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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
Not a Relative.

A Sonora paper states that Mrs Dolores Washington Escalante, of that state, who has been left 6 widow in indigent circumstances. Is descend ant of George Washington, the father of American independence Accord ingly the same paper generously asks the press of the United States to raise a subscription for the purpose of pensioning Mrs. Escalante. The So- nora papers generous proposal that the American papers pension the lady in question may be very commend able, but we wish to state right here that Mrs. Escalante is not descend ant of the first president of the United States. That George Washington had no children.-City of Mexico Two Re publics.
 Mrs. Escalante, who resides in this city, making her home, since the death of her distinguished husband, with her son-in-law, H. K. Chenoweth, does not claim relationship with any of the family of the Father of his Country. Her maiden name was Washington, her father being an American, but they never made any such claims as imputed to them by the Sonora paper.
 Furthermore Mrs. Escalante, while not we'll off, is not in indigent circum- stances, both her and her unmarried daughters having 6 good home and besides own some valuable mining property in Sonora.-Nogales Herald
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
COYOTES Foop. aHin<sipE T tIse 2 v .. 1 est t>s ef \ 1ac1ae VI
 tiza=-- 1zse FIes1a Entirsl1 xsten

Since the announcement in the Prospector last Tuesday that the bod ies of two men had been found on the road between Bisbee and Frontetas, much interest has been manifested in discovering who the unfortunate vic tims were. At this writing the truth of the discovery is verified, but the identity of the unfortunates will prob ably never be known.
 The posse that left the custom house for the place at which the two bodies were discovered, returned yesterday morning, and reported finding the re. mains on the spot where they had first been seen. The Italian who had brought the news to the custom house stated that the bodies were in good state of preservation when he found them first; but a ghastly sight met the vision of the posse on their arriv. al. The flesh had been entirely eaten from their bodies and nothing but their skeletons remained. The head of one was all there was in sight, the balance of the remains having been dragged off by the hungry coyotes Not a vestige of anything remained by which they could be identified.
 As further evidence that the work was done by Indians, John Sellers, a man of undoubted veracity, reports to have seen four Apaches lurking ir that immediate vicinity at about the time the two men lost their lives ProspectOr.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22

The "Walnut Grove sufferer" act is being worked by parties who never saw either of the dams of the com pany, and who were not within twen- ty miles of the place at the time of the disaster. A man who was recent ly discharged from mining camp south of town, came into Prescott a few days ago and, putting aside his coat, started in to work the communi- ty as "Walnut Grove sufferer" He succeeded in obtaining coat at one place, which he subsequently, sold and then proceeded to another house and secured coat. He picked up several articles on the strength of being q victim of the late disaster. The com munity is notified that the Walnut Grove survivors are not begging. That their wants have been supplied, and any of them in need of anything which they are unable to obtain, will be sup piled by the committee, and it is safe to say that any one begging on the representation of being survivor oi the disaster is fraud.-Prescott Jour. nal-Miner.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
S6OO,0O Reward.
STATE OF COLORADO,
OFFICE OF FOREST COMMISSIONER,
 DENVER. FEBRUARy 15 1890


