Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-14

1.-The Bruuot compact, an his neglect In
/ creased the dlscnntcnt aud augmented the
i tsss." 81 'e''''''''' : 'e'''''''' '' '''
MI. Hayt 10 also accused Of having re-
tanned in Office q interpreter at an Indian
agency, \ man Of vile character who used
bic entire influence among the Indians to
thwart the wishes Of the secretary OF the
interiorl, Notwithstanding the fact that his
vicious conduct in regard to Indian girls
whom he enticed to lead an abandoned life
was fully made known to the commissione
by members of the board Of Indian com-
~missionen.
Another accusation against the com MIS-
sioncr ID that he has ignored the action OF
the board "by recommending aud securing
employment in the Indian warehouse al
New York q person who tor decidedly il
regular practices while in the employ OF this
board va. dismissed from their service" IL
is asserted, too, that commissioner Hayt
.treated with utter contempt aud redicuie
the trusted agent Of this board who WAS
formerly one OF it's honored membets, and
whose report upon the Missouri river
agencies was the mot careful aud thorough
We have ever received, because OF CommIs-
sioner Stebbins having reported untavors-
bly, on the administration and conduct o:
Indian In.p clor Hammond" Mr.. Steboins
accused inspector Hammond Of many gross
irregularities, indiscretions, and immorali-
ties which are enumerated by Gen. Fisk,
who continues: "Wnen Mr.. Stebbins, y
gentleman who had the entire confidence oi
the board, brought these charges TO the de-
partment, Mr.. Hayt proposed to silence
him by the tender of an appointment IA
Indisn agent. had Inspector Hammond
been removed from service In the Indian
bureau at that time, nearly two years since,
~ was the acknowledgements wish vi
this board, communicated through one O,
our honored member to the commissioner,
We would have been spared the additional
chapter of disgrace hereinafter written"
Gen. Flske then goes into q Gets,ied &C
u OF the ArlZona mining situation, IN
when he asserts that botn Commissioner
Hayt and Inspector Hammond were engaged.
The details of this speculation, rs gwen by
Gen. Flske, have already been printed III
tue tribune, except the following para
graph: II made such careful inquiry into
he transaction as led me 10 have no doub.
that u great crime on the pant OF an Indian
agent had been compromised by Inspector
Hammond tor u consideration, anu that he
did II with the taClt consent, ii not the
active co-nperatinD, Of the commissioner Ut
IudiaD affairs. and with the understanding
that Mr.. Hayt aud HE friends were TO be
benefited thereby"
Gen. Fisk concludes with a brief account
OF the treatment Of another Indian agent b,
the commissioner He says: In marked
contrast with the treatment Of Agent Hart,
of the San Carlos agency, has been that
shown to the Hon. George w. Frost, late
agent at the Grow agency in Montana,
who Was falsely accused by dishonest trad
-rs. and by p~e,jured witnesses indicted /;
the governor OF Montana. Senator S.un-
ders. and the Rev. DR.. Reid, of the Meth
Od,st missionary board, in vain protesting
against the removal of gentleman against
whose integrity during a long and honora
BILE business career there had been nc
breath of suspicion, until he should have
40 opportunity to v,ndlcate himself, There
vas absolutely nothing proved against Mr..
Frost; he received the honorable discharge
of the court. the judge. and prosecuting
attorney speaking words Of sympathy for
the falsely accused man."
1t is understood that the Information for
the charges on account Of maladminis,ra
ton is gathered from the records OF the In
dian office by the late acting commissions
eE, who was personally cognlzant of many
of the transactions at the time they occur
red. Gen. Fisk buses his accusations on
or near the San Carlos Indian reservation
in Arizona on facts obtained byi persocsl
investigation while in Arizoua several
months ago.