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The oasis., 1893-07-13
Fort McKAvETT. TEX,
May 20, 1893.

Editor Of the National Proyisloncr.
You asked me, some time ago. to
write you a letter concerning the con-
dition OF our livestock interests, and
| have RETAINED from doing simply be-
GAUGE know nothing whatever about
IL. find it is very difficult for me 10
keep upwith events in MY own county,
and for IRE TO attempt the more difli-
cult task Of telling you the condition
In other parts OF the state and coun-
try would be ridiculous in the extreme.
am OF the opinion. however, that
we are rapidly approaching period OF
exhaustion. and base this opinion on
the fact that fully two-thirds Of the
meat supply this year will consist OF
breeding cows. 1t stands to reason
there must be great scarcity of steers
in the country or they would be
shipped to market And when we re-
fleet that this heavy drain upon our
producing capacity has been going on
steadily since 1889, when the proper
tion of females was twenty-five per
cent, it calls for very little argument
to prove that we are very near the end
OF our supply, and ! think It would be
very wise il producers would hold their
few remaining cows for breeding pur-
poses alone.
We have been practically sending
our seed corn to market for five years.
We will soon have no seed to produce
from.
1t is certainly very unfortunate that
our great cattle industry has not been
managed with greater accuracy, and
there is no telling how many poor cat
tlemea have been driven into bank
ruptcy in the past few years for the
want Of proper information relating
TO supply and demand.
The agricultural department pre-
tends TO give us this information, yet
if we analyze the figures that are sent
out by this department it is very plain
that they are altogether wrong.
The oasis., 1893-07-13
The Cattle Question,

The National Proyisioner recent "
published the following very interest
ing letter from gentleman promi-
nent In livestock circles:
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21


Would Have Been Blown to Bits But
for Police Iuterfcrcnce-On of the Mis-
oreants Ex-Premier NIorcier's Son.
MONTREAL, Nov. 2l- Shortly after 3
o'clock i'm the morning hrpe French Cana
dian law students, il .iorcier, Paul De
Martigny and Alphon-' Pollard, were az
rested while attempting to blow up the
historic monument to Elgland's great
naval hero. Admiral Nelson, which stands
at the top of jacques Cartier square, fac
ing the City Hall
The police had received private iniorma-
tiou "a few hours before chat plot was ON
foot to blow mp the monument with dyna-
mite and secreted themselves in the
neighborhOod to- await the arrival Of the
trio Of consplrators. The young men ai-
fected indifference when seized, one Of
them loudly declaring that "Ihe thing
had no right there anyway and should be
made miucemeat OFF,
They were taken to the central station
and locked up On the person of Paul De
Martigny was found a dynamite cartridge
nearly "a foot long and about thirty feet of
fuse When the prisoners were brought
up before judge Des Meyers i'm his private
Office, charged with the crime, they en-
tered "A formal plea of not guilty,
There is no section of the criminal code
! dealing specifically with an attempt to
| blow up a monument, but Judge Des
| Meyers states that the one headed "At-
tempts to destroy property will cover
! their case. The three young men vary in
age from is to 90, and belong to good fam.
lilies. They are all law students. Young
] II q t.a Of A Z
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

ST. LOUIS Nov 2l-Some time ago the
Polish quarter Of the city was agitated 10y
the elopement of John Stomke and Freda
Richa, wife of Chris Nlorobsl,i. The couple
went TO Springfield, but later returned here
and continued to live together Shortly
after midnight this morning a party Of
seven men disguised broke into the house
and administered 2tO lashes on Stomke' Is
back. The woman was than seized and
carried away, and all efforts so far to find
her have been uDavailing. Stomke is in a
critical condition.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

The War is Over. A Well-known Sol.
der, Correspondent and Journal
ist Makes a Disclosure,

