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The oasis., 1898-05-14

virgin territory wrested from Mex
 lco for no other purpose; but thank.
 to the bravery and courage of the
 Argonauts of early California days
 the territory thus taken remained
 free soil. Finally so arrogant and
 oppressive became the dread power
 of slavery that the American peo-
 pie arose in their might and crush
 e6 it.
 With the death of slavery there came an end to the spirit of con quest among the American reople. They recognize the fact that in the development of their own vast and illimitable resources they have sui ficient to claim all their energies, and they are willing to let their neighbors develop along their own lines. Knowing that free institu- tions are better fitted to mlterial and moral development of race or a nation they heartily sympathize with the struggles of a people to free themselves from the thraldom of monanchical tyranny. To aid in work so grand they draw the sword-but reluctantly, as they prefer peace to war--as they have now done for Cuba, and as they threatened to do against France in 1865, when Sheridan and one hun dred thousand veterans were sent to the Rio Grande as preliminary to 1 that little note written to Emperor by Secretary Seward, de- manding withdrawal from Mexico of Marshal Bazaine and the French Legion.
 THE OASIS trusts 1t is not rude in reminding Fl Heraldo, and it's ill Sonora who have ,opied the article now under crili- ism, that it is a matter of history hat i'll response to that demand the Freuch troops were withdrawn from Mexico, and that arms, ammuni- ion, equipments and other neces- 'aries of warfare were supplied ii President Juarez by officers of the United States army at Fl Paso and ,ther points on the Rio Grande, to :nable him to make headway in the york of over surning the throne of 
 When the American people de- to help a struggling repub- lc against its opprcssors it takes no Ialf way measures, but does all it ln-and does so from purely phil nthropic motives. Our neighbDrs cross the line need have no fear of
 repetition of the history of Texas Il the matter of Cuba. The Pearl f the Antilles will remain an in- ependent republic. Even should er people desire admission into { he American Union they would be [ onfronted l y strong sentiment in ! position among the American C .ople, as in. the case of Hawaii. 2 Tor need the Mexicans fear the in | egrity of their own territory. The I reat republic on the north looks C nth no loupiup eyes across the line
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-05-19
Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly.

Ottawa Chautaugua Assembly.
The Goth annual session of this as
sembly will be held at beautiful For.
est Park. Ottawa, Kans., June 1924,
1898. The Santa Fe will sell round
trip tickets from following points on
its lines at one fare for round trip; all
tickets to be limited to June 81, 1895.
From all points in Kansas, Oklahoma,
and from st. Joseph and Kansas City.
Tickets will be sold June II, 12 and 13;
from points in Kansas from whidl one
way rate is $3.50 or less June 11-24, in
elusive. The Santa Fe is the best road
to the park. For particulars address
nearest Santa Fe agent or
w. j. BLACK, Gen1. Pass. Agt.
Topeka, Kans.
The recruiting officer at Fl. Leaven-
worth is overrun with applicants for
enlistment, They are arriving from
all the big cities of the west and from
the farms. Since the refusal to enlist
colored men in the volunteers they are
focking in for the two colored infan-
try and cavalry regiments. Before a
recruit is examined he has to present
letters from two people vouching for
his character. At first this was a great
draw back to Strangers, but this is now
fixed for them by men in town. All
recruits have to take bath at the
guard house before the regular army
surgeons examine them at the post
hospital. It is reported that Captain
Rodman is not meeting with much sue
cess in getting recruits in Kansas City.
He will return to Fl. Leavenworth
where he will not have much trouble
in getting the three companies desired
Early Summer Days
Will soon be here. They are the
pleasantest and they come at a time
when the system Graves for a change
in the manner of living. A pleasant
place for few days outing is Island
Park, Winfield, Kans. The Winfield
Chautauqua Assembly meets there
June 1923, 1898, and the Santa Fe
sells round trip tickets for one fare.
