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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
PROGRESSING FINslY


WAsHISsr5S. Aug Is The dispatch
Of Secretary oiney To SIR Julian
Pauneesote, Irish ambassador. re-
ferred 10 in the houss of commons de-
bate. was considered by many the musi
important document in the arbitra-
tiOn correspondence between this
country aud treat Britain
The dispatch was devoted to u dis
eussiou Of proposals submitted by Lord
salisbury for the settlement Of the
Venezuelan boundary dispute and con-
eladesi with eounter-ProPoSai which.
Mr. Balfour said. were regarded BY
the foreign oai7- a. opening the way
for an eqaitab ble settlement - the diff
dealty.
state department. officials are highly
gratihed with the tone 81 Mr. hal
fpur-s reply - >ir William Harcourt's
query zbout the effect on the gavrrn-
a1eui % the dispatch. and while. in the
absence of Secretary oiney. who has
been exclusively in charge % the
negotiations. nothing definite can be
learned - the succeeding CORE
sPoudrnce. II any. that passed. con
ftienee - impressed that an agreement
will - reached before next December
for an exhaustive arbitration Of the
Observation-Disclosures controversy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
OId soldiers ReJsiee.

Cofeeville. Aug. II The annual re-
union OF the United Confederate Vet
erans Of Yalobushs. C1ickasaw. Grenads
and Pontotoc counties was held here
today AZ Pitsbord. Calhoun county, un-
der the auspices of Camp Gordon OF that
place. Under the active management
Of Capt L. y. Provine. of Coles Creek.
the coming together Of tho old soldiers
was mado moro enjoyable this year than
ever before. Five thousand people
were cared for. and when ii Is remem-
berei that PitsbOrd is twenty-five miles
from the nearest railroad It will be seen
that the reunion vas taken up in Ind
I'M, old comrades. telling old war jokes.
and Fighting over again the ssnguinsry
battles in which every old soldier pres
ent bad takes part. After every old
soldier had talked - his almost ca
paeisy a bountiful basket dinner VAS
served. After dinner every old Con-
federate soldier wanted 10 hear speech
making. and the thoughtful COMMITTEES
of arrangements had made ample pro
Ntsios. - provide feast % that kind
Eloquentiy rad timely addresses we're
made by Cari. John smith of Houston.
Col. James Gordon OF o<olona and Capt.
J. J. Slack Of Grenada The thirteen
Confederate States were represented by
thirteen young ladies' Of Calhoun eoan-
". The most touching scene Of the re-
union was created when three venerable
mothers who had given their boys %
the Lost Cause were given the seats Of
honor on the speakers stand. A mighty
shout Of apPioval went up from 1000
voices. and thousands Of eyes shed tears
of admiration and sympathy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
MEXICAN JUSTICE
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
A PITCHED BATTLE

Betv.ea striking Empl,y.. Of the B-ewa
ust.ttnx WORK. and Those Who Took
Their fIs-e. Latter. srnbassed aad
Taken ny surprls~. Rsiiv and Drive Their
Cowsrdty a..alis nts from the Ground
The Cs.asttie.-
CLEVELAND. o. August it-in q
pitched battle this evening between
striking employees of the H. own hoist
ing works and party Of nine work
men returning home. four men were
shot-two fatally. The fatally injured
are:
George Plumb. one of the Brown
eompany's workmen.
George Larsen, striker.
Those less seriously hurt are:
Al Caldwell. an employe; sho. in
right leg and shoulder.
Huxley. striker; shot in left shoulder.
Several by-standers were hit by the
flying bullets. but their names have
not been learned
The outrage was one Of the eul-
minating features Of the great strike
inauguratesi by the employees Of the
Brown Hosting and Conveying Ma
chine Co. June - last Two lives hal
already been sacrifice in the trouble.
and for weeks the works have been
run under military and police pro,ee-
ti1n. and the 3o0 nor-anion men e.
corted TO their homes by armed Off
GERS tn prevent murder. The striking
workmsn put up big iigh, to beat the
Brown company. bat failed
Tonight a party oi ten strikers
went to the CORNER Of Wade Park aud
East Madison streets and laid in wait
for the Workmen who came BY ou
their way hom- from the Brown
works There were nine men in the
little group of workmcu with their
dinner pals. WiihoHt a moments
warning the strikers rushed from h--
hind saloon where they " ere hiding,
and with a cry Of ''>,1b- ,gan shoot
ing into the crowd \ few Of the
workmen were armed aad returned
the fire
The battle lasted about three min
utes in which a bout thirty shots were
fred. when the strikers neA When
the police arrived. in response to a
riot call. several arrests were masle
among the strikers
Ever since the trouble began. the
strikers and their sympathizsrs have
carried on a guerrilla warfare against
the Elcn who took their places They
have assaulted them. stoned thci'
houses and boyco,ted them at the
stores
About . week ago the i've companies
of militia were with drawn from the
Brown works anl the PIlies Prossc-
tion taken away. The strikers ap'
piled for court in nJunetion aud were re
fused. aud since then have become
iOubly revcngefuL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

