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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
HENRY GEORGE DEAD.
rho Great Singio-Tax Advocate
Is No Moro.
Ne sr~~umh~s - r-s.Arst sr.ri~sy O
the he.ait OF os-r -tsvrttsn ts Iit. As-
xr~-sise tsmp.isa roe the Mayor.
a'ty ef Grsater >e~ tssk.

Nsw NoRN. oct -. Henry GEORGE
the candidate Of the JeYcrsonian lie.
mocracy for mayor ofOrcatcr New York.
died Ia ihc rninn SQUARE hotel AS a.
m. Death was duc To cerebral apoplexy.
la the midst Of the strife ani bitter
ness Of a political campaign the spec
ter - death has come. aud has touched
with it, ruthless hand the leader of one
" the hosts, TN the very eve OF q
climax ot human passions and
ambitions and party prcjudiccs
the grim reaper has provided an
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04


urssil.
WA-uINaroS. Nov. Sccrctars VIII
.on " THE department OF agriculture
has just issued a report prepared un-
der his direction hy Erank n. llitch-
cock chief of the section 81 fsrc "a
markets. that gives -omc interesting
facts relative To- the prr.-n, wheat
shortage In Austria. Hungary und ,i-
consequent Importation into that
country OF American gr-iu. Accord
Ing To the United States ccn-ol "a,
Rcichenberg. an importation - 40
carloads of American wheat was made
nS early n August. coming hy the way
of Hamburg. other importatipns we're
reported last night among t,rm 81
TOO bushels Of red winter NJ. and
Kansas wheat. purcha-cd through the
Vienna prpiuc. exchange.
After rrcountiug these unusual i'm.
portations of the present season the
bulletin presents a careful review ot
the grain situation in Austria Hungary
during the past ten years Thc cr~p
OF the present season II remarkably
small. u the official estimates quoted
src fulfilled the combincd rcduc-
tion Of Austria ami Hungary. will
amount IL little more than i3l. .11l. 0ll
bushels. or 90 go 001 bushel. short ot
the crop harvested la ispi
In respect to other cereals the status
OF the empire is apparently that cf
transition from an exporting into an
importing country. While il u hardly
f..f -. a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
A MANAGES SUICIDE.
lie Escaped From Restraint and Ended
His Life with y Bullet

CuucAGo. Oct 3o.-Martin Fox. an
lid railroad employe who was recently
operated on nj the Charity hospital.
suddenly became insane Thursday
night, and. tearing OFF his bandages.
seized knife, and shouting at the
top of his voice. rushed out of the
building and down the street t.
his home, where he at once
nailed the windows aud barricated
himself in. He threatened 20 kill any
one who came near the house. and all
efforts to coax bim out were unava.l-
ing. Police finally burst in the door
and found Fox lying deal on the door
with n bullet hole over his right eye
He WAS 90 years old and married
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
BAY CONFERENCE SUSTAINED
Rev. Charles q. Brown. sam stand su.-
peapcd-

CHICAGO. Oct 30.-Rev. Charles q.
Brown, ID. d.. still stands suspended
from the ministry. Bay conference
was declared yesterday by the. mutual
council of the Congregational church.
To be justified in in its action in sus-
pending him At the same time, the
finding of the council vindicates him
of the original serious charge and
urges that the conference and the
minister strive to adjust their differ
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

mat the governments OF the world
are not looking for the millennium OF
UNIVERSAL peace for soufe years is shown
" ,he fact that in the British ship
sards at the present time no fewer than
:, war vessels, with an aggregate dis
plseement OF 51s.612 tons, are building
VI ,nese "a will go to foreign countries
y oe employed some day, perhaps
against Great Britain. Yet these great
.ng,nes OF destruction are likely to be
.s naee worse than useless at any time by
.ue Introduction Of some new invention
.a ~alen viii revolutiouize sea power as
onple'ely as John Ericsson. revolution.
Lzed Il with the Monitor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

The death of Admiral John Lorimer
"orden in Washington recalls mem
cries OF one Of the most thrilling as
wen as one Of the most important
vents of the war. 1t was Admiral
"orden. then a lieutenant. who com
manded Ericsson's ridiculed Monitor
"hen that epoch-making craft defeat
tu the Merrimac below Newport News.
ne was severely wounded in that en-.
,ounter and during the rest of the war
ne had charge Of ironciad building in
new York. Admiral worden was al
most the last of the heroes of the
great conflict
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
Announcements of MIR. Georges Death ia
Washington