The dates of sale are: June 1923,
from points in Kansas and Oklahoma
from which one way rate is $3.50 or
less; June 1919, from all points in
Kansas and Oklahoma from which one
way rate is s.. so or less. Address near.
est Santa Fe agent or
w. ]. BLACK, G. p. A.,
Topeka, Kans.
Spivy is in a funny fix-only one
real estate man in town.
Sedgwick county will be in line with
the progressive counties of the state
and will have an Omaha exhibit that
will be credit to the county and to
the state. The board Of county COM
missioners has appropriated S7e1 for
the purpose and the chairman Of the
of the board is authorised to sign .
warrant for the amount in favor Of
the president of the Commercial club
under whose direction the mo,ey Il -
Qpended-
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soon was tossing shells into Rubalcava
at the rate of about three q minute
with wonderful precision and appar-
emily great destructiveness. In the
meantime the Puritan was taking care
Of Point Maya. It was a long shot to
that battery. It was so we'll masked
that the only target was the infrequent
smoke from the battery. But when
the Puritan got the range, her shells
burst every time within the fortifca-
ton and great was the explosion there
of. High up into the air would 60 a
cloud of dust-atoms of the Spanish
fort-looking for all the world like the
explosion of a magazine Of brown pris-
matte powder. The Puritan was doing
fully as much harm on the east side
Of the bay as the New York was doing
on the west side. All this time the
Cincinnati had remained out of ac-
ton. Capt. Chester signaled for per-
mission to engage, and it was granted
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by the flagship. The Cincinnati steam
ed up to within 1000 yards, broadside
on, and began to let fly with her guns.
The batteries and the New York were
just giving the signal to retire when
one defiant shot was fired from Rubal-
cava. It was the last shot that bat
terry was ever to fire. One of the big
guns on the Puritan followed back. It
was the best shot of the day. 1t struck
the battery just where the gun was,
tore its way into the earthworks, and
exploded, doing great destruction.
Capt. r. J. MacHugh, an artillery Off
Ger Of the British army. who was a
spectator Of the engagement, said it
was one of the best shots he had ever
seen made. Having practically de-
molished the Spanish batteries, the
ships stood out to sea. Not shell
had struck one Of them. but there had
been three narrow misses Of the New
York. The Spanish fired schrapnel
once, which had burst above the ship,
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Aasship promptly opened IRE with one
OF her S-inch gum. The engagement
In . few minutes became general. and
shore and bay were covered with the
wtnd-blown smoke. while the hollow
between the hills roared with the can
nonading. Continuing to cut loose
with her guns. starboard and port. as
well as fore and aft. the New York
steamed quickly in and circled around
to the westward toward Point Rubal-
cava. while the Puritan swung to star
board to engage the Maya batteries.
The Maya battery was the more for
midable and the fire from It was more
frequent. but the shells fell short. The
New York ignored this battery after q
minute and proceeded to pay all her
attention to the battery on Rubalcava,
which was being pushed to compile
ton. 1t was beautiful sight to see the
target practice Of the New York. A
big balloon Of smoke would suddenly
rise from her side. The eye, following
the direction of the spot, would see
an instant later q great clod Of dust
and fragments of concrete and mortar
fly high in the air. Then would come
the roar Of piece, sullen and heavy.
The New York had soon reduced the
range from 1000 to 5000 yards and
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BATTLE OF MATANZAS
IT LASTED JUST EIGHTEEN
SHORT MINUTES.
The New York, Cincinnati and Puritan
Salenced the Spanish Batteries In
Quick Order-Description Of the First
Engagement Of tho War.

The engagement at Matanzas lasted
just eighteen minutes. It began at
81 minutes past II and ended at q
quarter past 1. The Puritan and Gin
cinnati were left on guard at Matanzas
and the New York returned to her old
position. All told the United States
ships fired eighty-six shots at the forts.
