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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-11

Insurance cannot prevent
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ensue without It.
1t lets you down easy-sus.
tains you until you get anoth-
er foothold.
I represent a score of the
oldest and best fire insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. TIE probability Is that
they will not be SO much lon
ger. Better take out suhct'
emit insurance without delay.
As every Company now
charges exactly the same rates
why not have your property
insured with a company that
Is well known In this City and
one you know has and will
pay all Its losses promptly
Here Is my list and everybody
knows that there are no better
companies on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-11
Wise Man Of the Trolley.

eyes" said the conductor as he
gave the motorman the double ring.
II can tell what day of the week il
is by the size of money these younc
fellows have. Now, there is thai
kid in front just gave me five dol
lar note and made me hustle foI
change. That's his salary. He'll
be walking downtown next Friday
morning. That young woman there
who just gave me a dollar bill hal
to look through pocketbook full
of samples on Saturday morning to
find a nickel"
'But this is Monday" remarked
the observant patron, ''and 1 saw a
man give you 5 cents just now. How
do you account for that Z"
ooh, that's easy," said the knight
of the cord. "He's married" BAL
timore News.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-11
A Promising Oil Country.

The Creek, Usage and Cherokee
nations in Indian Territory are
receiving wide recognition as a
promising oil country, and capital
and development have so far
brought handsome results. The
oil is of superior quality; the ter
ritory is reached directly by the
Frisco system, who issues free Of
charge, a booklet, giving full data
concerning the country and its
possibilities. Mailed to any ad-
dress upon request to Sidney Van
Dusen. 706 Park building, Pitts
burg. Pa. Al-t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-11
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
The "Nation's HiphWay'

The "Nation's Highway"
and "SHORTEST ROUTE
to the
WORLDS FLAIR.
st. Louis.
Three Through Trains Daily,
vestibuled throughout with
Pullman sleeping ears,
observation cars and dining cars,
via Cincinnati
Season, sixty-day and fifteen-day
excursion tickets
on sale at
VERY LOW RATES.
CHEAP COACH EXCURSIONS
From all stations announced
from time to time.
Ask ticket agents for descrip-
tive Worlds fair folder, boarding
house and hotel booklet, guide
maps and full information.
7,15-tf
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04
is CRIME INCREASING?

Few social questions are asked more
frequently than. what is the increase
Of crime The national census bureau
Is seeking an answer to this inquiry.
1T is undertaking to secure a record of
all the persons who are sentenced to
the various jails. penitentiaries, ana
other prisons in the United States dur
2ng the year 1904.
The wardens of the state prisons and
The sheriffs of the counties are being
requested to act as special agents to
report certain facts concerning every
person delivered into their custody.
Some counties have not been heard
from. In some perhaps there are no
jails, in others perhaps the local jails
are no longer used. in still others the
sheriffs have possibly neglected the
matter But the records of the census
bureau and the resulting statistics will
not be complete until all are heard
from, and it is hoped that the pressure
of other business will not cause the
sheriff Of airy county to block this
most important inquiry.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Hartman interest at the close held in
a virtually solid block $4,000, 900 or AZ
per cent The Hill interest, though
representing more widely scattered
owners, held not far from the same
amount. The deciding factor may have
been still uncertain, but il certainly
rested on very few shares. The great
banking interests led by ]. P. Morgan
& Co. We're back of Hill; those led by
Kuhne. Loeb & Co. back of Hartman.
AS the result of the contention of these
gigantic interests, the price of North
ern Pacific stock was forced up in a
few days from s135 to $1,000 share.
To have compelled settlements on that
basis would have ruined multitude of
houses and individuals and precipitat-
ed a far-reaching panic. The great
banking houses involved in the strug
at that very time enormous promotions
and fotations of which the world has
since heard much and could not per-
nit all these things to be sacrificed,
to say nothing of other interests.
The Northern Securities company
represented truce between Hill and
Hartman. Neither got all he wanted.
Both interests We're represented on the
board of the holding company, which
has just now been declared illegal as
a restraint of trade a thing which
probably was little in the mind of it's
organizers But under that decision
the old question of 1901 arises-How
about control of the Northern Pacific
as between Hill and Hartman?
Under the Hill plan for winding up
the holding company Hartman would
not receive back the $72,000,000 Of
Northern Pacific stock which he depos-.
tied in 1901, but only about $4,000, 900
of it, and the balance in Great North
ern stock. In other words, if he got
back the original $12,0000O0 of North
ern Pacific stock. he would have Al per
cent of the total or dangerously near a
controlling interest, while under the
Hill plan the Hartman share would be
only 20 per cent of the total. This is
the gist of the whole matter. In the
light of it the general reader will be
able better to interpret events as they
develop in this extraordinary drama.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04
HILL AND HARTMAN

