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The oasis., 1898-02-12

AFTER two years the policy which was to tear down TIE OASIS has proved dismal failure, and its projectors and abettors are nursing their chag,in, counting their losses. and t,ying to evade a collapse themselves.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

IN THE debate in the senate upon the Teller resolution, Senator Teller showed decided insincerity in assert lg that the opponents of the resolution declaring bonds pay able in silver were trying to make a
The oasis., 1898-02-12

IT SEEMS that Pastor Brown has succeeded remarkably we'll in in ducing the Chicago congregation, to which he has recently minislered, to fly in the face of he entire Con eregational church in America.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

resolution "a'e ignorant of the n. deriving principles of the dem. o0acy The trouble .s that Gin, the democratic party never had any underlying principles It la, changed its principles and it's policy with nearly every change of the moon.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

The reactionary element cannot undo the street grading nor tear up the pavements on Morley avenue. But they should not have a chance to shut off further Improvements.
The oasis., 1898-02-12
Fraternal Brotherhood.

At the Masonic temple Monday eve ming new lodge of this benetciaE and insurance organization was inst tuted by MT. B. NJ. Legg, territors organizer. The new lodge starts o' with membership of twenty-hu well known citizens, and benedcisn and fraternal features are so advants geous that healthy growth is assu' ed. Following are the officers electe and installed; W. P Harlow, P, r J. L. Hathaway, P; M. Bohall, V. ' John Bentley, P; c. B. Couch, Secl s. Ashley, treasurer; J. Rieden, MA. Francisco Moreno, s.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

THE annual revenue of local gov ernments throughout the United States Gowns, counties and cities) is two million dollars greater than that of the general government, and four times greater than that of all the states. As given by the last census the figures are. National government, $46I, I54, 900. .oo; state governments, SIC, 100000; local governments, S4o3, 100, GOO. %. Nothing emphasizes greater the i'm portance of selection of wise and careful men to conduct local affairs. Yet it is the most difficult matter to induce capable men to accept local offices.
The oasis., 1898-02-12
A M1sGuIDEp California newspa-

A MISGUIDED California newspa- per proposes 3 monument to David s. Terry. If erected it should bear in relief the representation of a bowie knife, a revolver and bud geon the weapons of a fre-eating bully.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

THE Mohicau is to go to Samoa to display the stars and stripes, not in those waters since the beginning of the Cleveland regime.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

WITH profound philosophy the Chicago Record declares that the small boy who asks too many questions drives his parents to prevarication.
The oasis., 1898-02-12
SOMETHING ror n1rRA ONE.

AtiN tO4iOWlAS N NNAiAH' fe'i 70 e l<'A'
 A newspaper like a bill of fare at hotel, you read and appropriate what you like Of it and pass the balance by. The readers of a news paper are many aud they have diff ferent views and opinions of what constitute news and it as necessary for a publisher to furnish matter suited to his entire patronage as 1t is for hotel keeper to supply his table with the various dishes, which you eat or leave alone, just as your fancy dictates. It would be just as reasonable to find fault with hotels bill of fare because it con tains few dishes you don't like, as to find fault with your newspaper because 1t occasionally contains a few items you don't appreciate.
 There Is a world of fact in the foregoing, and no man seems so small to the newspaper publisher as the one who kicks upon some of the very features of his paper which receive the warnest commendatIon from his best friends and supporters.
 A free press is the sole guaranty of free institutions, and if the peo- pie are to be correctly informed ot what is going on in the political world they have to look to the press for that information. A news paper which hesitates to criticise the public acts ofpublic men, or the acts of public individuals, with re- ference to public matters, is ot no mortal use to the public. It IS a useless cumberer of the earth and might as well die. It is the prov ince and duty of a partisan journal to criticise the policy and acts of those administering the government or any branch thereof, when in the hands of the opposition. That can not be without critisising individ- uals. An when men in public position sbject to criticism from the opposition press, they would close to the people the only source of in- formation of the deeds of their servants. In the same way when parties are shaping their own in ternal policies, those who cannot stand newspaper criticism have some thing to cover up which they fear will damage their chances if ex- posed. And it is always permissible for newspapers to criticise each other and veniilate the shortcomings of one another.
 All these points go to make ur information whsch the public, or a part thereof, want to know. So, dear reader, when you read ill your r paper something you don't approve just skip it. You may depend upon the fact that hundreds of your fellow readers do approve or the article or statement would not be presented. Of the hundred or more items in every issue of the paper there are some you approve which are disapproved by those who like what you do not. But they willing ly let you enjoy what you do
The oasis., 1898-02-12

SENATOR LINDSAY of Kentucky, asserts that tbe legislato.s of his state who have attempted to rebuke him for voting against the Teller
The oasis., 1898-02-12
Saturday, Feb. I2, 1898.