Indiana contributed her thousands Of brave
soldiers TO the war, and no state bears bet
ter record In that respect than 10 does. IN
literature IL Is rapidly acquiring a,
enviable place. I'm war and Literature
solomon HeWell, well known AS a writer MS
SOL has won an honorable position Dur
ing the late war he was a memhCr OF Co. n,
2d. n. Y. Cavalry and Of the 18th Indiana In
iantry Volunteers. REGARDING an important
circumstance he writes as follows:
several of us old veterans here are using
Or. Miles Restorative Nervine Heart Cure
and Nerve and Liver pills all OF them giving
splendid satisfaction In fact, we have mover
used remedies that compare with them. or
the pills we must say they are the best com
biuatiOn Of the qualities required in prep
uratiOn of their nature we have ever known.
We have none but words Of praise for them,
They are the outgrOwth of new principle iu
medicine and tone up the system wonder.
Fully. We say TO all, try these remedies D.
solomon YeWell, Marion, Ind, Dec. ., ls9g,
These remedies are sold by all druggists cH
"A positive guarantee, or sent direct by The
DR. Miles Medical Co., Eikhart, Ind. on Iv-
reipt OF price, 81 per bottle, six bottles So, cA-
press prepaid. They positively contain neitaes
OuiatCs nor dangerous drugs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov 2I-Carl w. Nc
Kinney has been appointed manager of
the Lackawanna Iron and Steel company,
to succeed Edward >. Mofiatt, who COM
mitUed snicide in Edinburgh, Scotland,
last August. The company employs 1900
men, most OF whom have been idle for
some time. The appointment of Mr. Nc
Kinney means that the immense works
will start up just as soon as possible.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

CINCINNATI, Nov. u - United States
Commissioner Bruce had before him yes-
terday four Chinamen from Detroit,
charged vita coming into the United
States unlaw1ully. All denied that they
We're newly imported, The officers say
that Chinese are being brought through
Detroit and Cincinnati from Vancouver,
thence to New York.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

For one dollar get bottle OF Mayors Mag
netic CataIrh Cure. 1t will last for three
months, ana is absolutely guaranteed by your
druggist,
Doctors say the only way to cure catarrh and
hay fever is by enhalation. We have worked
for ears to accomplish a good, simple method
for inhaling medicine ana Offer Mayors Mag
netic Catarrh Cure, which is used by this new
method, TO the public, and guarantee it 30 cure
any case, no matter of how long standing. One
bottle is all you need TO accomplish a cure, 1T
will last for three months. Ask your druggist
or address The Mayors Drug Co, Oakland, Md.
TIE WONDER or THE AGE.
Have YOU catarrh No dolbt you have.
Most people are so afflicted. Get a bottle Of
Mayors Magnetic Caiarrh Cure from your Grug-
gist. It's the only medicine OF its kind on the
market and absolutely guaranteed. For sale
by druggists and price 81
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

CARLISLE, Pa, Nov 2l-SmalIpox has
broken out in Mechauicsburg. The first
patient is the daughter of John Longs
dorf residing near the centre of the town.
This is the first appearance of smallpox
there in twenty-five years The Carlisle
board Of health ordered vaccination here
a week ago.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

unknown Cinnamon were endeovoring to
clear the Rio Grande and Western track
Of a hand car in front of an approaching
freight train they were run over and killed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

President Wilbur was interviewed by
your correspondent, and said, "rhe men
want recognition, but they won't get it.
l expect the strike TO end in few days,
and the authorities must preserve order if
there is any trouble i don't propose to
import Piukertons."
The situation here becomes more crave
as the strike grows older Officials are
only acquainted with late happenings ON
the Lehigh division of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, and matters are growing worse
at Packer.on where trains are made up,
Freight and coal brakemen are going out.
Only eight coal and freight trains out of
about eighty were moved yesterday SUI
perintendent Wilbur says that not single
passenger brakeman or conductor has
struck on this division The total number
of men out on this division is close ON TO
100.
reports from various points along the
line show THAI at Mauch Chunk only mail
trains are running, and these are delayed
Tunkhannock reports thaUit is Impossible
to run ON schedule time, and that incom-
petent men are being engaged by the COM
pany. At Easton the company has a mum
ber of nOn-union men employed, but trains
Are running inditferently. The same con,
dition of affairs is reported at Bethlehem
Pottsyille and other points The men on
the branch lines still at work viii refuse
TO take trains out on the main line. It is
not unlikely that these men will be or
dered out tonight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21
sTOCK And PROOUcE MARKETs.


NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Thorc was continued
irreguIarity ia the stock market today. Where
was a decline in Lchigh Valley stock ana Also
IN Reading but the latter rallied again. Clos
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

The Blockade Of Freight and Coal TraGo
seems TO be Compicte-Auoged Detec-
tiyes OTer to Blow Up Bridges to Aid
the strikers.
WLKEsBARRE. Pa. Nov 2i-At meet
ing of the Lehigh Valley railroad strikers
last night the securing committee re-
ported that only two men had deserted the
ranks One was baag1geman and the
other a passenger brakeman. Both of
these were offered a months pay I'm ad-
vance IL they would keep away from the
rail ropd, but they refused the offer. One
of the men said he had been promised pro-
motion if he would return to work Vee-
grams we're recoistd ot the meeting from
strikers jim other places requesting them
TO stand firm and not to- believe any re-
ports sent out from Buffalo and Philadel-
phia that the strikers were weakening.
The tie MP has brought great many
tramps to town, who pass themselves of
as railroaders. They are a tough looking
crowd, and the police expect many burg
laries The Brotherhood men say there
are no railroaders among the whole crowd
of buns thus far seen i'm the city Some
of She tramps applied for work as freight
| brakemen, but their appearance con-
demned them, and none were employed.
Superintendent Esser says, 1--WE don't
want brakemen so much as we do engi-
neers."
1t was impossible to take ont the east
ern train due to leave here at $40 until 8
o'clock last evening. An engineer from a
southern road who had just arrived and
applied for work was put in charge. He
had as pilot train dispatcher. An at
tempt was made to move a freight train
at CoXton last evening, but it proved a
failure. Both the engineer and fireman
were persuaded to leave the cab by the
strikers committee.
81 don't want my name mentioned in
the papers" said one of the leaders, but
you can state positively that we are to a
man of the opinion that we will win this
| strike"
What grounds have you for believing
so?"
We'll, in the first place, no set of men
ever went into a strike so thoroughly or
I ganized and so well prepared to stand a
period of idleness as we are today"
''What do you mean when you say well
prGparedY
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21
A Big Strike Fund.


"Simply this The brotherhood of T,o-
comotive Engineers has what is known as
a strike fund, aggregating $7O,OGO, indie
pendent of other funds Of the organiza-
tion's treasury. OF this, each engineer
will receive half the amount he would re-
ceive from the company we're he to remain
at work
"How long would that amount last
i,among the men now out2"
"Well, it wouldn't last great while if
1t were not replenished. It's like this; As
long as this strike continues every mem
| Der of the Brotherhood now working on
railroads in the United States is assessed
a certain amount, which is used in sus-
1 tanning the strike fund"
! "Have you any other reason for bsliev-
ing the strike will be a successful one?"
yes, many more. The issuance Of mis-
1 leading bulletins to'5he press by the COM
| pany is.one reason. The officials paint the
situation in bright colors, but / can tell
| you positively that they can't muster q
corporals guard in any department"
superintendent Esser sent for John H.
Rice, chairman of the brotherhood of Lo-
comotire Engineers of the Wyoming divi-
sion and representative on the grievance
committee Of all the employees Of this
division.
"John, said the superintendent, az am
very sorry over the turn affairs have
taken | have sent for you, however. to
say that we don't propose to be interfered
with in running our trains We will not
tolerate any intimidation or violence. /
am told that you boarded Henry Smith
cores engine this morning and intimi-
dated him from keeping on with his train. 4"
81 deny that | got on the engine" re
| piled Rice. 81 deny that | used an threat
or intimidation whatever. ] reminded
Smithcore Of a former conversation, and
he replied. by God III stand by you. >"
Not only you, but your men are re-
ported TO me as iHtimidating our men
! who are at work, continued the superin-
tendent. They visited their homes last
night, and as a result many of the men
have not reported today"
Rice again denied that he had used any
intimidating language, but insisted on his
right to appeal to mems sense of justice.
The interview ended with gentle init
nation from the superintendent that 1t
might be necessary for the company to
call on the authorities for protection.
President Wilbur arrived in this city
last night and had a long conference with
the railroad officials here
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21
WANTED no DESTROY BRIDoEs.

WANIHU 10 DESTROY BhIDUHs.
to the strike Leaders.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2l.-The general
grievance committee of the Lehigh Valley
road say that oyerUures were made 70
Chairman wilkins yesterday by two al
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21
ARISTOCRATIC VANDALS
Their Attempt to Destroy Mon
treal Monument Frustrated.
OBJECT TO BNGLAUDsNAvAL HERO

the Statue of Lord Nelson, Therefore,
Would Have Been Blown to Bits But
for Police Iuterfcrcnce-On of the Mis-
ereants Ex.Premier Mereler's Son.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21
THE STRIKE STILL ON.
The Usual Predictions of Success
by Both Sides.
TRAINS RUNNING IRREGULARLY.

