts to about $135, The flames Tau up the elevator to the rvof aud suread to the vacani butlding Nu, § Murket uagml, owned by Uliwan ulse. Damsge about AT FORT LINCOLN. The United States Governmeut warchouse at. Fort Lincoln, contatniog clothing and barness. hurned yesterday moruing. Loss * about F100,000. AT MONTREAL. Moxtneat, July 14.~A tire in awley's sast- factory, plaviue.mil ! lumber-yard caused s 1uss of $50,000; Sasurcd, COMMUNISIL The Tall of One of Its Apusties. Spacial Dispaich to Tie Triduns TamesviLe, 0., July 14.—~A gentleman from Geanga County reported in town Sesterday o couversation which he bad had with & mau who haul calted at his farm-house and asked for foml. The man hsd some of the charucteristics of a tramp amd a strong forelgn accent, but was po- lite, und apparcntly docile. The farmer sald th o tulked to the stranger in a sovere way,telth him that there were many reports amd threa being made pow ae L tarmers for usiog L proved b era and mowers, aud it wus all done by the class of which the stranger was o representative, and on this ground he refused to give bim anivthing to eat. The stravger, fo- steud of getting augry, and golng ov, os the fartmer expected o would, beran to talk, tell- 1‘1“‘ u:fl furmer that hie wus pob of that cluse, ¢ aahd: I professto be s Communlst in the high and proper senve, and um not ashamed of it It is the nobieat ‘doctrine this side of Heaven, and the world will at last be completely con- verted 1o It. I s 3 Freuchman, snd was present i Pans during the refgn of the Com mune elght vears ogo. At that time 1 fled across the water, lesviug my wife and chitd behnd, T cate fo Covads, whers | remaied quictly, trying to get work ot my tradoe of nter. Fiuding this tmpossible, ot leogth i 10 travel about, sml, whenever it was convenfent, bave been ;:tuuf:lnz the doctriue which hus taken such complets possgesion of me. [believe in theright of whet 1 talk, Why should gne man have a plenty sud to spare, ond anotber mun’s famnily starve for the waut of the coarsest foodd? I tell you the world will come to see this pebtat last, ‘Phere 18 = pieat majors ity who will faver our pluns, who will ko In aid wo shall bring It right, [ dou’t in violence,—untll the thue comes, at lazt, when all are nnl;' to strike together. Wo struck too soon In Varls, sud the resuit wa talure. It wo nad walted, we could hsve suc. cocded. ‘The theorles we clierish are advancing like the march ot a graud unn{. Dou't you bear & great deal more about thew now thau with believe you did a4 yesr wud two {uu awat Wuy, thea it was nothing, wud now it s mlarmiog evervbady. You wmay kill, you may imprison, you may persecute us many fodividusl pergons us you Dledse; that will not injure the ldes,—it WL rather make it thrive, We aro ugt ufenid of that i the least. ‘Lo history of sl tnought s sbowu that uothing su inaked truth or vrror thriva -as bersccution, Let the great and wealthy cry it down,—it will do uo hurt.® With this the farimer sald that his guest be- eame yery much excited, and begas to walk about 88 be talked. He was iuterestod i what was belng sald, aud gradually led him oo, The stranger asld (hal theru were mauy metbods twtng pursued to foculcato and spread the doc- triues among tho uoorer classes of bath the «ity snd the country. The wreat thinye that needed by th is . with which i publish and dbstribute pamphlets; but he clulmed that socictles sre golug to be formed with the eod 1o vicw of remedying this. The leaders sre now in tbe midst of tho working classes, everywhers worktug with aud veesching 1o thew. This iun also clumed that hie was on lils way scross the State to Ciuclouath, spread- fug the doctiines wherever bo could fud a listen: ‘The farmer asked bim if ke were not afraid of arrest, aud