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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

The ssa,Imeat Regarding Aan-s.tts. ..
Hswssi-wni Never Revert To Monarch
t.m--rh~ fstare Of the I.isad. MtI bs
Eish~r As tstie or AaEio-s-re- Dsmans-
ti"n. snd the re~pis OF Hawaii Prefer
the Latter.
NKw YoRK. Nov. ld--A dispatch to
tho World. dated Honolulu. October -.
says:
Sanford H. Dole. president OF the
provisional repablic o, Hawaii. and
Chicf-Justicc Judd are an xious To have
the Hawaiian annexation treaty rati-
hed as soon as possible. said President
Dole 10 the World correspondent:
The people will never again submit
10 n monarchy. In fact. there Is no
one sufficiently en- njoying the confidence
Of the people of the .iSlands t. conduct
the affairs Of state under a monarchy"
"why do they not desire - continue
rs an independent republie2T he was
asked.
As the islands mr., 50 Tar away from
other countries and a. the Asiatic yop
ulatson i> fast Increasing in numbers.
II Il serious question. IL they arc left
alone, whether the republic could sur
vive with the willing consent Of the
foreigners Besides IL the United states
has constantly 10 protect the islands
under the present government, why
should not the United States take
them altogether. This Is a great
country for commerce. IL IL the
natural land for American ownership.
To all iatcnts aud purposes. IL II an
American colony. anyway. a. far as
business capital aud industry il con
eerned. and II should be n part OF the
body polite of the United States"
Chief Justice Judd said In an inter
view:
During the reign of King kalaLaua
there were 30 cabinets, 50 dissatisfied
and unstable was the kingdom. The
only branch OF the government that
was not disturbed was the Judiciary.
The restoration Of the monarchy
Is an impossibility. There Is no
material TO make u monarchy Of.
Nor can one hope to maintain a
republic indeps ndently. We rus;
look To the United states We have
now come To the turning point. and Ws
must either beeome Asiatic or Anglo
saxon Our commerce IL with the
United states We are within the zone
% American influence. and II the
United States continues 10 exercise
protection and assume responsibility
for US they ought to have something
TO say abou, how our affairs are dl-
rectcd.-
The news that has reached here from
san Francisco that samuel Parker.
prominent native leader aud here to-
fore a strong royalist. has declared ia
favor OF annexation. has created quits
a sensation among the natives who are
still opposed 10 annexation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
THE EAST.

On the floor Of the stock exchange in
New York betting has been prohibited.
At Long Island City, y. ". the trial
of Martin Thorn for the murder of VII
liam Guidensuppe was suspended ow-
ing TO the dangerous illness OF a juror
and new trial ordered.
one.of New York's leading financierS.
Henry Hurlburt. dropped dead at the
dinner table at his home.
In Eeine's bank at Silver Creek, n.
Y. three men blew open the safe. Sc
curing $4,000 in money and $4,000 in
jcwelry.
Because he signed his name to the
liquor license petition for Princeton in n.
the establishment owned by the alum
nj of the university in Princeton, "
j., Prof. Charles W. Shields, d. d., IL. D.,
of the faculty. was at his own reques;
blotted from the rolls of the Presby-
terian church.
1t is said that one of the first bills
introduced in the New York legislature
will be one providing for the creation
OF new state to be called Manhattan,
which will include 16 counties and have
\ population of $780,. .220.
Insession in Philadelphia the National
Baseball league magnates abolished the
Temple cup series of games which have
been played between the clubs ending
first and second.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
si.317.s52, 800, against si.2i6. .346,7ls the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week OF 1896
was 1913.
In the United States there were eo1
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 216 the week
previous and 276 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
In New York Charles NJ. Murphy. 4
member of the Kings county wheelmen.
rode q mile in the startling time of
100 AS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

