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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

, 40 account Of the early history o.
Nan far western state would be COM
lnlete without a story or two about
the old-time stage driver OF course
there are still stage llnes and stagedfiY-
o-s IN placea. but the Ben Holidays ana
Hank Monks have an lo1g since pass d
over 70 where the oldfashlored Concord
coach and the fiery untamed musiars
have ma place. The following yarns are
TINE and the incidents therein described
,re.e narticlrated IN by one yet living
IN Idrho ana have never he ore seea
,u,g.htd. iIs says In the autumn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

life and adventures OF Joaquin Miller
and his gentle Minnie.
At the point where the town Of Hunt
ineton now hourlshes. called IN early
days, "Mlllers ranch" we got a driver
who was a driver There are drivers
and drivers. This one was not only a
stage driver, but was also what the
boys called "a nail driver
AN ENTERTAINING TALE.
Coming up through the Weser and
Payette country the driver kept throw
ing off at all the cabins along the road,
between postofces large packages OF
newspapers, We thought we We're get
ting among an enlightened and literary
people, but the driver soon dispelled the
pleasant Illusion He told US that there
was not g man In That
whole region who could read
except one solitary poor little cuss and
thar he was Republican. Tho driver.
by the way, was a black Republican,
rabid fanatical and politically un
scrupulous. so that anything that he
said where his political views and feel
ings We're concerned had 10 be taken
cum grano sails. He told us that the
newspaper was Brick" Pomeroy's
Lacrosse Democrat; that every man
between ODDS Ferry and the Boise val
ley was a subscriber to H. that only
for the one little Republican the peo-
pie would have been compelled 10 con.
tent themselves with studying the pic
ture, with which the paper was pro
fusely embelished; that they hired thu
Republican TO read for them and paid
him in wild hay and young cattle
Brick" was down on the bloated bond
holder and his dlatribes fired the DEM
ocra.ic heart. He wrote In venomous,
jerky style, which pulsated and Jolted
the living, vivid light--sometimes all
too vivld--into the darkest recesses or
the Democratic mind.
DIVERSIFIED ABILITY.
After unloading all the packages OF
the La Crosse Democrat, the road left
the Payette valley and winding
through the picturesque Willow creek
brought US into the charming ana
classic valley of the Boise. Coming
up this valley our driver became pen.
sive and sentimental. He knew all OF
'1ores Irish melodies by heart. ana
Nd sing most of them. He sang sew
II songs--one Of them beginning with
tne words. Rock the cradle, rock the
cradle, Pat" He then gave some reel
tatlons from Shakespeare, one OF them
being a passage from Hamlet. He re-
cited with much fervor and deep
pathos. II was near the close OF
twilight and already growing dark, hut
We could hear the words quite dis
tinctly. and this Is the way he recited
IL: "Oh, who would farthings hear; the
whips and spurs Of the lucky cusses;
rich mans h0miny and the poor man =
corn and sweat and groan and groan
and sweat, when he could his Quietude.
ness take on the bareback of a bobtail
cayuse," etc.
We reached Idaho's gay capital IN
time for a late supper after which we
received q right royal welcome at the
hands OF Bosses one hundred.
A STAGE DRIVERS FATE.
one day the stage failed to reach
Silver city. 60 miles distant from Boise.
in the Owyhee mountains. What was
the matter? The driver, VIII Hem.
mingway, had left Boise that morning
with the mail and light passenger
list, had crossed Snake river at Nun.
dy's Ferry and was Just entering tho
mouth Of the canyon near the spot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Formulation $4,000 6SN
Assessed valuation .dsO) $Slb3,2Si
11y,ASHINGTON COUNTY was or
w ganized in 1879 with population
w of 500. The pretty town of Wei
ser on the junction of the Weiser and
Snake rivers alone boasts Of a popula-
ton approaching the 1000 mark and the
county about 1000 1t is one of the
principal sheep counties in the state
ana has within its borders the famous
Seven Devils mineral belt Welser is
the principal gateway TO the Seven
Devils country aud is also a fayorlte
route to Thunder Mountain. The Pa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

