, 1875-08-15
ruu tha Indians and the Govern
'" ment Are Defrauded by the
Agents and Con-
tractors.
!, 1,sidt rieR Of the Manner in Which
- RusiueS Is Transacted at Red
Cloud and Spotkd-Tail
agencies.
rha Coming Of the Inspectors Always
Known in Advance and Things
Fixed Up.

Fixed Up.
...-to, (byrsspondenee Of The CAicdoo Tribune.
1z~rxsE. w., Aug. 12.-The famous Credit
~~s;,;,, investigations or the Kellogg-Loulslana
.11s.,;a,t,ons. never attracted as much atten-
-, In ttcse regions as has the Indian frauds
w. es-,,n;ss;on for the past two weeks. In fact
"" t,tsrest manifested in this Investigation
..x,. ~ n he yerv general ali over the country
mi, could hardly be otherwise, when We con-
-s.r tha gr.viry Of the charges brought by
49, M.rsh against the officers Of the Indian
r,.nrrtment involving, as they do' the
..,.rritv OF one OF the most im-
.ortant Cabinet officers Of tho Govern
Int In tho discussions that are gong
=, Tho gentlemen that compose the Commission
-. rneeivinr their full share OF attention. They
-. c,.;ued. by what are known ~ members OF
~. Ring h.agers~on. and those Immediately or
..,ro.e1y connected with the Indian business to
:. men Of great integrity and experience; and
'th.+ their investigations will be thorough aud
'th.;r renort impartial. While the great mass OF
~. n.oole. who are not connected with the In
sa,n b,siuees in any Way, are fully convinced
~, .his Commission was chosen by Mr. Delano
a. ,he nurpoee of making just such an inresti-
.,t;on and report as be waots,-as his Com uts-
eso,. hare done heretofore in exactly similar
..s.s. that he il the father Of this Commission,
md viii be, to all intents and purposes, the
.r,bo1 of it's report that the whole thing ls
-;nn1v the old arce once more repeated-the
title OF which should be
1.-THE DEVIL SITTING IN JUDGMENT Upon HIN
SELF"
~ nf
tbis time to discuss this Commission or the OH
o.n of the Indian Department.; but simply to
.fka full view OF the situation. and see just
vtat the chances are for these Commissioners TO
find .ny direct evidence OF frauds aud pecuia-
ton, even we're they ever 20 much inclined 20 90
40, and supposinR, coo. that the Agents, tEaoers.
and contractors had been persistently and ont
.aeeously guilty Of what has been charged Tor
years past.
) These Agencies, known ~ BED Cloud ana
apotted Tai: (she latter sometimes called the
Whesstone Agency. arc loc2ted On the head
xx.ars of the Whita River, in the northwest cor
~, ~ III. stato Of Nebraska The Red-Cloud
Agency ts. by wagon-zoad. las miles north of
ch.vanne- md &C miles north Of tho North
Plst.e Rlyer-
THE spo11Ep-rAIL AGENCY
IL some 10 milea beyond Red Cloud, down tho
river north OF east.
Until some time in February or March, 1614,
there we're no white men, either Citizens OF nal'
tary. nearer to those Agencies than Fort Lara
m,e-nearly 100 miles away-e1eeps such per
Sons as we're in the employ OF the Agents o1
contractors, About the time referred to mill
t.r7 oosts were established near each OF ths
fAeenc1es, and small military estabhanmenta naSs
:boep maintained there SINCE
Tbe sixteeuth article OF the Treaty OF 1861
provides:
The United Stat.e hereby agrees and shpoAtes tnf
<hc country north Of the North Platte HFer ana -
oY the SUBMITS OF the Big Horn Mountains adaA
ria and considered to be unceded Indian territory
and also sHpul4tes and agrees that no "hl1o person q
uersous shall be permitted to eettla upou or occup
ths 1ndtans nrst had and obtansd, to pass through
The same.
This is the famous article OF that treaty abou
vhich 60 much las been said in reference to
TIE INVASION or TIE BLACK HILLS
hx vhite men, and On account Of which tnt
6overnmeut has made. and is still making, euct
szeuoAs efforts to keep white men on tha
reservation.
Il xill bo eeen from what hare said tha
these AGENCIES are eituxted in the midst Of Vas
region of country secured to the Sioux by
AVaaV1 ~ S~~@-~@
so]emn treatY with the United States, Ther
xhjto unen are not allowed to 60 except IN tn
'enntoo ~ Apents or contractors, or as attache
of the military. and in the Latter capacity onl
recently.
! The c1erks and confidential men OF Agents
fr,der, mi, contractors ar these Agencies have
.,.n.1,~, ha.,, ,,a,r re1atives Of these men, o
s4ou.ns oesn 10. tha;- control and xhen
parsons pe1'ectls unoo4 '"eA 49,. hs..
ever the lowest subordinate omploye has beef
found tobe seeing.too much, he has at once bee'
nrderaa aonth of the Platte.
s@1e.o1 ooo'- y. -.n,a 49, ..r ,r,,v ooxrn.cron
1sh Aa1A1s' TIE aAAO@iae' 49, -. ~ ~
II these Agencies may 10TH oooiaotoa -. -, -
nrincin,s IL you tickle nv back, and L will tickl
rrr,~ hs.h - +1,era ;e M chack IN tbs world t.
s-.~aat .t.,, fro,,, doinr ~ thev p1essa, IN,
f.' P... sn..ae ~ -, tha;r ho;nc detectad If the