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THURSDAY, Aug. r. 1893.
TOWN & oou$rx-

Try Grandpa's wonder soap for sale by A Grover.
 Mrs. Forbach was a visitor at Ari- zola, Tuesday.
 Insure your hay, grain and other property with c. $. LeBaron.
 Monday Mrs. schofeld. of Casa Grande, returned from California.
 Union Sabbath School every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, at Casa Grande. Everyone cordially invited.
 Last Friday MT. George Schofeld, of Casa Grande. returned from Cali fornia.
 Hay for sale.-In ten and twenty ton lots. Apply to MT. Calvert Will son ArizOla.
 Mexican citizens of Casa Grandh are preparing to celebrate the Mexican independence day, September l6th.
 Five Hundred Tons of Alfalfa Hay For Sale. Can place on cars. George R. Morse, ArizOla.
 Wanted. Fifteen carloads Of beef cattle-0ne and two carloads per week Apply to George R. Morse, Arizola.
 In the storm Sunday night one of the bridges at Casa Grande was twist ed out of place little by the force of the water.
 Mrs. Williams of Casa Grande, who who is visiting in Tempe, is reported by the News as dangerously ill with typhoid fever.
 Mir C. ". Saunders has contracted to fence, clear and seed with alfalfa, eighty acres of land for Colonel Bar low.
 MT. W. r. Cooper. an accomplished typographist, has accepted posi- tion on THE OASIS, and will hereafter aid in the mechanical department of this journal.
 By Monday nights train, Mr. Roe, of Kentucky, the newly appointed agent at the Sacaton Indian Agency arrived from the east and is now in | charge of affairs.
 Monday Miss Julia Stoddard Thom- as went to Tucson, by the delayed train, on shopping excursion. re- turning the same evening by the reg ular passenger train.
 Mir. and Mrs. ". F. Dye, of Casa GFande, returned to San Francisco Monday eve hing the recent s'cutH of force on the s. P. R. R. having de- pFlyed Mr. D. of his position iq the aepet ~ Casa Ggands, l'
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Sunday night heavy rain storm cut the railroad in the vicinity of Red Rock, and suspended traffic about sixteen hours before damages were re- paired. The east bound passenger train laid at Casa Graade until nearly nN1n of Monday.
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Col. J " Barlow. United States Corps of Engineers, arrived at Arizo- la Tuesday evening, and was yester- day busily engaged looking over his recently purchased ranche and other property with view to beginning the work of improvement. The work contemplated by Colonel Barlow will add greatly to the attractiyeness of the country in the vicinity of Arizola, and of the town itself.
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InslalIation.

Last Saturday evening Casa Grandt Lodge of Good Templars selected ofli ce~s to serve the ensuing term, as fol- l3ws:
 E. Lohman, P. V. c. T:
 A Price. W. c. T.
 Julia Stoddard Thomas. ". V. T. Maggie Megson, secretary. MT. Stotiield, Asst Secretary. Maurice Stevens. treasurer. Mrs. F0rbach, chaplain. Elmer Mayhew. marshal Bertie Price, guard. George A Mauk. sentinel.
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Last Saturday MT, Elwood Hadley returned from bis trip east, bringing with him his Invalid son, who Is very III,
The oasis., 1893-08-17
Crop Report.
L. <. DEPT or AGRICULTURE,
 WEATHER BUREAU.

