, 1878-06-15
fs,c Enusc cr Er,s.;an Mars.

.-S .s,ss A--t..stss
The following exposure "f the frauds at
the agency # the BInEoc.,s anu other In
dams furnishes . ciEe rs - the origin Of
the present Gis r-Ill.ceS IL I2a:.o and else
where
LE,.Ri, Nay IS Some rich A=y.lopments in
regard T. tEe management oi the iH,iian aSen-
c.eS IN the Northwest are cornin.; to light. 1t
Is sad ;he mIiitgry authorities are in possession
- = ';.ss ut eyi,!-Icc which. vh.g. made pub
hc, Wi! St--itie The country with the magnitude
Of the IGoian frauds Several # the most
ir:,ndly tribes q! Indians afc on the eve of
hcc"Iniug hostile. and most citizens believe,
unless = chang = speedily made in the treat
ment ~ orr Indians, they VIII ~ to war.
-ii!itt'y ci;io-r> Gcr;.r. they 10 mol blame the
Indians, and II t:.ey vs:e n Their I!..ce they
v,.u.l f--at l., the 1:,t,.r end.
!; Will be rsc.i.-cyet thst last fall Tin poy
che, of the BlGnac..s, packed up AMI left his
agency ut icHibi. declaring he never would re-
turn The csase "i tie old chiefs d;ssa:isiac-
tioA i l4.-ie I.,lhii. aad shows 4 state OF
Affairs to exist - iJIuhi which might make n
ro.r moderate nIG than 4 savage dissatisfied.
Nr J. Z. Caush, = aTcp3ia''lc citizen Of Lemhi,
has made s;Stci.3 III Which. Il tue tand no
body S,-n-s - aoGhJ ~ "u.. 1t to cause the
gent q. Il, Eanalci,S 90 u Immediately ar
l.
SAYS the EarnnckS has a lad AGENT, and last
summer, ai,oT; the tiu.r the Nrz rrrces under
.'cseph pIssai tG:.;.h ;Eey get u new one.
Z v4s feared dee S&uuu.ls wuy.id jaiu Joseph,
In; they remained lsya!, saying the govern.
mc.lt hSd 1T tGrls UrW agent and IL was
their duty - try h:A iorc making com, 'aints
~ ra-;>, IN, thr governments aCIh,..-V. The
new :.s-ut w;ys 4 minister Of The Gospel and
apparently u rio,;S. good nan. IL, had only
been IL ToUJra fcw days, however, |hen the
bump - aCgUlSitiytncsS 50 common - IL In
dan a..ratS became Painfully drvcloI II. He
established hotel or. rather, sad he iii not
keep hotel. and All strange " l." chanced to
pass tiIa- way AND requested permission 10 stay
over ni,i.1 must pay tx Of II - for the
u.Iyi.c-g- a o"iHs Some good citizens ut
..r;nh Junction attempted u advise ;ha agent:
bat r. would not listen and plainly ntimated
tL:,t :.a us.i,'I -. he pi.,;sa':. The chief
Tin i;yy- tout. treat ,.i,iik- to his agent, per
hal; 81 ;.,,"HuJ ~ Jc manner In which hs
r..:tr.! the old man ;-aa his people. Whatever
may have been III. cauS, Il VS. not long until
Tn boy sail: 1t i the salue oi thing un-
der = ntW hal. and, - heretofore. We are to
h. s,.,H..ieI out of what i ;htfuily l-lrn2ss to
Us t.ii.ag Is P.yI- t,rret..er. I'm boy
told hem - i.,,.i Ip, md ~ Il a inii,naticn
lcft lie agency. III, trhe W2s IN ~ almost
destitute condition Uh"n he 90 II Balnock
..:,l the ,eoT,-, t..s,i7, pity On them, supplied
Ii, II wants. Tin D,.y was very grateful and
toi III citizens ~ mast g-rc themselves no
uaeas-nCSs - Eis account, tur, although a. was
y.Iv a---rv With The agent and GlSp.Sc'i lin
h- respected til whit Peoi.!e and would not
How any harm /. h- don" u ti.-m 10y has toi-
!J'.-r-. Many !e:'..' believed tie oil ciiief,
hut ,,h..7> la..l.c alarmed. and the citizens of
i;..ayt..,:y.- ya!,ev. J- nIu,t exposed settle
Ill 60 me -ff.Tr wa.
