The sun., 1873-11-08

rho Hi-rrprc-entntiou Of the Ecv in''rn
Comm s-ionrr ~m,th Protected nv Ho'-
crnmcut Troops " biskeT TrsJets-


crnncul Troop. WbiskcY Traders.
Correspondence ~ Irt sun.
Sr. PAUL, Nov. The latest news from
he Lcccb Lake hc-o cau u. the scono Of Com
missioner u. l.. Smiths c-eat pine fraud, sp-
.cars la this mornings Ppuccr. As the letter
.hero!n T. writton hv a member ~ tho Govern
mcnt rarty who are making tour OF the rcscr-
,ations IN rider To pay Indian annui ies, tNcro
ran lc nothing on which to bnse doubts Of iho
writcrs farucss toward officials. Indeed, In
ctters from other rescr,ations this corrcspon-
ieut lEa UlainlN sought to put The best pp--tblo
lace upon matters.
The letter in question is mat contradiction
70 Mi Smiths statement to "a Washington cor
respoudc't, that the l,e, Lakers nre well con-
.ehtcd. aud that the soldiers are upon the rcscr-
yatOn i'r no particular purpu-e. The Wrlt"r
iion from White Earth tiey heard rumors that
he Plllagcrr, because of their dis-itisfsrtion
sith The ~ lc of their pine lands were going tn
make raid upon the nav unrty These rumofs
we're ~ threatening that a me scngcr was sent
70 brina the soldier ~ the agency to guard the
nav party It entered the reservation. Tho
letter proceeds to say
In order ,at We sht -i.,r peace the brave youns
ssrn i,l ni nprrrach,ng rsi.et = Attr " the camp
nruu-,d Tor hr sfssf AND hefrt ne dawn OF Gay
reaching icech LAKE in ~ rflernooi. ..,.-.-
sunday uas .p,nt qulcii, N ett-rtng Gn public wor
.hip Of i0t \. Vi ada = NJ, ln,tdin4 Lcccn Lak ~
,hcit nrst opportunity 81 c"''h Elut t"r 9nk im,
4pponi- ~ ~ AmcI,'u Ns-..rfr N.ocwtGn, In
~abrc vices ou su,i', ~ tNr f,our nat he vas
aired g. teach ami not t. gt's'". "
,,,. a. t,, -i . tsa Il. M Nv o.. hicrii ,cp,
,nJ e"r ,,upr ... I..l'i on lu,si,y vi wh!cn
nc iI,,i'. n,,,d ~bat tUrrGlss, i,iicr had 10 IVY
20 th,u n' @ n,'olf {. 'l ~ iIl luy n
prcscnr - et-oas ku.ii ~ s"I"l'fs unirf l'n'
md re-. ci Tor ticlt rc.t faih,fe rprescutat,o.
TIl- r,port T. euTiioirn' continuation II my
previous statement Of the di-ancction nm"n-
fhc iCtrh Iikcr-, aud the cause Tor the pre-
,cnc ui tr"ops In reality
Titt fEuIiN0 l. MtCH wousf
fhan l. r.ure-euted in the above eNtra't. for
naturally wi'h the u~p"c' ~ the JN mcni1
before ths,,. and the present. II blankets. &c."
'oscti,,r witl an abI'duure Of food Tor ,in.o,
he Indians are iucliutu tu permit tho nnrur &"
DO s"mew hat wu'Hn.d. sven iindsl th.,e ','@r- E
avrd into good hrha','r hi the presence OF
strong suard of -o,l et-.
Mr.. Suitu- effort. tu smooth away this mat
'et will not succeed. "" may VrtNtht tue IN
ilans from fnr,'bly I's hting their VT lug- b> the
,resoncr 90 ,tr"n. ,Il'v. n' a,d ~" i.c
subject vii not b, permitted 10 sink out oi
light uutil the fraud j. und"ne. II Tia. 'hlppe-
wa are treated fairly tl'r" viii never lie uert>-
.ity fol u,vTaW iuS th,u Mt. soldiers, aud It II
CRNt'7 tsbr,LN,Y
hat th" t'"N"rnm"n' - 'Gid he f"rced !" tne
expcn-c Of ma rtSluin- lroops among the hands
IA order that VT smiths frauds may not u"
hinder, a IN their uro, r'--
The letter nom wui,u have quoted gtvcs an
other illustration of ihe manner ia which these
northern r.s'tvati"i- ar' r.1p'&cd Tn" writer
3ays he never h.tore reaid II -u much whi-keN
Ieing lu the Indian Vuhuttv, or ~ 80 Wu'h
lrunkcune.. among the indians. -Four of hve
nurd'rr during drunk.t hfawl- haN, occurred
within short tine. aud uu effort has been n Ade
20 arr, Z or purt.h he riurdorcrs II would
scem thHt these occuTreuv'- Should give riull ~
mcnt to the truup- Uu the rercrvAtion. NhN
ARE the murdUrerS not ari"~tt 4 Aud why are nov
the soldier used to prevent white men irnHi
selling NhisLcY to ~, IuG.aNs
Several OF the town Ol the Northern Phc'h
Railroad arc populated with these whiskey
traders. IL is ~ no u.C for one or two detec-
tlves tn attempt tn arrest any uf The Scoundrcl-
who suunly poison to the Indians tor IN" per
.on thak NJ -uch an attrur' would ce taiulN b'
murders T. Tive proper way would he 10 station
the soldcre where tnIS Nuuld watch the whh'-
hey dealer, instead ~ uN-rawing the Indians
4. they are now doing Ia th' = 1t the Rev
CJmmiss luu.r suith and hi- actumpliccs.