The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-01
MORE INDIANS TO BE OUSTED
TROOPS TO ASSIST AGENT STOWE IN
MAKING ROBBERY EASY.
stoves Testimony Now Against stoves Tcs-
timony n Year Aso-Bishop Whippie Re-
porting for Father Tomazin's Removal.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The reported diff
Guilty between Father Tomazin and Agent
Stowe at the White Earth Agency. gives ground
for the belief that some one In the Indian Bu-
reau here has blundcrcd to such an extent rs
to put us in imminent danger Of another cost
ly. bloody. disastrous and unnecessary war.
Company b Of the Twentieth Infantry was
despatched on the 26th of this month from Fort
Smelling with orders to proceed with all haste
to the White Earth Agency of the ChippewaInd
ans in Minnesota. They were not sent to put
down an outbreak because no outbreak had oc-
cured nor to punish tho Indians for any
crime. because they had committed no crime
II seems as II they were sent to provoke an out
break and to foment disturbance.
The majority Of these peaceful Indians are
Roman Catholics. and their priest IL. and has
been for many years. the Rev. Ignatius Toma-
zin. The Protestant Episcopal Church has also
n mission on the agency. As far back MS Sep
tember 1875 Agent Stowe ut cnni.y with
Father Tomazin. and was sending letters to
Washington accusing the Father OF making
trouble and of. :" retardng the civilization" Of
the Indians. Now. the civilization which the
Indians had attained. up 10 1875. was chiefly the
result OF Father TOinazin's labors among them.
They had built n handsome Catholic church,
and We're maintaining n Catholic lndustr al
school, But for some reason Agent stowe de-
,GrImined teri ne To get ria Of fa'hGr TSma5n
He had incurred the active dislike Of
Al the Indians Protestant md Catholic alike.
They accused him of cheating them. OF making
false vouchers. Of Withholding supplies duo
them. and of generally making himself rich Mt
their exnenSe. The indian a. Burcaumhayng e.
leave the reservation at any rate-ordcred an
Investigation 20 b.. made. This exnmination,
| conducted 10y Mr.. W. II. Lyon Of New York. and
II NJ Rice u ST. Paul resulted in the recon
lnendation that the agent nnd the priest should
both be- dismissed. The Indians were unan l.
| IpfuuulluK
no longer he .eft t. cheat them. But now new
actor appcgrs on thg scene. in the person of the
| ruled the recommendation Of the gentlemen
| who had examined the case. and induced the
| Indian Bureau to order that the agent should
| dians. Cathnl and Pedestrians alike. threat
cncd 90 resist this order. and thr company OF
troops was sent up to the reservation to enforce
| II. II looks rs II the present charge against
| Father Iomnzin, which has led Indian super
| iniondont kmhdll To- order him to leave the
| agency; i- trhmpcd up Tor the purpose OF get
| ting rid Of him.
This same stowe. the United States Indian
| agent for the Chippewas. in his annual report
| - N" Indian Commit -sioucr. dated sept l
1876. thus speaks of them aud OF their reser-
Nuic-ota .hr lro.t point to the Northern racinc
! iann.ir. Tlc iNivo township. on ihc w,,i .lr Ere
! mnuh"i rollins lr.tr "i d'.p. % D l'Hr, VAN clif
ue entre north Hni .uuh arr timber Hni prairie nicely
.i.. n in. ca., She are sal,, weii tni ,ri ,,i,h
,H ln'iF b.. nttd ana ~, ' u ,e E nl M i,i ~ ali -, ia
/ ho,9 ~it l"Aes ani running streams, with abundant
l'ro living on the reservations i.ie7 souls. some
hh,ns ,cd 49,, '-ht a'ar' ihsI sllc"n,in, - ar ar.
i9m !" =, aelg' Zach umisr eu, ~ a,io and ,,tS Wei
err rhry have oxen horses. Young stock. SWINE. AM
| cows 1hey make ,ome butter There are over 90
wcrc bullihy themselves oiurni'ure tlcy have stoves
fart tn.,s, To- ilak. il,im c.n,'aftata s.n Of M,
women arr ycry 90, kccnai. Grofins m, ,ir aoSr
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