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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
Tae eAulEsalP IOWA
Successfully Lzanrhsd Fram Cramp-
>hGpyzra n PhIl.si.iPhlzA


>h5pszra Fhii.AsfPhEz-
Pun ADfzIrHIA. March sg-Ths hat
tleship Iowa was launched frnn
Cramps ship yard at ~ p. m When
she slipped irun her cradi.. and dipps-st
her virgin keel IN the waters Of The
Delaware. [ ncie Sans new navy ~
ceived the most powerful fighting
vessel afioat
There has never lssen a more sue
csSsfal launch Fesicrzi. state anu
municipal governments we're rrpre-
sented By high diguitaries- Miss Mary
Lord Drake. daughter % the governor
Of Iowa named the hig naval baby
The bottle she brsske On it, great
iron prov contained champagne. and
not water fram either the ns-s Noines
or the Schuyikil rivers When Mis-
Drake ehristened the ship her father
stood beside her. aud near At kand
were the members Of his staF. and a
party of other distinguished IosEaas-
Secretary of the Navy Herbert was
there. with prominent attaches - his
Office. and ~ were the eAiefs ef the
different naval bureaus in Washington
and members Of the house and senate
committees on naval Affairs ssox
Hastings represented Penusylvaniz
and Mayer Warwick Philadelphia 4
mighty aud enthusiastic host Of eiri-
Esns saw the event
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
\ sIG sIAzE-


wEsroS- ". Va, Marrh aa-Fir-.
which started IN ths. Commercial hosel
here saturday niEht. Destroyed the
eutirr business p~srtissn ~ The toSa-
AmonE the buildings barnszf urre
tue CoGnmercial and central hatzls.
pssSt ofiics. kits.aas block. Dawsssa
baildinx. GiHin's hoar mills. opera
house. fusf's drug store and buiisiing
l-ock's shos house and r-siaenrs al
loinings 0Hara building and nysr's
saluom-
The los = varioUsly estimated Al
frsm four 10 Six hunsirv-i Thousand sI,,l-
lar. with insurance about - per cent
The state asylum for the insane was
az M time in serious danger but the
unfortunate inmates who did not xnow
this w~re rendered frantic ald the
s.aenes there during the eonaagrzti0n
were terrible.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

Ao~A tau ForfAat Victory Yet Ncu br fhs
fa.ax~nss rta.r D~t Rio C@psur-ss ard
nara~d The Aa-rte.a- With their Cat
Ing ana HssehAi.. Cas-. A~ms~r. ss the
H-rmssts ftiabs.terta< Exp~siltisa. De-
essi~a the E--aIt ss the attic.
Nkv NoRA. March m special to
the Journal from Havana SAYS.
Pinar del Rio has fallen The strong
hold ~ the Spanish army in the west.
crn part Of the island was taken by this
insurgents Saturday.
Therr was desperate aght. and
many men on both sides are killed and
wounded
Only the most meagcr news 80 the
battle has hcen received in Havana.
ana the details cannot at this moment
be obtained
What news was received was sent 10
the captain general by the officer in
charge - the garrison at Pinar del
Rio. after his troops had been utterly
routed and while the insurgents were
applying the torch 20 the city.
A. the palace absolutely nothing has
been given ont and the most that can
BE- obtained there i the conf rmation
Of the story that there was a fight
The Spanish officials viii not state
the result Of the battls. nor have they
furnished the local papers with an Of
tcial nste of IL.
This. in itself. is sufficient TO confirm
the report of spanish defeat. for the
authorities never lose auy time in Civ
ing cut the complete details of vic
tories for their side.
The Cuban Sympathizers have re-
eeivevi Information frvm the scene 81
battle The report made to them
states that zen. Antonio Naceo and
taliNto Garcia were in eosnnnand of the.
rebel forcv>.
The hot lighting wa done by the
American srtill~ryrnen. who came to
Cuha "a the Berrnusia hlibuSssrinw ex-
petition for the express parPss- -
working the Hotshkiss and tsatling
guns. brought on the steamer.
Without the assistance 81 the Amer
leans FinAr del Rio vvoula not have
fallen IL was only their deadly arcs
sent into the town by the Gafliag AnI
Iiotehkiss guns that won the dav for
the insurgents
finar del Rio Is situated ab,sat two
thirds 1t the distance across the island
az the north and IA The extreme west
ern PROVINCE u wa> a city of ~s-n.-
Si.oso Inhabitants. and the spanish
had reiie'i uPsa il u sHori them
ba>e for operations IN Finar del E5s
district during th- rainy ~eaSsa-
The Spanish Earri>.pa consisted es
s.'sai aseu AMI thr attacking sorce had
fully i.ss-a men b.s-sisl~s the sharrsh.-.t-
~rs and other skill-si rrs~u ef war who
czzss en th. B~r-ua.lz-
Following bis usual v-sgicv tsen-
Maeee did not hssId the iowa lie
simply DESTROYED il and then pss--r,l
oGf 10 ~auae ether piac~. Exactly
< here he : al pr'-seut i MT lensrxn-
The Spanish troaps IA the province
Of fiaar DEF Rio arr a.spx ~ith~ut
rsfugs frssn the rains. malaria. and
yellow fever whica sweep svvr tAat
part Of tbs isiaad during the rainy
seaSon which ! 80 fataE
II = Prcsiiefs-l that II the var extensss
far inta the rainy sca~ou the vwliaW
fever vii carry of the spanish tr,-5ps
la groups
The news of the fall - the city was
brought into Havana bv mounted
eourlcrs- They must hare rislsien for
their lives - get there a. they dii. for
il j. cls.s.. - los miles from this city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

