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The oasis., 1900-01-06
CANNOT LEGALLY BE DONE.

It is credibly reported that there will be presented to the town board next Monday evening petition praying removal of Town Marshal Flewelling, for reasons which have not been made known to THE OASIS.
 Whatever the merits of the case, THE OASIS has no call to espouse either side; for it is family quarrel within the "push" "-just as was the Hunter Young killing of week ago. But this journal does believe that the town board cannot per emptorily remove MT. Flewelling and put in his place another man. Were there a vacancy caused by the resignation or death of Marshal Flewelling the board could fill the same by electing an officer to serve the unexpired term. In other words the board can fill a vacancy but 1t cannot create one.
 The post of town marshal is elect i've. The election is held at the same time that the board is elected. When once electe d and qualified he holds for the same term as does the board. An officer so elected and qualife holds for the same term as those on the board An officer so elected and qualified cannot be re- moved by the board. But when there is a vacancy caused by death or otherwise, the board then can fill such vacancy. When it so fills 1t the officer serves the unexpired term and cannot be busted by the board upon simple petition, no more than could have been the in- cumbent originally elected by the people.
 The foregoing paragraph des- cribes the exact situation as at present developed. In April, 1898, Maurice Breen was elected and qualified as town marshal. He afterward resigned and another was appointed in his stead. It was to fiji vacancy caused by resigna ton that the board elected Flew cling to serve. Now the board cannot legally oust Flewelling. If they att-mpt 1t he can resist in the courts and retain the office. If he has been guilty of anything which disqualihes him, those desiring his removal should proceed in the courts.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

DENMARK wishes to sell her West Indian possessions and Ger many would like to buy them. But the Monroe doctrine!
The oasis., 1900-01-06

LAST we k the Santa Cruz settlers received from Washington most cheering news in the Baca float grant matter. The right has always a chance under the present republican administration at Washington.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

INDICTMENTS come high, but the taxpayers seem clamoring for them Four against the San Francisco Ex- aminer cost about fifteen dollars each-counting the time the grand jury spent on the cases.
The oasis., 1900-01-06
Notice.

The Masanic Hall Association will meet at the Masonic Temple this eve- ming at 7:30 o'clock. Important busi- ness. T. J. WHILE,
 Secretary. MORALES, January ? 1900.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

GENERAL EULER failed to reach Pretoria for his Christmas dinner; but many of his officers were there as prisoners on that day.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

Us AND HEARST, of the Exam finer, have been both indicted by a Santa Cruz grand jury. But what does that signify! We are both millionaires.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

IN THE year of our Lord, 1900, two new railways will open up rich and virgin fields for investment in the state of Sonora.
The oasis., 1900-01-06
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MORALES. ARIZONA.

Anything which deserves to last will do SO.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

ISN'T it about time for another surprise party on the Tugela river?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

NEITHER the ring organ nor the hand
maid dared to attempt to say word in
defense of its masters, who usurp the
power to dictate to the republicans in
this county whom they must support
for office, and whom they must boycott,
because not servile tool in their pow
er. Republicans are neither knaveS
nor fools and cannot be betrayed and
driven like flock OF sheep by schem-
ing bosses and their collles. Ring
rule is the foundation of corruption,
and the stepping stone to i'm
perialism. The republicans are
opposed to rIngrule. .Ringrule, such
as has developed Of late in this county,
is as degrading and humiliating for the
republican party as Imperialism with
its damnable system of the knout and
deportation in chain-gangs to the ice
fields of Siberia is to despotic Russia.
Ceasarism and czarism are remnants of
the barbarian age. but the people of a
free country will not submit to coercion
and subjugation by party bosses and
ringleaders. Free speech and a free
press are the bulwark of American
liberty, and the people will defend their
sacred rights against all attempts by
designing politicians. News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

We often notice that when
ever a paper or a politician
wants to prove that things
are prosperous he points to
an assumed fact that there is
no idle labor here or there.
Now we do not believe there
is a place on earth where
there are no idle laborers. but
we are willing to waive all
that and say every laborer is
at work every day and vet
the majority of them may be
next door to starvation. When
men are forced to work for a
paltry pittance or starve and
freeze in the streets, it shows
the worst type of hard times;
long hours of toll prove that
times are hard; large divi
dends for corporations con-
trasted with correspondingly
low wages for those who pro-
duce the wealth, is the best
evidence of the hardest times
imaginable. When we speak
of hard times we mean that
the majority of people are
denied the comforts and lux.
uries of life in return for a
reasonable amount of their
energy which is the situa
ltiDn today.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