The forts fired probably twenty-five
shots. But far more important than
the destruction of the Matanzas bat
teries is the conclusion about the fu-
ture, which may be drawn from the
bombardment. This conclusion is that
Havana is absolutely at the mercy of
the United States feet whenever we
choose to open fire. The fight he de-
scribes as follows: Admiral Sampson
bombarded, silenced and pretty well
destroyed the Spanish batteries in po-
sftion and in course Of construction at
the entrance of the harbor of Matanzas.
he did it with the flagship New York.
tho monitor Puritan and the cruiser
Cincinnati. Not one of the American
ships was struck, the Spanish gunnery
being wild. There is as yet no means
OF knowing the number Of dead and
wounded on the Spanish side. It must
be considerable. While the New York,
Puritan and Cincinnati were reconnoit-
ering in force for the purpose of locat-
Ing and destroying the formidable de-
lenses being constructed, the flagship
was fired on by the batteries on Point
Rubalcava and Point Maya, guarding
the entrance to the harbor. The New
York replied, firing her forward eight
inch gun on the port side. She steam
ed boldly in between the batteries and
soon blazed away with both broadsides
at them. The Puritan steamed in be-
hind the New York and engaged the
Notifications in Point Maya, while the
New York went to starboard close up
to the land and poured her shells into
Rubalcava. The Cincinnati, which had
remained we'll astern under orders sig
nailed for permission to engage and re-
ceived it, and soon was firing her guns
at the fort on the west side Of the bay.
The batteries fired explosive shells and
most Of them fell wide of the mark.
One burst just beyond the stern of the
New York, and a shrapnel shot explod-
ed above her. 1t took the three ships
Just eighteen minutes to silence the
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not place more than 81 900 worth of
hail insurance on one section, and in
some cases farmers are unable to get
insurance on their fields because that
amount of risk is already being carried
on the same section. This sounds fun
ny, when companies will insure
every one of a block of building.
The little town of Cunningham, in
the western part of Kingman county,
is greatly excited over case of horse
whipping that occurred there. The
principals in the affair are both wom-
en-, the victim being the postmistress
of the town, Miss Efie A. Smith, while
the woman who administered the
horsewhipping is the wife of the towns
only doctor and druggist, G. D. LETTERS.
The ill feeling existing between the
two ladies for some time has been
greatly intensified lately by stories of
busybodies, and while the postmistress
was passing the drug store, Mrs. JET
fers stepped out, caught her by the
hair and commenced using q heavy
horsewhip vigorously. DIR. LETTERS
stood by and when parties attempted
to interfere warned them not to do so.
Warrants have been issued for the ar
rest of both the doctor and his wife.
Rain is not the only thing that falls
alike on the just and the unjust. The
United Presbyterian church at Topeka
was last week entirely destroyed by
lightning.
Phillipsburg did the right thing by
her soldier boys when they left for
Topeka. A collection was taken mp
and ss7 divided among the fourteen
volunteers. Band music, tears and
glad hand at parting are all right in
their way, but they want buy pie and
tobacco for the boys when in camp,
and it's long ways to pay day.
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In Col. Higginson's Cheerful Yester-
days" there is this amazing picture of
the Brook farmers: Among these were
George and Burrill Curtis. and Larned,
with Chas. Dana, late editor of the New
York Sun: all presentable and agree
able, but the first three peculiarly cos
tuned. 1t was then very common for
young men in college and elsewhere to
wear what was called blouses-a kind
Of hunters frock made at first Of
brown holland belted at the waist
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MoNE1 TO BURN.


The New American HEeetaf Battery q
Sandy Hook.
