Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-15
A SUSPECT INDICATED.
The Principal Hen {sa the Leech Lake
Preservation Repudtate an In famous p. p.
Libel,

The Principal Hen Sss the Leech Lake
Preservation RepudSate an Int famous p. p.
Libel.
Duluth Herald.
Mention WAS made yesterday that Major
Bracket had brought to Duluth half-breed
namedsBonga, whe was charged by Major King,
the Indian agent at the Leech Lake agency,
with having taken liquor into the agency, which
Is contravention of law. 1t now appears,
when all the facts learned, that there are two
sides to this story, and that King has instituted
these charges because Of his antipathy to Benga.
1t is said that Bonga, who seems to be some
what influential amongst the Indians
on the reservation, has been max
ing efforts to have King removed
from the agency and bitter feeling exists be-
tween them. 1t is claimed by Bonga that all he
had to do with the taking of the liquor into the
agency was that he roOe on the same wagon on
which it was carried. The liquor was bought
in Brainerd and consigned to a man named Tay-
lor, who keeps saloon outside of the reserve
ton.
The prisoner, Bouga, gave reporter for the
Horald letter viii "a will be sent to-day to the
Pioneer Press for publication, which reads as
follows:
LEIGH LAKE AGENCY, Dec. 8, 1883. Editor
Pioneer Press.-An article in your paper of the
9th was read to us to-day in which william
Bange is charged with having turned away his
wife for another woman, ana alss keeping a
dance house. We wish to say to our white
friends that these allegations are untrue. Viii
liam Bango is living with his wife and has never
been separated from her. Regarding the dances
at his house we think it very unreasonable to
complain of him from the fact that no harm
has been done, and it only at the request of
his young friends that ne allowed them to dance
there.
We are all aware that the charge as set forth
in the Pioneer Press emenated from MajoriKing,
the overseer, against whom charges were made
to our white haired friend, Capt. Blakely, and
the Indian department by us through William
Bonga and that King has taken this mean and
contemplate way to cover his short conings by
endeavering to mislead the white people into
the belief that Mr.. Boz ga is bad man.
We desire to impress Upon our white friends
the fact that Mr. Bonga is acting as our repre-
sentative and whatever he presented to the COM
mission that visited US recently was in response
to our wishes, and that he is not responsible
for anything that wa said at the council.
Much can be done regarding the administra-
ton of this agency, but space forbids US from
giving the details of our wrongs. Inspectors and
commissions are sent here, and instead of listen
ing to our wrongs they accept the statements of
agents and employees.
HEAD CHIEFS.
NE-GAN-E-BIN, or Flat Mouth.
OGE-MAN-WAH-CHE-W
NoWAY-KE-sHiG.
KAY SHE-BAH-YosH.
BRAVES.
NAH-SHE-GAH-BoN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ME-SHIN-AH-WAY.
MAY-DWA-WR-wIND.
The same chiefs and braves who signed thei
names to the above letter have also signed their
names to another letter written by D. B. Searles
the United States district attorney, IN which
some very grave charges are made against King
and charges some of which are unfit for publ
cation. Amongst other things they state that
King has prosecuted many of the tribe because
they had been instrumental in trying to have
him removed. The letter to Searles winds up
with threat that if Bonga is convicted that it
will be unsafe for King to go back to the reser-
Walton as they will tolerate him no longer. In
fact they intimate, anyhow, that if he is not
soon removed they will kill him as he is hated
there and they will not submit to his arbitrary
rule any longer