davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

cident exposes her. and then the wicked
brother. the betrayer, Is denounced, and the
outcast son taken hack 10 his fathers
heart Walter Hodges plays this outcast
son. and as an outcast he makes the nc
qualntance Of the New York newSboy
Patsy, played hy John SpiclSetf. who sings
two or three Irish songs very creditably
Frank Clayton has an excellent character
as the commercial traveller. and he nlls II
well. He Is the lover of the Villains sis
ter. which is played by Agnes Rankin a
pretty girl who sings songs TO her SWIFT
heart. and to the audience, and wins the
applause of both. George Russell has but
a small part as jeans father. as ne il
killed in the first act. but he makes 1t a
very good bit OF character study. Richard
M. Scott Is The father Of the outcast and
the villain. and the latter. filled by Thomas
Crane. Is a type of the character somewhat
stage-bound by conventionality and lack
Ing in spontaneity. but which, for all that,
has it's merits. The other characters came
in for their share of public approval. aud
the play itself, meloiramafic and Yet made
light and fanciful by the amount OF com
edy which runs through II. was thoroughly
enjoyed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
Court Notes.

Philip nambnrat. a native Of switxer-
land. was admitted To citizenship yester~
day by Judge Langley.
Default and decree was signed yesterday
BY Judge Langley n the case of T.. 8. Nell
son vs.. Hattie j. Fritz 1T al.
In tho case Of David II. Denton Va
Charles II. Baker. Judge Hanford yester-
iay sustained the demurrer 20 the COM
plant
I. ID. ninckisy. by his attorney. Fred
II Peterson filed notice In the superior
court yesterday OF an appeal ia the case
decided axsinst him and IN favor OF +. r.
Boaru@n.
Findings OF fact. conclusions 81 law and
decree was signed yesterday IN the ease OF
M 7. whitman W. 3 r.. Hassell - ux..
by which the plaintiff gets $50 and so at
iornsys' fees.
In the case Of the Seattle & Northern
Railway Co. VS.. the steamer J. e. Britt
tain. Judge Hanfori yesterday rendered
an oral decision IN favor OF the iieslant
giving Judgment for $500
Sheriff Van De Nanter Is advertising a
team 81 horses that wss stolen from thu
farm OF r. H. Paige last Saturday night
The animals were ana e-yeer-oie geld
ings. welgat az each about /. 100 pounds.
The eYer made By thu Seattle Rent e
$50 IL the receiver OF the Haisy Grocery
company for sn assignment OF cerEstn
notes, was rejected yesterday BY judge
Langley.
sarah woodward. defendant IN the
case OF John W. sheehsn et Al vs.. aus-
ssxa WtnehAl ct al. als8 a NoIUulibo0s
snswer IN the SUPERIOR court yes eftlsy TO
the cross COMPLAINT of Matte Ford. an
other defrassant. In which sire denies gen
orally tho allegations made ia the cross
complaint
Judge Langley signed orders Of sale yes
terday IN the follasihg case; Pacific
efAlas Savings. Lean and bst.dtnS CaHi~
pany VS. Frea Z. sander IL .AsNsa. Faeiac
States savings. Loan and haiiains Som
pRng ~ ksmiiy A Burns e al. &E4ll ~ ,
William Wagner Va. William Bah. Ssss-sA
r.ers uanfSra yesterday granted thu
petition OF me Ill4noss Trust s SAVINGS
hank vs. the Seattle Electric Railway y
Power "a. ordering TIE caaim CT TIE pess-
fionsr for esNnee et 500. s1Ase ssss ana
rssenths prior 20 the apps nt EEisut % ~. =.
nae.kas as receiver 81 he Seattle ConsolS-
lated street Railway Co. entIusa 60 20
paid IS "a prcfsrrea ela4sn
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
~ Jahn aoyie. q Seattle. and Annie =.
n3wvan. 81 Sansas r. y. Hackmans q s.
paul sfsnn AnI Eiia stewart 0f eeattse /.
rauara Fuak &nt Egasna NelHan- ee&n 81
waatrnrn. ana r.ymn Hssss, e fsipon- IS
ransln. Alex Ncktnnsa and 1aas hiaS,
eefh ~ Seattle. Ntts olesa0. ct LStona.
ana Mlnnie sssoisefA. q Seattle.
Kate Ezia George Yesterday commenced
=. acton Ia TIE sap2Fior court Ter etHVFcs
49,, Teas gearge The csmarl sins alleges
sAat ia caupse wsFa married AaSefaasr 8.
fxg ~ ggAytan. Hal NaaaAS8. " sSl0sAssa-
TA@ aSeae - SAID nieTFA&e - -. ssal',
srrn. beanie May George, agea y an3
= sN.vs 1@r,sy George. ages "a TIE cuus-
nastns charges TIRE defen~sEf S3th aeeeF :
$50 ara ssea-support. anI Win FsTSafs&t
ss.s...~.xfs,ss fsr tha plAsntaf aver - rvs "a
assr xIfh Atm AZ aasefa1e 5&FaTee -
ask@xs aae custody OF TIE es4fafsa $50 ne
costs &C aestaa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

