The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-21

| tho Interior, and Commissioner OF Indian Al
fairs came into office, who did not have any
| knowledge OF the facts In connection with said
| treaty, and 1t was upon the Information OF said
| hihant that such knowledge was gained as en-
| nbled them to fully understand the circum-
| stances under which the treaty was made. This
| anitnt believes that IN consequence OF MS &C
TIVE Usage Ind ans will realize net sum Of from
| $i,OOOOUO to S5.OO0OOO more for their lands than
| they would have realized under the treaty or
1863, nd by reason Of the action OF aflant and his
| partner the Usage Indians were enabled TO pur-
| chase lands amounting to about 2,OO,OO acres In
the Indian Territory. Of as good quality as their
lnr DIS In Kansas, for 20 cents an aC.e, while they
received for their lands in Kansas tl.25 per scre
| thereby enabling said Indians to save over one
| hall million dollars.
ss5oOOOO FEE.
| Under the 1rst agreement In 1899, Adair q
| vann were to have onc-half the net sum which
| they secured the Osages In excess Of that orig
ihally to be paid tnem bv the railroad compa-
nles. Their fee at tins rate would have amount
| ed to over f2.5O0CO; but on the 9Th day OF Feb
ruary, 1873, they entered into a new agreement.
Whereby they were TO have, In lieu OF the II oiety,
ttV'GQ' aud tins agreement was modified ut a
general council OF the Usage nation, held June
70 tsD,OYV On the 4yh Of August, 1873, twenty
tribes signed paper In which they set out that
they had approved the AdHir Vann contract
now, with better und erstanding Of the matter ter
And on the same day formal protest, was
head men. and braves of the nation. praT.
ing the President OF tho United States TO
vsnn. They represent that sftST the q treaty Of
1870 was contaminated Col Vanu banded the
contract OF 1867 to their Governor saying they
ND rendered no service and made no charRe,
and that the contract was publicly torn up and
destroyed. The subsequent contra ct for t330y0O0
confirmation occurred through opportunities
which were pted day and night until some Of
the fraud, signed as they say. solely 20 get rid
OF them; others were wrought upon differently.
re Cheroke.s repr,sented that they had promeed
they had shoUn their contract nth The Osdgcs 10
conpince these men Of their ability TO ydy such
had prcyshtcd The rdtlfcdtton NJ Tie rdlI odd con
trdct that Il uo,dd be bad (dnh 10 The disiin-
yi,ishtd men M Washington. Senators and others,
"a Vpudiuts and further. that uieV had promised
aimos, ING entire amount very Mte wO'i,d DC ieft
TO Themselves"
$4,000 PAID ny cowEN.
All the papers were on file In the ONCE OF the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs for more To IN
a wear, without any action eiuR taken thereon,
Notwithstanding Adair Vsnn were pressinc
continually for some recognition Of their con
tract by the Interior Depar, ment. Finally, on
July b, 1874, II Was endorsed as follows:
ioF 5C % sP ory,9r
Commissioner
Again, on July 81, 1874, it was endorsed as fol-
lows
DEPARTMENT OF rur INTERIOR
The within contre CT betNeen &. \. vapn sad " L.
into on the sth day Of febru rs 1873. is
neieoy approved 70 toe extent Of allowing the SAID
tRe 2 sp fCr sr'es ssnfess ~
Acting Secretary.
There was no approximation from which this
money could be legally paid and Cowen IA Acting
Secretary directed that reauistion SHOULD be
drawn upon the apr pr ,tion Of $4,000 made
In the Indian appro Driation hill OF 1874. for the
purchase of stock and agricultural implements,
. ening farms. erection Of houses and
their tribal government" The req nsition
on this fund Was recognized by the
and paid therefrOm on the 9th Of August, 1874.
The action OF the accounting officers W $, how
s SINE, merely pro Iorma: Leey recogn'zsd tbs
Hor as c inclusive and passed the account with
out further exainin .tlon The First Comptroi-
that tie services OF Adalr Nann did not
come under the pu poses for wnich the S2uO.OUU
stock and agricultural implements, opening
farms erection Of houses ana for the civiliza-
ton OF the Osaaes and Of their tribsl govern
ment :" but he did not. and hence the money
was Illegally paid, although the responsibility
therefor prooabl, belongs exclusively to the
Acting secretary OF the Interior.
