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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1892
Page
6
A Phenix Herald dispatch notes G. W. Cheyney as likely Republican Delegate candidate and praises Bowers for silver support and statehood. It mentions Cochise Marble and Onyx Company samples, their mines, and high polish, signaling strong mineral potential and potential eastern shipments. The piece references railroad commission timing and local vacancy battles in Cochise County precincts.
The article accuses a minority of Democrats and most Republicans in the House of blocking Arizona’s chance to produce silver and sell it at $1.29. It argues that treachery by Federal office holders could keep Arizona out of the Union, urging unity above party to fight for state interests.
The board of supervisors considers a settlement offer of 300 dollars to cover 9523.43 in taxes owed, including 523.43 university tax. The company attorney admits the tax is illegal but proposes a 300 dollar gift to the university. The writer notes they avoid “washing other people's dirty linen” unless involved. The adviser resides at Pheni.
In this view of territorial politics, Mark Smith must remain as long as Arizona is a territory. Statehood would shift focus, making any rival nomination dangerous. Opponents argue Smith’s renomination fortifies the Democratic stance, while Republicans fear loss if he is replaced, and many Arizona Republicans oppose statehood.
From Friday's Daily: Pima county Democratic primaries set for May 31. Reports of cattle losses in Indian Territory grow as cold snaps bite. Bayard poised to nominate Cleveland at Chicago, with possible ministerial post. Telephone links Phoenix and Tucson soon, while Fresno wins bid to host a state convention.
Various notes from Tombstone include Tommy Bastian’s eye injury from barbed wire, bond sureties for J. B. Miano and P. B. Warnekros, A D Smith’s water power exhibit in Oakland, A L Grow’s Phoenix business trip, Frank Flannigan repairing jail damage, E Storm visiting from the East with cattle shipments, reports disputing storm losses in Kansas, Jo Bignon’s panorama show, J W Naugle planning Odd Fellows event at Guaymas, Colonel Fenechio’s border service business, tin ore news from Dos Cabezas, the death of Mrs. Margaret C Haviland from pneumonia, and Cochise county’s Republican convention bloc voting for Nichols then Stewart on the first ballot.
A Phoenix Republican convention vote selected Murphy by acclamation yesterday. Second ballot shifts moved Stewart ahead as Cochise and Pima county delegates leaned his way. Breaks from Christ and Pim supporters helped Stewart, while Sturges carried six Pima votes. Sanford of Yuma and J Y T Smith of Maricopa named alternates.
A Globe-Democrat report details the death in Providence hospital of Mrs Lydia M Clark of San Francisco wife of J S Clark the Tombstone founder. Her son’s arrival pending, burial likely beside her husband in the congressional cemetery, echoing Mr Clark’s similar death years earlier in the city.
In Bisbee on April 7, 1892, the Palace Hotel plans a windmill well, Copper Queen Mining VP J. W. Van Vieck and family arrive, and traveling show performers entertain. A Republican delegate race stirs debate with M. W. Stewart narrowly acclaimed to Minneapolis. Senate silver tariff clash cited with Wolcott condemning the administration and predicting a political shift.
A bizarre classified note seeks salesmen for a snail line of samples from a company named Minefact Sting Corp. It promises a livable wage, noting one individual earned an average of 5380 per month for six years. Respond via P.O. box G127, New York.
Reports from the region describe cattlemen in Pima County protesting a double tax on cattle. Other notes mention Allen English attending a district court session in Solomonsville, Sheriff Kelton returning from Nogales with no jailbreaker trace, and local mill Cerro Blanco crushing 100 tons daily. Also cited: Salton Lake expansion prospects, Colorado River levels rising with snowmelt, a Nogales Odd Fellows excursion to Guaymas, and a new foreign money order office at the Tombstone post office. Ramphite reportedly discovered in New Mexico with Phenix area favorable for its formation.
At a regular meeting a full board approved minutes and accepted reports from the Clerk Treasurer and Tax Collector. The finance committee favored several bills, with warrants to be drawn. The Huachuca Water Co bill for 35.10 in an injunction costs was held for further consideration. The ordinance for the W A Telegraph Co right of way was reported favorably. Barbed wire restrictions were debated with action deferred. The Butchers’ Gazette notes a firmer cattle market with price gains and active demand for beef.
The poem-narrative recalls a miner Ned Farrel, his ghostly return after a fatal accident, and a superstition tied to the drift. The tale ends with a pay roll haunting and a cautionary note on elusive records, set against a mining camp memory. Bisbee board notes report court house painting bids and indigent burial contracts, with Ned Farrel’s tale framing the day’s events.
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