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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1892
Page
6
A string of opinion notes and editorials from Tempe and Roseland press rails at rivals and praises Mark Smith while blasting Micky Stewart and ex Judge Barnes. References to Ben Parker as a Democrat and calls for harmony in Bisbee politics highlight local party tensions and primaries.
The Democratic group in Tucson elects Chas F Holl as secretary and James Finley as treasurer. Ex Senator John J. Ingalls plans active campaign work from Atchison while addressing Topeka on Oct 1.
An engineer proposes leasing land by the Exposition grounds to build a mile circumference dual track with an inner loop and a 30 000 seat amphitheatre. Two locomotives would run in opposite directions collide when switches are opened. Engineers would jump to survive as a staged railroad wreck for about 1000 dollars per performance.
A damaged ad fragment describes Symprons-now causing nighttime itching and scratching with arm tumors that bleed and ulcerate. It promotes SWAYNE's Onerater as a remedy to stop itching, control bleeding, heal ulceration and remove tumors in most cases.
New York dispatch reports Trexon Pima county Democrats nominating a full county ticket with Sheriff J B Scott District attorney Frank Hereford Supervisor H S Stevens and M G Samaniego for the ticket Council Wim Lovell Assembly Chas H Williams B Brichta R N Leatherwood Chas Mehban Treasurer W F Overton Recorder C A was Assessor Harry Lewis Probate Judge J D Woods amid attacks on Tammany and Hill. Fugitives Evans and Sontag tracked after a poisoning death in Visalia.
A travel sketch from September 1892 describes Antigua Guatemala at 5000 feet, its ruined convents and temples, steep mossy arches, subterranean vaults, and legends of brutal monks. The author notes Indian market women trekking nine miles with burdens, views of volcanic peaks, and somber tales of virtue lost in the old city.
The supreme court affirms a district court ruling in the Territory on Shankland for the murder of Dr. Willis. The 1890 killing led to a hung jury on first trial, a manslaughter verdict on a second, and a ten year sentence at Yuma after denial of a new trial. Shankland has served about one year in county jail.
A Wentworth is announced in this evening's Paxiton Chronicle as a candidate for County Recorder. He has long served as agent for the N M & A road at Fairbank and is praised as a good citizen and personal friend. If elected he would resign from his current post to accept the recorder office, seeking a tenure that suits health and duties.
Sheriff Keiton arrested three Mexicans last night for horse stealing after finding them camped near town below Overlock's slaughter house. One suspect, Dario Monreal, held on a warrant. a horse buyer, L. Hernandez, paid $30 recently. Two others had horses, not recovered.
In Mexico City on Friday the chamber of deputies met to tally the presidential vote from last June. The result lists Patirio Diaz, Mariano Escobedo, Ignacio L. Vallarto, Vicente Riva Palacio, and others. The fragmentary record confirms names but lacks full totals or final seated official.
Col Hafford displays a new specimen a porsut killed by Ben Whiston on the San Pedro river last year Gep aurt’s place The animal was hung by its tail from a tree limb and mounted after being killed It is the first of its kind reported in the region with a potential female remaining and a litter size up to sixteen indicating possible future sightings Gep noted such creatures inhabit Sonora and southern regions The find excites the county collection and explains past crop losses from watermelons
A letter from Bisbee attacks local silver supporters and warns that in November voters will side with gold advocates. It accuses the town of talk and predicts silver demonetization will be preserved only by action, urging courage in political stances.
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