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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-12

knew it, because of his many years
of service in that body. He request
ed that the river and harbor bill be
left without action until the last day
of the Fifty-siXth congress, which
was March 4, 1901. On the preced-
ing day he sent for Senator Carter,
of Montana, whose term was about
to expire, and there was a protracted
conference at the white house. On
the last day, just as the river and
harbor bill was being taken up for
consideration, Senator Carter arose
and addressed the senate He began
in a moderate manner, but grew
more earnest as he spoke. 1t finally
dawned on the senate that set
speech was being made and no river
and harbor bill yet voted upon.
Efforts were made to interruDt
Senator Carter, but, under the rules
of the senate, there is no time limit
co debate, and nobody could stop him.
He talked until noon, the time for
final adjournment, and thus killed the
big bill. President Mckinley did r;ot,
want to have $60,000,000 appropriated
for that bill, nor did he want to veto
a bill in which there was pork" for
everybody. The speech of Senator
Carter disposed Of the bill, and, q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-12
Two Ancient Trade Secrets.

The two oldest secret trade pro-
cesses now in existence are said to
be the manufacture of Chinese red.
or vermillion, and the method of in
LAYING the hardest steel with gold
and silver, which seems to have been
practiced at Damascus ages ago, and
is known only to the Syrian smiths
and their pupils even to this day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-12

Systematic inquiries into the pres
ent condition of bird life in Missouri
bring to light the surprising discovery
that within the last Is years insectivor-
Gus birds have decreased SO per cent.
and game birds so per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-12

81 suppose you keep in touch with
your nephew while he's away at col
lege,' said DR.. Choker to Mr.. Mum.
well, he keeps touching me, if
that's what you mean," replied the
uncle.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-12

TNWENTY years ago Dom Piatt
was a notorious as well as
The oasis., 1902-02-22

portion of it, by law, belonged to the diseoverers, but if it was hidden treasure most of it belonged to the king and very little to the discov- erers; and until the point was re- solved he
 DETAINED THE SILVER EXTRACTED. And sent notice thereof to the vice. roy in Mexico, where there were many opinions, but the most pre- valent was that the silver belonged to the discoverers; but this opinion was not approved by the supreme council of the Indies and His Ma jesty Philip V, after examining the records made in the case, declared that the land where the silver was found belonged to his royal treas ury. This declaration helped to the desolation of the region, because the people who went there, after having found silver at no cost whatever, promptly retired to their homes, because the soil thereabout was unproductive and the cost of living there was very high.
 Beside the declaration already
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and assert that they were eye wit nesses and had the silver in their hands.
 Upon hearing this, the com mandant at the nearest military post, Presidio de Fronteras, who in those times acted as judge in those sections, was in doubt as to whether 90 much silver could have come from veins in mines, or was hidden treasure lately unearthed; because if it was from mines the largest
The oasis., 1902-02-22
TREASURE OF TIE KING.

their discoveries, finding blocks of larger size and weight, but the most marvellous discovery of all was block of native silver found at depth of one yard, which weighed one hundred and forty arrobas. All efforts to break it failed, and it was necessary for the discoverers to melt it, and from the ashes of this operation nine arrobas of metal were obtained, and sec ond melting of the ashes yielded another quantity.
 Many who were near at the time, affirmed that more than four hundred arrobas were gathered without any cost, and the most notable thing observed was that several pieces, immediately after extraction from the earth, were
 FLEXIBLE AND LIKE WAX,
 And without any effort could be given any desired form, but the next day they were hard and in flexible. This case is related, not only by the Spaniards. but by sew eral missionaries who are still alive
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referred to, the king issued an order that the work of discovery should proceed at the expense of the royal treasury. But the knowing people who had to be brought from the kingdom of Nueva Viscaya, having not received their salaries in ad- vance, refused to work in his ser yice.u
The oasis., 1902-02-22

discoverer did not long enjoy pos session of his find, for an enemy, alleging it was
 TREASURE OF THE KING. Lodged against him an informa- tion with the judges, who, coming to the aid of his enemy, quickly dispossessed him, his repeated peti- tions and offers to give 10 the king whatever was his share availing him nothing.
 "Others were more fortunate in
The oasis., 1902-02-22
LAS PLANCHAS DE PLATA.
'a Region ofvirgin Silver, Which Great ed a Decided Sensation in These Parts More than
 Century Ago.

