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Show InittuuH. Washington, 11. The commissioner commis-sioner of Indian affairs, today, received re-ceived tbe following telegram from Donelson, Indian agent at Fort Hail j reservation, Idaho: Could not keep j the roaming Bannacks here while the amount of supplies waB scarcely, enough to feed the Indians engaged in farming. See your dispatches of April 3d and 9th. Tbe dispatches above referred to contained statements state-ments that, owing to the ftmallneas of the appropriation made by cougroas fjr the Biipport of these Indians, the department could not furnish any additional supplies.- |