New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
MIR. ATKINS AND TIE TRADERS.
HOW ONE OF Ills APPOINTEES sought
RICH POST-SIGNIFICANr LETTERS.


RICH POST-SIGNIFICANr LETTERS.
,o,, rur REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TIE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, July 12.-I understand the
Dan r,ec,rc Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has per
cmptoriy demanded that the Editor OF THE ihihoNh
and its Washington correspondent be su'nnohe' po'o
tho Senate CON which about to investigate inc
ao,y. Of some OF Mr.. Atkinss "impecunous anu n''
vr,shed friends In order they, tho aforesaid
ra,or and CORES pendent. may establish tho truth VI
the ch,rges contained several days ago III TINS oo'i
| .nondence regarding the attempt OF = NJ JACKSON W
| "hle,d Messrs C. A. Cleveland & Co... until Ia'ey
| Indian traders at the KiOwa Comanche aua "icn'A
| agency.
Nobofy ever suspected Mr. Atkins OF being possesseu
| ., bumor before but this demand" Will go
| far toward establishing his claim to oe'hg
| considered the champion humorist OF TINS heio'm
! Administration The demand that a newspaper es'ao-
ush before an investigation committee OF Congress 'e
truth of certain made about an officer OF the
cysr,m.nt instead OF that officers answering In MS
ov, person the charges filed against him before inc
committed, and about to be supported Dy anuai'S anu
the testimony OF witnesses under oath, Will appear 70
most people a peculiarly ludicrous propositoh Inc
Commsoner of Indian Affairs seems to THINK tnat ihk
| TRIBUNE IS under investigation. and not ne himse
Rnt 70 satisfy him that nothing was said by me which
was not basel facts will quote Few documents
which will no doubt figure in to-morrow's nvestigauoh'
twill be remembered that Jackson presented himself
| at Messrs Cleveland & Co.'S store IN July
OF last year Win Ills license III ni' f''"o~
What took place that Interview Will be eshed py
Mr. CLEVELAND h III and who were present
ON the OCCASION Jackson went away little encouraged
| by Mes.rs Cleveland and Company's answer pu' ITO
persisted in his attempts to make them yieiu 10 MS
terms shown by his letters Under date OF july 49,
| 1885. he writes to them
Istmet know the amount of stock you have on hand
and the value Of your Also let me know on what
you NSn IKE TO come s to III look W''a at the
viii not go back they don't like the idea OF living 80 lar
August nave had .everal offers from parties in TN,
part of the country to <, ont with mo anu III
| inc capital necessary to run tue business
wr,,,nc from his home in Dyersburg, Tenn, on July
20. 1855, he says:
wrote you several days ago that I was ready for
proposition you regard TO the matter we were
speaking For did not receive my hTst Letter.
mai as what you are willing TO do
What Mr. Jackson's 'terms" were is best seen from
letter Written by Mr. Caruth St. Louis hardware mer-
chant, to Mr. cleveland. who was his customer lie
! saws under date of December 81, 1885,
Yours of the 10Th inst to hand and In Te lsn
lev-"sam" Jackson's father .ln-iaw-is that yon
n Tn,h ,e Js ssc 0 nf OF the profits
from you that ne made the same pr1poS I W 20 ara
Henley said that he was authorized ny 'aoAsou " '
| the proposition.
| But before 1t had to this stage OF the game
Messrs Cleveland Co. had already laid the whole mat
ter before Commissioner. In addition TO TINS they
got their creditors St Louis to write 10 Senator Vest
/
customers with the knowledge OF the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs and him to look into the matter
with a view OF saving Cleveland IL Co. from hnahclsl
ruin by arbitrary refusal to renew their hcense
Writing to James Bannermsn of Meyer Zimmerman
Co. senator Vest relates the effect OF his visit
to the Commissioner:
U. 6 SENATE. Dec 5, 1855;
, D.AT comassO ner Of Indian AarS Tho
of all that lac is willing 10 license either Keynods
license both. but says nc VIII give either OF them
recommend JOINT license with Jackson VINO Is already
you Dave and write me VINO Ine man C,cveian
or REYNOLDS don't care for either. but want TO meet
your and Dawes wishes. Let me know at once Your
| friend VI =" 'A~-'
| Aud again lie writes;
UNITED STATES SENATE. Dec IL. 1885.
DEAR jim: Since writing you tie other day i re-
ceived note from thee ommis,o ner OF ntlan Aiars
to can at bis once he wanted 10 e e .rn,
hls promise in regard 10 giving partneTsnp WIN 40
aHother raiershp at another poiat aud that this wa.
me TO do Justice to my asonishment when found he
had changed his mind, but founl could not hep N.Y.
to put the traorships in the Indian Territory IN the
hands of Mssissppans and Tennesseans do not want
to have a quarrel with him. bat think shall offer
resolution IN the Senate asking Tor ui information as 10
| these appointments Your friend, va,
The Jackson referred the above letter e1s
| tor jackson, "sams" brother. lie went to the Com
missioner under the Impression evidently that his
| brother had secured money elsewhere with which to
start in business, that 1t was not necessary any
longer to negotiate" with Cleveland IL Co. He want
ed sam" to stand on his logs, perhaps what
ever his purpose. mistaken TO his brothers
resources for latter continued to write letters TO
Cleveland & regarding the leadership which uninis
takaby betray his anxiety to reach some settlement
| From Memphis he writes December l6 to Mr.
Cleveland:
II / should write or telegraph you between now and
January l. couli you conveniently meet mo IN ST.
Louis Please answer by Return mail at Dyersburg'
| Tennessee
Two DAYS later again writes from Dyersburg TO the
same effect On the 29tb, however he has heard That
Cleycandis In Washington. lie telegraphs him "How
long can you wait III Washington Answer at once" IL
! ia too late. Cleveland determined not
| IN Weld TO the demands OF the Com
| mlssiouer's "impecuIious ana Impoverished friends
| He drgucs his before the COmmlssiOner and
describes the hardship and the losses he will be made to
| suffer: but III His license Is not renewed, ana
| soon after the new traders are appointed
There Is q slight letter OF yesterday which
wish TO correct. regarding JaoksOns threat made III
Juy last TO have Messrs Cleveland X Co. officially In
formed at of tho determination OF the Com
missioner not renew their license. Tho threat was
Cleveland q Co., stated. but directed against
CisyrIand IN person ut their interview IN July las t.
! This ia amply supported by afidavits however
cUJNHIEU N IN ON CAME