 OFFICE OF FOREST COMMISSIONER.
 DENVER, FEBRUARY 15, 1890.
 For information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of any per son or persons guilty of causing either the forest fire in Glen Eyrie canyon on or about July 4, 1888, or the forest fire on Cheyenne mountain, January 25, 1890, 1 am authorized by General Wm J. Palmer to offer q reward of $500.
 For information of like character relating to the Cheyenne fire, the fol- lowing additional rewards are offered i: By William Bush ........$2 24 By the County of Fl Paso.. ... .25 By the Cheyenne Lake and Broad
 moor companies es,......2 .25 By the City of Colorado Springs 25
 EDGAR T. ENSIGN,
 Commissioner. Above will be found an offer of $6OO for the detection and conviction of the party who caused the fire on Cheyenne mountain few weeks ago. The reward offered heretofore has been ridiculously small. When we remember that this fire might have extended down into the canyons and defaced them for hundred years, so that no one in the present generation could have seen them in their present beauty, the reward offered for the de- lection is altogether out of proportion to what IS at stake. It would have been much better to have offered no reward than to have offered so small a reward, because it looks a though in the public estimation the burning down of adjacent forests which it would take a hundred years to replace, was not very great sin after all. If a person should set fire to our city hall, we presume much larger re- ward would be offered, yet the loss sustained by the city could not be compared with the loss sustained in the burning of the wood in our can yons. One of our citizens approaching the inadequate reward offered has generously offered $500 to be put with the $10O heretofore offered as reward. We have no doubt that great many other of our readers have the same 1OVilHS III IIilo iuaGbol. VIC OIuS6 tudG they will express it in similar form. If others should step forward and in crease this reward to twenty-five hundred dollars or more, the good that it would accomplish can hardly be estimated, even though the party guilty of criminal action or at least criminal carelessness shall not be found. It would show that the peo- pie of this community appreciate the value of these forest trees and of our canyons; that they not only care for them, but that they are determined that every effort shall be made to pre- serve them. Those who care to add to this fund, might communicate with Colonel Ensign, who has charge of this matter.-Colo. Spring Gazettes.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
WILCOX.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF STOCK
 AND OTHER NEWS.
Change of Signal Omcers--short Range Feed in Sulphur Spring Valley Stock ShiFments--Recruits for
 General Military Posts.

 [Stockmanl
 MT. Charles w. Pugh, Observer in charge of the Signal and Military telegraph office here for over two years past, has been ordered to change stations with Observer c. H. Davis at Fort Grant. MT. Davis arrived last evening to take charge of the office here, and Mr. Pugh will go to Grant on Monday next. MT. Pugh, during hls residence in Wilcox, has won the friendship and esteem of all our peo- pie, and both he and his estimable wlfe will be much missed The Stock man, especially, will feel void when MT. Pugh leaves, as he is both a good writer and printer, and always came to our assistance when called upon. The best wishes of a host of friends will go with MT. and Mrs. Pugh to their new home.
 There is no disputing the fact that feed on the range in the Sulphur Spring valley south of the railroad. and III some other sections of South ern Arizona, is very short, a great many of the cattle in very poor flesh, and, unless there is considerable rain this month, a good many of them will turn up their heels to the daisies be- fore green grass comes next Summer. No great mortality is anticipated, but the number of old COWS and heifers with their first calves that will not be left, when another Spring is here, to continue their work of increasing the bovine species, will not be inconsider- able. A few have already given up the ghost
 A train load-440 head-of steers was shipped from here Tuesday to Strong City, Kansas. James Storm was the shipper, and the cattle were consigned to John Volz They were from the herds of the Tombstone Land < Cattle Company, the Kansas Cattle Company and Storm & Pascho- ly
 Two train loads of steers purchased by MT. Black from Colin Cameron passed through here Wednesday night en route to Kansas City. The cattle were loaded on the cars at Huachuca siding. Joe Johnston accompanied one of the trains. He said he would be back here about the 18th instant after more cattle.
 Twenty-six cclored recruits, for the Twenty-fourth Infantry, arrived here Tuesday night from Jefferson Bar racks, Missouri. They went to Forts Grant, Thomas and San Carlos, to be- come members of companies stationed at those posts.
 MT. Edward Lewis, assistant live stock agent of the Santa Fe, was here and a caller on the Stockman Thurs day. He believes a large number of steers will go from this Territory and New Mexico this Spring to Kansas and the maturing ranges of North.
 H. H. Whitney, stockholder in the Erie Cattle Company and father of w. W. Whitney, Secretary of that Company, died in Tombstone last week of Bright's disease.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
A New District.

