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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

Jackson. sept .e-The Law creating
she commission 20 psrrhass = psniten-
ti4Ey farm or farms provide. that be-
for. she purchase shall b. concluded
The governor shall certify the price 70
b. reasonable 4aa the attorney-gsnerAl
shall pass 'Avorahiy on the tit.e.
As such farms the commissioners
selected The place OF Roach and ReamAn.
on the NAzoo & Mississippi Valley rail-
rDAd- near Valley. containing 4. 7o0 acrex.
s.2ss being cleared. a. SIS per acre. aad
the place Of Hunter and stevens. in
Rankin County. about SIT miles from
Jackson, half Of which. by estimate. Is
cleared. ~ 81 per acre.
Gov. Stone today addresses an Official
eommHnicAt on to the attorney general
on the subject. which concludes as fol-
lows:
Now, therefore. |, ]. NJ stone. gov
srnor Of the state of MISSISSIPPI. having
personally examined and inspected
these lands. do hereby certify that the
price agreed upon for the lands of
Messrs- John Hunter and J. P. Stevens
Is reasonable, and the maps and deserip-
tious Of said lands of Messrs. Hunter and
Stevens are herewith submitted for your
guidance, and, in accordance with the
act above mentioned, you are respect
fully requested to examine into the
titles Of these lands aud IL found TO be
perfect TO file your opinion in writing to
that effect in the Office of the Serretarv
of State, as the law directs.
Il regret that I cannot teonscientiously
certify that the price agreed upon for
the lands of Messrs. Beaman and Roach
IA reasonable.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

~. Ksvage- rhr"axhsat the stat. OF FIsr-
lds b~xinning ts ceme to Lixht-Gr~at
damage To water Cr.ft and An Other
kinsis ef Property Reported From All
Quarters. but No Loss of life.

quarters. but No Loss of life.
JAcxsoSvuLK. Fla, sept ss.-com-
municatiou with south Florida is being
restored and reports are pouring in
relative To the damage done bv the
West India cyclone which ragged in
the state Tuesday and "Wednesday
The dispatches all tell the same story
of houses wrecked and crops destroyed;
but no loss of life is reported.
dispatch from Tampa to-day,
which is the first information received
from that place since Tuesday, SAYS
several large cigar factories were
wrecked. The large thrre-story fac
tory of Seidenberg & Co. was destroyed
The factory of c. A. Joyce was demol-
ished, as were also the fastories of
fbor & Mansrara, Theodore Perez &
Co. and OIfalloran. The First Pres
byterian church and the palatial Tampa
hotel were badly damaged. Several
smaller structures were also demol-
ished- The total loss on buildings at
Tampa is estimated at $50. O0a
Communication with Fernandina Is
also restored to-day. A dispatch from
AA~sA fAatt y AAAaN Nur ~tAittDltT
ward Stewart. which was loaded and
lying at anchor. was blown across the
river, pulling her anchor with her
and is now lying on mud fat in
about five feet Of water The small
beats were all blown away, and num-
bers are now lying high and drv upon
the marsh. together with the floating
dock which was at the foot of Center
street. During the storm at Fer
nandina two British steamships came
in collision and suffered considerable
damage
A dispatch from Palatka announces
great damage az that place to river
craft The steamer Princess was sunk
between Palatka and Picolata- She
was valued at si..eoa The steamer
Edith was driven ashore. The steamer
Delsarry was driven against the draw
hritia,r and wrecked
The st-am yacht Mzude was sunk
near Crescent City.
To-day advieeS were received from
St Augustine. which has been cut of
slnce Tuesday. The advice. were
brought by Mrs Anna " Narcotic
the Timss-t MONS ~ Augustine ~
porter. who made the "trip on hand
car Mrs Narcotic gives a graphic
aes-sunt of tho condition of things at
~. Augustine. NJ lives we're lost. but
several houses were wrecked. and the
luSssS VIII run mt" the thousands
Nearly all the windows in the city
were blown m and the houses aa--igt
with water The Pone- d~ Leoa bn-
tel was damaged IN this Nag- The loss
On the hotei furniture and ether be-
lnuwing-s = hrAwv
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
CONDENSED TElEoRAMS.

