New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
SHOCKING ABUSES IN INDIAN AFFAIRS

INTERESTS OF TRIBES DIsREGARDED AZ
SEVERAL AGENcIEs-vAIN HOPES OF RELIEF
washington. Dec 16 speciap.-This Reform
Administration, In spite Of the extraordinary PROMISES
which II made in that direction, appears 10 nave oeen
n.rt,cularIy unfortunate in its management OF the
indian wards of the Nation. 1t Is charged that
,oose and unsatisfactory state Of affairs has for
long while existed at the Pawnee Reservation At
the time when this tribe was removed rom NeDrasAa
I'm 1876 to its present reservation IN inc lhuan LOT
ritory number Of the tribe desired 10 remain III 'ne
former State aud declined to go with the majority oi
the tribe The names Of these Indians VINO receNeu
auotments in Nebraska mentioned In the treaty
a, the time and 1t was expressly stipulated IN that
that they ceased to have any part or lou III
The intsrests or lands other accruing dement's "
which the tribe became entitled by the new oiSposiuon
made of It upon Its arrival in the indian ierrofS
II is now charged that number OF these lhuans so
designated in the treaty, have been long residing upon
the P.wpee Agency, where they have no rights OF
nusnsss xha,ever: that they have all the While re-
ceived their share Of all issues made TO other hoahs
of the tribe, TO which they are In no "iso enuou'
and ore than this IL is stated that certain members
Of tb,s band of intruders have practically run the
administration Of affairs at the agency 10 he grave
detriment of the interests of the tribe.
One of these fntruders, halfbreed named Rousseau
panpan was made Interpreter and is still so retained,
or was until recently. The Office OF Interpreter on
an Indian reservation is perhaps, from many ooVoue
reasons second only TO that of the Indian Agent IN
MANY part,culars as he is the official intermediary
Of communication between the Indians and the Whites
Charges Of the gravest kind, showing his utter uh'
trustworthiness and ipcapacty were brought 10 inc
personaI attention OF the Commissioner OF lndlah
Affairs upon more than OCCASION and yet ne was
persstently retained. OF this interpreters absolute
incapacity for his position the correspondents
of Tho Tribune incontestabe proofs In fous-
seau's own handwriting.
Upon this agency, upon many Others the presence
of csttlemen holding Illegal grazing leases from inc
Indians is reported to be doing incalcuabls injury
and the presence Of diseputablc whites herdlng and
managing the stock Is claimed to prevent all advance
frcnl the presence OF these cat lemen caused tho
concen traton of about oneeghth OF the whole Army
NJ the limited 5 ates the Cheyenne ana hfapahoc
reservation under the personal command OF Gehcrdi
Shertdan And vet for three years and ialt after
the removal OF the obnoxious cat lemen from the
the game condition OF affairs to exist al other Indian
agencies the risk Of similar dangerous ana costly
disturbances. o, -, 49,
permitted to exist in spite OF an opinion gwen oy
his Democratic Administrations own Attorney
General July 81, 1855. IN response 10 letter from
the Secretary OF the Interior. In this opinion Mr.
Garland the strongest ground upon the absolute
ilIecalIty OF these leases, and yet the department
contents itself with shufng of the whole matter upon
Congress although authority was found without con-
ercssional action abae the nuisance as far as the
Sbeyenne aud Arapahoe agencies were concerned IL
is hoped that Senator Dawes's recent cal Tor
f,u data as 10 leases of Indian lands may result
IN reopenng and final adjustment of tho whole
question.