Actions were begun yesterday In the SUI
perior court in the following cases:
Frank j. Hemen vs. the Allen Printing
Company and the Richmond Paper Com
pany-Appointment Of receiver.
William A. Van puSen VS. Daniel Ksiie-
her. executor OF the last Will and tesla
ment OF Michael McCauiey and the ProvI-
dence hosDitaf-rromasSory note and mort
gaEe. 81. 80 50.
yorce
Louis r. Knapp VS.. King County ct al
Action protesting az excessive valuation
aud assessments OF real property and ten
dars OF certain sums 10 liauidate indebted
mesa
w. f. Conway ct al VS.. John Rogers
Action to forsciose loggers lien. sisl 30
William A. Van Dusen vs.. Daniel heile-
her ei a.-Iromissory note and mort
gage. $500.
Fl G. cheasty va. Frederick G. Dimock--
Settlement OK claim against the firm or
Dinock a. Cheasty. 81
= II. Vincent vs.. Arthur a. wright
Action on account. t6e.ST.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
MORE DIVORCES GRANTED.
Two Women aud One Man Freed From
Unworthy Uclpna~f-.

unworthy HctpFnest@.
Two happy women walked out OF Judge
iHtnas' courtroom yesterday In tina per-
sons ef Mrs. Alex Mckenzie and Mrs. Me-
Kay. The former was awarded her hey.
ever which there was much trouble and q
sabeas corpus proceeding. and the latter
was rid OF an Questionable husband, who
treated her cruelty and threatened TO kill
FER ana roast her children. Tho women.
though, were IA diffarwnt Ia appearance
~ one could imagine. Mrs. MeKenxse Is
isrgs ana strong minded and looks 10 he
perfectly able TO take care OF herself ana
bar rights In fast. she had this eharae-
isftstic 90 strongly that when she made
her say through the crowd Of lawyers 10
the witness stand q leading lawyer was
heard 90 remark. 'Tll wager shs can take
care Of herself" ard. later. when she had
occasion 70 tell thu court thar she thought
u was piece OF hiaekmaii her former
husband was playing on Der 10 get pos
session - the hoy. his words were verified.
Mrs Mckenzie secured divorce during
the time Judge Graves. or Yakima. was
On tha bench. and was awarded the Gus
tndy 81 the child. Seine tinue after Nc
heasie tried 50 gain possession OF che boy.
alleging that the woman WAS not a proper
Person 10 have charge Of the child. A writ
q haheas corpus WAS sworn out. and wtth
This Il vas hoped GO cpen up the decree
q Gtyorce. hus when the return 81 the
sheriff was made yesterday II was 1nae-
eesnps Mel by the writ. The attorney for
Mckenzie stated that re dia nes know
why TIA writ was ret returned. and stated
feFther that there WAS some mistake
sats N arranging the proper papers On
saennat o. the anftnws Of fact. conclusions
e. law ana decree all being Included IA
enc aeouma1t. ant asked for an hours
TINE ~ which - recttfy H. n VAS then
that Mr.. McNenHie appeared before RS
aa@aF snt hanaed HIN several legal aSca-
raents. she salA SHE has no attorney 70
Represent Der. Mex crates attorney then
stated that re desired - sAow tnat Mira
Mckenzie wss not = proper reysoa 20 saNs
the custody as the chiIa T9stS remark an
Eesea tAe mother. ard. arising she sad,
Your honaT. nsay I have a wcrs with
soaF' Yen can. madame. In pualte.+
ssla TIE ie3Ee What ! waat 10 say -
TIA this is seheTs 50 black fasl s@ So
as 70 gals possession of ray bev. ] hAva
nssetx ef evidence right hers ia coars 80
sAew thas I sms a 81 person 70 cars Tor
nav ehHs
TIE court said he SIS nes ksew as 70
Thar. he's was satisfied sfth tae sevrsA
slsnea ~ Judge Graves AZ the cn3 - an
Anur &he attorney Tor Mekeazta states 70
fAa court that they weuss drea tee case.
she-eunoa the custody % the chill M&s
asRrss3 gAe mother. whe sniSsaKgy re-
sssvsa the verdict. SnA with Der fTteaeS
iest tas courtroom.
Ars. Mckay. The other we1san Before
There Is che rssesilcine rightly naasesa. that
+ chaiaI~cF,ain's Pain Fslns. ons arFssAea-
ten wsll relieve she ssveFe pains Ilcasieas 10
Rheumatism, and is eonsinucl use. eatsSs a
snml.lese cure. The - AID - oens slzss iar
sAas ~ lEG.SsslA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
STILL ANOTHER ONE.


