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The oasis., 1897-08-28
SONORA SETTINGS.
A Collection of Happenings in the State
 Over the Line.

 Bonillas returned from trip to Her mOsillO.
 Don Ruperto Gatica is the lad ministradorn at the head of the new custom house at Sasabe.
 Extensive arrangements are under way for grand ball at Hermosillo on the lstb of September.
 Monday MT. G. M. Weeks. manager of the National Mexican Mining X Developing Co.,, at Fl Plomo, started for Chicago
 A, good rain Sunday raised the water in the reservoir at Prietas to such stage that plentiful supply for the season is now assured.
 Tuesday evening MT. John Gowan, of the hustling firm of Harlow X Gowan, returned from a trip to his Socorro mine, near Carbo
 Tuesday MT. W. c. Pomeroy went cut to the Ajos mountains for pros pecting trip. He expected to be gone month or six weeks.
 Mir ]. F. Allan, general manager of the Mexican Gold X Silver Recovery Co.,, with headquarters at the City of Mexico, Is visiting Sonora.
 It is reported that ex-Governof Thornton Of New Mexico, has suc- ceeded in negotiating the sale of the San Miguel mine, in the Ures dis trict, for s25O,O00.
 The mishap to the steam chest of Of the hoisting engine at the Creston shaft has caused the laying off of a large number of men who are taking advantage of the lay of to make visits in Arizona, California and elsewhere.
 Mir. Louis c. Friend and MT. Andrews of Kansas City, who were visiting Sonora recently in the inter- est of an eastern syndicate, have re- turned home. They expect to return to Sonora early in October and will establish mining bureau at Hermo- sillo.
 A report comes from Prietas that on Saturday or Sunday the steam chest at the Creston hoist exploded scattering it into so many pieces that repair is impossible and a new head will have to be cast. The accident is said to have necessitated shutting down the mine for time and temporarily throwing out of employment a large number of men.
 Sunday evening grand concert by local amateur talent was given at lermosillo, in aid of La Junta Pa triotica,' the committee having in charge of arrangements for proper ob- seryance of the Mexican Independence Day-September l6th. The enter tainment was grand success, there being large and enthusiastic audi ence, while the programme, consisted 10 an artistic sense, was very fine.
 Wednesday the mill of the Colorado Mining Co.,, at Las Planchas, started up after complete and thorough over hauling. Everything is in first class condition and working finely. During the suspension of the mill develop ment has been vigorously prosecuted, agreat area of virgin ground is open ed up and ready for stoping, and there are over thousand tons of high grade silver ore on the dump, with many thousands of tons in sight iD
The oasis., 1897-08-28
MORALES NOTES.
late resting Items Gathered Around the
 Line Cities.

gain. Enquire at this office.
 MT. Miller photographer from Globe, is recent arrival at Nogales. He will remain here some weeks.
 Monday Mr. w. s. Sturges. whose visit was noted last week, returned to La Osa.
 Unless you are well shod you are not well dressed. Go to R. VasQuez at the Red House, and buy pair of ele- gant and stylish shoes.
 This week Mir J. R. Southworth has received another large lot of fine half Zone eDgravings for his forth coming work ''Sonora Ilustrado."
 Tuesday evening Mrs. Sullivan and her children came up from Prietas to visit time at Nogales and escape the hot weather
 MT. C. O. Bowman, who was ib- jured a couple of months ago by fall ing from a ladder at the opera house, is again out and about town on crutches.
 ScHLITz beer received the highest award for purity at the Columbian Exposition. J.T. Brickwood sells it at IO cents glass, Mexican money.
 Presi0eat Mckinley has issued a proclamation dedicatipg to the public use of 3 trip ofland al Nopales sixty feet @lue and two miles aleag the lns ternational boundary.
 Messrs. Harlow X Gowan received yesterday the furniture for their fonice, which they have unpacked and arranged in their new office in the Brown building, near THE OASIS office, and they are now prepared to do business on the "tin du siecle" plan.
 Monday MT. J. T. Brickwood re- ceiyed another carload of the celebrat- ed Schlitz Milwaukee beer the se- cond for the month. Consumption of this deseryedly popular beer, under Mr. Brickwoods able and liberal management of the business has in- creased wonderfully in Nogales.
 The work on "Sonora Ilustrado'' is now so far advanced that an idea can be formed of what the book will be. The letter press and engravings are remarkably fine. The iron tis- piece, a full page engraving of Gov ernor Corral, is declared by all who see 1t as one of the finest portraits ever turned off press.
 The prophet who predicted the event before it happened, got in his work on the recent flood at Nogales. And Wednesday morning when a slight shower came up, he was report ed as delivered of another vaticination, to the great discomfort of a number of citizens who have prejudice against getting their feet wet.
 The Sonora News O., have arranged ed to establish at Nogales circulat ing library, and to that end have laid in large stock of novels and works, of fiction, both standard and recent. By the arrangement each parion will pay twenty-five cents American money when taking out the first book. After reading that they can return it and take another, paying five cents, and continuing so long as desiredoat a cost of five cents for each
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
HEGIRA FROM JAPAN.
The Advance Guard on the Way to
Cheap Lands in Mexico.


SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 1S97.-The
Steamer City of Para, which sails this
morning for South American ports, car
ries with her party of forty Japanese,
who. arrived here last week on the Steam
er Gaelic, and who form the first large
lot of emigrants bound for the big Mexi-
can free grant that have yet left Japan.
Their leader, Okena Egato, an army Off
Ger, who has been thoroughly educated in
European colleges, is on his way to Mex
leo to make complete investigation of
the advantages offered
Our countrymen get this land for ten
cents an acre with freedom from all kinds
of taxation for the first ten years." he
said kast night. 81 think the proposition
is one that will bring population of 40
600 Japanese into Mexico inside of the
next two years. Several agents are now
canvassing the interior districts of Japan
and are making announcements about the
project to all the people, especially the
small farmers, and thousands of appli-
cations have been received already at
Namagaski and Kobe. Our colony, which
borders on San Benito, below Acapulco, is
Just now in process of formation These
men have with me will bring the num-
Der of those on the ground up to about
300, but there will be 5000 more by July.
Our Government looks with great favor
on the scheme, because it will relieve our
own congested districts. and bye-and-bye
send our outside money into circulation
into Japan, besides opening up new
freight business and traffic routes that
may become permanent"
The next lot of Japanese will arrive in
the first week of May, and will consist of
400 young men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
WHEAT RUsHEs UP.
News From Greece Creates a FURRY
on the Exchanges.

on the Exchanges.
NEW YORK, April 49, 1S97-The break
ing of the war cloud in Southern Europe
put the wheat market in a state of
excitement this morning. Long before the
opening, crowds of brokers were on hand,
discussing the situation. The curb price
for May was S25s or an advance of
three cents over Saturdays one o'clock
figures. AS the market opened the scene
in the exchange became one of wild ex-
element Amid the tremendous tumult
May wheat started off at S24, jumped to
S3A, reacted little, and then whirled up
to $685. all within the first five minutes,
and after that the marken pursued an
irregular and errotic course under con-
tinued great excitement
The statement of the visible supply of
grain in store and afioat on Saturday
April H. as compiled by the New York
Produce Exchange, is as follows.-Wheat
"a, ,i03 900 bushels, decrease S64, 600; oats
13, ,657 coo bushels, increase $4,000; rye,
363O,000 bushels, decrease 12,O00; barley
3,293,000 bushels, increase 5SS,000.
CHICAGO. April 10, .1Ss7-Before
Change opened it was regarded as a cer-
tainty that the market would jump on
account of the war news and at the tap
of the bell the wheat pit became a sea
of shouting, struggling operators. There
were no foreign markets owing to the
holiday season abroad, but they were not
needed, everything being lost sight of in
the general interest in the struggle now
considered fairly on between Turkey and
Greece. Fortunately, perhaps for many
commission men, there was more wheat
offered than anticipated. In the flood of
realizing which broke the advance so
sharply during the first half hour John
Cudahy took a leading part The pit was
perfect Babel, spectators fairly climbed
over themselves in their eagerness to
cover or dispose of wheat already show
ing heavy profit, and the packed gal
leries were treated to a scene of excite
nlent seldom witnessed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
LONDON is ORACULAR.
.[By Gable to The Associated pregs1