In an account of the Apostolic Labors of the Society of Jesus in North America" published by q member of the order in Barcelona, Spain, in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, copy of which has been kindly loaned THE OASIS by Mr. Aurelio Sandoval, there appears very interesting account of a fabulously rich mineral dis coyery at a point but few miles distant from the place where the town of Nogales has been since located, which created decided sensation in all parts of New Spain, translation of which interesting narrative is herewith presented.
 "And to present 1t more clearly l will refer to the discovery made some fifteen years ago short dist anoe from the Rancho Arizona (which property, now owned by Mir. William Barnett of Nogales, was known as the Real de Arizona from time immemorial, and is so known at the present day.-ED. TIE OAsIs) which astonished not only New Spain, but all the Euro pean nations as we'll; which was so incredible that it was thought, as have been many other things, an idle Indian tale.
 "A Yaqui Indian, working near the place, discovered the silver that is to be the subject of this mention, and disclosed to q merch- ant his discovery, the latter mak ing it public. The treasure was found near a mountain, extending about half a league, ending in a ravine, which in the rainy season is the bed of creek, but is dry a greater part of the year.
 To the scene of the discovery flocked the neighbors, filled with anticipation, and they found suf- ticient to satisfy their desires; for all along the ravine they found | large and small pieces of native silver, many of them globular in form, some of nearly pure metal, others half of a different substance. | According to their size the weights of these pieces were one-half and one and two arrobas. News of the discovery brought the Spaniards from all parts of the country, who in various localities, after remov ing a little earth, found balls and
 CHUNKS OF AMAZING SIZE.
 A poor negro from Guadalajara, who had travelled more than three hundred leagues to reach the scene of the discovery, had the good fortune to find a ball or mass of silver weighing twenty-one arrobas. (An arroba' weighs twenty-five pounds). It was so massive that when they endeavored to break it into pieces neither iron nor steel were sufficiently powerful to do so, and many axes were broken in the effort so to do. A weight so enor- nous could not be loaded upon the best of mules in the ordinary way; but with ropes they suspended the mass from a tree, and carefully lifting it they succeeded in loading 1t upon a carriage specially con structed for suspension between two horses, which were led beneath. { But withal his ingenuity the poor {
The oasis., 1902-02-22
THE TUBuTAmA PROPERTIES.
4 Fine Showing Made in the Mines,
 and the Machinery Completed.

Sunday evening Messrs. Con. O'Keefe, Charles Holzman and o. O Saxhang returned from Phoenix, where they were in attendance upon the annual meeting, last Saturday, of the Sonora Milling X Mining Company. The new board of directors elected includes Con O'Keefe (president and general manager), R. Allyn Lewis, W. s. Sturges (vice president), D. J. Shea, John Dessart, (secretary and trea- surer).
 Mir. 0. O. Saxhang has retired from the directory of the company and the secretaryship, to accept the position of assistant general manager, and will hereafter reside at the mines, devoting his entire time and attention to the details of the work. Mir. Saxhang is very practical and competent gen. tleman, and the new arrangement will be decidedly to the advantage of the company.
 Tuesday MT. O'Keefe received from Los Angeles telegram from the Llewellyn Iron Works which reads:
 Rushing work on the shelter. Everyt z goes forward this week"
 The same day he received from Mir. F. W. Page, president of the Llewellyn Iron Works, who wired from San Francisco;
 I leave for Los Angeles tonight to inspect shelter. Will wire date of shipment"
 Mr. Page will follow the machin- cry to Tubutama and will assist in its instalment and inauguration.
 Mir. O'Keefe now an 'icipates that the shelter will be in read mess for operation by the middle of March, and he looks for a long run with excellent results. A great body of ore has been developed, and there is now blocked out ready for stoping sufficient to keep the furnace going many months. Much of this rock will run three thou sand ounces in silver per ton, and all of it will net twenty dollars gold per ton.
 Without doubt the Tubutama properties will soon take front rank among the permanent and profitable producers of Mexico.
 Enterprise: Within the past week Jas. Boyd has made good strike in his mining claim 16 miles north of Phoenix, near the Union mine. At the depth of 130 feet a ledge A. feet in width and carry ing $50 per ton in gold, was en- countered. Samples of the heavy granite ore may be seen at the Commercial Hotel, where it is on display. The ledge seems clearly defined and being so close to Phe- nix, it can be worked at reasonable cost. If the vein goes down it will be one of the big mines of the ter ritOrV.
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
KITCHENER MADE ROUNDUP
CORRALLED SIX HUNDRED FIGHT.
ING Beers.
Besides a Couple of Thousand Horses
and a Vast Herd of
Cattle.

