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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

Afr~r . -hsrt Ahs~.e~ fr-rs tk- rs~~s
Hs~ss the Jsrr fiHst . v-rstes % xara-r
:. the Ftr.s Derr-~ -tts NJ Ns~aam~a-
dsttsa fer a~v~y-rs ~ s~at-.e~sf frt-
dsy-wat - fried FOR The ni.s8~ WI
u~@. Marxi~x.
san FKAyCssco. Nov. a-Theossore
Darrant. assistant superintendent Of
Emanuel Baptist Saudag-school. was
to-day convicted Of the murder Of
Blanche Lamoat. for which he had
e~en on trial since July - last. The
Jury was out twenty minutes. and ar
rived at the verdict On the srx: ballot
As there was no Recommendation &c
Harrcy. the punishment was axed at
desth The scene In the court room
when the verdict was announced Will
never h~ forgotten By these who were
present
Jadxs Murphy auished his charge at
$50 o'clock and the Jury Al once re-
tired Although there vas supposed
20 Be Nt.ie prospect of q verdict b~iux
returuea before : OF o'clock IA ths
eTerfrr. -re thrcu< % spectators who
had remained In the owercrowslesi
court rOom al the Afternoon - hear
the iadge's charge settled th~a1sel YES
back IN their SEATS 10 await the return
% the jury
Mrs Du-rant szd The prisoner
talked and lanxhei together. As II an
scqzittsl was . for~son- eozciusion-
TAey we're isined By n half dozeu
friends and the corver<2tiou was be-
coming animated, when IL became
whispered abou- tha. the jury had
agreed upcn n verdict In an instant
hush FELL upon the little circle that
bad gathered around the prisoner.
Durraas's face. always raIlid. assumed
n ghassly hue. and his mother vas
sp~eehieS&
Then the bix doors at the rear Of the
roon opened and the tury aied in and
toak their s~ats in the bux Judge
Murphy. Who bad retired 20 his cham
her. was Summoned snd trn.s his place
apon the h-nch. Clerk Morris askess
the usual qu-stsoa-if the Jury haai
agreed uPou a verdict Foreman War
rem Dattsa 2ras~ and r~piie-I IA the az
srmative.
We. ;he iarv.- szid he. '-dasi the de-
fendanG william Henry Theodore
Darrans. guilty os narser in tire srst
degree
As the aged foreman. pale ana trem-
bling. ruad the words that ESesi Dar-
rants fate. . low. rambiing aoiss. ike
the roar Of mob zro~e frosn the rear
Of the court rs-Dsu- The nexs moaara.
men we're cheering wildly. while
women wept hysterieaiiy- BaAifs
raped loudly for or'i>r. bat the sz-
malt continued t0r fzlly a minute.
Thea District Attorney Barnes arose
and Hs&ed that a day be set up0a
which the sentence Of death shouIi be
psssed upoa the prisoner Jadxe
Murphy said that sentence wozld -
passed next Friday. upou whieh day
be wouid also set the day for the trial
of Durrant on the charge Of murder
tna~ Nsuus- KEfHHs.ss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
CONDENSED TELEG7AMS.

MATHEW NJ WILEY died suddenly
at Dallas. Texas. on the 18th from
hydrophobia. resulting from the bite Of
aeaE Three months ago he wss bitten
on the haa4 By a "a. lie paid little
alteration to the wound and it soon
healed up. bat something like rheu-
matte pzins attacked aim and the ply
sieian pronounced it violent attack Of
hydrophohiA
ErcESE FlELD. poet and huEorist.
dled as Chicago on the 4th- For some
DAYS Mr. Field bad been ziling. bat il
was supposed be was safferi1g from his
usual stomach trouble and no serious
sarn vas anticipated
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has ISSUED 1
proclamation designating Thursday.
November esth. as Thanksgiving Day
FAEMEE J0SEPH VINCENT. near PAna.
Ill, Is in dangerous condition from
poisoning, takea into his system By
eating buck wheat cakes in which ehineh
bugs we're ground up in the wheat
THE average noathly deficit in reve-
nues prodGced BY toe w.lsOn-Gorman
bill since it became Law, as compared
xith the expenses Of the government,
bas been ss.0ooOoo
Iris ascertained from reliable sources
that the entire orange crop Of the state
Of FIor.dA sill not exceed $4,000
boxes this season The crop Of last
season. as reported by the agricultural
bureau. ~as 5,0oo.oso-
Ar Philadelphia. Pa. on the I'd H. H.
Holmes vas convicted of murder in the
first degree for the killing Of BENJAMIN
+. FeitxeL He eoaghed slightly when
be heard the wor1s- That was the only
sign
Tag oHciaI speed Of the American
ram Katahdin Is 10 IS knots. and the
vessel stands rejected under her eoa'
tract. aat bears the distinction Of being
the frs. vessel Of the new navy failing
to reach contract requirements
AT Minneapolis. MINI, on the St
Augustus Hanson. IN . tEeutY-tour'
hour bicycle ride made s75 niles the
best ursvions record being so7 miles
AT Edna. Texas. on the siss while
n,axtnz with = pistol b B. Plsrcs
accidentally killed Tipps Hensely
Pierce. seeing his companion dead
shot himself. iafiieting fatal wound
gEPoErs 20 the Marine Hospital ser
vice show the continued prevalenee oi
yeIlo~ fever At Havana There were
i;o eAses and a deaths from he dissA=s
isgus 0steseF " Y %
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

