New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-21
REPORTS FROM OKLAHOMA.
.oxr FACTS WHICH THE SPECIAL AGENTS
OVERLOOKED,


Mr. .ups-susPIoIoUs CONDUCT OF Fho"1
vr,xr RESPONSIVENESS PRICES PAID
FOR OFFICIAL PosITIoNsi
,rY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TkIBUSEl
-,,,s,on. NAV eo-The reports Of special ~so"''
-. nc the interior Department 10 ohs' '. ,oan
So ,.v Of investigating frauds alleged 10 pa.u -,
..,.trated by Federal officers IN the % n,.de
20 claims have been received and IN par. 49,,
iSs Ir. ,,ost reports OF a similar nature 'hes
- hi. little Of the actual state OF anairs ~
s~..,orv nm April o. and prove still less ,,,s
-, made nv Marshal Jones and MarSnSi m
:, the REQUEST of the Attorney 'Gchere' az -
unsatisfactory At least that is pne ar,
=, IN. Department OF Justice iner - "a ma
v1,hheld altogether. It seems. s' II 'no uorsbals
right whatever to know what quo pof ~, dav md
appointed by Jones and Needles eHu VI, nonted and
how II happened that having oeon or ,horo 1vero
-, To- ard the assertion is made tha' 'n .,
80 npmhers who never we're sworn )" = y h
rho crossed the line and were aio"ea :" -. ,nd
,,a military upon the representations VI ,Ir ho
Noodles that they were already OF WV" rnornd that
Amounted Deputy Marshas-how /" -, ,hoir corn.
these men promptly at noon ia - a. thew were
missions and began to afi'o
possessed. at. seublspce of an nvesti-
anu "HI0 a. MIGHT be as we'll for the Attorney
S.sr.i % Instruct his agents to drop SUI" 'ia' ~,
,sa nonu,ies for the tine being a' ea', o'%
a ,ittle larger game. to wit ono - ,,oo, on
-. ,rboss presence in Guthrie O'ioro wv"
go, 90 and open participation III al "'' ,
,don, a Mot of the town when i''''uueu Az,
10y =, no,rsr lots, were both scandal ana us
Tue O0S' 80 AZ this game Is brought down. The
ga ,0,cht devote IFS attention to a gentleman
,s. :, Arkansas who was In precisely the same
80, m The United States Judge, and who seems since
,h, o, volaton OF the law on his par 10 nave UGH
.,r.rdoA nv an appointment to united ota'es MAR
ho,,htn IN his state. II IS curious tact 'oo 'na'
a. crc.j,I Agents in their endeavor 10 palnr &c"
T.u,tsss AS black as possible have lost sight alto
.,nsr of very eminent Democratic statesman 'ho
r. n Weaver cx-Member of the House OF Rep
.ssn,.ttves whose intentions 10 seize, under tho
,,.. of n Deputy" all he could lay his hands on
aer, sincere enough, but whose hne-iah piahs'
bzpply enough m!Scarrted in at least one instance
Another fruitful field for investigation would DC the
question whether the commissions for Deputy mar.
shaI.hips had or had not fixed market price Tor
snv,ral DAYS before the opening of the Territory.
Following in this line Of investigation It would prooaoy
he found that as much 800 was paid for securing
one OF eSs , S0nSd enoc Strange to say the
Special Agents of the Interior Department II tneT
itaf,oned IN the Territory altogether a source OF
Information Some OF the officers who were ~ Suthrle
Apr % might have told them rather curious Ss
agents have Furnished the DePament WHO s gP" ing
en;erprse of the settlers their lawabidng character
and ali that OF thing but they failed completely
to accomplish what they were sent OUT iOr. lhelr
task was rendered difficult, doubt, from the fact
that In the territory there IS absolutely no resent,
ment felt TO-DAY toward the consprators who looted
the Guthrie town site. There is nothing that can
account for this strange spirit of forgiveness,
except the fatal readiness with which the
PLOTS of evltdoers forgotten in this country.
The people OF Guthrie busy Just at present, to
think OF what took place on April 90. They were
wrought UP enough them and but for the presence OF
the troops there would have been bloodshed but now
they have forgiven and forgotten.
All this, however, does not justify the Government
IN sitting idly BY and permitt ting officers OF the law 20
violate the statutes and Judges TO forget the dignity
OF their great station. Marshal Jones was removed
the other day and his successor appointed. He was
q Democrat, and the hints thrown out In the pross
dispatches that the reports Of the special agents re-
hect very severely upon his conduct while they ex
onorAte Needles completely give color 10 the statement
that he Il 10 be made the scapegoat of the whole af
fair. Neither Justice a spirit Of fair play should
colntcuance such proceeding II to serve no other
purpose than TO prevent recurrence OF similar out
RACES upon intending settlers who are willing to
obey the law. the entire matter should receive
thorough and impartial investigation