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, April 10, 1897.-The news Of
the outbreak of hostilitlas on the Greek
frontier has caused but little sensation
here. The permanent officials and the
Turkish Embassy have received no in,
formation beyond the fact that war has
been declared The correspondent of the
Associated Press understands that .rur.
key has no idea of territorial conquest
because she is aware that the Powers
would not sanction an advance tt
Athens. The idea is that she will first
attempt to capture Larfssa and .her
march on Trikhala and Phanari If these
also are captured Turkey would be in q
position to compel Greece to comply witt
the demands of the Powers
The Turkish fleet however, is still ir
the 'Dardanelles, where it is likely to, re-
main as long as the Greeks continue ac.
tive. 1t is reported that the powers, sc
far from blockading Greek ports, will
even allow Colonel Vassos and his army
to return to Greece if he decides to dc
so. In any case the Greek fleet would
be able to harass Turkey at many points
besides, in addition, keeping open the
supply of provisions and munitions fol-
the Greek army.
The latest advices from Arta show that
the rains have been followed by three
days of hot, fine weather and the river
Arakphos, which alone separates the op-
posing armies, is rapidly shrinking. The
hill roads are improving in condition. II
is at this point that the severest and
deadliest fighting may be expected.
Another question of dominating in
fiuence is whether the Greeks can engi-
neer an uprising in Macedonia and the
Sporades Islands. Russia and Germany
are meanwhile content to see Greece and
Turkey crippling each other for many
years to come so long as the Balkan
States are kept quiet.
In spite of the fact of it's being holi-
day here today, there was great activity
at the Foreign Office, where the full staff
was at work the whole day long. The
Italian, German, Austrian. Swedish
French and Turkish Ministers had 4
lengthy conference with Sir Thomas H
Sanderson, the Permanent Secretary OF
the Foreign Office. The latter informed
a representative of the Associated Press
that the powers had not yet decided tc
interfere in the war between Greece and
Turkey and would probably await the
issue which, he added, should be SHARP
and decisive, as the Greeks have little
chance of ultimately winning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
OFFICIAL ADVIOEs.
The State Department Hears of the
War-Ereaks In Turk aE


WASHINGTON. D. G., April 10, 1897
After much effort, owing probably to
some confusion to wire transmission. the
State Department officials have succeed
ed in translating the cipher cable dis
patch received by Secretary Sherman last
night from U. S. Minister Terrell at
Ccnstantinople. The result was the off,
cial statement
"The Department of State has received
despatch from the United States Min
lister to Turkey concerning the rupture of
relations between that country and
Greece and the Turkish declaration of
war.
Mr.. Terrell states that the Minister
from Greece has been informed that he
must leave before next Wednesday,. He
is not permitted to communicate by tele-
graph with the Greek Government.
There are perhaps 10000 men subjects
of Greece in Turkey; all subjects of
Greece are required to leave CONSTANT
nople in fifteen days. The note OF the
Porte to the Foreign Powers disclaims
any desire for territorial acquisition. The
Greek Minister informs Mr. Terrell that
the Greek government requires all sub
jects of Greece of military age reserved
for military duty. The Turkish govern
naent claims that regular Greek troops
seized and were fortifying AnalipsSs in
violation of agreement prohibiting it,
Hence an attack there by the Turks on
the 18th. Turkish troops are scattered
along the border of Thessaly and cannot
quickly concentrate for decisive battle.
This may enable the Greek army to fight
them in detail.
The Turkish Minister, Moustapha Bey,
has communicated with Secretary Sher-
man on the status of the Turko-Grecian
conHlct He ofncially informed the Amer
lean Secretary Of State of the terinina-
ton of diplomatic relations between Tur-
key and Greece and of the attitutie of
offense which Turkey had been COM
pelied TO take BY reason OF the. aggrtssive
course q Greece. It was expisessly
Known however, that no declaration OF
war had been issued Until this official
step is taken the hostilities aionlI the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
BIRTHDAY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.
Obstinate Opposition Against which

