New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-16

management
investigated by the Senate Military 0oinin. 'aa
The demand upon the time OF oen"'oi' - -
hv their constituents continues 10 oe 0uy
of general complaint Representative o,'h noe
prepared q measure providing tof 'ne s''''''0'
of the House committees.
THE RED MEMS APPEAL FOR JUsAioH'
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE''
WASHINGTON Jan. 15.-ln memorial III a.
nj Indian civilization which Will be preseh'ou
both houses of Congress tomorrow. Is emDouieu Vn
following letter signed by half dozen OF .ne oi0
men on the Sissetou reservation OF sioux III
srssrrox AGENCY, d. T.. Dec 9. 1881.
r a., p..;7,u, n N, Tinted states, The Secretary OF me
10 ne iSao5 S,,5 he W Of Indian gg;rs ara
also 10 he Larmdeers: To 30" u" "e ' " ,,, ,hot
What % 9sys s areiSSs Sst @e So%
DO not now this for the 1irst Won for IT,
o an the Indians We the wahpeton and ssSe.o @ caeS
pie people alone we think tase @ ortY Years ago II
anv one accented In part the teachings Vi 'ho
we alone from early time accepted od
the holy religion and at that time o In0 From that time
we have come up to the present anu nVw ana we have
churches and school hous IN our Goahs and am by these
means we find wisdom and hfe ,-o,,oae rroyress in
vorSng; and as God has given US good year. he
thing has grown well for u.s. so tha we d % ~ do these
tbnSs and in part we done them ana we are d
scious that have made progress roTessed there
f5em and now know that we nave pToSress%eu % TcId
fore this is what ask OF youItt 11" INV Jaccordne
r Iaa Won would enable everyone OF us 10 nave
secure possession OF our homes. 1his "o "e
seyes anu @ have but small country and therefore we
desire that children may from % @ Sesire Won
49, ha cansed 10 dwell in this land THIS we uesiIe 9Ou
70 confirm TO us in truth this winter ana ior en1
beseech you this letter We nave tou tSiS Se are
SdadS OF 9s aS ad es and to i've your laws We
write t ms 91r Inferior 10 and the one watches over the
red man. and want 10 ask you sone I"oe, arse
sC%Hy sSns OF An 'n STATE oi mnpesS9 aB% ySap
ours; but now Great Faone,, ro " IN small country
Ne think the trees and the grass, and tne stones n
@ tbint t6a we shall have individual possession IN IT.
we do NOT now mean the land Itself, puV We noa mnae
g gG%s on ~ tbin belongs TO US sell But when white
want to buy wood or grass OF & , o He treats ms
hardly He makes for Therefore we % te you you
President: and therefore we want to know who does
fhis b. us and ask you the question ,o,ouso ro,
Great Father, you are amerciful man, ana V m
are merciiui tell you TINS & ~ no ,0 ~
ours that it never shoua oe uoe % n 20 Us MI in
Therefore we tell you, and ia truth we ten you aI III
truth we beseech you Another question Is tns , any Any
OF our people sell wood beyond the Iese M az reerve
is one thing Then any OF our people 20 on .o ase
and get drank and bring whisky home, when OF tnese
two should nave nave suffering bsf sens ahH draE and spirit
water productive but there is no s'oppage put
10 II. This we tell you ,,, p,,v,rIr
SIMON RUNNING-WALKER,
FACE-oF-LIGnT,
RED MOUTH
LITTLE THUNDER,
SWIFT BEAR,
rrbo c;ssaton and Wahpeton Sioux on the Slsseton
Reservation number about 1,50O, and there IS
yearly excess of births deaths Their reserVa-
;iop comprises about 91s,000 acres, OF when IL Is
estimated only Ii. 900 are tillable land In lo|9'
thcre were 3 24O acres cultivated by the Indians,
and among the products were lS,ooO pushels OF
wheat 7421 bushels of corn, 4.704 bushels OF oars
and barley, 5,673 bushels Of vegetables, ana 4'oo4
TONS of hay Among the other products OF
Indian labor were 10000 feet of lum-
her and 1850 rods of fencing. The Indians
owned at that time 1l6 horses, 295 cattle ana 70
swine Seventy per cent of the Indians inalhtalheu
themselves by civilized purSultssl0 per cent SUP
sisted by fishing and hunting, and 70 per cent re-
ceiyed ratiohs from the Government VI the whoie
population 326 could read 50 haying eatneH 10 oO
SO wi, hin the year, during which Jos OF hechqTen
had attended the schools OF the feSefVatlon Al VI VI
these Indians wear civilized garo. Ihey Du1 ou' 10 20
houses that wear, making 221 altogether FROM the
letter above quoted IL appears that durhg tne paSC
two wears these Indians have made considerable
progress toward civilization, and tnaB the present
condition is encouraging and prosperous
CHARGES AGAINST THE SOLDIERS HOME
iBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
WAsuINGToN. Jan. 10 The subcommittee OF the
Senate Military Committee which is charged with
.b 6ntv of investigating the affairs of The Soldiers
Home In the District of Columbia, has requested
4be attendanee of Surgeon General Barnes at It's
session next Wednesday. General Barnes is pfesl-
dent tf the Board of Commissioners OF the Home
tbe other two members being COmmssary- General
MacFeelv and Adjutant-General Drum Cnfavor-
abe reports respecting the management of the
Home have been for some time current, and 1t was
because of them that the Investigation was insti-
tuted
Among the allegations the following: That
certain officers of the army have received regular
supplies ( vegetables. milk, ETC., from the Home
without paying Therefore that portions of 'he funds
CT the institution have been invested IN securities
which WELD no income and are virtually worthless; :;
that through extravaganza or mlsmanaeement' OF
both the income of the Home has been inadequate
to its maintenance, and that the managers have
been Obliged to pledge large amount of the secu
rites belonging to il in order to procure iunds 10
meet current expenses; that relative of the pres
dent of the Board of Commissioners was allowed
nm extravagant compensation for his services in
occurring for the institution moneys belonging to
the estates of deceased soldiers, and that at time
when he was an officer of I've Regular Army.
Rosnectipg the last alles cation, il is said that tine
officer deducted 90 per cent from the first amount
collected by him TO pay himself, and that when his
proceedngs were stopped he was allowed dispro-
nortionatey large sum for his services in connec-
4ion with the claims then uncOllected.
As an instance of extravaganza. 1t Is alleged that
4o cnltiyate forty acres OF ground during the last
season there were employed a farmer at $40 or
500 month an assistant farmer at $50 or $40 q
month and I6 aborers at go or $50 month: and
as an instance of acknowledgement it is asserted
that although a very large proportion OF the 800
aeres beloneingFto the Home Is laid down in
meadow or used for pasture, IL is found necessary
to buy forage for the stock kept there. some OF