Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-12

Miss tgan. Superintendent OF the
Indian School has given the Silver
State the following version OF the
trouble at the reservation:
According to her story it was 4 hit.
ter cold day on the Ord OF Deem
Der. 1898. that she arrived at TN,
White Rock Agency. She was tired
from her long stage trip from Elko I"
TuscarOra aud from Tuscarora to
Willie Rock. Miss Eyan presented
he credentials showing who she WIS
expecting the courtesy that agents
usually extend at 9th, agencies, but
to her snrpri a she was e GIVE | in a
rold sullen n 10y both Agent
Mayhugh and his wife. \ room was
shown her for quarters. 1t was not
very inviting, the unrleRn bedding
and linen appe Iling to her most I'M.
pleasantly. \ request wac made TO
Mrs. Mayhugh for cleaner bedding.
The agents wife ridi .uIcd the iIca.
The day following Miss Esnn's ar
rival at the White Rock agency she
went to Mr.. Mayhugh and Shove |
him her letters NJ appointment. The
agent said that he had not been no
titled by the Commissioner of Indian
affairs 81 her detail to that agency.
iiud would not recognize her officially
until he had heard from Washington,
The condition OF aif"irs lasted for
five day after her ARR. al. II WAS at
this time that Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers
the farmer aud his wife. came 10 her
and said That they hal mterrrded
i'll her behalf and got Mr.. Muyhugh
To re ,oEnize her otici Ily as Su JcrIn
tendent OF the Indian schools at the
Western Shoshone Indian Resorva-
ton. Mrs. Lay hu.h at thus time was
acting as clerk. Sue remarked to
Miss Egan. y II stand 10y us and 80
will st aud by you From the day ~
'he tea hers ARRIVAL IN u%ntrirndly
disposition has be-n sho Sn aud con.
tinueI 10 increase the longer she re
NAMED.
The first real trouble sOon came up.
1t was over the ratiUnS. Instructions
OF the Depart uent rcluir, that the
Superintendent shail make the rqui
sItion Of the agert once II week for
Necessary articles which shall he re-
ceIpteh fOru upon their receipt TO
the agent. Trouble over this matter
mere II d We * unll VI IL lay. Fen.
IL. 1899, when it ca ne to IL eli uix
Miss ELan sent Il Si,ciz Indian nam.
el John Brown /, o Agent Ma, hurh
with the usual weekly rcqu.sitipn. The
Agent requested Bro Su TO sign for
the supplies before they we're given
him. THIS Brown refused to do and
Mayhugh hume lately dischIrsel
him and ordered him off The groun Is.
Miss Egan reported the matter to
Wash mgton and B:Ownwas fe u stat.
cd III his old position on the 3rd OF
Apri by tie Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
Agent Mayhugh's cnmi,y Tor Miss
Esan. according 70 her story M.
creased. lie wrote. she states. to the
different Agents with wiion she had
worked to collect evidence aya,ust
her. lie at last found one to furnish
1t III the person Of Thomas Jones. , no
hal been Agent at Santa f., Nv
Mexico. when Miss Egau was there.
Jones had a grievance against her
and IN Il letter ATTEMPTED 10 bcsmircb
her character.
Meyers. he sIatcs. WIS the willing
tool IT Maytush, and had, up Ia the
lst OF April BEEN Circulating stories
about her. He tOuk the iufurma len
furnished by Jones and arid it m.
Ia the kitchen, evidently intending 10
embittcr tile employees lie o iian t
her. His efforts. however. were nm
successful.
Alter the trouble on hpril 18th, and
Miss Egau and others had been taken
TO Mountain City, Meyers went there
showed the letter to a~nycral PARTIES
and to Mr.. aud Mrs. J. B. IIull. Tho
latter rerson. according TO Miss EtHu
Me! era tried Ia get TO duplicate the
letter on the y powritcr, but SIR. HAIL
"onld bave nothing to do with the
-DUtcbmaD.-
After February 18Th Mayhugh re-.
fused To honor the rcqulsiUns ~ the
lady superintendent az apt Tor cub.
sis'ence. Ills idea, the lady states,
~Hs to try aud break Up tho school.
. From the shove date no clothing WA
issued to Miss Egan for use 10 the
school. Tho children had 10 be-
clothed and Ele bought shoes and
c'olhinR Tor them. Up to the time Of
hcr arrest the clothing purchased by
herself amounted to 80 II.
lie trouble at the schUUlhousa ON
April lIth started in this n not. nc
cord'nR to Misa EgaD. Mr.. May.
4 nuyh sent IL Iatiar A., Mu.. E,,,, 81.