Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-09-12
ELEVATED HANDS!
The First GuR of the Gam
 paigR iS Pulled.
The Republican Delegates are Held
 Up Nslr Congress Last Night
By POplIia or Democratic IlighsgHan who
 NaEs q Clean Sweep Of ETtptlihs.

Major Vaughan today received a dispatch from R. N. Coleman, in
 Kirkland Valley, saying that the
 stage which had just arrived there
 from Congress brought the informa-
 ton that last night as the south
 bound stage for Phenix reached the big guleh two miles below Congress lone highwayman gracefully stepped out from behind his cover and commanded a halt. It was o5eyed instantly. He then asked the occupants to step out, which was obeyed likewise with alacrity, and one by one, ]. C. Martin, Editor Funston. Dr. Vickers, \. J. Doran and two others answered with trem- bling voices, Here w Gentlemen, I will examine your credentials, and in the meantime you may elevate, was the saiutation. or course this was also obeyed, and the robber commenced to east a vote on a dead sure thing. singling out Doran as the first victim. With the probable councilman he made short work, and after taking his gold watch, pocket book and other wares, asked him if he had any proxies. He answered, nay. Yickers was No. 2, and the way he went after the doctor was really ludicrous. He knew the doc. tor was loaded, and to make a sure thing the latter was permitted to lower is hands so as to take of his boots, in order that nothing could be concealed. The doctor obeyed with a grunt, and on mentioning Oakes Murphy's name was told to shut up. " I'm onto you" was the greeting of the highwayman to J. c. Martin. You roasted me once and now I'll play even. Get out your subscription book, and don't overlook any proxies either. With the boss of the J.-M. be was particu- larly severe, going through him twice, and telling him he was a chump to travel on a stage when he had pocket full of railroad passes. From Mir. M. he got ten silver dol lars, which seemed to please him immensely.
 When Editor Funston was reached, thers was a weakness mo- ticeable in his victim, and telling the skylight journalist to look through the Lowell telescope for a few sec onds, he pillaged this poor editor of ali he had-a dollar in cash, sn oro- idle watch and seven republican proxies. Uttering an oath, the highwayman sized up the other two and ast ed them if they were politi- cians, to which they answered no. He was merciful, and only made a partial clean up of the plates on these miners. He asked the driver his politics, and on being informed that he was a democrat-populist, was complimented by the political hold up.
 After securing five gold watches, $600 in cash and g proxies, the pro- cession was told to lock step and move into the barracks. Looking in, the robber spied a "sack" on the seat, which he demanded, but it was so heavy that it took two men to lift it. The bandit almost tainted when he beheld it, as also did the delegates when it vanished.
 The driver was told to move, and witn echoes filling the air of popu- lism and democracy, the first polit- ical hold up of the season ended, and successfully, too, for the enemy. To-day the wires arc being burned with messages of coincidence and offers of assistance, and a new sub ser ption is being talked of to keep up the dignity of the brethren in land, where even hand outs are unknown and where no ray of sunshine is ever extended to a body of busted delegates.