WASHINGTON. Oct 3).-The startling
aews ot the death Of Henry George
spread quickly through the city. The
almost dramatic attitude Mr.. George
aad occupied in the New York contest.
his strong personality aud the fact
that ne had many personal friends
and very large number of admirers
here. rendered his sudden death, Just
on the eve of the election, shock to
the whole community. The question
asked ty nearly everyone was where
would the George vote 20 ard how
would 1. affect 'he election.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
WESI AND SQurA

Mrs. Nancy Daniels. a colored woman.
died at Sacramento, Cal. at the age of
1lo years.
river, Colorado, Game Warden Wilcox
and party killed seven Indians.
In Kansas the state banks in their
reports show deposits of over s., ,oo0, 900.
an increase over last year of IS per cent.
In a battle with deputy sheriffs at
Mammoth Tank, \. T., seven striking
railroad laborers were killed and num-
Der wounded.
Several new cases of yellow fever
were reported ut New Orleans. Mobile
and Memphis. and one case at Cincin-
natl.
At Powhattan, W. Va, Michael Dor
sey died at the age of "a years. He had
been postmaster 65 years.
Tramps robbed the post Office and
general store ut Benton, Ia.
In Nebraska and South Dakota n Sc
we're snowstorm was raging.
Near Cara, Mo-. Rev. Z. NJ. Murphy.
aged rs years, well-knowu Baptist
minister, was murdered by Hugh Van
Hosier, neighbor.
Glenelg. the noted stallion, died at
Castallin Springs. Tenn, aged 81 years.
The second trial of Luetgert will. il IS
expected. commence in Chicago Novem-
ber s.
In the Baptist university at Sioux
Falls, S. d., all the students left be-
cause they disliked the president.
A severe blizzard swept over the east
ern half of Colorado and inDenver alone
100000 damage was done.
On the Great Northe rn road trains col
lided near Hinsdale, Mont, and En-
gineer Neale and Fireman Garlon were
killed and three other men were badly
injured.
During a fight between two Indians
and a game warden at Leech Lake.
Mimi, all three were killed.
Fire destroyed the building in St.
Louis that contained the Wabash rail-
road Offices, the loss being s5oo.oo0.
At indianapolis Dan Mcleod won the
of the world from Farmer" Burns.
At his home in Rockford, H.. Thomas
eauineid celebrated ms one hunoreo'h
birthday.
The once famous MINSTREL Dan mart,
now oil years OF age has been admitted
to the city hospital of st. Louis sick and
helpless
ALEXANDER milton hoss' OF montreal
a famous Canadian scientist ana pnysl-
clan, died In Detroit, Mich, aged %
years
Betonica, n three-year-oid PAGER,
went mile against tlme' unpaceo' IN
2:o6A, ut Santa Ana, Cal, beating the
worlds records for three-year-oids-
Gov. Atkinson, In ms message 10 tne
Georgia legislature, which convened In
Atlanta, severely condemned mob law.
BY the VIII OF tne ia'e e"eorse W uii-
man, OF Chicago, an estate valued ut
$7.6oo.o00 is left and 1t provides that
s1.33o.ooo shall be devoted to eduea-
ton, hospital purposes ana institutions
having in view the cause OF humanity
Fire wiped cut the woelfel Leather
company's tannery at Morris. H.. the
loss being 100000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

January I next is the date fixed by
federal law when the interstate COM
mercc roads must have their trains
equipped with automatic couplers and
train brakes. Nearly all the passenger
'ars have been brought within this
provision-some 32.334 out of a total
OF 1886 in the country at date of last
report being equipped with automatic
couplers and 32.965 with train-brake ap-
phanees- But hardly third of the
freight cars have as yet come under the
law' and the roads are now petitioning
ior an extension of the time from one
to ten years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
CAMP DESERTED.
Camp FontainebIe.s. at Ocean sprinxs
Mis.-. Broken Up

OCEAN SPRINGS. Miss. Nov. Camp
Fontainebleau Is deserted. II is .
thing of the past The last of the
refugees LET, yesterday. Twelve hun
drcd and seventy-four persons have
availed themselves of its hospitality
since the 18th of September. The de-
tention train made its last trip for the
Marine hospital service yesterday.
taking guards, cooks. fumigators, etc,
to Camp Hutton. La Weather cool;
raining nearly all day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

