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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

steer the ~hip OF stats thrcwkh IN F~mst-
lag Breaker.
BEsIIS. April & The representative
of the United Press while a; Fried
richsruhc cu April .. on the occasion
Of the birthday Of Prince bismarck.
had a prolonged conversation with the
celebrated German artist. FrAnz len
bach. who j. one of Prince Eisnsrcis's
oldest aud mo-; trusted friends Herr
Lrnbaeh showed the correspondent his
lates, oil painting of Prince bismarck
IL j. tine work. the eve having a
speaking expression that j. marvellous
lie also exhibited the last portrAii.
which he PAINTED frum life. ~ the old
kaiser. Wilhelm l. The picture Is now
hanging in the smoking room AZ Fried
rschSruhe. and il ~ placed that Prince
bismarck. sitting in his EASY chair.
with his accustomed long-stemmrd
pipe. eau obtain the l-rsf p-sSible view
Of the features of hi~ old master
Prince Bismarck passed. much of his
time daily in this r,pom The guests
who visited the ex-chAncsller IN the
OCCASION Of his last birthday esncurred
IN the opinion iha; the kaiser's present
So AAAE fAaA-A+ sFA+ fNN A-A1 am
p--rial group enca~-d IN n bronz~ fram me.
the whole beinE ab-uu; foot hong. siS-
aif>sl aimn-t anything that the oh
server Of tho Gift might Surmi>s tut
r~ally gave M indication - the k7i-
ser's feeling Il uas remarked that
th~ teatareS of the notable persons
viewing the Pho;s,zrzph made rapid
changes frorn co3d 10 warmth and vice
versa Counf vcn waid~rS~e. after
Ee~;in< the prinss-. expressed his
pleasure at se~ins the ex-ehanoellor -
struax and bri-ht
Thse s~ni-osseial press arc c,sn jectur-
lng that the esspcro- = again warm
iag ;o=zrsls Princr BiSEzarrk AMI a-~
aocsrsiin<iv r~carring - praises q the
princes genius sa4 ~~rxiees - the
empire
The Colosrue G4z-tt- xhicA rocenfiv
published Al zrtieie referring - the
! Pisifal sixht of the aecayra chancellor.
ssumhling. full - eomplaints. h-hind
the state carrot naN declares that
The P~rre-i of an.a-uaiSzn toward hia
l. over au4 that salaaay has h-~n -
i~ncsv1 Has uorss en~msies- the tsA-
E~tte eoatinues. arr rcaay - Admit
thu Sr7n4eur - this e,slo>saI historic
6-urr .ni Tho hoarf - the Whole e
ss~rnaSny y~arnS tozar,i hin-
The n~wspaF-~rs 81 net acc~Pt 2ny
eriticissa - tA~ p-iuc~ dealing with
the ex-chzso-llor a. b~louEinz - paSs
history. ani bod that Il J. prob
abe that h~ vill still - callesi uPsn -
guide th- state tarrarh q crisis
Th~ tssrzzr explorer Eu-cn~ =
WelF. IN c1avrr>ztissa ixish the aitesi
P-vsS cs~r~sn-suaenf AZ FriexiriehSruhe
90 Frine~ BiSzsarck-s hirthazy. de-
cl&resi that the 1aF vs> osruinw " h-n
cenfusisa ant estaugleu1~ut vozi1
reach <ach pzss that th~ euF---sss
uvula he uuaasl~ - hciP him~-lf ~x-
e~Pe b. re2Hinw fsrlaor Risaaryk -
the ehane-Ilrrship 1t waala -
lad si@y for ssermaar. ~ saia. IL the
r-lnee i rot alive - avert = cztAs-
'rnphe-
Herr Noi% expr-~~-f th~ ot.iuissz
that Ez<lans u~zii P-rw~at hs.sh
Germany and Franc frspn 1zkiE- azv
further ~xtenssau - their inau~n-e =
AsrTs-s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

