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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15
TWO RIVALS KILLED,
In . Quarrel Over = Dasky Beauty At an
Indian Picnic.

WICHITA, kas.. July i2.-News comes
from Fort Gibson. l. T., of y triple
tragedy enacted on Possum creek.
where many of the Cherokee freedmen. u.
who have been paid considerable sums
Of money by the government, are hold
ing picnic. In = fight following a
quarrel over Lillian Stewart. viva
cious mixed blood. Win Nava and John
Connor were shot and killed and the
Stewart girl mortally wounded. Paul
Elliott, who did the shooting. escaped.
The National Hay Association.
CASAJoHARiE, n. Y. July IA call
for the fourth annual meeting of the
National Hay association at the Mon.
ongahela house. Pittsburgh. Pa, on
August 10. is announced in the last is
sue of the Hay Trade Journal. The
crop in the United States being much
larger, with probable lighter imports
than during the past few years. gives
new impetus TO the trade. Delegates
will be in attendance from all parts OF
the United States and business per
tanning 70 the hay trGee viii be fully
discussed during the three days ses'
s;oa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15
A Traia FisUmaa Murdered.


Tho fagman on tho north-bound local
freight train, &. T.. Market of Water
Valley. was fatally shot last week. As
his train was nearing shaw, small sta
tlon near Duck nm. he discovered one
or two negroes stealing . ride on m
and Market, with the conductor, {. u.
Box. went back and made tho negroes
got of. While the train was just get.
ting ready TO start again. ono OF the no.
groes. who was armed with q shotgun
and pistol, opened hre on tho trAlnmen.
Flagman Market was struck in three
places, the conductor escaping harm by
dodging behind the sides OF tho car
The negro then dashed of in tho wooda
An examination OF Markets wounds
showed them to be most serious, and the
train was run on fast time 10 Grenada
for medical assistance. but before arriv-
ing there tho young man was dead.
work Of the Railroad csmnisslsrS
The railroad commission met at Jack
son last week and passed on the assess
ment OF the railroads, sleeping ears.
telegraph companies, etc. Several Of
tho rates are subject to revision. The
mileage of tho main lines and the side
tracks OF all the railroads In the State
WAS assessed the same as last year. with
tho exception OF the Mississippi 4 Ten
nessee division OF tho Illinois Central.
The main line OF that division was
raised from SO, 900 to sis.ooa and the
aide tracks uniformly assessed at ss.ooo
per mile. The property, consisting of
depots and lots in several towns. was
considerably increased. The increase
will amount to a nice SUN. but the exact
figures cshnot be stated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Condition OF the Treasury.

Z. N. Henry in Commercial Appeal;
state Treasurer May has made the
following statement showing tho con-
dition Of the treasury on July I. isaT,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15
our AsiArIc RIVAL.

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sstsry sherman ii 3. Not -. Nu,l.bie q.
Hspea tcr The Jspsn.s. eent~ad tbs,
They ua,e tgasi ut<hts With the unu-.
ststes Ia Hawaii They Arc Liable q
Grt BampttsaA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15

The Rev. GEORGE L.. Fox has written to
the Yale Alumni Weekly a letter in which he
objects to the undergraduate fashion of organ
lied and almost continuous cheering at college
games. 1t Is a modern fashion. The enthusiasm
used to be genuine and not mechanical. The
habit OF yelling in serried phalanxes of cheers
and without any regard to the circumstances Of
the game itselfis distressing to sane spectators,
and can hardly be of any advantage to the play
ers. 1t used to be considered extremely bad form
to indulge In any demonstration when a player
made an error. and such a demonstration would
be Missed. apologized for. attributed to sub-fresh-
men. "muckers." "townies." Nowadays the
bowling is on general principles, Machine cheer
ing is not q thing to rejoice in. The acoustic
facilities OF youth are wonderful and admirable.
and nobody complains of them. Still. a few lit
tie intervals Of silence at o college game would
not be unwelcome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15

Laws Is perhaps less obvious. There should
be q Public Orator to Get forth the cause at
Commencement. Otherwise the graduates
and admiring strangers may "dilate with
tho wrong emotion" rs Mr.. RuFus CHoATE
said. 1t is not likely that Mr.. CLEVELAND
ls to be made n Doctor Of Laws on account OF
any unusual legal learning. Doubtless his
economic studies have taken up somc OF
the time which might have been devoted to
the reports and the digests. Perhaps 1t is
his scholarship, his encyclopedia learning,
80 to speak, which has won the admiration
of the Princeton learned. Perhaps 1t Is his
pathological lore, 30 amply displayed In the
polysyllabic pomp of his messages, speeches,
and public documents. Or Is the degree to
be a token Of gratitude for such services to
law as he rendered when he pointed a copi-
Gus and a warning forefnger at "the COM
munism Of pelf"f
Doctor of Laws1 The Hon. GROVER
CLEVELAND. Doctor of LawsG What laws
The Oleomargarine law and the Wilson
Tariff law' These are his legal monuments.
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The New Doctor.