The mlnes We're not running % lheir
full capacity during this period, The
Fisco.was shut down for eight months
IN order TO enable them 10 retimber Il
and there was a curtailment of the
normal capacity Of the Tiger oorman,
Hecla, Hunter and Crown Point to en-
able the snelter trust to dispose Of it's
10000 tons Of surplus lead
Within the last few months, by
threats on the part Of the mine owners
OF establishing their own smelling
plants, an arrangement has been made
with the smeltor trust by which there
Is q reduction in the smelter charges
and IN transportation and an increase
in the output
New producers have also been added
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

whore a battle had been fought Soma
years before between Wheeler and tbs
terrible Indian giant and chleftain
known as big Foot That battle WAS
fought and the biz savage was killed
in the early autumn OF 1858. The time
OF which We are now writing was IN
the autumn 1878. II was the year OF
the Bannock Indian war. and parties
of hostile indians were roaming
through the country, no one knowing
where they would turn UP next. Just
as the stage was entering the canyon,
It was surrounded by Indians, who
comonced yelling and shooting. Hem
mingway was soon badly hit, but he
managed to turn his team and drive
back toward the ferry, about two miles
distant from the scene of the attack.
Al the way the Indians kept shooting.
the brave driver receiving several adj
ditlonal wounds, but he kept his seat
and kept his team In hand until he
reached the ferry and drove on TO the
ferryboat. The men at the ferry house
81 the opposite side of the river hav.
ing seen the trouble and gone TO the
rescue.
FERRIED OVER THE RIVER.
II was q cable ferry, the boat NOV,
ing on pullies. The transit across the
river was soon made; the Indians In
the meantime keeping up their yelling
and shooting from the opposite bank.
There happened to be quite number
Of men at the ferry and the Indians
were soon driven off. Hemmingway
was taken from his seat on the box
no not Hemmingway-hs brave spirit
had taken It's flight, the first wound
having been fatal.
A PERILOUS CALLING.
Accounts Of similar occurrences OF,
ten resulting in the death of the driv-
ers would fill volumes The life OF the
stage driver was not all driving In the
balmy spring sunshine with the road
way garlanded with roses, while seat
ed on the box chatting gaily with
his passengers He had to face all
kinds Of weather; all possible condi-
tions and contingencies. All along the
old overland route between the Dalles
of the Columbia TO the Missouri river
there were from station 10 station, at
intervals, stone walled corrals, inside
OF which there were too often funerals
and interments; sometimes a single
funeral. sometimes double or triple
one. From the station the stage would
be seen coming enveloped in the gray
dust OF the desert with band Of
yelling red demons for escort Then
there would be a sortie by the men at
the station. some rapid firing and the
stage would pass inside the stone ib-
closure with its dead and wounded &C.
cupants. Even in the most quiet ana
peaceful times there were dangers and
hardships innumerable. There were
frequent holdups, and the highwayman.
you know, Is never less than handy
with his gun.
PASSING OF THE STAGE DRIVER.
The stage driver OF the old days Is
rapidly passing away. Old age has
compelled him to relnquish his occu-
patton and the Pullman coach has SUI
perseded the old Concord coach. In
places where the railroad does not yet
penetrate, the stage, as rule, Is either
o spring wagon or blackboard, and
the driver a young man and the dis
tanccs travelled are only short ones.
The oldtime stage driver, quaint char
acter that he was, has, like the buffalo
Of the plains, disappeared never TO re.
turn.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
A STAGE DRIVERS FATE.