MAR woodville. Ala, on the ist Polk
Rush struck with an AZ and fatally in
jured Dock Stewart. . whiteczpper.
The trouble arose from Rush's prosecu-
tion about three months ago Of Stewart
and six others on \ charge Of white
Gaping.
BERRY RICH. 4 farmer. was taken
from his home near Marion, KY.
ON the LIST and deliberately hanged
The cause Of the crime Is said % have
been that several barns and houses have
been fred in that vicinity and that hogs.
horses and cows have been stolen
OFFIcKRs arrived At Louisville. KY.
on the ist with 100 moonshiners just
from the Upper Big Sandy valley The
party was made up Of women. boys and
men, some of the latter typical des-
peradoes-
THE monthly treasury statement
issued on the LIST shows that on Septem-
Der 20, 1894, the public debt, less cash
in the treasury. amounted To ss9I. $40.
GIT, IN increase for the month of Sep
tsmber Of $, 05a, 70I-
GEN. ABsoLoa MADDEN WEST died At
Holly Springs. Miss. on the 30th from
catarrh of the stomach after an illness
of three weeks.
TuE Fairhope Industrial Association
OF Des Moines. Iowa, has determined 20
establish \ colony based ON Henry
Georges single tax theory in Baldwin
County. Ala
MRs. A. M. CURTIS, q woman of cul-
ture. is being sued for eiectment from
apartments rented on State street. Chi
czgo, because 1t has been learned by the
Iessees that she has negro blood in her
veins
THERE are premonitions Of trouhle
between Mexico and Guatemala. grow
ing cut Of dispute over the boundary
between the two countries
JoHx T. KoSAxTz. . generaI ner-
chant and farmer ut Arcadia. Kansas.
was fatally shot on the a5th ~ . gun
which be had set for burglars in his
store. Hes the trap at night and open
ing his store next morning caused the
gun to discharge the ball. killing him
almost instantly.
TWENTY moonshiners who have been
operating in Pope County. Ark, for
years have surrendered TO the officers
An old man named Stearns was killed
by his Is-year-old son near Fayetteville.
Ark, on the 2sth. AT the time Stearns
was beating his wife, when the son bit
him with singlstres On the head.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

Bosros. sept 2s.-Daniel B. Hub
bard, the man who shot his wife and
young Gorsuch in Chicago Thursday
evening, was formerly principal of the
Mather grammar school, Dorchester.
In 1879 he resigned his position as prin-
cipal- After his resignation he moved
to the town of Grafton. Worcester
county, where he owned large farm
There he began the study Of law, and
after few years of practice was sent
To the Legislature During President
Harrison's administration he was an
pointed consul at Annaberg. Germany.
While in Germany his first wife died.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

Vicksburg. sept e6.-The weather
crop bulletin Of the Mississippi weather
service for the week ending September
gath. is as follows:
The cloudy and rainy weather which
has been the bane OF the farmer since
the middle OF August was broken at the
arst Of tho week by return Of fair
weather, and the condition Of all crops
Is much improved. The temperature
has averaged about normal The nights
were generally cool. but abundant sun
shine made the days warm. This
weather was just what WAS needed for
cotton Rust. rot and shedding. which
menaced the prospects OF planters At
last reports have been checked. and boil
worms and other insect pests have
ceased 70 spread. though complaint is
made by special letter Of damage from
rot increasing in the neighborhood Of
Duncansby. Issaqueua County. Cotton
opening very rapidly and harvesting is
being pushed. While it is probable
that with continued dry weather there
will not be much additional falling Of
in the prospective yield, the damage
which has already been done Is irrepar-
able, and the statements in previous re-
ports regarding the falling of stie hold
good Cotton brought to market 50 far
has verified previous statements as to
the damaged quality OF tho staple.
Corn is being cribbed. and reports are
somewhat divided as to its condition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

>ays the baltimore sun: Cotton se-d
brings IN the birmingham Ala
market 5 cents bushel. There are
- pounds to the bushci and - bushels
70 the ton This makes the market
price ~ cotton Sod SIS 50 a ton Not
many ysarS ago the planter thought
the se~st ~ euttan were a nuisance.
and Suaid have h--ea glad 20 raise cot
tna svithssat se~sL Then IL was found
that eil eoaia ~ mad. Of cJts.r s-~.d.
and nov the prise Of the seed reduces
tn a large extent the cost Of rai.ing
cotten-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
FIVE TRAMPS KILLED
And Others Injured by . Freight Wreck
At Growers Crossing, III.