weather crop Bulletin No. 70 Of the
 Arizona Weather Service for the
 week ending August II, ls9s
 Good rains have fallen in all sec tions during the week, and the aver age precipitation for the entire terri tory has probably been considerably above the normal. The following comparisons in this connection are giyen:-At Tucson the normal for the week is IT of an inch, and the amount that fell was l.16 inches. At Yuma the normal is .l2 of an inch, and the amount recorded, 25 of an inch.
 A highly favorable feature of the weather since the beginning of the present rainy season is, that the rains have occurred at such intervals as to be of the greatest possible benefit to vegetation, which, with the seasona- ble temperatures, high humidity. and moderate sunshine, have combined to make the past few weeks period of ideal auspicl0uSness.
 Reports from all sections are invar- iably encouraging and gratifying.
 The following are reports from cor respondents:
 Prescott, Yavapai co.-Good rains have pushed all vegetation. Corn and alfalfa look well. Concord grapes are ripcning: Concords are full crop. Range grass will be good this fall, as there is not half the usual number ol cattle to eat it.
 Cottonwood Sunshine, clouds and showers throughout the week. Corn, melons. potatoes, and, in fact, every thing in the vegetable line, have been and are still in theii element. The fruit crop was never so good; peaches are immense. The range is being greatly benefited by rain and cattle are generally in good condition: calf crop pretty fair.
 Walnut Grove The past week has been warm; everything growing fine; q good rain on the 9th.
 Pine, Gila co.-Crops of all kinds look well. Have had plenty of ripe peaches and some apples for last two weeks. Still continues Go rain every day: on the night of the 5tb 1t rained very heavily all night. think there has fallen about ? inches of water this week. Potatoes and corn look very nice; expect q large yield this year.
 GTcatervillc, Pima co. Grass ls about six or seTen inches high: egcry- thing taking a new stat. There are apple trees are in bloom for the sec ond time. Figs, grapes, pears and peaches find a ready sale at 3 cents per ID. retail
 WM. Bu Rncwc. Director. TrcsoN. A. T.
 NOTE Reports from several rcgu- lar spondents failed to arrive this week presumably owing to delay of mails by washouts.
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In the advertising columns of THE OASIS this week, there appears the card of the Tempe Hotel, one of the best kept and most popular caravans cries ia Arizona. Messrs Smith & Powell keep a home-like and comfort able place where tourists and travel CTS can always find tue best accommo- dations and most attentive service.
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Last May Martin F. Warren was taken to the territorial insane asylulN from Florence. seemingly in the last stages of consumption and hopelessly insane. The other day he was dis charged from that institution in the full enjoyment of all hls mental fac ulties and fully restored t9 health,
The oasis., 1893-08-17

A large number of copies of TIE OASIS are sent out each week by Tine Arizola Land < Improvement G., to advertise the place and its property. Anyone receiving the paper without having subscribed may know that the copy sent them is by the Land and Improvement Company
 MT. Ernest Lohman, the Casa Grande, barber who had been visiting the new mining camp in the Super stition mountains, returned home last week and immediately packed up his shop and household belongings and fixed 70 move.
The morning call., 1893-06-09

through to each yard, as they were sur
rounded by fences and there were no gates.
Immediately after the accident the
streams were ordered to be cut into the
yards of the houses on Lyo street, and
we poured them on the two houses that
were burning there. About half an hour
afterward it was reported that Windrow VI
was missing, and | suggested that he would
be found under the fallen chimney. Mean
time the back of the house bad fallen and
had covered the lower portion of his body"
William Carroll, porter at the Morgue,
testified to the identity of the bodies, as be
had known the men for years.
The jury retired, and in a few minutes
returned the following verdict:
That Richard Wndrow. age 43 years, natiy.
lty Alabama, occupation butcher. residence
southwest corner of Twenty-siXth and Mlssion
streets, city ana county of San Francisco, mar.
RED, came to his death at the corner of Page
and Lyon streets, city and county of San Fran
cisco, from general burns received at fire;
and we further fud:
That Edward Davis. age % years. nativity
massachusetts,, occupation painter, residence
lOl6 Army street, city and county of San
same time and place from fracture of skull
and We further find:
mat Charles Madison, age 27 years, nativity
Cafornia, OCCUPATION carpen er. residence
I7l4 Church street, city and county of San
Francisco. married. came to his death at the
same lime and place from fracture OF skull;
and we further find:
1nat they came TO their death accidentally
In the performance of their duty.
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ALL=ROUND SPORT.
Will the July Regatta Be
a Failure ?
Arrival of Famous Australian
Pug;list - Fashionable Dogs
From England.

