, 1875-06-19

0taor Army Officers Lay the Blame upon
the Contractors.
Ex-senator Harlan Rclinqufshes
tho Editorial Quill


"A'h' N,.''n,' -, - ~ ouus .Nm'.1
~ te i"an ] conIl" "a pnhahea bv pa..son u.
~ tha f3oyernment.
~ ~, ~ sn,n p.,n. oon.,dor ~ +ha n.r.~t.
meut OF tue Mssuli, writon frotn Fort
Ia,,.rxn,t,, Kan ,,nlor asta ~ Nav u.
to Col. Dunn, Assistant Adjutant-aon-
NJ, ~ ch,caco tronamttnc ~, ronorta
of tue commanding olllcera at the wacllta and
Cheyenne aud ArapaIoe Agencies. Gen. popo
a,ys these repor:s a:s to tho Same effect as thas
Of Lieut.-col. Hatch, Of tho Fourth Cavalry,
which w.s previously forwarded i,, anu sho" -
bad II not worse condition Of thipRa at these
H. than 70; 5 9th y By Hss s S, sssns s.
continues:
ldr zee tram di*iatehes 'n newspapers that tho ln
oF @ whs o ,g asngng tho t fsffs has ~
contractors to get forward supplies fur tho 1udh on
.ssoap1 s = to na fosSs @ anu aa wsaho5 q M rue ae
@oasss;si; sstistssts1y @ r. ssists: l. '!es
quality aud condition. Least Of au Gould such c1-
he. which con1i have been .Toaal'y d1.1an
tnywhcte It any tm. oi The year. ana IN almost any
so,th. rso faet -, % howover, a. reported by ii
a,sse ossss Tint hss ',o oesy o. loed hst
ths a.e.i I>As ysar, ''ss hsnsly. .ay w. How
n'uch longer tha condition Of affairs haa existed
y no. a,. stated During ths Whole sulss and autumn
inns during tho 1T winter have 70 had any taloat;
y 'upr,tus The troop. at The Cheyenne and A!ala,
o IT, s a'i sa's a' VIII ss
Eanted. 1ndesd we could ~ readily haxo cent I'VE
pu.lose In stating .hs facts other than to psrforn,
nrror q accept aud 1 ct upon shs,n 4
shesa be .tsn 70 q pro1e u order T hst t't IT,
officers WIN rriost them may 10 held 70 accountability.
Il. W grounS and Saso seat u
Indians may again go OF and depFolate.
eannot , .i,,.: en,sftan aoaot tnst noy
nvsfp9 ~ @ al1 nnp e ~ ,h 1t 1aHa
hayl,,9 no .ouSt wbatcyss Of sbr!r truth II, ores
ilat sho author.,rs in washington may know the
facts. nud tako i1nmofatato 1noaaures 10 protect
f.rtng revolving to humanity. Who en- T. blame thom
d ea1.n an aro 20 t n.nu. ~ " nn@cr sn IN
NY Rsess:: es p .;sr,ss =, s5saf s..y
I'd =, tney ean, haa supposed, Of eoa5ss,
papaEtaaent 81 TIC aoves1ment which hss the Indians
nsa 1as nS essr, s u
Troua Id brima tns wsonu iper to nrn.shmsnt' III
my & permitted 10 jnage from what i aet forth 10
the newspaper reports and .disr.tohes. how
1nent, W w9ula ,ssm tn,t am III, n,staen .as
~ M ihss 1n5 one ~ho fepofa saeh tniag..
that Dspastment viii fscns waIch eSpnos ts ssiIed
gratitude. myself cert4ini5 do not wish 10 st.aci
sny Department or Tho uoyernment. nor any onicial
PARSONAGE connected Herewith. state Of fac4 ~
T%oasly % in,oving the honor and goodM M dsish ct the
~ staas enoa59ef'nS pu6na antsfoss
Withholding these fsoIs from the kuowiedao af
tic Goycrnment; lsAat Of ait haa An srtny
eser responsible ths reaua 81 .aeh transaction.
s :. 'sa
IN IT, Sneaa OF aI9n m s uene tSe rsn ~ xso Gnse
1arm. IT, hiuhest nIrer al III. noycrnmsnt r. -
matn In isposanco Of trnnsaeton dshouorina 10 tae
nation and Abhosrens 10 humanity.
The foregoing aro Gen. pope'a vorda
LIEUT., xrLE.
Of tho Eleventh Infantry, reports the indians ut
Waahita Agency to bo il atarylug coodition.
They hnyo nnthIuu ianucd To tl,om i,nt henf
aud that is not enough to keep thom Two
daYs, This robas nrocnred Nv tham vhi,e
on the way from Nebraska arc iii
Visions Kvo aotuslly Rnsx 20 81 nor ros sopsr
Who was 20 weak t[at sho fo1l by the roadsda
whilst on her way to camp. The inJsnns ever,
gather tho corn LOFT in tlo aand BY
lie horsoa led hero. The Indians belonging
sem suee snsary Tia tav ap ,ssue% 70
CRY aud starved ~ tbs pAwneea. It auy Of theso
should tako to tho prslries, it viii 6o to ~ sayo
thin sprinp hard and ga,thfuliy. Vii, soareaiv =
good souaro u,osl day. Yo,, cannnt arv,e w,.h
them tIe why aid whnroforo. I'M thev Ssv, II
Wsauioetop il 40 nowerful why does In MT
sEND M rrfxTY m rAr2
When flour ID delivered aud recalnted for
1t KansaH City, Mo-, the contractor uets
Ais psy. but tho TRANSPORTATION oontrsot IL resas
In such way lint the co,trsctor NAV baui tha
stores when he cets resdy. In tho rnas1lt,nic
tho Ipd,ans ate the suffarern. Kvfes makess
ssrv ,Est tic miitarS .nti'or;t,es shn,id
know how tho matter etnuds. 40
that in caso Of Tho Indisns 1t tba Wachfts
Aranny. who ara neaceft,llr inc1;nsd snonia tnta
to the prs,rio. Il may oot be- siIe1ad by ia
Of tho military authorities.
tJE1fr .Cot Nvfry.