Papers were served last Saturday on
Ir. O. H. I. sTsarIiug In a case that, WHOM
10 gets into court. viii be entitled .sClso
Mana Spariing Va. @. III. T. Sp2rling~ In
which the piaintin asks for an absolute
divorce
The complaint Will state that the couple
we're married in Tacoma November 2. 1850.
and that there II no taEue Of said union.
On February & 1856. the defendant. II L.
alleged. wilafuiiy and without cause de-
serted and abandoned the plaintiff and
has ever since continued to reside apart
from her. although she has frequently
asked him 20 return 10 her. The COM
plaint win further represent that the de-
PENDANT IS fully capable OF earning from
$50 TO 500 per month: that since her alb
andonment the defendant has contributed
$50 per month for her support. which she
believes - reasonable aiImory. she Will
ask tbs court to grant her a divorce and
70 fix the afimony at the sum named
above
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

John Davis. receiver OF the rents and
profits OF that portion or the Sander prop
erty decreed TO the Pacific states Savings
Loan and Building Company. submitted
his final report 10 Judge Langley yester-
day and was discharged. lie has collected
since his appointment In May, ISss. 81 lsi IS
in rents. and expended g. Is. leaving
balance of <2l1 cash on hand
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

r. v. Davis vas yesterday appointed re-
csiver of the defendant corporation. the
Marine Savings bank. in the case brought
against IL b. William AZ. Cursiss, by
Judge Langley. w. III. Moore Ii also
named as defendant In the action. the
bank having assigned 10 him all Its prop
erty and assets. In appointing Davis re-
cetysr, Judge Langley orders Moore to
turn over 20 him all the books. paper and
other property In his custody
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

r. II. RshcocH. a Landscape gardner. was
fn@i s. for practioing on William Smiths
face.
When Judge Glasgow learned yestsra v
afternoon that the police had me re1osibs-
ahie Mary AoAfshon ia fail for making tbs
life OK Mrs. Maggie Oft miserable he said
that II the police eid not take her 10 the
superior court "a be tried for insanity no
would order her turned loose Il am sat-
issi81 that Mrs mcmahon Is not respoasi-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
stolen RIM Recovered

J. c. Vine. who lives on Lake street, re-
covered a gold ring yesterday afternoon
thar disappeared from his house Septem-
Der ], issa. An unknown person had
pawnet this ring at the Peoples loan Office
IL was recognized by the following In
seripticn; ~ Ta-C. u. Oct q 1852
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
ssThe New womau.v

Tonight Or. Carlos Martyr will deliver
his famous lecture on The New Woman
at the First Methodist church. The hour
is set for o'clock. The lecture Is under
the auspices OF the w. c. II. u. and all
are invited.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

yxrea. a searcNiax chesatr@l AzsalySss -
..ssssy eatas 20 aasest the FsTVseecc % ssss=sl
- se,s was<Gv : sd - e pare. TIA
- -,sss. ca Jesse MoaTs : pare snt1 whals-
-. Mere. Hunt & Co. saae agents Tor
-. ss.sgas. cast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

S-<~ssf a. NJ n reass Ms't1ery ca.
slsstgsF hAts. s. EsA s. an4 S1sA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

t.sgnx ens q TIRE city, want scs se-s yeu
iel 49, al = ca VII Seed either daily
ar az sftan a. yoa rwaass-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

y. r so3n@v ~ BAILEY ea5asszs. reg1Tfs
,Ao arss aAvs safe % Hs&asa Treasure
sick a. 2ao ssarss~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
Today
Quotations..

