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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

PEESDEEsAsr. the assassin. has b.
CONF verv bold and defiant since Judge
ChetIain's order ave him a new lease
OF life. On the sIth he struck his
death watch in the face with the cell
broom bruising his cheek and forehead
considerable
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

FLISr. Mich. March 50-The EAR
rage factory Of W. A. Patterson. a
four-story building 1O0x1s0 feet. to-
gether with a large amount Of finished
and unfinished stock. was destroyed by
IRE early yesterday morning. Loss,
$50, 600; insurance. $500
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

FoR tine first day since their exodus
from MassiIisn. o.. the Coxey forces
were greetes., IN the saith. with a shin
ing sun Camp Trenton. AZ Column
biana, O, was a jo~lly-looking place be
fore the tents were struck Men sat
around the fires and sang. ioked and
told warns
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The funeral services IN Turin ov--
the remains of Louis kossuth took
place in the Evangelical church on the
2sth- The train conveying the body
accompanied By the guard of honor.
and the relatives and friends of the
family left for Buda-Pesth At . D m
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The French government has received
information that NM. Pole and Dos
moy. respectively the governors of the
French stations at Bassam. Upper
Guinea, on the Gold roast Of Africa,
and Casamanza. in Gambia. have been
murdered by the natives
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05


MISCELLANEOUS
Col C. P Nelson. a brave officer o.
the Confederate army. a brilliant
lawyer, able statesman and noble citi
zen, died a. G~reenville last week a; the
age OF % years The remains we're
taken TO Woodviile. his old home. for
interment-
NJ e Elliott. a prominent citizen Of
oSolona. n % the charter members o.
Eva Clare Lodge No .. Knights Of
fytnlas' anu Tor a number OF years
srsnd Keeper OF records and seals OF the
sr1na rouge OF NisSissippi' died At his
~frioie explosion o'9'urreed a. Tan
ton one night Ia>t week IN the drug
store OF HIexander x To- \ coal o.
anu '""N hre' ana
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and furniture in the barber .bop al.
jotniug the drug store vsr. broksa q
| pieces. and the glass in the ao.,rS a.
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Mrs Harriet Hhite' OF h1rrsyille, Al
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aeata last Neek- her clothes eaagn'
from the fireplace, anu As her husband
vas absent AZ the time, she was ON
pletsly helpless 4 ran about the
house. crying for help until exhausted.
She threw herself across the bed. which
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

OK the s3th Gov. Northen of Geor-
Eia appointed Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Charles T. Crisp.
United States to seIve the I'M
expired term of the late senator Col
Guitt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

ArToRSEY-GEsERAL SIR CHARLES
RUSSELL introduced into the British
house of on the 29th. a bill
providing for the proper enforcement
Of the Behring SEA arbitration boards
award.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

THE sunken wreck of the steamer
Cabo Maehiehaco at >antander. Spain,
was blown up on the 50th- -Four ex-
blossoms were necessary To destroy the
remains of the vessel. Divers later -
ported hat there was scarcely vestige
Of the vessel left
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The grand jury at Guthrie. Okla.
has indicted Dr. +. E Marion. pr-si-
dent of the school board. for accepting
brides He has fed TO Mexico In
dietments were also found against
Scott and Delaney. prominent con-
tractors. for offering brides. and
against several other members of the
school board.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

THE prospect of commitment to tn.
workhouse for thirty days under the
vagraucy act awaits those members 81
the Coxey army who succeed in reach
ing Washington.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

LATE adviees from Hawaii state that
the American league and the Union
party have amalgsmated. the platform
of the latter being adopted with a few
changes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The senate resolutions on the death
of Louis kossuth. the Hungarian pa
triot- were forwarded. on the a7th, BIZ
Vice-President Stevenson to the family
of the deceased.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The business failures during the
week ended on the s0th. numbered IT'S
In the United States. against 1ss for
the same time last year. and 30 in
Canada, against - last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

NrSsEAPoLIs' big Exposition hall,
with a seating capacity Of 5000, was
thronged to its doors. on the evening
of the asth. with an audience gathered
from all over the state Of Minnesota,
70 listen to q speech BY Gov McKin-
ley Of Ohio So great was the demand
for admission that many of those pres
emit purchased their tickets from the
lucky holders at so each
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

AMOSs the appropriations pending
before congress is a provision for two
agricultural experiment stations in
Alaska. one at Sitk7 and the other in
the valley of the Yukon river.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

USIOSrOwS. Pa, March S0--A gen
eral strike Of 10000 coke workers and
miners Of the CounellsvilIe region was
ordered yesterday by the executive
committee of the United mine workers,
10 80 into eject Eexs Monday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

Gov. WILLIAM McKISLEY of Ohio was
given an informal reception in the hall
of representatives at st Paul, Mimi.
on the 29th.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

MEETINGS of ~agrarians were held in
various parts of Bavaria. on the s6th.
and resolutions were passed favoring
an independent Bavarian section in
the reiehstag to be entirely distinct
from the center party. with which the
zgrzrians have hitherto acted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

NEW YORK city has been fairly food
ed with tramps recently, and the po-
lice have inaugurated e concerted et.
fort to get rid of them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05
Died While waiting forarrain.

