New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-10
ALETTFR FROM MR. HAYT.

OF the secretary OF the Interior l. supplemented by
report from Mr. Hay the Indian Commissioner, which
reviews the items OF complaint Il General sAeridan's
report one after the other, giving the Bureau oxpaua-
ton Of the things complained OF in each case.
Tie case OF the Cheyenne and Arap3hoe Agency in
lS"7 Is first spoken o. General Pope reported fre-
Qu"u'v that the Indians n that agency d. l;ltc
and IN danger u starving. NJ. Hayt that there
food enough AZ The agency mat tie ntaus stayed
there quietly and that those who eft dd not away
for fool The following are extracts from t4e report
OF Mr.. Hayt:
on the 2e'h OF September. ~, Meutenrant
Lawt to Fori Reno 20 inspect tho c1uG ton o.
the Chevenues al he reported THAR they were shul.
Die Wrqn Ilrre rllrIl,.r of dams ~, l,.rt from
the agency Oh uuut thar the supplies ought To be -
sued Ia the same volume a. n RI. were present II the
Indian ration costs las General Sfog's tes;iH.d
before the transfer Committee inc army ration cost,
p per head for tnt 1900 Indians ~ the tartt nc
Kiova and wichita agencies II ou.. .ake S-~50OO a.
feed them one wear: whereas tna tpproVH FOR
these agencies was just $4,000; acd yet. 90 view of
these facts General sheridan cyl,a Is tt tie ap4.J-
UrldUous made hy Congress were sufficient
on Tie ~ Of Deccm2sr I~77. Lesiea4ut LAYTON r.-
'ors that IN Hour A't been snort since Jug Ifr. '
and that Tue agent had borrowed TIE Post COM
s,ary. The flour borrowed from the Post Commi--tg
vasof course returned and ,ci only aud properly
10 cove" % gap IN thr delivery ot Hour.
Another lem d tile report Ui the commanding OF .r
rb,, r,.or, ,ye- '.I' - IL ..i., , 49,
aua >"1ucrn Cnryennes aud Aripaaoes Co tue a&.lGt
Of s9l. So ana tlIt TINS issue was necessary Lec,
the iud starving. who uaA been on IN uusuy
crssiul aunt There l. nothing IN tlls statement 5.
y.gii h.. 'r ~ a ,i1jIar 'ri,,t nm 80 nr Am u,
-" ',''t NUM- ~, 800 q. .., ~. ,,. ..-..
No. ~ >, :, ' ir. pe - '..N I'D
supplies furnished the Indians at the Cu'yeun" ana A.
- i IT, s.iHn VA ''.o' -H]''t IT,,
".t"-d Ia f,-,,-5 .,. tb, t-1.,,.~f ~,
rIN Tor tn- y-'.r sflI,r NJ za,. r''. sin, ~.
hi tables on veTv imperfect laa. an III. As
conclusions he greatly eXasserateS any pro'ah' irf
tI. treaty calls Tor bsrf or bacon ana br t's f...
ouea, pound OF bacon /, made tlc equivalent %. o-c
Az olr lhri "o,,Ui, -. ''g;' H.,.r o,, IN 49,
reports that the the. runcs c,ururrd bv oaar john
say that they lett their reservation necIu,a they
Were ,3ryed THIS statement OF IN, Indians. a. al eyed
ietued by the ic mat trcy received during the last
y"tt 3iuo0 pound, of supplies m''e than t.e treaty
ca 'oI III Tia. 1H'S "c'' III 'd'' I'' Oh III ample
Fts,oA. -, . ,.,.. ~,
G'"Hhth OH 'tI %, iotI L'.,' MDn.' december
the Crow Agency that no records aJFe been kept snce
MarcA last; 'ua, Agent Frost was made 70 dl-ror-e
InuurT Withheld from agency tW.lUNt-; tltr issues
made ior $40 families OF Indians wnen only l2j
wer. present etc Captain Browning was sent by Tue
regu = u the Interior Department 10 take charge OF the
agency aud remove the agent The agent was removed
anu the agency put in the hands ~ special Agent Bulls.
short rauJus were reported by the commanding
officer AT Fort Hall Idaho II Is vel known That tu''
approximation for these lndiau' Permitted an eHpend
ltI' %. ' e. : 'Tu,s rl u.Hu - uHs , il-e,s " -
asked rs ne department LOT an ADDITIONAL apIFo-
P.tduOu ~ s4J'OoV' "L.Cn "d' AC' -ldL.eu.
ny , H., ~ ~ 40, ' ilt' g 1"y ne I
chtI- g." tue TO" 'It'A IAu 10 We. bIILe AZ i'rS Isl
ana =. oil Mach -. - rPtc.u-S some OF tAe many
LUIS ~ ~ ,,, NV t,. .,,,n,, 90 - I'll on
wen C' t 10 I'm On M n, liz ; p, 80
nrg M'le "a ~ ~ e itI'I
a. heu,rrnsnt Ti.nten,nt DnI,brr+v ,,,,-
~ re y~r aJeT,.s and h.. o1Ioin n ~ ~,
anticipated proofs Of the fraudulent character OF Agent
i1r,ssnr Ag4nt 8in.bam are both nader iTdirfn.nr
~ T,,n nTsetlees-aappenIag AZ Inc Crow Grss
i 49, up P'"N'' ~ wv '
AseH01'
Of business methods reported by the Board OF Indian
.,,,sioro-s Trsnoctor Hammond and o-bor. cro+e,