The two massive boilers Of the Planters
o'l mil at Greenville. exploded last week.
wrecsins the mill property and causing
the dsafh Of eve men
The exPlossoa occurred while Manager
Alexander was at dinner. and th. case
L stated to have been dry hofler This
version Of il = not however. definite. as
all evnnerted with the hoiier and snxine-
roam we're killed except the chief en-i-
neer. and be Is too badly injured 70 make
say statement After the wresk Of the
plsat b. ID. expiosion FIRE seizesi the
ruins but this was suppressed by the FIRE
department. not. however. until tn. bosiisS
Of the killed hai been badly ch5rrssi
The loss in doglars and cenSs viii rsseh
SsA.si. oa which there Is adequate. insur-
ance in the Hartford Steam Boiler Insur-
ance companv.
About year aSo the plan, of the oil
mil thus wrecked With fri<htful results
vas eRsirely destroyed by fsre. entailinx a
sass of something ike S15oss. and had
bs~n rebuilt on such scale a. 10 make
Il ene ef the no-t extensive and eomylste
in the Sgeth-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

The Grand Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams Of Northeast Mississippi. have 10
Gated their memorial hall al Blue Mount-
ain Fur the present the repository for
war relics viii b. in a reom furnished br
the Blue Mountain Female Cogl<se anI
viii Be m ehars~ of Mrs W. z Berry.
lady president ef the Circle Of the Daush-
tiers Of the confesleracy. Mr.. Berry Is
the lady principal Of Blue Mountain Fs-
male College and daughter OF the late
Gen NJ r. Lowrey. who won fame on
many Southern battie6eldS IL parties
who have relics viii forward them To
Mrs Berry with historic sketches Of taesn.
they VIII be carefully preserved by the as
soeistion and viii be inspected with much
interest by many people who have not
forgotten The Lost Gauss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
OUTLOOK FOR Tosacco.
u fs Fr~a4st~d rh.s the sssAa War WIZ
Afv.ae. the Frsee.

BALTIMORE Nd. April a-Mr-
Charles nittman. of the wholesale to-
hacco firm of Dittman & Voneiff. OF
this city. has returned from = trip TO
Havana and does not take u rosy view
of the situation in Cuba He said yes
terday the outlook for the tobacco in
terest IS most discouraging. Though
manufacturers in this country could
miss a whole crop without great draw
backs, Mr. Ditimar SAYS the effect of
the war will presently be felt in a ma
ierial advance in price. The stock
lying here at present is sufficient to
eheeS any s-dden increase and it has
heen supplemented by the addition OF
inferior grades during speculation In
the oPen market Havana prices have
advanced about 20 per cent in the pas,
Sfx urnusnS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

i eontinue. said ten tsrosveno-.
to count the unelerte,l delexat-s in
ohio and Indiana. which reooueilss the
difier~n>e b~tweea the New Yorsz
Trlbune's figure 4at mine hr the : +
cition % - Ny Chains in Texas. Ok
lahosna and >oath Carolina differ fr,s-7
thuse of others who are Sxurinx
The present. week viii net be Al
interesting one a. far a. state cpnvea-
uons are concerned the oa!y oaes -
he held hsing tho>e of >-ruth Czrolinz.
Oregon and Rhode Island; bat during
the remainder Of April there sill be at
Least ! = delegates elertesl for NeKin-
ley and the trS; II MAY Vii see the
number Of Mekiniey delegates easily
450 There will be elected thereafter
la delegates from which NeKinlev
viii recruit a large Perc-ntage Of the
reserve force
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
MINISTER TERRELL
Arrives In >e~ York sroza Csast.atIsspae.
Rat Has SoshI.x to say


Rat Has Soshl.g to say
NEW YORK April o-Alexander ".
Terrell. United States minister TO
Turkey, was passenger on the Ham
burg-Ameriezn line steamer Fuerst
Bismarck. which arrived yesterday
from Mediterranean ports Mr. Ter
ren seemed TO he in perfect health and
in perfectly good humor. but to all
questions regarding his mission To this
country he responded with the one
phrase I've absolutely nothing 20
say
He was asked about the state Of po-
Etieal affairs a. COastantinople. the
Armenian question and the doings of
Miss Clara Barton, who departed some
time ago on her mission Of charity -
.hoSs who are said 20 be the victims
of cruelty az the hands OF Kurds and
Turks. bat he turned = deaf ear TO all
interrogatsons- He mechanically re-
Peaied that there ~as nothing to be
given out
Mr. Terrell il Is said, will visit his
ranch in Texas Immediately after I'm
ishing the preliuinsriss % his missieu
10 Washington
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

wAsuINsroS. April 2-Tse inniyra-
tea officials are somewkat dis;nrbea
At the pres<nt enorEouS Increase in
immigration Duriny February the
number OF arrivals at New York ax-
rregated ii.s@e, an Increase OF aboat
81 per eeas over the arrivals darin-
February. i>s6 The class now coming
TO this country Is said to be altogether
undesirable. even while sstitied 20 .d-
mission under strict construction Of
the immigration laws
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
ATTEMPTED sURGIaRy


