Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-30
RATHER A COSTLY JOKE
A SCARE THAT WAS CAUSED eY
AN UNSIGNED BOGUS DISPATCH.


A SCARE THAT WAS CAUSED eY
AN UNSIGNED BOGUS DISPATCH.
My.,sr, es the H,s os.sds i.<i-s s's''s-
men, q. isss Cleared uy-''Jsis.' nss"
and ml. Js,aI os@r.aieas ri.y rr.s-
teal Jsks
rhare are probably not half dossn psop's
living Who are awsr. that thu terrible in'iiAH
rail- In Southwestern rerAs, along ,hs h'o
Grande, In tho spring q issS, ~s q bosDs
affair Fewer ~, know The origin q The
farc.. which sru-s simply from drunlsa
prr.. cat the nationAi government and u's
southern Pacific Railroad company tbou-
-an.i. of dollars and osn-si the pcopls along
that ruad such fright a. thsy ~ii no' -'on
forrct
The facts In the oa-s are given - follows
b, a writer In Ths 81 Louis rusi-DtsIaioh'
On Jan n. lssl. connsr,ion wa male 80
tween tho ssunst,- or o. H. AMI 4 A. raii'
rad. running wsst from fan Anioaio, Ter
ana tho soaihern Pacific. running east from
aan Pranci-o, Cal Both roads bal bs.n In
coar.s q coassruction for several ysars, lad
ing through . ~lIi. ds-olais and uninhAhiisi
rvxion q ooantTy. The oo,niis through
whlch The rua.is wsrs balli, In The fsoa AMI
Dsyiis River oountrls-. wyrp unorganilci,
AMI sincs tho At-os ssnploy~i along Tho line
eoas.sisi u protAhly a. rough an slsu'sni u
civlllIAtlon a. ths worh svsr a~. tbefe ~A'
yrry little ssmbisnos % las o. or'ier ansong
the thou-.n.l. AMI thousands - uscn IN ths
grazing oamI- strung along ths linz Ihs
principls q ssistsncs va every man Zoe him
III, etc
EErHKsENr.TyH 90 Law ASp oRprh
FINALLY murisr,. Highway rObbsrss- AL
other crins- t.cAns - fr~gUsnt that tho Gun
tractors and ths railruad company initial In
ap.tiilon % the goyurDor q he state 10 az
point jas,lcsof The p-acs. c!o,hei With ihs
AliiilonAl functions AMI authority q coro
nsr. siih juri-Iictloa over tbs sniire terri
tory. rhs J.titloa ~As gTAais.i. AMI ths HAs
appointed At Tho r~lBs.t - The isiii1onsrs b.
CT tn. important p.p-ition was Roy lL-an.
JUG Raan. a. b. sas cail-i, vas
sbort, stocsy man u atout Eve fssi eight
incbs. In halshi. about a. years q az, ait
crate. stern. Jompous AMI oourAgcouN
liz hooor. a. b. fr',gusniiy assriei, ~as
tho lAw. ths l1is-. ths jury. aiiornsys AMI,
u ns~i D.. witn.-. ca 10th .i.i"s lIes~orv In
Tho rvnIaai--lBcs s;yls. All his ds.-isious wire
brilliantly bs-yanglsi ~iih .Aiisus AMI prO
EOunossi forms q ancisut AMI mo.isrn lluprc
oaiioa
but after ctcrrising such arbitrary author
10y over Territory larger than -uvcral sasi.
crn stats thrown together. a. -pua a. tn
coanectloa was NAH. Tie CAMS ds-riei
aud ths u,sn -aitsrsi. Othslios oocupaii0n
~as gUns. AMI he lsiss hal ~ kis him ~
pasture. new lie vsni westward GA Tho hns
Anl o,.nssi cot The Eagles Ss-,.- saloon
al iAnstry, ~hlch siAtion "a. inhabited by
The operator anil ths tAnknAn until Juigs
Bans arrival
but - cur sT4-sie During the warm sum
tnsr mouils q isos The writer LApt.nsi ~
h. In ths little turir to~u - D. Itlo ons
day about 1000 Tie village "a. ~lh 9Th
sIciisa.sni over a dlsgatch cunning frOm the
vet wor,isi Tbs Indians Ars ugoa u.s.