Current reports raise grave doubt
pany can be wound up as readily as it
appeared after the supreme court de-
cision it might be. The first reports of
substantial agreement between the Hill
and Hartman interests seem to have
heen premature, except that both sides
mre disposed to do every thing to avoid
renewal OF their conflict which came
ito a climax in May. 1901. It seems
clear that the formal proposal sent out
by the directors OF the Northern Sc
.curities company. representing HIS
plan. il not satisfactory to the Harri-
man interest. and that some other plar
-ysin have to be evolved--possibly thai
.of agreement to submit the method O
settlement to the federal court. II 1
will consent to decide 1t.
The various stages of this epoch
making settlement can not be under
stood without recurring to the memor
able struggle early in 1901 betweel
Hill and Hartman for control Of tn
Northern Pacific. 1t was virtually
sstruKxle for control Of transcontinents
tra1nc. Hill had the Great Northern
Hartman the Union Pacific. II Harri
snan contl oiled the Northern Pacifi
which par;,iie,ed the Great Norther
betMnan Puget Sound and the head
the great lakes the Union Pacif
weulld be In position to dictate tern
to Hin and in large measure to thwa
Ahe vast projects he had conceived, NJ
I only in transcontinental, but also
international commerce. 1t was in tn
4 contest, which came to a head in Il
crisis in the New York stock mark
May 8, 1901. coming within an ace
producing great panic. that Z
Northern Securities company orig
mated. In essence 1t was a compr
mise.
The situation, In brief, was thi
The total stock of the Northern p
cihc was $15s. 900 900. of which t
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04
AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM.
Drift of Population to Cities and
How TO Prevent 1t.

How to Prevent 1t.
No tendency of modern times has
caused so much uneasiness in the
minds Of social philosophers and re-
formers as the drift Of population from
the rural districts to the cities. That
this tendency is deplorable is admit
ted on all hands, but there is no gen
eral agreement as to what should be
done to discourage it, Recently, how
ever, public speakers and writers have
been insisting that the way to keep the
bright young men and women on the
farms is to ameliorate the conditions Of
country life. The extension Of tele-
phone lines into the country and the
rural free mail delivery are steps IN
that direction. But the general inl-
provement of the country roads would
be far more important step,
Bad roads do more than anything
else to promote Ignorance. isolation
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Every one comedies the point that
Nez Perez county has strong call
to be represented on the republican
state ticket this fall. The county casts
the LARGEST vote Of any county in the
state and the republican majority Is
one OF the largest. The Nee PIERCE re-
publicans have seldom asked for rep
resentation on the ticket but expect tc
this time and 1t hardly seems likely
that their choice will be turned down
With the senator and congressman
both from the north and also su'
preme Judge all from other counties
it would seem nothing more than fall
that Nee Perce's claim for recognition
on the state ticket Is well founded.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Encouragement and disgust among the
country people. Good roads promote
attendance at school and the church;
they make social gatherings. literary
societies, dramatic entertainments and
club and lodge meetings possible dur
ing the winter and spring. With bad
roads the farmer is compelled to hiber
nate socially for three or four months
in the year. With good roads these
months become the most pleasant and
in some respects the most profitable in
the year.
The improvement Of the country
roads Is now recognized as on Of the
greatest questions before the American
public, and it Is coming to be recog-
nized as question which concerns not
merely the rural population, but the
whole people. Many public men have
declared their conviction that road Inn
provement is proper subject for ma
tional as we'll as state legislation.
Among the reasons offered in support
| OF this view are the following:
First.-The improvement of the high
ways is too great burden for the ru-
raj population to bear alone. II left tC
them the problem will never be solved
Second.-The improvement Of the
roads would benefit all classes through
out the entire country: hence the whole
people should share In the. necessary
expense.
Third.-The Improvement of the roads
Is necessary to the extension Of the
rural free delivery system, and con
gress is authorized by the constitution
to establish post roads"
Fourth.-The improvement of thu
roads Is certainly as fit subject 70
national legislation as improvement o
.ivers and harbors.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04
Want a Home