WOODSTOCK. Ill. Oct A North
western freight train was wrecked near
Growers Crossing at an early hour this
morning and i've tramps who were
stealing 4 ride were killed Two 9TH
ers were seriously injured. The iden-
tity of the dead has been established in
but two cases. Bert Little, of Free
port, Ill, and David Tyrell. of Mount
Morris, Ill The other victims are a
man and two boys. one of whom is
thought to be from Lincoln. Neb. The
injured are Joseph Grady, of Fall
River. Mass, and sam Newman. of
Freeport, Ill. The accident was caused
by freight car jumping the track
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

There was an atroeious murder com
mitted in selma. Ala. tn. other day
Louis Williams walked out of a drug
store. drew his pistol and. without Mt
tering a word. sho, William Lewis
The unfortunate man lived Just twenty
minutes. There l. no cause known
why the murder was committed. VII
iiams was arrested and locked up. He
now claims the shooting accidental.
but eye-witnesses 10 the affair pro-
nounee it cold bloosied murder.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
AS SEEN IN EUROPE.
The Uncertainties Of the AnericHn PsIis-
teal sIfnatioa.

LONDON sept. :e.-The Chronicle
says that. amid the uncertainties of
the American political situation. which
daily becomes more and more eompli-
Gated one thing seems certain-that
there will be a large silver vote, if
not an absolute majority in the next
congress Mr. Cleveland is disposed to
eoquette with the siiverites. Alto
gether, a more curious and mixed situ-
tion was never known The spectacle
of the New York state democratic con-
vention, at the same time praising the
president and nominating Mr. Hill,
adds the final touch to the singular
picture. The campaign promises to be
lively
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

HuSTrSsroS. w. Va, Sept 2s.-
Charles Brumfeld. 4 notorious young
man. shot and seriously wounded
Spence Mid<if ON Hart's creek, in
Loudon county, forty miles south of
Huntington, Thursday night. while
Midkif was walking peaeeably ahead
Brumdeld claims the shooting was
accidental. but his story is not credit
ed. as Midkif has IN his possession a
number of notes compromising the
other. Ten years ago Brumfeld killed
his father, the notorious Paris Brum-
field of BrumHeld-Mccoy feud notori-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

The Southern Female College at West
Point opened last week with - boarders
and local patronage Of about IS.
The third annual opening Of MilIsaps
College was quite a success. Eighty
new pupils were enrolled The total
attendance viii be about sO0.
Hon n J. McI.aurin. United States
Senator, has accepted an invitation TO
address the voters Of Carroll County az
cArrollton on Monday. o,t Is.
The election to determine whether
Oxford would accept the code charter
occurred last week and resulted in favor
Of the new charter by a majority of lie.
Holly Springs has organized Young
Mems Business League. The young
men are thoroughly aroused as 10 the
necessity of improving and building up
their town.
J. c. McCarty. constable Of Carroll
County. killed a white peddler named
Snitzer At Hemingway last week. Il
seems that Snitxer resisted arrest and
McCarty shot him, the ball entering his
head back of the ear. killing him in
stantly-
At Aberdeen last week Judge Cayce
sentenced Van Roper and Ed Peters to
five years each. and James Nelson TO
two years at hard labor-alI white men
for whitecapism- The offense they COM
mitted was whipping Mrs. Roper and
Mrs. Cullen and threatening TO hang
them-
John b. Jarrett. prosperous farmer
living few miles from Holly Springs,
met with a serious accident last week.
He was repairing q sorghum evaporator
and poured some solder in 4 hole con-
tanning moisture, which generated
steam and blew the solder in his ewes.
His physician is undetermined whether
he will lose both eyes.
The location of the Boyle & sun
flower River railroad. from Boyle, in
Bolivar County, 70 Sunaower river, in
Sunfower County, has been completed.
The railroad commences Just west OF
Boyle. and taps the Sunfower river at
what is known as Dockery's place
On account of the large attendance a,
the Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, the executi se commit.
tee OF the board Of trustees has decided
snat is absolutely necessary TO provide
additional recitation rooms, 70 build a
separate assembly hall, with library
above, and TO utilize the present hall
for recitation rooms II is the earnes
wish OF the president and faculty tha
every boy in Mississippi who wishes
shall attend the Agricultural and Ne
chanieal College. The actual daily At
tendance Ec~ is 29I stadents. with zoo,
prospects OF the number running owe
so0 in short tiLae,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.