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mlngway, had left Boise that morning
with the mail and a light passenger
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dy's Ferry and was Just entering th7
mouth Of the canyon near the spot
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

fishing the blockade. which allowed all steamers coming from the United States ten days grace from the date of the es- tabli7hment of the blockade. December 20, in which to reach Venezuelan ports. MT. Boulton of Boulton and Company, agents of the "D'' line. Ind all foreign merchants entered protests against the Italian con- uander's decision and the commander of the Marietta and the United States cabled to Washington for instructions.
 Meanwhile Lieutenant Commander Diehl, after an hours conference with the Italian commander. convinced him that he was wrong in his interpretation of the blockade decrees, and finally the captain of the Giovanna Bausen assured Lieuten- ant Commander Dlehl that the Caracas would be allowed to enter the port of La Guayra without hindrance. MT. Boulton was then notified that the Caracas would have free entry and he cabled to Willem- stad where she was awaiting orders, in- structing Captain Woodrick to proceed 10 Ia Guayra.
 The German warship which passed La GuaSra Sunday towing two large schOon- CTS was the Panther She captured the vessels near Maracaibo. The German cruiser Gazette arrived at La Guayra yes- terday morning and sailed again at noon.
 The Bausan and the Tribune cptured the following prizes yesterday:
 The schooner Castor, loaded with salt from Araya.
 The schooner Maria Luisa, with cargo or cocoa from Caronero.
 The sloop Josifita Carman De Vega loaded with a general cargo from Caron- ero.
 The sIoop Cornelia from Guatana-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
ENDED UNsATIsFAcToRILY.
Frank Neil Claimed He Was Fouled
 by Forbes.

Oakland, Cal. Dec. 2s.-The champion ship bantam contest between Harry Forbes of Chicago and Frank Nell of San Francisco before the Reliance Club to- night ended in an unsatisfactory manner in the seventh round. Nell ciaimed that he had been>hit below the belt and danced against the ropes for a second and then fell to the floor. He was carried to his corner and while in the ring he was ex- amined by the physicians. They stated they could see no evidence of . foul and would give a positive decision in an hour.
 Referee Smith said he would reserve his decision fer an hour pending the report of the clubs physicians. The public was divided as to whether foul blow was struck.
 Nell made 6 brave battle for seven rounds and took much punishment Forbes proved to ks . general in the ring and constantly ,elted his opponent It was only in the rushes and fierce fighting that Nell made . showing During the entire fight Forbes was composed and landed well placed blows and 1t looked as though he would surely win At the finish Nell claimed to be in great pain but out side of the alleged iaJury he showed little
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
TRIED TO KEEP OUT STEAMER.
Commander of Italian Cruiser Makes
 a Mistake.

Caracas. Venezuela, Dec. 23-The Red p' line steamer Caracas. Captain Wood rick. from New York, December 15, via San Juan. Porto Rico. and Willemstad Curacoa, Is expected this morning from Curacoa and will be allowed free entrance by the blockading vessels. This decision however. as briefly cabled last night. was not arrived at without some dlficulty due. 1t Is claimed here. to the lack of unity of action on the part of the allies The commander of the British cruiser Trihuna notified MT. schuck. the consul of Great Bl tain, that the Caracas could enter the port Of La Guayra today. The Trihuna then sailed from La Guayra leav- ing the Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan in charge of the hlockade.
 The first act of the commander of the Bausan, was to notify the agents of the Red ID" line that the Caracas would not be allowed to land her passengers. mail or freight. The commander of the Unit cd States gunhoat Marietta, Lieutenant Commander Diehl. the commander of the French cruiser Troude. and the United States Consul were immediately informed of the stand taken by the Italian com u,ander whose decision was regarded as violating the terms of the decrees estab-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
SOCIETY OF EQUITY.
To Be Incorporated Today After
 Months of Correspondeuce.

