Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-27
RESERVATION TROUBLES.
Mayhugh Gives his Side Of the Case.

Editor OF Enterprise. -Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me some
space in the columns of your paper
to refute slanderous reports which
have noticed by the Silver State, that
reference was made to a letter writ
ten from White Rock under the date
OF July 18th saying a telegram was
sent to Washington to the Commits
sioner OF Indian affairs telling that
there was plan on foot to eject an
Indian girl from the agency boarding
school-the same girl that caused the
trouble on the 18th Of last April-and
that trouble was anticipated again;
that a fourth attempt was made to
burn the school house, etc.
The good people of White Rock do
not indulge in writing slanderons let
tiers about their neighbore; they are
attending to their legitimate business
The cowardly falsehoods that have
been sent to the press from time to
time are instigated by the parties who
attempted to murder the agent and
the farmer. They reside on the res
ervation and the doctor, A, P. Meri-
wether, has just been removed by the
authorities at Washington to the
CrowAgency. This is the second time
he has been removed in one year,
having been transferred from Pima
Agency for mischief making and a
slanderous tongue. can prove posi-
lively that every statement made or
charge above referred to about this
agency are false.
1t is positive lie that any person
on this agency(except the ipstigators
OF the 1eport) ever tried to lncite the
Indians. 1t is also lie that fourth
attempt has been made to burn the
school building. AS agentI have made
dihgent inquiry, and have been I'M
able to find single person who knew
or heard about fire.
If ever the building is burned it
will be done by the present inmates,
as they are continually saying that
the building will be burned down,
they will then report that 1T was set
afire by Indians.
1t ID falsehood that any attempt
was made to eject the immoral Indian
girl from the school house, who this
woman Egan shelters. This immoral
girl, with one other Indian woman,
are there low and will continue 30
until removed by the Government.
/ have done my best to administer
the affairs Of this agency upon the
lines of morality and economy, par
ticularly protecting the young Sho-
shone girls. For this 1 am slandered
by a perjured woman whose record
is On file in the Indian ofice-and a
man.
1t is little surprising that the
press Of the State has given aid and
comfort to these rovers, who have no
character or standing in society. They
shelter themselves under the cloak of
civil service. This shows the trans
parent fraud that the civil service
perpetrates on the American people,
and Mckinley performed an excellent
thing when he knocked out 1000 en-
ployees under that rule. 1t is to be
hoped that he will enlarge the mum.
Der and fling open til doors wide so
that every American citizen may have
chance to enter.
Peace and harmony prevailed pre-
vious to the advent Of Miss Anna G
Egan and DR.. A. p. Meriwether. The
appearance of this disturbing element
caused all the trouble that occurred
on the 18th OF last April.
The Indians OF this reservation are
peaceful and uuiet and are busy at-