be sald tbat ho uuderstood this Lo bo u Ires country, aod thought (b, if hie were arrested for bis opiutons’ sake, it would Lo & watter fu his tuvor, sud vuly tead Lo spread the opioious for which be was ready o die. Eveu thls, sod much _more simllar twaddie, the farwer related as baving cowme (row tlus mau. ——————ti—— —— OBITUARY. Hpecial Dispatch to The Tribume © Wawamac, Iod, July ii—Normsu 8cott, Bberiff of thls (Vulsski) county, aod Demo- crRic qowioes for the ensujug elzctlon, dropped Ul at Star Clty- Last evening while st supuer. Specias Diaites to The Tribung, Knnosua, Wis., Ju}v 1L —FEzra Slmwous, 8r., father of thio Hov, Z. G. Bluimuus, oue of the wost bighly-respecied vitizeus of this cty, died sarly mumlgx. szed about 75 yeurs, | AT Skeleton ¢ é’g © Treaty of Ber- Un/s jigned Bat- ’/£5 aday. Very Liberal Provisions . Regarding Freedom of Conscience. The Balkans Mado the Southern Limit of Reconstructed Buigaria. Servia, Montenegro, and Herze« govina Granted Territorial Acquisitions. ‘The Dobrndscha Trads Forced upon Roue mania, with a Smull *¢ Boot.” Discovery of a Plot to Kill the Sultan~ Fifty Conspirators Arrested. TREATY OF BERLIN. PARTIAL TEXT. Loxvox, July 14.~The following fs the substance of the articles of the treaty of peace concitided by the Herlin Copgress: Att. 1. Baigarin 1 constttuted su sutomatic tribotary Principality un the Sarerainty of the Sultan, with a Clristtan Qovernment and Dational wilitia, Art. 2. The Pripcipality is Jimited on the south by the alkaus, Art, 3. The Prince aball bo elected hy the popuiativn aud contirmed by the Porte and tho Powets. No member of s reignlug European dynasty sball be the Prince. In event of a cancy a'new Prince will be elected under the » condittons, Art. 4. The plan of Goversment will be pre- pared by an assembiy of nooles convaked nt Tirnova, before tha slection of the Prnce, The fighte of Torke, Roumanians, Greeks, and others will be taken In account in whatever relates to tho elaction or tue Government, Art. b, Tue following shall form the basis of the pablic lsw of Duigatria: Distinctlon of erlig- fous belief or confessiun snall not operate aguinat anyone mea teason of exciusion or Incupacity fu what concerns the enjoyment of political nghts, adwivslon to publlc employmeut, fanctions, ur hunor, or the exerclse of different professions and industries, Liberty of public professiou of all ereeds aball bo asaured to all the returued popula- tlon of Bulgaria, as well ss to strangers. No trauuels shatl bo imposed on the heiarchie organ- ization of the diferent communions, or thelr rela- tion with theis spiritual chicts, Art. 6. Untila perinanent organtzation e come pleted, Bulgaria aball be governed by a provisional organtzation directed by Frussian Commissionern, who will by seslsted by delegated consuls of tho Great Powers, Art. 7. The Provisiopal Guvernment shall not be profunged over nine munths, by which tme the organie Governuent shiall ba settied and a Frinco elected, Art. 8, The Tresty of Commerce, otc., between the Porte aud others revarding lulgaris remein tn force. The people and commerce of all powers arv to be placed on a fouting of equality. Att. 1. The tribite to the Porte shall be sertled by tta signatory Potwers at the end of the Orat year of tbu unew organization. Hulgaris shail bear & part of the public dobt uf the Rmpire, Art. 10, ‘The Principality shail carry oal the ex- fsting rajlway convenlious butween Austro-Hun- shall bo dostroyed within & year. and new oncs shall not be erected, Art, 12, The Mussulmage who removed from e Principality can Feinin tholr real property by sllowing 18 to be administered by third pariles. A Turkish-Buizarian Commission shall Lo cugaged two years with tho regulation of all mstiers re« garding