Hidden Treasure ~ - ceuts 81 una OF ths
best investments IN the MARKET. sa0
shares - stock have been rlaced wlth re
for sac 50 that pFica. This u = Seattle
snfsrprtse, the naaHe having bssn worked
for shrs@ years Rich Gre f. uow ready Ter
shsaEent During the past noah Sonaa
% ere rno~s conservative business rrsa IN
tns city have become Interested IN ths
Trs0 creek sra MesEow districts AT tn
ssstraen; uaafe now VII yield large re-
turrs before December =
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

nr c&aaa saIl&aax material Agl1ag-
tea a2oA-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

Theee Is che medicine rightly NAMED, thai
h shsiaterAain's Pain Ealns. osss srpsAca-
ton sall relieve ghe sSvere pains lneasisEas Ia
Rheumatism, and is oonsinuct usF. estsxs
eeaq, lete cure. The - AID % csns sAzes lsg
sAis ~ lFG.s.s,A
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

s~ssslia Mo- Man In rH0abte for Trying
to Raise sI.so0. esO1. .0oo.0oc.

n sensation was cuuset at S-tiaiis
No. the other day by the arrest Of f. L.
Mason. a prominent business man. ON
a charge Of using the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes \ few
days ago Post Office Inspector T. =
Johnston went there from st. Louis and
inquired into the cause OF Mason send
ing cut 50 many letters Mason hnd
Just mailed s.5Ba letters TO Msthodiss
ministers and deacuns al over the eoun-
Try requesting them 20 each send him q
dime 70 relieve a disabled minister WI
had spent his life in preaching and
teaching. and 20 make an ~endIess
chain 20 the auth LINK. The amount
would aggregate 81. 500. 500. .0O0. 900. The
disabled preacher for whom the money
was wanted Is Gen. j. 5. Van Patren. Il
I teacher in CIavarae college. near Hud-
son. y Y. hrother-fn-iaw Of Mason
and prominent grand army man.
Mason Is superintendent of agencies
for the Midland Savings and Loan asso-
eiatlou. and is supreme scribe of the
/ Royal Tribe Of 81. Joseph. His mail
vr=s stopped penslins- Investigation. but
his srress vas e Erlst surprise. Mason
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11
WIRES MUST BE UNDERGROUND.
Impsrtsnt Lesson Taught by the Diss-rer
tn II. Louis.

TT. J. Smith. general superintendeut
OF the Ellison Illuminating company. OF
Neyv YorI city. u hen seen at the electric
show tine other night saids
-One OF the most Important lessons
taught by the disaster W hich Devastated.
Iarye portion of the city Of St Louis
IS this-that all wires IN all cities should
be placed underground II the eohl-
panies had been forced. as we were in
Sew York several years ago. 70 bury all
their wires. the city world have been
spared u great many of the horrible
features Of Wednesday night ven
ture TO predict that within a year the
city Of -. Louis viii TAKE this subject
up in earnest. and it seems to me- that
every city in the United States should
do 50 as soan as possible
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11
NO. %.
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Tie river and harbor bill. which was
Recently passed over the presidents
vetu. provides as follows for the south
ern Mississippi tributaries
Basuf river. louisiana continuing Improve
meuS stugl Bayou Bartholomew Iouisiaas
ami Arkansas. continuing improvements. 81, i,1s0s
Bavuu nourtanira removing rnft, s..rsls sun
flower river. Mlssissfppt. improvement. 8 gssi.
Naxnh-- river. Nssisstppi. for maintenance.
"a co.. Pasca<nuia river. MisSissiprt. cuntinu-
M I'm rruv~urnt. ~ m Pearl river. between
Edfuburg ana rArthax,s Miss. SAL. between
Carthage and Jackson. ssE0 below Jack
son. $50 ~. watch shaI be eNp-uds,i In work.
beginning az the bead % Holmes navo1f. ND 70
NautirciIus T4llanafcnre rirer. Mississippi
kHa, NnEpo river. MissE~.l gpl seitit@. %
sAich whatever fs necessary shall be exprnd-
- IN removing thr bar at YaEno Citv. ChirS-
asanay rivcr. Ms~is-tpui. from urou-h 20 rail-
ROAD bridge neur Bucntuuna - itsl. Leaf river.
Mi~sissipui. frufn Haautn to Hewis erset. se.5s1s
Yasnn river amt haFbor ~ ViessnuFF. Miss, IN
addition to balance unwxpcasi-i cuufraets may
- made. 10 be paid a. appropriations may
hereafter be mtsis. aot Ha axreed Ia assr-gat-
sssgea
Following Is the apurnprfatian tnr the Rcd
river. Lnul-ian1 and Arkansas. from Fwltoa.
ARK. % the Ifrhafaiava river. siiu -. B0lraio
Bayou Texas. So 1,.l. rrinitF river, rcxtz.
1aso. cypress bavau. Texas. g. aal, sabine
river raxa-. E,sS, Impruviux BrnzSs rivsr
Texas. from Richmond sourhrriy by moving
Saaxs AMI trees, sssou
Il appro PIRATES for the gulf ports ~
follows
Mauth aasi ragsrf ~ calcasiea river Lnni--
iana. sUsee ship channel Galveston nay.
rcxas. continuing improvements. Eaaa. ror
dredging bar ar Galveston Fstfssi. channel.
Wesl Galveston bay. continuing iInRrovemen-.
a. 0ul. Sanina Pass Tex continuing lmpruvr-
s-r.a ~
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