The Pacific Coast Rowing Association
should have met last evening to arrange a
programme of aquatic events for July
but for some reason the secretary failed 10
notify the members and. as a result, only
few OF the latter appeared at head
quarters.
OF the many pas times there seems to be
less life in aQua,ics on this coast than any
of the other branches. This can be easily
accounted for. New blood IS needed
among the antiquated oarsmen to stir up
the fading sparks and until an infusion
takes place the sporting public need not
hope for change in aquatic sport on this
coast
1t is certain that unless the Rowing AS
soclation bestir itself and show some little
enthusiasm, the Fourth of July committee
will ignore it altogether and give whatever
surplus funds there may be on hand to the
bicyclists-a fraternity of athletes who
can be depended upon to give the public a
hrst-class days entertainment.
A late private dispatch from Austin,
Tex, states that the final single sculi
race. which will be rowed tomorrow, will
be won by Edward Hanlan.
1t looks as if old Ned had captured the
field and had arranged things to suit him
salf
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Rruntree. 1t broke out between the stalls
and The loft. The stable was used as a
storeho ouse for great deal OF old truck,
which Rountree utilized from time to time
in his business. There were paint aud oil
cans near where the fire broke out. l have
a witness who tried to save horse while
the flames were burning in the loft.
"As far as the explosion which was
heard by a number of people is concerned,
it actually occurred. There is no doubt
about it. Oil in a can may explode. 1t
was not the gas machine in the slipper
factory which exploded. for that is still
there and does not show any signs of ex-
plosion."
WAS the fire, then, caused by sponta-
neous combustion?" was asked
Il do not say so," replied the Fire Mar
shal. "Such things have occurred. You
know If an old pair of overaIls soaked
with grease and oil are left around they
may take fire by themselves. DO not say
that this occurred in the lre on Wednes-
day morning, because l have not yet flu
ished the investigation.
The fault of the big fire lay in the lack
OF nre protection-no hydrants and little
water. What we want is more hydrants
and mere engines"
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THE PUGILISTS.
Young Critic and Jim Barron Have
Arrived From Australia.

The steamer Alameda which arrived YES
terday had on board the famous feather
weight pugilst Critic. This phenomena al
little pugilist reached this city too late 10
win thousands of dollars. which he could
have easily pocketed had he come year
ago.
Critic or Young" Griffo as he is named
by his countrymen, is one of the most
clever pugilsts Australia has shipped to
this country, and, until he grew reckless
in his habits, he could have commanded
BACKING for as much as $4,000 against any
of the crack feather weights of the world.
Critic looks every inch fighter.
He carries mushroom ear which proves
beyond suspicion that he has had several
hard goes" in the land of the Southern
cross. Ed Alexander, his manager, will
ship him East in few days where he ex-
poets TO sign articles with either Sollv
Smith, the California champion, or George
Dixon, the champion feather-weight of
America and England.
Critic is a stout built fellow and some
what resembles Soly Smith in his make
up. He has brought with him the "rocks"
accent which Mulholland first introduced
i'll this country some years ago.
Among the other distinguished" pas
sengers was Professor Jim Barron, a
fighter who made a harvest in this city
when pugilism was f1ourishing.
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PHILOSOPHIC NED.
Foster of the Bella Union
Accepts His Fate.
TO BE RUN WITHOUT WOMEN.
He Moralizes Upon Theaters in Gem
eral and the Superior Character Of
the Old Kearny- Street Resort.

