, 1875-07-19
unWho(esome Pork, Inferior Flour,
Poor Sugar and Coffee, and
Rotten Tobacco.
Largo Sums Paid for Frcfghting
Service that Is Not Iscr-
formed
Tic Responsibility for All These Abuses
Placed upon Secretary Delano
anl Commissioner
Smith. "a.

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correspondence and explanations. Tho evidcuco
proper IS givon befow. and viii bo found buf11-
Giant to settls the business Of tho Indian Nlng !:
I. TUE INDIAN AoEST AT led CLOUDS AGENCY.
In tho tirat conversation had With Red Cloud.
when Gon. l.. +. Bradley and Col. T. Il. Stanton
wers present, ho complained bitterly OF his
Agent, J. J. Eavillu. who for the past two years
Ina bad charge Of his Agency. Rcd Clouds
specified charger xoro. that bis Agent wns In
competent. weak. and vacilia!fng, having ho in
1ucnce over tho 1pdians; aud especially that no
Was In l~uguo with tue oontractota to dofrnud
tho Indiana Of tho food aud clothing aent ttan,
b. tho Government regret 10 eay that
all saw myself At tho Agency, and al I ioarncd
from tEussw orthJ obsorvcts and official records,
has conviuced me- thst these charges wero 1foll-
founded. Aa eoou ~ I met the Agent hiuself,
and ebsosvod hin method nf dealing Mi.h In
dlane, It MAS At oacc evident to me- that ho uks
tntticly unit fer tho responaiLlo posltlUn ho o.
cupiet. hie fact IL Illustrated By an occat<1 noe,
now "cl known. which took place ! tav days
trIuro my Alrasa', nhnn the Agent, By : s,n9.e
as. Of folly. aroused the bitter hostility OF tho
indiana in his chnrRo. and came neAr eacr,neiuB
tho entire y hl.e population Of tho Agency. This
sls,e1y 1ygae oa . ea 2 Ss sos snan., ] I'D
who caue with his company " toe sescuc It tne
critical mon2ept Nithout sa,,l;.axy protection,
che Agent could nut haye remained ii cbargo Of
Tho 1udta,.s angle day, as their threats agaiu.t
nnas n1 sssss tSa psao '&Esa &Es 'ssas ss5s
open and vio!ans OF tho mora dobaslug
nfuo1ces 7hich this Agency was opeply exeE-
cistug upoa the fudians srlai not uow spoak, Al-
seS9G S;e S s. ssSsRss on r. r., POM CHI e'1a:% o. d
uote and ability Is Ned Cloud should 10 sub
jectod to tho ch2sices Of such m ARonL IL iu il.
stlt gross ind,gulty: md Ill caicniatod TO an-
splse hlln o. h.s peop!o NTH respect for tbs 3D.
There appeared to be 3 total waat 0: s5rtem
In tho management Of Agency Affairs. The H.
Aae Of annuity goods. Of bcof, asd oshor sup.
p1sea. 1 Al rere made ia loose and uuo'sinass-
aa Ians aas Ill aesos sans a1s rs ns
piseod 10 his position TO euasa tho ln.erssts OF
tue 1adlaps, and OF tho Government. and it
nppohrs that be betrayed both allko.
todps IL e'Fiqssa 9o sn hs 1'Ss,s 11s..ony By hd s1
10 st.resS .s.iss: .Bs RB'''4ss ao's.pases sa'ss
aostlact Of provision isaues tor Nofombss, 1874
which he rendered to tho Interior Department.
Noy g. 1874 bejssnsd to II, ,351 Indians trash beof
amounting to I'll ,245 pounds, OF oyor 900 head Of
cat&!s. accorduE to tho average weight wh,oh 10
allowed tbe contractor On lho last totd recaivod.
too Indians On that day nor fos sevosal days n
terrard ~ asoortsined from tho Agent himself
aud Others 1t tie Agency. arrived It the
Agency hov. ., and vas informed b. tho Agent
aesbodsu sae h. sd IsoD, besa ram fGf M limo
til thor wonld conuent to bs counted.
and 1hla fact he communicated officially
10 tho Dopaltment, hnd subsequently, repeated
4 70 u4sh9p "; .. Harn IN mr preaenco 10 Wash-
hntshcd wss Nov. II. and was thou present.
and know hist Tor sescral days nro7iou.iy thc
Indians had boen suffering from want OF tho voty
lood no claimed IN hsa official report 10 haYa H.
suod. 1n tho s4me manner, hts otactal Teports
rcprcsont other issues that novor took plsco.
How he. II tho samo timo, WAS dpf5audip1 tho
Government in receipliu9 for booE which be dld
not recsise IL fully shoxn In Boo. OF this STATS
ment.
Tho Incompetence and true character Of Agent
baYtlle va well kno IN 10 the 1nteElor Depart
mint before ny visit, ~ 10 shorn By ~ ottcss}
report made u United 6tates Indian Inspector
os H. s IT, 'as .epo 70
privately By Aseu: s...!1o viii bts fash-
Government Noaid have beap largely =
.osss Inspector Dsster stsses, noreo.er. that
Mhlla lnvestiEatlng the contract, Agent SayLlia
made fatee representations 10 him, and III. Az.
ptotou ehdoAyosad 10 bribe him to silence Other
special Commissioners Of the Interior Depart
nant bad ikeHiso reported unfsrorsbly Of this
aaa has ios TUG pAas swo yaA1s. With tho full ap-
prosal Of tho Department. had charge Of tho
tnoss important AGENCY In tho West. who're oear-
i half million dollars annually passea through
blu bands.
lL-nuApER Or 1ND1AYs AT AGENCY oYkp-Esr1-
MATED.
There IL good reason to beliovs that tho num-
6er OF indiana supplied Nth provisioua It Red
Cloud Agency bus osep largely ,oser.o'amated,
according A; to the provision returns Of Agent b.
rendered to tho Interior Department, thele
Mese lell1 dodians Who received ratIops
y tho Agency OCT. |. 1914. Ths sams official
document states that on Nay. THE day before
ny atnSai} there neFe 1881 Indians Ted At the
Agency. I~ss Informed by the Agent and other
Rersops immediately connected with Tho Agency
.has ~ Heo o. 5000 Ut these indians belonged to
the Northern tfsbos. aud were eurau,ped within
= short dtstAneo OF tho Agenov, ot the uofth
~ .,oe sat ot Matte hvaf Asent have subsequent-
re hsF. y; .. Human aud nysetf, ia Waabins.
lon, May e. ls13, and stated, also, that soma e.
these nosthesa 1oaiana received snuutia. ~ ~ h.
.aoaM tAsue. Nov; "a, 1874. 1 tss days = s,tse s
the ls4ae Of Ann'nlty goods .hsn about 10 ststt
nostawasd; s.a latosmed BY lhs Agent sad lad