Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-07-15
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsbURe. JULY Is, lses.

through the yard at this point.
The Southern Pacific round house is
receiving SOME new aud larger smoke
lacks.
Delegate ferguson writes that Tor
the next few iionths his address will
be at Albudhefqde, N. NJ.
Miss Lulu McGeein, who has Been
visiting with Mrs. G. w. Wilcox at Tel
Paso, returned Tuesday.
L. G. McGrath, superintendent OF
schools, is in attendance on the
teachers institute at Silver City.
A lone highwaymau took in wecms
store at Separ Friday night and Sc
cured fifty dollars. Mr.. Weems is
quite used TO such proceedings.
President Colquhoc the Arizona
copper company re ned from his
California visit last Saturday. Mrs.
Colquhoun and the boys will not re-
turn until fall.
r, w. Clapp, agent for the Southern
Pacific, while chasing down the rail-
road yard Tuesday, stepped on a
coupling pin, which turned aud sadly
twisted his ankle. Since then he has
been wearing his foot in a sling.
L. V. McCourt, the Wilcox mer-
chant and one OF the owners of the
Dewey block In that town, was 10 the
city Saturday shaking hHnds with his
many friends here. On his return he
was accompanied by his niece Miss
May Leahy.
Sheriff Pat Garrett and Il posse went
after Oliver Lee and John Gilliland,
who are wanted for the murder OF Col.
Fountain. They bad a scrap and one
OF the deputies was wounded aud the
men got away. Without doubt Car
ret will lnally get these men.
VIM McNcw, who was arrested In
Las Cruces for the murder Of Col.
Fountain and by order of Judge Par
ker, held until the grand jury could
act OF his case, has applied for a writ
of habeas corpus. as Judge Parker is
IN the east one OF the other judges
will be called on to hear the case.
The mining congress met in SIT
Lake City last week and was largely
attended by mining men from all over
the world. The meeting a presided
over by its president, the Hon. L.
Bradford Prince, OF Santa Re, who
opened the proceedings with one OF
his usual eloquent speeches. A great
deal OF business Of interest tu The min.
ing fraternity was transacted at thi.
meeting.
AS viii he SEEN rs its advertisement
on the FIRST page of this paper Tie
First national hanR Of FL Paso has in.
creased rs surplus ten thousand dol
lars. It. huw amounting to $4,000.
Eashicr,Stcvart writes "the bank can.
not go to war, hut IL can stay at home,
and 10y increasing It's surplus he liable
for more taxes, and SO help pay the ex
penses of the war;" Which is q very
proper and war like spirit.
Wednesday morning the track
walker that leaves Clifton ahead d
The tralu found the big bridge on fire
lie Immediately returned and gave
The alarm. Men went out aud fought
The arc, but the bridge was nearly
consumed before IL was extinguished
II is not known how the bridge caught
Are. The bridge was about three
hundred feet long aud an hundred
high, costing several thousand dollars
Until II is repaired passengers, mail
and express will be transferred. Unit
further notice the train will leave
Lordsburg for Clifton at half past Mint
in the morning.
The Wells Fargo express compan!
has introduced pennies into this sec
tion OF the world, in order to max,
change and force its patrons to pay fo
The internal ven stamps used II
its business. For many years tn
Wells Fargo company has been charg
ing the people OF this section OF th'
country more than it charges th,
people 10 the east for doing business
especially in the money order line, be
cause there were nc pennies here will
which to make change, and now Z
Save itself from the expense of payini
the taxes the government has i'm
posed on its business it INTRODUCES tn
copper coins. The business men o
the town are not overjoyed to sc
these coins la circulation, aad hav
determined TO do as little bushes
that will involve the use Of the coin
as is possible.
Last week Monday the Frenc
steamer La Bourgogne was in cohlsio
with an iron sailing vessel on Halifai
The steamer was sunk and 5sf of hi
passengers aud crew were lost. Onl
Sae woman was saved. The crew WI
dnmanageable, took TO the boats, I
fused to help tie passengers, and XII
ed many OF them to saw tbemselye
The next Friday night the America