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The oasis., 1911-04-01
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
4 Bunch of Interesting Items From
 Various Points Throughout.

oH"SH Ot interesting lNSnS from
 Various Points Throughout.
 Monday Judge W. A. O'Connor was at Patagonia on business.
 Monday Mrs. Josephine Saxon visited Patagonia, going up from her ranche in the Sonoita cafon.
 Monday Under Sheriff. J. Lowe was at Patagonia summoning wit nesses in criminal cases to appear in the district court. Tuesday he went along to other points upon the same errand.
 Hon. Ralph Cameron has writ ten THE OASIS under date of March 18th from Washington, that he has recommended the establishment of a post office at Sonoita, Santa Cruz county, and that Mrs. Lona E Mapes shall be appointed post master.
 At the na-Anaconda camp, beyond the Mansfield camp, the shaft sinking encountered Sunday morning a flow of water that the present pumps are unable to handle, and work was suspended Monday until a new and larger pump can arrive from Milwaukee, whence one was ordered by tele- graph.
 This week Nogales and Santa Cruz county have been visited by Mir. George A. Beaton of New York, who has been identified long as the leading spirit in the great mining enterprises at Mowry in the Pata- gonia mountains, and Alto camp in the Santa Ritas, whose visit presages resumption of operations Ill both of those camps. Mir. Bea-
The oasis., 1911-04-01
BLOODY BATTLE
Between Federal Troops and insur.
 rectos Near tres.

Private advices from Hermosillo received at Nogales yesterday and today convey the intelligence that there has been severe fighting in the vicinity of Ures, about thirty five miles northeast of Hermosillo at least two days this week, and probably the struggle was con- tinued through two days more, if not continuing yet today.
 According to the information received the inaurect08 numbered about 1900, and consisted of the bands of Juan Cabral who had marched from the north, where he was operating some weeks ago, Antonio Gron, who commands the force which fought the federals at La Colorado last week, and Ale iandro Gandarilla (reported killed in January from the Yaqui river, which three forces effected a junc- tion at Ures, occupying the town, but moving out down the road toward Hermosillo, to the little village of San Rafael, not far from Ures. At or near that place is an old mill building owned by Mir. Francisco Morales of Ures. That building the insurrectos occupied, fortifying 1t against attack.
 Sunday large force of federals, consisting of troops, nacjonale8 and Yaquis, under command of Colonel 0jeda, who fought Blanco at Agua Prieta three weeks ago, and Com mandante Luis Medina Barron, who fought Giron at La Colorado last week, marched out from Her. mosillo and on Tuesday attacked the insurrect0S at the Morales mill, where fierce and bloody fighting continued tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday the insurrect0s with drew to Ures. It Is reported that 0jeda and Barron followed them Thursday and renewed the fighting at Ures, and that the battle was raging vet yesterday afternoon.
 Many were killed and wounded on both sdes. It is reported that 150 were killed in the fight at the Morales mill Tuesday and Wednes-
The oasis., 1911-04-01
Robbed the Express.

Information from Mazatlan. Guaymas and Hermosillo received last Saturday was to the effect that the express messenger, A. w. Haw- kins, who left Nogales en route to Mazatlan Tuesday night of last week, had levanted from the latter place with large sums of money which had been put in his charge while on his run.
 According to the accounts there was in the treasure box put into the car at Hermosillo Wednesday morning a package of Banco de Sonora bills aggregating in value the sum of S50,000 Mexican money, consigned from the main office of that bank at Hermosillo to the branch at Guaymas. That parcel of money the messenger did not deliver to the agent at Guaymas, nor did he deliver the way bill accompanying the money. In due course of mail the Quay mas branch received on Wednesday notification of the shipment. Delivery failing in due time inquiries were insti- tuted, and the shipment confirmed.
 In the meantime the messenger Hawkins had reached Mazatlan, and he set about making his escape with his plunder, which is believed to have included other money par cels that were in his charge on the run. How many packages of money and their aggregate sum the company will not know imme- diately, for he suppressed all the money way bills he had, and it will take some time to cheek up everything and learn just what he did take.
 It is reported that at Mazatlan he spent money quite freely, buy. Ing hlmself gold watch, sundry articles of fine apparel, etc, and goodly supply of champagne. It appears that he chartered also gasoline launch, paying 5000, Mex. ican, to take him to Manzanillo, several hundred miles down the coast; and by the time it was known at Mazatlan that he was wanted he was on the high seas. If he goes to Manzanillo he will be captured there; but he may go ashore at some isolated place along the coast and escape into the in- terior.
 LATER: It is reported that Flaw kins and companion went ashore at a place about 100 miles north from Manzanillo, bought horses and started for the interior. They were apprehended at a small town named Autlan.
The oasis., 1911-04-01