The following resolutions we're unan-
imeusly adopted BY the Nieksbar- dis
trict esntersncs LAST week
Resolved That We have heard with
great Eratiecation Of the growing pros
perity OF MilIsaps College. and that
Dlans are being nasared fsr Increased
facilities and adIirtOnal buildings
Resolved. That we have heard with
pleasure that the board 0f trustees have
provided foe Law department in the
college. % be opened with she next ses-
sion. and that the Hon. Eixar,i Mryes.
L. d. has been elected professor OF
ia~- The location of the Department
At the capital. with the slvantage %
the >Gprems and FeIerals courts and
one Of the finest law libraries IN The
United States. together with the ac-
knowledged ability OF the distinguished
professor. furnish opportunities not ex-
celIcd in this section We commend
the college in all its departments 10 the
liberal patronage OF our people
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

A large gray eagle tri-d 70 carry -
the two-y~ar--id soa Of william >ton.
while the child was plsyinx in it, IN
ther'S front ysrsi near Lack~v. kncs.
COUNTY Ky The eagle deSr-nd-.i f-on
the top u Jones Fork mountain. enc
of the highest IN that vicinity. znd had
Alixhred on the child when Mr. stones
large Newfoundland de.r grahhxd the
bird bF the neck and n aiu1asf killed i.
The child was badly injured On tho
left shoulder AMI one of is exeS va
put out Nr- stone. who xa~ near ~.
arrived in time - assist the slrx IN kill
IN. The eagle. and iousenesa the bird, !,
talsns FROM his Ettl@ bov's eIothe>
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

4 cunTracs for ths rxrunStrucf5un s.f
tAe saaauus odd DisnAl swamp canal
ha~ h-r-u AWARDED bv the L4<e Drum
msana Canal and Water Ia - Pasrieins
MeNanas. q Fhilsss-lpAia- The vor<
j. - be completed BY lamar. f~ss-.
I ~ contract cewcrs th- esns-ructiszu
of a eAnal rrsdT 80 busine~S- wisk
locks. daaas. approash~s- al necessary
excavatioa. elearin<. dItchiag. hrit--
ing drains. res~ien ruir~rts ant can-
duit& This vverk viii ext-us over sh-
n hale rDute - the cazal fragn plScs
On the Eiizaheta. faar niles fr,saa Ss--
folk. "a. - place where the cAnsl
eEnpties into the Pas.Iuotank river. near
Ssuth Mills. y. e.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

Canton. March sa.-A very sad asci-
dent occurred in this county Friday
evening. resulting in the death Of Dan
Stewart very thrifty farmer and ner-
chant OF Goshen. Rankin county Mr..
Stewart AMI his son came 20 Canton
Friday morning 10 10 soane shopping
aad left Canton for home about 3 IN.
By some seciden. Dan Stewart was
thrown frosa his wagon and fell between
the wagon and team. sad the wheels Of
the wagon passed over his body. He
was taken uD and carried 70 bis home.
where he died on Saturday morning
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
a DREADFUL CRIME

