Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-12

h Country 10 Beginning to Find out
the True lnwardness Of this Precious
Patr Of "sReformers.'
Special Telegram to the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Washington, Jan. S-Gen. Fiske, of the
board OF Indian commissioners, has arrived
here to attend q meeting ofthe board. Gen.
Flske has prepared a formidable array OF
accusations against the commissioner of Iu.
dian affairs which he will lay before the
board and press to issue. 1t is believed that
other members of. the board have written
Gen Flske. urging him not to bring these
matters up. as it would create another scan
Dial in regard to Indian management. Gen
Fteke. it ia understood, replied that it WIS
one Of the functions of the commissioners to
INQUIRE into just such matters rs these occu-
sations embody, and that if the board OF Ip.
dian commissioners could not stand the
shock it had better go to the wall.
The board of Indian commissioners met
here TO day, but transacted no business ex
cept to coofer with the representatives of
several religious denominations with regard
10 the work of Christianizlng the Indisns.
10 morrow there will be another mee,,ne.
Clinton B. Fiske OF this board has been
feeling around for some time for The scalp
lock of COMMISSIONS Hsyt, of the Indian
bureau, and intends TO attack him to NOR
row, as will Inspectol-General Hammond.
Of Chicago. Gen. Fiske makes the follow
Ing statement as the basis OF his complaint /:
Inspector Hammond was sent to Arizona.
to inspect the San Carlos agency, especially
TO inquire into serious charges that had been
made against Henry L. Hart, agent. Upon
arriving in ArIz ma he proceeded to take
sundry %afidavits, showing that Agent Hart
had sold agency supplies and pocketed the
proceeds, and that he had with agency sup
plies carried on his own private mining op-
etations. Inspector Hammond stated tina,
the evidence against Agent Hart and his
clerk was sufficient TO consign them to the
penitentiary.
About the time Lightning was to strike
and annihilate Agent Hart, Inspector Ham,
mond ceased the investigation and turned
his attention to certain mines near the San
Carlos reservation. The exact boundaries
of the reservation became a matter of die-
cussion. The miners. were advised by the
inspector thai their mines we're on Indian (
land and they had better sell at any price
they could obtain. Agent Hart owned one
of these mines. Inspector Hammond aban |
doned all investigation of alleged fraud on |
the part Of Agent Hart. and proceeded d.
rect to Washington with authority to sell
Agent Harris mine.
Inspector Hammond returned TO Arizo-
ma. not to investigate or prosecute Agent |
Hart. but to purchase from Agent Hart the |
said mine for Mr.. Charles D. Deshler. the
continental mar Of Commissioner Hayt. |
Mr.. Edward Knapt, Of Commissioner Hsyl's
family, went to Arizona to mske payment
for the mine with checks on Mr.. Hogan
Camp, a business associate of Commission
er Rayt. Inspector Hammond gave Agent
Hart a letter stating that there was no Il ruth
IN the charges that had been made against
him. Agent Hart read the letter to Major |
Chsffee. who succeeded to the management
81, the San Carlos agency. Inspector Ham
mond professed to have authority from the |
Indian bureau to ~ run the lines of the
reservation Is to include the
mines or leave them out. Hayt
denies that there is any truth in these
charges, but coming from 70 prominent an
authority as Gen. Clinton q. Fiske, they
will have 10 be investigated.