SOME folks are learning that it pays to "tote fair.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

For hue dinners elegantly cooke and served go to Jimmie's.
The oasis., 1898-02-12

OFFICIAL PAPER OF NoeaLEs, ARIZONA.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-05-14
ARMY GENERALS ARE NAMED
FIELD OFFICERS APPOINTED BY
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
A LONG LIST OF BRIGADIERS.
Lee, Wheeler, shafter, Brsckinridgs, Otis.
Wade and . Number OF Others Go
In ~ Major Generals.

President Mckinley sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate Wednes-
day and they were promptly confirmed:
To be major generals -Brigadier
General Joseph 9. Breckenridge, in
spector general U. 8. A.; Brigsdier
General Elwell 8. Otis, U. 8. A.; Brig.
adler General John ]. Coppiuger, Brig
adler General William Shafter. Briga.
dier General William NJ. Graham,
Brigadier General James F. Wade,
Brigadier General Henry O. Merriam,
James H. Wilson, Of Delaware; Fitz.
hugh Lee, of Virginia; William J.
Sewell, OF New Jersey; Joseph Wheel.
er, Of Alabama.
Colonols TO be brigadier generals
Thomas M. Anderson, Fourteenth in
fantry; Charles E. Compton, Fourth
cavalry; Abraham X. Arnold, First
cavalry; John 8. Poland, Seventeenth
infantry; John G. Bates, Second in
fantry; Andrew 8. Burt, Twenty.Afth
infantry; Simon Snyder, Nineteenth
infantry; Hamilton s. Hawkins, Twen-
tieth infantry; Royal T. Frank, First
artillery; Jacob F. Kent, Twenty-fourth
infantry; Samuel s. Sumner, Sixth
cavalry; Francis l.. Guenther, Fourth
artillery; Guy v. Henry, Tenth caval.
ry; John I. Rodgers, Fifth artillery;
Louis II. Carpenter. Fifth cavalry;
Samuel b. M. Young, Third cavalry;
John NJ. Bacon, Eighth cavalry; Ed
ward B. Williston, Sixth artillery.
Lieutenant colonies TO be brigadier
generals-Henry w. Lawton, inspector
general; George M. Randall, Eighth
infantry; Theodore Schwan, assistant
adiutant general; William Ludlow,
corps Of engineers; Anda r. Chaffee,
Third cavalry; George W. Davis,
Fourteenth infantry; Alfred E. Bates,
deputy paymaster general.
Subsistence department-C Colonel
Charles Patrick Egan, to be commits
sary general Of subsistence, with rank
Of brigadier general.
Lieutenant Colonel John Francis,
to. be assistant commissary general Of
subsistence, with rank OF colonel.
Major Wells Willard, commissary
Of subsistence, with rank Of lieuten.
ant colonel.
Captain Tasker Howard Bliss, Four
teenth infantry, to be commissary OF
subsistence, with rank Of major.
First Lieutenant John Little, Four
teenth infantry, to be commissary Of
subsistence, with rank Of captain.
Pay department, Harry L. Rogers,
to be paymaster, with the rank OF mo-
Tor,
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A FRENCH SHIP CAPTURED.
CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO RUN
THE BLOCKADE.
QUICK ORDERS GIVEN FOR RELEASE.
Capture Was Made Through q Mistake
and Washington Authorities Acted
Promptly In the Matter.

