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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

toria was ono OF tho modern naval
boats that are Intended for lighting,
she was supplied with all the latest
Improvements and guns, yet she went
to the bottom after being rammed.
In an probability the loss viii have
the effect Of changing all the modern
war vessels, from which so much was
expected. This type OF vessels would
stand no show with the old fashioned
wooden vessels armed with a big iron
ram and backed by engines that
would drive her twenty-hy knots pei
hour.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

GOVERNOR THORNTON seems to be
attending strictly to business. The
FIRST OF the week he fred C. NJ. Conk-
lin, who was sheriff Of Santa Fe county
last fan, and appointed VIM. P. Gun
nlngham to take his place. There Is
a law on the books that if a sheriff col
lects any school money and does not
turn it into the treasury by the tenth
Of the next month the governor shall
remove him. The governor in his let
ter OF removal says Sheriff Conklin
had retained school money without
turning it into the treasr1 " for more
than ninetJ days. Sheriff Conklin, If
guilty.. got 10 more than he deserved
and there should be very little SYM
patny ftr him. Ex-sherld Lockhart
retained school money for nearly six
months, but he did not get fred. He
was out Of Office aud so could not be
fred. He turned the money over q
the county when threatened with 3
guif
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while tecthing, with perfect success,
It soothes the child, sOftens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and h
the best remedy for Diarrhwa. is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by Drug
gists i'm every part of the world
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Its value j.
~lncalculablc. BE sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and taken
| other kind.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

Or. NJ. j. Davis Is a prominent ply
stefan of Lewis Cass county, Iowa,
and has been activeiy engaged IN the
practice Of medicine nc that place for
the past t%hirty-fve years. On the
Doth of May, while in Des MOines, en-
route to Chicago, he was suddenly
taken with an attack OF diarrhoea.
Having sold Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy for the
past sew ,nteen years, and knowing its
reliability, he procured a 25 cent bot.
Tie, two doses of which completely
cured him. The excitement and
change Of water and diet incident tC
travelling often produce a diarrhoea
Every one should procure a bottle o'
this remedy before leaving home
For sale at Eagle drug store.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30
star OF the South.

Go to Velasco for health, sea air,
and comfort; where ships too deep for
all other Texas ports sail in and out
with ease; where fruits ripen earlier
and pay better than in California.
where the soil is a natural hot-bed,
Fresh vegetables all winter. Coolest
dav i'm three years 25 degrees above
zero. Warmest day % degrees. We
lasco offers the best investments II
the South. Write the Commercial
| Club, Velasco, Texas.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

FIRST class IN Arithmetic stand up.
II the district attorney should draw
from the county Of Santa Fe 500,
from Rio Arriba $500 and from san
Juan 5000, besides fees, and If Selig-
man should not get appointed inter
nal reyenu collector, how much
''cussirg' must Billy Burns stand be.
fore a note for 81, 800 is paid Off, in.
Guiding interest?
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

Before the LIBERAL is Issued
again every body will have celebrated
the Fourth of July in the usual
patriotic manner.T The most important
celebration in this section OF the
country will be at Silver City, where a
large crowd is expected. The size Of
the crowd will keep many people from
attending the celebration.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

TuKRE was a terrible accident in
the Mediterranean sea of Tripoli last
Friday. The Bfltish navy was going
through some evolutionsa few miles
from shore, when Ia some way, as yet
unexplained, the ship Campefdown
rammed the Victoria. I'm fifteen
minutes the Victoria turned turtle
aud went to the bottom. or the six
hundred men on board Of her -four
hundred were drowned. The Vic
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

TIE international irrigation con
gress that met at Salt Lake in 1871
will meet at Los Angeles on October
10th next and continues in session for
Eve days. Its TO be hoped that this
will not interfere with the irrigation
convention that IS expected to meet
In Deming this fall.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30
DUNCAN AND sOLOMoNVILLE'
Mail end Express Line.

