Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-11
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Al ladiaA Agent WAe Del1svss Ia Preva.
ding 1oeA Town Fan u People-lnsM.
slent msneGsnant.
Bosebud Agency ~Correspcndsnce Sioux City
.JouInal.
Under tho administration OF MAJ. Pol
lock, former agent aud now United States
Indian inspector, these Indians were freight
Ing their own goods from the river, and
were becoming interested In agricultural
pursuits. but since MAJ. j. C.2Newell, -Un-
ltea States Indian egent from Yystlaati,
Mich. came here, ha haa4Gen1 much do )
.moltehed Oh. that has heretofore been done
Tor hem.- Nj. Newell Il weak AID umid,
and 10 wholly incompetent TO govern 90
large Q tribe Of refractory aud unruly In
dians. He seldom ventures outside of the
stockade, except everything IL quiet and
Spotted Tail 10 In good humor. Spotted
1Ail ts the agent aud Nr.Newell lisa kind
Of figurehead. who plays second fiddle to
Old Spot, keeps we'll housed within the
stockade, and draws his pay, regularly. He
10 very Suspicious of the Indians, and If
there IL one thing more than, another that
. Sioux Indian naturally deap4ses ayman,
for It 10 cowardice.
The "acting" agent under Old Spots d.
rections, 10 also suspicious Of every white
man who did not come from Ypst-.
tsnti. Al amusing incident occurred dur
)lnk the Honorable ssefetafy OF the intetiof's
visit here The agency phyStcian swasg in
troduced to Mr.. Schurz. and during tho
conyersstion he fnf9Imedlthsseesreyary that
he vas from ~ psilanti, hi, NewelM old
home" Mr.. Schurs lid not. think any.
thing about the matter at the time, but
after having been introduced to seil, tho
employees. and having been Informed that
they oil .came from Ypsllanti
he began to reflect and, ponder over it. and
nsskly. asksd the agent If there was anybo-
dy still living In Ypsilanti. It is said that
when Mr.. Newell received the appointment
of.Indian agent that every male citizen Of
Ypsilanti packed his carpet sack and start
ed for Rosebud agency, except n poor
unfortunate fellow who was too drunk to
get away at the time /; and had it not been
for the women and children remaining the
town. would have been depopulated.
MI. Blondeau, q gentleman who is now
clerking for Col. O'Beirne at Rosebud
landing, came down from Michigan (from
near Ypsilanti) under promise Of a clerk.
ship, and was turned off when it dawned
upon the acting agent that Mr.. Blondeau
was not from Ypsilanti. A Nebraska gen.
tleIudH came 10 MAY. u. =. NEWELL O0Ateu
States Indian agent At Ypsilanti, Mich, and
requested, the major to help him gel, some
horses which hsdbeen stolen.from Ills place
a few months since, which were at the agen'
cy and which he was ready to identify, but
his request was not granted on the grounds
that the gentleman from Nebraska was no
even from the state Of Michigan, and thai
Spotted Tail and the Indians might not like
it. He (Newell) was afraid If he had any
thing to do with the matter that Old Spo,
would not allow him to take any more
evening promenades outside Of the stock
ade..
1t is believed that it would take nearly
the whole United States treasury to furnist
the requisite amount of supplies, for on.
year, under Agent Neweirs administration
as the Indians take advantage of his weak
ness, and force him to give them anything
they ask for.