Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-01-24
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vsriOus rtsms Of News Gathered from Our
EHohsnEss and other sour6es

ExohanEes and other Souroes,
Mac r. slaue, cowboy in San Mieuc
county has invented a door hinge. w. H.
p. Hughes has bought the patent from
him, paying "a good round sum" There
is something odd about Ihis. The idea OIL
a cowboy patenting door hinge when by
the very nature Of tbings be has less to dc
"ith 3noF hisPcs thar any other hnusr
Being IN lts territory. ber,ioe osly u,
Apathes
OPTIC + 3. NsuDsu Of n Paso soa
thslste l,aris Honnsl sre ptshops tbs
Eohls ola tibs aaitoys iy'bs o. dead. vkc
ever edited DeWspapeTs from tho Las We.
gss Jail, The former vas ipcsrcerated for
libel and the latter Oh the charge Of mar-
der; however, another editor or two in
sbe town bGS been ip jail a tuc, OF two.
Prejudice and malicious meGnuess, you
know.
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon has intro
duced bill to prohibit the coming Of
Chinese into the United States. whether
they aresutieess ct the Chinese emperor
or not. Faeibill also prohibits any China
man re-entenDR this country upon any
pretext after having left IL. 1t is to De
hoped this bill viii become Law and then
that it will be strictly and honestly en-.
forced.
La VOs d. PUeblo: The absurd and
ridiculous stories which have been sent TO
the eastern press abont The armed resist
Ance made by Pueblo Indians against the
irrigation canal builders on the RIO
Grande. are lauRhable in the extreme.
These warriors are pictured as swa-ming
in legionS, mounted on 6ery steeds, led by
lonR-forgotten Guatemozins and demand
ing their rights or streams ef blood. The
fact Is the poor devilr are hanging around
the work camps, trying to get something
to do, or picking up oHal thrown away.
The fighting blood in their veins has long
ago run out.
In May last there was no money in the
cnrrent expense and sinking fund of the
territory to pay the interest due N. W.
Harris & Co., interest due in the month Of
May on current expense bonds. but in No
vember there was abundant money on
hand. However. the auditor refused to
act in the premises until legally advised,
and Solicitor General Bartlett has handed
the governor an opinion authorizing The
anditor TO pay all interest due Harris &
Co. 10 November /. 1889.
Phenix Gazette: A Mesa farmer who
has fine patch of sweet potataes on his
tarm, noticed an exceedingly bulky hill
among the lot and when he uncovered the |!
hill he astonished himself and his neigh
bors. by taking out Of that one hill 1914
sweet potatoes, weighing from l to II |
pounds each; not one weighed less than
one pound, and many tipped the scales at
IL Parties Who saw this enormous mass
Of clean potatops. say that at the lowest
estimate that could be placed upon the
weight as = whole would he 900 pounds,
This distances the record. and we believe
could not be equalled in any other country
in the world, aside from the Salt river val.
ley.
Governor Prince has issued proclama-
tion offering 500 reward for the appre-
henson Of the murderer of John Lee, the
Chinaman who was recently murdered in
Springer
Industrial Advesiiser: Divide New
Mexico and let the northern mart run IT.
,elf and paw its own taxes We are weary
# having taxes to keep northern New
Mexico ont Of the ''sonp +"
Nov York barkeepar savs a table
spoonful Of Worcestershire sauce shaken
up IN a bottle Of soda will dispel drunh
IN short order.
Hon Trinidad Alarid. territorial audi.
tor has made the statement from his Of
ice for 1889 required nv law This state.
nent shows that the total tax levy for the
wear mentioned was S4ls 4O6 lS. and af-
Ter deducting from that sum the lew for
'our special funds. the remainder is $780,
S2S 7s to be applied to the regular appro-
oriations. The latter amount to S22S 900.
A bill has been introduced in the senate
" Senator EvartS providing for q fourth
United States judge for Arizona. and TO
* their salaries at four thousand dollars
,er year.
In his speech at the opening of the leg.
stature Of the Province Of Quebec, the :
acknowledgements anuouneed among
ther things. that during the session. the
sgi-laturs will be asked to pass an at
rant 100 acres Of land to the father and
nother Of every family Of 70 or more iiv- 3
" children. born in lawful WedIOck.