1t is reported that the Hon. GROVER
CLEVELAND Of Princeton has graciously
consented to receive from Princeton Uni.
versity the degree of Doctor Of Laws. Some
jealousy will be felt by Harvard, which has
loved him well. but which could not per.
suade him to take a degree. Thus, after
eleven years, is Princeton avenged for the
slight which in 1856 her then honorcd
head fancied that the Ions of Harvard had
been guilty of toward him on her two hun.
dred and Gftieth birthday, and thus is
Princeton's iron heel stamped on the Cam.
bridge dust
AS Il nciGhbor, Mr.. CLEVELAND has shown
a condescension which it could hardly be
expected that he would show in the case OF
a distant institution. His reason for con
senting to become a Doctor of Laws Is plain,
He wishes to oblige. The reason why the
college wants to make him q Doctor Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
The Loss OF Life Goes On.

While the coming of the rainy season
may cause q lull in Spanish aggressive
operations, except so far as the t~ireless ac-
tivity of the patriots provokes them, yet
the death rate Of the war nay increase
rather han diminish.
With the rains greater mortality is ex.
pected from ~fevers; and the awful raw.
ages of disease due to WEYLER's policy
of taking the people from the rural dis.
tricts and p~enning them in the over.
crowded towns, may be more marked than
ever. In one place, published figures show
a steady and terrible increase in the death
rate since the present year opened, and
we know of no reason for considering this
result exceptional.
The fact that these victims of the concen.
tration policy are peaceful citizens does not
make 1t less true that they are victims OF
the war. An increase Of the ordinary
death rate, due to WEYLER's cruel military
measures, Is a feature of the war, n the
loss of life from disease, alike among
soldiers and o .combatants, Is enormously
far greater than In battle.
The call for ending hostilities in Cuba lie
therefore really more urgent now than ever
and yet independence is the only basis of
durable peace.
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months, and the acceptance or rejection Of
this report came up with DAMsEN In the
chair. BY one Of the odd provisions
OF the Observation-Disclosures Reform
Bund It Is nearly as hard to get
a man out Of It as to get a recruit into
Il. and on the vote-1o0 for expulsion to 30
ngaInst--Herr DErTNANN was not eDpeted.
81 am convinced" DAMsgN declares, ex.
planning the triumph Of the minority Of 90
over the majority 100, THAT fully 40
members Of those that voted for him were
not members Of the Union. They couldn't
speak German. Maybe DKTTMANN got
them from the Irish Fair"
Perhaps. The guile Of politicians seems
always to DO on tap, and 1t is perhaps fortu-
nate for DETTMANN that DAMsEN, through
his unfamiliarity with English, was unable
to convey to the notice OF the arrivals from
the Irish Fair a message for them to with
draw. For obvious reasons, however, he was
unable to do this, and so they remained, an
entering wedge, perhaps, ofcomplete control
of the German organization later on by these
or other sons Of Erin, TO whom DAMsES's ex-
postulatiors will be utterly Incompetent
sible and who may go to the support of
DETTMANN, who knows something Of Eng
lish. Under American parliamentary usage
q resolution which secured tho support of
100 voters, with only 90 against 1t, would
have been adopted, not defeated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
SUNDAY FUNERALS CONDEMNED.
The View York rresb tory Passed . Resolutio
Yesterday DiscouraGtng Them.