CHICAGO, March s0.-Prof. J. VI. Ellis.
of obsrlin college. died suddenly at the
railroad station here yesterday while
waiting for a train Heart disease was
the eauSe-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

Gov. JACKSON of Iowa signed the
Martin mulct and local option bill.
on the 18th
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The house committee on the Judi
ciary. on the 27th, ordered ~favorsbly
reported the bill of Mr.. Cobb. Of Mis-
souri,. providing for an additional cir
cult judge in the Fig nth judicial cir
cult. embracing Minnesota, Iowa. Mis-
souri,, Arkansas. Kansas. Oklahoma.
Wyoming. Colorado. New Mexico and
Utah, with a population of 10, ss4. s43
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

WINTER wheat was seriously do N
aged in many localities by the rec, IA,
freeze.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05

The district court to which the 81
preme court of Colorado referred the
proceedings for contempt instituted by
Police Commissioners Martin and Orr.
of Delver, decided. on the 2sth. that
Mullins and Barnes were de facto and
de jure entitled TO the Office, and that
Martin and Orr had no title The gov
ernor's position was upheld at every
point
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05
THE sTANoPiPg COLLAPSED.

Singular Accident. Accompanied ~ Loss
OF Life. the Injury OF >~v.r.t rer-on.
and Great Destruction of Property az
Peoria fL-without Apparent Cause
One Of tho feorfs Water go's stand
pipes tsilsp~--. Letting Loose n Million
aud . Half Gallons Of Water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07

The men of the South and West religi-
ously believe that bonds should not be
issued in time of peace. Mr.. Carlisle
himself while in Congress was an adhe-
rent of this view. 1t is well known, too,
that Mr.. Carlisle was not desirous of
selling bonds, in fact held out against the
proposition as long as he believed it was
safe to do so and maintain the credit of
the Government. When Mr.. Cleveland
left the White House in 1889 he left a cold
surplus of considerably more than $780,
100000. When he returned to the White
House in March, 1898, he found the
Treasury looted, a deficit staring him in
the face, extravaganza everywhere and
overwhelming governmental obligations
in every direction. The sale of bonds is
simply the result of the two years that
the Republicans controlled Congress un-
der the Harrison administration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07

The enforced economy Of the last two
years has caused change in Southern
farm methods and the credit system is
being superseded by cash basis. The
low price Of cotton for the last few years
forced upsr farmers the necessity of
raising their own food stuf1s, and added
to this was the decision of bankers and
factors to advance much less money on
cotton than formerly. The result has
been a change that for the time being,
while passing from the credit system,
with its liberal buying, to cash system,
requiring the closest economy, there has
been less trade with farmers, and hence
q decreased volume of general business
in the South. But this has brought
about more solid condition of the busi-
ness in farm trade throughout the South
than we have had for many years. Mer-
chants are carrying small stocks and
buying only as needed. Farmers are
paying off their debts and are less in
debt than for years. The money that
formerly went North and West for pro-
visions and grain has been retained at
hoNp, and the full result is that this Sec
t.n'.s probably less in debt to its own
.""i:S and less in debt to the North and
W. for supplies than in any year since
the war ended,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07

Mutilated paper money to the value of
$S20,O00 was received for redemption in
new bills at the United States Sub-Treas-
ury the other day. Tiis is the largest
amount ever presented for redemption in
single day. The average amount of
mutilated money received during the
four days Immediately preceding was
5000, which also was unprecedented.
The Sub-Treasury officials attribute this
rush to the fact that during the panic
people took to boarding money. Old
bills 80 secreted did not come out until
the Christmas holidays, when. after
passing through the hands of the store
keepers, they reached The banks all at
about the same time. 1t takes at least
ten days under the most favorable cir
cumstances for the sub-Treasury to pay
the banks the amounts due them for
worn-out bills.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
Smallpox Here.

