New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
INDIANS BADLY THE
CRIMINAL NEGLECT OF THE GOV
rHx susssRrxas OF fnxxoRmHnx
CAUSE Ov THEIR IKAyrxG xEE H111

ernment officers Of the interior Ds6)
The treaty with the Indians wns fo)
they were insur"iently fed, and wqre
to suffer for months, and many At f
for want OF medical supplies, notW1to
the urgent appeals Of tho Adian AA
others asking that the supplies be 0ep1
THE NORTHERN CHEYENNE oufBt
THE SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO THK cAz
THE TRouBLK-.A TERRIBLE RECORD QH
TREATIES AND SHAMEFUL xEQLNC1
GOVERNMENT. ia1.
!FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ov nm
WASHINGTON, April SIN Nsy. 1899k
was made by the Government Of the Vntt1
with the Northern Cheyenne and Arspah1e1
Indians, by which the latter agreed t3 60
the country which they had previcusly q
and accept ia place Of 1T, for their pefuauep
either part Of the Southern Cheyenps ~
hoe Reservation. In the Indian Territory g
tion of the great Sioux Reservation In NsbSs
Dakota.
Choosing to remain in the North, these }xit4
tinued to roam over the plains In the Sioux \
tion, surrounding the Biack Bills, until 167f
the rush Of miners and spocuia&,ss =. that q -
caused by the discovery Of gold. aud -
tho Government, even by the use Of the mIltlfA|
prevent invasion Of the reservation, made IN y
of the Indians from 1t necessary. The eloe(>e
taken east to the Missouri River. but the n
Cheyennes and Arapahoes after making q
jections to removing at all. finally eoncIrlg
south to the Indian Territory. To induce
leave the Black Hills country certain ~
were made to them, of the nature OF which
a difference of opinion between the Indt44
or it's officers, and the Indians. n
On the 9th of August, 1877. 033 NIL
Cheyenues and four Northern Arapahocs axs
the Cheyenne and Arapahoc Agency, 10 the
Territory. and o few days Later were glyen ~
of Agent Miles at that place. E.S3
INDIANS BECOMING DIseAUsF1EDl K ~
On the 9th of September 1875, tSl
months after their arrival, about ~
the Northern Cheyennes, ninety ne4f
the remainder women and chlldF49
the agency and started north fof +
home. Soldiers from Fort Reno. which - g.
agency, were sent in pursuit Of she fugitiyse5
several fights that took place the Indtsns Nx
erally victorious. The pursuit was eoHstn
Sidney, Neb., the indiana on the way mus
about thirty settlers. assaulting q number q ~
and stealine or destroying considerable propo
Late in the Fall 1877 Of the fugitive tndiaf1
rendered to the United iStates fTq1peS
Snake Creek and White River NetsAstns ~
being disarmed and dismounted
taken as prisoners OF war TO camp T.
son, where they were locked up IN =
building. At the time OF their surrende1
were destitute Of food, and had been killing
horses and eating them. There they rematne
January, 1879, when they broke out of their
| and about seventy-five Of them were shot
the soldiers. OF the men only eight escsped
These occurrences having caused Ueat
ment on the frontier. sgd Nlg4
throughout the olddr sefel & s. I2 -
the Senate, at the extra scS5i0Ils
committee consisting Of Mossrs. Kitkwoods
plumb. Bailey and Morgan, to inquire into -
circumstances connected with the removal r.
Cheyennes, their escape from the Indian Ie
the outrages they committed. their capture
Camp Robinson massacre. and to report
Senate of the present session. s-t.s "
The Committee. du1ing the recess vMasase M
mnri,oned. and subsequently took ts4fIe9
CHEYENNE and Arapahoe Agency ana u ~
the Indian Territory. During tho pSy120
they have also listened to the evinenee g
tbe IndIan Bureau in this city. f5sssl
| The committee first undertook % aAo9
| cause of the flight of the Northern CheY4n|
| the Indian Territory, and on this 0Ylsi4
| subject moro testimony mas Deen teken NJ NJ.
| other All the witnesses, military su0 rtxte -
| and Indiana agree that tho Northern iQl
were dissatisfied with their new homes
| time they arrived In the Indian Terrfto1&T
| Summer OF 1873. ~, :. ~ " .lPt>
Game. which was very plentifui n TIA a
very scarce IN the Indian Tsrrit6sN TtE Y!tc'
bad; the grass, which in Dakota and ~
long and nutritious. enabling their ponies
good condition throughout the year. was
nuch less valuable in the South. Havine3
lived ina country that was free from maIdtsl
oases many of them became sick ana
ofter their removal The agency phy4
w,s able 10 attend only Q few OF the calls
,ro, him. and for months was not furnished +
"'t;-m.Iorial medicines. The food 10 alleGl
have been insufficient in quantity. and dnsll1
Northern Chsyenness aser ~ev Which the mors @ ~
Soutbesa sn1 Cheyennes, among whom they /
| placed, lived. ..,..-. "a
Agency and an COMMISSIONS Hayt hastssed q
shs story. and, by tho publication Of ingenj
ccoilatsd coH figures, to show that the food supp
them was greater IN .snt Sasaasss aisss xnoi snan w
foIlowinr Winter apparently sustaininR tl1e
w;ssioner's assertions, but his Official rop9r1
/ letters written immeQloteiy aIbor tu9 AHolo
anJ hefore there had been any criticism o.
dian Bureau In connection with the matter
bv rive a more trustworthy idea OF the actpf -
of the case. .-,A.. !. -,
ennes. dated September 30, 1873, Agent Nile
enumerating the general grounds Of disssttAf
such as dislike Of the country aud the Uepa
regulations, says:
In regard 10 these general grievances. ap4
causes 90, which they claim were PROMISED tnem
OF the consideration In obtaining. tlex
to come TO this country wH
that the full list Of ratfona usU
their treaty Of 1879 las NOT been iurnlsncd e
they have never received less than three pou1oe
beef for ration, and In addition have recetsc9 e
rations as were IN store aud issued 70 too otoox
of the Agency with the exception OF Two o. tnke
issues in May, when the tssues OF sugar anQ eoe
Withheld from them In conformity with Dop1seu
cular No. TO- etc., because they refused q
They have had NO real cause Of coop
this point. Er
Ten days before. September 20. Agent ~
written letter to Colonel j. X. Mizner. co1
ing at Fort Reno. as follows: :
mention primarily, asone OF the cause4
the Northern Cheyenpes 70 leave tnis reserves!
in tho treaty made with these people IN 1879. q
promised, us daily ration, one and oEe-hqli
beef net. on ne-half pound Of hour or one-halk
corn aud four pounds OF coflee. eight pouuoe