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The oasis., 1899-02-04
In Jail.
MORALES, Jan. 30th, 1899.

Last Saturday morning as the train for Guaymas was leaving town a Mex ican boy fell from one of the cars, and suffered scalp wound. Someone lodged complaint against John Me Fadden, the fireman of the train. charging that he had caused the ac- cident by turning the injector of the engine upon the boy who was alleged to have been riding upon the forward end of the mail car, next to the tender of the locomotive. Wednesday even- Ing McFadden was arrested upon that charge, and lodged in jail upon the Sonora side of the line Up to this writing he is still incarcerated and bail which has been offered by the railroad company has been refused.
 Locomotive engineers say that the offense charged is impossible that the injector cannot be worked to throw water upon the car next to the tender, and moreover, that is no part of the duty of the fremen to keep hObOes off from the front end of the mail car McFadden denies having had connection whatever with the injured boy falling off from the train.
The oasis., 1899-02-04

which they now claim. The right of way will give space to all the station buildings and tracks by them needed, right up to the international line. For switching purposes, train tracks, lazy tracks, etc, easement will suffice over land below the roundhouse, leav- ing the land in the flat to be sold to the best advantage for the town.
 Now for the area on the flat, outside of the right of way, and east of the county road, extending from Charley Beck's butcher shop to the railway cottages, a distance of about twelve hundred feet, we will give three dollars front foot, or thirty-six hundred dol lars, cash. Below that point, and west of the cottages is fine area which will sell for as much more. West of the county road is an equally fine area which will also bring goodly sum of money.
 The law says that when the town board has granted title to all the lots legally held by claimants, the residue shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash. It is the duty of the town board to put up this land in the fiat to the highest and best bidder. In that way the town will realize at least ten thousand dollars in cash, which can be used to good advantage in improving the streets, building substantial municipal buildings and iron bridges across the arroyo. All these Improvements are needed. and the only way they can come will be by sale of these lots in the townsite Until accepted our offer stands-and there are others.
 Respectfully,
 w. H. RANDALL,
 A. J. GRIswoLD,
 w. P. HARLOW. MORALES, Jan. 30th, 1899.
The oasis., 1899-02-04
Information Wanted.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 27th, 1899. To The Editor cf THE OASIS: DEAR William Raper, my son, left here several years ago and is now in Arizona.
 My husband, Mir T. D. Raper, died some time ago and left an estate con sisting of real and personal property, and in order to settle the same it is necessary that l secure the signature of my son.
 1 wish you would kindly insert local in your paper and direct him to write me.
 By so doing you will confer a great favor on his anxious mother
 Yours truly,
 MRS. SUSIE RAPER,
 l23 N Main St.,
 Watson House.
The oasis., 1899-02-04

Frank Sherwood was down town to- day, the first time since he had his tussle with the cholera morbus. He says he drove thirty miles after be was taken, and never came SO near dying in his life. After this when he goes down in the country he will take bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy with him. Missouri Valley lIowa) Times. For sale by L. W. Mix & Co.
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and holds his venerable mother in her peas
ant costume up to ridicule. In a word, it's
members display all of the arrogance and
vulgdrity of those who have gone to seed
The people of the United States sympa-
thize with the people of France-the plain
people. who, there as here, are the real
strength of the government. If there are
features of the present form of government
which may be altered for the better they
hope to see the changes made. But every
thing in order, and everything for the pres
erVation of popular government. No return
In any circumstances to BOurbonism, or to
the corruption and nastiness of the Napo-
leonic rule.
AS for President Loubet, long life to him!
1t Is refreshing always to find a liberal
supply of sand in man in high station.
And he has it in good quantities. He isn't
afraid. The rowdies of both high and low
degree have due notice that he intends to
stick: and if there is manhood in France
worthy of good government it will rally to
him now with enthusiasm
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The south and Next Year.

