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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
WILD HORSES OF ARIZONA.
CattIemen Find Them Troublesome.
nrlEa Stock from, the RanZe-

Cattlemen Find Them Troublesome
Drive Stock from the Range.
Wild ponies are becoming trouble
some in northern Arizona. In Navajo
county the reservation Indians are sell
ing horses to butchers, who use the flesh
for fattening hogs. Their number is
constantly increasing, and they are be-
coming a menace to the cattle range.
Sheep and cattle owners are looking
about for some means of relief, and it
is not unlikely they win organize a
series of grand round-ups, wherein the
wild horses will be gathered, only to be
shot.
There must be 10000 head of wild
horses in northern Arizona" said VIII
S. Barnes, one of the largest cattle own
ers in Navajo county, the other day.
"They are the worst nuisance that can
be imagined. It has reached the point
when we cannot safely turn out a riding
horse to Craze. We have to keep our
saddle animals and roundup horses
stabbed all winter or bring them down
to Phoenix for pasturage. The wild
stock, not only eats the food that ought
to go to the cattle, but they run cattle
the cattle from the west end of the Hash
Knife range, one of the best grass dis
tr;cts in northeast Arizona. 1t is use
less to put out salt for the stock, for the
wild horses chase away all the cattle
that come near it. At this season of the
year they are fat and have shining hides.
They sweep over the country in great
bands, gathering up any stray animals
they may come across. horse is as
good as lost that joins them.
''Some of these wild horses are of
good stock. Not long ago the ponies
were the very best in northern Arizona.
They were fine saddle animals and their
value correspondent. Now there must
be over 5000 of these ponies running
wild and without brand. On the
Puerco, in central Apache county, there
must be 5000 head of loose bronchos and
about the same number are on the Nava-
jo reservation, the property of the In
dams, who do not seem to know what
to do with them.
"Some of the Indians are getting
quite revenue from the fat ponies,
which they sell to Holbrook butcher
for three dollars head. What does the
butcher want with them? He is fatten-
ing hogs on them. Three dollars is the
ruling price for wild horses. 1 would
like to sell great many off my range
at that price, and some of them are very
well bred and would make valuable
horses if broken. The only time when
it is possible to capture any of the wild
stock is in the early spring before the
grass has come and when the ponies are
lean and weak. Then on the Esperanza
range four light men are mounted on
horses especially trained and of speed
and bottom. The wild horses are started
just after they have drank and bunch
of the animals is cut off from the main
herd and corraled. Sometimes it is nee
essary to shoot the lead mares, for the
females always head the wild bunch"
Mr.. Barnes is member of the live
stock board of Arizona, and will lay the
matter before that body with view to
having the northern ranges cleared of
their equine pests.-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
FIGHT WITH Their FISTS.
How British Army Officers Settle Lit
tie Points of Etiquette.

tie Points of Etiquette.
In view of the recent duel between the
duke of Orleans and the count of Turin
we publish the following article which
shows the manner in which British OFF,
GERS settle disputes.
Officers have their disagreements, of
course, like other men, and they have to
be settled. Duelingis forbidden by law,
as well as by modern ideas and common
sense. Complaints respecting infrac-
tons of mess etiquette, or of ungentle-
manly or unsoldierly conduct, may be
submitted to the mess committee, the
punitive powers in which are extremely
far-reaching. The life of an officer
''sent to Coventry" by his fellows is I'M
endurable, and his only chance is to ex-
| change.
But all this is moral suasion only, and
in the end disputes are frequently set
tied by resort to first principles-the
rule of fist; while redress is sometimes
obtained in ways as drastic as they are
| novel.
a gentleman joined a crack cavalry
regiment. He had no pedigree or fam
| lily to recommend HMM fact, his IA
ther was retired brewer, and by scions
| of nobility among his comrades he was
| rather coldly received.
care you the son of Dash, the brew
er?" inquired one of these.
81 ann
''Then why don't your father bring
you up to his trade?"
"Oh, we'll; you're the son of Lord
Blank, aren't you?"
Eyes"
"Then why didn't he bring you up a
| gentleman"
The upshot of this was rough-and-
| tumble, wherein it was demonstrated
that, in the army, plebeian is the equal
of a peer-if he can box as well.
Another gentleman from the ranks of
| trade came home one day to find all the
crockery and breakable articles in his
rooms smashed, the same being intend
| ed by the wreckers as a delicate hint
| that his presence among them was OBJ
| jcctionable.
He was late for dinner that evening,
| and apologized to the president of the
mess for it, explaining what had hap
| pened-that he had been to the rooms of
the three he suspected and returned
the complaint; if he had wronged any,
lie would apologize and restore the ar
ticles; if he had hit on the right ones,
they could have satisfaction in the rid
ing school after dinner.
Accordingly, after dinner, two OF
them received satisfaction in full, a la
| Corbett, in drill time; but the third
| proved a tougher nut to crack, and the
hig-hearted plebeian (who, by the by,
is now generaD weakened by his exer-
tions, was getting worsted; so another
OF the same social status, who was an
expert boxer, took up the running.
He soon finished off the third man,
and obligingly offered to take on any
one who sympathized with the trio. by
this means-appropriate to their pro-
fession-these two officers opened the
door in that regiment to others than
offshoots of the peerage, by whom it
had previously been regarded as pre-
serve.-Pearson's Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11

