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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

desperadocs who seemed at first to
hive control of the strip, were badly
fooled in their estimate of the settlers
who went there with the determine
ton Of making homes. No drawer set
of men in the protection of their rights
ever lived. When they realized that
there was no law but that of force they
refused To be inundated by the .slvag-
ger and protruding revolver hilts of the
bullics. If their rights were infringed
they lost no time in useless argument.
They shot, and shot quickly. Half
dozen or more namelcss graves and the
absence of as many familiar faces
among the ranks of the despcradoes
pretty nearly settled the fact that the
Legitimate settlers were there to Stay.
Most of the other class, therefore,
sought more congcnial fields.
AS in all newly settled western com
munities the contempt and hatred of
"tenderfoot" knows no bounds i. in
Perry. When well-dressed, be-
gloved youth stepped from the train
the second week of the towns exist
| ence the news spread like wild fire and
soon the rough element formed q CON
| spiracy to do him." as they expressed
it. But they had planned without
their host. The biggest bully of the
lot planted the heel of his cowhide
boot on the dainty patent leather shoe
OF the stranger and was promptly
knocked down for his pains.
When he extricated himself from the
very undignified heap into which he
had fallen, his hand instinctively slip
ping around to his right hip, he looked
up squarely into the muzzle of loaded
revolver. 1t was enough. From de-
spiscd tenderfoot this dapper youth
! had become the lion of the day. Had
he remained in Perry he would have
been mayor before now.
Though there is no law in the
Strip, there are officers sworn to. pre-
serve the peace to the best of their
ability and at the cost of their lives il
| necessary. United States deputy mar
| shals are as thick as huckleberries in
river bottom. Proud of their little
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

brief authority, they swagger about
with badge displayed and Winchester
loaded. Their control over the negroes
and ignorant whites is absolute.
That they use their authority for
personal benefit, however, is fact so
well understood there that it cXcites
no comment. Only the other day one
of these officers approached a citizen
who was watching the erection of n
building and demanded in the name of
| the law that he dismount and sur
render his pony, one of the best in the
town, that he might use it in the pur-
suit of his own animal, which: had
| broken its halter and escaped: Upon
| an indignant refusal, the marshal left,
| threatening all sorts of dire vengeance.
A little later he was seen speeding
away on the back of a fleet little
broncho belonging to a negro who
owned two of the best animals in the
strip. The horse was almost ridden to
| death before its return, but not a word
| of protest was uttered by its owner.
1t was hardly probable that the race
wars in the South Atlantic states have
had anything to do with the feeling
here, but it now seems certain that ut
no very distant date the white settlers
y
mp in mass and drive out the negroes
There is already movement on foot
to establish negro town few miles
from Perry. This measure is being
pushed by wealthy negro, McCabe
by name, who was at one time treas
urcr of Kansas. He is the same man
who established the town of Langston,
near Guthrie, in Oklahoma territory.
F. There are far more women in the
town of Perry and throughout the
Strip generally than are usually met
with in such an unsettled region. They
are, one and all, to be piticd. Accus-
toned, as they have been, to lives of
toll which TO more civilized COM
munity would seem positive slavery,
their present state is worse than the
first They arc forced to bear exposure
and hardship of almost every conceiv-
able kind. Before daylight in the
morning they are up and preparing
breakfast for their lords and masters.
They collect and split such wood as
can be found, and many of them are
the only real workers OF the family,
Kicks and curses arc the thanks fire.
quently received for their unrcmitting
labor.
Scarcity of water is felt less now
that more than half the eager. crowd
which swarmed into this God-forsaken
country have realized the folly of their
pilgrimage and returned whence .thcy
came. Good water is by no means
plentiful, however, and is carried about
in canteens. -
Such is life in the Strip and suck are
tho people who have settled it,. their
habits. their suffcrings and their pleas
ures. The attraction of the life seemed
strong enough to lure many men. from
the great cities of the east to seek their
fortunes here who now regret that.
they ever heard that oft-repeatctf' adj,
vice of Horace Greeley: $50 west.
young man, go vest" -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

