Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-04-25
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sonnding ihem With hammer ct stated
intervals during the tripof train came
e - adopted. It had its origin IN s most
distrsssing railroad accident. On the 26th
Of 1uly, lS46 while Nidiletovn vas yet
ths wsrtaru tesguiuus Of the New York
and Erie rsArcad. trpin len MiddlstoWnl
loaded wits sxcursionistS bound for q
day = pleasure at tho Eiysisn Flelds, Jss-
sey City, then = picknicing resort. Car
whesls vsrs ,hen nado With iron spokss,
after plan devised BY Ross Winans. A
wheel Of one Of thsss excursion cars broke
while TIE train was running at hiEh rate
Of speed, not far from the present station
Of Monroe. Several cars we're thrown
down high embsnkment. Several OF
the excnrsloniats we're killed and many Of
them we're wounded. Capt. james Lytle,
conductor Of the train, still living at Md
dletowu, WAS thrown bodily through the
partition of a compartment car without
receiving as much a. a scratch. Invest
iaation into the cause Of the accident led
10 the discovery that the broken wheel had
been cracked for long time. Thereupon
IN order was issued that every wheel upon
train OF cara should be tested at certain
stations, and IT'S sonndnesu tested by a
blow with a hammer The accident and
ito cause attracted wide attention, and the
testing OF car wheels waB adopted by every
railroad in the country. The accident Slso
put AN end to the use Of The Ross Winans
spoked car wheel, and led to the Introdue-
tion OF the present style of wheel.
Stockman: Arizona has lost one Of
her best lawyers Den Goodrich bas enter
ed into partnership with Hunsaker &
Britt, the leading law Grm of San Diego,
and will hereafter reside at that place.
With the same number of miles the re-
ceipts of the Atthison, Topeka q Santa
F. system tor March, 1890 were Sl,465,
522, an increase o. S565 s22. over ths
CORES pondinK period in 1889.
The name Of Folsom has been changed
to Folsom Springs. The change is a good
one and quite appropriate tor health re-
sort.
One of the difficulties under which
school boards labor in this territory is the
uncertainty as to the amount OF funds
they will have at their disposal. The
coming legislature should do away with
this hand.to.mouth business an provide
either for a special tax tor one year or for
the issue Of current expense bonds equal
to one years tux for school purposes, to he
used as in the case of county curreut ex-
ponse bonds and keep the tax collected in
each year for use during the following
year. Boards could then know the resour-
ces at their command and act intrlligpntly
in the management Of schools, which tnvy
cannot possibly do under ths present sys-
trm of using the money as last as 1t is col
lected, d,-Rrportsr.
Florence Enterprise: Among the un-
known BODIES removed from the old eem-
etery--and there are many OF them-one
was exhumed on Tuesday that was mum
mfed. It was rigid and @ss stood mp for
Identification bn. no one seemed to know
hm, although some traced a slight resem-
blauce to Bill Fenton, swamper for Dick
Hastings freightinR teams, who died in
the hospital several years ago. 1t had
sandy hair and beard, wore a gray wool
SHIRT with AIRED necktie. and blue overalls.
The body was hard aud tue ouly evidence
Of decay was the absence OF portion OF
the nose.
The postage stamp, though now univer'
sally known throughout the civilized
world, was unknown Gfty years ago. 1t
was invented by printer named Chal-
lners, IN Dundee, Scotland, and tn first
stamps ever used were those iasued by
England on May 6. ls4O The United
States adopted the Invention the next
year. IL was an American who invented
the perforated margins between the
stamps. by which their HSe is greatly fa-
elhtated.
Luther II Leber at OIL City, Pennsylva-
MIA. made his experiment Of photograph
ing the bottom Of an oil well at Warren,
The instrument was let down a distance Of
| 100 feet. The moment it touched the
bottom bright fash 1T up the cavity anu
perfect picture Of the hole was impress
ed on tha negative. Il revealed, az the ef-
feet Of the explosive shock, cavity four
teen tsst broad and seven hign. Rock,
sand. pebbles and minute objects we're
distinctly revealed upoo ths plate.
Billion: Concentration by hand jiRs
could be probably introduced at quite .
number Of low grade mines in Nav AsEi.
co. For such ligs water can be had from
wells, worked BY windmills in many
places.
Citizen, Quite = number Of sbsep buy
scs are nov ia ths territory, and the ia.
ereased demand for that class Of stock has
resuted in running prices up 20 figure
ltkat baka sales difficult Of uinmaiion.
Reports the msErels Indicate an upward
tendency ia prices for an classes o. sheep,