The New York Fresb, terry Passed . Resolution
Yesterday DiscouraGing Them
The New York Presbytery passed a resolution
yesterday condemning the practice of Sunday
funerals. The resolution was introduced by the
Rev. DR.. D.. G. Wylie, pastor of the Scotch Pres
byterian Church, and had been under considera-
tien for q long time. Several Of the ministers
objected to the resolution, stating that it was
prompted by a desire on the part Of pastors to
avoid discomfort. They declared that the reso-
luton should have been worded SO as to make
1t dwell especially or the dissertation OF the Sab
bath. and the injustice done to the congrega-
tons at evening services; who expected words
able to give after having officiated at a funeral.
The resolution as adopted reads as follows:
Whereas, The custom OF Sunday funerals Is q grow
ing evil. tn. cause OF much secular labor. and an addi.
tional Sabbath burden to many Of our overworked
pastors;
Resolved. That the Prpsbytery of New York DIS.
courage the practice and strongly urge the members
OF our Church and all des ring the .ervices Of our
ministers neither to hold funeral services nor bury
the r dead on the Sabbath unless there be an absolute
necessity.
The Presbytery cleared up all the routine
work left over from previous meetings.. and the
next meeting will DO held on the first Monday
IN October. The Committee on Historical Cele.
hrations recommended Nov. 8 as a date for the
25Oth anniversary celebration OF tho adoption
Of the Westminster standards.
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The Evangelical Lutheran S1iBisteriuus Tries -
Vain 70 Rettln tho QncntIon.

NaNN ~ w. haS
LANCASTER, Pa, Juno l4.-Tho Evangelical
Lutheran Ministerium Of Ponnsylvania and ad-
jacent States considered to-day the case OF the
Rcv. w. II. Cornman OF Reading, who was men
toned in the reports OF the Committee Of Presi-
dents as n member OF the Ministerium engaged
In work outside of tho active ministry. He is a
notary public In Reading. which Office was pro-
nounced quasi-political.
There were references In the speeches to the
danger Of permitting the ministry to DO do
graded by the slightest tinge Of politics. to
which u lay brother replied with q suggestion
that the post OF notary public was a responsible.
dignifed, and honora bic one. afforded It's holder
some emolument, was no more incompatible with
the office of the ministry than we're the agricultu-
raj occupations with which some Of tho clergymen
present were accustomed to regale themselves
at times. incidentally adding to their incomes
by doing this work which was not exactly
in tho line OF ministerial service. He also
told tho Synod that In addition to being anotary
public the Rev. Mr.. Cornmnn also helped to sup.
port himself and his family by selling religious
books and church newspapers. Mr.. Cornman
himself appeared before the Synod and pleaded
to he retained on tho rolls. saying thai. the rea-
eon he was not now engaged In preaching the
Gospel from the pulpit was a physical infrmity
which made his voice useless at times. While
the Synod was In a hopeless maze Of motions,
/, to DO done. the knot was cut by DR.. Seiss. the
| weston Of the body. who had the whole matter
laid upon the table. Mr.. Cornman's namo re-
| mains upon the ministerial roll.
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TOKENS OF Il BUSINESS REr1rA1.
Espied by Ex-Gov. Flower on . Business Trip
to tho West.

Espied by Ex-Gov Flower on . Business Trip
TO tho West.
Ex-Gov. Roswell p. Flower, who returned to
this city yesterday from a trip West undertaken
to inspect the railroads In which he is inter.
ested. said that he had found decided signs Of
Frightening business prospects. The sentiment
OF business men in the West is showing q
gradual Improvement; tho crops are looking
well and promise to bring fair prices, and conf
dence generally is returning. Railroad earnings
are improving and tho movement OF morchan.
disc westward is increasing. which indicates
that tho Western merchants are i'uying goods
here in anticipation Of better times.
THE frosts," said Mr.. Flower. "hnve done no
general damage, the only injury being In a few
small spots hero and there. Winter and spring
whoat have not been seriously injured. At
Duluth / eaw evidences of better business COM
pared with the same time n year ago. Lake and
rail tonnage showed an increase, and there WAS
an Improvement in the iron mining industry,
In the West there are decided signs
of Improvement. The condition Of Nebraska Is
very much improved, and tho people in Kansas
have paid Off 45 per cent. o: their farm mort
Cages In the past three years. The Populists do
not affect the crops.
the Legislatures sandbagging capital, but the
Legislatures throughout the country have
nearly all adjourned and capital is getting over
its scare. When capital starts to invest its
money, being no longer afraid to. labor will find
employment"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
TONES PORCH FOR PARK GATE.
Municipal Art Commission would Erect It
Near tho ObeIisk.