heretofore tadai Erd In by PENSION b~arde
Of Exsmtnsrs WIN be su.rd~d Against
In the ! fatar~-sn the Member. Of the
Hoard Must be Present and fsrftsip.ts
In Esania-t,oa. tsIs.s tho Applicant
sigss a waiver
WAsuINeroN. Aug. i4-In order to
guard against Irregular and Illegal
practices by members Of the pension
boards of examining surgeons. As
siStant Secretary John ". Reynolds.
of the interior department. has issued
these rules t. govern examination,
of pension applicants by these trp1rlS;
!. Whenever n claimant shall have
bccn ordered. and appears before .
board Of examining surgeons for ex-
animation. all the members Of the
board shall participate IN such ex-
animation. and no certificate from
such board will he accepted which
does not show this fact, save Only
in cases where claimant, on
appearing and finding a less number
Of surgeons than the full board pres
sent, shall consent. in writing, On such
certificate. u be examined by the nern-
bers of said board then present
= The secretary Of the board shall
| CtFtllf on AuF ktsA ~ AuN SNEhtA'8AF.
the names Of all the members of the
board who were present and partici-
I pating in such examination. and when
full board have participated in the
examination. the certificate of the sec-
retary OF the board will suffice; but in
case a full board Is not present the APP
plieant may refuse u be examined aud
appear at . later day before a full
/ buard
| J. These rules shall take effect only
from the firs, day - October. 1925. aud
are not intended IN disturb cases here
tofore adjudieated in good faith. ae-
eorviing - the practice heretofore ex-
/ iS,ing IN The bureau of pensions.
The rules were promulgated with .
I decision rendered BY the assistant SC
rotary on the case of byron : Pred
more. Company 4. Third New York
cavalry. whose claim MAS rejected By
the bureau on a report by the board Il
examiaing surgeons when only ore
member was present Beside the in
I justice thus done - the applicant. As
sistant Secretary Reynolds poin:s out
the fact that the hitherto prevailing
practice of examiniug BY one or two
members ~ the board. h2s resulted in
fraud upon the government. fees being
claime, By aud paid 20 all the mem
bcr~ In one cas~. two members II the
board were indicted aui convicted for
making false claims
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Ar . church meeting near Grayson.
Ky, on the 15th four men were killed
and two wounded A man named Spieer
vas selling whisky. and large number
of horse traders got into a Fight, in
which two Harrison brothers and two
Whit brothers were instantly killed
and two others wounded.
DEPUTY MARSHAL MCLAaoRE and .
posse OF officers captured Bill and Bob
Christian at Salisaw. !. T., on the 18th,
the two noted desperadoes who broke
Jail at Oklahoma City year ago.
AETHUR wALkER. aged 10; Miss Viola
French, aged 90. and Miss Margaret
Curry. aged -. were drowned on tho
18th while bathing st the mouth OF Dog
river. Mobile Bay.
ALoIs DISKLEMAS, aged 80 years,
shot and killed his wife and then com
mitted suicide in New York on the 18th.
A GENERAL strike Of New York paint
ers has been ordered, which will in
cluds men in other trades who will quit
work in sympathy with them, in tho
shops Of those contractors who are pay
ing wages less than the union scale OF
50. so for eight hours work . day.
FIRE at Rockford. Ill. on the 18th
caused loss OF over 100000 worth OF
property.
JOHN RUSSELL, aged IS years, quar-
relied with his wife at Owassee. Mich,
ON the 18th, over the disposition Of some
property TO their children As result
both are at the point of death
The F. f. V. limited train on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad ran into an
open switch at Ravsnsworth, Va, on
the l4th- Several lives are reported lost
and fifteen or twenty passengers injured
FAILURES the past week have been a9s
In the United States. against 196 last
year. and 30 in Canada. against IS last
year.
The Security Bank OF Duluth. MINI,
capital sl00. 600. closed its doors on the
llth. Heavy Withdrawals Of depositors
and inpossibility of making speedy col
lecsions IS given as the cause
A VERY sad accident occurred near
Madison, Wis, on the 1lth. Murray
Fields. aged IA years. was kicked &c
death By a mule on his fathers planta-
tion-
AT least three persons and possibly
others we're burned to death in a fire
that destroyed a six-ssory building in
New York on the lIth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
ART AND MUSIC.