s. B. Archer. secretary and treasurer of
the Tariff Commission League, writes 70
the NV York Tribune from Newark. n.
J., proposing as the republican national
ticket for next year William Mckinley and
FitzhGgh Lee. and predicting success in the
south in the event of its nomination. Mr..
Archer has recently been travelling in the
south and found among business men there
4 strong sentiment in favor of the national
policies of the republican party. He en-
outraged this we'll as he could and so
feels that an appeal should be made to it
by placing popular southern man on the
next republican presidential ticket.
Mr.. Archer has discovered nothing new.
He recites facts which have long existed
and been known. The best business senti-
ment of The south has for years inclined to
the policy Of protection. 1t has Iika wise
favored the policy of sound money. But it
has never made itself felt in the political
ii Id. In Congress and in the electoral col
iege. thu votes of louisiana where the life
of the cane sugar industry was involved
and the votes of Alabama Georgia, Fen
nessee and Virginia. whore raw materials
and growing manufacturing interests de-
mand@d consideration, have been cast for
free trade policies and candidates.
Appeals have been made to this senti-
ment by national candidates representing
in their personalities all the qualities which
me south ordinarily admres in men, but in
vain. The south rejected Mr.. Blaine, the
most fascinating American of his day, and
VINO had defeated the first so-called force
bill in her interests She supported as
against him man she has since come to
eXecrate. All but the border southern states
Yais. Nv
manner as a man southern men yield to
when they meet him as readily as do the
men of any other section. So that, up to
this time. it has not been possible to bring
the south as a whole to the support Of poll
cIes believed by her business men to be
especially calculated to serve her best in
t=rests, even when represented by national
candidates whom, on personal grounds. she
greatly appreciated.
Has the time at last come when this NAV
be changed by the means Mr.. Archer sua-
gests? 1t is 10 be doubted. In Maryland
West Virginia, Alabama and Kentucky
where republicanism has always enjoyed a.
native and highly capable leadership. there
may be repeated next year the verdict of
1s.6 in favor of sound money: bur in the
south proper tn old order is likely again
to assert itself. 1t canrot be changed bv
anything now in sight. 1T rests upon rae.
feeling. Every ticket labeled republican is
accepted as standing for the right of the
negro 10 vote. while every ticket labeled
democracy stands as conspicuousiy for the
denial of that right. Until this feeling.
which blinds the south to everything else.
disappears, or suffers material mortified
ton. hopes of achieving republican success
down there will be composed chiefly of
mOOnShiua
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There. WAS every evidence at the meeting
last night of the r-c,utfDn committee Of
one hundred Of Il determination on the part
Of all the people Of the District to do honor
tu thy gatlouaI capital by extending a royal
welcome 10 Admiral Dewey upon the home
coming. Judging from the general response
t. the call for the first as%em5lage the in
;ereSt in this event is restricted by no de
gree II Indifference. Ey taking ho.d of the
matter in season and preparing the plans
carefully. keeping at all stages in close
touch with the naval authorities and with
the returning admiral himself, the reception
can easily be made an event Of marked
significance. even in the annals of the cap
itaI's celebrations and cerenonials. The
Commissioners have chosen well in organ
izing the committee with a body of thor
oughly representative citizens who stand
not merely for a single local Organiza ton
or for a fraction of the population, but for
all Washington.
There can. of course, be no such thing
as copyright of the idea Of welcoming
Dewey or a patent upon the welcome itself.
That idea was spontaneous and universal.
Every one has thought Of welcoming Dewey
and every one is ready and anxious To
participate in that welcome Every man.
woman and child in the District will CO.
operate. not erudgingly, jealousy. or upon
conditions. but heartily and eIthusiastical-
ly, with the thoroughly representative ciu-
zens' committee which has in charge the
local welcome of Admiral Dewey.
other cities may shake the admiral
hand. metaphoricaIly. as h@ passes through
them to his true destination. But it re-
mains for Washington to open its arms and
receive him home. literally. for this is his
goal. and this vii, undoubtedly be his final
stopping place. The home fund plan IL
vel under way with Washington as the
assured site If the establishment which is
To be presented to the hero Of Manila by
the people of all the states The reception
enterprise achieves an added Importance
through this fact. for TO welcome Admiral
Dewey 10 this city means also to receive
him at the place of his future official resi-
dence. given to him by his appreciatve
countrymen. Last nights meeting resulted
in a strong organization and in d satistdc-
tory start Of the work on a systematic
basis There are several months in which
To make ready. for according to the latest
adyices the admiral Will not reach these
shores before the Isl Of October
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The enemies of the present form of govern
ment in France may be divided into two
classes. The first class is composed of men
who clamor for a republic more nearly
fashioned than the existing one Is on the
pattern of the United States. They insist
that the voice of the people is not sufficient
ly heard in matters of state. They want
what they call a republic of the plebiscite
as opposed to a republic largely of parlia-
mentary control. The poet Derouede who
has now forged to the front of this class
is not fair representative of it's intellf-
genCe and character. 1t includes some real
l. able and eminent men.
The second class is composed of the en-
emies of repubIicanism of every form
These people are scheming for restoration
of the kingiy power. The old aristocracy
signs for splendor and influence again. 1t
may divide as 10 leader, but 1t is united
as against the people. 1t sneered at Faure
lecause of his humble origin and the SPLEEN
did style which president he supported
1t sneers at Loubet because of his humble
origin and the simple manner of his life.
1t even invades the sanctity of his home
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Local Assistant P0sfmastar

