Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
INDIANS FLEECED.
A Committee Report Represents a Se-
rious State Of Affairs al an Agency.
INDIANS FOR THE PARADE.
a Feature vt AICKinIey's Inauguration WIN
Be some Indians In Full Regalia-
Gen. CraIghill to Retire-The
Immigration BIZ.

WASHINGTON, JAM 7.-Senator Petit
grew, from the committee on Indian
affairs, yesterday presented the report
Of the subcommittee appointed tOIsit
and investigate affairs at the Usage In
dian agency in the Indian tertiary.
The report was made by Senator Allen,
and represents such aserions condition
of affairs that the report Of the full
committee recommends continuance
Of the investigatiGn. The report says
the Indians are Aeeeed by the licensed
traders, and thatthe agent seems to con-
siderit his duty to protect these traders
from competition with the border trad
ers, who are willing to sell goods at
half the price the licensed traders
charge, which charge the reportchar-
acterizes as 'exorbitant in the ex-
treme." 1t is represented that an In
dian who once gets into debt TO the
license holders is never able to pay
out, and no steps are taken to protect
him. The traders establish booths
within few rods of the agency on pay
day, and one witness testified that the
Indians are taken direct to the traders
between two rows of men formed to
prevent their escape as soon as they
receive their checks. The Indians
know nothing OF the condition Of their
accounts, and are charged according to
the Traders pleasure. Ninety per cent.
of them are continuously in debt.
Indians for the Inaugural Parade.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-A feature OF
the inaugural parade will be band of
Indians in their full regalia. The
idea. which was first suggested by the
civic committee, has received the APP
prevail of Grand Marshal Porter The
feature is expected to be extremely in
teresting and picturesque, as the In
dams will march in their own dis
tinctive dress, with all the paint AID
ornaments they wear. on gala occa-
sions. The effort to secure the pres
enee of the students from Carlisle has
not abated, and it is very likely that
these young Indians, who are being
advanced so rapidly up the plane of
civilization, will appear in conjunction
with the representatives of their race
who have none of the advantages en-
joyed by themselves.
Gen. Craighill to Retire.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Gen. William
Price Craighill, chief of engineers of
the army, will voluntarily retire from
service in the army next Saturday. He
has been in active military service for
43 years and in all that time he has
not had over six months leave of alb
sence. lie will be 64 years of age on
July /. and would be subject to com
pulsory retirement on that date. He
stands at the front of his profession in
this country as a military and civil en-
gineer.
Lodge on Immigration Bill Enemies.
WASHINGTON, = Jan. Ex-senator Lodge
declared last night that dispatches
were being poured in on members of
congress, especially western members,
urging them to vote against the immi-
grafton bill conference report. He de-
clares that European steamship COM
panies are behind the movement.
Kansas Senators Conflict.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2T.-In the execu-
tive session yesterday Senator PETER
mildly complained of the holding up
in committee of the nomination of G..
A. Vanatta to be postmaster at Clay
Center, Kan, whose confirmation Sen
ator Baker is seeking to defeat.