SUDDENLY FELL DOWN ALL IN \ HEAP
keep her in countenance, he cut of
another for himself and began 10 eat
it with great apparent gusto.
"Lalage Broughton ate that huncl
of bread as though she had been IL hun
CRY dog.
Poor little devil" cried Mr.
Wacklcs; it's an internal shame I'll
give our stage manager bit of my
mind.
IL don't know what he said to the
stage manager; but they both got very
angry.
AT that moment was sent for into
the managers room Sparklcbury
was there: so was Mr.. Mcphibosheth,
was running our piece.
Miss Dulcct has thrown up her
part and has left the thcater, Quavers,
cried the manager. -
we are Just bust. said Sparkle
bury.
Il felt that | was a ruined man.
SEQ after her, dear boy, cried Me-
phibosheth: promise her anything,
promise her everything. promise to
marry her if YOU like, but bring her
back. We have no unde"study, and
we've got to produce tomorrow
II rushed out. ] ran across the stage.
Wackles' | said hurriedly 10 the
low comedian, we are done. Dulcei
has chucked us, and there is no under
study
'Zcrubbabcl,' shouted Mr.. Wackles.
I" please. sir, cried little LAZY
Broughton, clutching my arm, oh
please, Mr.. Quavers, do give me 9
chance, sir. I'm letter perfect in the
music and words and | know all the
business, and | fell know can pull
you through.
IAN of Il suddcn'I saw that little
girl in the shabby cloth jacket was an
angelic being.
at was my only chance.
"Laly Broughton did the trick. sir.
We rchcarsed the last act, she went
through the other three with the prin'
cipals the next morning, and in the
evening we sprang our new prima
donna upon the world of fashion.
THAT girl has made my fortune, OH
YER: I'm to be married to her this day
fortnight. added Mr.. Quavers with
SMILEY think should like you tc
be my best man, because, you see, we
are both in love with her."
..Ouavcrs." replied Oliver, after.
nausc. I'll shall be delighted. You're
a lucky fellow"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

They captured me in II few moments,
me like dog. do not believe he
meant it. 1t was probably simple
bluff. Int | was Infatuated. and just
rs he had reached ten The was count
ing the fifteen seconds) | sprang upon
him. We struggled; then there was %
report, n groan. and my former boss
fell down dead, shot through the heart
by n bullet from his own revolver.
El"Why recount the horrors that fo,-
lowed? was acquitted on the plea of
self-defensc. A year and Il half elapsed
between my arrest and final trial.
Thus quickly does justice travel in this
glorious land of liberty. BE that rs IL
may, ] was free again and turned my
attention to earning my livelihood.
But, alas! even as Cain, so ! seemed to
have the mark of the curse on my brow.
Turn where might ! encountered the
cold, suspicious eye of the retrcating
stranger, who feared the murderer.
AT last, one day. ! passed u little
bakery in the poor district which had
a stand of bread outside. Overcome by
hunger ! snatched Il loaf and ran.
and | was carried away to the station,
still gnawing on the stolen loaf. was
sentenced tn six monthS-I, who had
been acquitted of murder in the first
degree!
When received my liberty ! de-
trlmined to leave my native city, and
started trumping east. | WAS arrested
as u vagrant several times on the road
finally reached Philadelphia. My
experience there | shall never forget
comparatively tritling as it was.
One evening n young preacher came
to the cheap lodging house where |
was stopping, and asked us all to pray
with him. He spoke as | never had
heard man speak before. His words
sank like hot Goals into my breast, and
] felt that | was converted to Christi
anity. lie spoke to us of the brother
hood of man, of the divine love, of our
spiritual equality, and felt that !
was man again.
The next day was Sunday, and |
determined To go to the church of
which the young man was minister,
and to hear him again. Thinking of
nothing but those words of salvation.
! started to walk into the house of
God. lSut at the door | was stopped
by Il smooth-faccd, broadcloth CARRIED
guardian, who informed me that
'tramps are not allowed here In vain
! expostulated. In few minutes two
policemen dragged me away. and the
next morning | received thirty days III
jail for diSorderly conduct.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