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the First Enterprises Contended.
What has been regarded by some as the
birthday of the railway locomotive oc-
Cured on September 27, 1926, with Ste
phenson as the father of the event. The
Stockton & Darlington Railway had been
built. and. through his persistent impor-
tunities, laid with iron, instead of wood
en-, rails. 1t had been intended merely
for horse-draught, but the inventor pre-
vailed upon the owners to allow him a
trlal OF his steam locomtiye.
stephenson himself was the driver on
that occasion, and, before a tremendous
crowd OF curious and, for the most part.
lncreaul1ns me ,1I people. he drew a train of
nearly thirty wagons loaded with passen-
gers and coal, at a speed Of twelve or
hfteen miles per hour. Thus the fret
train that ever carried passengers made
It's journey IN safety, and the enthusiasm
OF the multitude was indescribable
But, notwithstanding this denonstra- I
ton, the locomotive was still unn1erei1,ilIv
rldiculed by the majority Nor was tbis
r1d1cule connned to the ignorant classes !.
the aplest engineers contended that If
Was was Tlalcuious e. g suppose that. steam
petition with horse power for TRANSPORTS
ton. Almost incredible as it MAJ now
seem. 1t is fact that political economists
inveighed against the railway and the en-.
glne asNconstltuting an imaginary reform.
doubtful-would deprive stage drivers
teamsters and innkeepers of their iival;,
hoodl It was in the face of an alrnost
universal opposition, of the wild, m
reasonable 1 klnd that few men led BY
onward, and finally established the rail-,
road and the locomotive as Institutions nf
Lne land-Ine Engineering Magazine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
NEW ORLEANS AROUSED.
Energetic Work to Save tho City
from the NEfssfssfppi

NEW ORLEANS, April 10, 1S97.-The
city has caught the fever of excitement,
and though the authorities insist that the
line is well protected and no danger ex-
lists, the citizens held several mass meet
ings and urged action, pledging all the
money needed This has induced the
Board to build the temporary levees two
feet higher, after having already provid-
ed for atemporary rise of two feet A
large force Of men are at work night and
day on the upper levees, and by tonight
this extra safeguard Will be completed.
Work will then be begun on the CONNER
cial section, and two feet Of sandbags
adde there by Tuesday night.
The 'Carollton levee, about which most
of the agitation is in progress, is at the
head of the finest residence avenue in the
city. and as spectator stands at the top
he looks upon the roofs of mansions
while almost wetting his feet in the
mighty river that is now eager to break
its banks. One glance at the picture is
sufficient to account for the anxiety
which has led to much bitter attack upon
the really good work the Levee Board
has ACCOMPLISHED
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
OHIO TOWN In DANGER.
Belief That Ineendiaries Plotted
the Destruction Of Berea
by Fire.

BEREA. Ohio, April 49, 1S97.-One of the
largest fires in the history of Berea broke
out at about six A. M. in a vacant frame
building in the central portion of the
business part of the town and at the
time of writing over half of Berea is in
flames.
The vacant shumway block was the
starting point of the fire and it is thought
II was set with the intention of sweeping
the town. If so, the plan has almost sue
ceeded as at present many of the prin-
cipal stores, the City Hotel, Beckwith' S
ivery stables, the Miller block and
numerous barns and small business places
are on f1re and others are in danger.
Besides, two houses in other parts of
town are burning, having been set on
ire, 1T is thought. Most of the merchants
had enough warning to save the larger
part of their goods, but from a rough
estimate, it is thought that the loss is
at present over 100000.
There is a strong wind blowing. and
owing to that fact the fire is making
greater headway, but as the fire depart
ment has only one small hand-pump,
they can do almost nothing to stop the
nre, which has now cut big sWath
along the business part Of Front and
iiiuSe StTeetS, leaving nothing standing.
FIRE engines from Cleveland have been
sent for.
The fire has jumped over Bridge street
ana 1t Is almost sure to sweep down
wind, may again jump across Front
street and destroy the whole business
part of town. The people are stand
ing on the street in a helpless condition.
Mayleyss restaurant and several small
buildings are swept to the ground, while
Front and Bridge streets, from Loomis'
grocery store to Council Hall and be-
yond, are mass of ruins. The fire com
pany from No. rs house, in Cleveland
have arrived with hose cart and en-
gine, and with their help the fire will
soon be under control. Twenty-Five build
ings have been burned to the ground so
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
WATER CONSPIRACY
Jersey City Being Insid-
iously Cut OFF from the
RockaWay River
Supply.
NEW LITTLE FALLS SCHEME
East Jersey Water Company gri-
umphant in Its Long Fight
Democrats Object.
lew LITTLE FALLS SCHEME