The republican row in the
First congressional district is
quite interesting. When Cur.
tbs was nominated in 1898 he
was assisted by the Bailey
forces and a written contract
is now nade public, signed
by Curtis friends, in which
Mr.. Curtis is bound to retire
in favor of Mr.. Bailey in 1900.
But Curtis ignores the agree
ment. He says it was made
without his knowledge or
authority and through Cy
Leland's chicanery. It seems
that the rogues in the First
district havefallenout and are
about to make public a whole
lot of rottenness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

There never has been a po-
litical party and there never
will be one which will not be-
come corrupt in a long lease
Of power. 1t was so with the
democratic party and it is so
with the republican party.
Whenever a political party is
in the ascendancy and it's
prospects for continuous sue
cess are good, all the scabs
and off-scourings of humani-
ty flock to it and find places
at the public trough, and, as
a rule this element are the
most unfit to hold positions
of public trust. They are ut
terly selfish and unprincipled
and have never any concern
for the public good. For this
reason alone, if for no other,
ought the people have the
power to make and unmake
their own laws. Representa-
tive government. is a failure.
There are too many environ
ments surrounding the repre-
sentative, and political par
ties are too easily controlled.
A few people can be corrupt.
ed, but the whole people
CAN'T ..a,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

If every public servant
were elected by a direct vote
Of the people and every law
enacted by a direct vote of
the people there would not
be one-tenth of the corrup-
ton and injustice in the adj
ministration of public affairs
as there now is. We do not
believe that there is one out
of 100 sane men who will dis
pute this statement, yet at
least 80 per cent of them will
refuse to vote for a system of
direct voting and direct law
making, simply because they
are welded to the party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

If the country were on a
sound financial basis with
an irredeemable cur
rency, not composed of one of
the precious metals exclusive
ly, the commercial world
would not get wild every
time gold fuctuates too high
premium,as it does now. Talk
aboutgambling dens and hell
holes! This nation is at the
back of the worst one in ex-
istence. 1t robs 70 millions
of people who are innocently
forced into the game. If men
will be punished according
to the sins they commit, the
rich mans cries of agony in
the lake of fire won't be a Cir
cumstance to what is in store
for the Wall street culprits
and their aiders and abettors
in Washington.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

The laboring man who de-
ponds on capitalists to regu-
late government in his (the
laborer's) interest is not very
many degrees above a fool. It
is the business of the capital
list to absorb the products of
labor and he will not be slow
in securing a law which will
aid him in his selfish purpose.
when an opportunity pre-.
sents itself,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

The recent great advance
in the price Of paper has op,
ened the eyes of publishers
They have gotten advanced
far enough to learn that pa.
per is manufactured at less
cost now than ever before and
that cost of production is in.
significant compared with
what it costs the publisher
A government paper mill
which would furnish paper
to publishers at cost would
be a nice thing and they
could have it if they would
put in a little time advocat
ing it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Governor Stanley ought to be asked for the
resignation of the members and employees of
the court of visitation. If not, Auditor Cole
might get in a stroke of economy for the
state.-Sterling Bulletin.
Why will our friend ''stir up strife
within the party?" Why do you pub
lish squibs of this kind that "may be
used as ammunition by the enemy?"
Why introduce such perplexlng ques-
tions ito disturb party harmony?" Be
sturdily conservative. Have no con-
victions upon political questions. Pub
lish no suggestions or comments on
party politics without first securing the
o. K. of the bosses. Thus you can be
happy and your name will be placed
upon the list of the elect.-Topeka Cap
ital
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

The war between capital and labor,
between the classes and masses, is on
and it will not end until miillonaires
and the evils of inordinate individual
wealth are abolished. The classes rec
ognize that this contest is on and are
acting accordingly. There is not COL
lege or a pulpit supported by the
wealthy-and all paying good salaries
are-when man who teaches as Christ
taught. who advocates justice and
equal rights and privileges for all will
be allowed to speak. Heron, Bemis,
Ely AND many others who have dared
to speak their honest thoughts, have
lost their positions. The uppermost
seats today in church and college are
held by pharisees as they were in
Christ's time. The classes have abso-
Lutte control of government. Justice as
between great corporation and the
common man is almost unknown in our
Wellington Voice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

One of the principal things
which stands in the way of a
political reformation is that
too many men belong to this
or that party because their
daddies did. They don't eyer
else their thinking powers in
the least.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

1t requires fully twice as
much of the products of the
farm to buy wire and nails
than it did one year ago. If
the country keeps on prosper
ing at the same ratio a few
years longer the farmers will
surely be "out of sight"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

SECRETARY CAGES attempts at stop
ping the Wall street monetary strIn-
gency are like trying to drain pond
without cutting Of the source of sup,
ply. The more money he forces into
circulation the more speculation there
will be. A natural currency expansion
which meets the requirements of legit-
innate business is necessary to good
times. Enforced expansion or con-
traction is usually disastrous to some
body.-State Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03
HABERLEIE rIaHrs BACK.