This was tho breaking of the last
tie which bound me to humanity.
Even in the house of God they had re-
pulsed me. because my clothes were
not rs good us theirs. This. then. was
the basis of Judgment. even before
| God! And where, pray, is it not?
Again [ started on my way. more
embittcred in spirit than ever. | soon
arrived in New York. Here | found
work which enabled me to keep body
and soul together. | got into the habit
of visiting all manner of worllingmen' $
circles. My ill-fortunc. however.
seemed TO pursue me even here. for no
sooner would | become acquainted
with some set of worltingmen. than
the history of my crime would be
whispered. and | would become u
Pariah among them. Finally | hap
pened to hear of Il meeting which was
to be held by ~ cotcric | had never en-
countcred-t the anarchists.
'E'rom my childhood, | had always
been brought mp in fear and hate of
anarchists. Hence, hcsitated some
time before | vcntured TO come among
them. But at last determined to do
so. That night II young man spoke or
the 'Anarchistic Proletarian.' Ills
words came as balm to my wounds.
He denounced the ostracism which the
world put upon u man for some one
deed. He showed how, in most in
stances, the world itself is responsible
for that deed. He expressed his sym
pathy for such MS | was and | felt as |
could clasp him in my arms and weep
on his breast.
"You may show me one or two work
ingmcn who have risen from the lowest
ranks to the highest. Pshaw! What
are one. two, three. or dozen to mill
ions? No, no. no, You can not convert
me in this manner. You must show
me that there is hope of II better, fairer
system for the future generations be-
fore you can convert me from being an
anarchist.
IL say, young woman. that you must
prove that the law is the same for the
rich and the poor, that there is ever
nope of such condition of law. before
will stop asserting that the law itself
must be abolishcd!"
The man stopped speaking. and,
throwing himself back in his chair.
locked his hands i'm front of him and
seemed buried in thought / slowly
gathered my notes and arose. thinking
how one .scoundrclly act may blast and
poison mans whole career.
pAUiiSE P2Y.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

was hcartlcss tlirt ! would have
Drained him on the spot, think. But
tiirt she was. and managed to keep me
dancing attendance upon her for over
two years. Then She cloped with Il
married man. | need not describe the
torture this affair occasioned me.
When the denouemcnt came | was
brolien-heartcd. Seeking To forget my
misery, plunged into hard work. -
IN year passed thus. With the end
% that year. my twenty-third. have
always counted the first chapter of my
life closed. My labor during that year
had been concentrated on ar@invcn-
ton. At first had thought of secur-
ing patent and then selling it. But
! soon learned that patents, as well as
all other protection. were intended br
the rich not for the poor.
FINALLY, made up my mind to dis
pose of my invention to the owner of
the shop / was working in. He was
delighted. Within II month he had
creciad complete machine. lie began
literally to coin money. But when |
applied for my royalty he informed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02
s,arrows and Mirrors.

A correspondent informs the Lon
don Spectator that his daughter
writes to him from Bangalorc thai
she is ..obliged to cover up mel
.looking. glass with towel, for the
snarrows come in, sit on the frame
and tap at themselves, making ootf
class and dressing table in horric
mess At first the towel kept thom
away. but they were always on the
watch. and IL anyone threw back the
towel they would be thcre in
minute. But now they hoid pacf
the towel with one claw. hold them
selvos on with the other, ana peer
away at their images
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

can be seen only in frontier town.
'Gun plays" are less common now,
that the population has dwindled from
IS, 900 to as many hundreds. Every
man carries six-shooter, however. and
once I'm a while makes bluff Mt
using it. When the wild rush to settle
the strip was on and every one was
fighting for his claim, or quarter-sec-
ton, as it was necessary to fight to
protect it from ruthless squatters, the
ping" of the pistol bullet was fire.
quently heard. One white-haired,
bronzcd old man said n few days ago,
as he pointed to the bullet hole in his
sombrero: "Ah! IL l could only see
Slade and Colorado Bill now I'd think
the good old days of 40 had come
again"
But the cow-punch rs and half-brccd
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