TO Be incorporated Tooey A1teS
 Months of Correspondence.
 Indianapolis. Doc ss-Ths National Society of Equity of North America will be incorpor- atsd tomorrow. It has been organised with the following objects altar months of corre- spondence between all parts of tho country;
 First-To promote and encourage organisa- ton and cooperation among farmers, stock man. horticulturists. gardeners and men of kindred vacations by the establishment of . societies may be necessary to carry out such objects.
 second-To obtain profitable prices for all products of the farm. garden and orchard
 Third-To encourage the building and main tenance of elevators, cold storage houses and warehouses in the principal market cities. or in all the localities where accessory, so that farm produce may bs held for advantageous prices.
 reurth-ro encourage prohibition of the adulteration of food and the marketing of the same
 Fifsh-To secure lexisiation in the interest of agriculture, horticulture. stock raising and gardening
 sixth-To seesrs equitable rates ot transpor- tation-
 seveuth-ro open up new markets and en- large old ones.
 Eighth-To secure new seeds, grain. fruit, vegetables. etc. from foreign countries. dis seminate the same. with a view of improve ment of present crops and giving 6 greater variety.
 Ninth--To report crops, crop conditions and market reports in this and foreign countries. SO that farmers may operate intelligently in planting and marketing.
 Tenth-To encourage the establishment of fn- stitutions of learning, so that farmers and their sons and daughters may be educated in scientific and intensive farming and for the general adavncemsnt of ag iculture.
 Elsventh-To encourage the improvement of our highwayA
 Twslfth-To encourage the irrigation of our land
 Thirtesnth-To promote social intercourse.
 Fourteenth-To encourage the settlement of disputes without recourse to law
 Fineenth-To establish similar societies in eign countries.
 The incorporators are J. A. Everitt P. A Hirschneld. Mark P Turner, A D, Mckinney, Hiram W. Ter. Sid Conger. Indiana oil 1n- spector. All arc heavy land owners.
 The officers are: P. esident. J. A. Everitt. Indianapolis; Vice President, Seidon R. Will Hams. Fort Worth. Tex; Secretary. A. D. Mo Kinney. Indianapolis; Treasurer. Hiram W, Miller. Indianapoiisi Organiser, Sid ConEer. shelbyviie, Ind
 President Everett said tonight:
 We expect to organise the millions engaged In agriculture A complete system of crop re- porting will be maintained through an official organ, knowing the amount of crops pro duced. the consumption from past xpesiences, equitable minimum price will be fixed by the directors of the national body and reported al once to all parts of tho county. Once fixed the price will rule in that crop for the year."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
1M1ENsH POWER PLANT.
Will Generate Electricity for State
 of Connecticut.

New York. Dec. 2s.-Work has just be- gun ct Bulls Falls on Hoosatonio River, three miles below Kent. on what ts to be the largest water power plant In this stats. says . dispatch to The Tribune from New Haven, Conn A dam 20 feet long and % feet wids Is to be constructed across the HousaAonio and . water stor- ago reservoir built. The water from this reservoir will be conveyed about two miles through a canal to me power house where there will be fall of f16 feet. This canal will be partly blasted through solid rock and will be 30 feet wide and 10 feet deep. The plant will generate 1000 horse power when run at Its full capacity.
 The plan is to generate electricity to ex- tend over a wide area of Connecticut for manufacturing purposes and for electric lighting and trolley railroads. It will be possible to transAit the current as far as Derby and possibly Waterbury. The work involves the uotlay of fully c.ooo.- 900. It is planned to build distributing stations and to light several of the largest cities of the Nagatuck ana Housatonic valleys with the ultimate possibility of reaching Bridgeport
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
BUYING CIGARETTE FACTORIES
All of the Mexican Plants May Be
 Combined.

Mexico City, Dec. 23-It is now practi- cally assured that the American English syndicate with headquarters in London and Chicago. will purchase three large cigarette factories in this city.
 A deposit of $6O000 gold to guarantee the trade has been made. The companies to be taken over by the Americans are the Burno Tono. & GOO 900 capital. paying last year s per cent dividends; La Cigarrera, with capital of s1 75O, 900; the third is a private concern. The total amount of the deal is some sl1 0Oo0 900 silver. The pay ment will be partly in cash and partly in mortgage bonds. The purchasing com pany will be known as the Mexican To- baCco Corporation and rumor ascribes to the syndicate the purpose of buying up all the important cigarette enterprises in the country.
 It is believed that the purchase Is for the American trusts. Government action to prevent a total absorption of the in- dustry by foreigners is rumored
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
EIGHT DRY KILNs BURNED.
2,oo0, 900 Feet of Lumbar Destroyed
 and Fire still Ragged.