London. Feb. 2S.-Following the
precedent of Lord Roberts, who an
nounced General Cronje's surrender
at Paardesburg On the anniversary of
the battle of Majuba Hill, February
~, 1881, Lord Kitchener apparently
selected the same anniversary to ac-
complish a big success by a combined
movement, lasting two days, against
the Boer forces within the Harrismith
and Vanreenen line of bloch houses.
Boer losses aggregate 600 men killed
or captured and 1000 horses and 49,
900 head of cattle fell into the hands
Of the British troops.
This news was so welcome to the
British that it was read out in the
horse of commons today by War Sec
re,2Ty Broderick.
In "espect to the inquiry made BY
the government as to the fate of the
escort Of a convoy of empty wagons
which according to a dispatch from
Lord Kitchener made public February
26, was attacked and captured by
Beers southwest of Kloerksdorp,
Transvaal Colony. February "a. Lord
Kitchener has cabled the following
message: ~
Report has just been received that
16 officers and 451 men were taken
prisoners. OF these one officer and
100 men have been released. Col.
Anderson of the Imperial Yeomanry,
who commanded is still a prisoner.
Major Enderby, who commanded the
infantry, was wounded, hence delay in
obtaining definite information"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
ARRIVED AT PRISON.
Offenders From Philippines Taken to
Fort Leavenworth,

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 2S.-James
c. Read, late captain and commits
sary; Michael j. Spellman, late cap
tain, and Adelbert Jones, formerly
first lieutenant in Forty-third Infantry,
under sentence of three years each for
connection with army contract frauds
perpetrated in the Philippines, arriv-
ed from the west today and were
taken to the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth. Reads attorneys at
once filed an application in the United
States district court for a writ of
habeas corpus to secure his release,
on the ground that having been con
victed by a court of army officers
he was illegally held.
Judge Hook will pass on the appli-
cation later. James Allen, under SEN
tence of life Imprisonment for MUIR
der, Herbert Cawthorn, 20 years for
murder, w. E. Babcock, six years for
rape, all from Manila also arrived at
the prison today from the west and
began serving their sentences.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
INVITATION STANDS.
City Council Of Charleston Repudiate
Action Of Lieut.-Gov. TiIIman.

Charleston, S. c., March 1.-Supple-
mentary to the resolution passed by
the exposition board of directors last
night, renewing the invitation to the
president to visit Charleston and also
disclaiming any responsibility for or
sympathy with Lieutenant Governor
Tillman's action in regard to the pre-
sentation of the sword to Major
Jenkins, the city council today passed
resolutions repeating the invitation
already extended by the city, and ap-
pointed a special committee to present
the resolutions to the president and
to express to him the earnest desire
of the people of Charleston that he
visit the city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
LIKED BEEF BEST.
Two sheepmen Are Charged With
Cattle Stealing.