Senator Allison has introduced in the Senate a bill to divide the Fl Paso customs district so as to make Ari zona q district within itself. The bill provides for a Collector of Customs whose office shall be in Nogales and who shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars year.
 This proposition has been talked oi among leading men here for some time and strong effort will be made to se- cure the passage of the bill. Monster petitions have been forwarded from different towns throughout the terri tory and especially along the line and Arizonans in Washington are hard at work in the interests of the passage of the bill.
 A telegram from Washington to the Herald on Friday stated that the bill would surely pass.-Nogales Herald
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
other Flood Victim.

w. J. Melton writes to the Herald from Buckeye that on Sunday, March End, he and A. Adams found a dead man partly buried in Hassayampa river, opposite the upper point of the White Tank Mountains. His face was down, the shoulders and back of head being exposed. The body measured about feet inches and weighed ap- proximately 160 pounds Age about 45 years. Hair dark, with streaks of gray and slight badness; heavy black moustache. A thick colored shirt hung about the neck, while colored drawers and blue overalls clung to his feet. His pockets contained $160 in a purse; knife, comb, matchbox and a mosher rustic watch in buck skin in the fob pocket. A location notice of the Benton mine, six miles from Tucson, was also discovered, signed by "P J. Lacre" and "-- Welz." A drug prescription and some Colorado mills paper completed the inventory. Messrs Adams and Mel ton buried the body near the spot where he was found, marking the grave, "P. J. Lacre," The friends oi the deceased can find his remains and effects by inquiring of these gentle. men at Buckeye.-Phenix Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
MURDERED AND BURNED.


 "Charles A. ShibeIl says that in August, 1870, while coming from Camp Goodwin to Tucson, on the Rio Grande mail road, he found the mail coach destroyed and the following persons murdered and mutilated: John Collins, William Burns and two United States soldiers. They were scalped and partially burned, and another with his eyes gouged out. Isaac Goldberg testified that he had met with losses by the Apache Indians during 1870 {; had men killsd while in his employ. In March Julian Grijalba was killed between Camp Mcdowell and Phenix, while carrying United States mail, horse and mail taken; that his OK team was attacked and his wagon master, Angel Ortiz, was killed; that 1 Paymaster Robert Marron, U. s. A. was attacked at the same time. Mat tias Romero, farmer, testified to the killing of Juan Saizs by Apache In i dians. He also saw two Mexicans 1 four miles southwest of Tucson, after they had been killed by Indians. In November, 1889, saw two men who had been murdered by the Indians near the boundary line of Sonora. George Wesley, who resides sixty miles east of Tucson, on the San Pedro says that in July, 1869, William John son was killed on his farm, while at work in the field; on the same day two other men, named McMurry and Mcdonnell were murdered and their mules taken; on January [, 1870 Samuel Brown and John F. Sims were murdered about three miles from theiI house. All of these murders were committed in my immediate neigh borhood and were done by Apache In dians. The witness helped to bury al of the foregoing murdered men, anC they were all mutilated in horrible manner.
 Francisco Grijalba in his sworr statement says: In the spring o 1869 a man by the name of Jual Llepes was murdered near Camp Whip pie. Two weeks later party of thre' men were attacked between Caml Whipple and Camp Lincoln, murdered and their animals captured. Witnes says that he speaks the Apache Ian guage and was informed by the Apach Indians at Camp Thomas that tn arms and ammunition issued b, Colonel Guin Co the so-called friendl Indians are loaned to the other In dians, who are deadly hostile to tn whites, and that the Indians on tn Camp Thomas reservation hay numerous greenbacks of the denom nation of $l0 up to $50, which the say were given them by "pena Apaches" for powder and cotton cIott The friendly Indians procure ammr milton of the commanding officers O prstsnse of hunting and sfterwsrd
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
Bucklen.s Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, ehapped bands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos itively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satis- faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Thomas F. Weedin.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
NUMBER 5l
L. H. HAWKINS

X TTORNEY AND CoUsELLOR-AT-LAW, A Tempe, Arizona. Win practice in all courts in the territory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

New YORK, Sept. l3.-Among the
passengers for Europe on the steamship
Etruria, which sailed this morning, was
Rev. DR.. G.. c.. Lorimer, the eminent
Chicago divine, whose mental and phys
ical breakdown has attracted consider
able attention Of late. DR.. Lorimer is
accompanied by his wife and their
daughter, Mrs. 5. G. Griggs Jury. lie
has been granted q years leave of alb.
sence by his church, and the party will
nrss vfs,v ~tscotlupd, remaining two
months II the climate dUcs not prove
too vigorous. When the cold weather
becomes severe they will 60 TO the
south of France. The condition of the
divine has somewhat improved since he
stopped the use of medicines and re
sorted to the massage treatment. His
every want is attended to. He is moi
allowed to trouble himself about the
slightest detail, and light literature,
and very little Of that, constitutes his
only reading. His most intimate
friends are in hopes that six or eight
months abroad will fully restore his
mental and physical energies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
The Yankee Flag First.

