Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-09

send you q clipping from the Clarion,
which appeared this week under the man
agement OF Will A. Henry, who was fc.-
merly foreman Of the paper. As the la
nented Dye was we'll known in your town
| thought the article would be appreciated
by your r~sRlers,
NAHANT.
STEVE D. DYK--LosF. sTRAYnp OR STo.
LEN-RAs o BEEN SEEN IN CLIFTON
SINCE SATURDAY NoRNINo. APRII
26-MAEY MOURN Hrs ABsENcE-RE-
PoRFHD TO RR ltpsTicArINo IN Los Az.
oELEs, WHRRE HI Is DEvoTiNR HIS
TINE STRierLY 10 THE BoTTLR-HE
SKIPPED OwrNe Hrs FoREMAN S67. so
-PAss HM Alone THE LINE.
On Saturday morning, April 26, Steven
D. Dye, the former editor and proprietor
Of the Clarion snsaked from our midst
like a thief in the night. In Eve short
weeks be gained for himself a reputation
that will Le lasting il not verv savOry.
Never sgain DO we expect to zee his sylph.
like form OF our streets, nor hear his
manly voice refusing 10 take a drink
when asked.
Mr.. Dye commenced the publication Of
this paper under favorable circumstances.
and could have succeeded in the undsrtuk-
ing had bis intentions and purpose. been
honorable, but they were not; hence his
sudden departure.
From the beginning Of bis venture be
collected all he could from the subscribers,
many Of NhOm paid for a year in advance.
After the issue Of the Clarion Of April %,
Mr.. Dye collected all the bills for advertis-
ing. excepting three. which we're kindly
handed to Us. He promised to pay us in
full not later than the Goth, but forgot to
do 20. There still remains 4 balance due
us Of $3.50, which we never expect to
sec.
We had faith in his integrity, but have
found out that he is anything but a gen
tlemsn and avery poor apology for n hu-
nan being.
He could uotthave taken more than $500
from our camp, but the greater portion Of
what he did take did not belong to him.
thereby branding himself As a very Ordin-
AIRY confidence man and petty thief.
He is u man of little, or no edncptien.
He does not know the drst principles Of
thu English language, being unable to
construct a sentencs correctly. aud hardly
knows a verb from a noun. He can spell
more than three words out of svrry FIVE
correctly, and as far a. capitalization ia
coDcernsd, be lie totally ignorant Of the
word. But there il ono thing that he can
to perfection, and that is bend his elbow
and say Here's how" There is no liv-
luR man that can gain honors over him in
that line. For the last three or four DAYS
OF bis %EcjOurn with us his old dark skin
was always full OTTO use a western
phrase-"booze." Fur a small man he
IS u wonder. We are willing to wager
what NJ ives Us mot bang able to wager
much more at presently that for size and
weight he can carry more red liquor"
rhUn any man in the territory.
Now We will give IL short description Of
his lOrdshlp SO that the printers may know
nun at once: He Is a ,nan 5 feet 9 inches
in height, weighing a little more than 1870
pounds. dark complexion, black HAIR.
snakey eyes ard = black heart, an aLund.
ance Of gan, done up in tins, which he
carries with him At all times. He left
mere with the large and Of u billiard cue
Tor a caue. iIe always complained Of
rheumatic pains in bis feet, excepting
when asked to drink, when he IAN stand
longer aud teel less paiu than sny man in
the town.
He receives a pension from our govern
mhat having been severely wounded from
a stray NhSt from = loaded bottle. When
he received $4,000 IN payment for the
blood he bad shed upon the field OF battle,
he took a pleasure trip east, leaving his
wife at home to trudRe along the best she
could. Upon bis return hO gambled away
what money remained, being what game
aters call a soft snap.
LATER-Dys heard from in Los An
geles. He took the train to Drming, and
then boarded the return train for the
coast. Burn him, as he il no good. We
hold ourself responsible Tor the assertion
that Steve is a nOnenity-or in other
wOrdsS an IT." belonging to the heater
gender-no good on earth.
Assessor Cla'sen and Deputy App have
returned to town having completed their as