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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
THEIR MISSION IN CUBA.
To Establish the New Regime. Prepare
for tn. tI.-tI.,a.. Ets.


HAVANA. Feb. T--Ssnur Calvaz saws
there il ~ Disagreement Among the
ministers. nor anything in the nature
ot a crisis. TN the contrary. all the
ministers understand their prngramme
and mission. which he sums up a. IN
establish the new regime. to prepare
for the elections AMI - constitute a
chamber of deputies.
nder no conditions. declares S,.nor
Calvaz. Is il the mission Of nemb.-r,, of
the cabinet To address the insurgents
officially, or % negotiate for peace uu-
less they should have a guarantee A. ~
the outcome Of their efforts Never
thsless the members Of the cabinet. in
their unofficial capacity. will to all in
their power to smooth the pathway and
will contribute To all private Efforts To
bring about a favorable ISSUE
>cnor Galvaz SAYS the cabinet Is eN-
pecting favorable news from the prov
inse Of santa Clara. ami assurance.
that ten Maximo Gomez retired asross
the trucha into the Camaguey district.
owing "a lack of support and the con-
ficting opinions that distract the IN
surgents in eastern Cuba.
Peaee will come, he declares, by the
Combined action of arms and politics, :
but II absolutely necessary tn demon
strate the efficiency of spanish arms at
the same time that the beneficial in
fiuenee of the new regime are being
made known.
The French cruiser Dubordieu ar
rived here yesterday
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
a FURIOUS FIRE.



ArHNNY Ind. Feb. ~ furiou~ fire
broke out herc az midnight in
the >p..s-..h.r business hl,--s and
ragged for two hours anal
half An application 10 Muusiy
failed - bring aid Albany has uc
'irv pr,it.vtioa T. cppc with hig csn-
'iasrasipn and the citizsns ars ppNer'
less, but AZ an variv hour wrru tearing
d"ssn builaiugs a. finally strip ths nr.
by want - fuel time Thousand uieu
f,rm,.,i in line with lsn huslets ans.
sawed much property IN" tntai i.., l-
estimated variousiy at FROM sl'.a'a tr
$50 $50
The >p,~rhsr hios.is wa. d.>trpvy'f
and the following verc the prinsiral
l.,-sr~. Wola. eiathing l,,-. - ss-l With
s5in insurancvs t'ivsn~, gr''svrv Stasn
Insurance - $50. Null y Co. sh..> l,-s
5000 insurance - -5nos I Wilson. sl.sssi
no Insurance. every dollar invested IN
hi, business. Paxton isrs,s. hardware.
sl0pa. insurance :. ass. O,ld Fellows
in.iyv rusm lnss sto.sl. half insured
Hobbs clothing story IN anoths bleak
with sta.-k worth s.n.uaa. gsas baaiiv
>.anrchsd4 all tho -t,vl, removed bat asi,.-
half Of that 'va. st.sl.n afterwards.
The Telephone ap.ratnr WA slrivsn
frum bis p.i,t. Insurance luss divisl..d
equally between the Fhrnix. Ner
chants - Chicago aa.i Mechanics Of
NlIwaulss,.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

