Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-20
NEWS NUGGETS.
Various Items Of News Gathered from ous
Exchanges and other Sources.

Silver Belt A colored gentlemen
has been rounded up upon the charge
of selling whisky, and is now here to
answer to the United States author
tiles for the commission Of the offence
of affording San Carlos Agency Indians
the opportunity Of becoming grip
staying drunk" Is it any wonder
that "the ardent is smuggled in up
on forbidden territory when Indians
pay more than the Dutchman's one
per cent for It? And in order that the
supply shall not be cut off the vendee
seldom blows on the vendor. The
risk attending It's introduction has
raised the price from SO to S5 per
bottle.
Portland Oregonian: There is a
prejudice in the rural districts of this
State against bachelors. People in
every outlying settlement are opposed
to bachelors taking up claims in their
vicinity. An exchange says; 'There
are some splendid claims on Deadwood
creek not yet taken as good as any on
the coast. The citizens want men
with families to settle on them.
Three Of these claims were taken by
bachelors last fall The ladies of
Deadwood passed a resolusion placing
a three-years' limit on celibacy in that
district, and providing all bachelors
not married at the end of that time be
run ont Of the settlement or hung"
That fixed things. Five bachelors
moved out, one got married, and two
have gone into the sparkling bust
ness.
The people OF Gallup viii apply to
the government for the appointment
for the appointment Of a U. S. COM
missioner and deputy United States
marshal, to be stationed at Gallup, for
the arrest and punishment of parties
selling liquor to Indians. 1t is authori-
tatiyely stated that liquor is being
sold by certain saloon keepers, and
Others of Gallup to the Navajo Indians
thus fomenting troubles between the
two races.-AlbuquerQue Citizen.
The disastrous results Of the use of
naked lights in coal pits have been de-
monstrated times without number, but
as one of the miners declared at the in
quiry following on the Llanerch explo-
sion in the present year, the men will
still risk their lives rather than wori.
with the so-called safety lamps. They
fad that their eyesight is impaired !
and their WORK impeded by the small |
light which the protected |!
lamps afforded, and so they prefer the
better illumination even with the gra-
vest danger. Several attempts have |
been made to produce a miners cleo
trio lamp. Both primary and second
airy batteries have been cOntrived, but |
satisfactory results. Mr. L
Bristol Norwegian electrical engin-
Ger has, however, invented a lamp
which he believes will meet fully the
of the case. His lamp has
been subjected to severe and practical
tests in some large and fiery mines in
with the most satisfac-
.Ory results. The lamp is considerably
smaller than a DaYy, and is about the
'ame weight, being little over three
pounds. The incandescent lamp is
by very strong hollow glass
ems, capable Of resisting any ordinary
shocking about, but should it be bro
Ken by an exceptionally heavy blow
he lamp will be instantly displaced
md the llament become cold before
,he gas could come in contact with it,
The speciality Of the invention is the
which has great storage
,apacity in small compass. When
charged it will burn for ten hours
Prospector The Copper Queen
company at Bisbee will exhibit at the
Worlds Fair a mammoth specimen Of
IRE from their mines Work of chisl-
ng the piece out has been going on
or some time and great care is being
aiken in its extraction without injur-
ng its appearance. 1t is estimated
hat when ready for shipment it will
Weigh five tons and will be in the
hape Of a brick. The specimen is
rom the big slope from which such
specimens have been taken
md will contain about every known
haracter Of copper formation and
olorings. 1t will, without doubt be
he most attractive specimen on ex-
libition, and will be one to which a
esident Of Cochise county can point
With pride as being one Of the pro-
of his county.
Ray Of Hope
Cor all who areheld by the chains Of