Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-08-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
various Items Of News Gathered from Our
Exchanges and other Sources.

various Items OF NcWs Gathered from Our !
Exchanges and other Sources.
Silver Belt; r proof of tho superiority
of the Old Dominion company's mine over
the Copper Queen properties or any other
copper mine in the West, may be cited
the fact that the o. D. Co. is new produc-
ing about seven tons Of copper per day
with one small fournace and a force Of rs |
men. while the Queen runs three furnaces
and employs 400 men in order to produce
fifteen tons Of copper. The 0. D. Cos |
mine is only one Of many rich copper mines
in Globe District, which in value and ex-
tent of the deposits far surpass those Of
any other district in the Southwest.
Hon. Saumel Eelison, Territorial IL
orarian, died suddenly in Santa Fe He
had been i'll buta few dsys, but not serious
" and no one not even his family, had
reason to regard his condition as critical.
The California papers ars using Dick
Creighton's return to Frisco and his sur
render to the authorities as another straw
in favor of the glorious climate of the
Golden state They say that he preferred
imprisonment in California to freedom
elsewhere.
The Prospector says that one of the
peculiarities Of the board of equalization
of Cochise was the fact that but $l1 ,525 in
cash was found to be in the county. Of
this amount the bank of Tombstone held
81 900, Cochise county bank 5000 and
private citizens 81 ,525.
Two Yuma squaws bad lively fight a
couple Of days ago on Second street. says
the Yuma Sentinel. They discarded the
bright-colored wrappers, which they usu-
ally wear across their shoulders, tied their
hair firmly in a loop, SO as to obtain
good held, and with cool delberation and
no back talk, placed the right hand in
each others hair, and commenced pulling,
with gentle swaying movement, which
rapidly grew faster; meanwhile the left
hands we're busy scratching and punching.
A large number Of bucks and squaws, sill
emily but interestedly viewed the 6ght
The combatants fought fercely fully half
an hour without word, or expression
of any king, nor cessing for a moment the
hair-pulling exercise, until an officer came
by and separated them. The squsws ap.
peared but little hurt, and their black eyes
we're flashing with hatred From Indians
present at the fght, it was learned that the
cause of the row was the old story-jeal-
ousy.
New Mexiean: Francisco Baca, who
was yesterday pardoned out of the Arizona
penitentiary by Gov. Wolaey, was well
known in New Mexico He was deputy
treasurer of Apache county, A. T., and
mis- brother was treasurer, Both were
well to do The county funds were kept in
a safe at the St. Johns court house. One
night band of men called on the deputy
treasurer and marched HIM at the point Of
cooked pistols to the safe and made him
open it. They got away with about S.
600. This money was subsequently paid
back by the treasurer, but series of suits
broke both men financially and landed
the deputy treasurer in prison for ten
years sentence, on the charge that he was
a party 20 The robbery. Col Chavez and
Hon. Tranqulhno Luna interested them
selves in the matter and sent the facts to
Gov Prince, by whom they we're lald be-
fore the governor of Arizona, and which
resulted in Baca's pardon after he bad ser.
we'd two yeas of his unjust imprison-
ment.
The people of the United States according
to the estimates of medical journal pay
$l58, 10000 annually for medicines and
medical services
The sun meyer sets on the United States
When the evening sun is gong down il
Alaska the next mornings sun is an houl
high in Maine. This is big country fol
a fact, and the politicians are always uT
and dressed.
Chieftain: We learn that the horse
thieves, who have been stealing horses a
Kelly, were captured a few days ago
One refused to surrender and was shot anc
killed. The other three are under arrest
They are all Mexicans. They only took (
few pieces of rope, with horses hang
ing to them. Those who know the men
who have gone after their horses thinl
that the thieves may be found hanging t.
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