Father. Neth~r. I've Daughter. ssa .
HIRED Man BrutsIIy Attacked In Th~sr
Reas Aged CeupI- Dest ard th-
osa-r Victims Awaiting the Dread Me-
.~aE~r-h Former Hirrd s..n ~a.p-rt-t
Of the Crime.
o'clock this morning the most ficndish
deed that has ever claimed entrance
into the criminal history Of Oaio was
pcrpetratsd near Talnlage, a village
ave miles north Of Akron
Alvin stone aged 81. and his wife.
ag,.i -. while Asleep at their home
were brutallv murdered by a tend.
who literally BEAT their heads 70
pieceS. after which numerous knife
thruSts were made into the bodies 81
the dead Two daughters, Hattie.
aged -. Emma aged -. and the famii =
man servant. \ ?. >tilison. were also
attacked All three Of these are IA
tally in jured and lie unconscious ani
bleeding AZ the home. awaiting death
They had been beaten about the head
with blunt instrument. which of it
self. must have been large and II great
weight
Alvin Stone and his sife were mem
hers of the wealthirst and nnst prom
incnt family N northeast Ohin The
object of the mur,l~rsu- assault was
not robbery. a. nnmer,sis articles Of
value. including the two gold watches
Of the aged couple. which were on the
bedroom dresser. were not taken
The crime i shroudei in mystery.
and the whole county i agitatesl The
only suspicion as yet rests on one John
smith, who Is employed a. Edward
Farkcr's blacksmith shop, oue-eighth
of mile from the Stone homestead.
on the hent ruai Saith was dis
charged BY Alvin Stone two weeks ago.
The former was a chores man about
the place The two mrn had wor1is.
and smith departed in great anger.
Tie i now under police surveillznee.
but has not been arrested
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
MINISTER TAYLOR


NEw N"Rx- NA~eh ~. Il special ca
bic dispatch 70 the Herald from Ma
drid sars-
Minister Taylor i varrissi over the
as-tsou taken hy the q aite.i states cssn-
gre>s IN rvgari - Cuha- There = a
noteworthy revival % the Asaer-
ican spirit N spain
The sterisiun u th- government aot
- sena a spanish >-iaadrsa - Caba
has h-eH the sab5e.-t II nnrh adverse
criticism n Official AMI ether circles.
No one zPp~ar> - pur ans faith in ta.-
ministerial exP.1natsou thai the ,ieci-
sion has t--rn arrived at Ia the later
ct u ecoaomE- and those h~st ia
f'srrz-a state epeniy that the rral ex-
Plznafiuu = - bs ls.asSs.sI Tor .-is.zsx herr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Tot CHARLES ". BFEHLER. oftsettvS-
burg. Pa. died. on the seth. aged :.
he was vice-pr~sisient OF the tsettvS-
burg Battlefield Memorial association
and n prominent trustee of Gettysburg
college. He commanded the Que Hun
ired and >ixty-sfth Pennsylvania vol-
unteers during the war fur tkx sup
preston of the rebellion.
DEsPArCH from Havana. on the
.sth. said- Two political prisoners
who are now confined In the Ca5anas
fortress " Ill be shot this week.
The formal unveiling and transfer
20 the city of New York bv the Grant
Monument association OF the Grant
statue Is set for April Is. ten
t.rant's grandson. {. = Grant. the son
II Col Fred Grant. viii unven the
statue.
Ex- NTrED STATES COMMISSIONER
EoRERr CHARLSeS. of Alfalfa Ala. was
sentenced in the United states court At
Birmingh ham on the .ttla- to three.
years at hard labor in the Broolsly IN
v VI penitentiary. and to paw n fine
II 500 and costs on each ~ Il indict-
nents for presenting false accounts
AT Brooklyn. v Y. ON the esth. il
was discovered az an autopsy that the
ieath of Lizzie >oGtherland. axef nine
vears. was due to mineral poisoning.
The result of eating April fool candy
4 BTsrarCH from Athens TO the Lon
Ion Times. on the ssth. reported the
renewal Of the murders of Christians
Er4e ratam = = -
ence of n panic there
RoBEKr ANDERSON. vice president of
he Merchants bank of Canada. died
IN Montreal. on the 18th. leaving an
state valued at -. 0o0. .0o0
THE New York Republican state eon-
vention. on the e4th. declared for Levi
p. Morton as the choice of the Empire
state republicans for presidential can
iislate.
SENATOR DAVIS. of Minnesota. hav-
ing authorized the withdrawal Of his
name. the Minnesota republican state
convention unanimously declared for
Mckinley as presidential candidate.
JUDsE wosLsoS. in the federal court
az Council Bluffs. Ia. on the 18th. sen
fenced o. p Smith. of Woodbine. a
confirmed bootlegger. 10 - months in
the penitentiary and 10 pay fine of
$50.
A SPARK from a locomotive caused
the loss of 5000 Ooo feet of lumber in
the yard of the " B. Holway estate at
La Crosse. Wis. ON the 2sth-
The entire baltimore 4 Ohio south
western railway shops at Washington.
Ind, closed down indie initeIy. on the
s5th. throwing 500 men out Of employ
mene
The farmers in the southern part of
bartholomew county, Ind. report that
a flock of golden eagles have recently
settled in that neighborhood. and are
playing havoc with the young pigs
and lambs One farmer reports the
loss of every lamb from a large foekS
of sheeps another of l. from one flock
Ar q meeting of the officers Of the
" c. T. C. Il Chicago. on the 18th, il
was decided TO hold three conferences
ON the Pacific coast during the next
winter. at Seattle. Portland and san
Francisco
FREDERICK BENNETT, of Broolxlvn. \.
". awolSe from his sleep. on the mcrn-
ing of the e5th. TO find his wife uncou-
seious BY his side. BY the time a-do..-
Tor arrived at the house Mrs. Bennett
was dead II IS supposed that death
was due to heart disease The wife
mad retired the night before after chat
ting happily for several hours with
her husband
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
SOUTHERN oIEANINGS