Ye see ! amt nothin' to do an Jane she
thinks its good fer me to be aout CON
sider'ble. an guess It's. an gut ther
old sleigh weth er back an er place for
comrters. an ye don't hev ter keep sr
tuekin' in an er tuckin' in. an' then
I ken drive ther colt. bat Jane she says
what'd old Dobbin think ter see ye
driyin' OF ther colt an leavin' him be-
hind. an I declar' Dobbin IS the hu-
manist critter I ever see- Bat. rs
wuz sayin'. I sot ther by ther deepo.
Ef I'm daown most gen1x git ter ther
deepo. it sorter advertixes er place TO
see er lot er kerrigss er waitiu 'raOund.
I warrt er takiu' no particular notice.
but bet the ain't er Postier woman n
this state n got often them cars She
he'd her boy with her. an ! knowed
twas bern coz il favored her ruf to be
heru. She he'd er box a er bag. an she
talked er spell weth ther deepo master.
an then he came weth her sout 10 my
team an said she WOE er goiu' ter the
Poore place. an be thought I'D take her
seein's was goiu' right BY ther'.
-Naow who'd ye s'Pose that woman
wux7" He waited a moment aud
opened my eyes to look rs surprised as
possible when he said: Harold Fiint's
wife. an his boy. tew. an she'd gut er
big frosted cake In thet box. an she
took ofE-n ther eov'r an il he'd er big red
sugar heart In ther middle an er little
heart in all them corners. an thet boy
bought 'em weth his own pennies an
stuck 'em on himself fer Uncle Flint.
! and she though. he'd like il coz prob1y
he didn't hev no cake much wher' be
wux livin'. and then she 'nouneed she'd
COM ter take him home weth her. WAL
sir. II struck me all Of er heap. Iwuz
ser sick to my stomiex couldn't
breathe; them pox I s'pose- Harold
WIZ dead, and she'd been er doin dress
maxim an takin' keer of herself an
thet boy. an she'd heard his uncle had
gone ter live on the poor farm an she
lowed Harry'd like ter hev her take
care of him an she wuz able ter dew il.
an ter-morrer wuz Valentines day an
she thought they'd cel'brate- Wal.
lest couldn't say er word Her she'd
| conn ter TAX keer er the old man an
he wuth his thousands. Ye see she'd
made er mistake The place wuz the old
Poore place. the Maj Poore place. vas.
sir. an she'd gut il twas ther poor
farm. the taown farm Wal she KEEP
err talkin' on bout the nice room they'd
cut fixed fer him and We drove In. an
she said she thought 'twoaid be poosy
in summer, but 'twarr't like Twin weth
ver own folks an Uncle Flint hadn't
nobody ter TAX keer an Wal. icarn't
tell We nothiu' how l felt seems s ef
he'd Who'll streaks er shiv'rs daown my
hack er thiukiu' haow she'd feel when
she faound aout
-wal. / gut her ter hold ther boss.
an l went 'raounG ter ther side door.
am 1 gut hole er Mis- bean an l les laid
out ali erbout it. and she cried Women
alwux cry. whether it's good news or
bad They'd cry over er weddin 1<s'
I. quick en- er fun'aL WAL Mis- Bean
she said she'd ix IL up an 50 she gut
'em iu aud they went ter bed poosy
soou, coz ther old man warut wal an
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

interest tsat younger folk. N ght De
likely to forget
Wal guess yer right. stranger.
Wal 10 Flint be had er uephy. er susar.
young mao as you'd most ever see as.
~ eourse 10 he'd likely Civ him all the
money. an he wux pop1ar row tell ve.
W course ! believe in love an all th-t.
Su, faint er bad dee ter set yer Zee
'ions In er Place where's the's er it'll.
money. i, eom's Pooty handy. l tell
ye- an 20 all the gels wa er lookin'
Ter Harold FLINT ter make up 70 en-,
Hut be Waru'i er dojn' no s~rh ~r thfsr
an be vent OF taoN ter CaSsa~asi.sv
caown ter the soath e~nd ther sfaf-.
an got 'ngaSsd ter sr gel theut srv
cash. an be com az tod bis uele %.
an 10 be told him es he ~u1 er goia- ter
merry thet way be needu't never bring
bis wife ter see him an they h~d an
awful spat an' IL e~nsi<d wcth 10 ~r
teiin htm be uerdu't com himself. an
Harry he jest went or an m&rried the
gel an wspt daowu ter live IN tibet part
er the kentry. an th~r' ain't never be~n
Up here SERGE Lsastways be diGn't
never CON.
-fe see thst great piere er uness~r
Ia nd an thet low haouSe out ther'4 Wal
thet's Wher' 10 FtiHt lfved. a. taia's
sef,sr'n four year senc~ he moved outer
the hill place. tn old man iike't ter
died. an the doctor he told h.m tibet
low land wuz rhumaticky an bed bet
ter mozy out. an Old Mai Poore be wux
livin' on ther bill aud Providence killed
him Jest In time ter let Flint hev his
pace 10 Flint be made rr oargin ont.
an What dew ye think. bet the aiu't
mother man in this taoWu 'tW0uld er
doue IT, lie moved In ther night: yas,
air, in thsr night Que day he wuz ther
an the next be waru't- lie went in the
fall. an every body gabbed bout il. bat
the doctor he sot i right by tellin' 4
he'd got ter move er die. but reckou'r
majority ov 'Pini0n wux't bed better
died Strange ho~ little use some folks
ksn be: yas, sir. amt il uaow -
l assured him il was. and he looked 81
astonishsd that Judged be was used 10
talking and receiving no answer. even
though be did ask question and seem
ingiy expected an answer mentally
agreed to keep still
WAL loug in FEBRUARY wuz daown
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
THE STATE LEGISLATURES
rwrSrY-su pND DAY.