A French line steamer, the Lafayette
was captured by the gunboat Annapo-
lis Thursday night, carried into port
at Key West Friday morning and re-
leased Friday afternoon by orders
direct from Washington.
The Lafayette is not only a mail
carrier, but an auxiliary war vessel,
and for short time it was thought
the seizure might lead to trouble with
the French government. The boat,
after being informed by American
warships that she could not pass the
line, attempted to make her way
through, and one Of the prettiest and
most exciting races yet seen in south.
ern waters followed.
Immediately after the captive had
reached Key West q full report was
transmitted to Washington, and late
in the afternoon Commodore Watson
received orders from Washington to
instantly release the steamer and to
send her to Havana under escort.
The capture turns out to have been
an unfortunate incident, resulting
from mistakes, but no protest has
been made by the representatives Of
the French government in the United
States.
IT appears that before the Lafayette
sailed for Havana the French legation
at Washington was instructed to COM
municate with the state department..
This was done, and permission was
granted to the steamer to enter and
discharge her passengers and cargo,
with the understanding that she would
take on nothing there. Instructions
for the fulfllment Of this agreement
were sent from Washington to Admiral
Simpsons squadron, and it was only
learned after the capture was made
that they were never delivered.
United States Commissioner Otto,
United States District Attorney Strip
ling and number Of other federal
officials went out to the Lafayette, ex-
amined her papers, and cabled the
state department for instructions.
These came without delay in the form
OF an order to Commodore Watson.
The Lafayette belongs to the Cen
eral Transatlantic Company's line,
and is q vessel of 1894 tons gross
register, bound from Corunna, Spain,
on April 23d, for Havana. She had on
board large number Of passengers
and heavy cargo, thought possibly
to contain contraband of war.
The Lafayette, which halls from st.
Nazaire, France, is fine vessel of the
old type. She is over 344 feet long,
has A feet beam and is % feet deep.
She was built in 1864 ut Greenock Of
iron. Her capture was effected short
ly before shutdown Thursday night.
The Lafayette was heading for Ha.
vana, and was boarded by an officer OF
the Annapolis and warned not to en-
ter the port. She afterwards made an
attempt to do SO and was captured af-
ter an exciting chase. The Whining
ton, Newport and Morrill, took part in
the capture of the Frenchman.
After an examination Of the Lafay-
cites papers had been made, a prize
crew from the Annapolis was placed
on board and she was sent to Key
West, escorted by the Wilmington.
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Glory Raised
On Cuban Soil.
AFTER A BRISK ENCOUNTER
Two Parties Landed And Were
Fired Upon BY Spanish Cav. :,
airy From Ambush-The
Spaniards Routed.

The government tug Leyden, Gap.
tain j. II. Angus, steamed into port ct
Key West Thursday morning and those
on board told the following story Of .
desperate encounter with Spanish
troops on the northern coast Of Cuba:
The Leyden left Key West Monday
afternoon with party Of insurgents
under General Baldamere Acosta and
including five Cuban scouts under the
leadership OF Captain j. Il. Dorst, OF
the United States cavalry. The Ley.
den carried large quantity Of arms
and ammunition. The tug landed four
men with four boxes Of ammunition
and two horses. General Acosts also
landed and penetrated to the interior,
where he joined the forces Of the In.
surgents. The Leyden lay TO outside
until 4 O'Clock in the morning when,
observing troop Of Spanish passing,
she put to sea and got safely away.
The same night she proceeded to Ma.
tanzas and Tuesday she landed another
small party near there.
The tug then returned to the origL,
nal landing place, reaching there early
Wednesday morning. Here she was
met by Acosta and 200 Cubans, half d
whom were armed with rifles. Ths1
united with the men on the tug and
an attempt was made TO land the re-
naming arms and men, when . troop
Of 200 Of the Villavoca cavalry swoopsd
down on them and after o fierce en-
gagement Of half hours duration the
Cubans finally repulsed the enemy,
driving them into the woods.
During the engagement several rifle
bullets went through the Leyden's
smoksstack, but no one was injured.
The plucky little tug then went in
search Of the flagship, found her lying
near Havana, and related the story.
Rear Admiral Sampson sent the gum
boat Wilmington back with the Ley
den. The two vessels reached the
scene Of the landing and found the
Spanish cavalry in waiting to repel
another invasion.
The Wilmington lost no time in pre-.
liminaries, but promptly opened fire
on q number OF small houses, marking
the entry to the place. The gunboat
fred four shots, which immediately
drove back the Spaniards, and Captain
Dorst with the ammunition landed
safely, the Leyden returning to Key
West.
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BIG BLOCK BURNS.
Fire at Cleveland, Ohio. Causes . Loss
Of $4,000.