me naming of a genuine Washington
man as assistant postmaster for this CITY
comes next best after the pOstma stership
Madison Davis is not only Thoroughly iden-
uned with the city. but he is we'll ac-
qualnted with post office affairs and will
unquestionably prove an able and satisfac-
tory official in mis- new position POST
maSter-elect Merritt of New York il of
course not TO be blamed personally for his
Willingness to serve the capital in the i'm
portant capacity of chief mail handler to
which he has recently been assigned by the
President. Now that he has shown his an
probation of the situation by choosing a
local man for his first lieutenant he has
gone far toward ensuring for himself a cor
dlal acceptance by the people of the Dis
trict as an official who has the interests of
the citizens at heart. Should his admins
tration prove as Satisfactory as his initial
nomination this expectation will be fuIlv
justified, for Mr.. Davis IS locally popuIar
and Is known To be thoroughly qualified for
his forthcoming duties in the big granite
letter box on Pennsylvania avenue
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Nr. Lincoln on willy AEitntOrs."

Miss Ida TarbeT. a recognized authority.
il contributing TO McClures Magazine a
=, ri,-S of papers on the subject of Mr.. Lin
coin as the great war President. In the
current number she gives the story of Mr.
L.inCpln's sympathetic interest in the sol
dierS and describes his visits TO the camps
and his minglngs with the men. His man
ifestaJiOns We're hearty and fatherly, and
his tenderness for the boys" brought some
earnest protests at times from those who
We're engaged in the hard and serious task
Of enforcing war law and maintaining camp
discipline.
The penalty for deSertiOn was one he par
ticuTarIy hated 10 see exacted. He inter
fered in many cases. and saved the lives of
men who had been condemned TO die. This
evil of desertiOn grew al a rapid rate at
times and was in some measure the result
of anti-war meetings held in northern
states by those who were known as cop
p,rheads." In RESPONSE to a remonstrance
on this subject. Mr.. L0ncoln on one Occa-
sion made this reply;
Must | shoot a supplemented soldier boy
who deserts while ! must not touch a hair
Of a willy agitator who induces him to de-
Sert" This is none the less injurious when
effected by getting father. or brother or
friend into public meeting. and there
working upon his feelings until he is per-
Sudqeu 10 write the soldier boy that he is
nEhtlng in bad cause. Tor a wicked ad-
ministratlon of contemplate government
too weak TO arrest and punish him if he
shall desert. / think that in such a case.
t0 silence the agitator, and save the boy
- not only constitutional. but withal a
great mercy.
Suppose Edward Atkinson and his coad-
TUTORS had succeeded in their efforts to SOW
discomfort in the ranks OF the American
forces in the Philippines and mutiny and
d-S"rtions had followed. That was their
ann and object And Of course all soldiers
So acting would have laid themselves liable
TO the death penalty. But who would have
been primarily responsible. and have more
justly deserved To die? According TO Mr.
Lincoln. who was one of the most lust and
humane of men. the willy agitators'' in the
rear.
Mr. Lincoln was right This is a free
country, but while the country is at Wal
tn" man who agitates for its humiliation
ami defeat becomes public enemy and
should ~ sllenced- And yet when Postmas-
ter General Smith closed the Manila mails
q" Mr. Atkinson's desertiou-advfsing pam
phlets the author and his friends raised all
most as much of a howl as though he had
been ordered out To be shot