Mortified because her friend failed to in
vite her to become one Of party of
twelve ladies who gathered Monday to
receive jointly the New Year calls of
their friends, young miss, Is years OF
age, daughter ola West Side physician at
Chicago, adopted most effective method
of revenge.
All the parties are members Of promi-
nent West Side churches. A few weeks
ago while discussing plans for the holi-
days ID was suggested that the twelve
meet at Miss RS house on New Year
Day and entertain their friends together.
The suggestion WIS adopted.
As the shades of night began to fall
Monday carriage after carriage rolled up
to the home of Miss p, aud from each
one descended gaily attired New Year
callers. But for some mysterious reas-
on they alt entered their carriages again
and drove away without even ringing the
bell.
HThe evening passed rapidly away.
The young ladies waited and wondered
as they heard carriage after carriage roll
up, but no one applied for admittance.
The girls could not understand it.
Eleven o'clock arrived, and crying from
sheer modification. they put on their
wraps and prepared to 60 home. Not q
soul had calleI to see them.
Iu the house adjoining Miss Grace'&as
fairly beside herself with exultation.
She had her revenge. Early in the even
ing she carefully put upon the front
door of her neighbor's house card
which bore the inscription "Smallpox
here. - Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
Found a Half Million.

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, San ia
few weeks ago Spaniard named Fran
cisco Perez, arrived at the City Of Ameca,
this State, from Lisbon, Spain. He had
with him several old documents and
drawings showing the location Of hid
den treasure amounting in value to ST.
500, 900, which had been secreted a century
or more ago by band of brigands, all OF
whom were afterwards killed or driven
out of the country. Perez came across q
document few months ago and at once
get out for Ameca to seek the wealth.
He secured from the city authorities ex-
elusive permission to acquire whatever
he might find and has already had sue
cess, an iron box filled with gold coin
and jewelry having been unearthed near
the foundation of an old cathedral, in the
vicinity of which all uf the wealth is be.
lieved to be hidden. The value of the
contents Of the box Is placed at $500, 900
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
A Picnic for the Lawyers.

GREENvILLE, S. c., Jan. 1S.-A curious
will came to light to-day by the death of
Elizabeth Waters, near Riedville, Spar
tanburg County. James and Anthony
Wakefield, two old bachelor brothers,
started town which they wanted named
Wakefield, but it was called Riedville.
They determined to kill the town, and at
their death left all their large estate to
their niece, Mrs. Waters, for her life,
and at her death the property goes TO the
clerk of Court Of Spartanburg County
and his successors, to be held in trust for
one hundred years. At the expiration of
that period it is to be divided among the
nearest relatives.
To-day Mrs. Waters died and under
the will the clerk of Court will take pos
session. 1t is stipulated that only so
much of the land shall be worked during
the hundred years as will produce q
sufficient amount to pay the taxes. The
land completely surrounds Reidville,
cutting it off from the entire world, and
is valued at one hundred thousand dol
.srs, which may not be half the actual
value. It is supposed that the lawyers
will have picnic in the litigation which
will be opened.-Ne,Os and Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
Love Could Wait.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-William Gilbert and
Martha Mcbride -Burritt, Of Elgin, ILL.,,
were married in the Great Northern
Hotel here Saturday. The bride brought
to her husband the comfortable sum of
$500, 900 in real and personal property.
Mr.. Gilbert was anews-dealer at Elgin.
Two years ago he was engaged to Miss
Mcbride. Among his customers was
Peter Burritt, seventy years old, and one
of the wealthiest men in Northern Illi-
nois. Burritt met the fair Miss Mcbride
at the news-dealer's and fell In love.
One day Miss Mcbride rushed into
Gilbert's store with indignation visible
in every line Of her countenance.
"That horrid old man." she exclaimed.
"He wants me to marry him."
"Who" asked Gilbert, calmly.
"Why, that old man, that friend OF
yours-Mr. Burri.t."
"And what If he does He's got right
to marry If he wants to-"
"But, William, you're the man I
want; I want to marry you"
"Thats all right, too" said Gilbert
after moments thought. 81 am anx-
ious to marry you, but we've both Of US
out-grown the nonsense Of youth and
there's plenty of time. Burritt, my
years old, feeble and" -
Just month from that day-for despite
his years the old man was an ardent
wooer-the papers announced the we'd
ding of Peter Burritt to Martha Mcbride.
The newly welded pair at once started
for California. They returned to Elgin
seldom, but TO their friends there came
word of the wife's devotion to her aged
husband.
The good folk gossipped for while
over the jilting of Gilbert, but he con.
tinued to prosper in bis business and did
not seem to worry over his desertion.
The aged bridegroom lived but q few
months. Now the former Miss Mcbride
has both her lover and Burritt's money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07

p The negroes of the South are making
great educational progress, and the facili-
ties for such development now available
for them are large and are increasing
greatly. There are now more than 25,-
600 schools for negroes in the Southern
States proper, and in them at least ,25O,- :
600 negroes have learned to read, and,
generally, to write. Lastly year there were
in these schools 23s, 900 pupils and 10000
teachers. There are also in the South $50
schools for the advanced education of the
negroes, and seven colleges with negro
Presidents and negro faculties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
Their Stock In Trade.