rs~ seuafe ntrt A. 10 a-efack
W. N4nfg sffaln-f HunsrnE o. -lff M ssn1t~
d. ~ o. rAvirE Iutge Htas y - far his
ssrviss daIin. fns var W. Harm dat 4 fuii
- finauf ~ thf cHsT sagtr IEtx~ tAsu y a.
~ q ~ hrn~h ffua tSls ral i-t tast ia not Irte
hts star1 1s 3 -ti nr u uuu - rrlre 4 A.
4n.l aesits fhr ul.snHg
Inc ttit uas passed hv a vefr 20 @ tot
We. hrtxE a.Nfd - assalss hfH Ne n 80 AZ.
ihsfffr rutufF frrksarrfs - pas nHtsl tasiinE
sstsHot - NArgtut.. AaA tAs sans eas passed.
usa-..
The haus~ ulrt a. ~ o'riack
Ne itnt lutrsftcssi th- ra.invs~g
4rFeas ~ tle Hiassa ~ % thr ssssrassr to
~. legislature sf tls spssisf rRi--i .-,-laa "a
-. apFrart tatf tar hca.is q "a. tsaif &
-hip t.i1nt LslNts fsr So. M h~Aa b. the
ctStt qt Nssissippi. haze been ~ ihsifkNn n frusn
ths trrasarg 20 tits >tAir t1d ta4f a rnnapr,a-
mi,s s-ttistn~n. ter ne raxmraf u tist safi
oonit ht- n~va nti-. ~ saira srs~rA nfAsr
= Hisnsss - d-os s-ss- h-va Bsf, ,<sssissrsi
thefvtpf- ant euif a EtfftN esrF -s-yss as-si-
"a pnrsitaae~ % s4tad s~f i-sfrsf sat rsurhs.
tSai rfsnnIi-%ioa rrtsiari frafa satf casa psy-
meat aBfsa TIE enfir- inirnfrsiar<s ruhrtc~si "a
stisi srtti~ntsnt AMI shefsat. th~ wnuis traas-
aetaa Nas u1rrtesi tasi rArrlsri tnrpugh sithstat
sasrsnf ~ a. uos. th~refor-. nef
hr~llvevt ~ ths hsfasr ~ representative
ne s~ultie euuruariaE fhtt tn~ sttssn~v t-n-
gsi u 1lr sksts 10 stf - - asf11s rx.... sse
~ tAtr AT tesr~earv 4crtun b. sait Il 9fr&f&fr
in fHcuter s4lf hsasft M tar~ lr thrreiif
ans r~turu tne ssme e. thas treasury ~ tao
STATE Referred t. ms inilsitrF eaailniEtes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
a PALPkBIE AIT.
rsts 0. the KIsa st . ysi~stts~ she
I.ax~d F@r.