Big Timber, Feb. 2S.-Martin and
Peter Nancy were brought in from the
Fish creek country and lodged in Jail,
charged with cattle stealing. 1t is al
legged that the men, who are brothers,
have been stealing cattle from G. R.
Wilson of Two Dot, s%laughtering and
appropriating the meat to their own
use. Information leading to their ar
rest was furnished by Charles Wins
borough, who has been in the employ
Of the Maneys, and say that he as
sisted in the b%utchering. When plac-
ed all knowledge Of the matter and
said they did not have any freshly
killed meat on their premises. A
search made by Sheriff Falling re-
suited in finding a quantity of fresh
beef hidden in a hay stack, and also
two beef hides, one of an animal that
had .been killed some time and plain
ly bore the Wilson brand. The other
hide was quite fresh and had been
mutilated so as to disfigure the brand.
The accused were given a hearing be-
fore Justice Pound and waived exami-
nation, bond being fixed at $3.50. They
are to appear at the next term of
court. Nancy brothers are well
known sheepmen.
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inal intention to prosecute them un.
der the state laws, but consideration
for the parents of Mosier caused the
authorities to relent and they were
arraigned under the city ordinances,
Smith for being a vagrant and Mosier
on the charge of having broken a
Chinaman's window and assaultingth
owner. R
Both entered pleas Of guilty, and
Mosier was fined $40 and sentenced to
do ten days work on the streets,
while Smith was given ten days with
out any trimmings. Upon payment
of the fine the rest Of the sentence
was suspended in the case of Mosier,
he agreeing to leave the city at once.
Smith making a like promise, he. too,
vas given the opportunity to put dis
lance between himself and the corpor-
ate limits.
Frank Moore, a whiteman, who is
charged by the police with being the
beneficiary Of a colored prostitutes
bounty, was up for ,vagrancy. He
said he only wanted a chance to "get"
and it was given him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
president AND PRINCE TAKE
SPIN IN SUBURBS.
EMBASSY DINNER
Winds Up the Washington Program
Farewell Call At White i
House.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Prince Henry
this afternoon enjoyed one event not
on his official itinerary when he and
President Roosevelt went in a rain.
storm on a horseback ride of an hour
and a quarter through the Rock creek
valley and suburbs in the northwest,
ern section of the city. The ride was
arranged personally between them
during n of. their talks at an Of
fetal function. The prince returned
from Annapolis between 3 and A
O'Clock in the afternoon and went di-
rectly to the white house. to pay a
farewell visit, the members of his
suite accompanying him.
The farewell call was entirely in
formal. Captain Gilmore, of the Artil-
lery met the prince and his sui,e at
the door and escorted them to the
blue room where they we're received
by President and Mrs. and Miss
Roosevelt, each of them gave the
prince a hearty welcome and Cod
speed. The ceremony lasted only
about five minutes and then the prince
drove to the embassy and exchanged
his admiral's uniform for a riding
suit of dark blue with buff leggings
and fedora hat.
A large crowd in front of the en-
bassy greeted the distinguished pair
as they rode off. They returned to
the embassy at 6:1O p. M, having
been gone an hour ana a quarter. The
ride was through the northwestern
suburbs and rain fell a large part of
the time, but both riders seemed to
enjoy the outing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
CHARGED.
Street Car Companies Use Money to
Keep Out Competition.

Cleveland, Feb. 2S.-Sensational
charges are made against the Cleve-
land Electric Railway company and
the Cleveland City Railway company,
in two petitions for in%junctions filed
in the common pleas court today, by
Director of Law Beacon, of Mayor
Johnston's cabinet. It is alleged in
both petitions that the old street rail
way companies are using improper
methods and means in an attempt to
block the recently Incorporated Three
Cent Fare Railway company. It is
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
CONGRESS WILL TACKLE IT
sCALEY CONTROVERSY NOT AL
LOWED TO DROP.
Maryland Delegation Sets Ball Rolling
Agricultural Committee Will
Get to Work.

