Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-09-15
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE.

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Costilla, a Mexican priest, formed a
conspiracy against the government Of
Spain. On the sixteenth Of Septem-
Der, 1910, his party promulgated a
declaration of independence. The
revolution started by Hidalgo event
ually resulted in driving the Spanish
power out of Mexico. The sixteenth
of September has been celebrated by
the Mexicans in the same spirit as the
Fourth OF July has been celebrated by
the Americans. The Mcxlcans and
decepdents of Mexicaus living 10
Lordsburg will celebrate the day, or
really two DAYS, for they generally
commence celebrating on the 18th,
with the following programme:
SEPTEMBER 10Th, 1899.
1. 8 o'clock p. m. Flag raising,
and salute OF twenty guns.
2. 10 o'clock p. m. Meeting Of the
Patriotic Society, the Protective So
clety and the Sons Of Mexico at the
Hall of the Patriotic Society.
3. IL O'Clock p. m. Reading of the
Declaration of Independence. BY z
Telles.
4. The Cry of Liberty as given by
Dolores Hidalgo. BY Y. NJ. Torres.
3. The Mexican National Song.
BY all.
g.. Grafton. BY sr. Francisco
Garcia.
I. Recitation. BY 2. Telles.
SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1899.
l., At day light. March by the
united Societies With music.
2. 10 a. m. Meeting Of the people
with music, at the grounds where the
following acts will take place: Horse
races, burro races, foot races and ba-
loon ascension.
3. 3p. NJ. The Patriotic Society
and the Sons of Mexico will march at
the same place.
/ REGULATIONS BY Y. NJ, Torres,
Santos Granada, francisco Cano, 2.
Tellos and others.
8 Poem. By Francisco N. Garcia.
6. March Of Juarez. by the Band.
7. Voluntary Speeches.
8. Sp. m. Grand PublicBall.
Union, Patriotism s. Liberty.
Y. N. Torres, Pres. 4. Tclles, Sect.
The Southern Pacific had another
hold up Saturday night. just as the
west bound train got to Cochise four
masked men with guns lined the en-
glneer, fireman, express, mail and To-
cal agents up on the platform at the
loiut OF sixshoolers. Mail Clerk Me-
Even was told TO cut the train 10 two,
but he was too fat to get to the air
pipes, and so they made the fireman
do it. They ran the engine and ex-
press and mail cars down the road
about a mile aud dynamited the
through safe, blowing u large hole in
It, aud cleaning it out. They then
went down the track a few yards, got
on theirhorseS and lcto for parts an
known. Tae engineer ran his section
back 10 CJc3isc, coupled on the train
and proceeded on his journey: The
mail was uot touched nor were
any OF the passengers robbed. The
operator at Cochise gave an immedi-
a:e alarm, and by morning armed
posses we're on the Trail. They fol
lowed IL to within Il mile or SO OF win.
cox, where 1t was entirely obliterated
by a rain. Since then no ciuo has
been discovered. IL is known that
neither Of the Kctchum brothers were
in this hold up, neither was Broncho
Bill, but that is all they know about
it. As is usually the case the express
officers say that the loss was a small
one, but as the robbers refused to
pack oil a lot OF silver il is safe to say
they got a comfortable wad, Armed
guards had been riding On the train
for some time, a hold up beiug ex-
pected, and were taken off but a short
time before the robbery. 1t looks as
though the express company would
have to carry armed guards all the
time, or put on dynamite proof safes.
Many banks have what arc claimed to
be dynamite proof safes. There IS a
safe in the First national bank at EI
Paso that the makers claim will with.
stand dynamite and an entire machine
shop for several hours. The proceeds
Of one successful robbery would sup
ply enough safes of this character fol
a good proportion Of the entire sys
TEN covered by the Wells Fargo com
pany.
The grand lodge OF the Knights o
Pythias meets in Silver City mex.
week. The representatives from TIN
L%ordsburg lodge are E. w. Olapp anC
II. j. McGrath. They expect to brini
the grand lodge back with them mex
Thursday, and IL Is probable that
number of Knights from Silver Cit.
and Deming viii accompany them
When here the new lodge hall will b
dedicated. The hall is a fine soil
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