t,,relything' and precious onx;ors
si'nc u was can tell Won. And aaa,,
uouy was down upon mo and az.
stage manager was down unon aro,n
ooay' and the ballet mastar h,d 1asy.
nus mead, and the chorus m.st',. ,osS
IKE a raving lunatic; and t,',., Ta1
nlor sn nr Lalh oil Miss Dulcet, the pom
10 IL iaV3ri'e' our prima donna. and
M, - '.nsuagc to me that she
'inat certainly have learned in ItaIv
When she was completing that exnen-
slNc musical education of hers: and we
W. re All tired and hungry and pretty
WI utterly done up, Mr.. Wacklcs
VI low comedian, who was plavinr
.ne part OF an innkecpcr, had inst got
through that first song of his abont
inc STAN of Life lie put inn lot of
ms own words, which he considered
funny but which the author didn,t.
ana nc and Sparklebury, tho author
were shaking their fists in encb
othef faces; and the prima donna's
"hderstudy had just sent in a medical
certihcat c--iuot that cared very mucb
about that, for Miss Dulcet, our sheet
anchor was in splendid voice. Just
,lSn very curious incident happened.
llttlt' pale, blue-cyed chorus Girl
suddenly fell down all in heap at
my feet Naciles and picked her
mp and dropped her mp into property
chair; the girl had tainted.
W mats the matter. my dcar?' said
Nacklcs. kindly enough when she
came to herself
F" oh, Mr.. WacKles" said the girl
for she is but girl didn't mean
to. really didn't; please say nothing
about it.
. 1T amt Il time for faintinr. Miss
Broughton, said Wackles, heating
MS chest in hi, best low comedy man
mcr; look nj mel don't FAINT. When
u professional lady wants to faint.
she should faint out of business hours:
or, If she feels she must, she should
so to the cantecn and get corpse
reviver Can | offer you anything,
Miss Broughtou" he said, with a low
bow.
Please don't. Mr. Wackles:' said
the girl. with little sob. And. oh.
Mr.. Wackles, she added-and there
was an awful look about her eycs-.'is
that real loaf sir? gazing hungrily
at the staff of life. one of those lonr
French loavcs of bread, which Mr..
Wackles was carrying over his shout
der as though it had been u battle
axe.
"'Of course it's real. cried Wacklcs.
oh, please, said the girl, would
You give me a slice of it, sir? | haven't
got n penny in my pocket, and |
haven't tasted anything since eight
this morning. These nine weeks re-
hearsals, sir, don't bring any salary,
and mother and | are very poor
" Good Lord" cried Wacklcs. Then
he cut her off slice, and. in order to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

am an anarchist: il | were vain would
add. and am proud of it, But, You
see. am a poor man, with but little
spirit and less pride. AS little spirit rs
possess, however, you may be sure
that have felt kccnly the bitter sting
Of all the opprobrious opithets which
public and press have combined in
hurting at us. Hitherto | have kept
silent and endured. But now / shall
give You my story and let You Judge
for yourself.
Il shall not attempt to vindicatc my
principles. shall simply tell YOU how
became an anarchist. | was not
born of wealthy parents. My father
was common artisan. ] spent my
childhood as thousands of other chill
'drcn spend theirs. There were seven
children in the family beside me, and |
was the eldest. Thus it happened ut
!? ! looked upon myself Us IL grown
man. When was l6 my mother died,
and all my brothers and sisters were
sent OFT to an orphan asylum. When
was 10 my father passed away. and
found myself alone in the world.
Il have not told YOU that my trade
was that of Il machinist. have /? | had
displayed Il decided talent, and ut 20
was counted the most reliable man in
the large shop where | was employed.
well, then came the old. old story.
met girl and fell in love with her.
II any one had told me then that Sic
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02
Japanesc wcddiuCs.

A japanese wedding would appear
to be a melancholy affair. When the
bride is told of the prospect she is..ex-,
pected TO howl loudly and long, After
event she must renew her shrieks;until
one of the attendants throws veil
over her face. Then an old hag takes
her on her back and places her in
sedan chair. When she arrives at the
bridegroom's house she is n wifi, the
simple ride in the fiowcry chair being
the only ceremony required. 4
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

BY the force of wave at Bishops
Rock lighthouse, the bell was torn from
its fastenings, although situated 100
feet above high water mark. At INST,
in the Shetland islands, door was
burst in ut q height of lo5 feet above
the level Of the sea.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02
ANARCHY is DESPAIR
TRUE MEANING OF THE WORD
ANARCHIST"
One OF New York's Alleged Reds Opens
His Bosom to a Fair Corrcspond Ont
Tells Her I'm "a Sentimental ysia Wby
He Has Lost Faith.
New York Correspondence