Two interesting aud PECULIAR cases
are noN pending in the Supreme Court.
which aFe Gissimil1- 70 any that have
ever been before that tribunal GA the
surface they would appear 70 involve
little, but il Affirmed the results may
be far-reaehing. Both involve the same
principle, and that IS whether the sale
Of tincture Of Jamaica ginger IS \ crimi-
nai osense under the liquor laxs OF the
STATE The ginger vas sold by druggists.
and 50 far ~ the records show the same
was done IN good faith The eases come
up frum the courts Of Ja1 ,es ChrisEaa
AMI Cayee- Their ruling too< away
from the jury the issue rendered by the
defendants that they sold the ginger in
the ordinary course Of business in per-
feet good faith as 4 medicine II the
lower decisions are affirmed b. the Ss-
preme Court. aader existing laws no
tinetuFe Of Jamaica ginger can be sold
in Mississippi for any purpose. and the
same would probably be true Of geatian.
cologne. bay rum and Of all other CON-
pounds In which alcohol forms large
Ingredient. and which. IL drank 20 ex-
cess. would prodaes iutoxicafion. The
following Is the statute bearing 0a the
cases;
II any person shall sell OF ha-ter. or
give away % induce trzde. any vinoas.
alcoholic. malt. Intoxicating o. spirit
u0us liquors, which. IL drank 70 excess.
will produce intoxieation. in sny guam
tity less than one gallon without nav
ing license therefor. in pursuance Of
this chapter. etc. he shall on couvic-
tioa. be dned not less than So nor more
than s5a0. or be imprisoned in the
county jail not less than one week nor
more than three months. or both
The proof Of the cases for the State
showed that the purchasers diluted the
ginger with water and drank the same
in quantities TO produce intoxieation,
and therefore lay the sellers liable IN.
der the opinion Of the courts 70 that
portion OF the Law reading. for drinks.
which. IL drank 70 excess. will produces
into xication-~
oWinx 10 the far-reaching results the
opinion Of the Supreme Court will be
looked for with interest II Is probable
that there are few druggists in the stats
who do not sell Jamaica giuger. as it is
regarded as one Of the standard drugs.
IT. ". Henry. in Memphis Commercial
Appeal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
The MIDDLE ACES,
WA Their IoaE History 90 Dsrk s.d
h-fsi p~~siss hts.i~sf IN M~xiess csus-
m@sttv. where Tea -tf~r~tte~- W~r.
ftsees In Jsfi and nsrs-d To Death hy
orsi-r sf the AussIs.rv rs-s Ssax~

