The National tribune., 1892-10-20

wounds, five Of which were quito seri0hs, ne
| rode up Pennsylvania avenue in 1868 at the
head of his regiment, o full fedged Lieutenant
| Colonel, having won his way from the ranks
| Gen. Cutcheon, ex-member of Congress, ana
| now member of the Board of Ordinance, IN
| letter of recommendation Endorses the Coionei
as one of the brayest soldiers of the whole war.
| Col. Lounsberry was the founder of the Bis
| marck Tribune in 1878, and is one OF the best
| known newspaper men in the Northwest, hav-
ing been before that time city editor OF the 81.
Paul Pioneer Press. His candidacy for the
Office is said to have the Endorsement OF the
! Republicans of both the Dakotas, Michigan,
Minnesota, and other States of the Northwest.
CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND BRIBERY,
Report of Capt. Lee Regarding Fees Charged
the Misunderstanding Commissioner Belts
Statement.
In his annual report of the Department OF
Missouri. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding
Department, says that the commanding officer
Mt Fort Reno, Oklahoma, reported the existence
of serious dissatisfaction among the Cheyenne
and Arapaho Indians, because of the deduction
of so-caled attorneys fees of S67,5oO from the
money due them in payment for part of their
reservation. which was recently opened for set
Element. With view to learning what grounds,
il any, existed for omala!nt, Gen. Miles de-
tailed Capt Jesse NJ Lee, 9th U. S. Inf, to in
vestigate the matter and Gen. Miles submits as
part of his report the findings OF Capt. Lee.
This report of tho Captain says that having
been detailed to investigate their complaint, he
deems it his duty rs All officer and 4 friend OF
these Indians to submit the following charges:
l. That the so-c called contract WAS fraud, aud
hat re, ed a
In interest.
q That the signatures of the minority repre-
sentaton were procured through misrepresentation
and deceit.
g. That these Indians never knowingly author
lied any attorneys" to receive So. 800. or amy
part ofthe 81 500 900 promised by the United States
Commission.
T. Tha, the so-ca!led contract from its incipiency
TO its fnal contamination was tainted with irauo
and bribery.
When these charges wore brought to the at
tention of the Indian Bureau, Deputy Com
missioner Belt said in reply to them that the
Cheyenne and Araphoc Indians occupied
tract of land in tho Indian Territory which
they had taken in preference to land comprls-
ing large portion of the Cherokee Outlet and
other umoccuped lands which had been pre-
scribed for them when they agreed to remove
from western Kansas in 1867. For their pro-
lection the President issued an Executive order
setting aside the land they occupied "a reser-
walton for them.
The Indians set up claim to the land in the
executive order reservation and also to that
described in the treaty. but which they had re-
fused to occupy, and it was this large claim
that led the Department to the approval of a
contract for attorneys services when the Chero-
kee Commission was sent 10 the Indian Terri
tory. as it was believed that tho Indians would
be better satisfied to have counsel of their own
choosing in negotiations concerning such a large
amount of land.
The Department thought the attorneys
should not recover fees under their contract
for such portion Of that sum as was for lands
within the Executive order reservation, but
was willing to allow fee on what was allowed
for the laud in the treaty reservation. 10
ascertain the proper apportionment the Chero-
kce Commission was called upon, and reported
that the negotiations were made on the basis
Of 81 600 for the treaty reservation, and
$3.50, 600 for the Executive order reservation,
and the claim for fees was approved by the
Department accordingly, viz:
per cent. OH $500 $4,000
per cent. 500 200CO
per 10000 7,JW
Total. 81 2jC .CO0 SCI, 800