Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-09

done In the case of the present cabinet
officers on the 4th of March next, but it
not believed that their designations
will be accepted, except in the case of
Secretary Boutwell,, should he be elect
ed Senator, and possibly in that of Sec-
retary Fish.
There has been some days going the
rounds Of the press, . charge that an
immense swindle was perpctrated in
our Indian affairs by the illegal dis
bursement of funds to the amount of
hundreds of thousands of dollars by
means of representing as paid out to
an Indian tribe, called the Teton Sioux /,
which had in fact no existence. Ac-
cording to the statement of WASH
ington correspondent of the St. Louis
Globe, this is acanard. The rcfutation
OF the charge is very clear, as follows !:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.
The statement published in the
Republican of Friday last, regarding
Indian frauds in Montana, is without
foundation. The facts are that an ap.
preparation Of five hundred thousand
dollars, instead of nine hundred as
charged, was made for the Teton Sioux
of Montana. 1t afterward appeared
that there were but six to eight thous-
and Of that band instead of fifteen
Inousand, as -. ''-s-.>->~te.a, and but
about half of the appropriation has
been used, and supplies have already
been furnished to last until July. As
sistant Secretary of Interior Cowan,
saw about three thousand of this band
at Fort Peck, Montana, and of them
brought nineteen including chief
medicine, Bear, to this city in Septem-
Der.
The name Teton Sioux, was used in
treaties as long ago as 1915 and 1925,
and is now used technically to desig-
nate the baud in the vicinity of Fort
Peck, on the Upper Missouri. The
charges made are in the interest of a
defeated aspirate for the position of
Indian Commissioner, and in revenge
for this appointment.
When the Indian appropriation was
under consideration, your correspond
ent had his attention called to items,
asking 100000 for the Tetons, by
Representative Dunnell of Ninnesota,
with the suggestion that something
wrong was charged Inquiry was
made at the time and the. above facts
ascertained. Mr.. Dunnell interropa-
ted Mr.. Sargent, in charge of the bill,
and expressed himself fully Satisfied
with the reply.
The story ef Poor Iittas stsRAan Gi-
rArd.
The man lives in Philadelphia who,
when young and poor, entered . bank,
and, says he, "Please sir, don't you
want . boy Z" And the stately per-
sonage said, "No, little boy, I don't
want . little boy" The little boy,
whose heart was too full for utterance,
chewing piece Of licoricc stick he
had bought with cent stolen from HE
good and pious aunt, with sobs plainly
audible. and with great giobnlcs of
water rolling down his checks, glided
silently down the marble steps Of the
bank. Bending his noble form the
bank man lodged behind a door, for
he thought the little boy was going to
shy stone at him. But the boy pick
ed up something and stuck it into his
poor but ragged jacket. "Come here,
little boy" aud the little boy did come
here; and the bank man said, "Io,
what picket thou up" And be an
swered and eaid, "a pin" And the
bank man said, Little boy, are you
good ?" and be said be was. And the
bank man said, "How do You vote
excuse me, do you 90 to Sunday
achool2" and he ssid be did. Then
the bank man took down pen made
Of pure gold and flowing with pure ink,
and he wrote on . piece OF paper,
ssSt. Peter, and he asked the little boy
what it stood for, and he said, "Sslt
Peter" Then the bank man eaid ii
meant Saint Peter" And the little
boy said, ssOh!"
Then the bank man took the little
boy to his bosom, and the little boy
said "Oh," again, for he squeezed him.
Then the bank man took the little boy
into partnership, and gave him half the
profits and oil the capital, and he mar
ried the bank mans daughter, and now
all he has is ell his, and all his own, too,
STORY OF ANOTHER GOOD LITTLE BOY.
MY uncle told me this story and
spent six weeks in picking up pins in
front of q bank. Iexpectcd the bank
man would call me in and say, "Little
boy are you good?" and l was going
to say "Yes," and when he asked me
what st. John stood for, ] was going
to say, "Salt John" But / guess tht
bank man wasn't anxious to have Q
partner, and l gaess the daughter was
son, for one day, says he 10 me, s'Lit
tie boy, what's that you're picking up p
Says I, awful meekly, "Pins." Says
he, "Let's see 'em." And he took 'em
and took off my cap, all ready to ~
into the bank, and become partner
and marry his danghter. But didn'
get an invitation. He said, '.,rhos,
pins belong to the bank, and il catcl
you hanging aroung here any more
I'll set the dog on you'll" Such Is lifi
as / find it.-lNark Twdia.
/ "A Kenosha editor was sick unit,
death, and several of his cotemporarie
took occasion to free their minds con