CHIcAsa, APra s-A dispatch frsaa
Port fs-3x~. Ia ssvs Asand -
masked AMI heavily araaes3 u=1 fore-si
an sutrzno- iaso the farmhuu~e - the
s's-0-4-el fanilr. near Eznrttsbur-.
ab-su- nbinixht The father waS
sno-a<sss n th- sasr hy hlox fruzn a
slHnxshos- The eldest -. Hearv.
was shsss IA th~ right arm hv oa~ -
th~ mashed Haen- 1nss yoaa-~r -
sho -adeaEorrs3 - p-ys.ecs ~ mother
and sisters. was felled - the no-sr ~
a blox
The u.sther and asuwhfers aa3 - an
lnner repra- parsu@t ~ the masked
men- The roht-ers dernant~sf that the
vsluables - turned uvrr Nnd uerr ~
fus~d hv Mr. tsa--a~elL She xzS
snn-skea Sen~~,e>s also Ta~ two
danghte-s. Nellie and sarah. sSezr-ssl
throuEh window IN the rr4r AMI ran
suin< to thr hsas~ Of a nri<hb-nr,
The thieves- zlarznesi b. the cri-~. resi.
The Whole cuantry was aroused and
started - PURSE tke robbers Public
opinipa agaIus; the mzrand~rs -
worked uP - a high Ditch- and IL th~y
are eAn<ht a lynehiug be- aszy foiloz.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
BOYS EIGHT DAYS aoR,Fr.

raetr f&th<r . >~hooa<r e. .rt sis. Died sn
MD stasnfi~. tsa~iax Them sisse4
CADEx. Spain. April 4-On February
10 the schooner Robin Hood. Is tons
register. Capt Dingle. left s. joins.
Newfoundland for Lisbon with only
three persons on board-ihe captain
and his two snail sons Capt Dingle
died when the lis:ie craft was 10
mid Atlantic aud the two children
were alone eight days on boari the
Robin Ho0i with the body of their
tatEer. Ttey were picked mp and tine
vessel towed to this port by the British
schooner Jannia=.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
HEAVY FAILURES.
TAe Liss for the Last Qaarter Larger Than
Es~r Reported for LIGe F-rss.s-


Ever K<psrssd fsr . Lac r-rs.st-
NEv YORK April &-Arcor,liux to
Bradstreet's Financial Review the frss
quarter of Is9~i presents the largest
list of actual commercial and indus
trial failures in business in the United
States. those in which liabilities ex-
eeed assets. ever reported for like
period The total Gneluding financial
iastitution<l Is s,sl.. or TO more than
Ia like portion of 1895. s43 more than
in 1874. and !. t43 more than in the 6rSs
quarter of isaS. increases Of 1911 and
a. per cent respectively The largest
preceding like total. G0sa was report
ed in issa Liabilities of thoSe failing
this year amount to ss3 si3. eoo. an iE-
crease Of % per cent. as compared
with year aSo. - per cent. - com
pared with the first quarter Of Is94.
and 50 per cent. as eontrasted with
three years aya
Business failures in Canada number
.si for the past quarter. against 81 in
the first quarter OF is95s with total
Liabilities of sS.sTs.eco. agains. ss.s53,-
oas last year
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
TO HONOR AMERICANS.
yesessezA wnn Er~es . Third s<sf.< %
>ems sf raef~ sam


WASHINGTON. April +-Presiiens
Crespo. of Sekexuela. Aas taken an
other step toward the eo1spienoas
honorirg Of Araeriean citizens by issa-
ing decree directing the erection of
. hronxe column ia hosor Of the eiti-
zrns of the United States who aided
Neneznela in the frs; struggle for in
dependence The 3ecree has jus. been
received at the venexuelan legation
here venezuela has ho1ored tAis
government heretofore by erecting n
statue of Washington and projecting
another statue to President Monroe
commemorative of the Monroe doc
trine, so that the erection of this
bronze column is n further evidence o.
the friendly feeling existing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09