scKANEoS. Pa. Oct. e-Rescued from
what was believed certain death on
THURSDAY when portion of the work
ings Of the Northwest eoliery at Simp-
sou. near Csrbondale. eaved in. VIII
liam Mitchell. George Aruey. John Fan
ming and Andrew klapklowSky are to-
day the objects Of demOnstrztive re-
joicing IN the village
When the CAVERN occurred their
death was regarded as certain. but
Saturday, when II became a certainty
that all four were alive. there was al
most uneontrola bic rejoicing. The res
euers pushed their work more vigor-
ously then and they pierced the black
wall i've hours caller than expected.
Their escape from death is regarded
almost a miracle
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
On Trial for Offering . Bribe To coaaeii-
man Jacob Born.

PrrrsBuRGH. Pa, Sept a9.-Ex-Coun-
Gilman Richard Armstrong was placed
on trial yesterday morning on charge
of offering bribe of $500 to Council
man Jacob Born to secure his vote for
Gustave Kaufman as supervising arch
itect for the proposed new water
works for Allegheny city. The work
is expected to cost over 81. 900, 600. of
which the supervising architect Is to
receive ] per cent in addition to such
other perquisites as may be connected
with the work Kaufman was defeated
for the position
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

A dispatch from Pittsburgh. Pa,
says: Jasper Layman. an Alabama
negro passed through the city. ON his
way To New York To arrange for the
exodus of 900 negroes from the neigh
borhOod Of Mobile. Ala. to Liberia.
Hard times in the south and the gIlt-
tering stories told Of Africa have caused
great excitement among the negro~s of
Alabama who are nearly all talking
emigration,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

NJ. II. Katzenberger. president or-he
Mechanics saving bank Of Memphis.
Tenn and one of the most prominent
Hebrews in the south. died the other
day Mr.. katzenberger was ~ years
old and unmarried lie leaves large
estate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
MAmmouth Demoa-trsfisu In Favor Of
Universal Suffrage.

VIENNA. Oct IA demonstration in
behalf of universal suffrage was held
in this city yesterday. Fifteen thou
sand people took part in the demon
stration and marched in procession
through the streets Ten arrests were
made, but there was no serious dis
order.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
a NIL Prevented by Interference. Of Rev.
erend Brotherx-

MILWAUKEE. sept es.-Rev Sabin
Halsey, the best-known Methodist
preacher in Wisconsin. aud who has
married scores of elopirg Chicago
couples. had a sensational quarrel with
Rev. A l. Benjamin Of Oshkosh. at
the Wisconsin Methodist conference At
Fort Howard yesterda v morning. Hal
sey accused Benjamin with working in
a sneaking way against Bishop Fowler
and himself Benjamin gave Halsey
the lie. and reverend brothers stepping
in prevented a contest n prize- ring
style.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
The steamer PzthAn Reieassd-LI Hung
Chang Will Not Go to Core.-

LONDON. Sept sO.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Central News an
nounees that the British steamer Pa
than, which was recently seized of
Formosa by a Chinese war ship, has
been released by order of the tsung-
li-yamen, the Chinese foreign board.
The Pathan will proceed TO Shanghai
The same correspondent says that
Ii Hung Chang is not going to Corea,
rs has been reported 1t is believed
that he will not leave Tien-Tsin as
long as his enemies hare the ear of the
emperor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04
A WICKED THREAT.
Hasbasa and Child tn be Murdered by Chi
eaxo Gamblers or Their Emt..Ari-..

ra8b Bt fuetE EmtssArtGa-
CHICAGO, sept e9.-Mrs. W. G.
Clarke. wife of Rev W. g. Clarke,
chairman of the committee on gam
bling of the Civic federation which has
been waging n vigorous war on the
gamblers for some time past. received
an anonymous letter. by mail yester-
day warning her To look well to her
child and threatening that your hus-
bands death VIII not satisfy those who
mediate this hellish business
Mrs Clarke was III in bed when she
received the letter. but her condition
was not made particularly worse by
the occurrence Mr.. Clarke says he is
certain the letter was written on ae-
count Of his connection with the attack
on gambling. but saws that it will have
no effect on his actions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

Judge Jesse c. Gilbert. Of Pzdueah.
ny. died at Longview. Tex. where he
had gone ON legal business He had
served in both houes of the general as
sembly and was one of the pioneer
lawyers OF the Jackson purchase.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

