The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-13
POST TRADERS,
A List of Appointments which i- Interesting
aud Suggestive.


aud Suggestive.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Tho disclosures
made during the past two weeks show beyond
doubt that the traffic in post traderships at the
various military posts on our Western frontier
has been exceedingly profitable. The Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War Department has
but barely skinned the surface Of this rotten
department, and vet they have found enough to
shock the civilized world. There are nearly 200
military posts In the W.stern country which sup
port post traders. and Judging from the facts
already made public It Is probable that These
appointments have all been farmed out. The
regular tariff assessed upon the post trader Is
one-haif the profits, and Of course the pooI sol
ders and the officers have TO pay these assess
ments in the end. IL Is nothing more nor less
than deliberate robbery Of these men.
] have managed to obtain a list Of some OF
these post traders as they appear on the books
at the War Department. together with the ma nos
Of the persons to whom the appolntme nts were
sent. They are as follows:
John $. Evans, post trader at Fort sill from
Oct. 10. 1870 Appointment sent to Caleb Z.
Marsh. New York.
Il. w. Rice, post trader at Fort Richardson.
Texas. from Oct. o, 1870 10 Feb. 20, 1877. This
Rice is an Iowa man, the particular friend OF
Belknap, and a claim agent, who has lived since
1867 In Washington.
John NJ. Hedrick, post trader at Fort Concho,
Texas. He is the brother-in-law Of Belknap,
md Supervisor Of Internal Revenue for the
states OF minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
ana LOT .olorauo Ierflt ~.
w. ~ frledlander' post trader az Fort JACK
son. Texas, from Oct. ii, 1870, to April 30, 1872.
This man Fnedlanuer comes originally from
Saratoga; His son has said repeatedly to army
officers that he had To buy the place, and that he
paid man named Tilton, who is the particular
friend OF Gen. hufus lngals, large sum OF
money. -
W. L. Carroll, post trader AZ Fort duncan,
Texas, from Oct. o, lS,O, 70 Juno "a, 49,; Az
polntment sent To W Is Logan, clerk IN the
Office Of the Second Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral.
L. w. Wham, post trader at Fort stevenson,
ID Gotta Territory, from Jan. 10, 1872, to June ~,
lo,2. Appontment sent TO the Hon. John A.
in9ton. ID. c. This man wham was formerly
one OF Logan a strikers and political wirepullers.
He had something to do with the disbursement
OF the $4,000 which was appropriated IN l5I2 Tor
been 80 mncn scandal.
Samuel g. bridges. post trader at Fort Lyon
colorado territory, from OGt. o. leIV 70 oot. TO-
1872. Bridgos Is one oil Belknaps close friends.
aud halls from keokuk. Iowa. Belknap's home.
Geo. l.. Cook, post trader at Fort WinEte,
New Mexico, from Oct. g. 1870 Cook testified
before the committee on hxprnultures IN Tue
War Department ON the 7th lust; that he obtain
ed this appointment through Gen. r. w.
Rice by agreeing to divide the profits with him.
He had made application Tor tne post aud was
recommended aid o1ckeu oy ine ehtre ueiova,
not appoint MN. AS soon as ne agreed 10 hce
te ms the appointment was maze. 90 ,
W. A. IayIor, posi- transa al 3rt Clhk, iehas,
from Oct. q ls'o: 70 AOrii % ic'l. appointment
sent 10 Ten; Il. hlce. As vsn. hlee " a ousi-
ness man II 70 nor lkeb tnh lhyioI maue sny
n.tter terms with HIN than Cook did iof Fort
"Ingate; ,, = 49,. ,. =. r., rim.
Geo. Clenoenln, JI post trader a. fort Eiis'
Mohtana TERRITORY, from Oct, II, lo,V 70 july %
iSI Appo'htmeht sent snTonE n n sns r ~
VI the Interior VI course John DoltnO OF Joe
| Dyer utheu this posi-. lheS were never hhoWh
| 10 let toou lhlng snip through men nnEersi
:. ~. horeneau' post Trader AZ fort Selueh,
New ne1lco irou harIh - lS,t, 10 noer'
100 Az ointnleht sent W tue hOh' 2 d. hi@'ns'
House OF heprrsentalNes.
X, Il stephens, post ianer al fort stanton
New mexico from nov - leiO; 10 Aprii L, io'I.
App9lntinent sent 70 hAWAlns lasior, Washing
ton, u I. Ihsor, u Is salo' got toJV LOT pIoTuf
ING thls appointment lie Is grea' irlehu Vi
beiknaps. MT, -. s..
Frank I. Bliss, poet trader at Fort stanton,
New Mexico from Apri io'l' 70 H"rSh ~, io,s'
Appoln ment sem TO Tue nom VI. y; osrnenVor'
unl'ed sites senate Nuampei,, NhsuinEtoh'
Chas. T. Tracy post trader at Fort Stanton
rev meSlco, from hdIcn L. i9i~ " aug; To-
lol-' Appo,ntneht srnt 70 ,ne non A. a. oa"-
yer hiteu states eena.e Snai n >,.,..
IL. H. hse'"S' pos ''n1 az ~ %. 70"
heAlvo iroh 1u'S ~ i1.o " NV. ~ lo.t, ~
poihtuIent een. - IT.. S"' PC LII
orpther anu o"''ee ''"'oS ""is""i' " esu
ing - y. $780, - e,. III ,,,
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| .ihohus t"inE, VS. u~Sel o. ce.nf N t"O"c'
nl1Aona $1,000, no n NO' o' l1tv, ~ jan "