Paderewski's physical collapse is 50
complete as TO lead 10 :ae cancellation
of al the pianist's engagements for al
least the earlier part of next season
The players outlook is serious one.
He is temporarily a nervous wreek.
Ysaye. the violinist, is simple in his
tastes -All ask" said he. us fish
line and some water. The less fish tn,
better. can sit for hours with a line
in the water in perfect happiness. When
q nibbie comes my dream Is over. I
also confess to weakness for the BIZ
cycle, but care nothing for PolitIcs,"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE
sunrs ay CT the Daily News
WASHINGTON xorrS


Inn Angus, government report iudi-
sntrd spring .shsat yield of Isl. COZ.
- hushel~. That Is "A. co. 900 bushels
Isss Tan the crop Indicated by the
Jelly rSrort Government data TO the
tIth suxrcsted s30.00o.eo0 bushels a.
sAh y~ar's total wheat erop
IN report of the stat istician of the
eepartnent of agriculture for Angus.
sndfrnees that the condition of spring
wheat has fallen since the July report
ss0o EAs to sss. a deelsEe OF f44
eosEu Condition Of Kansas, IS; Ne
esnskA> ~.
0EonGE H. MIELgK. builder of the
eapssoi dome at Washington. died on
ths 1ith-
THk secret service bureau of the
treasury department at Washington
- been requested TO look into a re-
purt Of extensive eounterfeitiny Of
Unfosd States silver dollars in one of
ths Central American states. The in
forUaeaon comes from Mexican
paper. and il stated that a company
had bs<n organize by Americans. who
bod psrwhased the silver do las OF the
ssste. worth a. cents. and coined them
into American dollars IL was sail
that ..so00oo of these dollars had been
shspped into the United states. where
they had passed at par.
A WAsurSeTOS dispatch OF the 18th
sasd that while Bryan il storming the
east Mckinley may 90 ou. into the
we<t snd endeavor to unlOosen the
zinds Of the people there from free
silver The wisdom of having the re-
pabitczn candidate take the stump was
rceefvinz eonsi Iteration from the re-
pahljc.n leaders
m . meeting between the executive
eoD0itsee of the Knights Of Labor
and eommiitee representing the gla.S
worksx.. at Washington a formal sep
araxicu took place between the Knights
Of Labor and the Window Glass Work
erS aasoriation Of the Uui'e Ell States.
1hs action was mostly due to politics
Tnx agrieultural department August
fruit report shows that tbs apple con =
diti1a advanced during July from sLs
20 60.
II order 10 guard against irregular
and Illegal practices by members of
the psusion boards Of examining sur
reoa~ Assistant Secretary John W
Reyn0ads. of the interior department,
has issued certain rules to govern ex-
sminstions Of pension applicants by
these boards.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
Lo, Donated for tn. Hospital.

Mrs George w. Carlisle. OF Jackson.
has made the ladies having the Cottage
Hospital in charge happy by donating
a beautiful lot for the site on Manship
avenue. one of the best locations in the
city. The site is amply large for the
purpose, and the ladies now feel that ii
will only be a short time when the sub
seriptions will be sufficient to enable
them to erect the necessary buildings
They already have a considerable por-
tion OF the amount in hand. aud are
working bravely to secure the balance
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Madison. Aug. 1.-THE first famil,
FOR the new town, Ridgeland. arrived
recently from Michigan. They have
purchased land. but have not built their
residence yet, which they will proceed
to do right way 1t is claimed by the
LIST Of October there will by thirty
Northern families in the new town
The fine three-story hotel which has
been under erection for the last three
months is nearly completed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
Mayor. omss Fired.

Evansville. Aug. i4.-An a,temp. to
destroy the mayors Office By fire was
made at this place about midnight last
night The incendiary had saturated
the side Of the building eth coal oil
mediately discovered by some parties
~ho had gathered at the depot to take
the midnight train. The alarm was
givea and the flames were soon extin-
guished. No clew to the guilty party
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
Or. NANSEN TALKS.
He wsaId Have Reached the North Pole
Csatd He Have Secured Dogs

vAKDo. Norway. Aug. i5.-Dr. Nam
sen. the Arctic explorer. says he ex-
pect> that the Fran will eventuall '
arrive at Spi,zbergen- lie says
that she drifted with the ice in a
westerly direction to 81 degrees
Rocky seas, he says, prevented him
from entering the mouth of the
O!ensk river for the purpose of pro-
curing dogs. and lack of dogs pre-
vented him from reaching the north
pole. which he would otherwise have
found. Dr. Nansen saws he found
water 3.-O0 meters deep. which be-
came appreciably warmer at a depth
of IsO meters. The land voysge, he
says. was very ardnous. but had eN-
tremely valuable results. lie reached
the northern coast of Franz Joseph
island in the autumn of 1895 and bull,
a storm house there in which he lived
all the next winter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
Double kiIIinE Mt CI~rksdaI-.