Attltads of IN. Asnstas.t rsts.a rswsr1
R~eiproetsy- OF the G.verameat
Made Hard by IN. SECTIONAL ssiashse.s %
Hspr~.snsstts~. In esagr~ss. Whs Wcsia
sscrifiss the usnsrsi welfare 30 SPECIAL
1stsr-sts
WASHINGTON. Nov. IA The attitude
Of the Naturalization towards the sub
icci Of reciprocity with Canada is prob
ably disclosed in the following state
ment OF n government Official:
"rhc task Of the government would
be made casirr 10 the Statesmen In con-
grcss would be controlled by the Ia
;srssts of IN. country at large. some
of them. unfortunately. eonfns their
views TO a particular concession 10 be
obtained from a foreign country for .
local interest aud thea desire our coia-
pensatory concession to be made. not by
their own. bu, by some other locality.
They make OF reciprocity series Of
questions to be settled in the intercs.
of particular districts
I'VE may be able 10 secure arrange
mcnts which will add millions to our
national export trade. and yctit might
be defeated by q few minor local utter
ests not amounting 10 = million Yet
reciprocity means mutual eoncession;
without this nothing can bs accom-
plishei. We must give a market IL We
acquire one-not necessarily q free
market but an accessible market
Take coal. for an illustration. By Civ
ing access ~ the New Eagland coast.
VIC might gain aeceSs tPerhaps con-
trolhn the coal To market of all central
Canada. with mutual advantages by
reason of geographical aud trsnspor,
conditions Would il be wise for coal
producers 10 sntagonize these natural
cuntiti0ns IL is the same with other
articles of commerce. where long wa
ter transportation - balanced against
short railway carriage. In some things
We can acquire an almost exclusive
market, greatly increasing our exports.
I IN exchange for a market open only u
the competition % the other party. ~
T Il i with SOME phases % the question
% logs aud eoarse lumber again.,
I manufactures % wood. Whenever we
enlarge the market OF manufacturer
We Inevitably eniArge tho demand FOE
/ our raw material from which they arc
llade. and this tends to increase the
T price paid to the original producer.
I The advantages % iucreassd trade are
/ isicly Distributed.
Ia the malov por;ioa Of commercial
exchange this country is ia the eNcrp-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Owing to the new law but few deer
have been killed in the Adirondaeks this
year.
CorEstalks are being utilized at
Owrnsboro. ny, in the manufacture Of
imitation silk.
In spite of ravages by locusts, il is
stated that the Argentine harvest will
this year be above the average.
William b. Howell. assistant secre-
ury of the treasury, was 4 messenger
boy in the Department Is years ago.
John Swinton, who became an asso-
ciate editor of the New York Sun %
years ago, has concluded his career
there.
Rev. George Reader has practically
been expelled from Boston university
for marrying a couple in a lions cage
last week.
There have been 493 suicides in New
York and Brooklyn since the beginning
Of the year, of.whom 3es were men and
los women
Jefferson Davis birthday is TO be made
q legal holiday in Georgia. Robert l..
Lees birthday is legal holiday in five
southern states.
Trenton (N.J) physicians are greatly
interested in n mulatto who is gradsi-
ally changing color, and who expects TO
be entirely white in six months.
Missouri girls propose to organize
leagues to abolish the use of tobacco by
refusing to entertain proposals of mar
riage from men who use the weed.
United States Consul Wallace, at
Managua, says the reports Of South
American Klondike in Nicaragua are
groundless- Advices from the interior
state that nothing is known there OF
rich gold strikes.
State Insurance Superintendent
0'Rear, of Missouri. has decided that
organizers of fraternal beneficiary in
surance associations must have license
to be in business in Missouri, the same
as regular old line companies.
A girls bachelor club has been organ
lied at Poaca City, o. T., for the pur-
pose. as the constitution recites, Of ex-
alting the condition of old-maidenhood.
The ritual prescribes that the candi-
date shall promise TO remain single.
Just outside the town OF Cape Por-
poise. Miss, live the Oldest married
couple in the Unitedstates. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Manuel. and they
are ,oi and as years Of age, respectively.
The aged pair have lived tosstass fss
n ysss&
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