withstand the force of these devasfat-
ing storms. The overturned IocomO-
tive taught me lesson which at once
applied 10 the bridge I Increased the
strength OF the structure IN every par
ticular. The result was an addition 70
the cost of something like $1,000. 900.
but I am convinced tine time will come
when one of these storms will demon
strate the wisdom Of the changes I
made in the plan
The time 70 which Capt Eads re-
ferr-d evidently fid come the other dav.
and the overturned IoeonsOtive Is prob
ably responsible for the fact that the
great bridge which has been the pride
of ST. Louis was not altogether de-
stroyed and swallowed up in the Father
Of Waters
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11
WANT TO SELL THEIR BODIES.


-'NfA" M" AAGAAAf ~ 8t@-
do YOU want 10 buy the bodies Of
myself AMI wife =" asked e well-6IresssssI
young man at the office of the Central
Medical college ar ST. Joseph. No. He
WIS accompanied by pretty. Young
woman and said they had decirie,i ru sell
their bodies for dissection.
Dr. Thompson z Potter. pr~sidl NJ 1f
the college. said that il was ths. first
effer of the kind that had ever been
made to him. He asked the Young man
and his wife when they would deliver
the bodies. aud they said they ruul,I
have them ready ar any time Tbs.
yGung woman was pale. bur hlru. and
had evidently made up her mind rn fol-
lew her husband in any undertaking.
The college officials informed them that
they did no. desire 70 encourage sgs-
eide. and refused 70 rake the purchase
II was learned liter that the voung
man was AIiea Martin. of Gentry cuun-
~. and that he had beeH married 20 rhe
gsrl vino accompanied him only three
weeks Ne relson VAS givgn sur thrs-
desire 10 sell shsir hedies O. r.Ie,Iical
college before rnev werr r'sa,l frtls
tine tbs eirCr aas slaas they ussr Aasa
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

Bad feeliug of about a years stand
ing caused domestic tragedy in south
ClariSSville. Tenn Davii Halliburton
shot his so1-iu-layv. J. T. Flite. a ear
penter, who came frun Nashville. lSilI-
ing him Instantly The cause which
lei up to this tragedy was the elope-
ulent last summer of Hite and Halli-
hurtou's f6-vear-old dang htsr Annie,
Hite being more than twice her age.
The girl had attended church with her
mother. bat Stole away with Hite dur
ing services. and the couple were mar
ris,t in carriage at ten O'Clock IN the
evening. Halliburton attempted To
kill Hite on tine night Of the elope-
meat. shooting him in the back Of th.
hssad
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11
wHy Eaos sRIpoE Was SAVED.