fts~~d In Jsa and usrs-d To Death ~
ors-r sf the AusiIs.rr rs-s ysax~
NHicAoo. Nov. a special dispatch
70 a morning paper frosn Paehuea.
Mex. tells Of the burning of ten per
sons As heresicS a. Texaeapa. a small
town inhabited hy Indians and Mes
tiros shaif breed~l By order of the
AUXILIARY town Judge. He claims he
wa@ acting according 20 the viii Of
God. manifested 20 hfrn IN an EXTRA
ordinary vision. accompanied by inti-
cations ot divine wrath agains. here
tics AMI people living immoral lives
Wh~u the news reached Nollauxo.
The chief town IA the district. the
president and ether esieiais % the
Municipality. with an escort % sixty
men. vent - the town They teaa4
the Inhabitants IA the paslie xqaare
executing grOsesgae dznc~s Ia honey
OF the virgin % Guadaiap~. the
ruins Of tire jail. close to the
parish eharch. being surrounded
y the daueerS In this tail had
been eunEn~,i six unen three
women AMI one infant. They had
esea rouxhiy removed from their
homes at uixht ga the charge pre-
ferresi BY the Judges. that their lives
we're evil in the sight % God: that
they were enemies 0f the faith and
hsresieS whom God had ordered
throaxh his holy saint 20 he consumed
By IRE
This confession was eooIiv related
io the authorities By the iadxe. who
en1la not b. made tc -. that he had
doOe wrong lie asi,le-i that directly
following the revelation God had
made the earth tr-mhIe AMI al bowed
tr~es 10 the earth in shane snd had
spoken u him. aging that Texaeapa
must parity Itself of people of evil
lives and the horrible herptieS BY ar~.
Then the Judge related hogT he had
executed the diEise command - order
ing his eous,abies - drag The sin
ners~ fron their besiS. weeping and
wailiHg To the j@H- When they were
locked in she building the jadxe or
t-r~d bis cpnstsbixx IN Set u on sre
The Gagged victims cri~st Tor mercy. but
they were rnoSulncd to their bones.
ouiy the massive stsae walls % the
jail remained standing
Iw~nty-onr arrests were made. al
th0ugh the fAnaticaI mob Threatened
death - she authorities. The mana
eiet prisoners were marched 10 MOI
lan~o. where trial viii be h-Id. The
whole popalathcu % Teracapa believe
the yarn told By the auxiliary Judge.
They profess - s~e miraraIou~ly =
traced On the pile - bones the oEt-
lin~d fornso q the SAINTS who ieft their
images after advising the iad-e 10
barn the herssicS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
Foar Dead Hssis~s Fsand In tbs Ralu- OF
Barn~a sweat shsps-Othsr FreAshl~
tieffnss


Barn~s sweat shsps-othsr Probable
Victims.
<Ew IoRK. Nov. = When the srnoL-
ing ruins Of the sweat shops in Pei
ham street. which WERE burned early
yesterday morning. were searched Il
was discovered that four lives had
been lost in the binding smoke and
flames Three buildings were totally
wrecked. and a conservative estimate
OF the damage places Il az SO. .oo9.
The position Of the bodies taken
from the ruins and the horrible eoudi-
tion in which they were faand show
how terrible bad been the struggle of
the unfortunates for life and how
hopeless their SIGHT before the swift
advance of the flames The three
buildings took ire from floor 20 1oor
as though their walls had been soaked
in kerosene and all avenues Of escape
wsr- quickly cut of
No one knows how many persons
were in the darxened sweat shops
when the ere started. and even ret be
meath the mass of charred debris there
may be lying the bodies of homeless
and friendleSs tailors who had found
shelter for the night vithin the walls
Of the doomed buildings
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
Ih- wh.-t..lgps L~v~e Beard.