Near Athens. ia. resides. or did
quite rec~ntly, one os the mos. remark
able families - be found in any place
in that section % the soath- IL {. the
family % I .. GIOer. man Of the av-
eraEe weight - about Ia pounds.
tslo~r's children and his wife. how
ever. are persons Whose weights ars
far beycad the ordinary To begia
with. the wife weighs 1is pounds.
over twice the weight Of the
husband Joseph. the heaviest %
the boys. weighs az. David com
ing a good second with sas pounds o.
svoir'lupaiS- Mary. the only girl Of
the family. weighs but little les than
her giant brothers, tipping the beam
al about even 3Da Isham. the .'runt.
who. the neighbors Say. takes after
his daddy, weighs bat ls-a. Taking
the six - a grand total. il i doubtful
II there l. . half-iezen families liz the
Units-i states comprised of similar
number that viii weigh as much Col
lcctiv~iy they weigh i5s1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
IN SCHOOL ANo COLLEGE.

Miss Helen NJ Gould. the eldest
daughter OF the late Jay Gould. has
presented s.. coo scholarship 70 Welles-
ley college in memory Of her mother,
Mrs Helen Miller Gould
All the founders Of McClure's Maga-
zise are recent graduates of Knox col
leg-. Galesburgh. H. and the editor.
Mr.. Mcclure. is n trustee Of this col
lege- They have undertaken to assist
tne college in establishing The Ah-a-
ham Lincoln School of Science AMI
Practical Arts as = worthy memorial
10 Abraham Lincoln-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02


pitsl foar af the fsti~st- pt~ OF Frrxas
Tea ~app~rS Ordered 10 R-nsv~ the
Hospital nesIs~5a-- srsax Pss-sa Mis-
.s~sa for sshasRy- and fear OF Them
PARfs. March 1t-The Gothic church
of St Soavrc, on the Boulevard 6g
Marrechal Vaillaint. At Lille. WAS de-
strpyed By tre Yesterday morning
The flames spread - the hospital al
ioininy the church. There was great
excitement when it was seen that the
hospital would b.. burned The scenes
among tn. patients werc horrible.
Those who were e,,uvaleseent were
hurriedly directed to leave the build-
ing. and the hospital attendants and
Others devoted themselves 70 remov-
ing those who were not able Tn heln
themselves
The cries of the sick wers. heart
rendiug Foar of the patients who
were extremely weak. succumhed to
fright and died before they could be
taken out Many Of the sick were re
ceived in the convent of the Little
Sisters of the Poor. which i situated
but short distance from the scene OF
the fire.
Ten sappers who had been ordered
10 save the medicines in the hospital
came across what they Thought was
quantity Of sehnapps. They each
taos a drink and -.ere almost in
stantiy seized with symptoms Of
p.sisoEing. Physicians at oue~ at
tended them. but despite all efforts
four ~ the sappers died and the Others
are s,ill suffering agouizing Pain-
Il was not until seven e'clls-k ias.
evening that the fre was mastered
Il was caused by the neglect of sorne
pl uEnbers who had h~en employed in
the tower part of the church and who
had either LETT a burning hraxier or
dropped a piece II iynitel charcoal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

