New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
PROVIDING .FOR TREIR F8IBHDS.
HOW THE INDIAN OFFICE Is MANAGED.
AArIAD OF THE LOST VOTE FUN AT THE EXPENSE
,. ..t.. OF yUDGE REAGAN

AArlAD OF THE LOST VOTE FUN AT THE EXPENSE
,.., ..t. or JUDGE REAGAN
fvUoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rHR TRIBUNE.
wAsmMeroS, Dec. 90" He seems intent upon pro-
vidng st all hazards for his impecunous and impover-
tshed friends the opinion Ex-senator Vest when In
an unRuarded moment about six month"; aro ne
freed his mind upon the subject OF Com
missioner Atinss appointments In the Indian Service
Certainly neither Mr.. Atkins his assistant MIR Up
shaw. has done anything suce then which would Justify
the Missouri Senator in revising In any way this pctur
esQue and orcble statement The Pan Electric Commits
eoner Of Indian Affairs and the ditto assistant have lately
made some appointments which ernenty charac-
teristic OF how the office Is in the interest of
the aforesaid impeounous and impoverished friends"
Al the Prorero Agency, San Gorgna. Southern
California for instance. farmer teaching the
Indians the rudiment of husbandry what the agent
considered perfectly satisfactory need hardly
say that agriculture in California quite different thing
from what 1t is elsewhere. and that
70 know anything about farming must
have had experience on the spnt
Assistant Commissioner Upshsw seems to think differ
emily for he got rid of the old and stead
"mpecunions and Impoverished" Mssissppian whose
knowledge OF Californa farming had been gathered in
the position Of deputy sheriff Columbus Miss leave
the reader to imagine the result the benefit derived
by the Indians from the instructions of Mr. Upshaws po
ical beeier."
At the Same agency young woman proposed to the
agent the starting OF school for Indian children She
obtned indians OF the
who wrote to Mr. Atkins recommending the young
wOmAns appointment in view OF the fact that she had
had experience and that she would start with at
least thirty scholars but Mr. Atkins had "mpeounious
and Impoverished friends" to take OF. and so
aMiss Adamson. sent out, young woman of no ex
perence and skin In the art OF teaching. with tho result
that the school numbers exactly two attendants
At the Pine Ridge Agency Mrs. Graves. who hal been
appointed matron in April last and had removed to
Dakota at great expense was summarily dis
missed 20 make for another Of Mr. Atknss
friends daughter Of General Imbsden Of Virginia Mrs
Graves had good TO complain OF OF Mr.
Akins's appoiDtees and this doubt fastened her
moval She suffering from some throat trouble and
sent for the doctor appointed ny the Indian Office The
doctor directed her to take pure tineture OF
to do So She didn't want to be
killed in that way. The doctor insisted
that 1t the proper remedy. His ignorance of medi
cine became finally apparent that the agent suspended
him. Afterward he reinstated, presumably upon
the direction OF Commissioner Atkins
The doctors selected by Mr. Atkins said to be. as
rule pretty hard Dr. Painter the representative
here Of the Indian Rights Association, tells that he
informed by General Howard in San Francisco
only few weeks that the physician Mt the Hoopa
Valley there by Mr. Atkins, wholly Incompetent
had confessed having studied medicine The
ply scan long to the Grand Ronde Agency
In Oregon shown To have forged certificates he Ind
been sued his native town for the of $4,000
illegally charged while In office and he had been crm
naly prosecuted offence. The papers
In this case laid before Mr..
Lamar and yet Mr.. Atkinss influence great
the Secretary that six months passed before this was
mas h oi ag "f be @ Mr.
Painter tn to-day. " which we complain Of IL the
in which the laws executed which We crit
icize. and think withsOme reason"
Poor Reagan he has spent uncomfortable day.
Every jest that could be invented about his fatal bath on
Saturday has been geefully repeated to him by ympa
thizing friends who wanted to make him feel cheerful
One of these gbes he compelled TO hear some fifty
times told. One of the tOw-headed pages the
author it. He entered the Clerks Office this morning
with an air of solemn dignity. such as
Reagan usually wears and soberly remarked; -" don't
think there will be any motion to call up the Tariff bill
The critic contributes Ballad of the Lost Vote"
select the important stazas which describe the
critical moment:
"Oh where. Oh where. is Rosgsn"t
Replied aI some TARA Villain lam
Hes at his annual bath"
Down rushed they then. all yelling:
WHICH, hesIins. up Reagan.
AYenus from the sea
~Ho catHs. slaves and vassais."
He yelled with angry shout |
And quickly let me
Ihave no dressing
! want 10 l,usf the iarin
And don care a d.
Then grabbed he his apparel
rushed up 70 the chamber
Alas alas too late
BE pleaded the Speaker.
His plraiing was In vain;
walls he shouted.
battle again
"The 'grea, un " ashed' they call
The great UNIV ashed shall be-
sat HIM down
while on the subject Of the late tariff battle should
moi omit TO mention which assigns the Turkish
Mission TO General Viele He was among those Demo
Gratis last spring voted against taking up MT Morri-
sons bill for consideration On Saturday he voted with
the free traders TRIBUNE has all along predictea
that the Administration would reward those Democrats
who should their unholy alliance with Republican
protectionist Can there be any connection between
General Viees Saturday and the post OF Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentlary 10 tue
Sublime Porte quite aside from this, the appoint
mept OF General Vele would doubt he CONSIDERED an
excellent one He q Of culture and attaninehts.
He ia graduate Of West Point served WIN
distinction during the Mexican War and rendered
valuable services IN the War OF the kehelhOn.
Az civil engineer be ranks among the brightest men IN
the the event of his appointment 10 the
post lately occupied by g. COX and ~ European war
his experience campaigns ana his powers OF ooser
walton would be OF value 20 the country IDere Is
no more ropular man among the Democratic delegation
in Congress from New York than General Nieie'
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