For $50 down and SO a month
you can secure . homo site in
Charleston. This will be eithsr .
lot s0x127 feet or 10ox13o feet, ae-
cording to location. Prices $50 to
$3.50. Only for men and women
wanting to bsiId homes. Pure
water. Cheap water. Low taxes.
Men with ample money md those
with iittie-havs made, and can
make big money in Charleston real
estate. No cost to drive and 80
for yourself. ..-
lewiston Watss { Power CO
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

The ordinance recently passed in Chi
cago for wide tires provides that the
widths Of tires shall correspond to the
weight In pounds which the wagon II
b carry, a. follows: Two thousand, one
inch: 5000. an inch and half: A0OO.
two inches; 5000, two and q half
inches. and 20 on up TO 10000 pounds,
each additional 1000 pounds requiring
one-half inch more Of tire. On all two
wheeled wagons the tires shall be dou-
Bile those specified to the same weight.
0oucave or convex tires are prohibited,
only the dat or single faced being al.
lowable. The penalty y . nne Of from
80 10 $50.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Now Is the time to subscribe for the
Lewiston Evening Teller because all
Europe will soon mix In the Tar eastern
war. The political campaign II also
coming on and you viii certainly want
b keep pasted IN tAess matters.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Japan and Russia have delayed the
war SO long that spring has come In
, the Clearwater country and the para
mount issue with the people here Will
now be shifted to the coming crop
prospects political as we'll as agricul-
| tural.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Liverpool has another holiday.
Chicago-Hog receipts $4,000: mar
ket, steady.
Chicago-Car lots: Wheat Is; corn.
IT'S: oats, 152.
Northwest Minneapolis and
Duluth S96 cars against 232 last year.
VISIBLE Supply-Wheat. decreased,
$4,000; corn, decreased, $4,000; oats,
increased. $4,000 bushels.
New York-Sales of stocks to noon
405 800 shares.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Bryan says that he does not want
to profit by the legacy In the Bennett
will but holds 1t to be his duty to carry
out the wishes of Mr.. Bennett as to
the distribution Of his property. Still
people are apt to believe that the
$4,000 lure has something to do with
the case.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Record Of Transactions in City ard
County-M. W. Barnett, Abstractor

Nez Perez county, Idaho. April 2:
Final Receipts
United States to Lester l.. Martin,
lots %, 20, 80, 81. 80, section 20, town.
ship SO, range 2 E.; consideration 50.
Patents
United States to Henry Mustee. sh
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

swA section Il. n1a nwA section 20.
township 35. range l w.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

Consult us before buying a watch
Hames. .
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-04

II time is an object have your watch
repaired at Hames'.
The oasis., 1904-05-07
Council Meeting.

AT their regular monthly meet
ing last Monday evening the No
gales councilmen adopted a resolu-
ton granting the Santa Cruz Water
Company the right to lay pipe
lines throughout the town for the
purpose of supplying the residents
with water.
The bill Ct the Nogales Water
Company against the town for fire
protection was disallowed on the
contention that the protection
against fire as provided by his
company is entirely inadequate
and not in compliance with the
terms of the contract. What was
perhaps the most important bnsi-
ness before the meeting was he
unanimous adoption of an ordin-
ance prohibiting singing and rust
ling by women in he saloons be-
tween hours Of four in the morning
and eight at night The last coun-
Gil passed an ordinance entirely
excluding women from the saloons
and the one passed Monday night
will have the effect of making the
town virtually as wide open as it
was two years ago. 1t will 90 into
effect on the first of June.
The oasis., 1904-05-07