MONTREAL, Sept. YESTERDAY
morning the stars and stripes we're OBJ
served to be hoisted on the rear pole of
the custom house above the royal
standard of England, which was flying
from the same pole. The sailors from
the Canada gunboat Thrush were very
indignant at this seeming insult to
royal visitors, although the prince him
self laughed the matter of as a mis-
take. Later Captain Mckay, the ship
master, and a deputation of citizens APP
peared before the collector and pre-
scented their solemn and loyal protest.
The flags were lowered and the crowd
dispersed satisfied with the position
and themselves. While il seems to be
pretty clearly established that the fly
ing of standards was the work of little
children, the question is asked by anti
annexationists, "Wby was not the
royal standard hoisted again?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Notes of the Clay County Fair,

VERMILLIoN, Sept, 13.-Iesterday
was the last day of the fair, and not
withstanding the heavy rain of last
night and the cold, dreary weather to-
day, a large crowd attended. The track
was in poor condition and the races
PANIED out unsatisfactory. j. Il.
Fisher took the free-for-all trotting.
Lytle's mare, Of Yankton, took the run
ming race. There some other sports,
such as glass ball shooting, etc, but the
principal event of the day was a base
ball game between Parker and Vermill-
ion for the championship of South Da-
kota. The two previous games had re-
suited one in favor Of each and today's
game was to decide it. Parker had Sc
cured five players from Milwaukee and
Vermillion one or two from outside
clubs, and 1T babe fair to be a heavy
game from the first. II started out
with Vermillion in the lead, but in the
third inning Parker came out ahead,
~Ishvush YermfII1on changed pIJcners
toward the end Of the game, the score
standing Is TO 3.
A car load of cattle and horses and
other exhibit started for Aberdeen to-
day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Theatrical Manager to Wed.

New YORK, Sept. l3.-Theatrical cir
cles have been thrown into something
of a luttcr by the announcement that
James Meade, the veteran theatrical
manager, at one time the husband OF the
famous Lucille Western, who died In
ls76-and who is known in almost every
town that boasts of "a place Of amuse'
ment between Eastport, Me-, and the
Golden Gate, will be united in marriage
on Monday next to Mrs. s. p. Nc Ed
son. The ceremony will take place al
the residence Of the brides mother, 20l
West AID street. Mrs. Edison has been
we'll known in professional and society
circles in New York, Chicago and other
cities for several years and is very
wealthy, while the happy groom has OF
late years been identified with the vari'
GUS spectacular enterprises brought out
under the auspices of the Chicago opera
house. He is nov in the west in con-
nection with the business of 'Blue'
beard, Jr.." and can only reach this city
on Monday night forty minutes before
the time set for the ceremony.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
LEHMAN SENTENCED
The Custer County Murder Trial
Closed.
For Killing a Constable Last July
John IL. Lehman Was Found
Guilty-Other News.