W. ]. LrrrLEJoHS, of Chicago. on the
3f.h declared before the Fire Under
WRITERS association that the recent
forest fires had been started by lumber
kings. who had taken that method. he
said. ofcovering up their stealings. and
To them was directly due the death
and destruction which followed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

CAPT. HENRY w. HowaArE was taken
before Judge Benedict. of the United
States district court of New York. on
the ssth. and admitted his identity.
Judge Benedict signed an order for
his removal to Washington for trial in
the supreme court of the district of
Columbia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

Judge Cayee. at Aberdeen. Miss, sem
t-need Van Roper and Ed Peters To five
years each. and James Nelson To two
years at hard lsbor-alI white men
for whiteeapism- The ofense they
committed was whipping Mrs. Roper
and Mrs. Cutler
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

On the e5th United States Secret
Service Detective John Manley caused
the arrest of Perry C. Daniels, of
Marion, o.. asau aecomplice of Hardin.
the Delaware eounterfeiter. Daniels
protested his innocence, but could not
explain a small find of spurious coin in
his house.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

WHISKY exported from the United
States under the Mckinley tariff and
imported under the same law. placed
in bonded warehouse but not with
drawn until after the new tariff act
took effect, will have 10 pay duty at
the new rate of 81. 10 per gallon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

The Law and Order league of Pensa-
cola. Fla. is determined that the sun
day law shall be enforced. and will car
~ the matter into the courts.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

In the constitutional convention ut
Albany. n. Y. on the 2sth. the new
constitution. as revised by the conven-
tion, was adopted by vote of o5 to 45.
q strict party vote, except that three
republicans voted with the democrats
In the negative.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

NOTWITHSTANDING repeated deciina-
tions and positive refusals to allow his
name to be used before the convention
Mt Saratoga. on the e6th, Senator Da-
vid b. Hill was unanimously nomi-
mated for governor of New York amid
scenes of enthusiasm described as
rivaIing pandemonium.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

The residence of James Couchenour.
near Gate City, Va, was burned. and
two of Mr.. couchenour's children met a
a horrible death in the flames.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

rTpos the certificate of the examin-
ing board. Secretary Herbert on the
37th, forwarded to President Cleve-
land . recommendation that Conn
mander William A. Morgan and Chief
Engineer Henry w. Fitch be placed
ON the retired List ON account of disa-
hil:ties incurred in the line of duty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

THE Pacific Mail Steamship Co. has
reduced the rate on canned meats from
S.r Francisco 70 China and Japan from
sis to s. per eon. in order to divert
traffic from the Canadian Pacific line
of steamers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

The eanalboat men of Buffalo. Y.
Y, have determined To fight the Ele-
vator association. and to that end will
form an independent association and
operate two floating elevators on their
own account
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

IT has been suggested in Msnagua
that the Nicaraguan government sell
part of the Mosquito coast To the Brit
ish. and with the proceeds pay the
claims of Americans whose property
was taken at Bluefields.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

In suit for $4,000 damages in the
Livingston XVI circuit court against
George Gibbs for an assault upon her
person. Miss Birdie Shelby was aw ard
ed 5000 by the jury.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

INDICTMENTS were found at St Cloud.
Mimi, on the 2sth. against Paul Bor-
dreau. L B. Foster, W R. Brohan.
Lloyd and Harry Egbert and George
Amo. all of st. Cloud, for taking part
in the Great Northern strike and him
dering the passage of mail trains
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

IT is reported that n very unsettled
state of things exists throughout the
republic of Venezuela Business is
greatly depressed, causing scarcity of
money and much suffering among TIN
poorer classes of people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

THE anti-Portuguese feeling. which
has manifested itself in Rio de Janeiru
for some time past, is increasing. and
disputes are of frequent occurrence.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

THE foreign Office of the British ad-
miralty received information from
China, ON the e7th. that Europeans in
that country are in great danger of as
sauIt at the hands of the Chinese.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

The '.weaks- still, one Of the Oldest
wildcat stills in Tennessee, located in
overton county, was captured by Dep
uty-Marshal Curtis and two assistants.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

The United States army is being con-
centrated near the great railway cen
ters. to be ready for prompt use in case
of internal disorders in the thickly-
populated portions of the country