Fireman Joseph Williams committed
suicide near handsn. y. b.. by jumping
into the hrebox of his engine.
Al Osceola. Ark. Henry Philips. a
negro and seif-confessed murderer. wa.
hanged by q mob.
The doors Of the Bank Of Amigo. Wis
were closed. but It Is said depositors will
be paid in full.
Indiana banks locnted in Leaven-
worth. Manengo and English. with de-
Posits estimated TO aggregate 500. 900.
closed their doors.
The second trial % 4. l.. Luetgert
for the murder Of his wife will begin in
Chicago on the ed inst.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
OHIO'S OFFICIAL VOTE.
Bsshnsir. Plurality Compared With That
OF Mekiatey

CoLuMBUs. q. Nov. I6.-The official
vot. in Ohio for the respective can
didates for governor Mt the state cleo
tion il thus recorded.
Bushnell trep.l. s9.sl6; Chapman
(den-k sDl.TIS. Holiday tpro.l. s.s5s.
CoSsy peoples party. s,.ss; Dexter
(nst dem-l. I.6bI; Watkins gsocialist la
bork %2ta. Lewis tnegro protective).
t76; Liberty, ), 100. Bushnelrs plurali-
~. .. ioi.
The vote in Ohio for President Me-
kinley and other candidates for presi.
dent WAS: Mckinley. 5.t9l; Bryan.
ssssss; Bryan lPeople'sl. s6i5. Lever
ing lProsl. Ass; Bently national pro },
2TiS. Matehstt socialist labori. /. iss;
Palmer national dom-l. I.s5s, McKin.
leyis plurality. 81. 100.
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Dedication cr fes..sts..is's Neaas~~1.s
on or~h.ri Ksah. shstfss~sss A. la
t.r~.tisx rrsxrs nnras sf txsret<~- MsrA-
eli the oscs..ssr.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Nov. i6-Per-
feet weather greeted the rcnnsyl-
vanians who dedicated monuments ~
the soldiers on Orchard KNOT. The
morning was spent by the Thousands 81
Pennsy lvaniaus In rcgimental dedica-
tory exercises Tho survivors % the
Twenty Twenty eighth. Ninth.
one Hundred and Forty seventh, Forty
sixth. Twenty ninth. aud Onc Hundred
and Eleventh held impressive exercises
around ;hc yar.sn- monument
GOV. Ilastlngs aud Gen. Goblin. with
their staff officers. entered carriages at
the foot % the mountain at about onc
o'clock aud arrived at Orchard knob
at two O'Clock. where about 10. ouo pep-
pie were assembled The exercises hs-
gan promptly at two o'clock. aud the
following programme was CARRIED out:
Brevef Briz -e3sa " lnam A 4;ohiusnn. t.icgt--
Col Scvyas. seventh rcnnsyvaula
Volunteers
Prayer
kra InnfutS IT. kfHii=Nus y ~ ot ftAAf-
tursh. Ia
Mu-ir
Transfer - Monuments So tfT tsaveruaT
Lieut. Col Archibald H.ateisF Seventy eighth
fcansylvaaia Nuignfrsrs fgrslirnt
State Commission
Music.
Aeccptaace On BshaIf % the CON Hianscaith "a
Pennsylvania. an . Transfer % the Care
of the National Governmeut
Gov. DAME. H. Hast.asN
Music
Aecep'ance on Brhalfaf National t!otrtu n menE
Hon John Tw~clAle, Fifeceush fenusyivanis
Cavaiy, rh.cf Clerk War Depart ulcut
Music
AiiresL
Gcn- Henry Y unyntnn. rrrslient Chiess-
mauat AMI thattaneora National
Military l'ars Gaumls.ilu.
Music
Remarks ~ Distin-ulsaci Survivors q ths
War
Heufalietia
Rev Ju-suh T. tsinann. - - farau-rly of
.seycufy-eigbth Pcnasy ivauia Volunteer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
TIE ARTIC wHALsRs.