Tho ot.rator iii Mt agn hls station. AI.i
whai IL locailiy might L. or ~i.srv tho In.
dam might L. ~As LIT 10 oou jrcturS Tie
sgpTu.ition wAs that ths Ioor fsllo~ hal
sithcr Gel Zoe hls lie % hal bssn scaip~l
TLe islcgraHs ksIt ylng. AMI anIious iDqui
a.. VERY male u each pa,Nsng train, bat roth
ins oOal d. loAn~l Finally the excite
ment grv~ - laieu-n that Superintendent
Van vleck. la SAn Antoaio, "a. literally
showed la wlth tsl.grsms bs-<eckingl "FOr
Gods sakn. -.nd us trains a. tale "a. b. apiAns
q .Afstyi" Trains w,rs male up taking ths
employs. AMI their iAmlllss "a either ~ Rio
90 SanisrOu
L. tho H's~ntlms thsrs "a a COMPANY ~
uaiici stats cavalry at tho post q III 10,
oummahJsi by Capt RABilett "A ..oa a.
thcrv rs.nisd 10 b. good grounds Tor acii1n
the captain wirsd Cen stAnlsJ At han An.
tonic. commAhiAhi q tho Southwestern mill
tAry sysisul, asking What BE- shouh 10 Ia the
Fvmi-A Tho gcnsrAl tslsgraIhsi at oaos
% The SECRETARY q var at Washington AZ
ing lnstrlctionA anil wAs oriersi N have
Capt llAndlssts company 10 ~ 10 ths -,sns
u action AZ coz. At toclock tie mornlns
after tho alarm tho cavalry were aboard the
carr AMI shiTllng along 10 tho fray. They
were gons . wcss or tan days. oAllATruplng
ArOand over tbs prairie. In -arch u the
bloody ho-tlls.. and rvturnsi With the rrT.rt
that 10 oas hal bssn slllssi AMI nOt living
soul ooali L. found who Lai 1911 GO definitely
bard q an Indian. The fears u the T--opls
gradually sul~ilei Ani tbs incilont became
thing Of the past.
ruK nYsrIRi CIIARKD vF.
During that summer the writer hal occa.
slon 10 80 ~ l4ngtTy, where JUlso Bsan wAs
conducting bis establishment Tor the dsE.n.
saiIon q liquids incidentally tie judge ds
tlllsi the iacts. sith much glss. about the
Gauss u the rcoent - cAli~i Indian OuthrcAk-
They were a. follows. one forcnoon thsrs ar.
rived al LAngtTy rAngvr AMI q oowboy,
who Ahnouno.i 10 hls honor that they ~srS
gong over into Mexico, about half mlls
away. 10 hunt deer AMI turksyS They drank
considerable bsfore starting. AMI shortly after
arriving ca ths Marian sale u tho river
they di-noyerei . wli Apache back Al0ui
i0yoAp oil They Immediately drew down
upon him. di-ArIned him. and. contrary H.
every principlo u International las tstwwn
the two republiCs, forc~i him a. ooms with
them 10 the American sids
The Indian cOuld sI-Ak nsithsr Enslish nor
Spanish, - they took him Up to Judge Bsan,
who spoks Arachs AMI SEVERAL othsr Indian
dialects quite fnentiy. After imblbing frssly
u tho aTdelt ngA AMI loo-.unlng Up The In.
dams tongue the quartet became quite "a.
milAr They waited Oa the oIsnior In .
body and invited him 10 ioin tie festivities
ot the hilarious ootsris. and whsn 10 had prs-
cipltAted Llmsslf with sufficient fsryor into
the cup that cLses and hks~iss lnsbrlAiss
they JsrsCAdsi him u fAsh tbs announce neni
over no wirsi Tho Indians Aro upon usr'
Iis ~as rsnsibis enough not " sign hi. siA.
ton, and "a this god day IL has bssn q mys.
terry Q. 10 What wa tAs origin and satstAno.