Clarksdale. Aug. f4.-Last evening
about : o'elack deplorable tragedy
was enacted upon the Elkhorn planta-
tion, about four and one-half miles west
OF Clarksdale. by which T. l. Howard
lost his life. and his father. J. VI. How
ard. was mortailY wounded. A wife
estranged, a husband the slayer Of his
brother-in-law, and probably of his
father-in-law, is the result of family
quarrel and OF about three minute.
shooting
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

As the result of heart disease. su-
perindueed by excessive heat. tsr Cur-
ran {. Smith. for 50 years a prominent
physician of MAdi,on cuunty. ny.
dropped dead at his residence Ia Rich
mond. while sitting a. the dinner
table. lie was n. and brother of ,
Speed smith. Of Richmond. aud also Of
the late Gen. Green Cay Smith. II
Washington. II. a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
THE OURRANT CASE
WIN Resort TO the Iasaaity Dodge. ~
Necessary.

SAN FRAScIsco. Aug. la-It is stated
that should the supreme court decide
his case against him. friends Of Theo-
dore Durrant. convicted of the mur-
der o: Blanche Lamont in Emanuel
Baptis, church, will bring the case up
again in the grounds Of insanity.
They say that Durrant. who was also
accused of the murder of Minnie viii
liaa.s- was sick sor six weeks prior To
the murders. during which tins he
was deIirious. aud was never hiHSslE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

said a New Orleans cotton man ia
II. Louis: Il have travelled over plr-
tions of louisiana. eeutral Arkansas
and Mississippi u late. and aus; say
that the cotton outlook is very bad
have travelled over the sect ons E3eu-
toned every year FOR Is years. and the
cotton outlook there = the worst /
have ever seen t.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Marion Chapman and Joha Booth
we're instantly killed on the Lexing-
ton A Eastern railroad near Tiucsstle.
ny. They werr on hand car when
IL ran 81 high trestle. Three other
men were On the car. They escaped
death hy jumping, but were severely
in iurea- All were section hand.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

By proclamation. tiov. Turney -
Tennessee has call~i an extra sessioa
II the Legislature 10 meet September :
or the purpose Of providing against a
TAR, ateaed treasury deficit January l..
1896, and January /. isas, the sSS-ss-
nent laws and decreased taxes having
'ailcd to provide sufficient revenue -
meet the expenses of The state and Fay
interest on bonds.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

A horrible crime was made known az
Mobile. Ala, the other day. ga the ar
-tval of Rev Garsiiaer 4 Tucker, one
Il Mobiles most prominent Episcopal
.iergyDen. from BATTLES Wharf. au the
eastrra shore. where his family had
.scn fpr th= summer His fve-vrar-
I'D daughter was taken from her b.I
It midnight anI carried. still asleep.
y man. Supposed - be white. into
he woods and horribly ou;rs y~d after
which he brought her back aud
iePo~'ted his bleeding burden on the
porch
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
CONCESSIONS GRANTED
To the InternstioaaI North .ad s~zth
American Transportation sad EEPr-ss

WAsHISSToS. Aug. iS-Ninister
Baker. at Mansgua. has informed the
department of state that the Costa
Rican and NLssraguAn governments
have each grated To the "Interna-
tional North and South American
Transportation and Express Co, =
corporation composed u citiz~ns Of
the United States. authority 70 do
business in those countries. aud favor
able concessions have been made 10
encourage the enterprise. The object
OF the company is to extend North
American trade into Central and south
American ports
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
shot whn- rrytax to Rss . H.ak