Beginning at noon tomorrow
the new train schedule goes into
effect and the evening train will
not arrive at Nogales until thirty
minutes later than at present, or
at $40 local time. The change is
made to conform with the changes
on the main line as No 9 from he
East will arrive at Benson half an
hour later. No other changes will
be made for the present.
This week Mr. John 7. Brick
wood received letter from his
attorney in Washington advising
him that Hon. +, W. IngaIl, Z. S.
Attorney for New Mexico will
shortly arrive at Nogales for the
purpose Of taking evidence in the
case of Messrs Brickwood, Gaynor
ct al, against the United States
for losses sustained by the govern
ment demolition about five years
ago OF the buildings which were
built right on the international
line. The amount of damages
asked by the affected parties is
about 100000 and as the case
has been admitted into the U S.
Court of Claims. it is expected
that an early settlement will be
made.
The oasis., 1904-05-07
The Yaqui Trouble.

Last week The OASIS stated that
the news from the scene of the va
qui difficulty was that Governor
Ysabal, with a strong force of state
and federal troops had struck the
Yaquis in strong position near
Rayon, and had sent for reinforce
ments, with which to assure dis
lodging them, General Torres GO
ing to his aid with another regi-
ment of regulars. Later reports
are to the effect that the combined
forces made an attack Friday and
drove the Yaquis from their posi-
ton. their retreat being toward
Gabilan. Near that place, Satur-
day afternoon, the Yaquis were
caught in a disadvantageous posi-
ton, and q sanguipary encounter
ensued in which the loss upon the
side of the Indians was very great.
The loss of the troops operating
against them is reported very
SLIGHT.
The oasis., 1904-05-07

What might have been a dis
astrous fire in the Espee depot
Thursday night was luckily dis.
covered before much Roadway had
been made and was promptly ex-
tinguished. The fire department
was called out but their services
were not needed.
Monday the Guaymas Water
Company held its annual meeting
at the Montezuma hotel in Noga-
les-the corporation being under
the laws of Arizona. Messrs. l..
Strom of Guaymas, Pedro Penelli
of Minas Prietas and G. Bernard Of
Hermosillo, were in attendance.
An indianapolis newspaper an
nouces the death in that city last
week of w. II. Schmidt, gentle
man well known in Nogales, where
several years ago he frequently
visited, in connection with mining
operations in Sonora, in which he
was interested During several
years past deceased had been very
feeble, bring stricken with both
blindness and nervous collapse,
and death came as a merciful end
ing to his sufferings.
Thursday evening there came up
from the south, upon the belated
train, en- route to his home in the
east Mr.. B. F. Wade, of Toledo,
Ohio, gentleman who conducts
large commercial printing house
in that city, and is interested also
in mining enterprises in Sonora.
He is one of the stockholders in
tire Yaqui River Smelling & Rein.
ing Company, and had Just return
ed from visit at the scene of the
company's operations, at the new
town of Toledo, on the river near
San Antonio de la Huerta.
The train due at Nogales We'd
nesday morning struck bunch of
cattle north from Pesqueira sta
ton, about nine o'clock Thursday
evening, and was derailed, all the
wheels leaving the track except the
rear truck of the Pullman car.
Fortunately no one was hurt. A
work train at Carlo was sent to
the scene of the trouble, and sue
ceeded in getting the wheels all
upon the rails shortly after noon
of Wednesday, and the train came
through to its destination, reach
ing Nogales about midnight. The
train which went southwark Tues
night laid at Carlo until the track
was cleared. Wednesday night no
regular trains were run, and pas
sengers coming from the north laid
over at Nogales until Thursday
evening
The oasis., 1904-05-07

Saturday, May 7, 1904.
Metal Quotations.

Following are the market quota
tations on metals for today, as re-
ported by A. Pellegrin, U. 5. assayel
in Nogales, Arizona.
Copper E. Cathoae) ID 1872
Lead, per 100 lbs. 4.60.-4.65.
Silver, per Oh, 555 cts.
Pesos bullion value), 1890
New York City 438
Mex. Dol (local) 44-46.
Mexico City Exchange, 2224.
The oasis., 1904-05-07

