Year: 1877

Agent John P Cum arrived from

 San Carlos on the 4th, having left the agency in charge of NJ A. Sweeny as acting agent until an agent is appoint ed and sent there. Gen. Wm. Van dever is also there, and he telegraphed the Indian office that prompt and care ful action was required in the appoint ment of MT. Clum's successor; that the uncertainty of rule there was in furious 10 the service, etc. Up to yes terday, no advice of any appointment was received by Mir Cum, notwith- standing he had several days prior to the 1st instant. advised the Indian Commissioner that he would sever his official relations with the Depart ment on July l. The order for military inspection, is justly held to be an insult to every Indian agent to whom it ap- plies. Whether intended or not, the Department virtually says to the pub lie that its agents are untrustworthy or thieves or some sort of scoundrels. No man having a particle of honorable manhood, would serve with such an order in practical force. Of course there are plenty of men who commend the order and who are thieves or want 10 become thieves, that would prompt ly accept the office. None others will with knowledge of what the practic

 al working of the order means.

 Lieut. Abbott was at the reserve when MT. Cum recently arrived there. He evidently felt the odious character of duty imposed upon hlm. He acted the perfect gentleman, so NIT. Cum says, and made no effort to carry out his orders beyond showing them and an inquiry of NIT. Cum as to| whether he would submit Having frequently advised the Department, that he would not submit, he inform. ed the Lieutenant that he would not, and with the best of feeling on both sides, Lieut.. Abbott left for Grant to report 10 his superiOrs. One curious feature in this business is that the In dian office has not yet advised MT Cum that any such order is out, or if it has done so, none has been received by him or any one for him at the Agency.

 Mir Cum arrived here in August 1874. In March of that year, war was commenced on him by the military authorities, as we can clearly prove He has withstood it all and made his reservation a success. No one has even charged that stolen property has, ever been traced to that reserve whilel under his charge, or that any renegade Indians have ever been harbOred there l It will be indeed fortunate for Arizonal and the Indians if a successor be ob- tained equal in efficiency and honesty to Mir Cum. The liars and calumnia- tors no doubt will continue to defame him, as they do all men who are doing their duty aright His department discIaims any lack of confidence in him, and says the order for military inspection is general and therefore no reflection on him. Whatever the De partment may have meant, the public and agents affected by it regard it as we have stated Lieut. Fleming made charges on Dr. Tonnor at Hualapai and Fleming is a proven thief of the worst type. Honesty and efficiency are not exclusive merits of any class of men or officers, This paper has been unsparIng in denunciaIion of civil of ficers of bad character, both Indian agents and others. It has shown no partiality. IL has simply sustained NIT. Cum because he has been efficient and from the best sources of informa- tiOn at our command, we believe him to be honest, and the Indians do not want to part with him.