CUSTER CITY. Sept. 1.-THE trial OF
John B. Lehman for murder has been
in progress in the circuit court here the
past week. The crime for which he
was tried was committed July IL, 1889.
when a constable, James II. Burns, &C.
companied by a man named John
Seibert, went to arrest Lehman on the
charge Of assault with intent TO kill.
Lehman met them near his house,
which is situated on French creek, in
this county, near Fairbury, armed with
a Spencer carbine and ordered them &C
keep off, at the same time dropping on
one knee and pulling the trigger. The
cartridge failed to 60, and az the con.
stable and his assistant were turning
their team to get out of the
way, Lehman threw another cartridge
into the gun and fired, the ball
entering the right side of Burns and
coming out of the left side and through
the left arm. Burns died in a short
time, and the people Of the neighbor-
hood surrounded the house OF Lehman
during the night, and in the morning
when Lehman came out to attend to his
horses, n of the party came out into
sight and ordered him TO throw up his
hands. Lehman, having the same
deadly carbine in his hands, immedi-
ately raised it to his shoulder and fired,
the attacking nan firing at the same
time. Neither were hurt and Lehman
retired to his house and in a short time
came out again and escaped TO the Hills,
exchanging shots with his would-be
captors as he went, and finally disap-
peared up a rough cannon and was
never seen again in that vicinity. He
was captured in Nebraska at Fort Rob.
inson, where he was working out max
ing hay.
He had his first trial last fall, when
he was found guilty OF murder in the
first degree and the jury fixed the
penalty at death, but a motion being
made for a new trial on technical
grounds it was granted by Judge Now
lin, before whom the case was tried.
The case was continued till this term
and the defending attorneys tried very
hard TO establish the insanity Of the &C
cused. This was the only defense.
Lehman was a very eccentric bachelor
and had some very peculiar ideas, the
physicians who listened to the testi-
mony as experts, DR.. Fisher, of this
place, and DIR. Long, of Hill City,
testifying that their opinion was that
Lehman was subject TO the homicidal
mania.
The jury retired to deliberate at 3
o'clock Tuesday evening, and at :
brought in a verdict ofguilty as charged
in the indictment. and again fixed the
punishment at death. The defendant
showed very little emotion on hearing
the verdict. The defense gave notice
of a motion for a new trial, but it will
probably not be granted this time, as
all the legal iormalities were strictly
observed throughout the trial and in
the delivery of the verdict by the jury
to the court
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Stamns for the Xeterans.

WASHINGTON, Sept. lathe follow
ing pensions were granted today:
Iowa: Original-George W. Sharp,
Corydon; Linsey sFreeman, Des Moines;
William Allen, Marshalltown; Thomas
Is. Smith, Mt. Sterling; James Staley,
Cherokee. Increase-Robert III, Dick
SON, Rose Hill; John w. Browning,
Davis City; John w. Connell, Loviiia;
Francis G. Grace. Davenport; John
Davidson, Glenw God; George Tourot.
Dubuque; Joseph o. Chant, Pella;
Archibald q. Brenton, Lohrville; Benz.
j. Booth, Brooklyn; John o. Mcclure,
Dallas Center; Joseph M. Stewart, AIMS
worth; II. Kissick, Oskaloosa; Lawrence
Mott, Ottumwa; Stewart Broy, Mechan-
icsville; William b. Yaryan, Mt. Ayr;
Ziba Yarnall, Montezuma. Reissue and
increase--Johnson Blake, Calmus. Re-
issue-William Van Doren, Oakland
Mill. Original widows, etc. -Retecca,
widow of Calvin Barnard, Loville.
Nebraska: Original invalid-Oscar f.
Foote. Wood River. Restored-Eliiah
s.. Hull, WILDER. Increase-Ezra ID.
Caffee, Chadron; James M. Mafford,
Guide Book; Daniel Jordan, Waterloo;
John Murphy, Forman; Robert Cloyd,
Ohiowa; Oscar Yaple, Hardy. Reissue
Hezekiah M. Ashore, Indianola.
Nebraska: Original-Butler Presson,
Brock. Observation-Disclosures r. Walker.
Brolfield. :
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
To Exhibit at the Palace.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Sept. IA Pc
tition signed by the heavy taxpayers of
the county was yesterday presented to
the board Of county commissioners ask
ing them to appropriate $500 to the use
of making an exhibit at the coming
Sioux City Corn Palace. After carefully
reviewing the matter the sun Of $3.50
was allowed. This, with the 5000 al
ready subscribed by citizens, makes
doubly sure the success of Dakota
county in making an exhibit that can
not be equalled.
The general committee recently ap.
pointed are hard at work gathering pro
ducts and doing all in their power to
make a fine display.