The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-11-28
HAYT DENIES IT.
Indian CommissiOner Hoys Denies
That lhe Southern Cheyennes ssere
Insufficlently Supplied with Feed.

A short time ago THE TINES published the
report of General Pope, commanding the De
partment of the Missouri, In which WIS EN-.
bodied the report of Major Miner, command.
ing at tort Reno, in regard to the food, the
amount and quality, etc, furnished to Dull
knifes band OF Cheyennes, which left Their
reservation and made the famous raid thu oug b
| Kansas.
| MAJOR MINER CoNTRADICrED.
Referring TO the published assertion of Mai
| or Miner, commanding at Fort Reno that
| from the of LIST day of July to the LIST day
| Of September the weekly rations lasted
| only Tor three of the seven days, Com mission
| er Hayt remarks that although Indians are
| prone TO be improvident and some OF .hem
may have gOrsed their provisions improvI
| IDENTIFY, yet, In order to credit Major Miners
supposed he visited the lodges of over five
| thousand Indians and took a de JAILED inven-
tory OF their food supply, Mr.. Hayt adds on
| ain opposition such a random statement,
4 which has been quoted with his other as 4.
| tions, are the facis given herewith OF the dali
ly ration issued for every man, woman and
\ child at the agency.
| The Commissioner proceeds to lay before
the Secretary official records disproving Mai.
Miner S statement to General sheridan that
| there is already a deficiency in the supplies
provid Tor the Cheyenne Indisns during
! the present fiscal year, compared with the
| requirements of the treaty. IL is shown that
| the Bureau has made ample arrangements
for supplying the full amount called for by
| the treaty.
Commissioner Hayt concludes his letter as
| follows:-"Major Miner says further:-"
| They tthe lndians) are lett with the means
TO 20 10 war. We 81 .nply sleep on a volcano.
| a" have also to ask that any Indians
sent from The North 10 the department be
disarmed before b-ing sent here.
With reference TO this Language of Major
Miner, Lave TO say II is plainly the duty
OF the military authorities TO disarm the In
dians 1t IL not the duty of the civil agent,
nor has he the power to disarm and dis
mount; and the fact that those Indians had
arms Is certainly not the fault of the agent,
as has been charged, but the blame rests else
where.
The statements TO which this letter is a re-
ply In detail are OF the same character as the
unfounded assertions put forth almOst.daiIy
in regard 10 the administration OF Indian A.
fairs, and would respectfully submit wheth-
er IL would not be proper for officers in gov
eminent service TO ascertain the facts In each
and every case before IN aking unwarTan ted
have the honor to be your obedient SER
want, Z. II. HAYT Commissioner
TIE STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER HAYr.
Mr.. Hayt, after setting forth precisely the
amount OF supplies OF various kinds due to
the Northern Cheyennes under the treaty of
1876, Turn shes a detailed statement of the
supplies actually received by them during
the year ending June 30 last, showing that
they received about $4,000 pounds more Of
beef and 900 pounds more OF flour than they
were entitled to, although they were given
about :, 900 pounds less OF coffee, 4 90 pounds
less of sugar, 900 pounds less of beans, ana
although there was also a deficit in the
amount of corn required by the treaty. 1t Is
stated, however, that cOnsid erable Quantities
o OF s1oaegci soap; , oaklhg powder sal. ana
were Furnished 10 the Indians; and tkat the
supplies actually received by them were of
the money value of SSo,20i as against a mon
tied
"This statement says Commissioner Hayt,
rent during the year, that these Indians did
not receive rations TO the amount to which
they were entitled under the treaty."
He quotes from the Revised Statutes to show
that agent Miles merely fulfilled a sworn
duty in Withholding from the small band of
insubrrdinate Cheyennes a portion OF the
in order TO compel their performance Of the
treaty stipulation concerning certain agri- |
cultural Labor for their own benefit.
CAUSE OF DEFICIENcIEs.
He also states that the deficiency in certain |
CLASSES OF specified supplies at the reservation
was due wholly 10 the lsteness OF the date at |
which Congress made the necessary appro- |
priation. He insists, however, that the gov
ernment ration furnished for every man,
woman and cLild was amply sufficient for |
their sustenance, as u consisted of three
and half a pound Of corn per diem eight |
pounds of sugar, four of coffee ana three OF |
beas 8 additional for every lou rations.
SOMEBODY MUST BE wRoNG. l
81 Somebody must be wrong in this matter,
As not only Maj. Miner bot other l
officers of the army of prominence /
have stated the same thing In regard To the /
Treatment o. the Cheyennes and the manner
in which they were fed, no less q persons &c /
than Gen. Pope having embodied the same /
n bis last report The matter will be in L
vesugat thoroughly, in fact IL Is under.
stood that board has been sitting at Fort /
Leavenworth looking into the matter, and /
taking the testimony of scouts and Others
conyersant with the mode of treatment Of /
Dull KNIFE and his band.
FOR THE SOUTH.
Major Mauck, OF the Fourth Cavalry, pass
ed Fort Dodge Iew days ago, having In
charge band OF Northern Cheyennes, which
he was taking to the Indian Territory.
Tho CentauF lInimenss are of two
kinds. The white Is for the human fami-
iy; the Yellow is for horses, sheep and 9th.
er animals. Testimonials of the effects pro-
duced by these remarkable preparations are
wrapped around every bottle, and may be
procured Of any druggist, sent by mail from
the ONCE OF TIE CKNTAUR COMPANY, IS Dey
Street, New York City. tanlow1yr 4
The DFln Last Night
The boys Of the newly formed military