Neophyte-I don't see why you should
give Wiklow two dollars day and me
only dollar and half.
superintendent is an expert
enced hand.
Neophyte-Then the work must come
a good deal easier to him than 1T does
to me, and he oughtn't to get so much
instead of getting more.-Boston Tran
script.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Too Lac 70 ralk Autonomy.

New YORK, Nov. 6.-The Herald says,
voicing the utterances of prominent Gu
bans, lit is too late to talk autonomy
Cuba is lost to Spain. Only indie
pendence for the island will put an
end to the struggle now devastating
the colony and running Spain"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
A White Crow.

To talk of a white crow seems to be
the height of absurdity. But there is
such a bird, and it lives in Baltimore,
Nd It is full-grown bird and be-
HAYES much better than the majority of
crows. Perhaps it is conscious that
it is a sort of king among crows and
wishes to preserve its dignity. A num-
Der of bird fanciers have visited the
bird and decided that it is sure enough
crow. even If it is white.-Golden Days,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Manifestation Against Autonomy At Key
West. Fla,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 6.-The
Cuban population of Key West made
great demonstration against the ac-
ceptance of autonomy from Spain,
Thursday night with a grand torch
light procession and addresses by
prominent CubaDs. Strong resolutions
were adopted against accepting auton-
omy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
The Competitor Case.

New YORK, Nov. GA dispatch to
the world from Madrid says: The gov
eminent has decided to cable the au-
thorities at Havana to begin as soon
as possible the trial of the crew OF the
schooner Competitor before the naval
court-martial, the decision of which
must be confirmed by the Madrid gov
eminent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11

SANTANDEB, Nov. Ga public meet
ing which was organized here to ar
range a reception of Gen. Weyler. the
former captain general of Cuba, was
attended by such riotous opposition
that the mayor dissolved it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE.
The Only Basis for the Restoration OF
Peace In Cuba.

Peace In Cuba.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-The Herald
prints the following letter from Max
imo Gomez. general-in-chief of the
Cuban army of liberation, dated at his
camp in Sancti Spiritus:
1.-THE enemies of Cuba have circulated
in the United States the rumor that
am disposed to accept autonomy as q
basis of settlement or solution of the
present war. The constitution
of Cuba absolutely establishes
in its article eleven that peace
is to be negotiated upon the basis of
absolute independence of Cuba. 1t is
to obtain independence that we have
been for two years, and we will con-
tinue to fight until victory be ours"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
uaJ n Good Reason.

she-Do you consider Friday an un-
lucky day?
He-Most certainly! My wife always
does the cooking on Fridays.-YOnke
Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Nav be InterestIng Dovelopments.

HAVANA, Nov. 6. The steamer Mont
zerrat, on which Gen. Weyler sailed
for Spain on Sunday, reached Gibarra
on the northwest coast of Cuba, with
her engines disabled, and may be com
PEELED to return to Havana, in which
case it is not unlikely that there will
be interesting Developments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Nothing Heard of the MontEorrnt.

was received here to-day regarding
the Spanish steamer Montzerrat, hav-
ing Gen. Weyler, the former captain
general of Cuba, on board, which YES
sci put into Gibara, province of Santi-
ago de Cuba, for repairs to her ma
chinery, while on her way from this
port to Spain, via Porto Rico.
to finish previous engagements soon
enough.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Tho New Danger

'Do you think there is going to be q
revival of dueling?
'.No! People are more sensitive than
they used to be about being laughed at"
Town Topics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Cattle for Cuba.