The Street and Water Commissioners
at their meeting this afternoon will make
temporary water contract with the East
Jersey Water Company, to run until Sep
tember "a, 1900. The price to be paid per
million gallons will be as told in "The
News" on Saturday, s37 for the first year.
SS6 for the second, and $35 for the last.
The contract will be made by the votes
OF Commissioners Brown, Harding and
Weastell. Commissioners BoItwood and
Heintze will oppose it.
Their objections will not be to the
price demanded. At last Fridays con-
ference the representatives of the East
Jersey Company announced that from
now until 1900 they will furnish the city
Just as much Pequannock water as pos
sible." Commissioners Boltwood and
Heintze hold that this promise is too
| indefinite, and may mean that seven
million gallons will be furnished daily or
seventeen. In the event of the Pequan-
mock falling below the quantity con-
sumed by the city, the company is to
gather the additional quantity required
from the Great Falls of the Passaic. No
matter how much Passaic is furnished the
prices are to remain as given above The
supply to be taken at Great Falls is to
be only temporary. however, the COM
pany's representatives announcing that it
is their intention to soon gather such
Passaic as will be necessary from Little
Falls.
Before it will be possible to deliver
Passaic water from Little Falls, however.
the company insists that the city will
have to allow it eighteen months in which
to acquire a right of way from the Falls
to the city and lay new mains.
To that proposition the Republicans
have consented, but Commissioners Bolt
wood and Heintze are not agreeable They
say that they are in favor of a temporary
water supply, but they are opposed to
d1shlng up PaSsaic to consumers, no mat
ter how pure the company says the
water is.
1t was the general impression of all
the city officials a few months ago that
the East Jersey Water Company never
wanted Jersey City to have the waters
avallapie IN the Rockaway watershed, but
wanted the city to have just
fl,s fne Supply that 1t is now proposed to
furnish, viz, that gathered at Little
Falls. At Little Falls there is a bountiful
supply of Passaic and the East Jersey
people say it is free from pollution Ex-
perts who have gone over the ground.
however, claim that the Passaic at the
Falls will be just as contaminated in
few years as it is at the Belleville intake
today.
Commissioners Boltwood and Hefntze
Will make hot fight against the con-
tract this afternoon, but it will go
through just the same.
The East Jersey Company hopes soon
to sell the Rockaway water to the Greater
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
GRECIAN GALLANTRY
The Little Army Of Patriots
Gets the Best of the
Turkish Barbarians.
BoMBARDMENT OF PREVEsA
Prospects Of an Uprising in Mace.
donia-AdTance into
Albania.
LBy Cable, Copyright, 1897, by The AS
SOciated Press

sociated Press.l
HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURKISH
ARMY IN MACEDONIA, ELASSONA,
April Is, 1877 (Evening)-T Turkish
forces, as this despatch is being forw ard
ed, are holding their positions in the
Milouna Pass.
during the severe fighting which began
yesterday evening Greeks and Turks alike
fought and behaved in the most admir-
able manner.
1t is believed that the battle which will
be fought tomorrow, Monday, will be of
a decisive character.
Turkish reports just received say the
whole of the Milouna Pass is now in pos
session OF the Turks, who carried two
Greek blockhouses at theN point of the
bayonet.
Last night information received from
the front announced that the Turks had
occupied the whole extent of the
Milouna Pass and all the commanding
heights from Mecl1c;he to Papalyvada. as
well as all defiles
The Turkish losses, thus far. are re-
ported to be slight thirty killed and fifty
wounded
The correspondent of the Associated
Press counted one Hundred Greek corpses
on the hill opposite the Turkish position.
The Turks declare that the Greeks were
drunk during the lighting today, being
constantly supplied with liquor.
Kenan Bey has returned from Karya,
where the fighting continued when he
left there The Turkish loss at that
place was 200. Kenan Bey says he count
ed nearly 1000 dead Greeks
The town of Elassona is deserted by
IT'S Inhabitants, who have fled north
ward and towards Salonica, fearing that
the fighting between the Turks and
Greeks will extend to this place.