George B. Earnshaw. superinten-
dent OF the Zubiate mine at
Zubiate, Sonora, is in Los Angeles
on business for his company.
Sunday evening Mrs. S. f. Noon
and her little boy returned home
from visit with her parents in Te-
xas. Mr.. Noon went to Tucson to
meet his wife.
Monday evening THE OASIS editor
and his small boy, Walter Duane
Bird, went to Magdalena, retur-
ming Wednesday evening by the
delayed train.
Friday Nogales was visited by
the Rev J d. Kingsbury. d. d.,
superintendent of Congregational
Home Mission for Utah, Arizona,
Nevada and Idaho.
Services will be held at the
usual hours in the Congregational
church tomorrow. Sunday school
at ten a. m. Good singing You
are cordially invited to be present.
In the express car of this morn
ing's train north bound train were
nearly 500 crates of tomatoes ship
ped from Guaymas and Hermo-
sillo for California and Eastern
points.
Last evening there arrived at
Nogales from Chicago Mr.. A. w.
Brickwood, Jr., assistant secretary
of the Chicago & Patagonia Copper
& Gold Mining Company. He is
stopping at the Brickwood house as
the guest of his uncle Mr.. J. T.
Brickwood.
Mrs. G. j. Kleeman, of the City of
Mexico, formerly OF Nogales, pass
ed Benson Tuesday evening, en-
route to California to pass the sum-
mer at Catalina and other points.
At present the lady is in Los An
geles, at the Hotel Van Nuys,
Broadway.
Sunday evening Major H. G.
Reno, a well known mining man,
who has frequently visited Sonora
(residing several years at Tucson)
arrived from Chicago. and on Mon
day went into the Magdalena dis
trict 20 visit some properties in
which he is interested.
Sunday Deputy Earl Griswold
home overland in his new
from Tucson where he
had been in attendance of meet
ing of the Arizona Automobile As
ISOLATION. He was accompanied
on his return trip by G. S. Walton
and G. E. Hutchinson, route agent
for the Well-Fargo express com.
pany.
The oasis., 1904-05-07
Look Out for the Name.

Complying with customers de-
mands and wishing to please the
trade we have decided to introduce
our PERFEcTA FAvoRITA cigars
here, recommending same es-
pecially to our old clients. In
material, workmanship and stand
ard quality it is superior to every
thing sent heretofore and is fully
guaranteed by us to be PERFEcTA
FAVORITA.
FRANK IRVINE,
Distributor.
The oasis., 1904-05-07
NOGALES NOTES.
Interesting Items Gathered Around
the Line Cities.

Yesterday evening Mrs. |. Bur
COON returned from her visit at
Tucson and Crittenden.
Field Glasses, telescopes, at
about halt price to close out, at E.
j. Pellegrin's. tt
The first meal at Mrs. Marleau's
new boarding house will be served
next Tuesday, May 10th, at noon.
L. Lindsay president of the First
National Bank has returned to his
home in Los Angeles.
Spectacles and Eye Glasses, gold
gold filled, Aluminium. nickel, 25c
to $500, at E. j. Pellegrins. 1t
This morning Miss Daisy Curtis
departed for New York City, where
she will remain for several months.
Last night trainmaster w. c..
Bulge Of the Sonora railway was
among the passengers for the
south.
For SALE-One four room adobe
house furnished completely. One
acre of ground Inquire w. J.
Neumann. At.
Geo. r. Norton. manager of the
Tucson office of the Sunset Tele-
prone Company was at Nogales
yesterday on business.
Gents and boys clothing and
underwear, stylish, cheap and dur
able at the Red House, Ramon
Vasquez.
Conductor Jack Woodrum of
the Sonora Railway, is confined to
his house by an attack of erysip-
elias.
Monday Mr.. Andy Bartleth re-
turned from visit to Magdalena,
coming up on freight train at
evening.
"The American Gentleman" the
finest and handsomest shoe for
gentlemen's wear, at the Red
House, Ramon Vasquez.
Mr. Charles Levin, formerly of
Nogales, and Miss Maria Morales
of Naco, were united in matrimony
at the latter named town on April
Dist.
THE OASIS office has Just COM
pleted printing large supply of
custom house forms of all sizes
which are for sale in quantities to
suit.
Monday there arrived from Phoe-
NIX and were crossed over the line
seven fine Holstein cows consigned
TO Mr.. Arturo Laustenau, at Minas
Prletas.
A pair of gold bowed spectacles
has been found. The loser can re-
cover his property by calling at
INF OASIS Office and paying for
this notice.