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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1894
Page
2
A fragment notes an election advocacy on a Tombstone newspaper page. It references Bisbee and a speech planned for Saturday, aiming to sway a Toris.une audience and discuss legislative timber while noting the speaker’s habit of making friends.
The piece praises Joan Parrox as a strong legislative candidate with broad friend support. It notes tax policy controversy over a lending bill and hints at fundraising by the Republican central committee, suggesting further appeals for contributions.
Public letter questions Cochise county sheriff Scott White’s tenure noting he reportedly never lost a criminal case or had an escape. The writer alleges tax revenue and salaries, referencing Samiyon as attorney at 19,000 dollars per year and tying the issue to Murphy’s election, asserting Satron supports the road project.
The piece notes Tuk Windmill who edits the Will Cox slop pull urges parity in votes with Reilly who challenged Frank Walcott for probate judge. It laments a tail end placement in the column and suggests a mirrored outcome.
The last campaign rally for Democrats will be Saturday night near Schieffelin Ball in Tombstone. County candidates will attend and speak. Scott White is slated to discuss county affairs and promises a treat for Tombstone voters based on impressions from prior appearances.
A notice warns that false propaganda will flood the county in four days, aiming to poison voters against a candidate. It condemns the spread of lies and urges vigilance against deceptive material and rootbucks.
Manx Surri lauded Scott White as a man and an officer, rebuking critics who attacked him. He defended a claim that a bill was cut down by 1600 and recalled Sheriff J L Ward’s era when sheriff’s bills were trimmed quarterly from 1500 to 2000, noting no protest.
A Willcox report notes sixty voters registered on a supplement of the great register. Scott White is accused, but the Prosrecton confirms White alerted to the issue and urged scrutiny to prevent fraudulent voting on election day.
A local candidate accuses opponents of falsehoods and urges voters to back him against Scott White. He laments opposition and touts past disclosures as building support, claiming plans revealed publicly have stirred public debate and will influence next Tuesday’s vote.
Reports state the first Sunset Limited departed San Francisco and will reach Tucson Friday night at 7. W o'clock. Eastbound service arrives Saturday at 3 15 a.m. Both trains stop in Tucson for about 15 to 20 minutes. The two trains are to meet and pass at Bowie at 11 45 p.m. Friday. The Huachuca band of 20 players arrived for Bucky O Neill’s meeting tonight. Negotiations followed with the Republican central committee to keep them for Murphy’s meeting.
Gorgaxon Murphy claimed sugar would rise while New York telegraph reports stated sugar fell another eighth of a cent. The remark suggests the ex-governor should stay current with events.
In the final phase of the eastern war, the Stink Pots of China are condemned as less vile than the Willcox Sloppail. Governor Murphy orders a reprimand for the mudslinging press of the territory during the campaign.
Tris asserts the Tuesday contest pits the ticket against Scott White to topple him for opposing a corrupt faction from two years ago. The speaker claims the dispute centers on political vendetta not merit, urging voters to resist becoming enslaved by a tainted group.
The text accuses Sheriff White of involvement in registering 60 illegal voters via a man named Tenny. It notes White asked Pxosracrox to alert voters and that the Prospector first mentioned it, arguing the opposition lacks ammunition and that the Prospector sticks to factual reporting.
We offer immediate loans on farm or city property with ready money, good security, and no commission. Applications welcomed with blanks furnished on request. Autes & Co., 40 & 44 Broadway, New York. Also various household goods sold at Wolcott's including wash tubs and ironware. A local quote praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy via a Chilton dealer.
A busy local scene features the Huachuca band stopping at the Palace, a note on Wilson the cattle buyer registered at the San Jose, and guests like N O Murphy and General Sampson hosted by Mrs G W Cheyney. Coverage includes election bets, a mystery whiskey bottle at the office, and the day’s social rounds with Scott White and ex Governor Murphy. Reports touch voting issues, the great register totals in Yavapai County, and Charles T Cowden’s Seattle death.
Bucky O Neill drew a large Tombstone audience at Schieffelin hall for a third party speech lasting about an hour and a half. He criticized the two major parties and received hearty applause. He greeted miners, found the reception favorable, and planned to travel to Bisbee for another talk that night.
In Tehachepi California a band pursuit of rich placers near Cocopal mountains 100 miles southwest of Yuma ends with most abandoning the search due to extreme heat and water scarcity. One survivor Henry Dull and cousin Mel Greenleaf recount finding two dead bodies a Mexican and an American and leaving valuables behind.
Morning reports from Fairbank and Tombstone recount Bucky O Neill and Murphy meeting, with Scott White prompting attention to Murphy. A water hydrant incident during a band performance sent a tall spray into the air and disrupted the Murphy party. Col Herring praised for quiet political support, while California Supreme Court upholds $5 coyote scalp payment law amid a Kern county claim dispute. Bert Alvord returns with a false registration warrant involving Tenny, reflecting tense campaign tactics and persuasion over attempted cross-border arrest.
Detective Stillwell testified Worden wrote a confession in the Worden trial. Worden claimed six men—Hate Appleman, Tom Kelly, John Dane, A Wheeler, a man named Dyer—wrecked the train and said the confession was his own free will. He also described alibis aligning with other witnesses.
Chinese forces strike Russian frontier towns seizing arms and a reported sixty men lost. A passenger train robbery near New Albany Mississippi by three masked men. Possible conspiracy against Czarist life with Nihilists arrested. Queen of Denmark’s mother dies. Wreck of steamer Wairapa with 23 crew lost. Lynching of Eddy Martin in Kentucky after offering to testify against Bill Goode. San Francisco jury convicts Charles Sweeney of manslaughter. Kentucky appoints new secretary of state to replace dead Waite.
The note cites the Sierra Nevada range heights, salt per body weight, and vast imagined scales of space. It reviews Nebraskan storm origins, six sources of heat, and a five foot diameter photographic image of the Moon from Paris photographers. It ends with a store ad for Toilet Soaps and Sachet Powders at Tombstone Store.
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