AMI children into IN cs,-a oi tr'ai'!r. y l'=ti-
t!un US circulated aut IUur.oJlsly = med Ask
=, in- :,.;l.;..ry protection bat when i: was
r.fsr.-.,i - -. .s-iit l.. REUSED ID Si2n 1t,
sIvinE te I'D uot y.aHy soldiers. The citizens
ti.al ,G!oli-;i Themselves IN u military coHl-
iaoy. y.stI.: irfar.:l- al. J.aEaI.Io. and I%wa.ted
4: 81. g. .:.,I!5. Most 6 lie oi,IG-!s h:..l Goa
sGs--.l,e c..a.,!e:.,y Ia Tin boy, but none
Ia -, @ga-It-
~.l aft.r - GENTS above n:.:r..tei took
IIa,e ;lI- ,s-l.cJ good tvg th ild.I:S arrived,
J-i..s !...ul-I ".ar.aid !.niA CarrDEe 800 miles
or Ua,,lHS When the teams were about to
rrtl.,n {, th. railroad the AGENT shipped by
Ia N 4 Lag. box :-,'iTe>ss,t To h.s home 1t
NhiteraJ,r. G'i& While camping near the
ie:Hii i,.D,.:.a th- hyy MS observed bat not
examined. Inquiry, however, MS made about
i,s tents oi N ,-u'p!.sr2 ~ the 92eH:s and
III. man s:i i contain e, ..,i:S-.nd tCTs. " hle
na Is NV - tn. rils,.:.I The iid Of III" box
l,-ci!l. O.. ,'%crl. aTi il was seen 10 contain
Iutiau g,r7.~. i'he fTr!shteTs reported the
iiiitt.r I, q .,.uti iA;,,i Tr'm l.athi who was
t.:l., lay Nth them. il made IN eNsinIna-
;ipa of th= b.S, auI the following Is his mveI-
tory Of is coltcEts:-
Is,Iv.- res rsiats, one r.-ee r"l In.iian cloth.
o. .,e- SCARLET .i,rtl piece h:"e H'in' one
i,..,a sI4.etiu.. ti.r Ilr.rS g.n=HIn. hye dozen
mil r-,7f1- ,- - III, t..' butcher = knives,
a !ut Il n--i.. = Il Ii Il IA ttun hii".KeT'he;5.a
70. ~ mems r.-,,u sorks, lot OF Yeas powler,a
~ a. f:-:. t..sl lot u Il, ag@ -s-I-.i ptIrs OF
l!auk. l., rl..ke! II ;. In.rn asp.Tcra-nt
The c.-iz.ns Of tcu.hi. when they heard
about tn. box. called un the AGENT to explain
tn. matter lie G!d not deny Shippingthe box
=, ,,-r invoice, hat informed the citizens the
government .!,oy. Il him to appropriate such
....,:.. - h. d-.:,ti t. las with the un-
d.rtal,iin. thai l. vas to charge himself with
,ba,o- gYi ,i,at he hal Joae so Tine citizens
r,Ul.-l tlsrv Ter. not familiar with the rules
and r.=..llg:i3:.s governing the Indian depart
.a-..t, hJ!t supposed the goods were snlrPed 20
the acne. ivr the PIrp"5e OF hsIay distributed
= tlt,. Ia,.i..I.s One man sad he vas some,
hat iaIn.Iiar with the rats 81 he!5h. and
,,I:l.I ~. So, how yeast powder could be pad
for q. ,.ri ,inai ct.,: md shipped froIa Idaho to
y, i,cDa,iI with profit 20 the shipper MI
,'iur, h coEclU,-s h.s testimony as follows =
.Ii,,... was sJ...e trouble about the beet con
t-,,,.t at The agency, but do not know the na.
:ur,. -! Il; the sGicontf%ctor was told had
nut ilrnish!n., beef and the agent was killing
s,IIe stock cattle belonging 10 the agency
i:vc stated u,tIing but what CONSIDER iae's-
If have dune any injustice 1T ;liein prove
Z, me b. asking i,r an iE"e7tlEatlUl- clalin
tha4 Il i rut only nv right and privilege, but
my i;.ty and right 70 protect tnr lnseresta "a
nj. Indians. We all know these Indians ought
/, L.v.. plenty - there il plenty allowed by
the .savcrnlnenc for them, AID II thry 90 not
,..e.i.. i the ci- zens of the valley shouid SEE
IN il that IusJIcr Is done them FRAUD ana
c.rrun,icn n The in,iian department has l., be-
com he rll rather than the exception; lhe
Indians AZ. sTiIPilrd. and the result is thi'" We
as citizens are Ha.ie tls sufferers. !! You "ane
india. .st;Iaony s=nd for Captain } n, = han
So. au.I h.lf i;annock Indian c;i:,s all lie
viii til vol al about the nllsmaE.--5 -h--ht i
a:f.irs .; the i.eIahi agency -.
Il i rapJrted taat The military authorities
vii make thorough investigation u the
I.n,hi AGENTS dOings, and Il Things are as bai
a. reported thy VIII 10 doubt arrest LIE rev.
..r.nI AGENT and the guard house VIII become
his portion ia.
Tn Doy and his baad have been Forced to
r,t,.r., % their agency and two coMiI'.niT9 o'
trooDs are now there TO guard them anu $40
that they Do nyt leave II
tn FgoT05RAPH has beel exhibited IN I'M
cs--n- The payers agree IL saving that the IL
e+r1rnq1lt ha, not reached tiSt stage 0: snecess
vyhic, has 5sen claimed for it IN the Eastern
,,eyy.Dayers. The TiI.cs says: The lnstru-
r,-a. does not Is yet produce the tone OF , the
-Ta,Lar'. rcic. - has been represented. " neh