Tho new model American mortar
battery a. now installed at Sandy
Hook presents many novelties, We
might say, In the art Of ordnance
hitherto Impractical, says Leslie's
Weekly. When the sixty mortars are
fired at once Sandy Hook will be q
new rival to Vesuvius. And as each
shot is twelve inches in diameter and
weighs half q ton. one can see what
an annoying thing it will be for an
enemy's feet to encounter our NOR
tars on a summers day. These bark
ers" are to be put in one circuit and
fred from armored turrets placed in
out-of-the-way localities that COM
mand q full view Of the approaches to
New York harbor from the sea. And
as the channels are spaced OF into
imaginary squares, the officer, with his
plane tables and range finders. simply
follows the enemy's boats with his
telescope. When the instrument To-
Gates the fleet on q certain square the
telescope connects circuit that fires
pit previously ranged on that certain
square. AS these pits are deep in sane
surrounded by natural scenery, it 1.
hard even for a Sandy Hook ofiice,
to 60 of shore and locate one. The
only weak spot is the Atlantic high
lands, from which. II an enemy shoulG
capture 1t, the Smelling of the Hook
could be done. But to take the high.
lands would be very difficult. 1t Il
intended that the mortar shells shall
be fired into the air at such an angl,
that they will drop upon the enemyi
decks. No ship has yet been built that
can resist such an attack. Curiously
enough. after they. have been fired. you
suddenly see them at a great height,
sailing along like a flock of geese.
They as suddenly disappear in midair
and strike at your feet almost the same
time. AS each discharge costs about
$50. 900 for the entire sixty pieces, one
hours active work foots up a cost Of
1.000. 900, for a days work, SO. OOO, 000
One can therefore see Uncle Sam has
powder to burn.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-05-19
Reformed by q New Pavement.

REFORMED BY New Pavement.
Bill Smith lives far beyond Kings
highway. He has lived in that section
since the time when it was composed
OF cornfields and cow pastures. For
thirty years he has been a habitual
drunkard. Bill Smith quit drinking
Intoxicating liquors recently. At first
nobody noticed his reform. Finally.
everybody became surprised when they
stopped to think that Bill Smith had
been sober for many weeks and was
attending strictly to business, Just as
II he had never toyed with a bottle in
all his life. What's the matter with
old Bill Smith? Has he reformed? He
has been sober for a month now"
said one citizen to another the other
day. Don't you know what's the mat
ter? Bill Smith had to quit drinking"
replied the second citizen. Did the
doctors tell him he had to quit" asked
the first citizen. mo. Thirty wears
ago. and up to the last year. Bill Smith
could get drunk and roll in the soft
mud anywhere west Of Kings highway.
but recently granitoid sidewalks were
put down in his locality, and Smith
went home drunk five night in success
sion, and each night he had a new bump
the size of a hens egg on his he'd.
bfn Smith simply had to quit drinking.
else he wohld have butted out LIS
brains on these granitoid sidewalks."-
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batteries. The last shot that was fired
by the Spanish came from Point Rubal-
cava. The Puritan replied with one of
her 12-inch guns. The shell struck the
battery with wonderful accuracy and
blew up portion of it. After waiting
in vain for the Spanish to renew the
engagement, the ships withdrew, leav-
ing both batteries in ruins. When Rear
Admiral Sampson, on the flagship New
York, left the cruising ground to pay a
visit to Matanzas and Cardenas he
made up his mind that something had
to be done with the very aggressive
Spanish artillerymen, who were man
ming the batteries out that way. They
had twice fred on the torpedo boat
Foote. and were very busy erecting
Notifications and placing guns in po-
sition. At Matanzas the New York
found the monitor Puritan and the
cruiser Cincinnati, that have been
blockading the port. Admiral Sampson
decided to make a reconnaissance in
force. for the threefold purpose of 10
eating the batteries, discovering the
kind of guns they mounted. and, II
possible, stopping the work Of f0rtify-
ing. Matanzas lies at the head Of .
bay, about four miles from the sea.