The richest town in the United States
Brookiine, near Boston. Its popula-
Ton is 1900 and valuation $50 GOO 900,
yet il is governed through the typical
New England town meeting. II has a
PHoiic library containing 5000 vol
nnes. a 100000 high school. a $4,000
free bathing establishment. and spends
100000 a year on its parks and we'll
shaded streets. Boston would gladly an
rex II, but Brookline prefers TO go on a.
II is
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

And now il appears that some design
ing rascal has been swindling Indiana
farmers by charging exorbitant prices
Tor kernels from an ear o. corn OF mann
moth size. which has been manufac-
'ured by neatly joining together several
sections Of different cobs. As the swim
Gle already has been perpetrated and
The swindler is at large and unknown.
noth,ng remains TO be done by the VIC
Inns except TO acknowledge the corn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

In Wayne. Neb.. the other day thre.
former husbands OF the same wife met
and called upon her and her present
spouse. A pleasant reunion followed.
and ii was decided to hold an annual
convention heuccforth every fall.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

Railroads entering Kansas City. Mo-,
have agreed to erect a 5000. goo union
station.
In Sioux City. Ia. Morton Allen died
from swallowing the composition fli-
ing in a tooth.
Unsuccessful attempts were made 10
wreck passenger trains in Texas, one
near Boyd and the other near Waco,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

ne at last sets all things even.'
~ Moore. the noted poet. visited
.oe United States in 1904; didn't like
,l e country. President Jefferson ana
sc @ people generally; and on his re-
I'm 10 England published sundry
s expressive of his anti-Ameri-
bn. sm. Nearly century has passed.
"oores bitter diatribes have not
In forgotten by the descendants of
,n % victims; and. because of his con-
,sa ehus mus treatment of a president of
e United States. his name has been
.t'ed from the roll Of poets in.
oed on the walls Of the magnificent
=" Congressional library.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
appointed supervisor OF Iad,.n school.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Thomas T..
Smith. of Plattsburg, n. v. has been
appointed supervisor of Indian schools.
There are five of these offices Mr..
smith has been connected with the In-
dian service for many years, as agency
employe. agent and inspector. and lat
terly as assistant commissioner of In
dian affairs The record he made
actuated the administration in retaiu-
ing him until last month. when it was
expected he would be rewarded with
the appointment of special agent,
which recently fell to . friend of Gen.
Fairbauks-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

recent novel sight in Glasgow was
squad of American laborers with an
American roller engaged in asphaltine
one Of the streets. A large number OF
American ideas are on their travels
abrnad
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Gen. Longstreet Gets tho Railroad Cou-
missionershiP.

WASHINGTON, oc.. so.-The president
has announced the following appoint
ments:
James Loagstreet. of Georgia, com
missioner of railroads. vice E Wade
Hampton. resigned
Henry ). Pritchett, OF Missouri, su-
perintendent OF the coast and goeaetic
survey.
Miniin w. Gibbs. of Arkansaa. con-
sui of the United States at Tamatave.
Madagascar,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
The stir Created by Li,ti. Growers Ad-

PRINCETON. n. j.. Oct 80. Master
Cleveland entered upoa the second day
of his life yesterday morning, never
dreaming what stir he had created
in the world. All day long kilograms
of congra,ulation poured in from cabi-
net officers. political leaders. and
both personal and professional friends
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
A MONSTER CARGO.
Five Hundred Freight Car Loads on tie
Steamship Muwaukee.

steamship Milwaukee.
NEW ORLEANS, Nor. 1.-The stcar-
chip Milwaukee sailed yesterday for
Liverpool with the largest cargo Of
cotton. il not the largest general cargo
ever fioated. 1t consisted of %. So
bales of cotton. So.ej0 bushels Of grain.
entire cargo being equal 70 IS. o0o bales
of cotton II would take 500 freigh,
cars TO carry her cargo. and the train
would measure three and a quarter
miles in length.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

AHavana correspondent Of paper at
Barcelona, Spain. states that the killed
aud wounded of the Spanish army in
Cuba since the beginning Of the present
iasurreetion. less than three years ago.
aggregate between 65.0o0 and 10000
men. This number is about one-third Of
all the forces sent to the island.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

WARsAw, Ind. Oct. 30.-The i'm
mense box and barrel factory locatec
mt Mentone was totally destroyed by
fire Thursday. The loss is about $3.50.
900, with insurance aggregating S!5..
600. The fire originated from the fur
mace in the gluing room.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
EpltOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.


