New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-24

value OF tobacco There in the warehouse sam
pies Of lot tobacco that has been Issued since
Commission that they may form their conclnsions
Charge s.-S~oa1"a Of As Ind'a"' d"r'"0 TIE past
That there was some suffering among the Indians at
the agency last Winter is not denied Tine WINTER ws
TO the Indians was not more than haIi enough Tse
for the that We're here to Gecef f beef
not sufficient The reasons for this short supPy arc
those who bring these charges They are Ming tf ne
newspapers with such assertions as tnat co1asu h
agency when by actual count there were shown 10
have been $4,000 people here This constant cry
had the effect to Congress to reduce the
tons for the susenance OF the Indiana %e he ea and
Unless Congress supplies the deficiency, the same thing
purchased vii not be sufficient to feed the number Of
Indians who are now and VIII be ut the agency ournS
Another serious evil arising from this is the plea
of those persons to teach the Indians that t1e
Of the AGENT however honestly excrted, and thereby
defeat the purposes OF the policy OF teaching the inus
to to such portions Of these charges are
direct and specific; the greater portions OF THEN
intended for publication 10 influence pubic opinion ana
deem IL necessary TO reply to them III thls con
TORS bearing upon The various subjects referred to- and
the evidence OF disintcesed persons who are ost IA
United States Indian Agent
TESTIMONY OF DIR. sAvILLE.
Agent Savile said that at the time when
the stampede occurred in September 1874, Z'S
head of cattle were lost by their going back to
Bosei's the beef contractors, herd; Bosler re
turned $50 head; l2S of the cattle were never
found although attempts made 10 recover them
food was issued to the Northern Indians Du' no
annutcs unless they allowed themselves to be counted
the estimate of the Indians at the Agency was Obtained
by counting and from information from sitting Bull ana
other Indian Chiefs there are considerable NUMBER Oh
Northern Indians who have never come INTO any OF te
agencies; witnesses had been informed OF IMPROPER co
The pat vi his employees toward lle iidihs ana
took measures 10 correct those apse sohe ol INC ~
poyes would get drunk and unless they we're snch S ne
could not get along without he Mouln dSehaiSc ,e
never knew OF his employees getting drunk wnic ssuihS
ratlons; Prof. Marsh never complained 10 witness nil
his employees drunk while issuing rationy hiuly
goods delivered To me inlaiiS IL iot, VIZ % @
divided parties and to the edd man OF t.e parry
tie goods delivered; It is mpractcabie 10 denver
the goods to each INDIAN the ralios are 10 me
head man each party, who then generally dIyics thcn
his party in front OF the Tafehons IN ~ NM
which was rolled Little Wounds party that party
in it: lie rest was regularly issued; the In
dams were camped on White River Que large camp
was at CrOw-i}uttes. another at Little "hie oiay;
another above the White River and others all around
tie Agency; at the time of coming. they moved
nearer the Agency, seven or eight mhes ne Wsheu al!
o move in closer but they said they could lot get
enough their ponies If they did; the Agency was
%as not enough and because the difficulty Of trans
portatjon i'm Winter there supplies detained AT
thcyenue because of non-paI inent OF charges NY
MOI Anil the freight tractor: had complained Twice 10
The DepaTtmpnt oi MCCanns dilJOinosS; The reason
tr annuity goods did until IL Was late Was be-
cause rbe contract WAS let until August when the
ooods 90; 10 Chcyenne il sept. 20 when they
reached Red Cloud 1t liz October; understood lat
the road from sidney 10 Red Cloud was shorter than
that from Che venue after witness ARR ed at Red
Clnud there was a stampede Of 600 cattle belonging 20
the Agency il was caused by the Indians rushing into
the herd to eaten calf and nv Their violence soaring
HE cattle good many Of the cattle got into BOslcrs
herd and witness thought that, after they recovered all
they could the Government SUI short about 100
head only these sampedes had occurred; II was
jmnosse to guard against stampedes III the census
taken o the Indians the Arapahoes ana Cheycnhs were
moi counted; thought that the sioux amounted IL mum
her o 339 the Indians were allowed 10 examine The
annuity goods the issue tie blankets furnished
wee too small for the Oi the Sioux iIDe WHO arc
very large 10 complaint mace oi tie qualty oi ire
blankets the brand objected to because IL spoiled
the appparance OF blankets the Issue Oi anhl,les
was made Ia "A snow storm i'll November, 1874 Est
year the rations of the lnCianS were reduced one ,E
below the regular schedule, because less amount or
provisions had been provided by the Department and it
va. necessary to reduce the quantity OF the ratons III
order TO make the amount provided 80 around Wliness
wrote to the Department that pork was entirely worth
less for the use the Indians 1t was aitorwdld agreed
Thai the contractor should deliver bacon instead OF PORK
the enploy6s of the Agency receive YallO allowance
and are allowed purchase their supplies from the Gov
ernmcut tie ag-stan which created such trouble was
intended I've used To hoist flag to indicate sunday
and also to signal TO Camp Robinson ten white en-
ployts of the Agency have halfbreed or Indian wives
who draw supplies from the Agency Indian soldiers are
| occ,s ouaily employed by the agent