Stare leaves SolomOnyille Mondays,
wednesdays and Fridays at a, m"
and arrives 40 Duncan at II me- max
ing close connection with the a. "
n. Nj. Ry. Leaves Duncan tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays at II M
arriving at Solomonyille at o p. m
This line Is equiped with elegant
CONCoRD Coaches, Fine Stock, ana
careful drivers.
Fare S.. Low charges for extra
baggage. The quickest and SAFEST
route to express matter 70 solomon
vile. NOAH GEEN, Prop.
S~OlOmOnyille, a. Il.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

The Rev. j.. r. Steele of the ella
sent in word Sunday that he was shot
at three different times last Saturday
night. Steele has been having great
times in this world and has got it into
his head that a great many different
men want to kill him. The probabil-
tiles are that some of the boys were
/ having a little fun with him and sue
ceeded in soaring him up consider
ably.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

GOVERNOR ALrGELD Of Illinois on
Monday pardoned Fielden, Neebe and
Schwab, the three %anachists who were
sentenced to prison for life at the time
that Parsons and Spies were hung for
the part they took in the Haymarket
riots in Chicago, May 4, 1886. The
great state Of Illinois is now duly
proud Of its action last fall, when II
elected a democratic ticket.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

J. G. Hopkins, cashier Of the Ariz-
ona copper company, and wife were in
the city last Friday on their way
home from a visit to the Columbian
Exposition. Mr.. Hopkins was very
enthusiastic in his description of the
many wonders to be seer in Chicago
this summer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

TIE hopes Of the silver producers
and all other producers in this broad
country are centered on the conven-
ton to be held ia Silver City next
week. The ears Of the gold bugs Wild
tingle on this coming glorious Fourth
Of July.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30
Tho L1prRAL is clad to be able to

Tho Liberal is glad to be able to
announce that there is no likelihood Of
there beinga run on the Lordsburg
National bank. The patrons of that
reliable Institution are all satisfied Of
its strength and permaRency- The
cashier informs the writer that there
is more in the vaults than the deposits
amount to. This is wise for if the
bank doors were shut IL would only be
to give the depositOrs time TO so out
and bang the cashier.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS.
by Dor. II. KEDzrr.
snbsoription Prices.

Iii is said that Ex-Governor Ross
will take editorial charge Of the
Socorro Industrial Advertiser.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-30

Mrs. S. W. Massey Of Duncan has
been visiting in the city this week.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
EASILY HANGED.
Although a Light Weight, John
Hill Dropped.

CAMDEN, N. j., April 14.-John
Hill, colored, was hanged here this
morning at 1920 a. m. for the muir
der of Joseph Dodson, Oct. 16 last.
Hill was but nineteen years of age,
and weighed only 1OS pounds, so
that the sheriff was fearful the fall
would not break the murderer's
neck. Hill and Dodson oquarreled
over politics in saloon at 10
O'Clock in the morning. Hill secretly
took a revolver from a drawer in
the saloon, and going out, hid be-
hind tree, and when Dodson
passed, shot him down. The muir
derer went back to the saloon and
confessed the crime. He was
captured, and saying that
Albert Reed and Margood
D. Erikson, owners of the saloon,
had lured him to commit the deed
for So. SO, and a promise to get him
off if he were arrested. The two
were acquitted and recently Hill
confessed to his spiritual adviser
that his story was lie, and he alone
was responsible for Dodson's death.
Hill QleO DIdVelV. AS Tue moose
was adjusted about his neck he
said calmly:
81 Am Going to Heaven"
Death by strangulation followed six
minutes after the drop fell.
Hill looked like a mere boy, he was
so small, but he walked
to the scaffold with smile on his
face. His head was held erect and
he evinced great pride in a fine
new suit and patent leather slip
pers, the sheriff gave him. He also
had big rose in his coat lapel.
The lads calmness astonished the
Jail officials and he ate heartier
breakfast than he had
partaken of for a long
time. He said to the sheriff shortly
before he was hanged.
II wish you were as happy as |
am, whe wouldn't be happy with the
Lord Jesus in their hearts. l am 60
ing to heaven to be with Jesus. I
have got no feelings against no.
body and I know the sheriff will do
it right"
The lad seemed anxious of the
hour of his execution.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

