The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 2, 1899, Page 22

JULY 2, 1899 THE ONCE 7ULU PRNCE. NOW PRIVATE FOR UNCLE SAM was my intention to have my wife join i ¢ that the Romantic life of an African Prince who serves America that he may learn the art of war and later redeem his native land. The strange powers of thought transmission as taught him and practiced by the Zulu wizards. the d e dies was sick only a few hours; bu it by the la that civilizat savages o the schools in “‘All are well but y dying.’ “On the following day I was informed that she was dead. “From that mo! felt that life e. All of my of my people dreams for th were forgotten dark despair. nation suddenly into_the fight at gardless of Mauser b S5 spirit of courage, but because had turned to ashes. T after mean but a ling little to lea “But now, Prince Jerger, called upon to d. “Th my father to war and the Boers and fought my last tle with him when' I was 19 years Of course our methods were crude and primitive, and when compared with the system of warfare that I have studied while fighting under your flag, the con- trast is a grotesque one. “At the battle of San Juan I saw only one feature the last battle that I t my father, and.that one was fierce shrieks and enemy while th rwhere. a great DR(NCE‘\JERCE R oKOl(UDEK’ ('Death-LeavEs- Onev) ["{ THE ABHANTEE \F/ar EW /j) TATES Tes THROUGH THF WESTERN 1 of Converse sses, the posse could and that night tole horses from a = nd rode off northeast the hills, toward the ‘‘Hole in the A herder at the K. T. ranch, near the entrance, was met by them two days later, and he told them the posse had cut in ahea them and that the ranch and the “H were guarded. They red not enter their old retreat, but friends gave them horses and food, - . they went struck off d the great down the Powder River ar across a trail that led ar cliff wall. They found time for rest and recupera- tion on the solifary E. K. Mountat: which. raises its ragged sides above the “Hole.in the Wall” Valley. Bloodhourds trailed them there and scores of men sur- rounded them, penning them in canyons time after time. The news of the killing of Sheriff Hazen had spread throughout the State. The Governcr had offered $3000 reward for each of them, and the rallway and express companies had proffered an equal amount. Troopers had been sen in the or horses ave knowrn the exploits of é-Wall” ban From the Dakota to e ‘““Robbers Wboys and the United States Marshal and the Sheriffs had gathered the crack shots and fearless characters of .the whole region to aid in the chase. From. rock to rock and they fought agal at week, the pursu avoiding a charge the men allve. posse closed in they had foug find that banks and serves well to befors, only to le band had g Horn Moun- idge that runs’ almost took up the trail again, ole-t this ‘ridge 1s a_ huge throug n ard six hundred feet Imost® its whole k it is almost west toward rvation, and fina e Owl Creek M v again took a stand. met th who had they had supplies nim h er River. Buffalo two forks now water the v through the but no animal could against the fresh re- ined men ek M the narrow - the man who might pot wed bold ‘mémbers. of bloodhounds and Indian tra time - agafn to the h the and keen eyes watcth vement, they could do Ise tt try to sell life dearly, according to the laws of men of their stripe. The three men are worthy of th ing. Cherokee blood runs in the v the Roberts brothers, and the m! made them hate white men. © formerly a .cowboy, but turne thief four years ago, and he and erts brothers by thelr fierceness ing became leaders the “Hole-in-the- Wall” band. The end of this trio, however, does not mean the end of the band: Th fearless desperadoes to but when they reception, fresh ceaiment ‘until the when .the leeders of the 1ax on thelr feats by at- on the Union Pa- v found enemies de- hem- through their m out. Less des- nave hesitated long to for all frontfer ban- never forgives mails and rafl- the “f;lolo.”)‘;};qwh" Ca sidy, knowi from - 5 panies- will hunt anada to Mexico an 00d enemy” of yays.-a Tt Colonel Jay L. Torrey of the Second safety of Rough Riders, will be their leader, The authorities of the West have de- clared war on these men. In three years they have robbed the postoffice at Powx derville, Mont., and killed the Postmaster; robbed the bank at Belle Fourch S. D.. and the one at Montpelier, Idaho, and robbed stores extending south to Fort Bridger, Utah, besides innumerable ranches and sheep camps. They have am. bushed posses who have followed them and stopped pursuit. Now, .however. it |= %?dad‘},ed tkéey w:illzbe hunted out, even 1 oodhounds ant roops ) e The Sheriff’s Posse in Hot Pursuit, Running the Outlaws to Earthy v Sloyed: v oy ¢ bandite’ deed-will live long in the i of Western. railroad men. It June 2 that n the-morning of of the west- first sectior e, compelled the en- driver to take the mall and express ross the bridge, blew up the struc- namite and then shattered and safe with a charge ; only.to find less than - them ring band, the ‘train_with red and ney signals, 2nd covered the Z /