Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-15

| ed TenniSon, shortly.
Nothing said the profess
sor, in some haste. That's just the
trouble. They think you ought to
''Mr. Hendrix. we are in free Ameri-
ca, are we not? Well, then ! propose
to attend to my own affairs; and as for
these prying gossips you refer to,
cbeerfully consign them to the devil"
Whereupon Mr.. Tennison rose abrupt
ly, went into the hotel, and retired to
his room.
AS a matter of fact he was through
with most of his business at Gold Hill;
out he did not propose-even though he
expected, before his departure, to dis
cuss other matters with certain mining
men to give the idle gossips chance
TO have any satisfaction out c. him.
Hendrix at a session of the whiskey
ring in his back Office, reported his fail
ure to extract anything from the close
mouthed 'tenderfoot"
"See?" said Major Fulton, 81 knowed
how 'twould be. They hain't but one
thing left to do as | en- see"
Little Ike looked at him interroga-
lively. eye don't mean" he began
with some apprehension.
"Nothin'" replied the Major, Short
". "Jes' give this angel tn run, that's
all"
About two o'clock in the morning
Tennison was suddenly awakened by
repeated raps at his door.
who's tbere?" he called sharply.
"Me-Hanks,' was the response, in
what the colonel intended to be q
trembling voice. "Open the door a min
ute"
Grumbllng at thus having his sleep
broken, Tennison complied, and at
once found himself covered by half a
dozen rvolvers in the hands of masked
men. Sensibly he threw up his hands
and they entered the room. pushing the
apparently unwilling landlord, We
hemently protesting against what he
called their brutality before them.
What does this mean, gentlemen|'
asked Tennison, angrily. DO you pro-
pose to rob or murder me?-or both?'
"Shet upr was the reply AN git in
tub them clo'es an pack that there
grip quick! Ye won't be hut if ye
don't make no fuss"
Twenty minutes later the unfortunate
suspect found himself some distance
out of camp, grip in hand, and with
footsteps accelerated by the parting in
junction of his captors:
EFF yre within ten mile O. yere b
daylight, We won't need no breakf' ST. "
The New Kimberly Miner and
Ranchman" of a week later contained
the following item, and marked copies
Of the paper we're sent to Cold Hill;
Again have the moss-backed dent-
zens of that antique settlement of Gold
Csave the markD Hill stepped on them
selves: one more blunder have they
committed to their everlasting cost.
Three weeks ago Mr.. G. T. Tennison,
a gentleman of culture and refinement
who represents an eastern syndicate
with millions of capital, went to Gold
O. Hill with the intention Of looking
about for investments. First, how
ever, it was his aim, with the assist
ance of certain documents in his pos
session, and under the guidance oil that
veteran prOspectOT, Peter the Hermit,
to locate some of the old Jesuite work
ings supposed TO exist there. Failing
in this, it was mis- intention to invest in
one or two properties which he consid-
ers are not being properly worked Gas
nothing. excepting an occasional sucker
ever is at Cold HID
Behold the stupidity Of Gold Hill
ties! Because Captain Tennison, who
is. as we said before, a gentleman Of
culture, refinement and education, did
not stand upon the housetops and de-
clare his business to the openmOuthed
multitude, certain persons, ostensibly
respectable business men. but who,
from the Nature of their environment,
do not know a gentleman Of culture,
refinement. education and good breed
ing-these swine. because he chose to
step lightly while in their sty, took
exception to his quiet and gentlemanly
way of conducting himself; and at the
darkling hour of two o'clock &. m, when
all decent people should be in bed, a
cut-throat horde came and burst in his
door, and, under pain of death, COM
PEELED him to leave their filthy camp
which he was, no doubt glad to do.
Like the gentleman of culture, re-
finement, education, good breeding, and
unerring judgment that he is, Major
Tennison came to New Kimberly as
fast as his legs would bring him, know,
ing full well that the people Of this city
who know a gentleman when they see
one, would treat him with hospitality
and consideration. as they do, indeed
every one who behaves himself in any
thing but Gold Hills popular hoodlum
style.
The distinguished visitor is at pres
eut the guest Of Judge Williams and his
charming spouse at their palatial home
on Citrus avenue, and has spent the
past two or three days in looking at
some Of the judges partially developed
bOnanZas in this vicinity
The next issue of the miner and
Ranchman" presented the following:
Last week the Miner and Ranch
man published Exclusively the ac-
count Of the brutal treatment at Gold
Hill of Colonel Tannison, the disting-
uished eastern gentleman who is So
jOurning in our midst, and who, by the
way, has made some heavy invest
ments in New Kimberly mining proper
" for the syndicate he represents. I'm
cidentally the ColSlel states, without
reservation, we may interpolate, that
the Miner and Ranchman is the best
newspaper west OF ST. Louis and south
of Denver)
There is another chapter to the story
land an interesting one. At the last
! hour before going to press, we received
by special courier a message from De
putty Revenue Collector Boggs and De-
putty United States Marshals Newton
and Dwyer, stating that they have ar
rested the parties who, for two years
past, have operated the illicit whiskey-
still that has so long been battling the