Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-11-10
II. IL. HAwKlNs
pastor of q. III. b. chnrch.

49, N AAk EAHN|N W
prove they are correct.
II. H. HAWKINS,
Pastor Of A. NJ. e. church
About a week ago the news was teie-
graphed from San Francisco that a
body Of more thanthree hundred I'M
fortunate men who were out Of en-
Payment had started from that city
for New Orleans on the southern
route. Particular attention was given
to the statements that these men were
not trampS but we're purely unfortu-
mates that bad become desperate
through lack Of employment and had
banded together for mutual protection
on the long trip to New Orleans and
that they intended to travel on the
freight trains. The citizens along the
route were advised to treat them kind
ly on account OF their misfortures.
The gang struck Lordsburg Monday
afternoon, and a tougher lot Of buns
and thoroughbred tramps has not been
seen in town since Dick Woods ran
the Tramps, Resort, a saloon for the
entertainment of the weary, some
three or four years ago. As soon as
the train stopped a committee Of thir-
teen called at Roberts & Leahy's
store and said the captain had sent
them after a sacl of cabbage. They
were not prepared to pay for it, expect
ing it as a tribute to their COED looks.
They went without cabbage. The
captain himself, a burly. ugly looking,
dirty %loafer, called at the meat market
and demanded meat for his gang. On
being told he would have to pay for It
he threatened to "turn de gang loose
on de town, an no one could tell what
dey would do" Lloyd Payne urged
him to turn the gang loose on the
town, as the town was prepared for
just such a gang and would enjoy just
such a racket, even If it would have to
go to the expense of burying a few Of
them. The captain thought better of
his proposition and there was no
trouble. One of the fellows was asked
If he wanted work at: his trade. He
said there was not time enough to do
much work while the train was chang
ing engines and he did rot care about
losing his train. Before the train
reached town a taamp got on and tried
to join the gang. He was held up by
the reception committee and robbed
Of what money he had and a sixshoot-
err. He tried to make a complaint and
have the whole gang arrested, but tb
local authorities thought it was cheap
er to overlook a robbery committed IN
Arizona than to send this whole gang
to jail at the expense Of Grant county.
When this gang got to Deming the
weather was so cold that they did not
want to travel at night, so laid over
till next morning. In the morning
one OF the men named Fowle was late
to breakfast. The captain told him
he could not have any. He claimed
he had just as good a right to cat from
the common stock as any of the men
and refused to get out of line. The
captain told the lieutenant to remove
the man. Fowle told the lieutenant
that il he smashed him he would get
hurt. The lieutenant smashed him in
the jaw with one hand and drew d six
shooter with the other. Fowle had q
pocket knife in his hand and cut the
, lieutenant in the left side, severing a
, rib and penetrating the lung. DIR.
Stoyal thinks Lake will die. Lake was
taken to the Silver City hospital, anC
Fowle and some Of the witnesses were
sent to Jail to await the result O
Lakes injuries and the action Of thu
c grand jury. As long as the Southern
c Pacific company will allow these
" tramps to ride the road will be bur
> dened by them and the towns aloni
E the road will be cursed by their pres
ence. II the officers. of the road vii
: order the train crews TO not let tn
u tramps ride and agree to stand by tn.
men in any trouble that may arts
from enforcing the order, the tram
question will soon be settled as lar a
travelling in gangs in concerhsa
There were elections held last Tue:
day in several Of the eastern state
and the indications are that the pee
pie are sadly disappointed at the re
suit OF last falls elections. In Obi
I, Mckinley was reelected governor b
a plurality Of SO, 900 and a clear major
ity over all his opponents. No ma
has been elected governor OF Ohio b
a majority since 1881, Colorado ha
y had enough Of the pOpullsts and CAV
a splendid republican majority. 1
Iowa Boise was defeated by a fspubl
can majority Of 80, 1000. M%assacnusett'
after having a democratic goyerno
for several years, returned to the re
publican ranks. In New York th
people went back on the tamman
candidates and elected the republica
y state ticket and a majority Of the lei