murder. In the afternoon he said
that he knew more about the case,
but would not give the evidence un-
til summoned before the grand
jury. When the case closed Pros
ecuting Attorney Davis asked that
the court commit the defendant to
jail to await the grand jury and
that Burkhardt be placed in the
penitentiary at Little Rock for safe
keeping so that he might be pro-
duced when the grand jury assem-
bled. There was no objection on
the part of the defense and the or
der was made.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
JOHN G. GERAGHETY
Named Collector of Customs for
the Minnesota District.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE presi-
dent sent the following nominations
to the senate to-day: Richard H.
Alvey of Maryland, to be justice of
the court of appeals of the District
of Columbia; Martin F. Morris of
the District of Columbia, to be
associate justice of the court of
appeals of the District of Columbia;
Seth Shepard of Texas, to
be associate justice Of the court
of appeals of the District of
Columbia; Levi H. Manning of Ari-
IONA to be surveyor general Of Ari-
IONA; John Larrabee of South Da-
kota to be receiver of public
moneys at Rapid City, S. D.;
Lucius @. c. Lamar, Jr., of Missis-
sippi, to be recorder of the general
land Office. John G. Geraghety Of
Minnesota, to be collector of Gus
toms for the District of Mime
sofa. Charles Miller of Illinois,
to be surveyor of customs for the
port of Galena, ILL.,; William Ang-
hin of Minnesota, to be receiver of
public moneys at Crookston, Mimi.
to be assistant surgeon in the
marine hospital service, Ezra e.
Sprague. New York.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
DUKE DE VERAGUA.
He Is a Descendant of Chris and
Comes to America.

Comes to America.
New YORK, April lathe Duke
de Veragua is expected on the Amer
lean liner New York either today
or tomorrow. He will be
the guest of the country,
and the state department has
already deputed a special repre-
sentative to tender him all the
courtesies the visit warrants. He
is the only living direct descendant
of Columbus, through the grand
daughter, Isabella of Cordova.
The latter was the child of the
famous son of Columbus, Diego
Colon. The dukes name is Christie
bel Colon de la Cerda, Duke de Vera
qua, Marquis de la Jamaica, grand
admiral of the Indies. He is one of
the few grandees of Spain,
and bears the title of grand ad-
miral by reason of his descent from
Columbus. He has held few offices
of note, and, although admiral, has
never been at sea. For a time he
was minister of public works.
and is now president of
the Spanish cattle commission.
He is reputed the finest breeder of
bulls in Europe. His palace in
Madrid is fine old-fashioned struct-
ure, said to be worth half a million
dollars. He is a knight of the
Grand Cross of Charles III. of
Spain, an honor which few Span
iards can lay claim to.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
A FIEND'S DEED.
Nat Gibson Kills His Wife and
Her Friend and Escapes.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, April 14.-A ter
rible tragedy occurred about ten
miles west of this city at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning, resulting in
Mrs. Nat Gibson and Mrs. Hearn
being shot by the formers husband
and their bodies burned in the house
of the murderer. During the morn
ing Mr.. Gibson and his wife had a
quarrel, and they decided to call in
Mrs. Hearn, neighbor, to act as
peacemaker. Shortly afterward
two pistol shots were
heard by Gibson's little
child, who was playing near the
house, and Immediately following
them the house was seen to be in
flames. The child ran to Mr..
Hearn's house and gave the alarm.
When Mr.. Hearn arrived on the
scene the house was almost entirely
consumed. Upon investigation the
bodies of Mrs. Gibson and Mrs
Hearn were found, burned to a
crisp. The little girl said that after
the shots were fired she saw her
father run from the house and go
towards the woods in the direction
of Whitewater. The impression is
that Gibson, in fit of anger, shot
the two women and then fired the
place to hide the crime. A posse of
citizens was organized and started
IN pursuit of Gibson. The feeling
against him is very bitter, and,
should he be caught, the chances
are that he will be roughly dealt
with. Several hundred men are
after the murderer with guns and
ropes, and he will no doubt be
lynched if caught. The sheriff has
gone to the scene, and will try to
prevent the mob from doing vio-
lence.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
First Reports.