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 2.-A fire which started at 8 o'clock tonight in the large lumber mills of the John L. Roper Lum- Der Company at Gilmerton, six miles from Norfolk on the Southern branch of the Elizabeth River, had up to u:so o'clock destroyed eight immense dry i<ilns and over two million feet of lumber.
 At midnight it was burning with renew cd fury and had not been gotten under control There is no great amount of fire fighting apparatus on the scene except the volunteer and bucket brigades. At mid night 1t was considered that there was little chance of saving any of the kilns and lumber. President John L. Roper stated that he was unable to estimate the loss but that 1t will be large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Breeders Association.

Kansas City, Dee. 23.-The American Galloway Breeders Association which, since 1886 has had it's headquarters in or near Kansas City, will on January l, move the headquarters to Chicago following the example of the Hereford Association The headquarters of the Short Horn Breeders Association which are located in Springfield, Mo, wIl also be moved to Chicago within a few weeks. The breed CTS of Angus cattle, the fourth in the quartette Of associations of beef produc- ing cattle breeders already had their headquarters in Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Reply Has Not Arrived.

Washington, Dec. 2S--Great Britain s response to the Presidents suggestion that the issues involved in the Venezue- Ian troubles be referred to The Hague tribunal for arbitration had not been re- ceived in Washington up to g o'clock to- night. It is expected the first thing to- morrow morning, the delay in transmit ting the reply, which is presumably quite long. no doubt being due to its reduction in cipher.
 The administration is anxious the whole matter of the settlement of the question shall go to The Hague tribunal in pref erence to the President acting in the ca pacity of arbitrator
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
sTERILIzED BARBER SHOP.
A Famous Shop in the Carrollton
 Hotel Baltimore. Maryland.

The barber shop in the Carrollton ho- tel. Baltimore sterilizes everything it uses in the shop. The steriHzing is done by heat The towels, the razors, the strops, the soap. the combs and brushes are all sterilized before being used on a custom CT. Where there is no steriliza- ton. have the barber use Newbro's Her picide. It kills the dandruff germ, and it is an antiseptic tor the scalp and for the face after shaving All leading barbers everywhere appreciate these potent facts about Herpicide and they use 1t. De stroy the cause. you remove the effect '" Send 10 cents in stamps for sample The Herpicide Co, Dept K" Detroit, Mich. Sold by F. c, Fowler, Druggist. wed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Will Test the Law.

Knoxville. Tenn, Dec. 2.-In suit fin Chancery Court a judgment has been given @ local merchant. c. c. Davis. against the Orient Insurance Company of Hartford. Conn: the Manchester Assurance Company of England. the Phoenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn and the Virginia Fire and Marine Insu. ancs Company of Richmond. Va. for certain amounts of insuI ance, plus 25 per cent pen alty. under a State law which provides this additional burden on insurance companies If they fail to settle losses within sixty days time after a fire. The insurance companies will appeal and attack the constitutionality of the statute which makes them liable for the pen ali
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
SHOT WHILE IN BED.
Wesley Watson Killed by His
 Brother in Ontario.

Brother in Ontario.
 Brantford, Ont, Dec. E3.-Wesley Wat son of Detroit was shot and instantly killed by his brother Samuel at Middle port near this city today, Two of the brothers Samuel and James Watson. ran the farm near Middleport and the third brother. Wesley. lived In Detroit.
 Last night Wesley came home unex- pectedly, 1t Is supposed. to spend the Christmas holidays. The brothers ct home heard him approaching the house and fearing that they were about to be attacked by burglars they ran up stairs and getting out of the window. went to the house of Q nelghbor where they spent the night. They returned today armed with a shot gun. Wesley had gone into the house and finding no one there went to bed. When his two brothers opened the door of the room in which he had been sleeping he raised himself in the bed.
 Failing to recognize his brother. Samuel Watson fired, killing him instantly.