the transfer of $tata properties sud the hgious founda Art. 10, Thers ormed south of the Natkans tho Province of Eastern ltoumelia, under the direct voliticat authority of the Bultan. having adminfe- trative autonowy and u Christian Governor-Uen- eral. Art. 14, Fixing tho limits, Is missing. Art. 15, The fultan shall fortify the frontlers, Kkeep troups there, employ no rregalars, nor quars ter troupe on the Inhabltants, Internal order ahald be preserved by & pative gesdarmerie snd local militla, In the composttion of which account shall Le takeu af the religluu of (he {ohabitants whers they are staitunea. The officors are to be named by the Huttan, Art 10, Toe Governor may call on Turklsh troous If security Is menuced. Art. 17. The Governor susll beappointed for five years by the Porto with tho asscut of the Pow- o rt. 18, A Eoropesn Commusion shall deter mine 1u thres yeats the powersof o Uoverno: alev the Judicial, finaucial, and sdminlstrative ro- quiremients of the Province. 2 Arta, 10, 20, aud 21, Provide that all interns- tlonal sarrangewents applicable to loumclia be continued lu force and fusuro religious lberty. Art, 22, The Ruesn wriny In Bulysris and Ro- melta aball put exceert 60,000, They ehull begin (o avacusie the territory 1u nino months, threa niobthe belng sliowed them tu cowsplelo the avac~ uaion, Al 1, Noanla and Tlerzozovina shall Le occa- pled and admintstered by Austro-llungary, witn 1o exception of the Bandjak of Nov) Ba. Art. The udepeudence of sontenogro is | recoguized. Art, 25, Applies the condition of Art. G respests 1ng religious lberty to Montenogro, Ast. 20, Fizes tho new froutivre of Moaten- ogro. Art. 27, Antivari 1s annezed to Moutenegro. No fortifications hall be coustrucied exccotto pra- tect Hewturl, Mouteusxro shall bave tho right of free navigetlun of the loyana, but shall bave no Hag nor sbip of wer, Antivari is closed to the war shipsof all ustions. Splaza t ineprporsted with Dalwatls, Consuls of Austria shall protect (b merchant fagof Moutenegto, tho latter adopting ‘e Dalmatian masitime codv. AR, 28, Vrescibes for Montenogra the same provisions as Ast. 12, excent that the Turco: M tensgrin Commiselon cautinues three yeacu. Art. 20, The Montenegring shall evacuute withln twenty days the tesritory bevond the uew limits of Ll Principality. Art. 30. Montenegro shall bear o share of the ‘Turklsh public debt proportionala to ber new ters titory. Art. 31, The {ndependencoe of Servia la recoge uized on the conditivue presceided io the fullowlug anlcle. Ast. 32 18 & repetition of Ast, 6. Art, 3% Laylogdesvo the ouw fromtler of Ser- via, fe missing. Arts. 34 aud 35, Provide that the present com- mesclal relutlony, cte,, of the Priucipslity with foreten countrics shall cortinue ia force uattl new arrapgoments are mady, Arts, 30 sad 37. Make the same provisions for Musnuhuazs, public and private, us Art. 28, Art. U8, The Sorvians shsll bo allowed ffteen days to ovacuate tefritory not 1o the new himits, Art. 89, Tho tribute to Servis aball bo cavitul- lzed, the rate of capitalization 10 be arranged by tio Powerw with tbe Porte. Servia shall bear her whare of the Tuckish debt proportivsste to the tereliory abe acquirev. Art. 40, Indepeadence of Roumania the conditions tu the following: Art. 41, 1sa zopetition of Art, 5, rolsting ta re- lglous lverty, * Art, 42, Roumanla gives back to Husels that part of Bessarsbla taken under the Treaty of Farls, Art. 43, Roumagis secoives the Dobrudja; alse tetrituzy south sy far sy a line warting eastof Sillstria and jolnlog the Black tea south of Man- eolia, S Att. 44, Tha lues of boundary and water di- vislup eball bo fzed by 3 Burvpean Cowwmisslon aud tue Davube Lommiseion respectively. Arta. 43, 40, 884 47, Coutlouu the prescus coms s fzedon