Ned Foster, the proprietor of the Bella
Union, returned to the city from his May
field farm Yesterday morning. Ned was.
as usual, immaculate as to personal ap-
pearance, but Ned's theater is sight to
behold.
Ned's long coat was of brand new
ehevot, his plug hat shone like mirror
and he had white tie with neat little
coral pin.
But the Bella Union Theater, over whose
destinies Ned has presided for seven or
eight years. looked the picture Of ruin and
disorder. and seemed to be in the throes Of
death, Its general condition of wretched-
ness is heightened by great piles of
benches and chairs in the center OF the
auditorium. The curtain, with picture
of Shakespeare, who has for years been a
favorite author among the Bella Unionists,
was rolled up so tightly as to endanger the
respiration OF the great dramatlst. Boards
are torn out here and there and an ugly
brick wall takes the place OF the painted
garden at the rear OF the stage. The
boxes are hollow aud bare.
The spectacle is too painful to Foster,
so he keeps himself mostly at an uptown
saloon.
Mr.. Foster is full of views on the all
absorbing topic of speculation among the
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with much pomp by the steerage passen

gers.
Mr.. Mcmahon gave some very interest
Ing accounts of catching boxing kangaroos
in the bush. "Only large kangaroOs are
good as boxers" he said, land it requires
a great deal of hard work and hard hunt
ing to find these big fellows. l have
hunted for months trying to catch kanga-
roos laige enough to make their debut in
the show business. although marsupials
are as common in Australia as jackrabbits
are IN Fresno County.
Lady Jack. here, is tenor singer"
continued Mr.. Mcmahon with laugh, "at
least that is what we call her. She is not
as big as Jack by long way, but the old
man thinks great deal of her.
Did y0us know that kangaroos could
he loyesick? Well. they can, and Jack has
shed many bitter tears from his big brown
expressive eyes sinre he parted with his
wife some months ago.
es, the big buck kangaroo Mr.. Me-
kenna brought with him died at Honolulu.
His was sad demise. He tried to keep
up his spirits-and his 'props'-and appear
IN condition. but the truth in the matter is
ocean voyages are not good for these
animals. Cold winds have a very bad
effect on kaDgaroo's constitution,
My proteee, Jack, is going to spar with
Corbett. Jim treats the proposition lightly.
but he will find that Jack is no mean
opponent, and though he does not fight
Will make my pugilist tremble.
u have Manager Brady's contract in mv
pocket" said Mr.. McMahon, reaching
after the document and handling it fondly.
Jack will box with Jim and give MIN a
good set-to l guess"
BY this time the Alameda's crew had got
the big cage containing Lady Jack and
her travelling companion into place. pre-
parat0ry TO swinging it ashore
Lady Jack looked meekly on and swung
hcr canGal appendage gracefully about the
sltaW noor OF her cage like a lady switch
ing her train. Her companion. who has
not the honor of cognOmep, being as vet
an uneducated and scienceless offspring of
nature, gaZed calmly on, occasionally stick
Ing his long fngernails between the wires
as though inviting some deckhand to be-
come manicure artist.
1here is no doubt about this latter nspi-
"a rant Tor marsupial pugilist honors being
oulit from the ground up" as is the case
with nearly all kangar5os. His head and
snculders are not in proportion to the re-
malnder of his body. Nature d id not build
a, kangaroo to strike from the shoulder.
!. i MS IS wHy they cannot be trained to stop
the ugly habit of kicking.
Lady Jack cannot box. but, like Ill mem
peLs oi 'he female sex, she can scratch and
make the lur fly. 1t would be slander to
say SAY thaI she was seasick on the voyage up
although she did not enioy the best of
health She did not like the rolling of the
steamer nor enjoy the stiff sea gales A
Iolling prairie and a sandstorm would have
oeen appreciated more by Lady Jack.
AFTER her cage was lowered Jacks wife
was hurried away to her busband,s fro in
ing quarters on First street.
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buildings on Page street. between BAKER

