Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14
Hon. | Became a Major

and OtlIer TaIcs-
By w. H. H. Llewellyn
A. Related Before the Noun tnnnir Chautauqiin

/ nrmation. There had been consider
able trouble az the Meacalero agency
over the last agent selected by the
/ Presbyterians. and Secretary SEIZURE
declined 90 accept their nomination,
but sent my name 20 the president,
who transmitted same to the senate,
II viii be- recalled that the latter end
OF the Hayes administration ended
Ia the failure Of the senate Ga con
/ nrm hundreds of appointments, on
account Of the deadlock In the sem
ate brought about by the Republican
senator's attempt to re0rganiza the
senate ana secure control OF the se-
lection OF the officers thereof. The
great debates In the senate between
senators HIN OF Georgia. Mahon OF
Virginia. Conkling OF New York. and
other leading senators were heard by
me with much interest. These ora
toricai contests were most apectacu-
lar. exciting and dramatic. but they
prevented an executive session and
the confirmation Of the presidents
appointces Amongst the FIRST APP
pOintments under the incoming GAR
Held administration was included my
! name as Indian dgent for the Meaca-
! lerO Apaches Of New Mexico. After
wards one az the first and best men
I met In New Mexico was Prof.
| Bryan. TO whom the Presbyterians
remained true and who. n he could
NOS be an Indian agent. was az least
connected with the Indians OF New
Mexico. and was appointed superin-
tendent OF the Indian school at Albu-
querque. u was my pleasure 10 take
many Indians Go his school. In pass
ing, permit me To say that Prof.
Bryan was a man OF great ability.
| He was Christian under all cir
| cumstances. had been chaplain of
/ the Polaris Arctic expedition. and
for over thirty years l enjoyed his
personal friendship. His passing was
a distinct loss 10 the city Of Albu-
querque and TO the entire state OF
New Mexico.
Departure for New Mexico.
Securing my confirmation. my
commission and instructions from the
Indian office, I proceeded 10 New
/ Mexico via omaha. Neb. My Ideas
of New Mexico were somewhat
vague and Indefinite. but at Omaha
my good friend. General Cooke. gave
me comprehensive idea OF the
country and the conditions existine
there. He also gave me request
on General Edwin Hatch, then com
handing the military district OF New
Mexico. with headquarters M Santa
| Re, for an ambulance and escort
wagon. and advised me Co go 10 the
Mescalero agency via Fort Craig and
Fort stanton. securing my outlt at
Fort Craig. Al that time Fort erals
was an important military post
situated on tho west side OF the hic
lGrande about seven miles below san
Marcial. II was necessary To 20 "a
SANTA Re 20 get the order from Gen
eFal Hatch. Taking the party with
nae, which consisted Of smith. tbs
proposed chief OF the Indian police
II was Go organize; young Miller, M,
clerk, and another assistant, procur
ing the order, We continued down 1,
san Marcial II was mixed train
"a mixed crowd consisting OF Indians
cowboys. soldiers and adventurers
Among them was Lieutenant Bucl
Of the Fifteenth q. =. infantry. witt
n detachment of twenty recurita.
lstruck up an acquaintance with th'
HeutenanS who informed me tina
upon his arrival az San Marcial h'
would imme lintely march his de-
tnchment Of recruits to the fort ~
further advised me that Col Rober
II 3Eersoll was on the train with 3
party OF friends en- route 90 th'
IvanhOe mine In the Black range
that Colonel Ingersoll also had Al
order for an ambulance ana escor
wagon: that there was only one out
~ Of the kind at the fort, that 4
Colonel Ingersoll arrived first h'
would of course secure the trans
portatlon and I would have 20 wal
indefinitely or until he returned
Whereupon decided that ! woui'
accompany Lieutenant Buck. ana &C
cordingly arranged that my mot
ahOuld remain M san Marcial (Which
we reached az about I O'Clock a. m,
until morning. then an soon as Il wa
daylight. GENE on with the bnggag
10 Join mo az the fort Arriving a
the fort I was not permitted To SCI
tho commanding officer until day
! light, when ] presented my orde
from General Hatch and secured IN
70. X. OF the oOmmandnnt. ! went a
once % the quartermaHter, and b
the time that my men arrived az Hu
up / had the ambulance and outfi
: awaiting them. We az once loade
: up and just as We were ready 1