The border vidette., 1904-04-30

Francesca GutlerreZ COrtlna, eX- col lector of customs at Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. died last Tuesday in the City of Mexico, where he had gone for med ical treatment.
 Thursday in the United States court at Tucson, the jury in the A. J. Gris wold case, arising out of the robbery of the postoffice at this place about four years go, returned q verdict for the defendant. The final disposition of this case in favor of the ex-post- master. will be pleasant news to his many friends in the line city where he lived many years before going to California, where he and his family now reside.
 new cigar factory recently esta ablished on Railroad avenue east of the Craw- ford street bridge by Donnadieu & Menes, who for a short time conducted a factory at Douglas Mir. G. Menes, who Is an expert cigar maker, was for a long time foreman in Las D $ Ma clones Cigar factory of this city Only a limited number ot workmen are now employed but as business increases the force will be increased.
 Dr. Edgar Rutherrocd, president and Dr. N. K. Noon, general manager of the Suaqui de Sonora Mining, Mill ing and Development Company, re turned home from a visit to their com pany's properties in Sonora. They brought with them samples of splendid ore which gave most satisfactory assay returns. The gentlemen report hay ing had hot and dry trip and are glad to be home again. Dr. Ruther- ford has in contemplation a trip to New York in the interest of his com pany.
 Pete Jensen, general manager of the Red Rock Mining Company. Is in the city. He is here in the interest of H H Whipple, the young miner who while working for him about eighteen months ago, Ian amuck and held up Supervisor Farrell, MT. Crepin and Mir. Crocum of Patagonia. The young man was convicted and sent to the penitentiary. Mir. Jensen is now cir culating a petition to be presented to the governor asking for pardon for the young man It IS being generous ly signed and it Is thought will be granted by the governor.
 The passenger train from Guaymas, Jack Woodrum, conductor and Phillip Clarke, en giueer, was about ten hours late in getting to Nogales "Wednesday The delay was caused by COW disput- ing the right of way at a point near Quijano, and during the mix-up the COW was converted into mince meat and the engine was ditched. Forum fst hsaf fra a slow rate of speed and very little dam age was done to the train and no one was injured. It is sad that never the Sonora R. R., has passenger been killed. This is splendid record.
 Col F. H Seymour, president and proprietor of the Torres and Prietas railroad, is autority for the statement that Torres. Sonora, Mexico, is suffer ing from an awful drought There is no water in the town for domestic purposes. The Sonora railway which formerly supplied the inhabitants with water has been obliged to refuse them water on account of not having enou "h for their own locomotives. The river also is said to be quite dry and the only pump and well which could sup ply water to the people and teams com ing here for up country supplies, is out of order. The suffering of the people and the unfortunate cattle is terrible. Colonel Seymour is now supply water free to all teams hauling freight from up country to Las Prietas and coming to Las Prietas for freight from Guay mas and Nogales, ortherwise the trans- porta tion up country would be entirely paralyzed.