Greenvilie. OcG 5f.-The tavessiwS
tion q the Affairs Of the Mississi ppi
levee board and other oescsrs of tho
eoanties - tho levee district by Capt
F Frsnk W Anderson. made sn1er the
direction of a committee selected ~
{ the t1ypayers' convention held in tsres n
vile in August. iS9G Is hsiaxin< mcss
I fruit At the special meeting % the
board held September ID Capt Aa4er-
! son made bis FRS: report showiax
several q the ex-sheriiss and p-Vseas
sherif.s % the coaafies composing the
dissrieE short in their settlements with
the board The eoEn ni<siorers az thei-
September meeting Instructed ". \
Evermaa. secretary and treasurer %
Aad II Capt Andersoa's charges wers
sassalned tae board woai1 take proper
action- The result folles~
Asa special meeting u the board %
Missisxippi ievee commissioners. heid
+, y~-.r=sssE. ss- ssss~wsr-x vr.asr s@@ -.-.-
s=o9siY passed
In the natser q the shortage % Isha
- - AAtA@ sAAt-AtAa % ~ sata NHAA
or'aerc1 That. whereas. the r~port Of w.
A Everns an. secretary. seews Short
ags for The year 80 IN the ssstienen:
Of Ioha Z tsritath sith the ievee board.
ard tha. be h1s heen saahis % eom-
pete ts@ investixatloa % the <hsri r .
huoks for the years ~. sa4 i-is1. said
secretary is ordered - proceed az 0ace
70 complete the iav~ssiratlaa FOR the
ycars is.s@ ard fsgA em7ievin- saeh
ass stance as mar b. ascessary. and re-
porting - the attorneys sae rr-alt %
surh invessi S1tioa. -sa. apoa rrc-iEing
sHch rrpart. are directed - irstltats
ssrh suits against tae estate % Joan L.
tirifish AMI the sareties "a hls boa1s
~ msY b. nece~zAry - pcotect The IN
tsrests % tae board
Tie board also indsr.e1 the ressiatiou
adopted bT the t4xpaTers' eonmitse-
fsvuriag the selsesion % members %
he ievee board by nsma-rzsic priu mary
eieeaion. the eAsic@ - th@ primary 70
hs presented - the Eorsrnor ef tAe
state for appointnsaE
TIE secretary AMI treasurer ef the
bard xax aINs eri~rc4 - ma<s 50 sh-
governor q the stats a. the esd q the
as-1l yea- 4 report shssiar the receipts
aai Gistzrseaeats u the board
While tho amount of the alleged
shortage q the late sheriF og WashIng-
ton C0aaty Is not givea in tas ord~r %
tae bsarl, hseazs@ nos tally 4essrmiaed.
The znran. - estimated as something
ever sIo.o Nhile a ta0roush Iavssti-
E2ttaa mar make the anaaas some
taing more or less tasn these a<ur~S
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
AFTER A LONG CHASE.
Cspsar-a-u~ 10 th- Hs.s..a ss rArss
Wives vita Ls=x tIa. % rsrx~rs>s -
Answer Fer.


Mseh-w.s,~s svtssl~r s~x Bss..Ass b
Wives. vita Lszx tiae er fsrr~rs~s -
Aas~~r Fsw.
AExFHfs. Tenn-. Nov. S-sherir VI.
H. Pasterson. % wco-fru1 eoansv.
ArS-. pas~esi through here yesterday
with J. N Leslie. alias Ryan. alias
Lewis. whom he arrested .s Oxoloua.
MiS<. saturday III. eh4<- OF the
msa extended over s3oo niIes. bu,
thea the crime. warr&nted the per
ss-tent parsuit Lesii- 1. ~sat<d fsr
two etxAa1ou~ marriage. znd e~rtain
known fcrxcra~@. with q line as the
latter crime the lenxsh % vhich %
not known
some time ago Le~li~ met at Moody.
Ter. Miss Buelah Carter. Of Riverside.
Ark. who was visiting an .nns th.r.
Mss Carter il the aazxht~- os J. n.
Carter. president of the Riverside
Lanber Co In June L~~li~ arvpp~d
into Riverside a. travelling .~ie>nsa
for orSiorf A Co - Dallas. Ten He
vas formerly IN their employ. and h.a
Travelled fsr them in Texas and M~xsea.
but forged their name .nd sine. that
time they have valaiy soaxbt hiGn-
After stay of two weeks ia River
SIDE. Leslis iadaeesi Mia Carter 20
eaop> with hiu- nad th-y we've mar
riet At Newport Whle Nr< I~.ls.
No. Vas IN Texas ixaor.nt q the
existence % Nos szd ! L~slse's
funds were getting low. .na he s-l.
that one VA. a. narh A. he eoala care
-
he hxs,t ap telegram. oss.nslhly frora
RiverSite. that Mr.. Carter wa a. the
psnint of death While her daughter
was going % her he forged eAeex %
Nr- Carter for SIS. and on tas, ven.
&c Omaha
Sherif FatterSon started out TO
round mp Leslie He GrSs went 20
Texas and there foanA that Mrs L~.-
Ire No, was living near Eagle Pas..
% the Mexican boundary
Hearing that Leslie WA ia 81 Louis.
Patterson went there. only - and that
hrs game hasi gone u Omaha From
the latter p0in. he was traced 20 Eik
Point. : n There he passed under
name of J. 4 Lewis aud was selling
groecriss for Hsixht & Co. Omaha
Bat Fatterson was n few dAys too
late and returaed 10 Omaha Going TO
Haight & Co for information about
Lewis theT refused 10 di.eiose hi.
whereabouts The sheriff vas NOT To
be 50 easily thrown of. and received =
position with Haigh; a ca. Soou get
ting into their eoaadenc-. they told
him that Lewis was in OkoIouA. Miss !;
that he bad siOoo on depo~i, vith
them Here he also learned that
Lewis passed ia Nebraska under the
name of J. & Ryan and that his srxs
wife had ioiuea hiru IN Omaha. they
going south together.
P4ttersou shea stated for oxogouA-
lie arrived there yesterday aud fouaa
M truable in Locating L-Sii-. lie vas
selling groceries tsr Haizht & Co
When arrested he cnatexs~i the crimes
and said that the arrest was q great
relief - him A. il was preferable 70
the suspense IN which he had b-en IIw-
/ ing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
MRS. WALLER DESTITUTE
save fer Csasribstisas of Friensis seek
lag EBptsym<as-

