Show the indian nation A UE GENERAL POPE rope TAKES possession OF THE wilk UNION AGENCY STARTLING D developments muskogee 1 I T january 3 major J J upham commandant of the post at Fort Gibson acting under telegraphic orders from the secretary of the interior through general pope took po possession ss e ssi onto today of the office books and vouchers beld belonging nging to the union agency at this place the united states indian agencies for the cherokee creek Cho choctaw etaw chickasaw and seminole nations were abolished by act of congress in 1874 consolidated under one agency and placed in charge of george W ingalls as agent a although his appointment was not confirmed until 1875 owing to some prior difficulty while acting as agent tor the clutes the necessity for such summary proceedings has not transpired but it is intimated that the misapplication ir u of public finds in trusted to his care for the selecting of a location and erecting of the new now agency buildings just completed public and private funds and funds contributed to influence his bis selection of this point for the location seem to be mixed indiscriminately y and disbursed in a careless and unauthorized inan neni nent what the amount of losito the government of the indian trust funds en on building build hig funds feany if any cannot bo be determined as ingalls is territory an and the examination cannot bo be completed till misreport his report of funds on hand is obtained and vou vouchers cherr cherA examined the loss will probably he be fully covered by his bonds for held by the government the affairs of ulm theoffice diw office have been conducted lna ina ina lna manner very unsatisfactory is to the indians under his care whatever it may have been to the commissioner of indian affairs no report of expenditures has been made to the department as required by law for nearly a year st louis globe democrat |