A dispatch was received in Washing.
ton from United States Minister Wood
iord at Madrid transmitting the answer
OF the Spanish government to his rep
resentations in the interest Of Cuba, but
the correspondence was not made pub
lie.
In his annual report to Secretary
Long Admiral Matthews, chief Of the
bureau of yards and docks, recommends
the construction of four new dry docks
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

WAsHISeroS, Oct 30.-A medal of
honor has been presented to Maj.
Daniel E 5ickels. U. S. A.. retired. for
most distinguished gallantry. while in
command of the third army corps nj
Gettysburg. Pa, July ., 1883.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

It is said that the official paper OF
rhina. the Pekiug Gazette. has los; 500
editors by decapitation. Wen. editors
in this country often lose their heads
.lxa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
THE NEWS ABROAD.
c WAS Received with Profound Interest I.
is san frsnei.co.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 30.-The news
of the death of Henry George created
profound interest here. where he was
well known. Mr.. George. a. editor of
the Evening Post OF this city, which
paper hs founded. was n prominent
factor in California affairs many years
ago. and his career since he left this
city has been watched with interest.
lie had large number of followers in
this state who believed in him and ad.
vocated his single-iax theory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

II is proposed to construct n railroad
tunnel from Brooklyn to Jersey City
under the East and North rivers and
Manhattan isinnd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

when is the best time to marry -
vas voted on by Kansas woman's club
by secret ballot. aud il was unanimous
" decided that any time was the best
t'rna
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

MADRiD. Oct so.-The strike of the
bakers has become general and it Is
difficult To procure bread in the city.
Soldiers are being used as bakers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

.orern eern ingenuity is continually dis
ng ways in which to utilize waste
,,.auets. ~ and hundreds of such things
40 d iew years ago were thrown away
d;s. now a source of profit. Tie latest
ms.y livery OF this kind is that loco-
en. &c sparks make cheap and excel
- iuei- The sparks, which are real
4 anourned cinders. are collected
= ,he spark-arresters now in use on
snn rn railway engines. and are con-
.,a nea IN furnaces provided with n
H. si draft II has been found by
,~e e sew Haven Railway company that
-. IONS OF sparks at 72 cents per ton
f@ai ton OF coal at three dollars.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
eLANCo HAS ARRIVED.
The New CsrssI.-c -a~r.i S.~ In Gem
ua.ad ta gahs

MspRIp. oct 81 An official dispatch
FROM Havana announces that Marshal
Blanco. the new captain-scneral of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

Cuba. has arrived therc. aud has taken
over the command of that ISLAND from
Gen- wcyler, the retiring eaptain-gcn-
raj.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04

,uge Dasis. a cold-blooded icono
M. ana antiquarian at Plymouth,
ih;-. actually says that he does not
,;aa % the Mayfower brought over
:, le armchair. for it was a little craft
o.. a,y iso tons and carried ioi passen-
e" beside the crew,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
HAYS INDICTED.
Ex-Cs.hier Hays. of the IT. Lsais Post
Once. to Answer for Erab.rxi~ment

ST. Louis. Oct 3i.-An indictment
charging David II. Hays with embez-
xlement has been returned by the fed
eral grand jury. Hays was, until last
May. the cashier of the ST. Louis post
office. An investigation showed that
he was $500 short in his accounts.
He was suspended, the federal ma.
chinery was Sc, 10 work, and evidence
has been sought for since. lays is
under $1,000 bond to appear in the dis
trict court
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-04
AN INTERESTING ReroRr.

The shortage !. the tsstrts rsozsrs
wheat Ir.y-rc he . Purchase tu ta-
tur~. Thu. H.me.iag Another tomp-ls
toe - the tait-d stst-s Ia tho w~ria's
ersia usrts - IN. tioar rssd- "tts
urssiI
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
news for the ARMY.