W ~ 4 hini IN EhSl
Hudson street. His
name had Otto II
becn mentioned to
me rs that of u rep
resentative Ameri-
can anarchist. AZ
first he was very ret
icent, but finally
consented to feline
his story. if | would
keep his identity
secret.
..NnS " SniIbn s.I
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02

me that the affair was yet in its in
fancy. and that he was losing money
on 1t. When I told him to his face that
he was dccciving me received my dis
charge on the spot. :,
s'In few days | made my last call
hpon him. lie met me in the hallway,
md. without listening to a word, or
fcred me from the house. refused to
bulge. Drawing u revolver from his
pocket he told me that If did not get
mt i'm fifteen seconds he woult shoot
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02
[chcrokec correspondence

\ LAND AS BAR
rem and deserted rs
that from which
grew Jonah's gourd
sprang up in II day,
as did that gourd in
a night, the town of
Perry in that newly
settled Chero k 4 e
strip.
All have heard
the story of that
wild race of boom
L 4. =.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-27
District Court.

At the opening Of court yesterday
morning by Judge Miner the case Of
James Vanguard, charged with
grand larceny, wRs continued. The
defendant occupies tho Josilion Of
county selectman from Huntsville,
and being prosperous merchant NJ
that place, the cA,s has bee n closely
watched. Each day A. tho trial
progressed tile court room was
fllei with interested spectators,
nearly all Of whom believed from the
beginning Of the affair that Mr. Wangt-
gaard was Innocent OF tho oriine. The
prosecution charged tho gentleman
with the THEFT Of gold watch from Sam
Droxdowliz-ths three ball man ON
Twenty-fnh street, he OF IRE intur.
ance notwithstanding the month OF
April last. The defense showed that
the defendant, In company with Elisha
Wilbur, also OF Ogden valley, went 10
the pawn shop for the purpose
Of buying n watch each; that several
watches were placed on the counter
with the Information that the gentle.
men could nave their choice for $50,
and that Wilbur took one and paid for
II while Vanguard took his with the
understanding that he should pay for
II nj some future time. The QUO the
latter took proved 10 he n very valu.
able watch that had been put on the
counter among the $40 ones through a
mistake on the part OF tho brok.
or. On finding out his mistake
the invincihle bAm took steps TO get
even with the sslectnan, and irumpsd
up the charge OF grand larceny.
Yesterday, after placing a number OF
Witnesses ON the stand, each OF whom
testified 10 tho excellent character VI
the accused, tho case went to tns Jury
and the defendant was acquitted.
Demurrons were submitted % two OF
the counts against Martin Tribbey for
forgery and were sustained by the
court.
The case OF Alfred waldrom was
continued for the term.
Lorenzo Jackson, = native Of Eng.
land, was made full fisdged citizen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-27
%TJg1A UNION
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%SI SYSTEM.
THE THROUGH CAR LINE.
ELECTIVE sept. u, iae3.
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GU DafB, a. F0Ho,ofs

ArluvE,
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FROM butte. Portland. san iran
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Srom hil Eastern roinu, FORA Ciiy
tndGEieaa- ...... .-. .,s...... II % IA
Prom san frbuItro. ogden and
Intermediate poinii..............-... : 80 y m
ifrom Milford .angcte valley iuah, Ncphi
Provo. Eureka AMI intermediate poiub 10 . m
sFrom terminus and IoooIc...,......... 70 y IA
nLrAhr
For ogden intermediate points,
sun tuur .e1. rars ci,y aud
al EIHtcrn points a......,..,..,. : 20 am
For ogden and intermediate points e.. ( 90 y M
FOR Ogden. intermediate points
ana all Eastern points. .............. o 20 p m
Tor Ogden, Butte Helena, Portland,
Cache Valley aud san Francisco 90 y m
iFor Eureka. rT3yo. sanpcle Valley
aud Milford. ............s,.-....-. 90 m
'for Tooclo and TcTmiuus""..".... 8 am
llun only on Monday Wednesday aud
Frida.
i1rains south Of jual will run every other
day only, leaving Juab Monday. "Wednesday
and friday ADD insco on Iucsday. Tbur'iay
and Saturday