Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-17
"APIOUs FRAUD
The Development Of immense
Rascalities at indian Agencies.

n Il lUOEy 10h ODs 4
The Devsiopement Of immense !
Rascalities at indian Agencies.
CHICAGO, July l5.-The Tribune's
special from Fl. Thompson, Dakota
territory, says the visit of Commits |
sioner Hayt to the Indian agencies is
developing astounding official fraud
and rascality ON the Missouri river |
and q conspiracy between agents and
traders which startles even the ma
tives.
DR.. Livingston, Of Crow Greek is
condemned by overwhelming testi-
mony, as he wac taken unawares and
had no opportunity to remove the
evidence Of his guilt. His stealing
began in 1870 when first appointed,
through the influence Of the Episco-
pal church, as agent Of the combined
Grow Creek and Lower Brule agen-
cies, numbering three thousand. He
has accumulated q fortune, acquired
and interest in three Nevada silver
mines and owns two cattle ranches
and hotel which was regularly sup
piled with food and vegetables from
the agency. He and his partners
forced the agency employees, who
were most ignorant men, to board
there. They utilized the govern
ment blacksmith shop and material
for private gam, fed their private
stock at the government crib; sold
government wood to steamboats, and
hay to Black Hills wagon trains.
The Indian annnities were stolen and
sold. The ring would charge gov
eminent for wood and hay which the
Indians were compelled to put up in
order to get their annuities and ra-
tons and then sell this wood and hay
second time to steamboats,, the mill
tary post, and bullwhackers. The
proceeds OF the crops raised on the
agencies were not accounted for; the
traders warehouse was stocked from
the government warehouse, and the
provisions were sold to the Indians.
Rations and annuities were drawn for
300 more Indians than there were at
the agency. Congress appropriated
$4,000 for this agency during Liv-
ingstons administration and he stole
all he could; his ignorant employees
were glad to get rations and would
issue false vouchers of which $50 have
been already discovered ranging in
amount from $50 to $500. Living
ston was, says the Commissioners, a
pious fraud, guilty of every crime
against official honor and business
integrity. Neighboring agents and
traders are in the same condition az
to dishonesty, except that they have
been generally notified of the coming
storm and have put their houses in
order.
The returns of the agents as 10
goods on hand are almost invariably
false; forgeries and perjuries are Of
nearly every day occurrence, and the
: amount Of evidence is overwhelming
, Inspector Hammond has removed
three agents since last spring and re-
placed them with military officers a
acting agents and the crack of doom
Is sounded about those agencies.
the INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, July l3.-The Potter
Investigating Committee, to-day, re
sumed the examination of Senator
Kellogg.
In answer to a question by Mr.
Springer the Senator said he met thu
Il visiting statesmen on several occa
| sions in New Orleans. He had n,
: no knowledge Of any letter or tele
D gram that had been sent from 20
I lumbus, Ohio, by Gov. Hayes to any
: member or members of the returning
0 board during the progress of tn
2 count. Didn't recollect conversin,
r with E. L. Weber regarding hi
p brother standing firm. Wrote Mrs
e jerks two letters, both answering he
. request that witness use his goo'
: offices toward getting her HUSBAND
9 or brother a place in New Orlean
, Custom House. Had incidental,
}. asked her in one letter whether sh
o knew anything of the Sherman letter
Witness had not, as jerks testified
corresponded with Mrs. jerks an,
: jerks. All their correspondence ha,
occurred since 1877. Mrs. jerks nei
lher came to Washington for him no
J. at his request; didn't know that sh
h came in Packard's interest. Had n,
g recollection of any interview will
n Mrs jerks during the returnin,
o boards count, Mrs. jerks was mista
. ken in that; didn't consider James
Anderson q trustworthy republican
: knew pothing of Mrs. jerks stand
ing; considered her husband an hon
f orable gentleman and good reput
v lican. Witness refused to reply to
. question of Potter whether he knew
# that there had been no protest frou
the Feliciana parishes, saying tn
records would show and he onl
knew what The record stated wa
correct.
IL Witness in reply to further ques
n tons regarding the existence Of in
h ltimidation stated that he he'd hear
l. from various sources Of the existenc
Q of democratic intimidation in til
: parishes of East and West Felician,
It but had no personal knowledge {
e the same, he could not say frcr
: personal knowledge whether the pre-
Q test of James +. Anderson was befor
n the returning board or not, kellogg
il then in reply to Potter's inquire
9 stated that he had no knowledge @
j. any applications for federal troop
d having been made by election officer
l. in the parishes of East or West Fell
>, ciana on the day of election.
J. Gen. Butler interrogated Senate
r Kellogg and then said by way of
g o. estion, 81 understand the state G
J, fact TO be that all the members Of ih
d visiting committee but one had fedeI
i al Offices given or rendered to then
and that one was largely intereste
= in whisky case which was settled
. | III snn n al 7,
supervisors except one (Weber) VIII
was killed, and Capt. jerks, Mr.
jerks and her sister or brother, hav
all been rewarded under the civil sci
= vice order Of the administration fo
; action in the election or other cause
Hiscock said the question was cate
> gorical q must not be answered, ye
!. or 40. Gen. Butler then modified hi
y question.
y The Senstor then said, "Some O
: the parties named had, to his know
edge, been appointed.
> Butler asked il these persons shout
have the places for any other reaso
. than political services.
. saying it was intended to n axe tn
= administration appear ridiculous.
:, But said he could not render tn
, administration more ridiculous tina
: it had rendered itself.
A WHISKY WARAT PElLA
Special to the State Register.
PELLA, July Is, IL A. M.--Our city
!; again in furore Of excitement. !
search warrant was sworn out againi
= l.. Maasdam, saloon keeper, this morn
ing. The officers who went to serv
!, the warrant IS in duty bound, me
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