Dear wife he wrote. ~S,. valen-
tines day is but a week hence. aud
have been wondering What 70 send YOU
l saw some beautiful baud pa ntsd val
eHtines dow ntown to-day. but they
were very expensive. and did not bay
one You remember. % course. What
sc said about ecuuumy before you "a Nent
away. But I am not altogether satisfied.
aud write 70 ask what sou would en- joy
receiving February ~. Would you Ike
one 81 those haud-painte-s valentines. OF
would you prefer something from my
owu psue You kuo~ well what DO
in this lire. sud with -. Valsutine's siay
and YOUR own sweet self for Inspiration
I certainly ought TO BE- able 20 make |.
hit. bit. most paipable hit. With you
on the 18th
Dear Hubby she wrote in reply.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

Il was delighted TO hear that you medi-
tate remembering me on St Valentines >
day. have not forgotten What We said
about economy. and do hope you will
have the good sense 10 refrain from
buying one of those hard painted valen-
tines IL would be OF no possible use 10
me. and would probably cost you i've
or ten dollars. As you have fondly an
ticipated. | would prefer something
from your own pen, and hasten to as-
sure you that you viii make hit. hit.
a most PalpabIe hit. with that gifted
pen IL you viii only dash me of a -.
VaIentiae's cheek for sl00.--N. \.
Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

nIiH aa e. M
Str. tttfufFn saaualtiet tnr rHrart NJ The
canim tfee appsinfrsi re- ts~i IN tus~rtig1ts The
wtrhitrfwal ltafn tns Treasury q ihv ~ l1l sf
tsulf = ~bi1 lsiiHi rtiistx n.sa'rs aust sub-ti
tuition af eerfatn athrF sslarilrss nf .tebt
ported that sInae was noe ai4i hnrifTft hf ttW =
that thr res~utiflu hy tAe state t-ent af
ier % - 'ssi vs. No aufhnfizf'i by AS.
I h. zp~eil. af'lfr vs. ftru resumed bring the
euushlrf4ffnu af nauSe btil NJ i. Toe the pHr-
chase &C a stair esuFn.t fIFm ~recffo af suiisi-
iugs. = Jnd providing Tor the salss % fhs DaS 2
l-y fauu in- hal requires The r1Iirnal com
mission ta purchase uat less than 3hl
than lsn Ierss. 70 eu>f mt mnfe lhan = per
acre stfAieF iarm - not O. te sald Toe less
nisine- thtn the state pahf flr tt. 4ni the pur-
chase af thu urN ltuu shall b. past fsF asit u
sucn fuuii- ami Freere,is al tnr psnitenfiary
farms. lHsi In NJ eise salii the purchase af the
same creat- a debF against the -tarr
Mr. ~sEfaa maee,t that the hili b. cons iterr,i
tY SECTIONS. taFrird
Mr Nbhay muye,i 20 aHea,f section ! ~ pruyil
ins thaf the board II eonfEul shali sell uaSisy
farns Ina ths. p~nilrutlry property M jackson
sa,i aEFiy ias pfoeseis u the Pufehise of a
Srate euaFtrt flFnt-
Mr. Haasfau masrd 70 anlrna section s. ~
thr same lius. anl providing that the mnn-y
uau in btnk snnui hs rsported snsi that IN
nrw farm D. purrhs>s.i aaly aHE II the prurresi,
q tiakief and fae penite ulisry size ami the pri
e~esis II the eFors a I-os The purpos.. Il fiis
two amen uients Has - prevent ~ Hauef
naW hsnsi Tor purchase at ta~ aeN firm Hy
rousrat t"th Amendments Ner- considered to
g-thrr
MF Dsnsntare sent up an aasrnsimsnt prs,vti-
lng that thu maximum paid per acre shsuii
D..
Nf. utnsmnresS aRsniimsnt - prie. per
acre VA t1sen up tad 1sioptFd. NJ Abhay 9
Amendment sAS t1ken up amt lost The nr<t
ssrfisu % Iile hiil ih,.n sliapte.l
Nr Dins iaorg asked that the penireafiary alii
Be Feruuiintiiet He gave ~ his r-asan that
thers sas discrepancy IN ths reports OF the
boar Of control for IN. two wears af .gAi and
Isss shoA "a. ba ance OF s7n 4. y unaccountesi
Tor between the cash accounts II the tao years,
He wanted the ttii rrcummii Ted in art-F thai
thr committee might ascertain where the erruf
wa~ 80 that the hspass would know hOw TO act
ni~iis~ntis on th- farm bib
The biil MAS reennmlftef
ihr hiii 1pprupriating 81. sol for Judge Harris
baek salaEf priur 10 thu sar was d~ieaied-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
TWENTY FuU XIII DAY-

