Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-04-29
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.

w~na ~
The first gun was fired last Friday.
The cruiser Nashville discovered a
Spanish tramp steamer, the Buena
Ventura, fired a shot across the bows,
which stopped it, put a prize crew on
board and sent it TO Key West. Sat
urday mornings Examiner had a pic
ture of the Nashville firing the shot
across the Buena Ventura's bows. 1t
certainly must have been a 'tele-
GRAPHIC pictureo.
Saturday it was reported that the
American liner Paris, which had left
southampton for New York had been
captured by a Spanish gunboat, but
this proved to be a false report.
Governor Otero has applied to the
war department for permission to put
territorial troops at Forts Bayard and
Wingate, to be used in case Of Indian
troubles and any trouble on the
border.
The other day at Blsbee a miner
who was at work in one of the Copper
Queen mines got into discussion over
the war. He was Disguised because
the United States had not already
whipped Spain, and to show his dis
gust said: II hope the Spaniards will
give the United States a COED !icking".
The foreman happened to hear him
and said: young man, go up and get
your time aud draw your pay. We do
not want any "a who talks like that
working 10 this mine"
AT Clifton an Englishman named
Brown has been talking for some time
in 4 disparaging way about the Ameri-
can navy, telling how easy it would be
to wipe il Off the ocean, The boys did
not like it very well. The other night
while standiu. in front of the post.
Office, waiting for the mail to be dis
tributed Brown began his tale of woe
again. Harry Vance concluded it was
about time to put a stop to it and said:
"hOok here, young man. The United
States has made England lower her
flag on the sea- a couple of times, and
| propose to make you lower yours,
right now Brown subsidized, and has
been heard Of no more.
The Eagle drug mercantile company
and the LIBERAL have each ordered a
flag staff TO be put up on their build
ings, from which "uld Glory will
proudly float.
The men have got tired waiting for
the San Francisco papers and have
found that the Los Angeles Tunes is
the paper for this town, especially for
war news. Although the news boy on
the train star,5ou from Los Angeles
with from six hundred to IA thousand
copies OF the Times it frequently hap
pens that be is sold out before he gets
here. To remedy this Claude Fuller
has ordered a large supply sent him
daily, which be Will supply to regular
customers, and II IS Ii has any left
will sell.
Monday congress passed resolutions
declaring war against Spain, and
claiming that it had existed since the
2lst.
The president issued his proclama-
ton calling Tor l25,0OO volunteers.
New Mexico's proportion of the yolun-
teers will be four companies Of cavalry,
and it is probable that by this time
the lists are full.
In Silver City the boys have enlist
iug, forming two companies, n to go
and fight Spain, the other home
guards, composed of those who are
willing to stay here and comfort the
widows. In Deming a company is be-
ing formed.
Some Of the Lordsburg boys are get
ting interested. ID. l.. Stinson who is
working with the water service for the
Southern Pacific, expects to leave to-
day for San francisco TO enlist on a
man of war, and Bruce Weathers ex-
poets TO enlist as S sailor, he probably
will go TO the east coast instead OF the
west.
1t is a poor day that does not note
the capture OF "A Spanish ship. OF
course it is no trouble for a gunboat
to capture an unarmed merchantmen,
but it makes every onefeel good when
he hears Of it.
1t has been reported several times
that the Alphonso XIII has been cap
tured. When the government does
get her the people of Phoenix will
ask TO have her sent up the Salt river
as a protection for the Arizona capito.
aud renamed the Alfalfa XIV.
Friday afternoon the light artillery
from San Francisco passed through
town, en- route to Cuba, and Saturday
the infantry came along. The entire
town tnrned out TO see the soldiers
/ Eleven men deserted from the in
fantry regiment before it left San
Francisco, but the boys say that al
left will fight. OF the scompanle
at Fort Bliss twenty-eight deserted