rhsiF ~ucssr.
wssuISoroS. Nov. a. Secretary
Gage has requested the secretary of the
interior 10 Instruct the Alaskan oiii
ciais - gather about 90 head % reiE-
deer from the government herds Tor
the uss of the expedition f1r the relief
of the Ice bound whalers in the Arctic.
II i expected that the Bcar. which
Is now at seattle. will bc ready
to sail in about ten days.
ani within - days there
after il j. expected that she will have
rcachrd some psint ou Nortoa'k sound.
where large party will be- engaged
for the trip overland to Point harrow.
The herd % reindeer. which viii bo
killed for fooI II needle 4 wall be- driven
overland. anl u = thc cpufidcat ex-
IHectation OF Capt Shoemaker. chief
of the rrvsnu. cutter service. and capt.
Harper. who j. la command - tn.
Behring S.a patrol heet. that the herd
will reach Point Harrow aud the inn
prisoued whalcrs before the middle ot
February. The river through which
the herd will be driven IS said to
abuuut with mnss. upon which the
herd will feed. and both agres, that the
scheme Tor the relief of the whalers !.
perfectly feasible. aud viii be attend
eli with but little danger capt.
futile. who will command the
Bear. il regarded a. one ~ the mos,
capable aud Trustworthy men in the
service. and NO apprehension Is felt re-
garding the outcome Of the enterprise.
The eight vessels now iee-b0und have
combined complement of 265 men.
The oriea has IS, the Iielvidere. -; the
Freeman, 10; the Fearless. -, the Jean
ME. Is; the Rosario, -; the Wanderer,
-. and the Newport, so.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
A MAJORITY OF TWO.
MsrA Hanas'- II.etisa Claimed b. q sasan
hut Assured M.lsrtts.

Columns. q. Nov. -. The senate
has IL known republican raemb.rs. Il
known democrats and one fusion re-
publican elected on the democratic
ticket in cincinnsti; total. - The
house has s. known republican fneta.
bers, ~ known democrats aud 4 fusion
republicans elected On the Democratic
ticket in Cinciunati. totai. i09.
On joint ballot the republicans have
i've majority. IL they get the fusion
republicans the majority will be II.
OF the known republicans the three
have declined to say how they will
vote for United States senator. The
Hanna men elaim all Of the other
known republicans. which. il the claim
is well-founded. would give Mr.. Hanna
. majority of two on joint ballot.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

The Oklahoma divorce mills will prob
ably not run overtime any more, now
that Judge John r. Thomas. Of the
United States court. has rendered a de-
eision declaring chat the publication OF
warming notices to defendants is not
sufficient and that actual service must
be had to make the proceedings legal.
This decision will apply to all the terri
tories and will make the procurement
Of divorce less easy
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

Gen Greedy believes that near the
north pole there is considerable body
o. land covered with ice from half 9
nile to several miles in thickness. DR.
Nansen believes that the vicinity Of the
pee is occupied by deep sea covered
win Ice not above Is feet thick. you
pays your money and you takes your
eao'ee-" Nobody has as yet reached
Tue pole. unless It is Andree. and he.
poor fellow, remains to be heard from;
ana consequently the opinion Of one
scientific gentleman in the arctic line
y OF no greater value than that of any
., eis competitors in the same branch
OF business.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
THE DEMOCRATS WIN.
a Very Important Csa.titattsa.i oas.si.s
settled