The Blockade Of Freight and Coal Tramo
Seems 60 be Complete Alleged Detec-
tiyes OTer 10 Blow Up Bridges 20 Aid
the Strikers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
Gubernatorial Possibilities.

The Columbus Ledger, in an editorial
headed ''Bacon and Clay" has this to
say:
"These eminent gentlemen will be in
it for governor of Georgia next time.
"The statesman from Bibb has never
been fortunate in politics, and his i'll
luck may still pursue him. The major
built neat foundation for his candicy
in the legislature, but it was demolished
almost before it was put down by the
cruel and ruthless hands of the men
who we're not in accord with the majors
railroad views. But as the Macon states
man has a good deal of confidence in his
own ability, which, by the way, is con-
siderable, and is generally pretty san
guine, be may not at all be discouraged.
If he continues his campaign for the
governorship things will be lively, sure.
'Then Steve Clay has put down few
wires for himself, and proposes to be
there or thereabouts when the horses
como up ito the judges stand for the
governorship race.
cit looks like Bacon-Clay campaign
now. But the date for entries has not
closed and the winner may still be teth-
cred in the background or grazing in
some pasture where bees have not be-
gun TO buzz
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
Catarrh.

Catarrh is most disgusting ailment
and yet many unnecessarily suffer with
the disease. They will try local appi-
cations, which do no good whatever, but
fail to try such Constitutional treatment
as is afforded by use of B. B. B. (Bo-
tanic Blood Balm), which removes the
mucous poison in the blood and thus
eradicates the cause of disease.
NC. Edwards, Lampassas Springs,
Tex, writes II was greatly annoyed
with catarrh which impaired my gen.
eral health. The discharge from my
nose was very offensive, and I used va
rious advertised remedies without ben
eft until finally the use of B. B. B. en-
trely cured me. I am proud to recon-
mend blood remedy with such power
ful curative virtue"
B. G. Kinard & Son, Towaliga, Ca,
writes: eve induced neighbor to try
B. B. B. for catarrh, which he thought
incurable as it had resisted all treatment.
1t delighted him and continuing its use
he was cnred sound and w9ll.' Sold by
Sale-Davis Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
SCARLET SPECTRE.
-s HIMSELF PRoYoKINGLY
BE -, ~I HoME IN AN IOWA HOME
~ STEAD.

ants Of the House are Strang-
A. the 0co"i 10 rites All He Can TO Make
er' 10 Tbeir Lives miserable
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11


with her extraordinary friend, though
an. effort was made to keep her away
from him, but owing to his invlsibility
to others this was difficult.
On one occasion the little girl, who is
only five years old, came running to her
aunt complaining that the ''man in the
red coat had kissed her, and that his
mouth was cold, SO "cold that it made
Annie shiver" Feal at once suggested
that this death kiss BODIED i'll to the
child, and she was at once sent home,
and, though no harm came to the little
girl, the spectre was to be seen roaming
about the house as if looking for her.
Tie cat seems to be favorite of the
phantom, too, and will often rise when a
door blows open and walk forward to
arch and rub itself as against some one
of whom it is fond.
Beyond the door of the house the spec
tire is never visible, but suddenly appears
just in front of the steps leading to it.
1t pushes up these as in haste, enters the
house and disappears to be seen here and
there about the place at uncertain inter-
vals. Fe hangs his head until his chin
touches the breast, and beyond a large
grizzled beard nothing Is to be seen of
his face, a sort of forage cap hiding the
upper part. The Brewsters say that this
tigule has haunted the place ever since
they can remember, and tha5 Mr.. Brew
sters father and mother, from whom he
inherited the place, often spoke of him
as ''the soldier" butpaid as little at
tention to him as they did.
Mr.. Mason is puzzled to know what
to do with tenant so unwelcome and
who will not be outed. he had prayers
said few weeks ago for the repose of
the dead, and while the clergyman re
manned in the house the phantom was
not seen, but on his visit ending, ''the
sergeant came back, and is as noisy and
as mischievOus as ever.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
INCREASE IN CRIME.
The PenitentiarY is Increasing Lots More
Than the Discharge.

