New-York tribune., 1886-07-12
COMMISSIONER ATKINS ONCE MORE.
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY TO SHOW HOW
TRADERS WERE "BLED."

ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY TO SHOW HOW
TRADERS WERE BLED."
lrnoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRInrNE
WASHINGTON, July lit is difficult to see
upon what grounds Indian Commissioner Atkins can
defend his conduct In allowing some d" impecunions and
impover shed Tennessee friends OF his 10 use lndan
licenses issued to them upon his authority
as a means OF extortng money or It's equivalent from
the old traders. whose licenses refused to renew
HIS attention called to the dolngs OF
s. NJ Jackson, TO whom he had given license ms
trader the Kiowa. Comanche aui
Wichita agency, as long ago as Juiy
OF last year. The letters which Jackson
sent to Messrs. e A. Cleveland Il Co mportuning them
in fact say threatening them that If they did not
acceie to his propositon-a partnership arraneement
by which they furnish all the capital and DO all
the work while he was to receive so per cent OF the
profits return for his permitting them to do business
under his ncensethese letters say. reveal strange
knowledge the part Of Jackson OF what the Commis
Soner of the Indian Office would do in case Messrs
Cleveland & Co refused to make him their partner In
letter to Messrs Cleveland Co., In JacksOns own
handwriting, he tells them that If they do not come TO
some arrangeIent the Commissioner willccrtainy
inform them october that their license cannot be re-
newed True enough as Messrs Cleveland Co were do
termned the mOn~trous demands OF MIR.
Atkins's "mpecunious ana Impoverished friends they
Informed bY the Indian Commissioners Office in
October the exact time threatened by Mr. JACKSON tha
their license would he encwe upon its expiration
January.
II any further proof wanted TO show that Com
missioner Atkins of Jacksons do'ngs, aside
from fact charges had been Ell against Jack
1t would be only to speak OF two Inter
which Senator Vest had with Mr. Atkins IN DE
last The substance OF those TWO hlerviewsis
preserved in letters OF Senator Vest 10 James Banner
man, OF ST. uis OF Messrs Cleveland Co.'S cred
TORS Atkins, 1t seems, was willing that the
,4d
10 do business under the Jackson license
other words. they to take his impecunious and
mpovershed friend IN > partner Thus aiding. abet
ting and encouialng Jackson III MS neIaTlous schrme
Commissioner ATKINS became In certain sense a part
TINS new mode Of turning an honest penny-an en-
rerprse which prOmi~e To prove prOntaOr. almost
the Pan Electric venture, aui woud nave enrlcneu
The Commissioners "inpecnnIOus amt Impoverished
friends, Aai II not been Tor Tue uhtlmeiy SqueaHs VI
the victims VINO refused to oe bed
But thee another feature Of this disgfaceu trans
acton whIcn olght not 10 De overlooked. mentioned
the idci the other day tha hl whole matter had been
nngn'Ho ' 49, %IL ,h, ~ n,,.nt well lac snpnasrS
that reform President sits up o nights. rs II
we're. which lie takes occasion 10
lecture Congres on tne turptnde granting recs-ssy
proper regard u the feelings or Confederate
taxpayers pensions TO i"ytI soldiers wdow- would move
be ven a ii earJh u hra. an appOniee OF his own,
caught in sucn business as JacAson aided by Atkins.
justice, II not 10 bis senses That The President
da Know the nature OF Jacksons offence Is scarcely
be assumed. In letter TO Mcssrs. Cleveland Co..
counsel o one Lamont acknowledges the receipt OF
the papers "substsntating tne cnarSes made aSanst
Jackson and COmin.ssoner Atkins aud ne informs he
tprrs been handed 70 the secre-
tary Interior by President "ln person. This
shows pretty that he President recognized
the gravity offence. Ana yet, sad. nOihlng
was done either by President secretary Lamar,
protect the traders al the kiOwa, COuanche ani
" chlta agency the Vaccinations " JacksJu For
ought they their petition IS buried amOIg pie
OF other p .pers Mr Lsusrs desk. TOR the business
Office. | d told, IS mOntas DehindhaLd. Since
Assistant JtBEs retired Lamar has been prdc-
ticaly helpless. AII.rOw Is OF no practical USE - him.
king capacity and experience, aud Judge
Hawkins atey appointed To the place eit yt;anl ny
.uatlun or Mr. Jrnks has not worked m-elf
o. ne Fora A.
ColmsslOuor Atklns mad clear Held 10 MIN
and ii this matter OF Indian trader
sA ps very much II would be ta4eD to ask
it. He probably md HI mistake before the
investigate these matters,
Is lNrUu.h