New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
IN THIS CITY.

At ,yrMESTs OF TIE HON. X. ". STEELE C"HCREH-
ING Tny SIOUX REsERyATIo>-MANSFR or Dis
raIBUTIsG The scPPuEs - TIRE CONTAINS
CONsIDERED-II5T or AWARDS MADE BIZ Ihh
COMrIs-IoNERs
|, Last evening the Board OF Indian COHnihs-
soners met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to hear state
1nent from the r. ". Steele Delegate 10 'osI0S'
from wyoming Territory. in relation % 'he SIOUX
a0cuc,es Mr. steele slated that he had rcsiod IA inc
Of IN. Sioux RrserV alton since 1869 and
was familiar with oil the sgents and agencies he
said that the flour was inspected ~ 'heychho'
and that out Of the supplies furnished three io's HSn
bosp rejected and sold the spot The inspector Ii
CHEYENNE made complaints In relation 10 nouI' eus"i
coa.s and tobacco Mr steele had examined his sam
pies of -four his Judgment 1t was very soou pd'
that which he selected had been rejected THIS rJec'ea
flour WA purchased by draicrs in Cheyenne, 10 the
question If it possible 10 sell TINS r'JecHn nour
the Indians Mr. steele replied that 1t was utterly I'M
practicable do with profit ana bat IL cou no'
be done without becoming known.
In relation % beef Nj steele remarked that " was 40
verd TO tho Indians on the hoOf that the cattle wero
weighed when brought to the agent AMI then driven 10
The Ii took about two weeks To ftach the
reservation and the cattle increased IN weight vas
the gan OF the Indians the cattle were SOLD Dy num-
her Each animal was marked. ard tho mark cor
re.ponded with the registered weight Mr steele was
never present ut a distribution OF blankets but ne
,new from conversation which no had with
ner,ops who had witnessed tho distribution tmt
the annuity goods all given out In one day AS to
the complaints made ne thought that these were chrome
with the Indians growing less and ess each year
Tho Indians very impr0ydent, aud would trade sacks
OF -four for anything particularly whisky The Indians
,e tho hides from the cattle they receive and buy anmu-
nition candy (of which they are very fond, ana red
flannel
In regard 10 charges corruption the agents
MI steele said that he thought Dr. Davis the former
agent at the Red Cloud Agency wa very efficient man
he was not az present agent. hnvns been appointed
one OF the INSPECTORS Or. Savllc who succeeded him
Il also man ~ integrity, In Nj. stetles opinion nc
WIZ very oblilng and kind 10 the Indians and by ths
course often averted difficulties In relation to the coee
and SUGAR supplies, Mr. Steele stated that these were
enptied from the sdck- bin, from which they were
distributed. Although he could pick out black beans
from the coffee 10 was very f0ir article and or quality
that MANY white people would he glad u get.
In resnect to the Canadian hafbrt0d Bissneti| Hlr
Steele said that the affidavit which had appeared IA lhE
TBlBUNB Of yesterday untrue Bi-snctle had satcd
before Bishop Hare, tho R'v Mr.. Human, and M
smith OF the Indian Board that h. had never signed the
nsner and WA very surprised ri it, contents when
read 70 him Eissnette is nheate utterly unable to
read or write Concerning this veracity OF Red Cloud MI
Steele said that he knew lac not " DC trusted aud
Prof Marsh told him that Red Cloud had Led TO him or
o space Of seven months.
commissioner Smith .t;ed that the appropriation for
the coming wear IL insufficient the Sioux IDdans and
viii bring them to a short allowance that game Is set
ting very scarce and when tho ast party went out TO
hunt bo had 70 urnish them with supplies on their way
home The fault did lie with the Commissioners but
with Congress who will not increase the appropriations
AWARDS BY THE BOARD.
The BOARD Of Indian Commissioners made their awards
vas,eray for contracts for Indian goods and suppies
Among the successful bidders are NeTburgor Koch
stadler Pitkin 4 Thomas, Wilson Il Bradhury "ana-
maker Brown. John Dobsen H. ". Bartol' and t. G.
Knight Co.. all of Philadelphia Faulkner Page q Co"
H. r. Claim & Co. HOyt & Bu.ics, Burnhanl- stouen-
burgh Dunhain Buckley Co, kano, spring Dale Co.
ThurDor 4 Co., and Colgate j. Co. or New York; Hecht
Rro. A. Co. Boston; Raymond & SON, Chicago; Auer-
bach Finch & 5cheffsr and T. II. Kelly, st Paul. Mimi.
A. r. Reynolds ~ Louis, and Gibson Tyler, amneopo
liz Following is a list Of the awards
Newburger & Hochstader' rh.ladepha-suits for ooys
s'ptkin Thomas Philadelphia Duck ~. cents meh,
' % cents T. army hats 80 cents.
1roy STAMPING I'm cups, quarts and pnts 90 aud
W-oi Bradbury philadelphia uandkerchiefs 81 .? and
blue "a = ana 90 a cents ana ~ - -, &c ~ ~
coats IS 50 assorted 81 30 PANT 81 30 ana g.
/ n NJ a;issn - CO. Sew Yors-Hos handlrs, 81 s.
g. i,c1 i s1DSof. a CO.. boston omen, shoes
81 misses shoes 81 10 cid shoe, >. senS sn,.
butcher Hnye- 81 80 hunms kays@ "a % sAlaTiss
aIrs c. s. ~ 20 handled 81 30 beaver apE slS 10
MN Aae Tap ISc ssner 81 paul-Men socks IS S.
! Isrnes uapcfolt q GO ofed drilling ccns
Bnrrhans x sUOute. buIah y. BLACK camp ketues
/ S. o.. nest . -, a., .-,-. -. 90
cent? sslu,t +0dJl9 centH, htnGchy Jeans =" orhn
s,awls 20. licking Ia. cents blGr drilling ia cent?
hickory shrtng. Ia cents red hinel shirts - - tav
shirts, 33la coarse ctmbs 80 cthte nhr cVtn' II
needles Glover az 80 nttes S'sort'u ~ % a,
J,hl DoD-pn. PhDarlpira-saftd list bue clOn. 81 90
saved lat scarlet OlUth. - D. ,,-. -. a.. -,
DunhaIn. Luckily a Co. Se~.f erk-"oo scars, - o.
dsniTe- III SOCKS - 10 Wonens h7" - %
cnlafon ms. ii % and ~ ssi cotton mAtrr. % cents
gijnDg fwina 81 lOs 81 10, 81 y murOfA 49, centa
| bead 90 Csut7 49, .t...- z.
I cents; hickory shirts 4 cents .. -, 49,
Tracy Il Clhk. come clcLS- IN - hil lSiAa
dozen to Conts. o. 49,, 49,.
An - Is +. C. h. -ht afs dOzrn. IS o. and - -.
Ial.no4 a srOsir.u Manufacturing COMPANY HoN i'ih-
TIA paic- dozen cenLsi shCft and Ions handled pans
: % 81,