COlipdHy, anu MT. Y, J. IlouSOu, the new superintendent. Yester- day the three gentlemen were at Nogales, and this morning they went to Tucson. Messrs. Rhine. hart and Hobson will return to Santa Cruz county next week
 The post office at Patagonia has moved recently into new quarters in the building of the Washington Trading Company. The new quar- ters are commodious, light, con- fortable, we'll ventilated, and an entirely new set of fixtures has been installed, all of which has enabled Postmaster W. H. Barnett to improve the service greatly.
 At the Chief mine, adjacent to the Worlds Fair property of Frank Powers, Mir. k. k. Bethell of Pata- gonia is prosecuting development and making a fine showing. He is going down on we'll defined ledge with stringers of high grade ores coming in and and every indica- ton of close proximity to valu- able ore body.
 Mir. c. R. Rhinehart, president of the Santa Cruz Mines, Smelter & Transportation Company, which owns the Mowry mines in the Pat agonia mountains, and the Alto mines, in the Santa Ritas, has been at Patagonia and between the two camps looking over the ground preparatory to resumption of oper- ations which the gentleman hopes to see accomplished within sixty days.
 Mir. John H. Mapes, formerly section foreman at Nogales for the $. P. railway, of late located at Sonoita in the same capacity, has taken a leave of absence and gone back to Missouri, where he owns a fine farm. The eyesight of Mir. Mapes, which has been poor many years, has failed considerably of late and he has taken this leave hoping the change may be bene- 6cial.
 Messrs. W. D. and Henry Grey, who are developing the Collecello mine, about a mile from the R.R.R. property, on the west side of the Patagonia mountains, have shipped to El Paso recently 122 sacks of high grade lead-silver ores which came out of the property in the course of development. It nets them about $50 per ton. They have sunk a shaft to a depth of thirty five feet and have drifted on the ledge forty feet, and are now sinking a wlnze at the end of the drift.
 Word received from California last week was that the well known mining engineer A. L. Cane had died in that state, where he had been taken by his mother, who came for him a couple or three weeks ago. Mir. Cane, who was operating in the Santa Rita noun tains, was taken ill at his camp and went to St. Joseph's hospital at Nogales His mother was noti fled and she came to Nogales to care for him. It was thought bet ter that she take him home, which she did.
 Messrs. A. L. Peck and Doctor A. A. Doherty of Nogales, are push lnO deVelODment unOn their Cres-
The oasis., 1911-04-01

MT. George H. Murphy of Wash ington, D. C., consul general in the United States diplomatic and con sular service, was at Nogales We'd nesday and Thursday, making a regular round of the consulates under his charge, including North America and the West Indies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
DEGENERATES ORDERED AWAY.
Summer Visitors Cause Order of EN-
puisiOn from Malaga Island.

