The New York herald., 1875-08-16

was agent for the Mississippi bands Of Chippewas iD
Minnesota. Some Of these charges Of misfeasance and
malicasanco will be referred in subsequent letter
Indian agencies The commission teegraphed for me
70 appear before IT. and, not being able to 60 did al
the instance of Secretary Deano Just what he insisted
on your dongmade out series Of charges to he ex-
amined into by these Commissioners kverv one ot
them could then have been proven before any tribunal
competent to enforce the attendance Of witnesses and
employed John L. Gilman and George L. Otis as ator-
neys for me- These gentlemen, alter examining into
the authority OF the commission, them as fol-
lows
"a number Of parties have become Interested in the
Wilder Merriam and Rust contracts, and the united in
nuence OF such Interested parties Is brought TO bear
suppress the facts connection with sad contracts
and volunteer witnesses IN support the charges can
not be hoped for. From many prudential consdera-
uOns they are unWmhg 10 come into collision with
Commissioner smith, the Indian Department and those
Interested parties who wish TO uphold the contracts
You have power TO subpoena a witness or in any
way compel his attendance compel the production
Of paper or TO administer an oath, to compel a
witness to testify II present. or, II testiiying,
any question that he might not choose answer
Under these circumstances you can goin no inlorma-
tiOn, except such is volunteered. We must, there
fore, in view OF the want OF juTisdicton and the
cessary powers your part IN the premises respect
fully decline to appear before YOU in the matter wa
may further remark that from copies of letters and
papers before US OF opinion that thorough in
vestgaton by commission clothed with these neces-
sary powers viii reflect unavoraby upon
THE OFFICIAL CONDUCT or SECRETARY DELANo,
from whom you hold your appointments Before such q
commission all times ready 70 appear and pros
ecute charges.n
The Commissioners then went through the examina-
u, 4.
and by A. H. wilder, of the beef and pine land rings IL
then adjourned 10 Washington where they had
access to every letter that had written any o
clerk OF the Interior Department. and as | was
credbly informed sought out from scandal 0ngers all
the reports that had been in circulation regard
TO me and my doings or course the Rev f. r. smith
triumphanty vindicated. These Commissioners
proceeded step further than is customary with men
acting in semi- judicial capacity by attributmg my
Of confidence Ia the Rev. K. 7. Smith to
'nental pecularity." Some Of the tinlid Of my
friends were quite satisfied with this verdict against my
N.ir vii
the Department OF the Interior will dwell much
longer on this commission, its doings were printed
pamphlet OF 146 pages which widely circulated
by the Interior Department By comparing tho test
mony taken before commission, where the lawyer of
Smith and Wilder was present, with chat taken few
weeks afterward before committee Of the Legislature
a verbatim copy Of which procured it will DO seen
how utterly unreliable is tho testimony before such
commission as that sent by secretary Deano. The dit
ference was marked in the testimony as 90 the
value of pine timber land for the sale OF which Mr. r.
Z. Smith had made immense contracts with A. H.
Wilder. Mr. Wilder testified that no interested
with him in the purchase and that he had not bar
gained Tor the sale OF any part OF II or made any trans
fer. When Mr.. Wilder's attorney put the Wit
stand before the Legislative Committee he testified
that he had drawn a transfer from A. H. Wilder TO Mr.
Dwyer for one-lh Of large purchase Of timber That
gentlemans (Dwycr's) agency for the Deanos Is wsN
known A. H. Wilder seemed
TO MANIPULATE TIE COMMISSIONERS
and to entertain them courteously and Indian Commis
sioner Smith showed his appreciation OF this kindness
by giving Wilder contracts ior supplies to Indians 70
the extent Of several hundred thousand dollars def
Of the United States laws oblging him advertise
We Will now return TO your old hunting ground at the
Red Cloud and MILESTONE Indian agencies As | have
before stated the permanent Board Of Indian Commits
soners appointed by the President had rejected youcers
large amount because Of real alleged frauds as
these agencies and their confidential clerk Mr. Samuel
Walker, had alier personal Inspection reported that
the Board fully justified in refusing TO approve such
vouchers Secretary Delano, having paid them deemed
1t necessary to send commission TO il he ust-
fed in doing The agents and the contractors wer0
duly nothed OF the approach of this commission,
prisng the Right Rev. w. II. Hare, the Rev S D. Hin
ii. apDOinted
nent Board of Indian Commissioners and j. d. Bever
Indian Inspector careful perusa of their report
comprising hlty pages, viii show how thoroughly
the spirit OF the Secretary of the Interior and OF the
Assistant Secretary had been infused them. Tho
Commissioners had an easy time, the agencies
well prepared for them by sending away all the small
cattle comparison OF their report with that OF Mr..