buildings on Page street, between BAKER
and Lyon.
"We had been working for fifteen or
twenty minutes" he said, when some
thing hlt me and knocked me down. l was
unconscious for few minutes, and when
! recovered l found that my leg was in
Jured and | crawled away. Then ] saw
them carrying two bodies away, which !
recognized at those of Davis and Madi-
son.
Some time afterward l discovered that
Wlndrow was missing, and l got stream
turned on and his body was found under
the bricks of the fallen chimney.
I'VE crossed from Oak street to Page
over the vacant ground and were playing
on the back part of the houses when the
chimney fell l think the chimney was
on the second house from Lyon street.
The District Engineer and Mr.. Welsh or
dered the men in. and there were other
companies there at the time. In front was
row of houses on Page street with yards
and fences in The rear. The men could
lot rush back very well as the yards were
very small.
There were lot of men around rescu-
ing Windrow's body. l heard some one
cry out Here he is, but didn't know who
1t was. Windrow's head was seen first.
Ii lay against the fence. 1t looked as if
he had been knocked backward when he
was hit.
Davis was appointed to my company
last February. Madison on April Is. and
Windrow had been member since it was
organized, having been transferred from
engine II. Davis and Madison were extra
men,"
w. j. Kelly of hose company testified
that he was at the fire when the men were
killed.
We led engine Z and then engine 13
into the back buildings on Page street.
between Baker and Lyon" he said.
After knocking down the fences with our
axes and passing through the third yard
saw Windrow and Dunno on the pipe. l
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THE RELIEF FUND.
A Benefit Performance at the Grove
Street Theater

On Sunday afternoon, June 25 next. the
Groye-street Theater will give benefit fol
the families of the firemen who were killed
on "Wednesday evening. Milton Mobiles
celebrated play, ''The Phenix," will be
presented with strong cast. The theate,
will give every cent that comes into the
boX-otfice. The prices will be raised fol
the one performances to so cents for re-
served seats and 25 cents for general ad-
mission. All the tickets will be given to
the fremen of engine company 13 to mark
and place on sale. The offer is most
generous one on the part of the managers
of the Grove-Street Theater, and will
probably result in adding from $500 tC
$1,000 TO the relief fund.
Subscriptions to the relief fund may be
left at The CALLS branch Office on Market
street. near kearny, or at the main bust
ness office on Montgomery street, neal
CLAY,
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MARRIED.