WAsHISGroS. Nov 3-SecretAry o.
ney yesterday morning sent Mrs Wal
Ter. wife Of the ex-consul at Madagas-
ear. now in prison in France. So. which
had been sent 10 the state department
in small Sums By charitable persons in
-1rious parts Of the country. one con-
trioution coming from Nova Scotia
Mrs Waller and her children are
practically without means OF support
except such are derived from the hos
pitality Of Washington friends Mrs.
Waller IS endeavoring to obtain en-
ployment in some capacity that will
afford a means of living for herself
and her children
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

Referring to the statement Of the
railroad commission relative to the
amount Of taxes the railroads wiIl pay
in each county the vieksbarg CONNER
eial-Herald says "By this statement
We and that there are eleven counties
Of the seventy-fOar without railroad
facilities within their borders This is
sgreat change in the past txenty Years
IL is BY no means a bad showing FOR .
stats without cities. mines or seaportx
Twenty years ago less than half the
counties Of the sevsnty-fogr we're in the
enjoyment Of railroad facilities
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

In the last few months I2.sss acres 0f
land have been sold By the citizens Of
Madison eoanty to Western people xho
desire 70 settle there. 1. lis: Of all
The land recently sold in the state could
be compiled il Noald Ast0uish a great
many people. Various other counties
have done a. well and some have sx-
eeeded these hgare<, and the demand
for real estate continues Those whO
have studied the question contend that
the present IS only the beginning o,
what IS mos: likely 70 follow. and that
the fox u iEanigrat.oa 70 Mississippi
bids 10 be large within The next few
months
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
ONLY ONE STORE LEFT.
The Town Of Arcadia Ia. Literally sv~ps
Away by fire

ARCADIA. Ia. Nov the m st dis
astrous fire that has visited this town
in its history occurred last nigh.
There IS now only one general store
left in town The flames burned over
an area 81 four acres. taxing with
il six residences. she hotel, OPERA
house. one livery barn. har-
ness shop, two grain elevators.
one lumber and coal yard. q barber
shop. the post oeser. two drug stores.
two saloons. three general merchzn-
disc and one furniture store. one hard
ware store. butcher shop. boot and
shoe store. four barns and a vacant
store baildiag- The estimated loss !.
SIS. 600. partially covered By insurance
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

Mississippi leads the Uaited States IA
successful handling Of the saloon qaes-
ton Is has a church 70 every gTs Of its
population. and only one saloon TO eEery
:. 5sa Only three States have more
churches to the population than Mis-
sissippi. They are Alabana. Florida
and North Carolina; bat all fall behind
Mississippi when it comes 20 legislating
against the saloon
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

The Index Is Of the opinion that II
would Be- good idea for the people o.
Sewtou county 70 rebel against stall
feeding 4 lot Of worthless dArkiss month
attsr mouth in the eoan.y jail ~ pabisc
expense There ouzhs % be some var
devised 70 make them earn their Own
grub Why, there are hundreds Of dar-
kies who care nothing for the impris0n-
nenS. 30 they are fed and have xarm
place 70 sleep Our sentiment Is, eon-
sietsd o. not. lst them work Cor thsir
o~n living Or pay tssis oEa board
ccsesssts lHdsxl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
a SLICK OPERATION
ny whfeh rhsa<&aas OF Doll.rs' worth of
DsAnasad. Were s~earea-

cScTSSATT. Nov AT noon yester-
iay Herman Keek. the Fourth-strees
diamond dealer. was called upon by
two men. one Of whom engaged him in
conversation while the other saan-
tered around the store and finally
stepped out on the sidewalk. presnm-
ably 20 wait for his friend After the
other man left. Mr. Keck discovered
that he had been robbed of SC. o0o
worth Of loose diamonds The mat
ter was reported 70 the police.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