W. n Belle. Of Holly Springs. owns a
United States Ss bill TO years old, hav-
ing been printed in Is-i. IN whieh he
attaches great value As relic. IL Is =
curious looking affair. about half the
size OF an ordinary bill. bat all the
printing on il : clear and leSihle. II
was given % Mrs. Belle bY an old friend
In color II IS dIngY yellow. and the
s.s=l i written in red ink On the left
hand corner Of the bill IS circle. around
the margin Of which IS priHred the Latin
xori s.PgrseTerandc-- Within the cir
Gle a-o two palm trees and bed Of rocks.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

Capt + ? Richsr-is di--a Al ColE--
bus. Miss truza the effects % q strssx-
q paralvsiS reewtrrsi AS oxtot-rr.
rvhich r-nsi~rwst hiza rnsirwly heipiess.
even &sprlv-n< kia ef ,pserh CAPT.
ksehsrstS uFzs one - th~ znsssa F-rpaiAr
men IN the vicisity q Cesameaz n.
fea<hf thrua<h th~ war In th~ ess-as~.i-
crate army aa1 masie an ~nvi&hle ~
eord- rising N the rank ~ c2psain- For
z1znv rears h@ was ehaAeerg elerk
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
~ c.ss.. n.n r.r ...n.-..

>uPt- J. II. sullivan Il the Kansas
City. Memphis & birmingham raiirusi
accompanies; a representative ~ \
number q New Hampshire and Boston
capitalists On a special train 10 Cor
dowa. Walker croanty. Ala. where they
went 10 l'-rk as srne property fer .
site for cotton mill The representa-
tive = a saspckhoisler of the Nashua y
H. Manrf2rf uring Co whsch intend.
building sssstsssa mill n-A- Cordora.
and : now selecting a site. The mill
viii b. the largest IA the Srath when
cSuupietea- and uork viii hegin a.
oncc. after thr SELECTION - the prop
erty- The company was induced 70
move - Alabama By cheap fp-l in the
way ~ c,sai. and faverz bic slouzfi.sn os
lands and facilities fsr handling MAJ
raj and prs-iuct-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
cRISPFS OPPOSITION

Msaaeing the Exi<teaee Of the Itzltsn
Cabinet-Dt RadtnE-s Last TrumP
NEw YoRz. March 30.--A special
cable dispatch 10 the Herald from
Rome says
sig. CrispIs opposition has already
become formidable. and now menaees
the very existence of the cabinet. The
only hope left for the government Is 10
carry out a policy that viii draw OF ID
votes from the present opposition.
However, the marquis ii Radini still
holds one trump ears-fsse diSsolGtio,,
of PaFiiam-E-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

The t;lesser Record Is ot the opinion
that the eoulin- season ~ill show an in
crease in the cotton crop. and says We
interviewed dozen farmers this Ne%k.
asd are pleased TO say that from the in
formation gained from them there VII
not BE- an increased acreage painted IA
cotton. bus that there will be quite an
increase in the quantity Of Commercial
fertilizer used. which in enr Judgment
Is worse than an increased acreage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
the MaTA6eIE UPRISING.


