New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-23
WASHINGTON.
MIR. WALKER REITERATES THE CHARGES
AGAINST SECRETARY DELANO.

MR.. WALKER REITERATES THE CHARGES
AGAINST SECRETARY DELANO.
EXPLICIT REsTATEMHNT or TIE CHARGES AGAINST
Mr. DHIANO-THE SIOUX DYFRAUDED OF MORE
THAN So 600 OOO-MR DELANO THB AUTHOR OF
THR INTER-OcEAN PUBLICATION.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNRI
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22--Ths morning Samuel
Walker publishes reply to the letter Of Assistant
Secretary COwen, which is quito as pointed as the
statement Of the latter. Mr.. Walkers answer
which is long, is this, in substance He says MIR.
Governs original documents. by their dates and the
manner in which they were obtained will prove Mr.
Welsh's assertion, that they were prepared in the
Interior Department. "And to save Mr.. COwen oil
further speculation, will add that there is proof OF
his authorship of the ISLANDERS on me, both orally
and by written documents; that he wrote an org
inal draft which was copied by clerk in the Secre-
tary's office and that after The Intr-Ocedn pub
lished the copy furnished the Interior Department
distributed the correspondence, so called, to large
number of newspapers, East and West" MI
Walker renews his accusations in these words:
There is little doubt that can produce II no fires oc
taon Of the officers who control Indian disbursements
During the few years since MT Deanos accession 10
gathered from army officers. frontiersmeii ana dncu
menary evidence, shows that 1t Is capable OF PROOF int
Ring the article Of beef alone at the sioux Age
cies. nd tOO
honesty and theft not confined 10 the beel Flour
called made out of beans corn, ana sanu was sem ~
the Indians. Proof Of Its character was furnished at t
Interior Department, but 1t was lald LOT al conIact
price Inferior sugar. coffee, and tobacco Was the ric
and il will not be very long before the sudden wealth OF
some OF the officers having charge OF the purchases VIII
be Explained Private contracts at enormous rates some
a.. which like the present Mccain transportation CON
tract were unbu sng open frauds nave bten 1iven te
members Of the Ring and family. while pnhc contracts
have been openly Let to persons mol The lo" isis ~
violation OF law III this statement II dil, uDid VIII
furnish names and datsa. - ,.
Int IL has been said that Messrs. Delano and Cowen
cannot be held responsible for frauds pcrieirai.i an
over tbc country. The defense might DC Nalu II iicy
could prove they had not been made aware OF tbeh
But even here in Washington, from documents -sb,u ~
themselves think it be made clear that rauis are
,erncraed Take Mr. DclanO. report 10 Congress upon
is expenditures OF the contingent fund OF his Depart
ment From ID learn that In SIX months the Sec,e
tarys carriage carriages. cost for repairs alone tc
enormous sum of $714 co. harness and repairs cost IN
months cost s62l 80, while rent Of stable
ami horse, shoeDs for the year. cost 500 20
TIjs H. altogether exclusive OF the horses ana
carriages for the Pension Land. Patent. ana
indian Offices with these latter added, the horses ara
carriages for tho Interior Department alone cost 1e
than - 900 in year, exclusive OF the drivers, VINO
cost than 81 900 anniu 80 that tnc pleasures
i csrragerlng for that one Department cost me poo
pc more than $4,000 pei annin Ana this ii haPpui5
under the immediate supervision of McSsrr Dciino Hhu
CoDen Unlike those scnticinei nave hitherto re-
framed from touching private history but evidence -
h. ing placed in my hands which mixes present history
and la ,ous with expenditures Of pnniic liiiu~ 50 mex
iricIhy that investigation OF the latter expose, the
fo,pr perforce II my volunteer aids do MOI faii me-
Tbc Co;jii NAV soon be the medium OF conveying sem
saon IN" public Wh!ch VIII cause VIC cars "a SV"'
~ lfoy other I,diad Letters See Second Prqel