New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-06

TIE WAY TIE INDIAN BUREAU NAN huES.
how ARTICLES ARE IMPOSED UPON THE INDIANS
THAT THEY Do NOT oHDER-A REIGN OF TER
ROR AMONG HONEST AUDITING CLERKS-A STEAL
UNDER COVER OF EXTRAS"
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TEIDUSHl
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-In The Capital to-
day Gen Walker returns again the elucidaon OF facts
connected with tho Indian Ring He says the peace pol
icy has had fair trial He goes far IS to
say that that policy has had real existence since Mr.
Deanos accession TO Office Gen. Walker continues as
follows:
The hest proof 81 this statement Ia furnished by the
fact that the old and best friends and warInes advo-
Gates OF that policy now stand aOo while MI DelanO
eves s car 70 tc coTun,i"n which he has fostcred
and which the ungodly public per sst in talking about
nyin for rtcerity il say quartcinaster upon him
self to purchase 1000 tons Of hay, make any other
on the assurance OF contractor that 1t was
all right whether the lay needed or not And were
without any explanation OF its necessity nom Hn nc
would be u t. think that duty Ia himself required
TO the whole ianlucnt Indian bnsEess. ring or con
tractors ana department officials have an unoeistanu-
tain vouchers shall ne paid. The conlrdc,, rs arrange
with the agents, their official snperdrs arrange WIN INC
contractors 10 approve acco.nts ana the ing 10 COM
pete. -,
been managing its afdiis for sevelal years ldAc l"r
instance tine accounts Oi A. y. MHdcr and q. NJ Oute
Some OF Ire hill which they presented ana had ah were
for articles winch neither the agent nor m" Indians
asked for and for articles 80 inferior 10 no
kind contracted FOR 10 be totally worthl 81 het me
amounts charged were paid IN inll, ana nut
only SO, but Secretary d !anO, Assistant secretary
COWeN, COMMISSIONS Smith, and 1r Asslstahl
Acknowledgement smith all used their "iuTidi
POSITIONS in t.d Of such payments. Worse thal !i MS
too, Is thc wchnOVn "rciGn 81 terror Whlrh h* *
istea among honest autiBZ clerks Tor The p lew years
to such that they have feared u A., al al con-
spicUOus ia pointing Odt ia" frauds, |hicI ia ,".c
under their notice lest the Indian Ring might cho thtr
Official heads off.
A couple Of years ago. when Indian dele cations were
visiting here IN Washington the BoLid of ln'ian con-
mi.si0n,rs 0aud that the bills Tor cNtrlT, su'h
carriages, theatcrs. tickets, iruir', tobacco,
drucr, &c. enormous, and Whel iIuy
pres ned for the approval Cf the EyccuHC IoEl-
mttcc, IA close examination was en!cird INTO ~ was
wncn NOT IN use all that tickets for ln 'ns, lnter-
pr. ters, au al the campfai0WVr, were ChtfE, loi,
Tor the National Tncaior. |UrGs opera lloltc,
and the Metropolitan Variety ThcaIcr for the
same nights; tat tooth and na,lbrleh"s, cosby
hair-brisnos, cCinhs, &c., were put down as Tor
Indian3; that tobacco 10 the amount OF Ger a
pound day to each indian charged ior, atd lh.L
money expended for purposes which mast elht'h
uhmcunlble IL found, TOO, tiat the pinud'r VAS
ed in very generally hc, and thtt one nigt oh"
who for The honor cf tis cOuItgy snail be naIe ss re-
colved suit Ui clothes his share oi tue cluthliS
steal.
Mr. Delano abs ntcd himself from his duties 50 re
ana ntly ana so lg that even If honestly ChpcSrd 70
warl official business II suffer. FROM Aru !, lrfJ,
10 April ], 1874, OF 800 days he absent s! i'i- u
fIUi Office lj7. Yet he appcdrs t0 have drawn lis
salary with very remarkable fCGuiuIty