wISEMAN-LEwCOWIT this city, June 4,
1893. by the Rev. NJ :. Levy, John Wiseman
of Guatemala and Elsie Lewkowitz of San Fran
cisco.
COHN-CoHEN-In this city, June a, 1898 by
the Rev. NJ S. Levy, Elias Cohn and Miss A.
Cohen.
BAUMI.-ASCH-In this city. June 4, 1893, by
the Rev. NJ. S. Levy. Wolf l.. Baum and Estela
Asch.
MEISTER-OLCOVICH-In this city, June 4.
1893 by the Rev NJ. S. Levy. Samuel Meister
and Pauline Olcovich.
ZETT-TODT-In this city, June 8. 1893. by the
Rev. j. Fuendeling, August L. Zett and Alma
Todt.
REIMERS-THIESS-i this city, June 8. 1893.
by the Rev J. Fuendeling, Louis Reimers and
Marie Thiess
JoHANNS-CARLE-In this city. June 4. 1893,
by the Rev. j. Fuendeling, Theodor Johanns
and Marie Garlic
SEYDEN-WEDEMEYE Erin this city, June 4.
1898. by the Rev. j. Fuendeling. Henry u. Sey-
den and Augsta Wedemeyer.
ROBINSON-JENKINS S - In this city. June z,
1898, by the Rev. j. Fuendeling. William p.
Robinson and Mabel E. jenkins.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this city. June 7,
1898. by the Rev. j. FuendeliEg, Joseph Crate
and Fesina Meierdierks.
tEASELEE- CIR AUL-In this city, june g. 1898.
by the Rev. Dr. G. o. Brown, w lillian w.
Peasiee of Portland. Or. aud Myra E. Craul of
Oakland,
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passed on into the fourth yard and heard
some one cry out that a chimney had
fallen and buried the men. We put the
stream on the fallen mass and soon pulled
out Davis and Madison. Afterward l told
Mr.. kennard that / was sure Windrow
was there also as | HAD seen him while
passing through the ward. Then a stream
was turned on and Windrow's body was
found.
''The chimneys were not exactly at the
back of the buildings. At least [ don't
think so. Windrow's bLdy was covered
about twenty feet in depth. 1t is Gus
tomary TO 60 as close to burning build
ing when it is deemed necessary. Outside
of the falling chimney l know of no other
canSe for their death. they had not ex-
posed themselves unnecessarily and their
death was unavoidable in the circum-
Stances"
Gould you have worked on the build
ings anv other way?" asked juror.
I'VE couldn't get to them very well any
other way"
"Was the chimney on top of these bricks
Won have referred to? asked the same
juror.
1T was the chimney itself that fell upon
them,' replied Kelly. in surprised tone.
Dr.. A. 2. O'Brien said he had made a
cursory examination of the bodies. He
noticed that Davis skull was fractured.
WlndroW, burns were sufficient to cause
death. He only glanced at Madson's S
body. He did not know that he would be
examined, otherwise he would have made
a more careful examination.
James Randford. foreman of No. Hose
Company, testified that he was at the fire
Oh the corner of Page and Lyon streets.
Il was quite close to the men, he said,
probably about six feet from them when
the chimney fell. l heard a crash, but
did not see the chimney fall. This chin
ney must have been defective, because. al
a general rule a chimney is the last thing
to fall.
The accident happened in the third
yard. | was going from 1T to the fourth
ward when the crash came. l had Just
time to make jump to save myself. |
Immediately cried for help and they all
fiockpd in and found the bodies of Madison
and Davis.
I'VE had TO chop our way with our axes
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IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

A NEW TRIAL FOR MONAGHAN
Judge Seawell yesterday heard motion
for new trial on behalf of Joseph p.
Monaghan, who was convicted last week of
obtaining money by false prstense. Couu-
sci contended that Mopaghan's conviction
was void. on the ground that he was never
asked to plead either guilty or not guilty.
In rebnttai OF this contention Assistant
District Attorney Rinkle cited a recent
decision in criminal trial in New York
State where prisoner did not plead, yet
was convicted and the conviction stood.
The matter was taken uader advisement.
ANTI-CHINEsE WoRK.-An anti-Chinese
mass-meeting was held last night at the
corner of Twen:y-fourth and Alabama
streets. 1t was voted to organize an anti
Chinese law and order league. Il. j.
Weaver was elected president and Ed
ward O'Brien secretary, and 165 men
signed the roll. Addresses were delivered
by I. }. Weaver. DR.. c. c. O'Donnell and
others. Another meeting will be held to-
night at the corner Of Twentieth and
Howard streets.
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JACK is HAPPY
The Kangaroo Boxers
Wife Arrives.
Manager Mcmahon Says Marsupials
Large Enough to Be Pugilists
Are Very Scarce.

KanRaroos. Indians, prze-fghters and
racehorses came to town yesterday MORN
ing on the steamer Alameda, from sgd
ney. Apia and Honolulu.
The kangaroos attracted more attention
than all, for one of the party is the wife of
Gentleman Jack, the champion kangaroo
boxer of the world.
Joe Mcmahon, Gentleman Jacks man
ager, was on the wharf to receive Mr.. Nc
Kenna, who brought with him Lady Jack
and two other kangaroos, one of which
died at Honolulu and was buried at sea
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High-Bred Dogs.

George Croker, well-kuown sports.
man, has received from England two
handsome Llewellyn settlers, and also two
beautiful pointers Mr.. Crocker has al
ready in his kennels some magnificent
hunting dogs, bur, desirous of having the
best stock obtains able, he has now the
most fashionable kennel of field-trial dogs
in the State. Mr.. Crocker is prominent
member of the Country CLUB.