DETROIT, Mich, April 13.-A tor
nado struck Ypsilanti. Washtenaw
county, about 80 o'clock last even
ing, and caused heavy damage in
the business section by demolishing
almost all the buildings and several
tanned at present nobody was killed,
but quite a number of persons re-
ceived injuries more or less serious.
A press representative saw MIR. Ma
son, manager of the Central Tele-
phone exchange at Ypsilanti, and
obtained some of the particulars of
the storm from him. Mr.. Mason
came here after the storm in an in
jured condition. He said:
"About 7 o'clock last evening,
during heavy rain storm, a tor
nado struck Ypsilanti and swept
through it's center, leaving destruc-
ton in it's path. AS far as can re-
member, twelve or fifteen of the
principal business blocks in the city
were demolished, and others had
their roofs torn off and were other
wise damaged. Several dwellings
were also wrecked. Nearly all the
buildings on Huron street, between
Congress and Pearl streets, suf-
fered. Among the principal blocks
blown down are the opera house,
Hawkins house, Union block, Occi-
dental hotel, business college and the
postoffice building. The central
telephone and the Western Union
telegraph offices suffered severely,
the former losing all of it's main
wires. A box factory was also
wrecked. 1 heard of nobody being
killed. Quite a number of people
were injured, but it is not known
how many or the extent of their in
juries. Among them is Mrs. West
fall, whose husband is proprietor of
the Hawkins house. Everything
was in confusion when left, and it
was impossible to get anything more
definite than what I tell you"
Royal Oak, a small town ten or
twelve miles from Detroit, on the
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
road, had a touch of the storm.
Railroad men on incoming trains
report that they were delayed near
there by cars being blown from the
tracks. Whether any other damage
was suffered is not known.
DETROIT, April 13.-At 12:45 a. m.
the following dispatch was received
from Ypsilanti: This city is in
ruins. A cyclone struck here last
night. coming from the southwest,
and swept everything in its path.
Thousands of dollars of damage was
caused by it. The storm took strip
through the business portion of the
town, moving houses from their
foundations and raziug others.
Cleary business college and Curtis
carriage factory are in ruins, the
Hawkins house and Occidental hotel
are badly damaged, and the roofs
of half the stores were blown off.
Twenty store fronts were also
smashed in. On Huron street the
rubbish is piled ten feet high. The
postoffice building was demo lished
and the mail scattered in the street.
All telegraph, telephone and cleo
trio light wires are down, leaving
the city in complete darkness.
Everybody is up watching property
that has been exposed to the storm.
No one is hurt severely.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
ATROCIOUS.
Horrible Cruelties Committed on
Native Christians in China.

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 13.-Ad-
vices brought by the steamship EN-
press Of India from China give par
ticulars of a brutal attack on native
Christians by the Literati Atea Tsui
TO miles northwest of Amer. A
band of rufians, headed by some
Literati graduates, attacked a small
company of Christians gathered for
worship in house of one of the
Christians. The worshipers were
seized and beaten most cruelty. One
woman was killed and her husband
had his queue torn. out by the roots.
Her two sons were so badly treated
that one of them is not expected to
live. Some of the others were hung
up by ropes tied around their wrists,
beaten and left hanging the whole
night stripped Of every article Of
clothing. The ringleader was ar
rested. The people made demon
stration against the action of the
authorities and the Christian chapel
and stoned Rev. r. M. Ross.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