Tbe senate met M %. IS O'Clock
titl nfsstioa OF Mr. smith, natse bill No :. the
srvsnus bail WAS taken up. anit Nr. Snsi hlsiseti
ihe adoption % hts amendnn Mt 10 ths anirnsi-
meat," wAieh ~ ANY person Nho shall DE-
llVer 10 1nt common carrier Tor shipment 70
any point In auy county IN this ,tate bak,
barrel or other receptacle In which ylaaus.
-plrttuous. alrOhsilc or matt liquors may b
placed a nanhsr 70 escape ordinary ob-erVs-
tion. shall be guilty at a missirneanos an1 nne'l
not more than taf0 or imprtsonmrnf not l"n-er
.han twelve mon rs unless there De- at the time
OF IL shipment. plainly written &c printed "a
said receptaeir. statement u the Aiad AMI
qualities II liquors % cuuttfuS
Mr Na~l explained his amendment a. tnfend-
ing 10 secure the tax Imposed hF his ori IN Al
tiHisndiBsut 1nd 10 punish the nIsan a ho neglected
rrfus.>i 10 divuiee the eontentS Of MS express
OF freight package
Mr.. smith moved 10 table the aRendnlent.
,arrieti.
Mr. Sailth then moved TO Indefinitely post
nsne Tn. wiaole jag trslsie tax matter.
Nr Noel called tor the yeas and nayS. and oi
the latter got ealy these, vix. Messrs. Adams,
Row1n BYeFS. C1Hsey. &eLa1ria. N0ei. FFle.
u the Fifth ansi Brewer.
Section q. taxing cattle buyers SIS. Vas
section 81 section the ban was adopted. with
some few slight amsusiment. tia section " tax
my portable gins. was reached, ami Mr. ffice II
ihs sixteenth moved 70 strike oaf. which Was
fone.
The s@nate, at Z. b.. went into executive ses-
slon To consider tine following nominations.
Robert wade. Brarneii. levee commissioning
Jayne OF Washington AMI e. 7. DaEdsu u
charAeY county
On motion Of Mr.. Dtnsmore the evidence ta<eu
BY the committee To investigate the I. 1. and q.
N1s 0rster-1 spread on the minutes.
BY Mr. Thigpens To m salaries OF president
and teachers of l. L and G. AMI A aui VI Get
iegs AZ cgafkviiie ana Aleoru A ami VI. college.
The 6iit reduces al salaries.
Mr. Dees Introduced eDneurrent resolution
reguesf ing cur senator's aud pre<entatiye< IN
corps ut engineers based on thorough inYestlsa-
riun as 10 ths best point for location Of deep
water narbor an the coast. and urge an apuru-
trissien foe comprising such harbar. AdopfeL
Aisss Mr. Dees. euGeurrenE resoiusI0a prutestin,
against removal Of Pearl river eustomhouse DIS
triet Adoptrd-
Heas~ btli RS was TAKEN up. TO aiIaw Goa
h1aaa county 10 Is-a~ bonds fir the purpose ol
fandin ny courthouse boats. Passed.
senate bill Ne. a. MAS tlken up, IN pay c. VI
W llalmsaa tor assisting attorney general h
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