HAVANA, Nov. about 1000 heac
of cattle arrived here yesterday from
the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11

AT recent meeting of the Royal so
ciety in London there was exhibited
new apparatus for registering the num-
Der of strokes made with the oar in .
sculling boat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
TO BE couRT-MARTIALED.
Gen. weyIer VIII Have to Give an Account
of Himself.

MADRID, Nov. 6.-The Spanish gov
eminent, as result of the delibera-
tions of the ministers over the utter
ances of Gen. Weyler, the former cap
tain general of Cuba, has come to the
decision to fry him by court-martial,
no matter where he lands, If he con-
firms the accuracy of the press reports
OF his utterances.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
Knew What 1t Was.

Every man has his vice." said Ten.
spot to Tenterhook, who was fond Cd
offering unsought counsel to his &C.
quaintances.
what is my vice, pray ?" asked Ten.
textbook.
advice" replied Tenspot, unhesi
tatingly.-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
BY W. r. SHANNON.

''Macgrigor Anstruther Calhoun, A B..
Was as cool a card of the queens navee
AS ever reused the hard, Portsea,
Or Painted Point
But his soul was among the damned, we
hear,
beer,
And frequent threw his inner gear
All out Of joint.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11

".pid you send this?' said the Cap'n,
when he was brought before him. The
Cam was tappin' telegraph, and look
inc dark as-as-the double-bottom.
a.T certainly sent one, sir says Sam,
ond mite sober he was by this time, 1
read it, says the Cap'n. SIS that
at?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13

The daily trains into Rossland are over
crowded with people and the town is get
ting overrun. Thousands of prospectors
are in the hills. Many are leaving every
day for Murphy creek, Sullivan, Christina
lake and the Boundary country The Iron
Colt company has made definite arrange
ment with the Alberta company for the
lease of its tunnel and Will work the prop
erty through this tunnel The tunnel Is
now in 1854 feet and is the largest tunnel in
camp, being run for double track service.
The Iron Colt company will continue the
tunnel on the Alberta property for the
distance of 150 feet, and 300 feet before the
Iron Colt lead is struck. The depths OBJ
tanned by the Iron Colt company on It's
lead will be 321 feet. The Alberta company
has spent considerable money In the de-
velopment of its property, and at the dis
tance of 354 feet in the tunnel it drifted on
the vein for II feet, and is said to have en-
countered fine body of clean shipping
ore. 1t has 1926 feet of stopping ground and
before long will be among the list of ship
pers. The company has the largest drill
in camp, being a S1s-inch Rand slugger,
and gets it's power from the Kootenay ~
Columbia plant. The Evening Star Will
again start shipping ore as soon as the
road from the mine is in fair condition.
1t is sinking on a nice A-nch body of
clean shipping ore, which, II is reported,
is defraying all expenses of mining.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
AMMONIA FUMES DID THE WORK.
A New York Blaze Overcnme Fifty
of the Ffrcmen.

New York, May Fifty or more men
disabled anu one ueau is the record of
the fire department at a blaze that has
destroyed a million dollars worth OF
property. The fire was in the large cold
storage warehouse of the Merchants Re-
frigerator Company and 1t was the fumes
of ammonia and the smoke that struck
down the firemen almost by the dozens.
The call for ambulances was as rapid as
the call for engines. A score of doctors
and nurses were summoned to do duty
In saving the lives of the men. The dead
fireman is John Rhinehart of engine COM
pany No. Z. Those overcome, some OF
whom are in a serious condition. include
members OF a dozen companies who were
sent out as reserves when Chief Bonner
found he was losing his men on every
hand. The fire was an unusual one, and
1t is estimated to have done damage to
the extent of at least n million dollars.
When the amhulances and corps of ex-
ira doctors arrived they found men lying
about on all sides, unconscious.
1t is said there were 100000 cases of
eggs. containing 30 dozen each valued at
about 50 n case, In the storage warehouse.
These Will be total loss
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
FOUR MEN SHOT DOWN BY A WOMAN
Religious Excitement Caused IA Sem
sntiOnnI ARRAY.