ISpIASsFuIIs. lnd. April & During
the last two uerks the Indiana bureau
~ statistics has te~n e,,siee:izx winter
wheat statistics from the Lois toRxn-
>hip, in the state R-PsrtS have bsen
rsc-ived froR ss1 townships repre-
senting every county bat uac IN the
state and the reSalt J. decided fall
ing OF both in acreage and eaaditioa
a. compared with lz>t v-ar- The gen
erai average for the state = s.os All
the eo1ditiu2 = "a The principal
cause given for Tic falling Of IN the
coalition Of the crop j. that IN many
places the droagnt lzst fail retarded
the growth Of th> Young plant an1
e11sesl i - enter the winter in bad
sh=Pe, which resulted in is injury by
alternate fre~xing and thAwisg
March weather Was very injzrious -
Indiana wheat where II xaS not pro
tee;ed b. snow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
EXPERT TESTIMONY
Fr.as J.n.~s T~ts. u~x - Fr~~s~.s - sts
T-zta k~nsaz-

HfNAA - A@@s ANt~@ nav - rNTFssA . -Aa1r
r-1ta E~nsaa-
TT LoCIs. April 8-Fr1uk Iaua~s. a
brother Of the ftmoss bandit. JesSe
James. whrn asked his oPinioa Of the
- Louis i san Franciss-o train ROB
bcry. saii: --Hhen = aaan enrz~es IA
the train robbiag hasin~ss he Is sadly
in need Of Honey and xilI take aesper-
ate chances TO secure !. AL tAis talk
about some m<n having 10 ~euS@ of
fear, and especially shea thcy are
making u raid on n train. Is al noa-
senSe- / have been IN soE=e pinches
and there we-e tiazes when ! r-zlize3
fear, bus there was nothing 10 co hat
TO rght uy way oEt- am opposed 70
train robhery ard the only vay i Wili
ever be stoFped i 20 have armed
guards on each traiz- Two ar three
wOaii be sufficient. bat they shoui3 be
well armed and be enca&ed in a steel
Gaze of some kind
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
A GRAND MONUMENT.
BIZ Infreaae~s tn em n~-usrst- the s-rv-
lr~s OF Private s..xfs~r<


WASHINGTON, April 4-Congressrlaa
Watson. of ohio. introduced n bill in
congress yesterday apPropriating Se5n.-
COO for \ monument tn be erected in
Washington to commemorate the serv-
ices and achievements of private sol-
diers and non-com missioned officers
and enlisted men Of the navy during
the late war. There are many uaonr-
meats in Washington erected - the
memory of unioa officers Of the army
and navy distinguished in the late war
of the rebelliou.- said Mr.. Watson.
bat there IS no monument erected 10
the memory Of private soldiers and
non-commissioned oaie~rs of the array.
or enlisted men in the navy. who
served in the cause of the unioa dur
ing the war There = n ~o-eaIiesi
peace monument here. bot that IS nos
commemorative of the de~4s ot .he
common soldiers Of the war
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

One ot the features proposed FOR thS
programme Of laying the eerner-SsozS
- the JEFF Davis monument a; Rs-hu
nso1d- Va % Jelly :. = an immens<
choir. Shieh = - rrna-T c1lv ~
'-rrh~l Sonxs familiar 20 the -ars % ta<
southern veterans. IL j. propss-(
that this mammoth choir, whieh = 4
~ es.aPo--,i cf sale and tesn2Ie rszi.-e-<
~hzll c-oeuFy . raised platform % ih<
Errund mar liz sis~ uf the noaRsa~zs I
Among the PuPnlar ~ou<> - - r-u|
aerea arr Maryland. Ny Naryissd.
Annie Lsurie- Just Before the IA I.
tie. Nather. and a scur~ of oshers.
rhieh vr~r~ suuy in every oo1fe6e-zt<
amp 9nriag the var
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
AMONG THE POULTRY.