Aroused by the complaints Of sum-
mer visitors and nearby residents IN
the beautiful town of Phippsburg, At
torney General Pattangall, according
TO Bangor Me-. special, has given
notice to about forty degenerates
now inha biting the little Island of
Malaga, at the mouth of the New
Meadows river, to vacate the island.
Descended from a Portuguese sail
or and white woman, these benight-
ed people. only mile from the seat
of one of Names leading colleges at
Brunswick, live like savages, only re-
Gently observing the laws of God and
man. They are composed of negroes,
Portuguese and whites, and, neglected
by mankind, have lived life under
almost unimaginable conditions.
The old tribal customs still prevail
among these people. They have a king
in John f. Murphy, who is boss of
the island and the most intelligent
and only self-supporting citizen of
Malaga. He owns a motorboat and
makes a good living lobster fishing
and taking summer visitors sailing
and fishing.
These people pay no taxes, observe
no laws and five or six years ago were
so low in the human scale that a To-
cal justice Of the peace went over to
the island, shot a half dozen dogs
and married all the couples he could
round up. The death Of the dogs
caused the more comment.
The Gays of the week, calendar
dates, peoples ages, definite pater-
nities-these things are unknown
quantities among the Malagaites
They live in novels that, for lack Of
sanitation, are almost inconceivable.
with one or two exceptions the shacks
nave dirt floors and a single room.
Here men, women children. blacks
and whites. cats and dogs, to say
nothing OF other crawling things,
live and have their being.
There are more dogs and goats in
Malaga to the square foot than any,
where else in the world, possibly ex-
cepting Constantinople.-E
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
FORECAST OF WEATHER.
Hot Wave Will be Followed by a
Week of Cooler Weather.

Washington, Aug. 13.@Sultry
weather from which only the South
ern Pacific coast States will be ex-
empt, is promised for the country the
coming week. According to the
weekly forecast of the weather bu.
reau, the hot wave will be FLOWED i'm
the week by cooler weather, numer-
Gus thunder storms and local show.
ers marking the change. The fore
cast says:
THE distribution Of atmospheric
pressure over the Northern hemis-
Fhere is such as to indicate that mod
erately high temperatures will pre-
vail the first half of the week in the
middle West and until the last of the
coming week in the Eatsern States:
in the Southern States and on the Pa
cifc slope normal temperatures are
probable. A change to lower tenn
perature will overspread the North
western States by the last of the
week.
THE principal barometric deprcs-
sion TO cross the country during the
week is now over the far Northwest;
it will move eastward over the Mid
die West about Wednesday and reach
the Eastern States about Friday; it
will be preceded and attended by con-
siderable cloudiness and local show
erS and thunderstorms."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
ITO be Continued.)
Hogs as n Money Crop.

There are comparatively few Sec
pork is produced over that required
for home consumption. The surpris-
, ing results secured in those looali-
, ties. however. where proper atten-
ton has been given to the hog indus
try is the subject at present Of much
favorable comment, and there is a
| rapidly growing interest in the busi-
ness. There have been two difficult
ties which held the business in check
, in the last four years. One was the
prevalence of hog cholera and the
other the high price Of corn, for it
time that the advantage of growing
hogs on green feed has been generally
recognized. Hog cholera for many
years has been the terror of those en-
| gaging in the breeding of this class
Of animals and it is still to be feared
| by all who fail to protect their ami
mans "S'iiINN ilS IlllpduS Will tHc
serum treatment which has now been
projected. While this treatment costs
something, the expense involved is
comparatively nothing in proportion
To the loss which will result from an
outbreak Of cholera in herd even
of comparatively small proportions.
| The farmer may rest assured, there
! fore, that he can now protect 80 per
cent of his herd from destruction by
cholera for the expenditure of few
| dollars. The wise farmer will take
! this prccaution.
The next cducative step i'm ;he pro-
, cess of building Il hog industry COM
menSurate with the needs OF the
! South is the widespread recognition
of the fact that pork can he made
satisfactory and at a low cost on
| grazing crops. To accomplish this it
/ is necessary for the crops to be- grown
/ i'm n proper sequence so that some
thing will hc av, bic for green
| feed virtually throughout the year.
! 1t is certainly folly 10 attcmpt II
raise ana maintain hogs on corn
alone, for many experiments have
shown that where animals arc close
/ ly confined and have reached any con-
sidcrphl, developments bushcl or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
South Carolina Claims Four Nex,c:.n
survivors,. All of Palmetto Regi-
ment.