Ii the republican ring leaders of Bar
per county ever doubted Oscar Haber-
iein's ability to fight when he is slap
PED IN the face, those doubts were re-
moved oy perusal of last weeks Kio-
Wa News. Oscar rips them right and
left and our advice to his assailants is
TO let him alone. He has the edge
on them and has already come danger
onsiy near exposing some of their cam
paign methods.
we clip the following extracts from
Mr.. Haberlein's reply to the attack in
The Cresset of two weeks ago. The ar
tlcle In the News occupies a whole col
umn and there is a double edge in ev-
cry sentence:
Like the witches of Endor they how
cred about the steaming black caldron,
gathering and tossing in Lizards, ser
penis and other vile aud corrupt things
until the smirch was boiled down to
the desired consistency and ready to be
poured steaming hot into their literary
slop- bowls to be offered to the ignorant
or credulous patrons of the official re-
publican feed troughs.'
''The attack with blackmail upon the
editor of the News in the organ of the
clique land the wlshy washy rehash O;
the vomit published at their behest by
their brainless and unprincipled man
Friday is more a wall of jealousy and
self-condemnation of the ringleaders
than anything else."
1.-The organ whines because, as it
claims, the News received more legiti-
mate cash subscriptions for papers
from candidates than any other paper
in the county. Its insinuati0n of sell
ling out is deliberate preyarication of
the facts in the case. The people with
a turn of mind to business say: Good
for the News! 1t comes with bad
grace from partisan organ which
draws Its main support from the pub
Tic treasury to assall a contemporary be-
cause it sees fit to write against ring
rule.''
The only thing with any foundation
OF truth said by the organ is that the
News receives subscriptions from any
body who pays our regular subscrip-
ton price, i. Q. ST. 90 per year, so cents
for SIX months, 5 cents for single CO.
py, sample copy frea-we have no 9TH
er price, and mono know this better
than republican candidates who ap-
preached US Oh this subject
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Gov. Stanley made a whole
lot of noise and gave vent to
much boasting ABOUT what he
would do with the Infamous
K londike, but the thing is
still running in full blast. Cy
and his crowd called the gov
ernOr down.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

THE Roberts case is consuming a
whole lot of congress time. 1t will
not be settled before February 1st,
and perhaps not then. They are using
red tape galore and the nations funds
will be spent lavishly. Roberts may
be bad man but he has lots of com
pany in congress. He is a saint in
comparison with Hanna of Ohio and
Clark of Montana.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

BEN CLOVER committed suicide on
one of the congressman elected in 1890
when the Peoples party swept the state,
but later returned to the republican
party where he was neither honored nor
rewarded. He died in poverty and his
mlsfortunes drove him TO the rash act.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03
He FOOLED THE SURGEONS.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of
west jefferson, o.. after suffering Is
months from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless costly operation was per-
formed; but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arntca Salve. the
surest Pile cure on earth, and the best
Salve in the world. % cents a box.
Sold by j. r. L Dung Druggist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

There is very little differ
ence in the underlying prin-
ciple in the wars in South
Africa and the Philippine Is
lands. Each is a war Of con-
quest on the part of the ag-
gressOr.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Business failures through
out the United States is on
the increase. They are going
all the way from 22O to 400
per week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

THE democrats of kentuckey will
contest the election of Gov. Taylor.
That there is good ground for contest
is not to be doubted for moment but
Goebel democracy is no better. Gosb-
elism is as rotten as Taylorism, and
TayIorism is as rotten as Goebellsm
"HOsS and boss"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

CONGRESSMAN Long, as a member
OF the ways and means committee, may
find both the ways and means of get.
ting rid OF the annoying Bill Wallace,
says the Hon. Fred l.. Vandegrlft in
the Kansas City Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

SMALL pox have invaded Lexington,
Missouri The Intelligencer, w. G..
Musgrove's paper, admits that the dis
ease is there. A tramp negro cfimi-
nal brought the disease to The city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