satt = atx armaa - L4nf saiasa .-ssa.
kiA a. uiS~si ies a ssst
A. inlffe'f ri. 4aest.aa So rais,i "a p.,lat
- ertrr iut'fe ~ Mr tax 14aafsf NJ Haasisa.
ehtsrniAn at me Nars and ni~ats enuianiffe-
Nr HFstiai ri4sins-i risaf - saY Hn-isr tns
eunsii' ntiHu tar r~Nrnl~ hnis W taN aged
tnAl uNirr ss--f-auftiI t1inu A. nffstH-.s a. .
sterial eesfH1u *f.Hai "a fa- ssn4ss TESTING
~p~asrt Ne af atrfrGist W CO.. All ~ tp-
psaisi iruu tfe ir snn q IN cl4lg Tia. assti -
sustainef rhr speas-r
HHft~e ailI ~ - ffsHn un - aai-aaf rt.fa
1nd rr1srT autire gwen 90 aers = tansis ssi.i
tHr ltNrs before reIisHir rti1n Ftnir~s far rlil
Dat rts-ssi ne ssaas- Fifn saaealanrats enaag-
az tlr Nrnisxe a. TO fsrsu rf Hutirr - ~ gixsa
ntta tisfHa i1aruts Flaururff~f in
Hove HiIf ~ 10 slfa s~asfs anirn.fnruss -
rsuvti- far ts.~ssFusat q isnts ia s-rtaln ea.ss
NHHsr -isnr 5rrri
huHe POI -. ti sHs takrn 40. 10 instrurt
esift g rnnfrHi e. sil e1ftsu tnsf rtv infa .te
%. asifs tti'Fsi Tee ~ "a g~a-r.i fanst
VI Aentf sNEiHlursi fas htli IT. saaf tn~r-
y 49, 80 " e.irs e eisftpa IN 10 hsnsfs q Tho
t"lrl taft e 4tf he~o teA.toa iung th.<~
NNaA~t esuH ~ rusfn'f~ sf .rest snrth s.
pertrn 'nrH~ usnfn~ Isii. ms safth eaix D.
lterf = a. ~ fasarv ffr euffun o. e. higher
Aees'riifr ia - rerart ~ the n.ssr,i u ESQ
A%t9z e'it t4it Ns3.Isa sutIid isav~ Sgaa 49,
10 fsl ~ farfnfaa Fnssrff
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

See youder Lad a-footing free.
How iocundly he hies,
The mornings tingiing scstacy
Is dancing In his eyes.
A f0Wsry way becomes his path.
The skies n golden blur.
The earth a paradise-hs hath
A valentine from hsri
A sudden song escapes his lips.
A ioy-rsvsrb'ran thing
Through loves divine e0mpaniorstiS
He feels himself a king.
He dreams Of no sad Aftermath.
This buoyart w0rshipsr.
Ard all. forsoogh. because he hath
A valentine from heri
Clinton Scoilard. In Washington Homs
Aagaz.ns-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
a SILVER TEST CASE.
silver rsss-r~a sn ttsssist.ss..s 90 fs~es
H-s.-~.i ~ usss.i-r 80 80 s.srt<sx. ~ais
nrs~xss .. D~s-rssla. IN. ssa-. The
s~a~tis.tt.-.sIiss sf the fsisnsi- stit-.ss
AT ss.f sbts~r ts~s tnes.Ieest

Ast sssi sfts~s tsss tae.ieest.
nsrRorr. Nirh. Feb. T-Frct A
Isaker prominent attorney q IA
trpit has SLED an answer - suit
hr,iurh, against him w The esal land
county eirruit court, involving thr e,sn-
stituti"uality - thu Bland tlli~ou act
anil other laws pertaining ~ silver a. a
legal teu.isr
stephen baldwin h.eurh, farm up.su
which MIR Bakvr held q mortgage that
l'sr,aH,~ due "a the amount ot sias m
eiuding interest Mr baldwin ten
derc,i Nr isalser bit silver dollars. ami
asked for the cancellation - the mort
gaasv Mr. Isaker refused a. sdrrvn-
der the uorgaEe fir the 1st silver
dollars, hat agreed o. cancel IL II he
r,,'riv~,i enough silver dnllars ~ equal
al the present bullion value ~ silver
lst gold dollars. This condition wa~
.s-,iined by Mr. baldwin and he nied
suit in equity asking FOR siscr~e
commanding Nr Baker t. cancel the
mortgage in view NJ the tender mad..
In ths answer Nr Tarkrr submits
that unsi~r the r-svsr u" i- money.
regulate the value th"reuf aaa -.
f,,rrign coins. aud ~ the standard IF
weights AMI measures the cnnyre~@ 10
the nits,i Ntats~ has M morc authority
ur power. a. far a. pr,'-svt~ting cen-
trss't~ for the pavmsus of money are
cuuesru.,i. - diminish = sucres-s' the
nufnh~r 20 grains 20 purr gold or pure
silver IN the dollar IN which e'tutrst''t
has bsen lawfully expressed than IL
has "a pr,-eN sting coutrasts - change
the number of grains Ia am oun.r os
the number ~ nuncrs in a pruud or
the numh.-r ~ incks~ In frpt "r ~
chanrr any ether standard ~ weight.
and measures SEVERAL 20 the iensiiug
attorneys of n'trpit are Interested ira
fhs. cas-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
WANTED FOR MURDER
Committed several Months Ago shat
n.,~a In Her Gro..ry store.

