, 1879-01-02
SHERIDAN AND SCHURZ.
Something More About Abuses
In the Indian Service.
Sheridan Complies with the De.
mand for Specific Facts.
Instances Of Bad Management, Il Not
Of Corruption.


Of Corruption.
The recent letter Of the Secretary of tho Into.
rior, calling upon Gen. Sheridan for specific
facts in support Of his charges sRainst tho ell
cheney Of the Indian 8ervice, has elected reply
In tile form OF report from Gen. Sheridan To
lcn. Sherman, from which tho following ex-
tracts arc taken. Gen, Sheridan says:
The object had In view In my ANIMAL report was
to chow that Indian wars came from, two cause.
sce report, but that white the first war could net
be avoided BY the Government. the second wss
t bfd nsnsEsnen, Of intIsn sfisit.. '''@ '''l 'A'
! have made no charges against the hon. sceFe-
any one; desired simply to call tho attsntion Of
~ saps1to: oee.e TO tha eantes H. that produced
o ; ,'e H.
massacre Of officers soldiers and citizens. and the
horrible and baroatitlcs perposrated
that these disasters might havs besn aversed bv
better oreantza:ton. moss complete, system, and
The SECRETARY Of tho fnter,o1 saw ii to take this
up, and, BY dtsIogenuausy saying that had made
=. e9s IN ss
mouth. Ills infercnces arc not warranted BY the
! ing ths supplemental report.
past and cannot ba recalled: We hase occupied
hss country. taken away from him hIa lo1d'y
bim np on fe,erystons md reaee' HennG hIm
70 noveriy, FOR humantys sake tben. Sst ~ niYs t
na snoaah 70 sss md ict:s'.y z ths assnt.
oha ~ ~ Ins.rnr s" IL H. ~, III
scsoaa eser1 o. Sor - ~ ana ny. ~ II; sespeSs
tion - ~. n.ntrai ~ thc H,ms IN IN ia ~ thst
Since & 1s54, bs1e esrqsaily seistned copies u In.
oisn reports coming to 9y of2se, tae b:iefs Of
11 ,as mn a. snn Wa Sn.1 S ~.
T. o. 5ne tqsIGr cannot
Thcv wers on he aTonm,Is reneraI1 A. neeini H.
.pestofs for r. Indian Ba.ssu q i :ome oiieis'
npst y" hsm nnr.nnsI,1 tmown IN H. uans,st y;
the ' htmy. % and many Il them 10 d tho eonnisy. M
o III ~ e.
unnsses.as5 ne sn s1pfn.cs = ,st brought 9pen a..
| .,tinn ~ 1rdSan m,nsrrment a. fhs Enntten Hi
hxency. - ras obalnsa slnes he dats Ia Of my snnaai
report ~ ~ aets rSateS ws,s H so Ms kon 10 to
H. dc.tet5o, @ az Ia Mcaann ffsm III Ill tannr2 IL
sa. s,a raunrchsusr,n H.. "ua d;so
n.nse.mcnt. @ snaa beilsye. may hc ss.pmsd ~
Of N what h. ocsrtsa y many Ct
sns sn aiscnntsnt dssrrhcd in thc scram,snTsng
I4tsfs. In i'll connection, aso e.ii stteptton Is
srty rostys 10 tho sttsu,nt to forcs uoon lin aincn
70 hss oseh aetnS o. Aeens - Gf9n ~; Itaek, en-
pmsoa u monner @ Ii Wneh Indian ~ roods ws9s nna
shpped. without bl!ls OF 1adnR Of invoices. This
tE1o aSG ior re Cnesenns& & amd bf9Is n Agensies
| Whose Agent, Dr. Livingston, has recently been
indicted on about ~ chafEes* and ~ many, more
| tIons. -
Tho attention Of Tho General Of tho Army u or.
preasiy called to tho reports on tho Standing Rock
Agency, under tho management Of Agents Burke
and fIuXhss., Then look It the Mandans. AEick::
arccs, lros Ventres Asslnaoolnss, FieEan4. nnd
| cy fraud has been rampant, although, to the best
| Of my rccollecllou. toe Agents have been changed
at least 1vo or ak times Ia tbs Inst years.
| Then come down TO tho Shoshonea, Dannocks,
| Northern mad Southern Chevennes. Arhpahoea.
| Kiomas anl Comnnches, Ties ind Southern
Apachcs, and ask than. why they have gone 10