Samuel Walker viii show TO any accustomed ex-
anime testimony the folly OF sending called to and
trained for the sacred ministry play the part of the
detective One OF the most experienced men in that.
vicinity thus wrote to Immediately afterward:-"I
offered them my services and wanted to make few
statements but not single question asked me- or
any who was not directly Interested in giving am
davts in favor OF the agents The Interior Department
IS rotten to the core. | had think, alidavts'
from Bernard about issues OF beef charged and never
made, and other similar swndling operations showed
them to General smith, and then left them with him.
Ii is certain that
rms COMMISSION WAS DECEIVED COMPLETELY:
but the eyes Of its most estimable chairman are be-
lieve, being opened. After witnessing delivery OF
very superior cattle the chairman gave Mr. Boscr ccr-
thcae of appreciation, which, to the astonshnent OF
Mr. George II. stuart chairman of the executive com
",
claim that tue restriction his bidding contracts
should be removed. IL will not be necessary dwell
the report Of this DelanO investigating commission
is now understood that they were deceived, wa
shown by the concurrence between your report and
that Of Mr.. Samuel Walker.
As to the commission in the field to examine tho
accuracy of your report little confidence placed
in it, owing to its limited powers. The only hopeful
feature from the presence reporter for one OF
the New York papers Some of these ubiquitous gentle
men, you well know thoroughly intelligent and
Just as persistent as y on sultry afternoon like the
lictQ
and If shaken OIL point going Immediately to
another You are fortunate in having one inelligent
man with the commission, who is free to observe with
out being restrained by the rules of evidence There
fore the condemnation Of your letter may be quito
so strong that Of Mr.. Samuel Walkers report
And now, my dear sir having written very prosaie
letter, cannot restrain inclination give little
more sprghtlness in the conclusion. do not wish il
understood that the rather extravagant Munchausensn
in Inspector Daniels Official report is literally prose-
ana the remaTkaoe cat performed by the chief officers
OF the Interior Department can hardly be styled as
it exceeds the performance Of
PROFESSIONAL JUGGLERs
When child amazed the account OF q snake
swallowing an entire OK, but my amazement is stlp
greater that men were able to swallow $4,000 ups or
Indian tents, with the capacity for 10000 il hard
pressed From recent accounts it appears that tho
younger Of the Boslers tender hearted man. there
fore he cannot without violation of feeling senaran
the yearng oxen from their mothers In my most in
nocent days do not think that ever fully believed
sops story Of the frog equaling the in IL is
now mystery TO me how these yearings that canno.
be separated from their mothers extended untip
they reach the size Of oxen and average 900 pounds
NclB Us IS testicu 10 Dy one OF MT DelanOS nYeStl-
eating commissions These Commissioners may have
been experts in the of Fairbanks scales; but am
inclined to think with of the fatcst Indians on the
reservation, that with balancing scales he would
weigh some of those yearngs that loomed up large
in the eyes Of Investigators
You can hardly tell how much I am relieved by tho
presence of that reporter who will undoubtedly prevent
the commission from taking out commission Of lunacy
for you, was no doubt contemplated When | read
aloud my family the report of the dongs OF the Min
nesota Commission in which insanity was charged upon
me, the merrcst peal OF laughter broke forth IL did
hal riot tfIado far
fifty years OF mercantile life should become so Quxotc as
TO tit at wndmills You stranger TO me but have
ianccd that you have q highly nervous temperament
therefore there might be consequences fan nf
lbe Dclano investigating commission should decide that
you have the premOnory symptoms Of insanity What
fearful Thought that your family should watch all your
moods and movements and have straight Jacket always
within reach and powerful men at hand apply it's
You readily understand the measure or
roel that feel IN lhe nrcscnco of renorLer who