~oS SA>
Schley case is to be taken up in con-
gress. In spite of the opposition of
some of the warmest friends of Rear
Admiral Schley, who believe the mat
ter should be allowed to drop, the
Maryland delegation in congress has
taken the opposite view. A long cor
ference was held in the committee
room, of Senator McComas. There
were present all the representatives
of the state in the senate and house
with the exception of Senator Yelling
ton.
For two hours various plans were
discussed to bring the case to the at
tention Of congress. Allusion was fire.
quently made to the fact that many
sincere friends of Rear Admiral
Schley believe in taking no further
steps. preferring to rest the case on
the manifest verdict of the American
people. coupled with the expert opin-
ion of Admiral Dewey and General
Miles. The opinion of the delegation,
however, was that it had not the right
to leave any stone unturned in the
effort to discover a way to secure
vindication for the zeal admiral.
There have been introduced in the
house and senate resolutions and
bills to appoint Schley a vice admiral,
to give him the thanks of congress, to
investigate him, to express confidence
in him. to restore him to the active
list and to do various other things.
All these matters have been referred
at once to the naval committee in the
house and senate under the rules.
MARYLAND is not represented on this
committee in the senate. but Mr..
Mudd Of Maryland. has an important
seat on the house committee.
The conference accordingly agreed
that the house committee should be
appealed to. Mr.. Foss, the chairman,
is understood to be an anti-Schley
man personally, but he has not COM
mitted himself, and never is arbitrary,
so the Schley partisans felt that they
could secure at least a fair hearing.
Mr.. Mudd at once presented the
case to the naval committee and ask
ed that a time be set for the consider
alton of the dozen or two bills about
Schley now on file. The committee,
after consideration. decided to take
up these Schley bills and thus the Gel
ebrated case of the American navy
is at least officially before congress.
The committee will take a vote on all
schlev bills and Representative Mudd
will insist upon speedy action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04

alleged that these means have been
in the form Of money and other con
~slderations, and that by offering these
inducements the old companies have
peer inducing numerous property
owners along the new route to with
draw their consent. They say large
Sums of money are about to be paid
by the above named parties and un-
less restrained the money will be
paid to the property owners at once.
Judge Phillips granted a temporary
restraint order until a full hearing
can be had.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
German Residents Enthuse,

Washington, Feb. 2S..-Prince
Henry's visit to the national capital
had a fitting elimination tonight in a
splendid official dinner given at the
German embassy and later the ire
mendous outburst Of popular enthus-
iasm from German residents of Wash
ington as the imperial visitor was
about to start for his southern and
western tour. The dinner was given
at the embassy at s o'clock, his royal
highness being the guest of honor,
while those invited to meet him were
representatives of highest official and
diplomatic society.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
TAKES FAST RIDE IN THE CAB OF
A LOCOMOTIVE.
STUDIES THE GEOGRAPHY
And Makes copious Notes On Marqin
OF Large Map He Has Set
Up In His Car.

Cincinnati, March 1.-Prince Henry
OF Prussia traversed the states of
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to-
day n tonight his special train is
speeding through Kentucky into Ten
nessee, with the battlefields around
Chattanooga for his goal. He stopped
for formal receptions at Altoona,
Pittsburg, Columbus and Cincinnati,
but the welcome extended to him was
not limited to these places. Every
where on the line, after daylight came
n until long after darkness, the peo-
pie gathered at the stations to cheer
him as he sped along.
The storm that swelled the rivers
to danger point had passed away and,
beyond a zone of trees, in bright
moonlight, he saw a stretch of so
miles of the Allegheny mountains
from the cab of an engine, and most
of it was down grade, at a speed that
thrilled.
The train had lost two hours at
FOrLage by reason OF a wreck to the
westward of that point and when the
special got a clear track again, an at
tempt was made to- win back some of
the time that had been lost by running
at go miles an hour. When the
prince left the cab he was almost as
grimy as the engineer.
When not responding to the recep-
tons he was busy sightseeing and
studying a large map which had been
set up in his car. He asked many
questions as to the industries of
Pennsylvania and Ohio and made ex-
tended notes on the margin of the
map. He was very much encouraged
over the events Of the day and late
in the afternoon he retired to rest
before going to the evening recep-
tions. He dined at Z o'clock in the
evening and while he and his guests
We're at table the speed of the train
was cut to 40 miles per hour.