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divided people inquired into the case and
the newspapers of all tongues were soon
publishing stories of the affair and voicing
strong sentiments. A whirlwind was rag
ing with the prisoner on his lonely island
as the center. Duels were fought. Min
istries rose and fell over .he issue of his
guilt or Innocence. Even a president Of
France was forced from office. Families
were divided. National animosities were
forgotten. The foremost novelist of France
plunged deep into the controversy. His
famous 'Jaccuse' letter in one of the jour-
mails proved in season to be the signal for
the turning of the tide. It ,.aused him to
be temporarily exiled, but it threw a food
of light upon the methods Of the govern
ment in prosecuting the accused.
Publicity waged it's warfare against in
justice relentiessly. 1t revealed new testi-
mony. disproved old evidence. made COM
manding figures ridiculous. 1t evoked
storm of resentment against the machina
tons of Frances high army officers in
every quarter of the globe. The prisoner
was but a puppet in the drama which this
great world agency was enacting in his
behalf
1t may well be asked what would have
been the fate of Dreyfus had not the press
been free to discuss his case and to define
the issues. Doubtless he would have re-
manned on his island. while his family
would have struggled more and more fee
bly, and the public would have forgotten
him. New scandals and trials would have
taken the place of first interest. Ministries
would willingly have buried his case under
the refuse of official neglect. The world
would have gone on about its business and
I no iaI in, viz m
to race prejudice and persecution. Ende-
niably the pages of history might easily he
crowded with such cases. INCIDENTS of the
period when no such power for good ex
listed as the newspaper press with its mod
ern facilities and its freedom.
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Publicity.

A kidnapped child was last week recovered
from thieves and restored To its parents
through the sheer force of publicity. a
French army captain was Yesterday re-.
leased from the island prison cage in which
ne had been confined for many months and
was placed on cruiser TO be returned To
his own land for a just trial. likewise
through the influence of publicity. THESE
tw" events. one of q mere domestic couse-
quence. the other Of the most far-reachinas
rational Importance. testify TO the wonder
ful agency for enliehtment and bettermert
which marks the close of the Nineteenth
century. The newspaper today is par of
the arterial system of the world Ii sun
plies the current of news and opinion upon
which progress depends. In great and in
small il keeps all men of intelligence in
formed of the happenings of the day and
the hour, and permits such degree Of I'm
Outstanding as was never before possible
Absolute injustice cannot long survive
the exposures certain to result from the.
activities of the newspaper press. The
Dreyfus case is well to the point in this
consideration. a captain of the army of
France was arrested convicted of treason
and exiled to a PARKWAY prison in the sea
Slowly the iniquitous method of his prose
curlon became known. His family and his
friends clamored for justice. His core
ligionsts took up the cry. The newspapers
were filled with discussions pro and cen.
The nation. scarce convaIescent from a
severe attack Of scandal over the Panama
contracts, began to take notice. The other
countries, attracted by the spectacle of a
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Civil Service Problems.