Near tho ObeIisk.
In a letter which he sent to the Park Board
yesterday, Mayor Strong said that the Munio-
ipal Art Commission, which held its first meet
ing in the City Hall on Saturday. had discussed
the subject Of the preservation Of the entrance
and front walls OF the old Tombs. He said that
the commission was Of the opinion that tho
Egyptian pillared porch could best be preserved
by erecting 1t at the entrance to Central Park at
Eighty-first street and Fifth avenue. because it
would be close to the Obelisk. which stands near
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art. No action
was taken in the matter because the question
Of erecting the porch at the entrance to the Park
at Seventy-second street and Fifth avenue is
now before the National Sculpture Society, to
which It was referred one week ago.
A communication was received from Gen. Col
lis stating that when the repaving OF. Fifth
avenue is completed there would be only one
interruption in the asphalt between Washing
ton square and the Harlem, namely, the circle
at 10th street, which is paved with granite
blocks, and which is. under the jurisdiction OF
the Park Board. He recommended that the
board. in the interest of bicycle riders, either
pave the whole circle with asphalt or lay strips
six feet wide on both the east and west sides.
The matter was referred.
A delegation Of the association OF gardeners
who are employed in tho park appeared before
the board and asked that their pay be increased
from Sc to $3.50 a day, President Mcmillan
their request. but that the appropriation for 1897
was already, in a fair way to be exceeded. He
promised to keep their request In mind when tho
estimate for next year Is made up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15

The Indiana Supreme Court having de-
cided that the Scent street car fare law Is con-
stitutional, the Indianapolis folks are acquiring
wealth by the simple process OF saving money.
Every time they ride in a street car in their own
city they save two cents. By riding twelve
or fourteen hours a day and getting out and
in as frequently as possible, they arc max
ing excellent wages. In fact, it is proba-
bic that by the end Of the week. all other
forms Of business In indianapolis will be
suspended. The way to get rich has been
found. The trouble is that tho employees Of the
street car lines will be likely to strike. Evil.
IDENTIFY there is q good deal moro money In being
a passenger than In being q motorman or q con-
ductor man. Meanwhile. from the State House
at Lansing. Mich, the brow Of the Hon. PorATo
PINGREE shines like q marble dome. and from
his sugared lips the words are seen coming: II
done It'll" Detroit and Indianapolis join in
worshipping him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15

There is some secret inspiration in Popu-
ism. whether Of the middle-ot-the-road or Of
the side-of-the-road sort, which gives to the
~practiser of 1t a beautiful power of expression.
Some Populists can talk moro than others. but
all can talk more than anybody else. And with
what energy! Here, for instance. is an old
friend, tho Hon. JOHN WOODEN PRUDENTIAL,
the very greatest Populist In Kansas. Tho
middle-of-the-road Populists say that he begged
them to send him as a delegate to the Populist
National Reorganization Convention, which is
to reorganize the Populist party and everything
else next July. Whereupon Mr.. B%REIpENTHAL
denotes his want of confidence in the story in
these moving terms:
III owed the devil 10000 liars. and he wouldn't
take ABE STEISBERGER and JOHN WILLIS as full pay.
ment of the obligation. I would r~epudiate the debt"
This is lovely language. but wait until Mr..
WILLIS and Mr.. STEINBERGER are heard from.
Depend upon 10, in them, too. there is excellent
bombilation.
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The Hon. Hocus SMITHS Atlanta Jotrna,

The Hon. Hoous SMITHS Atlanta Journal
is ten years old, although nobody would think
30 to read 1t. A few compliments made by his
esteemed contemporaries have inadvertently
crcpt into Mr.. SMITHS paper and make very
pretty reading. 1t seems that with such a man
rs HoKE SMITH holding the reins," at the
helm and SO on, great things may be expected.
1t would DO a happiness for art to see Mr.. SMITH
depicted as PALINURus, at the helm OF things, as
BUDD DoBLE at the roins Of things. but tho din.
Guilty is that nobody can tell which way the
Hoaxmythical bark or plug 10 driving. Is 1t
headed for the Gold Coast or the Silver Coast
There is always In appearance of motion. but
whittier does 1t tendi The Hon. HocUs SMITH
is a Hne figure in his black frock coat, black
docskin trousers. gators. and pepper.and.salt
GYMNASTICS. but no should have himself surveyed
oftener. How can no End himself o%therwisei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
ANOTHER DE PEYsrER STATUE.
OHsrea to Replace the Ono Vow standinE n
BowlinE Green.