For the sitting hens now corn is good
feed
Keep fowls thrifty for laying. but
stun them when fatieniag.
To have fowls tender and juicy let
them be fsttened quickly.
Turkeys do not thrive well when con-
dned. whether young or old
line Is needed by old fowls for the
growth Of bones and for shell material.
AIllet is valuable on account OF its
small sizs a. - grain feed for little
sA.cizcnS-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

Louisville. Ky. April .-Becaase
he eoald rot choose between the A +.
A. ard his Catholic sweetheart. John
SehEeitzer. Of this city. committed
saici1e by shooting. >chweifzer was
enxa<ed to be married to Miss Lalie
seherEinser. but bad often told her
shsi he Uas an A p A AMI WAS pre-
veusea b his cath from marrying a
Catholic lie as&e3 Miss Scherxi1rer
10 ahAneoa her rsltgtSa- This she de-
elined to ao. but sas4 she wozla marry
hiD. eEea tho1<h he were q hlxo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

- The indianapolis Journal says
That the effect of the Indiana law al
lowing juries to make the penalty in
uurder cases either hanging or i'm
prisnnment for life has been TO prze-
IDEALLY abolish the death penaltyz A
similar result would probably ensue in
eng other state under the same kind Of
. InE. The civilization of the present
p1rtDo is against the gallows and all
othe< eontrivsnces for judicial assas-
sInotion- But there are lynehers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

- Foreign actors and singers are
Gorzdedly opposed TO European war
with the United States This IS .
pnxyglot country in its amnsements.
snd it pays foreign artists prineely
snnk One new play this season has
bona given in our cities in English,
EEnnch and Italian by Miss Davenport,
unruIsarsit and Duse.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
INSPECTION or IMMIGRANTS
Ass~~saaax F.~s. UrS@xss o@s 0. tA-
49, Dssrs..asa 90 FA- M-..sr-

HN@@~ 1s&TN&&t1m 80 the ErasarN-
WASHINGTON. April 1-R~p<r~@uta-
tive Esanforsf. OF Oais. yesterday r-p-srs-
ed 20 the h0sse fr,sEn the iznnsSrat5oz
eonazitte~ the >toae bill rroTislin< so-
the insreefaoa q irszi<ranss b UnI-e,a
States conszls- Tie obj-ct 81 the
wrasurs. says the rcpo-t, = to ezsorce
exstin< l1<s asd Sach laws ax uar
he-satter BE r=sse1 b eonyreSs re-
ssrsctiag imziyr1fior- Statistics show,
saTs the rePort. that with for~i-a
rspalation of 4-- pr eent. more
tnzn h2lf of cur white psniteutiarv
eeaviess and acre than half Of the
white Inmates % oar u-sor hoas-s are
fareigEerS. sra prove that ef the irani-
xraats eomin< here during the past
few years too many % tkern are de-
seaeat in morals aza are incapable.
st-zi4r. % self-sapport The bili
does no: add 70 the exc2laei list Of i'm
rss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
THREE INSTANTLY KILLED.
A Terrible Espss~sos n~~z-. ta the Giles
Nia~ 4t wara. sel

WsKD. Col. April "A terrific ex-
p.osion occurred yes:eriay in the Giles
mine, a.. miles from this city. n
which three men Vvrre Instantly killed
snd two others badly hart The dead
sre= James FHrEaers. married. Mart
Rrarson aud GRAFT Rice The injured.
Jack Gallagher and Loais Smith When
the men went TO work they took
aeout 20 roE.ds Of giant powder dozn
IN the mine with theu- and shortly
after they rezeke-i the bottom Of the
shaft and went to work the powder in
sone unknown way exploded Par
mort ~nd ErznSo1 we're blown %
saresaS This y the fourth fatal explo-
sen in the Giles nIue-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

WASHINGTON, April =-The moathly
statement of the Pcblie debt issaed By
the treasury department shows the
debt. less cash in the treasury on
March IL, to have been s9i2. 81, ,sS5, an
increase over last month of s.. "a, "a,
which i accounted for by an increase
of Sl4. eo9, SIS IN the amount of bonds
delivered during the month. payment
for which had been made previously.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

----The Cuban insurgents now claim
70 De $4,000 strong This is probably
IN exaggeration. but the fact remains
hat the spanish troops are not max
ing any headway in the work Of con-
Qucring them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09
INooRsgo GOV. STONE
D~ms<rsts ss N-xsss. Nc. w.ar Th~tr
ahA<f Ra-~Erlxe far Fr-. A~nE