WASHINGTON, June 24.-(Special Tele-
gram.) .)-Leaves of ABSENCE Captain Edgar
Hubert Eighth infantry four months from
September /; Lieutenant John f.. Madden,
Fifth infantry, four months from September
l. Captain George Mitchell. Second artil-
lery, extended fifteen days Lieutenant How
ard II. Perry, Seventeenth infantry, eX-
tended one month.
The following details and reliefs from duty
as professors OF military science and tactics
have been ordered: Lieutenant Alfred b..
Jackson, Ninth cavalry, to University Of
Nebraska, Lincoln, October l. relieving
Captain John +. GuilfOyle, Ninth cavalry,
ordered to join his troop; Lieutenant Ulysses
G. Kemp, relieved from duty at Vincennes
University, Vincennes, Ind, October /,
ordered to join his troop; Lieutenant Samuel
V. Ham. Fifth infantry, detailed at Depauw
university, Greencastle, Ind: Captain John
c. i. Tillotson. Fourteenth infantry, to North
Georgia Agricultural college, Dahlonega,
Ga, August 25; Lieutenant John 7. Honey
cutt, First cavalry, to st. Thomas Hall
school, Holly Springs, Miss, September 10:
Lieutenant John A. Perry, Eighth infantry,
to Bingham school, Ashevllle, n, c., Deeem-
her 80, relieving Captain Charles l.. Davis,
Tenth infantry, ordered to join his com
pany; Lieutenant William q. Shipp, Tenth
cavalry, relieved from duty at the Davis
school. Winston N. O., September 10, and
ordered to join his troop.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant
Robertson Honey, Fourth cavalry, has been
accepted by the president, to take effect
February 2S. 1898.
Lieutenant William P. Burnham, Twentieth
infantry has been ordered to the Fort Leay-
enworth infantry and cavalry school.
Leaves of absence: Lieutenant Morton f.
Smith, Twentieth infantry. thirty seven days;
Lieutenant Paul A, Wolf, Fourth infantry,
three months from September /; Lieutenant
fWD { .
Major William II Patton. quartermaster, two
months; Lieutenant Powell Clayton. jr.,
Fifth cavalry, two months from September 1.
with permission to go abroad; Lieutenant
Thomas H. Wilson, Second infantry. ex-
tended two months; Brigadier General George
ID. Ruggles, until September |; Lieutenant
Robinson Honey, Fourth artillery six months
from August 81
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
LOCAL BREViTIES.

George Pathman is wanted by the police
on warrant accusing him of stealing a car
rlage robe from Chris johnson of Twenty first
and Cunning streets.
Rev. Ira Putney is conducting a series of
meetings in the First Free Methodist church.
corner OF Eleventh and Center streets. Serv-
ices held at 2:30 and.S o'clock p m.
John Mckee was given thirty days in the
county Jail for stealing whip and robe
from the buggy of L. c. Beckmeyer at Six
teenth and Fnrnam streets Wednesday night.
Services preparatory to communion will
be held this evening at the Central United
Presbyterian church. Rev. L. b. Foster
pastor of the First United Presbyterian
church, will preach
In a row in disorderly house yesterday
Maggie Anderson struck Charles O'NeilI
on the head with pitcher, smashing both
articles. The couple were arrested on the
charge of disturbing the peace.
John Brevoort, 1855 Jones street, has
curiosity in a night blooming cereus which
has had seven blossoms since Sunday. Mon
day night five OF the flowers were blooming
at once and were admired by the whole
neighborhood.
Alfred Taylor, a T-year-old colored lad
ran away from his home, 1882 North Nine
teenth street, last Tuesday night. He took
SO with him and said that he was going to
the far west His mother has asked to have
him arrested if he is located.
Children, while playing with matches
in the barn of Jacob Peterson, in the rear
OF 2SO5 Pinkney street, set fire to the struc-
ture yesterday afternoon at O'Clock The
building was consumed and q horse that
occupied it was burned to death. The total
loss is about 5000.
Herbert Meyer, the 13-year-old son of
Moritz Meyer, was riding bicycle on Doug
las street and when opposite the Millard
hotel collided with buggy, driven by l.. NJ
Cash The lad was thrown to the pavemen:
and sustained a cash an inch and half long
on the chin He was removed to his home
The patrolmen are to see that the electric
light company is complying with the terms
of its contract with the city. Wednesday
members of the night shift were furnished
with blank reports, which they will be re-
CURED TO turn in daily. These reports show
at what hour the lights are started and ex-
tirgu.shCd, the locations OF the lamps that
are out, the location of the lamp globes that
are broken, missing or dirty and other mat
ters