The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-22
THE INDIAN FRAUDS.

THE EXAMINATION OF THE INSPECTORS OF COZ.
FEE, SUGAR. TOBACCO AND BLANKErs--soMR
USEFUL HNTs TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
The Indian Commissioners appointed to inyesti.
gate the charges made by Professor D. Q. Marsh
in reference 10 the Red Cloud Agency were In ses-
sion yesterday at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL Their
time was occupied Monday and Tuesday in
hearing Professor Marsh's explanation or the ten
distinct charges thar he nad preferred, and also
in taking down all the Information they could OBJ
tain IN reference TO Witnesses VINO are likely to
assist them.
There will be no difficulty IN finding men in wy
oming and Dakota who can furnish some very In
terestiug Information II the Commissioners can
induce them to talk but as they are nearly all
residents Of the country surrounding the different
agencies they are more or less dependent on con-
tracts in the git OF the Indian Department., and
are, therefore, disposed 10 keep q careful guard
over their tongues. 1t Is a common byw ord in tie
Western country among men seeking Tor positions
under the Indian Department,
''sEE JouN,n
as without the friendly aid OF that important rela.
tive OF the Secretary it Is not easy 10 obtain a
contract or leadership. lnfor nation may then
be asked as to what John has TO 90 with the mat
ter, but no dennite answer will be obtained. al.
though many hints as TO the almighty power OIL
John VIII be casually dropped. The Commission
ers will find difficult task before them when
| they arrive at the Red Cloud Agency,
| as everything Will be presented en- couteay
| de rose. The affairs or the Agency
| will be conducted with the most business like
manner. and II they should be present at any
distribution, they cannot fail TO be pleased at the
| general accuracy observed in tile issuing Of the
regular rations. The scales win be specially oiled
| for the occasion and every package carefully
weighed before it Is delivered TO Its dusky
| the agent will probably explain the mod,s
! operandi and occasionally add remark about his
wretched existence, dragging through life on q
! pttance Of $1,000 per annum, trusting that
| HIS PHILANTHROPY MAY RECEIVE IT'S REWARD
In future and better world. Down at the stock
yard on beef issue day they will be charmed with
the picturesque scene presented before them,
groups OF gayly painted Indians careerlng on the
plains and rdCdfros herding up the wild Texan cat.
tie es they drive them into the weighing pen where
the pick OF the lo scaled, 10 order TO arrive al
the general average. II eny OF tile Commission.
ers have ever peen in the stock business
they viii We aole to form a fair estt
| mate OF the cattle before them, bu, they
must always bear in mind that this
| especial lot has been carefully selected Tor public
exni5ition. After what they will have seen they
will probably be rather astonished at the charges
made by Professor Marsh, as they themselves
| have discovered nothing OF the kind. They had
! better tnen inquire around them, talk 10 army
! officers who have been stationed at the post fora
| length or time, hear what Jules EcoGee Colonel
Bullock. Rlchaud and others have to say
talk TO Red Cloud spotted Tail, Farmer Grass,
Friday, Little Wound and, ABOVE al, not leave
without hearing from
"a PARTY By THE NAME OF JOHNSON"
Mr.. Breiser. jr., might also be able to furnish
some interesting facts, and II Assistant Agent
Roberts could be induced to explain Mr.. Apple
toms connect on with certain contracts the Com
missioners would nnd themselves approaching the
desired uitlmatun.
The Commissioners yesterday occupied them
time hearing and questioning the inspectors
who examined the goods furnished TO RED
Cloud Agency Tor 1874. The gentleman in
charge Of inc tobacco department. stated
that he nan carefully sampled the fragrant weed
whlch was furnished by the Lorlards, and
sampled about one out OF every twenty boxes.
He found 1t good and quite up to the standard OF
the sample shown when the bids .or the contract
were put IN. According TO the samples examined
By the inspector tue tobacco was very superior
30 that furnished TO Red Cloud ana hts tribe. The
inspector of blankets and flannel goods explained
that they
NOT QUITE or TO THE STANDARD
OF the sample goods; but as the con tractor haa
lowered the pri a they had been accepted. He
supposed that rae Totting in the places where
u $. had been stamped must nave originated from
some strong chemical used in the branding. The
inspectors Of sugar and coffee were also ex.
amined and exp aned the manner in which
they had sampled the goods Professor
Marsh was present during the session and
occasionally asked q few questions as to the
method OF samp,ing the goods. samples OF the
coffee and sugar, the same that was furnished by
Red Cloud to Professor Marsh, were produced and
examined by the Commissioner.
Commissioner Smith was present during the
examination OF the inspectors aud at recess had
quito an animated discussion with Professor
Marsh, evidently rnierring that the latter gentle
man had a special anlmus, which governed
his entire action. The Professor appeared
to talk very plainly and evidently felt convinced
that he was acting consmentlously and to the
best Of MS power la aid OF the Indian chief Red
| Cloud, VINO had demanded his intervention as the
| price OF permit to huut for bones in mis- coun.
! Try. The Commission Will probably get through
with tnelr business to-day and then leave for the
| West.