Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-06
Spokane. Wash, Dec. 0.

The statement in yesterdays wash
ington dispatches to The Spokesman
Review that charges had been pre-
ferred against Captain Bubb, Indian
agent for the Colville and Occur d'Alene
reservation, did not come as surprise.
| Several days ago The Spokesman-Re-
view informed it's readers that Special
Agent Lane had returned from the Col
vile reservation, where he had been
| sent to investigate charges and counter
| charges. Colonel Lane declined to be
| interviewed in the matter, but 1t is
known that he spent several weeks at
| the agency and at the Tonasket In
dian school, where he took elaborate
testimony, returning with big grip
| sack filled with the evidence there
| taken.
| 1t Is said Captain Bubb is charged
| with maintaining immoral relations
with half-breed gill now at the Ton
asket school. The charges were pre-
ferred by officers at the school. The
girl is named Francis Welsh, and she
is about &c. and is said to be quite hand
some. She came from Hawk creek,
near Fort Spokane, where she lived
that Captain Bubb took her to the
Tonasket school, on the Okanogan riv-
err, 20 miles this side of the interna-
tional boundary, and gave her employ
ment as assistant cook. 1t Is said the
superintendent at the school preferred
the charges, which are fatty denied by
Captain Bubb.
1t is alleged that Captain Bubb has
been practicing dishonest methods in
his purchases of supplies for the res
ervation, although 1t is understood
these charges have not yet been formal
| ly preferred. It Is said that he went
to the owners of a flour mill in a Pa
| louise town and contracted for As bar
rels of flour for the Upper and Middle
bands Of Spokane Indians on the Occur
d'Alene reservation. The millers quot
ed him a price of $2.25 per barrel, and
it is alleged that he made out the bill
for So per barrel and pocketed the diff
ference himself. The Spokesman-Re-
view has information that the miller
in question has made affidavit to these
charges. This affidavit, 1t is said, al
leges that Captain Bubb sent a check
for 1875 in excess of the agreed price,
and then asked for the return to him
self of the difference; the miller said
he would give him a check for the
amount, to which Captain Bubb is said
to have replied, II don't want the check
to go through the bank. You get the
money and bring 1t to me at my hotel"
1t is said this was done, and the agent
pocketed the money.
In June, 1894, the department gave
authority for the building of a black
smith shop on the Occur d'Alene reserv-
| of TT 10 a thaf foi Duh
went to Hugh Mclaughlin, a carpen-
, ter at Tekoa, and employed him for 10
days at $3.50 per day. II Ii said that
he called Mclaughlin aside, and said
now, this Is little private matter be-
tween u.s." and that when the check
! came it was for $3.50 instead of $35
, Later, 1t Is said, Captain Bubb went to
Mclaughlin and asked for the return
of the difference, and when the car
: penter refused he Is said to have be-
come exceedingly angry. 1t is said by
a | well informed persons that Mclaughlin
has made affidavit to these statements
|, 1t Is further said that Jonathan
a Ramey of Tekoa made affidavit in re-
e gard to a lumber deal, and that this
e was turned over to Special Agent New.
man.
= Captain Bubb took charge of the
r agencies August l, 1898, under an act
g Of congress authorizing the presiden,
: to appoint either army officers or civil
v ians to the Indian agencies. 1t has beer
known for a long while that matters
were not running as smoothly as the,
| might on the reservations. Captain
Bubb, 1t is said, had frequent dispute.
l. with officers under him. Some time
ago he ordered the discharge of Gov
| eminent Farmer Steele at the sub
: agency at Nespelim. 1t is said that h,
. appealed to his brother, who is sub
3 agent at the DeSmet agency on tn,
f Occur d'Alene reservation. The latte,
! wired to the commissioner of Indiar
}. affairs, and that official telegraphet
n back that Agent Bubb had been direct
!. ed to reinstate Steele within "a hours
= This was done. but the incident is sait
q to have left ranking on both sides.
r gentleman who came down from
Q Stevens county Saturday said that al
sorts of rumors are afioat around tn,
reservation. Indian Inspector McCor
( mick Is said to have been sent out h,
the interior department to make an in
q vestigation supplemental to that re
Gently made by Special Agent Lane
1t is understood that he is now at For
IS Spokane, and that Agent Bubb is ais,
y at that place.
: A well informed gentleman says tina
!, Captain Bubb denies these charges /,
toto, and expresses confidence in hi
is ability to disprove them He is on,
It of the best known officers In the ser
r vice, and has always stood high in m.
u estimation Of those who know him
:, ;, He has cultivated and refined wifi
= and daughters. When Sub-Agent Steel
"a was in the city few days ago, he ga /,
" that he had never seen anything /,
Captain Bulbs actions on the Coeu
d'Alene reservation that would tustif,
suspicion of improper relations witt
the women on the reservation. This 4
Is considered strong point in Capital,
Bulbs favor, from the fact the re
y lations between himself and Sub-Agen
y Steele have been of an unpleasant ma
D. ture.
le FOURTEEN WEARS Enp pn,ro,u