This bay at its mouth is three miles
wide. On the west side of the bay Is
Point Rubalcava, and on the east side
Point Maya. These points have a very
slight elevation above the sea, but the
configuration of the harbor is such a.
to give the batteries on them q COM
manding position. Stretching back
from these batteries are towering hills.
and 1t was believed the guns had been
mounted somewhere there. concealed
by the shrubbery. The New York led
the way into the bay Of Matanzas. The
Puritan was q few hundred yards
astern on the port side, and the Gin
cinnati remained behind q slightly
greater distance astern on the star
board side. Lines drawn from ship to
ship would have made an almost per-
feet triangle. At few minutes before
1 O'Clock there was . pun Of smoke
from the east shore, and IN S-inch
shell whizzed toward the New York
and fell short. Scarcely had the re-
port died away than another pun OF
smoke Aoated upon the Point Maya
side and easily blew away. This shell
also fen short. The range oe the est
hotAay was nearly Looo vsrdA but ~
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1Ae women Colonies Of the German An,
The eight women colonies of the
German army. who draw swords onlv
semi-omcially. and their salaries reeu-
larry. are: The queen, the empress Of
Germany. the dowager empress. wife
OF the late Frederick Ill. the. Princess
Frederick Charles Of Prussia. the
Queen Regent Sophia and Queen WI
helmina Of the Netherlands, the duch-
ess OF Connaught. and the duchess Of
SAKE Cobourg-Goth (Edinburx). saater
of the Emperor Of Russia
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these being gradually developed into
garments of gay-colored chintz. some
times, it was said, an economical trans
formation of their sisters skirts or pet
ticoats. All the young men of this par
ty except Dana wore these gay gar
ments and bore on their heads little
round and visOrless caps with tassels.
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Aneedote Of Charles Lamb.

On a wet. miserable. foggy London
day. in autumn. Charles Lamb was ac-
costed by beggar woman, with pray.
sir. bestow little charity upon a poor.
destitute widow woman, who is perish
ing for lack of food. Believe me, SIR.
I have seen better days" $50 have l."
said Lamb. handing The poor creature
Q shilling: $50 have I: 1t Is . miserable
day! 0ood-by! good-byy
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THE PURITAN.

. shell had struck just fore of her, and
another struck just aft. The fact that
the Spaniards failed to strike such .
large target as the New York, towering
as she does like q house out of water,
was taken as evidence that they are
not good marksmen. On the other
hand. every shot that the New York
fired after she got the range was pitch
ed right into the batteries"
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An ice war has been declared q
Wichita. An ice war Is the proper
thing to have during the next three or
four months.
An Emporia woman has laid in gro
ceries for q year. She is not going to
let Spanish blockade of Lyon county
Inconvenience her.
If the war should be over next July
and the bread riots would cease at the
same time in Italy, wheat might drop
q whole dollar from sl.s5.
At Fort Scott recently large swarms
Of chinch bugs appeared and hunted
for something to devour. Not finding
it they lay down and died.
The cotton from the shade trees in
Kansas is now engaged in its great an
nual task of closing up the screens so
that a breath of air may not penetrate
them.
The other day at lola a man was ar
rested with a sack full of beer. The
man was put in solitary confinement
and so was the beer, but in different
cells.
Strong City people are very proud OF
Jack Mckinley, the printer captain OF
the Emporia company. He is an old
Strong City boy, and it was there that
he commenced to learn his trade.
Chancellor Snow says that the rain
fall in Kansas for the first four months
of this year exceeds that of the CORE
spending period of any year on his
thirty years record. Wouldn't it be
funny if the people in ''drouthy Kan
sas" would finally begin to grow web
footed?
A little lad at Melvern was missing
the other evening. After several hours
of anxiety and careful search he was
found peacefully sleeping in house
from which the family had moved but
q few days before, and by his side was
q ucdu Sudhc WHICH uc udu Uccu uIdS>
ging around and playing with during
the day-just like boy.
Severe trouble is likely to occur in .
colony of Wookson county settlers,
who recently squatted upon a large
tract of railroad lands upon the theory
that they were open to presumption.
The lands were colonized by Judge
Mcdonald. He claimed to have been
satisfied by the government officials
that the land was open for settlement
and the colonists paid him for legal
services in selecting claims. He spent
much money in making permanent
improvements and the railroad COM
panies have just ordered them off.
Some are tearing down their houses,
while others insist on staying. The
land is in a rich district and is worth
S35 an acre, unimproved.