Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-10-27
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, OCT, q, 1893.

G. f. w. Smiddle left on Tuesday
for Chicago and the Midway.
Tie latest quotations are: Silver,
739; Copper, $50; Lead, 800.
J. P. Owuby has built an addition
to the rear end of his store the past
week.
The Southern Pacific pay a passed
through town Sunday settling up the
August payroll.
@. P. Crawford of Silver City passed
through town Friday, returning from
his trip to Washington.
Jas. Winters has been in the city
this week, saying howdy TO his many
old friends in this section.
A troop Of ninety c%avalrymen will
leave Fort Bayard for Fort Grant to-
morrow. 1t is expected they will be
here about Tuesday.
John Duncan, who has been in Dem
ing under the doctors care for about
two weeks, returned to the San Simon
the first of the week.
Col. Mike Moore, the genial conduc-
tor, passed through town Wednesday,
accompanied by his bride, returning
from their honeymoon trip to the Co.
lumbar Exposition.
Checks far the second dividend Of
the defunct First National bank CT
Deming arrived in town the first Of
the week, and were duly appreciated,
by those who got them.
The Office of the justice of the peace
for precinct No. 0, Pyramid, is now at
Cooney, Socorro county. A recent let
ter from Judge Medbury says he has
temporarily located in that town,
Jaky Spitz, the inyinclble, was in
the city this week. He has just re-
turned from the Columbian EXPOSE
tion, where he found no display to
equal that Of Son Brothers, Of San
Francisco.
Deacon j. r. Costelloe has rented
the dining room of the Arlington and
will open it to the public about the
first of next month. He will be assist
ed by his wife on that occasion and
they will have a place where people
can cat where there will be no Chinese
cooking
The case Of martin Allen against the
Arizona Copper company for damages
was again tried at the Graham county
court last week. This is the third
time the case has been before a jury
and this is the first time the company
, has won the case. The cause of the
egit Mas to recover damages for an ac.
cident in the mine Ia which Allen was
hurt. 1t seems Chat in one of the
mines the company wanted to connect
two levels by Il Wine. Allen was
working from the lower level on The
upraise and some Mexicans were sink.
ing from the upper level. One day
just before dinner the MeXicans mott
fed Allen that they intended to llre q
blast and warned him to get out Of
the way. AS there were but four OF
five feet Of rock between them ht
needed the warning and left the Wine
After dinner, when the MeXicans re
turned to their work they discovered
thatthe blast was not a success; it hat
blown out and not shattered the hole
They loaded the hole again, warned
Allen that they intended to shoot, bu
he refused to leave, thinking eithe
that they did not intend to snoOt 0
that as the former shot had not brok
en- through this one would not. H.
kept on at work, the shot exploded
the rock broke through and he wa
seriously hurt. He was tenderly care,
for at the expense of the company ant
when he was able 70 get up Preslden
Colquhoun, although he Claimed TIL
company was not responsible Tor th
accident, offered Allen a pension of
dollar a day until he was able to d
some light work, and then promise
him work that he would be able to d.
Allen evidently had some advisers tina
wanted to cinch the company and the
advised him to sue the company Il
damages. This was done and dam,
ges as high as sls, 900 have been aware
ed him. The company does not war
TO pay damages where none are lega
ly due and it did not want to pay til
sum of money, for it appreciated th,
about half Of it would go to the lawye.
instead of Allen, so It has fought IL
case and at last got a just verde
The Arizona Copper company has a
ways been very liberal with the en-
pleyees who have been hurt when
its employ, and has always been vii
ing to settle cases of damages, but
this case the officers believed that Il
man was hurt through his own fau
and that the company was not respo
sible for the accident and so it fougl
the case. President Colquhoun has