Lowell Ark, May 10.-A sensational
shooting affray, in which woman shot
and seriously wounded four men, has
startled the community. The shooting
was done by Mrs. Duerllng, and the
wounded men are r. e. Bryant of Lowell
and three citizens of Springdale, whose
names are not known. The shooting was
the result of religious excitement caused
by a woman known as Mrs Benedict
who has been holding a series of holiness
meetings." in the neighborhood Mrs.
Benedict gathered about her some 20 con-
verts, among them Mrs Duerling, who
deserted her husband. Citizens of SPRING
dale decided to run them out of the coun-
try The posse followed Mrs. Benedict
and Mrs. Duerling to a house at Lowell,
where the women fortified themselves and
when the men arrived Mrs. Duerllng
opened fire on them with a revolver.
Mrs. Duerling was arrested, charged with
attempted murder.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
POSSES ARE IN HOT PURSUIT.
Arizona Desperadoes Overpovcred
Deputy Meader at Prescott.

Prescott, Ariz., May 1O.-Jim Parker, the
notorious train robber who held up the
Atlantic G. Pacific train at Rock Cut in
February, has added another chapter to
his history of crime by escaping from the
county jail in company with two other
desperadoes at o'clock in the afternoon.
when all the attaches of the sheriff's Of
fee except Jailer Meader were absent.
The prisoners asked for a bucket of wa
ter. When Meader went to the Jail and
opened the door, a Mexican charged with
attempted murder crowded out with
bucket to get water. No sooner had the
Mexican passed out of the inner door
than he grabbed Meader around both
arms, when Parker and l.. C. Miller. in
for forgery, came out of the door.
Meader cried for assistance, and Assist
ant Attorney Lee Norris, who happened
to be in the office upstairs, came his
aid He was descending the stairs when
Parker, who had in the meantime gone
to the jailer's room and secured two
rifles and a double-barrelled shotgun,
leveled the latter at him and fired. Nor
ris. when he saw the desperate men with
guns, retraced his steps and had just
turned around when Parker fired, the
charge taking effect just to the left of the
spinal column in the region of the kid
neys, ranging upwards
In the struggle between the Mexican
and Jailer Meader, the latter was struck
a terrible blow on the head with the big
| iron key of the outside door. producing
an ugly scalp wound. When Parker shot
| Norris the Mexican released Meader an6
all three prisoners started to run. AL
though Meader was dazed from the ef.
fects of the blow, he fired three shots a.
them, none of which took effect. The
prisoners went direct to Sheriff Buffner'.
| livery stable, less than q half block dis
| tant, and held up the man in charge, tool
| two horses and rode off. AS they lef
| they remarked to the man in charge o
the stable Just tell them that you saw
u.s."
A posse was Immediately organized ant
started in pursuit with a brace of blood
hounds. The escaped prisoners mad al
hours start of the Dursuers.
Posses have been ordered out by tcle
phone from Chapparal and Crowned
King. The physicians pronounce Norris
case hopeless.
The posse returned before midnight an
report that Munds and Yaomans overtcol
the escapes at Becks on Lynd creek, jus
before dark. A fight ensued, in whic
Miller was wounded, but how seriousl
is not now known. as Parker immediate
ly assisted him to the horse again an
they succeeded in getting away.
The horse ridden by the Mexican wa
shot from under him, but the MeXica
decamped on foot in the brush. Th
horses ridden by the officers were tire
out and fresh ones have just been fol
warded ito them. but no further news
expected tonight At this hour (miC
night, Norris condition is considere
critical and he Is not expected to liN
until morning.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
STRUCK ON THE ROCKS
TWO STEAMERS RUTH AND GWEN
DOLINE MEET DISASTER.
Passengers Transferred to the Rock,
md Thence Taken to nm Island
"A Brave Woman.