Bowling Green.
Gen. John Watts de Peyster asked the Park
Board Yesterday to allow him to take down the
statue of his ancestor, Abraham de Peyster.
which now stands in Bowling Green, and erect
In its place another bronze figure of the same an
cestor. A small bronze model Of the proposed
statue accompanied the request. 1t showed
Abraham de Peyster seated in a large armchair
with his hands resting upon the hilt OF a naked
sword. Tho matter was referred to the Municipal
Art Commission.
1t will be recalled that there was considerable
surprise over the erection in 1895 Of the
memorial which Gen. De Peyster now wishes to
take down. he suggested that its site be Bowl
ing Green. because the house Of Abraham de
Peyster. who was onoe Mayor of New York. had
faced on that park. The board accept ed the
statue and the site. and then, opposition arising.
Il referred the matter to the National Sculpture
Society. In the mean time the work Of excava-
tion for the base OF the statue was begun, and
when. on July IT.. the National Sculpture So
ciety reported against allowing the statue to DO
erected, the statue had already been erected.
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flag Day Generally Observed.

Tho l20th anniversary Of the adoption of the
Stars and Stripes as the American flag by the
Continental Congress was observed yesterday
in this city by a display OF the flag on all public
buildings and many OF the business houses and
residences in town. In the public schools there
was special observance Of Flag Day in accord
ance with the request which Superintendent
Jasper made to the principals a few days ago.
Flacs waved from all the schoolhouses and the
pupils held flags. while they sang "Tho Star
SpanGled Banner" and America" They also
the tcnChers.
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The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company 10 $50 years old. while the Boston
Lancers have Just celebrated the sixtieth ami
versary Of their foundation; and yet In the
opinion Of many good judges the Lancers arc as
mighty men Of men. as we'll set up, as full Of
uniform and tho pomp of war as the heroes Of
the other branch Of the Massachusetts, BRIDE
groons of BELLoNA. Anybody whit loves
old tapestries, tho poetry Of tho trouba-
dours, noble horscmanship. the nodding Of
plumes. and the Jingle Of spurs and pocket
pistols, would cheerfully walk ten leagues to get
a poop at tho Lancers. Their spirited campaigns
against the Parker House and other strategic
points have been warmly admired by critics and
historians OF military affairs. There ought to DO
a"Cornwallis." with tho Ancients on one side
and the Lancers on the other; and let the better
mon win, irrespective of history.
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Hawaii to the Front Again.

There are two subjects important enough
TO share with the Tariff bill the attention
of the extraordinary session of Congress.
They are Cuba and Hawaii; and now, with
the revenue question approaching q solu-
ution, our relations with these islands,
whose future Is indissolubly bound up with
our owl, again press for consideration.
To the case of Hawaii increased urgency
has been given by the discussion of the reel.
procity treaty in Congress and by the
strained relations Of the island republic
with Japan on account Of the exclusion Of
the latter's emigrants. While these mat
ters could easily be settled on their
" merits, and without reference to
any prospective change In Hawaii's politi-
cal status, yet annexation bears obvi-
ously on both. Our commercial relations
with the Islands cannot, Of course, fail to
be affected by the question whether they
arc to remain independent Of US or to be
part OF, our Union, and the Same Is clearly
true OF Mongolian immigration.
1t has long been understood that the in.
coming Of a new Administration would be
the occasion of another attempt to bring
about annexation. There is a radical change
IN the blUuauiOu lTOIn tndI VI lOuI years aSo,
when Mr.. CLEVELAND was trying to over,
throw the republic in Hawaii and to
restore the monarchy. Alleging a purpose
Of revision, he withdrew the treaty of an.
nexation which his predecessor had laid be.
fore the Senate, and never sent it back. He
described the actual Government Of Hawaii
as being in the "predicament of rebellion
against the lawful Queen, and took the
ground not only that annexation was not
desirable, but hat the Government in con
troll of Hawaii was not authorized to make
atreaty.
Under those circumstances Hawaii natu'
rally waited for the end of Mr.. CLEvE'
LANDS term Of Office before renewing heI
proposals; and during the early days of the
present Administration, being we'll aware
that the tariff was the urgent subject Of
consideration for US, she forbore pressing
them. 1t is not surprising, however, tc
have the statement from Washington that
Minister HATCH has been preparing with
the, Department Of State the terms Of
new treaty.
Whatever the details of the proposed
agreement, and whether it does or does no
find its way to the Senate at the present
session, we trust that at no distant da!
Hawaii will be under the Stars and Stripes