From the New York Tribune.
The has left US confronted with a
great colonial problem, and not a few hon
est men have anxious doubt Of our ability
to provide a proper civil service for the
successful management of the new posses
sions. Anything that makes that question
ing more anxious tends to weaken public
support of the expansion policy and of the
administration identified with that policy.
Our problem is to give our new islands a
better civil service than we have ever had
d home. and shall not solve it by leav-
ing those who doubt our power to furnish
such a government to our dependents the
chance to assert with a show of plausibility
that we are preparing for ourselves at home
a worse civil service than now enjoy.
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Adequate Punishment for X idnapers

In one or two southern states the crime
of arson is punished with DEATH on the
theory that setting fire to a residence so
often results in the death of some of the
occupants. Assuredly kidnapping is far more
deserving the extreme penalty. The nurse
Is the most guilty, apd violates trust
and commits a crime for which capital
punishment Is none too severe. The men
who plot out the abduction are guilty in
only slightly less degree. AT the least i'm
prisonment for life should be paced on the
statute book for kidnapping, and if this does
not prove to be a sufficient deterrent the
maximum penalty should be called for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06

While more definite word is needed to
make sure of the establishment of an
Am rican colony of 1000 volunteer soldiers
lutely natural, feasible and just what about
4,Hn of the volunteer soldiers from the
west would do. There will certainly be an
Am erican colony of former volunteer SOL
diers, in any event, in the Philippines. Thus
will come to pass the most thorough and
efectual vindication of that part of the
policy of expansion which is to have and
hold possessions in the far east that could
be wished for or planned by its most ardent
supporters
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Mrs. Stanford's Great Gift.

Mrs. Stanford's gift of the bulk of all her
wealth to the Stanford University of Cali
fornia places her up in the very front rank
of the philanthropists of her sex. To be
sure. she ts only carrying out the wishes
expressed by her husband before he died
but the manner in which she has under
taken to carry out those wishes Is credit
able to her intelligence. fidelity and gem
crosby. The vast estate which now goes ia
swell the funds of the Stanford University
Is larger by several millions than it was
when 1t was bequeathed to her. and the
benefits to be derived from it will be cor
respondngly increased
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Evening vs.. Morning Papers.


The busy housewife has no time to con
over the advertisements in a morning pa
per. If she has, she cannot arrange her
Homework in a moment so that she can
go down town to take advantage of the
bargains offered. When she reads of bar
gains in an evening paper, however she
makes preparations to start early next
morning. and large percentage of those
early morning shoppers who struggle for
the first places at the bargain counters
are the readers of the evening paper and
not. as might be supposed, the readers of
the morning paper
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An Inspiration for MilIionaries.
M,

The gift OF Mrs. Stanford to the Stanford
University Is now estimated at the enor-
nous amount Of SIS, OO0, 600. This is in addi-
ton to the millions given before Like Mr..
Carnegie, Mrs. Stanford intends to enioy
the pleasure of seeing while she lives the
good that will be wrought with her money.
Do not eastern millionaires find sometime
inspiring in Mrs. Stanford's example?
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The Attack on Evans.

1t Is to be hoped that Mr. Mckinley will
not permit himself to be influenced against
so good an official as Commissioners Evans
has demonstrated himself to be by the
clamor of the pension attorneys who find
their business injured by his interest in the
honest per sioners and in the public treas
ury.
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Il don't see what we want with all those
little islands, said one German official.
You just wait" answered the other.
Possibly there will be an earthquake one
of these days which will push some terri
building a town on
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His Choice.

No doubt he is a nice man,
And his wares command a price;
But l wouldn't be the ice man.
| would rather be the ice.
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j une,

Oh, DO You remember the roses
And the song
Of the June which their radiance discloses
To the throng?
The month when the birds galy carol
As they fit
And natures in festive apparel
This is it.
Those raptures, tbs hard to recall them
When the sun
Leaves men guessing what may befall them
Ere he's done.
No more words Of blooming and glad
ness
Make a hit.
Men murmur in simmering sadness,
This is it,"
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4 DRScrintiOn

How big was that sea serpent, and what
did he look like
oh answered the seaside journalist,
dreamily. 'he vas about column long and
had d tierce-lOoking display head"
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The decision Of the New York congress
si"i'di delegation. today announced. TO sup
port Cen Henderson for Speaker puts a big
premium on standing room on the band
wagon.