KANSAS CRY. Mo-. Feb lame
Redmond, a lncal thief and burglar. Is
wanted hy the police as the suspected
murderer of Miss Emma Schumacher.
who WAS shot down in her gr,ssry
here several months since by oue oi
two robbers. They state further that
John =. kennedy. the accused train
robher, was implicated with Redmond
and that he will BE- held ON this charge
Mis-, Schumacher shot one Of the rob.
bers before she fell, mortally wounded
The police have positive information Of
the tragedy and that Redmond was at
the ho'ise in this city of woman whc
II the sister of Jim and Coll. Younger.
the notorious members of the James
gang. and that the woman dressed the
woLnd inflicted upon Redmond by Miss
Schumacher.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
GREAT EXCITEMENT.


s.a q, IN. yakas-
SALT E.xNK efry. Utah Feb IA.
formation revived fram t.ethhrilsc
on IN. Canadian boundary. Is ta The
effsst that great excitement ha, h..,.u
caused there rs or,isrs re,yiv,d frouI
thu Dominion government that every
man ~ the mounted T.plirt holtl him-
ssslf ia readiness - prgrred to the Yu-
ken at a momeut nutfer for Temporary
duty
superintendent Dean has rrecivrd
notice to 20 t. Neteosi Ia relieve MAJ
Steele, who was ordered Ia the Yukon
ansl had left for that place before th,
arrival IT the second message. tivs
msn were also orsisrvd - the Yusuu
aud left yesterday
The or'isrs which were recrivegi by
wire by the officers in command uf th,
division art said to he due to th.. exist
suc~ ~ serious trouble between the
Canadian and United >tatss authorities
in Alaska. relative to the attempt hv
the Americans to get provisions iute
the Yukon free If duty s.stsnsibl for
the relief af the distressed. hut iu
reality for sale or trade 10 the highest
hiti,issr-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

CHIcAso, Feb. &-Too poor to buy
poison. afraid To take her life in any
other way. homeless and i'll and de-
spondent, Maud Alexander attempted
to freeze herself To death Monday. She
was saved by a policeman who. even
now, does not know what prompted
him To look into the entrance way Of
the old. abandoned stables of the no rse
and harness exchange. I6;3 Wabash
avenue. the spot chosen by the girl
Tor her death.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

Never put patent leather too near
the fire and above all never put II IN
a very ccld place, for cracks will be the
result in either ease Patent leather
shoes should be wrapped separately in
soft cloth and laid away in a box IL
one does not possess forms upon
which to Sip them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10
BABES IN THE WOODS
Bring Their Author a snug sum Ia Cash
Prize.

PHrIADELPHrA. Feb. THE Penn
sylvania Academy of Fine Arts Walter
LipPincott prize of $50 has been
awarded To James Jebus shannon. for
ais oil painting entitled Babes in the
Woods
Mr.. shannon I, an American who has
lived for some years in London. where
his portraits of women are much in re-
quest His picture entitled Miss Kit
" won first prize at Pittsburgh this
year
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

NEw IoKS. Feb. 5.-John Smalley.
an elevator boy in the Marie An
toinette hotel. had the life crushed out
of him last night while eight women
in dinner costumes. powerless to save
him. tore at the contning bars of the
elevator cage in frantic effort 10 es-
cape his screams of agony.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

YES" said Homelyman. -she Is posi-
lively the most disagreeable girl ever
met"
why do you say thatT
Because she told me yesterday that
she never believed a comic valentine
could couns true until she saw me-
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