1.-THE properly destroyed not one
COLLARS worth of tornado insurance
was carried. The greatest devasta-
ton was in the business section, al
though about $40, 600 worth Of dam
age was done to the residence por-
ton, several houses being moved
from their foundations. Fully ten
minutes before the great storm
struck its roar could be heard in the
southwest as it crashed through
trees, fences and barns, tearing
them up as though they were feath-
erS.
Everything Leveled.
Striking the business portion of
the town it leveled almost every
thing before it. A big section of
Cleary's business college was
thrown into the street. Curtis car
riage factory was unroofed and
section of it moved from its founda-
ton. The Occidental hotel and
Hawkins house had few windows
left remaining in them while sew
eral doors were blown in. In the
vicinity scarcely a store was left
untouched and windows, roofs and
doors were blown in or carried
away. Plate glass windows three
fourths of an inch thick were broken
as though they were tissue paper.
One of the worst damaged buildings
is the post Office which was par
TALLY demolished. An immense
quantity of
Mail Was Blown Away
or destroyed. Almost every tele-
graph and telephone line sin the
city was carried down and this
morning the streets were filled
with tangled wires, broken poles,
portions of tress and piles of brick
and stone from the buildings, sign
boards from sections of the city
mile away were picked up in the
center of the city. From all res
idence sections of the town come
reports of chimneys blown away,
barns and outhouses wrecked, fences
leveled and great trees uprooted.
No fatalies have thus far been re-
ported, several people have been
injured by the debris. The damage
will not it is thought be as great
at first reported. A conservative
estimate placing it at 500, 600,
with some sections yet to hear
from.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
CYCLONE.
jackson, Miss, Struck by a Tor
nado Which Wrecks Wires.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April IA
special from Jackson, Miss, dated
2:15 a. M, says a cyclone has just
struck that city and Vicksburg. All
wires were Frustrated and it is i'm
possible to learn the extent of the
damage.
FINDLAY, Ohio, April 1.-THE vio-
lent wind storm of Wednesday
night tore the roof off and al
most completely wrecked the
Diamond Window glass factory.
Reports from the oil fields
show that over fifty oil derricks
were blown down. A large number
of cases where small damage was
done are reported. The total dam
age will be heavy.
SALEM, Mo-, April 1.-two more
deaths occurred at Hawkins Bank
yesterday. They are L. /. Dobney
and little child of William Asher.
This makes the total of killed
ten. The dead have all been
buried and the wounded
are in fair way to recovery A
meeting was held last night to raise
funds for the destitute, and nea rly
$1,000 was subscribed. Search ing
parties have been organized and are
at work in the ruins. Over $500 in
money has been found in the ruins.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
MURDERED.
Horrible Crime of a Robber Near
ValdOsta, Georgia.

hOrrlDlo Urine OF a HODD0r Near
ValdOsta, Georgia.
VALDosTA, Ga, April IA robber
committed a terrible crime last
evening, seven miles south of here,
the victim being an old man
named John Wisenbaker. The
latter's wife was attending to
domestic duties when she was
suddenly accosted by man.
The william warned her to keep still
or he would kill her, and, taking
Wisenbaker's gun from the rack,
went into an adjoining room
and proceeded to break open
wardrobe in which Wisenbaker
kept his money. Mrs. Wisenbaker
meanwhile called her husband who
was working in the garden. He
rushed TO the house armed with
hoe and was met by a fusilade of
bullets. None took effect, and the
old man raised his hoe to attack the
robber when he received a charge
OF shot in his heart from his own
gun killing him instantly. Mrs.
Wisenbaker ran to the nearest
neighbors and gave the alarm. The
robber fled taking what money he
could find. Three men are under
arrest and if the guilty one is identi-
fed a lynching is not unlikely,