Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-13
SENATOR'S BEHIND HIM

ing OH much of case against tho Il.
whom tie wnnld have prosecuted for
assault To commit murder. In fac'.
AFTER tile q, cries Of the parties interest
ed have been told. My hugh finds
himself placed IN very unenvIabie
light before the people of Nevada
He ha- been shown I" annoy woman
empinye.. ~! tile reservation with Z
series "f pelt prosecutions, to have
finally nrme / himself to force her 10
permit him t. interfere with th- man
agement nf the school, winch was un
der her charge, and "a have liad his
bluff called by IL little Woman who ~
mol over five feet IL Ii, ish', but WAC
lows how to Il II ii rerIl or.
United states CJlhmrn ,ner Arch
er Ii tened patiently /" tie witnesses
hn-h.s own story showed him to
have prosecuted the y,Hung va nan.
HIS own witness shovel that Mas
EI.in liza acteI III seif defense, and
that DR. Meriwether hau fired -,
M yhugh and MeI ers ~ ,isfeuse nf
his home and wife. hat man will
hesitate to defend his wIf,. " her he
finds her confronted 10y two armed
men? Judge Archer accordingly
dismissed the charge against the de
faDdlnts.
The people Of Nevada have also
been listening to the evidence and
have been trying the case in tIn If
own way. They have nothing but
words of praise for lie !Onng woman
VINO 40 Il"cNily defende heI,rf
against Two armed men. They have
noLhmg but ridicuie tor the alb ur,
figurc'that May hutih has cut s,nre
tile t.UInle began, and cOnde unatiou
FOR the course he haI taken.
Two gentlemen who claim Nevada
as the place Of their ucca~ iOnal re- j.
dence. huwever.h have tar en- ~ideS with
Ma! hugh. They a. Sen ltors jones
and Stewart. The courts and people
o! Nevada have decided th-t MAJ.
hugh acted the bufruon and bully at
tile reese, vauon. The Was hmntun
authorities have decided that they
can II" longer let the scandal at the
reservation go wiJhOnt investi alton.
A GoSel nment Inspector has been
sent "a the place HIs rrpor, is saul
to he one that will reflect no partic-
ular credit upon My hugh the pu-
sitlon of the agent il unenvIdbl, ; but
jones and Stewart hasten to assure
him that he need have no fear, that
their ~ tlnCnce at Washington will be
extended ~ his behalf. May hugh no
d"nbt feels new confidence Ii tie
Nevada Senators cannot keep Inn in
the Gnverhmant position which the
pc'pic OF Nevada ferl he has di,.
graceL, they can get him some other.
Ii Is IL the people Uf Nevada and a
lIst cause on one side and Ma, hugh
on a." other. Senators jones and
Stewart lave taken ~ the cause Of
MhynuS n Silver >, ate.
Lhe appointment of M lyhugh was
al ID, uli 10 the State anu his reten
ton will bo ii di grace 10 the Indian
service. III it Ue true that the Iud,u,
department la at his lack Lhruu.. h
the influence Of Jones and Slew.
art ST. much the worse for them
whcn they come before the pevu,,,
az lin ask .ng Tor their s.ff.apcs, II ~
such worh as this that dissusts SO
per cent Of the people of Nrvada
with tlIeir Senators. Here is Il MAJ,
who Il, cks positions at the hands OF :;
party he. at least, pretends To n,.
pose and when he obtains il se,k, I,
Use it tor the accomplishing Ut %. per.
Gon.I ends. If such men are f., be
relamed III IDsiuous throut III, the. in.
huence of sur Senator, mliti ,.,I
liuuesiy Will be at Il discount ain, nm.
GtlcaI Ireachery rewarded. God btI,
the people II this ID made the r.oun
its Tor pUliucal prefermeut.