, 1879-01-15
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Transfer OF the Red Cloud Agency
Indians.
Fears of an Outbreak-~The Indian Bu-
reau and the Army.

reau and the Army.
Can't ". E. Douenerty, who is we'll known In
connection with tho exposure Of the frauds A.
the Grow Creek and Lower Brule Agencies, ar.
rtYe,1 IN this city Sunday evening. Cart.
Doughcrty IL At present the Indian Agent At
these two Agencies, and haa just returned from
Washington, where he vas called to confer with
the Attorney General reiat!vu 10 tho psosecu.
tfon Of i]r. Livingstone, tho former
Agent. Capt. Doughcrty occupies rather
anomalous situation, as he Is Ut the sams time
MI officer OF tho army and m agent Of the In
dian Department. lie, in the course of long
conversation, expressed rcrY high opinion OF
Commissioner Aayt and Secretary schurz.
From hs experience the Captain believes, how
ever, that the indian bureau 10 too large and
uuwieldy Ia effect any permanent reforms.
Thcreare seventy -four Agencies now under the
charge ot the bureau, and the field is too vide
fur the Department as at present organized to
exercise proper supervision. In hin opinion It
will a,c utterly Impossible for the Interior De-
partment to efcc. any Of the proposed reforms
whio tho work Is managed ~ nt present.
Tho Agents ;, n9d con.;act9Es ,'2, hare ersry y
paruosc of committing fraud, and
they would be more than human II they failed
tn improve tho advantages offered. There Is no
cheek Or guath upon either the nge1t or cor,-
rn,ler the ptescnt 1onse sJateH, Of supervision.
Tic transfer tt thu work tu tho army is
not at all scltstcd by the officers, who
would hase great dcal Of extra work
according 10 Eapt. nougllcrty. that while The
Intentions Of the Interior Department are Of
the hest. they cannot 10 successfully cnrrfed
It1fh
Hcnt In rcKafl to
TIE TRANSFER or THE RED CLOUD A1EScr.
These Ind!ons, under the Trea&s, hal bound
themselves to locate near the Missouri, SO ihst
Thfs would have been directly contrary
to the interest Of tho frri1h;crs, ard Influences
were brought 10 bear 10 induce them to rr1noye
fFuni the river. Thu Pacific Railroad was inter-
tractars. Dr. Irwin, the Agent, wanscd 10 get
down near to Colorado, wl,crc be has rancho,
anu he frightened the Indians by telling them
that II they located at tlio river they
ES seS Cloud ou ae reeeise Is COVE. and inincaistey
announced that be would not star At the river.
at a previous Interview at Warrington thcy had
obtained the pcrmlsslon Of tho Prestdent to 10.
within .i1ty miies ot the river, marching ies.
ure}y l:,5 NILES In tttrts-avc days. Under
the influence Of pr. Irw!n,. tho Agent,
tho tribe decided to locate thctf
"
Iii thttr snnniics must t,e hau1cd from Tho rtvcr
~ frnrn III. rn,irnnI the G;sto,,re teino the
s.mn In sni,e ~ ths tart .1at the trn,iors f,nt3
oin,r1 in .n,yt, t,c s,I,ni,cs Inr Az NSI Tie In.
liaus werc st,nnlied NH, loo Jos,is tea,ns and
the % usual npp}!ances Tor tco.ntar, at IN EXPENSE
yatnsraI from ~" fac I'm, tnpre n1e now AZ tho
r;rnr .wot,,n's trnnsrnrts ton n1i txn o',,ns
nf m,,,n,ics 1hr As,rnrv nj nresrnt Il sftnsfr1i
nniv twm mi,cs fro.u WT1mtnr md c,rht mia.
fn,to Eenrnscs II il o,,lT E.w ItM,r.' rido
srm IL" sat1lcmcnts In those Tcrritnrfrs' orm] II
is from these ra,,rIcs that tuc Indians pnrchaso
| r1ins. ntnmunitiviJ. and whisky, During the
nEurch ~ thr Rc1 t:1nut wnrrit,rs there rrre
''' srurunrs s1nss t,r 1,sIprrcrIow.
~ nm I'm" tl,"r I'M o1mnat ,1rct,rt] to rrrf1c,
,a nS,.ort All Tin Sittintr inlf' TJcv wcrS
Gis.no'Is.i hnwcyrr and finsliys oflrr tnt,nIte
trs,,n1c %cr,, rf,,,lt near tl,c r,ycT. onjx 10 fe
Induced to 70 into il.e interior by lie Agent and
olneF paa'cs s,crt a. eVe' 3arns;tv a e rs
ferrc,l IN sn,,r ror1esnnntIrt1rt, which
n,,,'',sr,,, jr r.. Tim. n} n rccent dnt,
TT,s IG,'s cI,r,osnoulrn, had a Ionv taIa n
ihr suiyrrinr nf nr,1 CInutl and b[a band If
rnochIns tt,a river. Ono statcmrnt In M artcrlaI
rrs,,stn,s Inn tho Villa iilyer Capt. Dnrrhsrt, II
dcnjcs Tho Whale s,ory. aIi Shows tint the IL
nians tnn:r th";r tim. mi The iorney wns mali
~ Ttti,nr sxh.,, fi,nrn va* nj ire ii hn rivor h
| III II o~'S-N "''~'' ~'''
| I,o,t nouohe+ty, who h.s had conalderai,t.
x,,arts,,ns ~ IL ynrr ~. nj. ,wn ',r,;ui"n !,
.",t"r,! -, 1hs ,'ron.r Means NJ of'0" a.
| 'e-3'e c.,.,| ~ ~. .,.un ..,~.rs.vsov rp,ruu
n. .,e.,a M ~, Hna 81 III. 1r",ir,: NJ n,
A"crri.s a.Is' ,,u,tetc,v u,mi.r his enntr"i
arln them u nny time grldually nut
without trouble. Hp has already succeeded IT
breaking up tile "IfufAu UatleD " ut Ills Stallion