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Nov. i6.-The Wv
oning supreme court yesterday rem
dered a decision in the Carbon county
election case. sustaining the eonten-
tion of the plaintiffs. who were the
candidates for the oftices of county at
torney. treasurer and commissioner
on the democratic ticket at the last
election
The court decided that forrign-born
citizens must be required 10 read the
constitution in the English language
in order 10 vote. There were IFS
Firms who voted the republican ticket,
but could not read the constitution in
English. Their votes were accepted.
as they could read il in their own Ian
guage.
The decision will put the democrats
candidates in Office and settle a very
important and farreaching eonstitu-
tional question.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

Lord Kelvin, the great English en-
s.neer' is reported as having prophesied
saat "ur children's children are never
nAeiy to see the Niagara cataract He
pelieves that the whole water from Lake
Enc viii find its way down to Lake On
.Nr'o through machinery which win be
more beneficial to the world than the
sun'emPlating Of the magnificent scene
mh'en the waterfall now presents Fur
'ner' that there will be a revival Of the
prosperity in the Highlands of Scot
.auu that the people will be happy
aaa Industrious. occupied largely in
manufactures. All this to come from
He water power Of the country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

var'i studied Las ami prarticcd his profesxior
until t-a1 during which tim. ne h-hi several
township o,ires In ohlo. being the first cos0rea
man elected 10 once IN the unitssi States b
popular vote
In i-s0 he sas givea the profsSssr~hlp Of 10.
at Howard university. remaining a. that lastl.
tutioa for several Fsarx
Prom i-ss TO ts-s he va Cnirei State mia
is,cr aEd eCnsui-Ernerai 70 Hayti Upoa his
return - this eouatry h~ b-c.nae prr.iieut q
the Virginia sorzal and collegiate & sfitatr A.
Petersburg. Va. - erv ae r-ul4ia~I sur shr~s
years, when b. na= elected - tn Efrv-arst
cnngrr-ss AMI Eas given ats s.at Ga a eaats-Sf
since issi Mr. Laaxsson hzs b>-n pruzain@at 10
pslifgcs. but DID not hoid once
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

apparently the American people ar,
not drinking as much beer and whisky
as has been their habit heretofore. Dur.
ing the year ended June 30. 1897, only
62.i65.6is taxable gallons of distilled
spirits. exclusive OF fruit brandies. were
produced in this country. against s6..
sss.7Oa gallons the previous year. In the
same time only 34,462,s ,s22 barrels oi
beer were brewed. against 35, $50 ESQ the
wear before
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

The great popularity of the American
girl abroad is illustrated by the fact
that the brother of the khedive OF
Egypt is willing to renounce all claims
to the throne of the Pharoahs IL he Is
allowed to marry a citizeness of ths
United States whom he met during a
recent journey in Europe. All she hac
to do was to cast her bright eyes or
the scion of African roynlty and he wa.
at once captured. American girls come
high, but the aristocracy of the effets
eastern hemisphere must have them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
R~port OF the Bar~aa Of ss.tissses for the
Msath of October.


WAsHISGroS. Nov. is.-The weekly
statement of imports aud exports is-
sued by the bureau of statistics shows
the exports of domestic merchandise
during October last To have amounted
to sIO3. 5s3. sia, loss OF nearly s.. sOo.- :
600. as compared with October. 1895.
The imports Of merchandise during
October is shown To have been s49,-
80. sI3. of which 1854. s33 was free
of duty.
For the last ten months . gain of
SO. 292. 7O2 is shown over the eorre-
spending period last year. in the ex-
ports OF merchandise. and u gain of
s64. .555,273 in the imports.
During last October the exports of
gold amounted u ssl0. .6Is, and the i'm
ports to $3.50. Isl. The silver OK
ports during October aggregated
s5.2ss.si2. and the imports si.asI, ,c5I.
In October. ls9j, the silver exports
amounted to ss.79i, s39, aud the i'm
ports s99a. 4i0.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

Sensational newspapers have done
nlaeh to mislead the public in the mat
ter Of great fortunes. The great for
tunes are not nearly so great as the
sensational newspapers have represent
ed them TO be. II is worthy of notice
that. as a rule. the inventory of a dead
mans estate shows il to b. much less
tAAn it had been represented to be dur.
ing his lifetime.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
LAURiERS VISIT.
The London Paper. Discuss the Canadian
Fr-mIrr'- Visit to Washington.