BRoTHER-IS-LAw DENT APrHAns
The foregoing Is an impartial statement of he
facts connected with the somewhat famous
Adair Nann net proceeds claim they appear
on the onicial records. The following facts,
In addition. were rel tied by Col. Adair to the
Committee On Expen litures ia the Interior De-
partmcnt few days since. In reply to questions
addressed To him b. the Chairman, MIR. Mutch-
Ter, he said in substance that the Influence
~ the railroad comp MES was so greet m The
Senate IN IN the end he feared the reaty
would be ratified. II required great efforts on
the part Of himselfand friends t. prevent action
being taken thereon during the last session ~
the Forty-hrst Congress. IL absolutely
necessary he said 10 have the treaty Withdrawn
IN order to q feat the gre 4 odds which were on
the side Of the railroads, and TO accomplish this
he empl1yed Judge LOUIS Dent, the nrotuer-tn-
law OF President Grant. lie promised J.dSe
Dent that II he induced the Pres iieut 10
withdraw the treaty from the senate he would
paw him out Of hi fee $500 This was accom-
ph-hed by Judge Dent, Il the treaty was wi h.
drawn by President Grant, and Col Adair adj
mus tnat !, was thr9IIh tne Drothtr-in law mat
under provision which was incoTpor ated in
me Indian Appropriation bin uassed July Is
$50. which Trq lired the Os ge reserve to be
sold at not less than Sis peracre. 1t is but just
n Col. Adair To state that he denied when be-
fore Mr.. Mutcnler's committee that he had
ever represented TO the Usage council thar
be had promised the greater part 81
and others at washington" as /, /. asserted In
the protest Of the chiefs Of the Os1gcs above
quoted from; hut II tne division he wa com
Assistant secretary Cowen Il anv criterion. Il
Wi, not b- straining ones imagination too far 10
the e. Ju,OV0 to which hey we're entitled IN
der their original written contract OF 1862 they
would not have oeep suffered t. retain more m -
u account for the $1,000 ne Obtained in August,
lsli. Con. Adar admitted mat he had 20 pay
i.r securing ms award SSOOo. He only had
$l5 QUO 10 divide between himself and the idpw
OF e. V m. lie. however, has - yet iled
% tell where the whole Of the $.ij0UO " hicn he
had to pay out went. lie gave a man named
lemule-a claim agent VINO mad considerable
dealings wlth the Interior Department In Ind n |
ma tsrs-$ $1,000, ana he eve MIRA. Dent, the |
widow # Judge Louis Dent, $3.50 on the old |
contract for his influence AZ the White |
House In securing The withdrawal Of |
the treaty. nc remaining $500 he de. |
clned to account for further than 10 saw II |
was consumed IN CONTINGENT xoehses. bur the |
nature of these expenditures he declined to |
make known to the committee. A fees To be |
I'd by claimants like Col. Adair are usu lly |
contingent upon the cl I'm being allowed, and |
hence II Is pretty clear that the 81 0UO wnich he
saws went to pay contingent expenses was really |
paid TO some person or persons for peculiar |
services rendered.
MRS DENT DEMANDS MORE MONEY.
II is quite certain that Yrs Dent was not |
satisfied with $500 on the old contract with ner |
husband. she W g very earnest In pressing the |
Claims OF Adair Vann during the summer
and sutu mn of 1874, aud II Is STATED by some of
Adair's friend that he had to pay between
5000 and $3.50. The manner in which the
claim was all wed, and Its being paid out Of an
appropriation for the purchase OF stock and
agricultural indictments, and like expenditures,
leave no room TO doubt that a goodly portion
OF the $1,000 consumed in contingent expenses
went TO grease somebodyin the Interior Depart
ment. Secretary DeanO, short time after he
stated 10 a Republican 4 lend who had
told him about the unkild remarks COwen had