THIS nation is not going to mourn
much over the losses OF Wall street
gamblers, called. out of politeness,
Wichita Eagle.
No. the fellows who are running the
nation take the rake off, and their
work is done
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

E. II. MADISON, of Dodge City, has
been appointed judge of the 3lst dis
trict to succeed Judge Price. Madison
was one of Chester 1. Longs formida-
bic opponents and his appointment
takes him out of the road. The fns
tactics of our congressman seem to be
knocking the persimmons for him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

The profit to the trust on tin plate is
25S per cent. Tinware is higher now
than it has been for years, notwith-
standing that it is produced much more
cheaply than ever before. Yet there
are some who still insist that private
monopoly is benefit to the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Annual convention Missouri and
Kansas Lumber dealers at Kansas City.
One fare t$S.S 5l for round trip. Tick
cts on sale Jan: 10th, 22nd ire. Return
limit Ian 26th
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Freight rates have advance
ed from % to so per cent.
Times are getting better at
rapid gait.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Oppression emanating from
a king is no worse than op-
preston emanating from a
court. Our courts are our
masters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

1t is all settled now that
the reports given circulation
against some of the officers of
the Goth Kansas are false.
An investigating committee
has found that they were
without foundation. The
committee was appointed for
the purpose of exoneration
and they were careful not to
give to the public any unfav-
orable evidence against the
idolized officers. If you go to
war, go as an officer, or get
on the "inside," at least, as
soon as possible.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

We will take all the wood on sub
scription we can get. Bring in you
wood.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

The liberal contributions
from all over the country to
the late General Lawton's
widow is commendable. 1t
will make her financially in
dependent in her declining
years. But it is to be deplor-
ed that the widow of a pri-
vate who sacrifices his life in
the country''s service, is
scarcely ever assisted. We
suppose it will ever be thus.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03

Old papers for sale at this Office fol
20 cents per hundred.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1900-10-13
That Seems to Be a Stumbling
Block in the Settlement of
the Big Miners Strike.
TWO SESSIONS WERE HELD FRIDAY.
Nothing of Definite Nature Was Sug-
gested Which Would Lead to
Solution Of the Problem.
The Ten Per Cent. Proposition, rs
IL Now stands, Has Very Little
Chance of Being Accepted
by the Strikers.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 13.-Eight hun
dred and fifty-seven miners, who hold
in their hands the power to end or
continue the anthracite coal miners
strike which has been in progress for
more than three weeks, met here in
convention Friday for the purpose of
considering the ten per cent. net adj
vance in wages offered by the opera
tors, and adjourned until Saturday
without taking any action on their
employers proposition.
Both of Fridays sessions were de-
voted to organizing the convention
and to speeches by many of the dele
gates on the mine owners conces-
sion. 1t was not expected that any
thing would be done Friday outside
of a general exchange of views. The
convention after it was permanently
organized went into secret session,
but it was learned from authoritative
sources that nothing of a definite ma
ture was suggested which would lead
to a solution of what is to the miners
a knotty problem.
More Concessions Wanted.
From the trend of the remarks of
the delegates it was gathered that
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1900-10-13
How They stand.
GEN. MERRIAM'S REPORT.
Military Departments Greatly Re-
duced i'm Strength to Meet the
Demand of Foreign Service.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Some idea Of
the extent to which the military de-
partments of the United States have
been reduced in strength to meet the
demands of foreign service, is con-
veyed by the reports of Brig. Gen.
Henry c. Merriam. commanding the
department of Missouri. So few are
the officers on duty in the depart
ment that one officer of the regular
line, an artillery officer, Lieut.. Deks-
mare Skerrett, besides being first
lieutenant of the Sd artillery, is an
acting captain, an acting iuuge advo-
cate, chief ordnance officer, chief sig
nal officer and acting engineer officer
of the department of Missouri, maxi
ing separate reports in these vari-
Gus capacities.
Gen. Merriam reports a satisfactory
condition of affairs in his depart
ment.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1900-10-13
NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
III the Miners Reject the Oner, OPP
orators VIII Attempt 20 Work
the Mines with New Men.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 13.-The op-
orators of the Wyoming valley are
watching with interest the proceed
ings of the Scranton convention.
The representatives of the big coal
companies here still insist that no
20 the men, and that if the offer of
ten per cent. increase is rejected, the
strike is destined to go on. The Of
fer of the operators having been re-
fused, the companies win endeavor
to operate their mines with new men.
Should the strikers interfere, then
the state will be called upon 10 pro-
tect those men who are willing to
work.