The oasis., 1897-07-10


 Amarillas and YaQui mines of the Cajon, in Altar district. These mines were worked some fifteen years ago by California company.
 Tine new electric light plant In Her mosillO is now In operation, having started the machinery early last week. All the public lights are nightly illu- muninated, many private residences have the light, and the wires are being extended to others as rapidly as possible.
 A well known gentleman was re- gently entertaining party of friends with a dinner at hotel. Wine was ordered and when served it. was noted that the label betokened fine French brand. But when the cork was drawn it was observed with no little surprise that it had the mark, "Anheuser-Busch, St. Louls.n
 Mir. Luis Cambuston, recently of the Hotel Central at La Colorado, has leased the elegant, new building of Senor FelicianO Monteverde, at Hermosillo, which he will fit up as a hotel and Tivoi. Work of prepara- tion will begin at once, and when com peted the place will be most popular caravansery and place of resort.
 Near Guaymas Monday evening, as the south-bound train rounded a curve, Engineer Hale saw man lying across the track: he brought the train to a standstill as quickly as possible, but the engine ard one or two cars passed over him. cutting off both feet The man was dead, and his remains were taken into Guaymas. Inyesti- gation demonstrated that he had been shot dead and placed on the track hy the perpetrators of the crime. A bullet hole in bis chest. 10 the region of the heart, showed plainly the ralise or hls ocafh Deceased was 9 faqUi whO has lOa teem ioentled, vf iih. any clue been discovered which would lead tO the detection 0f the murderer. Conductor Frederick, Engineer Hale and the entire crew Of the train were detained at Guaymas a day by the investigation which the authorities held. 4t
 MT. w. E. Goldman, agent for the Waters Pierce Oil Co. at Guaymas, has taken the agency for new, novel and useful appliance, the invention oi Agustin Sanchez, agent for the same company at ApizacO, in the state of TlaZcala. It is called 'El CuadrO dt Equiyalencias,' ' lthe square of equiva Tents and by it's use the equivalent ir the metric system 0f any amount Of the various weights and measures Ol the old system can be instantly ascer tained. It is adiai like contriyanct ! with the various measures described ! in circles, the upper half Of each cir 1 cle giving the metric system, and tue corresponding lower half giving the ! old weights or measures. As it i' well known,Sthe metric system Is now l the only legal system of weights and measures in Mexico, by law all mer chants and dealers are compelled t( use them, but people will persist ir calling for what they want under the old system. So when customer goes into store and asks for five pounds of sugar, two gallons of vinegar, ol ten "varasn Of cloth. there has alway, to be computation made as to what quantity shall be given him, measured by the metric system. With the in yention described the computation i' entirely avoided One end of the indicator on the dial is turned to ihC weight, or measure, for which tho customer has asked. and the other end rests upon the amount to bC given him from the scale or measure It is a very simple contriyance, but accurate and useful-saving great deal Of labor.
 
 The parade of the Nogales fire de- partment. last Saturday evening" was fine turnout and everything pro ceeded very successfully. After par