Senator Teller tells an interesting
story apropas Of the partial destruction
of the great Eads bridge He says that
while the plans were being drawn. and
only the preliminary foundation work
had been done, he had n talk with Capt
Eads and learned how iE was that he
changed the original plan The incident
Is Of peculiar interest In connection
with the late storm The great inventor
said-
Some time agu. after had made all
the plans for the bridge and had pro-
vided for every strain which seemed
possible 70 De put upon IT, there was
enc of those cyclones or tornadoe< for
which IN. southwest is famous. During
rhe storm saw n Locomotive which had
been blown frum the rraek- That gave
me al itiea as u the terrific energy de-
velnped by rotary winds. and I AZ once
Eegzn 70 consider what the effect would
be On the bridge. which hoped 70 make
nv professional monument
After 4 iong series Of calculations
1 became Thoroughly convinced tint
the structure en- which I was abnHt IN
pride myself vas nzeh 100 weak q
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

Another tea garden has been estab-
tishei near Somerviile. :. a. The
nited States eunsals stationed Mt tea
ports have been ordered to obtain sam
pies of seed, and valuable Information
has been given by the so-ealle,t tea
tasters. the men who make their liv-
ing by tasting tea so as 20 discover its
quality The government now owns
gardens ~ Japauese, Chinese. Formost
and Assam tea IL Is not certain vet
whether ten can be- raised in the nited
states 50 as % compete with ten raised
in Asia In such a race the cost Of la
bor must be considered. and this is
very much less in Asia than in she
Z nited statrs some ten years ago a
similar experiment was started It was
unsuctstsssful
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

Finding that Il was not possible &c
have aaY harnor work done this season
by shs Cnitnd States. the Gulf & Shir
Lsland Rzzlruad Comp1ny has 1ppi1ed ID
aha sscrszzry Of var tor permission 20
ersck tsu piers. with four tracks IN
EACH sIips xnd inclines 1s ship Island.
and tAe nsunssarY sidings an rhs island
dssslE 50 shzs loaded cars naY be szxsn
frnm Galfpurs an transfer boats and
placsa on ne piers NJ rhs island TOR the
delivsry of humber The tnraI cost Of
tha work. viii be sI9s s0e. The raIIruad
and - aDnnsct1Hg pier and incifnss at
GuEfp0r< VIII be completed by sept. "a.
and Ia snmp2nY has ASSURANCES snas
all shs lnmhsr is can possibly carry viii
pa sapuzisd as soon as facilities tur ax-
port 80 eumpleted Should the secre-
tary of sar eonsent the work viii hs
doaa prnUptly. and the company will
be prsumEw& I'd deliver On the piers zt
ship Izi.n1 r.09o.0g0 feet Of lumber.
board nsnnure. daily With the piers
.nd tracxx suggested there will De ssor-
90 xnnm 1nE sa0 cars at aue time. and
enc txnnnfnr boat. with capacity Of
twenty znu1n1 cars can deliver I. 00a, 900
fesE ok lnmber daily. Each pier will
1urumundn1n four large SHIPS NJ one
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

The Alabama State Association OF
Colored Teachers met at Admission in
annual convention. The address of
welcome was matte BY Mayor Francis
u. Hight The response On behalf of
the teachers was made by Prof Booker
Washington. Of TuslSegee. who has
been president OF the association for
six years. and who is at the head of
the big negro school at Tuskegee-
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

The boiler in the mill of the Io-,Ian
Lumber Co. at Mobile Ala. exploded
IN iuri ng half dozen e1lorrd laborers
and two eulored women. 0ne of the
women WAS sitting within ten feet af
the boiler when it explode,l. with her
ten-year-old infant n her arms. The
mother was fatally injured and the
chilli esF-ur..4
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

The supreme court. m an opinion bv
Justice White passed upon the right Of
the banuocE Intliaas 70 kill game IN the
unsettled lands Of their frontier res@r-
vation IN Wyoming. holding that under
thelr treaty the Indians could rot xiii
game IA violation OF the game laws Of
tle state The title Of the case was that
1t = Il. Ward. sheriff. rs. Race HorSe.
rle ilrr~r being an Indian who had sur
rel'isresi himself 20 the wyoming state.
sutAoririss for the purpose Of testing
t-r.. rra aete--
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-11

Eli Reed. an iusIuss=ssus negro. II
miles from selma. Ala. preferred
death tp marriage Several weeks a-u
he became engaged. but the dav be-
fore the time set for the marriage be
went % a creek and committed suicide
hv drowning