Tac NickShur- Post coasaias aa iater-
vies Eith usn- Walter McIauria rela-
tive 20 the erupS on the stats tAr7s BE-
ing rorked By cunv.elS
He reports the cotton c-up Short. aai
some of the State CROPS very short A:
Dr.. Psepl-'s place they have sSo .erss
IN cultivation. Aat will get sgo bales
They have sS eoaxicts
IN the Wilcz asly pIaee :hey had 791
arres under cultivation. and wiIl make
eas bales there ~srs 81 eoavieEs "a
the place. hg. the warden hal rseea.i '
removed - coavtets from this place
GA DuiaHey's place they had 30
acres Of land and will make 40 bales
Of cotton. bad ; eonvictN Here there
was very had management. as this is
fine land. On the sane Land last year.
with great deal less teams and bat lit
tie more than half the number Of hands.
there we're 30 bales Of cottoa made and
$3.50 bushels Of corn
On BIseos & Sparks place they have
500 acres and they Will make 500 bales
of cotton The cotton Is ali open sna
hands are much needed There &-s
hfty cOnvicts on this place.
On Scott's place they have something
over Loo acres. and wiil get TOO bales
Of cotton There are - eoavicts here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Nov. a-The
famous stallion Ambassador. the prop
erty Of the Kalamazoo Farm Co, died
At Kalamazoo farm yesterd2y morn
ing. Bat three years ago s A Browne
a Co were offered SO. 900 for Anbas.
sador. The purchase price was SIS,
500 Among his most iliustrious per.
formanees are Seiota, Lady wlkin.
Cuckoo, DaeOurt and Wyandot- all
with records better than 80. Dan
courts famous victories at the Btas
Ribbon meeting IN Detroit IN 1894 ars
s,Ii. fresh in the nin9s Q. kosssusr
81 ever tss ecGaEEy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
CONDUCTOR SHOT
AaA D~.srrsasiy wsz.asS ~ . 6..g q
rrAla KosbsrA

EErx- Pa, Nov 1-Riehard Bzrrets,
. Lake shore q Michigan Southers
railway conductor, wss very danger
ously shot by . gang Of train robbers
last night Barnett was approaching
Erie fron Bzfalo with his train and
had his head out Of the window watch
ing for signalx Three men rushed
upon the train and ered Bxrn~tt was
the only man shot The hall tore
thsoa9A h.s skall. bat cane osa lssv.
Ing sxaEsscss HazzG
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

Ar the close of the case for the pros
ecution in the Pitezel murder trial in
Philadelphia, on the ist. the defendant.
IL Il Holmes. without offering any
testimony. submitted his cause. claim
ing that the prosecution had failed to
make n case. and throwing himself
upon the mercy of the Jury.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
PRAYERS FOR RAIN.
fixhtinx Of the Fir-s In the K2akakss Re-
xioa yi<oroasly Pros<<arsd-

LAPoR-E, Ind. Nov. The sxht-
ing Of IRE in the KankAkee region was
vigorously prosecuted to-day. The
visit Of the United Press correspondent
to tn burned district confirmed the ~
ports of the great distraction wrought
By the flames The entire Kankakee
region l. vast waste OF ashes with
here Snd there the partially burned
carcass Of scze cow OF aozss 70 tell q
tie tusy Q. s-s eausa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

The supreme court of South Dakota.
On the e9th. decided in effect that the
wessern Union Telegraph Co is no.
compelled to accept q message fo=
transmission unless written on the
company's blanks The case was q
test from Sioux Falls
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07

The Mount Olympus volcano explor-
ing party retsrned 10 Port Townsend.
Wash. ON the 2sth. from fve-days'
trip into the heart of the range
They reported that while the outburst
Is not a regular volcano. there Is good
ground for the impression that fierce
subterranean convulsion Is in prog
resx