Jennings. Mont. May 1O.-By the loss of
the steamer Ruth, and the additional loss
of the steamer Gwendoline, which fol-
lowed Immediately upon the wreck of the
Ruth, the international Transpoi tation
Company suffers a property loss of be-
tween $40, 900 and $4,000. and is left with
out a boat. There was no insurance. The
company is now building a new steamer
at this point, of the same length as the
Ruth. but six feet wider. Work will be
pushed upon 1t night and day, and the
officers say it will make it's first run
within 20 or 25 days. The double wreck
occurred Friday evening in the canyon,
five miles from this place.
Charles Thies of Spokane who was on
the Ruth, says of the disaster:
"It was 6:20 o'clock in the evening
when the accident occurred. The Ruth
on which ! was passenger, had gone
through the half mile of rapids, with the
exception of a space about as wide as
a street. The wreck was caused by logs
catching in the rudder, hereby prevent
ing the steering of the boat past The
large boulders, little to the right of the
center of the channel. The river a
this point is deep and rapid, particularly
so now, owing to the extreme high wa
| ter. Up to the time of the log cloggni
the rudder Captain Sanborn had com
plete control of the boat, and would Ger
tainly have pulled her through had 1t no
been for this accident. AS soon as th
master found that his rudder would no
work he sgnalled the engineer for full
steam. and attempted to shoot past tn
boulder, but the current was too strong
and the steamer struck the rock almos
in the middle, and after rolling for fey
moments settled against the rock
I'm the meantime Captain Sanborn or
dered the crew ITO provide the passenger
with life preservers, and to man tn
small boat. There were only two smal
boats to start with, one of which wa
thrown from the ship when she STRUCK
The passengers We're then transferred I
the rocks, and from there taken to a
island some 300 yards away.
when about one-half the people ha
been transferred, the steamer Gwendc
line, Captain Armstrong In charge, whic
; was not expected until the following day
came around the bend and in momer
was in the rapids. Captain ArmStron
, seemed to grasp instantly the perilou
situation, and attempted 10 swing hi
boat ito the right, through the wider pas
says, but owing to the rapid water wa
washed broadsde against the Ruth, til
two remaining fast together The GweI
doline's small boats were both save'
and aided in transferring the passenger
from the two wrecked steamers TO II
island near the shore 1t was 10 o'cloc
before the last passenger and member
the crew had been saved, and Mrs. Cal
tain Sanborn was in the last boat
was bitterly cold on the rock and eve
we men could hardly stand it, and urge
her to be among the first to go ashor
but she calamity refused preferring
stay with her husband. A few provision
were also saved, and Mrs. Sanborn pr
pared supper for the men as best 81
could"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
THE IDAHO STATE MEDICAL BOARD
Three AIIopnthic, Two Eclectic and
One Homeopathic.

Boise. Idaho, May 1O.-The members of
the state medical board appointed by the
governor are as follows: DR.. c. l.. Sweet
of Boise and DIR. F. Guyon of Montpelier
for two years; DR.. Joseph Numbers OF
Weiser and DR.. Robert c. Coffey of MOS
COW for four years; DR.. G. Collister OF
Boise and DR.. John Turner of Cotton
wood for six years. The law states that
three members of the board shall be OF
the regular medical profession, two shall
he of the eclectic school of practice and
one shall be of the homeopathic school.
The two eclectic members are DR.. Tur-
ner and DR.. Numbers, and the homeo-
pathic school is represented by Dr. COL
lister. The board is required to meet ana
organize at once. All physicians must
be licensed by the board.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
MADE A NEW TRACK RECORD
iOstler Joe Surprised the Talent at
Oakland.

Oakland Cal, May 6-The feature OF
yesterdays sport was a match race be-
tween Buckwa and 'Ostler Joe at a mile
and an eighth, in which the former es-
sayed to concede 16 pounds TO the four
year-old son of Fresno. Notwithstanding
the marked Improvement shown by 'Ost-
Ter Joe of late, and his sensational defeat
of Satsuma and Vlnctor on Monday last,
the talent pinned Its faith to Buckwa,
who was heavily played at to 5, 'Oster
Joe being as good as to at post time.
'Ostler Joe, with Piggott up, went out
in front, and never being headed, won
easily by -four rTpgth in the phenomenal
time of 49, thus establishing a new track
record for the distance. The first mile
was Travelled in 1.39lh.