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very dangerous and fatal disease ; it is not contagious, but is epidemic in its character, and fever is taken through atmos- pheric inhalation. We have treated 16 cases of the present influenza, and have found all of them with a pulse ranging from 60 to 100 beats per minute. J. N. Warner, V. S. From Albuquerque Citizen. W. B. Johnson, known here as “Adobe” Johnson, was accidentally killed near Fort Stanton the other day. His team ran off and he was thrown out of the wagon, breaking his neck. ( 102 ) Lordsburg Locals From the Liberal. There are a couple of Mexicans who have a contract at Pyramid on a shaft that is about ninety feet deep. The other morning one of them went down in the shaft to do a little work before breakfast. While he was down there another Mexican drove by and invited his partner to go down town. The partner accepted the invitation and went down town leaving his man down in the hole. As there was no ladder the man had to stay there until about three o’clock in the afternoon, when he was dis- covered and pulled out. He v/as pretty hot and swore to be revenged on his partner, who, how- ever, kept out of his way until he had cooled down.