Joseph Parrish was up in an orange
.rec. at Palmetto. fia-. saving oct the
lead limits. when li<x,niug ii Strsek the
top of the tr~e. played down the limbs
4ns. struck Parrish on the head. kill
ing hin Instantly. The body WaS pre-
vented from falling bv the limbs an6
remained in the tree far several hoar~
before il WaS discovered The b-siy
vas stripped % clothing. even the
>hoes being torn oT The saw which
Parrish held in his hand vas bent into
4 perfect circle The caves 90 the tree
were perforated a. though by charge
u shot
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Wa n. whitioek was hanged Al
Somervilie. Tenn-. Cor the murder Of
Constable ". ID Holiday. lie died
preElAining ais innoesnce.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
CANDIDATE BRYAN.
On the Advice Of ATS e.mp.iEa a.ass.rs
VIII seek He-t.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug. Ia-Alex
Troup. editor of the New Haven Union.
returned from New York Thursday
night lie had been in conferences
with Mr.. Bryan in reference 70 q Bryan
day here Mr.. Tronp says that Mr..
B,yan told him that the campaign
managers insisted that he take a rest
Of ten days; that he go TO sea on .
yacht where no one could get al hiu
and where absolute rest could be Ger
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Bart Thrash~r. AlAh@ma's noted out
Law aud desperado. who has thrice es-
capped from the penitentiary at Pratt
nin~s. near Birmingham. shot aud al
most instantly killed GriHin bass. .
deputy sheriff 0f Bib county. at
Riuctuu-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
TERRIBLE FLOODS
Creating Dev.st.tIoa In PortIoas of Bonn
bay. india

LOSDoS. Aug. IA dispatch from
Bombay to a news agency says ter
ribIe foods have occurred through the
overlooking of the river kistna- The
damage to property is immenee, aud
persons have been rendered homeless.
their houses having been swept away.
Two hundred persons were drowned
BY the sinking Of boat near TatSra.
The OVERLOOKING water from the river
has washed out branch seven miles
long of the Hyda Habad railway.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
ARRIVED TOO LATE.
The Soldiers sent to Capture the Nsqnis
Pound SothIag hut smoiderinx Camp

NoeALEs. Ariz-, Aug. 1.-THE COM
pany of infantry which went To Hue
vavi Thursday evening To capture the
Yaqui Indians reported camped there.
returned late Thursday night They
found IS Indians had been there, but
had left several hours previously, as
the fires were about burned out One
company of cavalry left early yester-
day morning TO go towards oro
Blanco, 40 miles west of Nogales, to
head the Indians of IL possible. The
Indians are supposed 10 be making
for Mexico or some rendezvous in the
United States near the international
I'm. in the Pajarita mountains
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
aPposatmerts Esr the sIe2.bsrx ErPs.
tiam-

The folio Siny planters Of Mississipp;
have been appointed honorary vice
presidents o, the West Mississippi Agri-
cultural, Mechanical ana Stock Associa-
tion, which has in charge the arrange
ment for the vieksburg exposition:
L. l. Bobo. COahoma county; Hon.
Richard +. Abbay. Tunica; Charles
Scott. Bolivar. Dave Reinaeh. Bolivar.
L. Marks, ouitman; ". W. Stone. Wash
ington; T. Il. Cowan. washington; Steve
Duncan, Isssquena; T. J. B-yant. Issa-
quena; Hugh l. Foote. shArkey; q. W.
Faison. Suuflower; u. =. Ricks. YAxoo.
j. ;. Richardson, Holmes; Dr. W. q.
kiger. Warren: W. l.. Trowbridge, War
ren: ". {. Ellis, Kinds: j. II. Odeneal
IIinds; j. NcC. Martin, Claiborne: James
Allen, Claiborne; Dunbar Hunt, JefY-r-
son; Thomas Reber. Adams; James Sur
get, Adams; John A. Eelhead. W.,ksr-
son; : NJ. Tracey. oktibbeha; JohH Z
Cameron, Madison county; T. \. Ceis
man. Pamela; Maynard Mclean. Lefass
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Charles OConnor. Of West Point
Misk. aged Is. visiting relatives ave
miles north Of Ab<rd~eu. Miss was
drowned 10 Iolbigeee river
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

VIII Jones and VIII Gil. both col
ored. charged ~ith assault 10 murder.
broke Jail al BrOokhAven. Miss Jones
was reeaptared. dogs beiEg used.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Fire al Norfolk Va. destroyed the
Atlantis Naw mills. Old noniniou
guiana factory. snd the Merritt wreck
iux warehouse and the doekx
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER


CLEvELASD. o, Aug. Ia-A special
TO the Press from Beres. o, says; A
deliberate attempt was made 20 mur-
der Foreman Amos Morley Of No :
quarry. George Bownskonski assault
ed Morley with shovel aod then
tarew him into the creek he al
tempted tO hold him under the water
with his shovel. Tne assault occurred In
the quarry. Bownskonski was placed
rnder arrest and charged = lth ASsasl
With inteEt ~ XIII
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-20

Jane. Clark and Frank wnto-d.
young men. were killed near NOnti-
cello. FlA-. b. lightning. the bolt COM
lug from an alnost clear skv.