The Newberry Observer of last week
says:
There are men who live on politics-to
whom politics is business just as much
as farming Is to some men, and merchan-
dising to others.
Ifcut off from politics, and required to
make living like ordinary men, they
soon prove themselves failures.
To such men division, strife, bitterness
are stock in trade. They know that their
only hope for fat job and an easy way
of making living is to keep tho people
divided, and to play the part OF champion
of the stronger side.
It Is strange that their scheme Is not
seen through by the people whose cause
they cham pion. Do they ever champion
the cause of the minority? Do they
ever align themselves with the weak and
few? If any side needs champions, 1t Is
the weaker the majority can take care
of itself.
But, in spite of these facts, that ought
to be apparent to every thinking mind,
these champions continue to delude the
people into the belief that but for them,
in some unaccountable and miraculous
way, their "enemies," the weak minori-
ty, would run over the majority.
Do these champions ever champion any
cause unselfishly? Or do they not inva.
riably ask for some tat Office as reward
for their "services?"
The reason these pseudo patriots cham
pion the cause of the farmers, and use
their every effort to keep the farmers ar
rayed against all other classes. Is simply
because the farmers constitute 70 pei
cent, instead of 80 per cent, of the voters
! of the State. IF any other class had this
| nf
would be found championing their cause
and persuading them thatthe other class
es are imposing on them.
We call upon every intelligent citizer
who reads this article to answer for him
self if the offlce-seekers are not RESPONSE
BILE for the bad feeling that exists among
the people of this State, and II the office
seekers are not keeping up this feeling
| for their own profit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
The State Operating q Beer Mill.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. ls.-The State of
South Carolina has now charge of the
Palmetto Brewing Company plant in
Charleston and henceforth dispensary
beer will be made there. Under the new
law such companies are given thirty days
to dispose of their manufactured products
and get out of business; but for this deal,
the Palmetto Company would, in few
days, have to cease operation. The State
Board cf Control to-day passed resolu-
ton to this effect.
Governor Tillman says that the State
will put its own man there to see that
the business is properly managed and
pure goods are made and all money
passing through his hands. The COM
pany will continue in possession, under
the supervision of the State authorities,
and the stuff manufactured will be sold
only to dispensarieS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
The Industrial College.

Superintendent of Education Mayfield
returned yesterday evening from Rock
Hill, where he attended the meeting OF
the board of trustees Of the Woman's In
dustrial College.
The board reelected Messrs. T. A.
Crawford and Joseph Roddey, local trus-
tees, the former for four years and the lat
ter for two.
Mr.. Bruce, Of the firm of Bruce &
Morgan, the college architects, was pres
ent at The meeting. He was instructed
to draw plans for the two three-story
dormitory buildings, each to contain $50
rooms. These structures will stand like
recessed wings on either side Of the main
building, the architecture Of which they
will conform to. 1t was thought that the
main building was already large enough
without adding on the dormitories.
Then, too, the separation OF the buildings
reduces the danger from fire to mini
mum.
Mr.. D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte was
instructed to arrange the system of light
ing and heating.
The work on the building is progress
ing satisfactorily. The heavy foundation
part is nearly complete, and in few
days it will be time to put in the
windows in the basement II olunabia
State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07

On the 1st February the Columbia
State will increase its subscription rales
from $3.50 to $40 a year. The State has
took the right step, if it expects to con-
tinue to publish live, progressive, first
class paper every day in the year. There
are few daily papers, especially in the
South, that t,can exist on lower subscrip-
ton price than $40 year, for the simple
reason that their advertising patronage
is too small. Cheap papers, like cheap
clothing, will not wear long, and good
daily paper is worth $40 to every live
business man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
Married his Sons Widow.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Jan. 1G.-Consid-
cradle comment was caused in this city
when it became known that Col. Silas
Field, well-known planter, was quietly
married day or two since, his bride
being Mrs. Helen D. Field, the relict of
his son, Arthur Field, who died in Cali
fornia in 1892. Legal talent was appealed
to, and when assured there was nothing
in the law forbidding the tie the dean
united them in short order.
Col. Field is man sixty years of age,
while his bonny bride is very prepos-
sessing woman of thirty-one. She is the
mother of two or three children, and the
question is being asked. "What relation
ship will there be between their grand
father, themselves and any offspring that
may result from this union ?"