The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-09


Others sail: There is somebody
back OF the Tri6tms. The gdme is
TO DRIVE DELANo OUT OF THE
CABINET"
Bat oil Of this time Prof. Marsh did
not go near the Secretary of the Iutc-
rior. a. requested by the P.esident.
He says the secretary was moi ia the
city, but one day at the council be-
tween the Secretary and the Sioux
chiefs. who were here at that tins.
Prof. Marsh was pointed out among
the spectators aud Secretary Delauo
went to liiin, and asked:
lis this Prof. Marsh? ?"
The Professor acknowledged the
identity.
4 am Mr.. Delano. I have been
wanting To see you for some time. and
would he glad To have you call ut my
Office"
Prot. Marsh nodded, and thanked
Mr." Dcluno fur the invitation.
Some days after the Professor called,
aud I'm the presence Of General Eutou.
Of tile Bureau of Education, related
his grievances. The Secretary told
him that hV had. n week heior-, asked
the Board of Indian Commissioners TO
select.
y Commission OF Gentlemen To Ex-
anime Into The Aniirs
o. Red Cloud Agency. and -s.cd
the Professor Ia prepare formal
charges or complaints on which such
an investigation could he based. This
he declined to do, and has not in any
mamner communicated with the Srcre-
tary since
The commission was appointed, and
the Commissioners of In liam affairs,
under the direction of the Secretary,
wrote Prof. Marsh. requesting him
TO furnish the Indian office, for the
use of he commission. what infnrma-
ton he was able touching the abuses of
the service ut Rod Cloud Agency, but
has never received a reply.
The people ut the Indian office
thought il very gu. e tn It Prof. Marsh,
who had progressed himselfso repeated
Iy ~ DESTROYS only 10 promote the well
fare of the public scrvice, and had been
so active in furnishing Information to
the concerning the In
dian frauds" should neglect this OPP
portunity to accomplish the end he
claimed to he seeking, but he directed
the commission to go ahead with their
work, aud when they were really 10
summons Prof. Marsh as IA witness
1t seemed to the President hat Prof.
Marsh was merely using him us "a
owe under which he might attnCk
Secretary Delano and assail his repu-
Triton before the public, and the Pres
ident told Prof. Marsh 50 II day
wolfe sitting on the piazza Of the Pres
idemt's cottage ut Long Branch. What
Prof. Marsh said or what explanation
he offered is o known, but il Is
known that the President told him n
commission had been already APP
pointed to investigate the grievances
of Red Clouds Indians, of which he
was complaining, and he might have
spared himself the expense of publish
ing ii pamphlet and the Tribune com
pany the trouble of printing n paEe of
matter. And moreover, the President
limited to Prof. Marsh that it was not
customary for people to publish thcir
letters in newspapers and pamphlets
before they were received by the per-
sons to whom they were addressed,
and il was considered i'll polite society
the proper thing to consult the person
to whom u letter was addressed, or at
least inform him, before it was pub
lished.
The President Further Told Professor
Marsh
that when he saw him in the Spring
he neglected to state tile most serious
charges that were contained in his
letter aud from his statements at that
time lac did not infer that matters at
Red Clouds Agency were in such a
terrible condition as represented in the
letter, but that might be explained by
the supposition hat these most serious
frauds, forgotten at that time. had Oc-
Cured to his mind since.
The President forwarded the profess
sor's letter to Secretary Delano, with
the request that the latter should make
such disposition of it as he thought
proper. Secretary Delano sent the
! document to the commission.
Prof. Marsh was Summoned Before
the Indian Commission