The Penitentiary is Increasing Lots More
Than the Discharge.
An epidemic of crime is sweeping over
Georgia. Convicts are being sent to the
penitentiary at rate never before known
in the history of the state.
Since the first of December 50 have
been received, and there are 20 waiting
in Jail for guards to so after them and
transfer them. In the last three months
181 convicts have been received at the
different camps. Not one-third as many
have been discharged. Col. Jones, the
principal keeper of the penitentiary,
completed yesterday the list of the pris-
oners whose time expires i'll January,
and there are only IS of them.
The prisoners now going to the peni-
tertiary are mostly for long terms.
Their crimes were serious, burglaries, as
sault with intent to murder, and MUIR
der. On October 1 there were $40 con-
victs in the penitentiary. Now there
are nearly 2,1O0. This is a startling in
crease in so short time. The time will
soon come at this rate when Georgia's
convict army will number 5000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
One Cent for a Mail Contract.

From the Baltimore sun.
A man in Boonsborough, Washington
county, Md, thinks the times are out of
joint. He offered to carry the mails be-
tween Boonsborough and Keedysville
daily, except Sunday, free of charge.
The distance between the two stations is
some three miles and the bidder thought
he was bidding low enough to secure the
contract. But it was not awarded to
him. Another man offered to do the
work for an annual compensation of l
cent, and to him the contract was Saward-
ed. Now the man who wanted to do the
work free of charge is trying to find out
why he was not permitted to do so.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
Real Merit

Is the characteristic of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and it is manifested every day in
the remarkable cures this medicine &C
composites. Druggists say: When we
sell bottle of Hoods Sapsaparilla to a
new customer we are sure to see him
back in a few weeks after more, proving
that the good results from trial bottle
warrant continuing it's use. This posi-
tive merit Hoods SarsaparilIa possesses
by virtue of the peculiar combination,
proportion and process used in its prepa-
ration, and by which all the remedial
value of the Ingredient. us is retained
Hoods Sarsaparilla is thus peculiar to it.
self and absolutely unequalled in its
power as blood purifier, and as a tonic
for building up the weak and weary and
giving nerve strength.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
A Strange. weird story.

This ia said 10 be fact: An Atehison
woman lost her mother by death and
was too sick to attend the funeral. Ev-
erv night for month afterwards she was
awakened by her mothers voice moaD-
ing ooh, my hands, my hands" Once
a pair of ghostly hands appeared to her
that were clasped, as if trying to wrench
themselves apart. The woman was so
distressed she insisted on having her
mothers remains disintorred, and
found the hands were tied together with
a white ribbon. After the 1ribbon was
cut the vlsitations and noises ceased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11

''In buying cough medicine for chill
dren," says H. A. Walker, prominent
druggist of Ogden, Utah, 'never be
afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. There is no danger from it, and re-
lief always follows. / particularly rec
ommend Chamberlain's because / have
found il to be safe and reliable. 1t is
intended especially for colds, Group and
whooping cough" so cent bottles for
sale by Farrar & Farrar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11

3oth the method end results when
yrup of Figs is taken; ii ig pleasant
nd refreshing to the taste, snd acts
anly yet promptly on the Kidneys
liver and Bowels, cleanses The sy=
en- afactually, d;gpcls colds, head
ches and feTers and cuYes babituaI
constipation. Syrup o9 Figs is the
.nly remedy Of its kind ever pro-
1uced, pleasing to She taste and &C.
aeptable to the stomach, prompt in
Is action and truly beneficial in It's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable Substances, It's
many excellent qualities commend it
70 all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
nd 81 bottles by all leading drug
gista. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it prOmpsly for any one who
wishes to try (. DO not sOcspt any
substitute.
cALAORgN re sHRGr 60
,7e s=sssssass So
.ssea- as&s FSzaa 80
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11

For pains inthe chest there is nothind
better than a flannel cloth saturated
with Chamberlains Pain Balm ang
bound on over the seat of pain. 1t will
nroduce a counter irritation without
hIistering. and is not so disagreeable as
mustard; in fact, is much superior TO
any plaster on account OF It's paln-r re,
lieving qualities. If used IN time II VIII
prevent pneumonia. 90 cent bottles Tor
sale by Farrar d Farrar.