Columbia, Aug. 14.-How many
South Carolina veterans Of the Meyi-
can war survive? The question came
up in conversation at the state house
with Mr.. w. d. McLaurin, State
land agent, and as a result he ana a
newspaper man dropped in to see Mr..
a. S. Salley, Jr., secretary Of the
state Historical Commission.
Mr.. Salley said that he understood
there were four Mexican survivors. all
veterans Of the Palmetto regiment:
James Alfred Mckee, of Easley, Mat
thews d. Stanley, of Marion county.
Joseph Culbreath, of Johnston, and ].
j. Martin, now living at East Point,
Ga. 1t is possible there are others.
and if so it is hoped the publication
of this article will bring the fact to
public notice.
1t was the Palmetto regiment which
captured the works of Santa Anna at
Churubusco-which is not Cherubus-
co, by the way. In that attack the
regiment lost both Colonel Pierce NJ.
Butler and Lieutenant Colonel Dick
inson, and Major GLADDEN. was badly
wounded. The negro body servant
who brought Lieutenant Colonel Dick
inson's body back to the family home
in Kershaw county died only a short
time ago, and was buried with hon
crs at Camden.
There are a number of Mexican
war soldiers surviving in different
parts OF the country, concerning
whom it is mistakenly thought they
were members Of the Palmetto regi-
ment when in fact they were mem
hers of another South Carolina regi-
ment recruited later. which did not
see service afield, the war closing
just as they reached Vera Cruz. Maxey
Gregg was lieutenant colonel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
GOMEZ COULD NOT REFUSE.
Wiling to Become Candidate for Mex
lean President.

Mexico City, Aug. 13.-Dr. Fran
cisco Vasquez Gomez today announc-
e0 his willingness to become a cam
didate for the presidency of the re-
public. In a talk with an Associated
Press representative he said that
should the Observation-Disclosures nomi-
nate him he would not see his way
clear to refuse the offer At the same
time, however, he declared that his
relations with Francisco /. Madero.
Jr., We're Of the most cordial nature
and added with a smile that he was
still the candidate for the vice-presi-
dency of the Madero ticket.
Another surprise came today when
it became known that the old fight
between church and state would be
resumed in Mexico. Notwithstanding
the separation effected by Benito
Juarez almost half century ago. the
Catholic church, acting through the
national Catholic party has formally
i"H"Vu " Ndll LOT convention to
place in nomination a candidate for
the presidency.
Ihat the anti-re- -electionists will
place DIR. Vasquez in nomination ap-
pears probable in view of their for
mai break with Madero last night.
because of Maderos refusal TO an
nul the constitutional progressive
party which he caused TO be created
a few weeks ago. the anti-re- election
ISIS repudiated him and named DR..
NaSqueZ as the head OF their party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19

him q formidable adversary. From
Waite's statement 1t was the loss Of
the papers which left him helpless to
openly resist the claim being made
upon him on behalf Of the mysterious
Phyllis. His only hope. therefore. lay
In recovering these; but, with time
limited. he had been sent back on q
wild goose chase. while Keith alone
knew. with any degree Of positiveness,
where those documents really we're
Hawiey certainly had them In his pos
session the day before, for he had
taken them to Miss Maclaire to thus
convince her as to the truth of his
statements. And Hawley was still
In Sheridan. However, 1t was not
likely the man would risk carrying
documents OF such value, and docu-
ments connecting him SO closely With
that murder ON the Santa Fe Trail,
about upon his person At best, life
was cheap in that community, and
Black Bart must possess enemies in
plenty. Yet II not on his person
where? Scott was only a tool, a nero
ignorant desperate. not to be trusted
to such a degree-yet apparently he
was the only one working with the
gambler In this deal. the only one
cognizant as TO his plans. Christie
Keith came to a stop In the street at
the recurrence Of tho woman's name.
Why not? II she had been convinced,
II she really believed that these pa
pers proved her right to both property
and parentage, then she would guard
them as q tigress does her young. And
Hawley would know that. and must
realize they would be far safer In her
hands than In his pocket She could
not use them without his aid and
guidance. and yet. whatever happened
to him they would still be safely be-
yond reach. True, this might not have
been done: the gambler might not yet
have felt that he had sufficient hold
upon the woman to trust her thus far,
but 1t was, at least, a possibility to be
considered, and acted upon.
Still wrestling with the intricate
problem. Keith entered the dining.
room, and weaved his way, as usual,
through the miscellaneous crowd, to-
ward the more exclusive tables at the
rear. A woman sat alone at one Of
these, her back toward the door. His
first thought was that 1t must be
Hope, and he advanced toward her,
his heart throbbing. She glanced up,
slight frown wrinkling her forehead,
and he bowed. recognizing Christie
Maclaire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
HOKE SMITH FOR ECONOMY.
Governor of Georgia Appears Before
Senate Committee and Urges Re-
duction of Appropriation.