LONDON, Nov. i6.-The afternoon
newspapers devote editorial articles u
the visit of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. pre-.
mier of Canada, to Washington.
They are gene rally in the same tenor
a. those OF the Pail Mall Gazette.
namely. that the expectation that the
visit will make the relations between
tho United States aud Canada closer
The Globe declares. The statesmen
al Washington have played their cards
badly. aud they know Il Canada has
learned the lesson % patriotic inde.
pendence an9 self-relianee. aud the
magnificent discoveries of gold which
promise her in the near future an enor-
nous increase ot population have con
hrmed her in the just confidence that
with the mother country at her back
she needs no American assistance in
the work VI carving out for herself an
honorable aud prospsr0us career
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

England Is about to build torpedo
boat destroyer, which is expected &c
attain speed of 40 knots an hour. The
progress made recently in building fast
vessels of this type has been so remark
able that even so terrific a speed as this
VIII not be accounted impossible. II
seems pity though that the inventors
do not devote their efforts more ex-
e'asisely TO improving the speed Of ves-
seis whose mission is purely peaceful.
The world would probably wag along
quite as well IL great speed were not
secured for the warships.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

.an the dumb be made to speak? In
,en'or Beriiner says they can. and that.
.oo' without much difficulty. He has de-
Nised an apparatus which he asserts will
l.odaee sound in the mouth. and with
:. aio all q mute will have to do to talk
:, wen as anybody is to go through the
!. 'o''ons OF articulation with the tongue,
ps and teeth OF course the speech
"n oe in a monotone, but it will serve
az Practical purposes. II this is true.
sAe Invention viii be of great value. The
sSlentists should now set to work to dis
% ~, some way 20 make the deaf hear.
aa' ought not to be any more difficult
4an u Is to make the dumb talk.
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Sick soldiers Doing Home a-sd Fresh vis-
tins Arriving In CabA-

HAVANA Nov. i6.-The Spanish
steamer Alicant returned to Spain yes
terday with 500 sick or invalid sol-
diers. The Spanish steamer Alfonso
Kill arrived here yesterday. having
ON board Sanitary Subinspeetor-Gen-
eral Mass. Brig. ten Diego Fiuera, IS
officers. five chaplains and 700 soldiers.
Admiral Luis Pastor Landero also ar
rived by the Alfonso MIL He i'm
mediately relieved Admiral Navarro.
the Spanish naval commander. in thess
wa'ers The latter will return 4.
spsis 90 Saturday asxI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

In his recent report Gen. Miles says
the American Indians are making
rapid progress toward permanent set
ilsmeut and standardization" That
semi is a little hard on both the In
dams and permanent settlers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
IN WEST AFRICA.

An Expedition sent To Restore Order is
the Arka Territory.
LAsos, West Coast Africa. Nor Ia
Acting under instructions from the
British Niger Co. Maj. Arnold. in COM
mand OF iso men belonging to the Nj
ger constaoulary, with field guns and
rapid-nre guns. has gone to AriSu TO re-
store order in that territory.
The slave raiding prince Of Idau.
who has been iEtrenehed on a plain
tour days march FROM the river Arku
Tor mouth past, aas been raiding ,h,
akpoto E!bsz for 60 miles ssoaad.
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HoN. JOHN NJ. lAn0sTon.


WASHING -. Nov. 10. -Ex-CongreSs-
man john NJ. Langston. of Virginia.
one OF the prominent colored men of
the country. died here at $50 last even
ing, aged Is years.
Mr. t.angston was born q slave Ia l-9 lie
xas emancipatesl At the age of sir aud was
educated a. Obcrlin. where he graduated from
ihe theuloglcal departmenl In rot lie al.es.