LONDON, March es-Slr Hercules
Robinson, governor of Cape Colony.
has reported TO the colonial office that
the reports of the murder of Police
Inspector Jackson and the desertion
OF the native police 10 the Nata-
beles i confirmed The native
police took their Martini rides with
them Gov Robinson also SAYS that
Laigars around the market in Bulu-
wayo Is greatly IN need of arms and
ammunition
The dispatch SAYS that Mabel. son Of
the late Matabsle king. Lobengula.
who was banished in 1895. has returned
To Matabeleland and that il WAS he
who ineitea the uprising.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

Nrs NAzn~ KY 3<~s e.. ~eight
ass-zut So pouud>~ vas MARRIED a. Rieh-
unund ky-. - the brother 0f her dead
husband The brssa~xro-srn = 5 years
Odd and vSeigh> zha1f = gaza6S He
gave hiS zale a. Hirzm r. Elw. Ts~
CLERK At 1rSt refused tnxrznt a lscea<e
bat up.na the hrs.t~ pr~~ensinx Al order
frsEa th- boy mother he iSSz>6 the
pap~rs- \ Ua@1St-at< married fhesz.
and they Ieft oa ss-os - their houae IN
Essr esruntW
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02
a BOILING BOWL DER
Kills Three Mes. InIar~s osh~r~ aad ~.
.srsy> Ma~h Property

HINTON. W Va Marca s0-Three
people were Instantly killed and two
others seriously injured AZ Echo. a
mining town ~ niles west Of here.
yesterday morning A mass Of stone.
loosened BY the rains. let 90. and u
huge bowlder rolled down the unouz-
tain side. tearing up coke ovens and
railroad track. and Eually crashing
through u small frame dwelling houss.
Henry Law tagged an1 saved an
express train which was Just due.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

TuK house Judiciary committee. on
the 18th. ordered 4 favora Bile report on
the Murphy bill establishing circuit
sourts of appeals so as to permit ap-
peais IN capital aud infamous cases
from the supreme courts of territories
~ tn circuit courts of appeals
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

DR.. Thomas Blackburn while on his
way home to Zionville, y G fron
B1.-lmore- where he recently gradual
ed w=s shot from ambush near Bow
ing Roek- wataug@ county. y C. zzd
killed No cause Mas assigned. ard
great excitement prevails In that Sec
ton over the matter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

When Buck Kilgore was in congress
he in company with sen- eonsenial
spirits. organized the r =. a. N
party II. +. q. y stood for Pay
for our niggcrS
The cr<anl1atloa never Frngr~S~~5 a~Tca:
some dizizx ans' Eosst deaf % faa zzEizx.
Bur th- ether aay The rzltei >tat~S ex->sar-
Owners Rextssrss1ea eurcaa sg-i T-axi1s
articles q tucurp-srNffsa Etth iae recorder q
ieesls - Wsssllxtea. The purposes - ss-
corporation are anaounc~. - nc 10 obtain ta-
zaua~s % tA- ari<ia4t oaners 4a1 th-tr a-lrx-
at-law. a1f tse nkm~< q al ~x-skx-s aaf
their Aeir~-af-l4s- zad - Keep r-~vrss q -
14Ees In thr Interest q Suc1 g~r~sHs
Twenty-Five vezrs l. siTra - ts- tern q ~
ist-nc- e - carperatiru Ta- capital -secx
l. 81 so Tie sur~Aa ha- -s-zhliSh-,l an o.rc-.
rn~re - zea 1efa-- congress alii aE-sr -.
surlcct ef cunp~a-ztinn far SiAve-. l. ~f1 q
sszrz-- G. 40 further t4an ~ Eserr iufrptnr-
sta1 A. tAts time Bat thr arzkzinstsoa q q
-ump%ug aal aa opsaizx % an er-ce insstczt-s
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

Mr. William F.sehaS. Who lived "a
the northern boundary of Clay eoazsr.
Az szd Nao owned a .yris. mill sa~re.
was grinding stock f-~i wh@n soul--
thing vVeut wrong With the water gate.
lie started 10 adjust il. when he ss1<
caught in the gearing % the rapidly
revolving machinery and torn To
piee~s- Fragments 90 hrs body wsrz
distri buted al through I he mill
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

GEoRsE n BAsKER- the weIl-known
American bievelist. rumor of whose
d<atA was published in Paris. recently,
ard given wide circulation. was. on
the 34th. reporaed To be recovering
0piaIy from the attack Of typhoid
tsver from which he was suffering in
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

okolona. March "a. Rev. w n. Me-
Intosh. the celebrated evangelist, passed
through this Plzee 10 Verona. where he
will lecture. lie has lust closed a most
HOustoa. where about sixty-hve eoaver-
sions 10 different churches were the re-
SALT