Fire at Cleveland, Ohio. Causes . Loss
Of s1aB,0oo.
The big six.story block at the south
west corner Of Bank and Lake streets,
Cleveland, o., was Quilted by fire early
Friday. The northern half Of the
building was owned by the Bradley
estate and the southern portion by the
Root and Mcbride company, wholesale
dry goods. The fire was con fined to
the former, but the stock Of Root d
Mcbride company was damaged by
smoke. The total loss will amount to
about 1925, 900, fairly well covered BY
insurance.
The fire resulted from an explosion
Of chemicals in Beeman's Chewing
Gum factory, on the fifth floor Of the
Bradley end of the building. Nearly
dozen manufacturing concerns occu-
pyiug the several floors suffered losses
ranging from IS, 900 to $4,000.
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SCHLEY Is READY.

r,v,nr SQUADRON at Hampton Roads Com
p,ete and In Fighting Condition
Fridays developments in the flying
souadron at Hampton Roads would
seem to indicate that Commodore
Schley will be given chance ior
action within a few days.
The cruiser Minneapolis and the
Nv Orleans are now with the fleet:
These additions make q squadron OF
fighting ability, The New Orleans can Gas as
a fighting ship is superior to tne 90 ~ .
u mb;s. Which was detached, and the
Scorpiou, with her splendid armament,
helms ali out a squadron that will give
a good account Of itself.
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SPANISH SUSPECTS DETAINED.

Commissioner OF Immigration Holds .
Quartet of Foreigners at New York.
The commissioner OF immigration
has four Spsniards in the detention
pen Of the barge Office in New York.
Their stories are conflicting.
A couple Of days ago awoman called
ct the barge office and told the COM
missioner that four men would proba-
bly, come to New York via Quebec and
would claim to be Portuguese to avoid
deportation. They we're landed Thurs.
day morning.
A search Of one Of the mems pockets
revealed passport issued from Corun.
ma, Spain, on November goth, 1896.
and giving his nativity as Tustas. In
the province OF Lugo, Spain.
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HAVANA IN A BAD WAY.

C.ptured Mail Shows That Blanco 10
In Desperate Straits.
Spanish mail found on the captured
steamer Argonata has, after the In
spection by the military authorities,
been forwarded from Key West to
Washington.
Captain General Blanco is in des'
perate straits. He is already think
ing Of abandoning Havana and the en-.
tire eastern part Of Cuba, apparently
realizing that it will soon become nn-
tenable. When he appears on the
streets Blanco wears his most brilliant
Uniform and maintains a bold 'front.'
but he knows the ground is crumbline
beneath his feet.
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WHEELER Is READY.

"Fishting Joe" Reports To the Secretary
of war For Duty.
Fighting Joe" Wheeler. who was
nominated to the position Of major
general in the volunteer army, reported
ct army headquarters at Washington
Thursday. He was the first Of the
major generals to signify to Secretary
Aleer his readiness for sotivs duty.
The president. however. - yet has
not determined finally upon the organ
ization Of the volunteer army, and In
the absence Of any action in this ID.
rection IL is not likely that any desis.
nations will be positively made.
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sIGSBEE ON DECK.
Leaves Phiisdsiphis On His New Charge,
the 81. Paul.

Leaves Philadelphia On His New Charge
the St. Paul.
The big auxiliary cruiser st. Paul,
with Captain Sigsbee on the bridge,
left Cramps shipyard early Thursday
morning and steamed down the Della
ware river to Deep Water Point.
The passage Of the st. Paul down
the river was the signal for Q great
outburst Of enthusiastic patriotism, and
the reception that the new cruiser and
Captain Sigsbee received was truly
magnificent one.
As to the st. Paul's destination moth.
ing was given ont but IL 10 believed
that she is to do scout duty along the
middle Atlantic.
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PAIN CONCENTRATING FLEET.

ssh Of the Cape Verde Squadron Re.
turning To Cadis.
asss has besn received ct London
ne effect that the Spanish Cape
,sss squadron has returned to join
spanish feet near Cadiz, which is
~! ready for sea. II Is added that
combined feet Of Spain will short
)'ran for American waters.
.as spanish feet which was at the
~ Verde islands consists Of the
r,A' Almirante Oqusndo, Cristobal
% and Maria Theresa (all Arst-class
accompanied by the torpedo
ls,. asstroyers Furor. Terror and
~ ; They left 81. Vincent, Cape
Islands, on April 29th.
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MANY MESSAGES FOR DEWEY.

ConGratulatory kilograms Are Awaiting
the Naval Commander 1T Hong Kong.
A cable dispatch from Hong Kong
says that congratulations from Ameri-
cans to Commodore Dewey in the
shape Of q large number Of cable dis
patches were forwarded to the daring
commander Wednesday by the English
cruiser Immortalite, which left for
Manila.
The dispatch further stated that the
cable to Manila was still interrupted
and that no definite news Of the en-
gagement Of Sunday or the lombard.
ment Of Manila had been received.
American and English residents are
jubilant over Dewey's splendid victory.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-05-14
STONED A BRITISH SHIP.

