The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-03
AN ARMY OFFICER ACCUSED.
LETTER FROM DR. BLAND OF TIE IN
DIAN DEFENCE AsSOCLATIOM

Arrested md Expelled from Rosebud
Agency by Order Of Major Ernest. Who.
He says, 10 Coarse and Oppressive In
HI. Manners and Very Dissipated-The
Agent VINO Coucurred In the Arrest
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2-Indian Commissioners
Morgan has written letter to Aaent Wright
OF Koscbud Agency. In which the agent Is Sc
yerely roprimanded for his arrest and expul-
sion from, the reservation OF DR.. I. A. Bland.
Secretary Of the National Indian Defence AS
ISOLATION. on the LIST OF July last Commits
sioner Morgan rays:
II enclose herewith q communication re-
ceiyod from DR.. Blaad, to which ask -FOUR
special attention. and upon which wish a full
and explicit report from you. Allow mo TO say
that with tho facts now before mo. l regard
your course In this matter as entirely repro
hensibic. do not think you had any right
whatever to trent DR.. Blnnd with tho indignity
with which he has been treated"
DR., Bands letter to the Com missioner makes
Interesting reading. particularly for number
OF army officers. He FIRST tolls OF his visit TO
Pine Ridge Agency. where Red C.oud ana
other leading Indians assured him they had
no intention OF rebelllnG against tho United
States. Dr. Bland saws tho presence OF the
10 cause trouble. "a tho Indiana do not like
TO be held under suspicion. and for the
additional reason that tho army officers trcnt
tho Indians brutnlly and contemptuously. 10
shoy that the officers are not worthy to, have
charge Of any penceably disposed people, ~.
Bland employs tho novel exredtent OF repeat-
ing tho conversn ion OF Capt Bailey, COM
mnndapt O. the pest. md OF 1.ieutenants. which
no overheard Mt table In tho hotoL DR.. Bland
quo ca 20 follows from his dinry:
lone Lieutenant sold: Some thirty-flve or
tbirty.six years nRo an Indian outbreak oc.
CURED in q country over which Inc British
flng waved. At tho cosc Of thnt little disturb
nnce the leaders Of the rebellion wcrO sent to
tho happy hunting grounds. or some other
nlacc. BY boing blown from the mouths
of cannons. II old lod Cloud and
all tho other leaders OF tho Sioux
had been hung Mt tho close OF the lato war.
nil danger OF future rebellion on tho part "
the sioux would have been over. II We could
have ano. her brush with the rode hore. and
could catch old Red Cloud out from home.
would hang him ard como In and report that
be had committed suicide This sally was
greeted with . roar Of laughter by the whole
par.y. save Capt. Bailey. who only smiled ap.
proyal.
1.-The damned Qunkers Ct the East said
another Lieutenant. will visit Wounded Knee.
snivel over the bones OF some old buck or
squaw who hadn't had bath for ten years.
but they have no tears to shed over the grave
OF the moor soldier who fell in the fight;
o, the damned. snivelilng Ouakers who med,ile
o a the %sps fhs wss opeS
appro, ed by the other Lteutenants. and no one
TSI Vim sn. army talk the
ment Of tho Indians was highly civi lied.
While they hold that their country was need
last yenr. yet they regarded It as y mistake on
the part ni the Government. and they nre will.
n qSSS Sn n sime sart obssn
with Commissioner .Harric. that those Indians
have. shown the Christian virtue Of forgiveness
Dr.. Bland then dcsc,ibes the manner in
which he was rl2ced under arrest on mis- ar.
Wright aud confined IN the s,ocka,!e for sev.
oral hours. being finally permitted TO go on
Neb. Or what occurred On his return to . en-
tine. DR.. Bland writes:
vep.s of Fn s kaae thu" S
sire peace. and TINT there would be no danger
Of war Il they could be , under nm agent whom
friend to hem ami provided. also. that all In.
ter'erence with agency affairs by the military
| ion Of the leading citizens Of Valentine.
| that Major E'nest Is not IN. sort or man to
With tho s ny aa ars 90
md Offensive. and he is u very dts,ipn;ed man.
iis common heada.;nr,'Isrs IA Enen,'ns is
elats Of whskey |. hid been my nur e - to
%ho w n1' there and MAJOR Eros. exara 10
my arrest. as md been informed by the clerk
the me opsrs
Agent wrie It and Major Ernest Twas saved
the, trip ,Ly the fact that the men whom l
and The editor OF the Ga,e'ts. INFORM.
ed ms that would find Major Ernest
did flnd him there; standing before tie bar
| with q enIn bier we'll filled with whskey ~ his
hand "na from Ills s asT ne r.
day: A A. pro e, ne IInn.- said;
"Yes an Major Ernest What do you
vi rspied thnt I should h" ere ,,ly obliged to
under ARES; a; lo.ebua Agency. The day
S Sen T ssr NV n sS; ,o don't
W. because you nre a newsraper man-that's
This was MI snii In a manner indicating a
high degree OF wrath and tho Major turned
u r"% int t" ii. during
r n 1hs n tbs AGENT Mfshs who
rest. / asked !: l was charged with any viola.
lat" law. We Hs | rsalled thu. ~ sa"i sharr n
| the Major Ind desiteL to have me mt under
! arrest and Tint he had c"ncurred In the order.
been Oh visit t. The agency q few days 10.
fore to Z RIM nm Indian baseball! club to ba
| carried East. and whom met On tho train from
| Valentine East. told me that he had heard
MAJOR l,rncst saw that he had DR.. Bland nr.
| rested because no was n friend OF the Indiana
| EOE THE WOFLD'y FAIR
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| An Exact Reproductlon OF the Conye Mt o,