The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-19

been and are being complied with, and the
Sioux chiefs have repeatedly expressed sat.
isfacton with the manner in which the sup
plies are delivered to them, and also as to
quality and quantity of these supplies.
Q.-Has not the discovery ofthe swindling
operations carried on at Crow Creek Agency
by DIR. Livingstone been surprise to youl
A.-Not at all. l knew all the details of it
several weeks ago. The fact is that had
the case transmitted to the Department Of
Justice some weeks ago for the prosecution
Of the offenders, and it is now in the hands
Of the District Attorney. Inotice that some
newspapers speak Of General Hammond as
if he were an officer of the army, and as il
these discoveries and disclosures had been
made against the Indian Bureau. General
Hammond is an officer of the Indian Bureau,
and appointed last year by the President at
my request as Superintendent of the Dakota
Superntendency. | got wind Of these
transactions and reported them. He came
to Washington and the whole campaign
for the discovery Of these things
was pianued in my Office by Gen
eral Hammond, Commissioner Hoyt and
| myself. 1t is therefore the Indian service
under its present management that made
these discoveries, and great credit is due to
Inspector Hammonds sagacity, courage
and energy. | notice also that, whenever
by efforts of the department these crimes
are discovered instead of giving the credit
to those who make the discoveries, cries are
made about the ineificiency of the manage
ment Of the Indian service, while these
very discoveries, exposures and prosecutions
are proofs of its efficiency. Such abuses
have grown up in the course ofyears. Many
Of them have been discovered and laid bare
by the present ADMINISTRATION, and no offender
has been spared. The Crow Creek affair
Is not the only one; we have quite a
number of persons connected with the
Indian service as agents and CON
tractors, under indictment in several parts
Of the country. We have not divulged
all OF our operations, because it is necessary
to carry them on quietly until they are ripe
for decisive action. There are other simi
lar investigations now going on with tn,
promise of like results. All those affected
by and in fear Of these operations are eX
ccedingly anxious to get this business out
of the hands Of those who now manage
Indian affairs and are on track of evi
doors. The policy towards the Indians
which humanity dictates and which is now
followed, is to gather them upon reserva
tons and try to make them seii-supporting
as much as possible, by agriculture, stock
raising and similar pursuits. 1t is policy
easily defined but very difficult To carry out
| think We are making fair progress, but il
will require time to make it generally sue
cessiul, and it can be made generally sue
cesstul if not only the government but white
citizens treat the Indians fairly. The creates
difficulty is that where the Indians get once
fairly started in the direction of self-support
the white people want their lands and at
tempts are made to crowd them out. W.
can easily make the Indian service NOR,
economical, as upon this years purchase, a
annual lettings, we have already made
saving of S240,000, as against last year; tn
goods and supplies being just as good, i
not better, than last year, and strong ant
persevering effort can, as | think, make anl
keep the Indian service honest. The con
tinual conflicts between the interests of In,
dams and the greed Of white people, sur
rounding and crowding between them, pre-,
sents problem of difficult solution, and ne
mere change in the organization and contro
of the Indian service can dispose of it.