'ssslwa Forced to Leave Malaga Owing
to Treatment BY spaniards.
British steam yacht, the Lady OF
C.aasll, owned by A. NJ. Wilkinson,
London, has just arrived at Gibral-
nom Malaga, Spain, from which
~, she was obliged to depart sud.
aly owing to the Spaniards mobbing
'd stoning her.
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WILL DEFEND CANARIES.
Fortifications Are Being Rapidly Con-
structed By the spaniards.

Fortifications Are Being Rapidly Con-
structed BY the spaniards.
Steamers arriving at Liverpool Fri
day from the Canaries report that the
United States consul at Las Palmas
left Suddenly with plans Of Las Palmas
harbor. They say also that there are
1000 Spanish troops in Grand Canary
alone under General Sugara, most OF
whom are armed with Mausers. Every
Spaniard and Canarian had been
pressed into service. -,
Notifications were rapidly being
constructed and a new fort in hillside
at Las Palmas, facing the sea, will
mount heavy guns.
The military authorities were taking
possession Of buildings Of British sub
;ects. for which they refuse to pay or
make exchanges, and the government
was selling at auction all sorts OF
monopolies to raise revenue
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SPANISH SPY CAUGHT.
He Enlisted On the st. Paul and His 40
tions Betrayed Him.

He Enlisted On the st. Paul and His 40
tions Betrayed Him.
The report that g supposed Spanish
spy had been captured aboard the
auxiliary cruiser st. Paul at Cramps
shipyard, Philadelphia, has been con-
firmed. Who the man is Captain
Sigsbee refuse to state. The suspect
enlisted some days ago as an oilsr, and
almost from the time Of his enlistment
was under suspicion on account Of his
peculiar actions.
Late Tuesday night q marine who
was on watch below decks near the
powder magazine discovered the man
acting in a suspicious way around
the magazine. The marine lost no
time in bringing the man TO ground.
after severe struggle.
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noting in Many
Provinces.
aB|NET CRISIS Imminent
thermal Troubles May Result
10 fastening a Termination
OF the War-Queen May
Resign Regency.

Advices Of Wednesday from Madrid
uted that the outbreaks in the pro-
noes wers assuming alarming pro-
prtions. This is especially the case
the province Of Gijon, on the Bay
Biscay, where the troops were COM
lied to fire on the rioters Gin self
dense." The artillery at Gijon was
dered out.
At Talavera de Ia Regina, one Of the
suit religious houses was burned to
sgound and the province OF Oviedo
rs proclaimed in state of siege.
The government was made aware
lat it could not rely upon the army.
1t is an open secret that society
ID been formed within its ranks to
1T an end to the humiliations Spain
Is suffered at the hands OF her in.
fmpetent ministers.
The idea Of the resignation OF the
gency by Queen Maria Christina is
ping seriously considered by the
smbers OF tho imperial family Of
ustris, with view of averting anti
!nastic movement and saving the
rome. An exchange Of ideas on
s subject is going on between the
|peen regent and her Austrian family,
BIT its most influential members are
ksidedly opposed to it.
The future government OF the ooun.
\ Is beginning to be discussed as II
Hs figures Of the queen regent and
ing Alfonso had already disappeared
I'M the stage OF Spanish politics.
General weyler is dubbed "the
banish Boulanger," and in some
Atters military dictatorship in his
|,nds is regarded ss probable.
The continental press notices the
kOadening political ambition of the
fnited States, coupled with the in
leasing friendship between Great
(dtain and the United States, with ill
pacealed aversion. Intervention ru-
tors are again in the air, but it is alb.
plutely certain that Spain has taken
steps in this direction, nor is she
tely to do so until she has suffered
krerse on the Atlantic.
II is believed that there have been
Fme exchanges Of views between the
pvers on the subject Of the Philip.
ines as to which all kinds of specula.
Ons are afoat. None of the powers
he the idea Of the United States be.
Fuing q near neighbor of japan and
10 fear OF further American victories
likely to give a cohesion which the
avers hitherto have been sadly lack.
g.
Want the War Terminated.
There is a growing impression in
6cial quarters that the queen regent
ID the Spanish government favor
pns arrangement that will lead to the
Ply termination Of the war. 1t is
sieved that Austria is anxious to in.
rrsne while Germany has special
asons to desire some arrangement
Inch will not compromise the future
1.-The Philippines.