Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-30

Mexico is a thing of the past, and
now that paper rejoices over the
fact that it has "won the fight be-
tween American journalism and
Mexican dictatorship" Optic.
Hon. H. B. Ferguson has been
appointed assistant United States
district attorney. The gentleman
is perfectly qualified for the posi-
tion and will competently fulfill
the duties of the office.
que Democrat.
Half a dozen workmen began
repairing the new room for Ire
lands drug store this morning
When they are through with the
place the Woman's Board of Trade
is going to give there jolly
housewarming, dancing in the
main room and serving supper in
the rear rooms.-New Mexican.
In the case of the United States
against Jose Bonifacio Garcia,
charged with violating the Ed
munds act, the jury promptly
brought in a verdict Of mot gull
ty." H. L. Ortiz and A. b. Ran
chan appeared as attorneys for the
defense, and the friends of these
young barristers-not so young at
the bar either-are heartily con-
graduating them upon the credit
BILE triumph attending their maid
an effort in the United States
district court. Both are bright
attorneys.-New Mexican.
@. O'Conor Roberts and Chris
Lamporter, of this city, have been
busy for the past two weeks in per-
fecting a gold extractor and ANAL
gamator and this days mail car
ries to Washington their appllca-
ton for a patent. 1t is claimed
that the machine will save the fin
est -four gold as well as the coarse
grains and that placer dirt or the
pulp from stamps can be worked
rs low as fifteen cents cubic
yard and that the machine will
save 100 per cent of all free gold,
no matter how fine. Albuquerque
Citizen.
The bull fight on Sunday was e
bowling success. Not less than
1,800 people paid admission.
There was not a shadow of cruelty
and it was an even toss which en-
joyed the fun the more, the bulls
or the spectators. Gov. Thorn
tons instructions were fully COM
piled with except that the fight
was not stopped. Everybody was
there and they will take their wives
and children next time. Jack
Crawford created more amusement
than the bulls by q very bright
bon mot which has not yet ceased
to echo. One of the bulls in toss
ing a metador gored the hay out
of the latter's jeans. Mr.. Bull
neglected Ills victim and com
menced to eat the hay. Jack re-
marked on this that "to the victors
belong the spoils." This remark
was translated into Spanish and
its circulation among the crowd
turned the masses inside out with
merriment. Albuquerque Demo-
crat.
Several months ago, E. NJ.
Hand, a popular young gentle
man Of Silver City, just as popu-
lar as Harry W. Lucas, also Of
that city, mysteriously left and
his whereabouts have always re-
manned a mystery. He owed ST.
600 to Brockman's bank, and had
mulcted the good merchants Of
Silver City out OF about $4,000
through credit for merchandise,
If the people of Silver City have
not already learned Of Hands
whereabouts, the Citizen hereby
informs them that he is stin in
Denver, being seen there one day
last week by certain gentleman
who is thoroughly acquainted
with him and who engaged Hand
in conversation. fhe skipper
stated that he was arranging to
leave shortly for Nicaragua, ac-
compauied by his family, to con
tinue mining operations for the
company with whom he WAS asso-
eiated in the past. Albuquerque
| Citizen.