The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1903-11-12
AN ARIZONA EDITOR
Who Escapes by DOG Team From
Stirred Up Dominion Authorities.

Phoenix Republican.
Editor Senple formerly OF the
Tombstone American has been prac-
ticing journalism all along the back
bone Of the American continent from
Dawson IN the frozen north to the
sunny Sonora line. In the course OF
his newspaper career he has acquired
= great deal Of experience and while
in Dawson he earned the reputation Of
being fearless though perhaps not d
very prudent journalist.
Mr.. T. J. Sparks, the mining man,
knew him at Dawson. There was a
case pending in the courts there. The
litigation did not move along fast
enough to suit Mr.. Semple, who was
an impulsive American, and he tried
it in an issue OF his paper, reached a
verdict and entered judgment. de
learned almost Immediately after the
issue Of the paper that his journal
was being read with great interest and
care by the judiciary Of the Dominion,
for he was summoned before the court
and fined $500 for contempt.
Still Mr.. Semple was not fully i'm
pressed with the excellence and in
Availability OF the Canadian judiciary,
as he took the occasion to say in the
next number OF the paper, which is
said to have been the hottest mum Der
ever put out in sIch a climate He
CONVICTED himself OF lese majestic in
government from the reigning house
TO the lowest constable in Canada.
He reviewed the case which he had
tried the week before and tried to con-
right and the regularly constituted
court egregiously wrong. He favored
the Immediate annexation of Canada
by the American government and the
breaking off OF friendly relations with
England. He recommended the pass
age of a law by the United States con-
gress making it a felony for an Ameri-
can hCiress to marry an English title.
He even protested against the use by
patriotic Americans Of the English"
in billiard playing. There was moth
ing IN that number of Mr.. Semple's
paper but heated criticisms OF The
English government and people.
Mr.. Sparks got hold Of Il copy of the
paper while it was yet damp from the
press. He hunted Mr.. Semple up aud
told him that II he remained in Daw
son for two hours he would not get
out from under the thumb of the Do
minion government within the next
thirty years. 1t was doubtful, he said,
whether they would let so distin-
guished "A journalist leave the Domin-
ion within his natural lifetime. 1t
was by no means certain, he added,
that he would not be hanged.
There was really no use for him to
stay on Canadian soil any longer any
how, even il he had no active excusefor
getting out. He was out of the news
paper business. The matter OF the
last edition had melted his type and
Dverheated his press.
Mr.. Sparks said he owned the swift
EST dog team in Dawson. If Semple
1ad start of two hours all the other
log teams in the camp could not over
AXE him before he reached tn e
american line. He concealed Mr..
oemple until preparations could be
made for his departure and then he
aunched him toward the United
States and safety. He has never seen
lin since, but he learned recently |
hat he had come to Arizona and that |
lc was again engaged in the news
'aper business.