N~N Fh~NNElH~ ~ ~ HRaL
NEVADA. No. April 4 s-Ee.urzs frous
the several democratic township cor-
ventioz. IA tais eoeEtv. 20 select del
e~ates TO the county eonventloa 10 be
seld hcre 10 seae=t delegates 70 the e
a2l.a eonvrEtioz, 10 far as hSard sroru.
have selected solid silver deieSztions
and Instructed tcr tsov. W. J. Ssoce As
aelegate-at-larre tn ChieaSo Walk
er. Harwoo-t snd Sehell City. tke larg-
eSt towns IA the eOanty oztSsae OF Ne
s=-.. i=4a-<a4 tiov- stone for presi-
dent The county c9usentioa to-day
viii. ~ithou: d0ubs. be solidly for free
coinage At sixteen TO enc rata
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

BURLINGTON. Ia, April 4-when nr
Birch called 10 see William Layton the
patient became wildly insane and with
superhuman strength attempted TO
gz-rOte the doctor with a clotheslirs.
Three police officers oserpowered Law
ton and placed him in straps and he
was sent to the asylum
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

Scientists say the time is coming
when we shall be able to talk with the
planets The necessity for more talk
y not urgent, but any improvement in
the quality will be thankfully re-
&eired.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

The C"rinth Herald thinks the n@S-o
should h. made 10 pay his due pre2arti..n
Of the eomnsa schoal fund and in siSrs~--
ia- the question says. lit makes Hs
think seriously upon the wisdom II our
schs-A laws which provide for an equal
distribution ef the school fund between
the whites and hlacks. when w- So the
nuHh~rs Of idle. ablc-b-riied nexross Isaf-
In< srlu0d the str~ets The white i al
ways husslinx arsani TO set the wher~-
~ithsl to pay his taxes and the shifti-~s
-~~-a hneks AZ him very eoafent-sIlv-
knewIn< his au>Sy kris -saf E-~~sve a..
equal benefit Of the scho.d tax whether
he. the nesro. works or is idle. This con-
dIiion never existed in any s-aanf-r
before and should no Ion-er b. tolerated
IL the Idle roGstaSouts cannot b. made q.
Psy their taxes they shoald at least b..
made to do sorne kind Of work. and not h..
allowed TO collect on the <treet corners.
where they taint the air with s,ssrS.. jssts
profanity and boisterous behavf,r.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

NEw YoRx. April a-The fourth
game of the international billiard
tournament a. Is-ireh balk line. was
played last night in the Madison
Square Garden Concert hall The con-
tsstants were Fraak C. Ives and Albert
Osrnier- Ives won the game His
average was sOand bis highest run Io4
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

Mr. Amanda R-ifsiaxham- wife 4
a Uell-kncvn iasar4nce agent A. i.-x.
iugtau- nv ree-ntiy Pr~~eufea ID
hu~hsud Vita thr~e horx- >rne Fez :,
ago Nrs~ Brittinxhzzi h-ere tvinS- h-avs
and she ha> two either hcys- making
even IN all
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

-. Greater New York will have a
puPulation of over 3.ooo.ooo. and we
uay soon expect to hear that every
uale citizen has ordered an extra large
s<.ed hat It's too bad that while the
city was reaching out il couldn't have
tsk<n in enough people 10 make it the
hrwe<t city in the world.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

several y~arS ags B-zaSSieS- ssA
Has visited - = con14xrzsiou whiez
d-stroyr-a a. aaa th- other dzv sh4
disaster VA sluaa~t repeated \ s-s
sH~ep, away uaEy - The zsast proSF- :
olzs tsaSinsss enter prtScs- and furz tzz@
ii.uEas feared that the " hase town srns 4
D. IN zSheS TIE total la.s> i ss,al
~~rvafiVelv estimated A. 4h-oat 500. essa.
sna The iuszr4nee = Plzeea a. sso.s- assa-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

Two women. Mr. Parker AMI asnss
ter-in-lzw- were WASHED away IN
hc1ss-on the Hois.on river. east Ted
neSsee. -scen;lv. and t~sth arozu~a-