The border vidette., 1913-05-17

visitor in the city Monday night
 and Tuesday, on his way north
 on private business. Frank is an
 experienced hotel man. He says
 the people of Hermosillo treat
 him well and he likes the place
 and the people. He reported
 it to be better after the war in
 Sonora is over.
 Thursday A. M. Conard. pres
 ident and manager or tho SOno-
 ra Copper Copper Company,
 went down to CObro Grande,
 the big copper property owned
 by his company, near Noria,
 Sonora. Manager Conard stated
 that although conditions in his
 section of the country at the
 present will not warra aa active
 operations at Cobre Grande, he
 has been treated well by both
 federal and state troops.
 Agents here of the Huerta
 government, insist that federal
 endorsements have reached Guaymas to assist Col. Barron,
 who is said to have retreated to Empalme after having been bad ly defeated by the state forces under Colonel Obregon. All re- ports received here during the' week state that up to da te the federals have been beat to a frazZle, in the great battle south of Ortiz, and that the followers of Huerta have reached Quay f1 v vine telegramS are daily posted here purporting to be from the cOntending forces in our sister state, and now everything con- ing from Sonora is taken with a grain of salt.
 One day last week a citizen of Sonora, who had just arrived from the south went to ASSayer Charley Taylor's office with a 17-ounce bar of gold bullion he desired to exchange for the fin ished product bearing Uncle Sam's official stamp Taylor being a recognized authority on gold bullion, it's weight, value, etc, before closing the deal for the yellow metal, proceeded to test the bar by saving and bor- ing a hole through it. He found thirteen ounces of quick silver and four ounces of gold, instead of seventeen ounces of gold as claimed by the owner, who later called and discovered that he had been really and truly hand ed d gold brick"
 Walter Holt, secretary of the Cerro de Plata Mining Company, arrived home Thursday from Hot Springs, Arkansas, feeling fine and looking the picture of ~ health Now that Walter has Elgin, his brother, who is president and manager of the company owning the great silver bonanza, will go to the Pacific coast for a we'll earned rest. Mir. Balch, book keeper at Cerro de Plata, ar rived from camp bringing with him great chunks of rock liter al- ly plastered with horn silver, taken from new strike on the The new strike is the most important yet made and will greatly enhance the value 0f the Cerro de Plata.
 Official instructions Wednes- lay from the state department It Washington, by U. $. Col ector of Customs Con O'Keefe, 70 the effect that he should re- ;ognize all Mexican consulates n his district, was the cause Thursday of joyous meeting of federalists at the Mexican in. this city. The fed sral officials and federal sym oathizers in Nogales, believe he United States is about to recognize the Tuerta govern nent. At Thursdays meeting ,f HuertistaS, number of opto- nistic speeches were made dur ng which the action of the authorities in re- the Mexican consul ties was highly commended. Many wealthy citizens of Sono- a, now sojourning here, were present..
 Romaine Fielding, director, manager and actor of the Lubin operating here for sev- ral months past, has returned rom flying business visit to Philadelphia, headquarters of he great Lubin Manufacturing