Atlanta. Ca, Aug. 14.-Gov. Hoke
Smith today appeared before the
committee on appropriations of the
state senate and urged the reduction
Of the appropriations as fixed by the
house bill by the sum of at least
Sl5O.OO0. In addressing the commt-
tee the governor stated the total
amount appropriated hy the house
exceeded the revenues of the state i'm
1903 by the amount named.
After considerable deljbcration the
committee succeeded i'm cutting the
appropriation 10 the extent of ap-
preparations now aggregate about So
800, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
A Newspaper Woman.

The Star recently announced that
Editor T.. l.. Cant, of the Whiteville
ws-Reporter, was going to be off
on jaunt to Chimney Rock and 9TH
er sequestered hooks of the noun
tain country Of western North Caro-
lima. With number Of genial COM
panions he started off q few davs ago
and they are having a good time fol-
lowing up the call of the wild. 1t
is care-free party, and Editor
Can't is the freest from it of ANYBODY
else. for he threw down editorial
work, abandoned the print shop and
went off bent on seeing all the sights
and getting the most out of life.
The News Reporter editor knew
he could afford to take a vacation.
for he was aware he could leave the
paper in the capable hands of his
daughter, Mrs. Helen CAN'T Minis. 1t
might be a good joke on him 20 saw
that the readers of the News-Report-
er are glad he has gone. but. of
course, they are glad because he can
enjoy rest from his arduous labors
without any detrment to the paper.
In fact, the lady editor is taking ad-
vantage of him while he is gone and
Is getting out a paper of such excel
lence and merit that the readers of
the paper are delighted. They ap-
preclate the ability, the chipperness
and the thoroughness that this week
characterzes the News Reporter. and
Ike the people of Whitevile and CO.
lumbus county, the Star desires to
express its appreciation Of the high
ly creditable paper which comes to
us this week. Mrs. Minis is a young
woman of splendid talent aui strik-
ing gifts. and, for one who is barely
more than girl, she is producing
paper that would set most eXper-
fenced newspaper men to Dragging.
She has had no extra help whatever,
and it is rather remarkable for a
young woman yet in the twenties to
be so easily capable of undertaking
the work and so admirably succeed
ing at it. She is also performing her
other duties, and the Star sezes this
opportunity 20 recognize both her ac-
complishmentS and her achievements.
All who know the talented neWspa-
per woman to whom we refer speak
of her in terms Of great admiration.
She has one of the happiest. jolliest
Of dispositions and meets everybody
with smile, while meeting the duties
of life with confidence and heroism.
one who knows her we'll declares that
her devotion to an invalid husband
and her father has done much to win
the affection of the people Of White
vile and To merit for her the popular
ity and admiration which she wins
from observation-disclosures Star.
Mrs Minis is we'll known i'm Sum
ter where she and her husband. Mr..
j. Jimmie Minis have made their
home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19

The women in our smart set think
more Of big hats than they do of their
husbands" said Rev. George Chal-
mers Richmond in sermonizirg on
the approaching Astor-Forcc we'd
ling. Well some of them have "A
right Exchange.