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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Dress Goods.

In this department the great
est price cuts are made, as we in
tend to close out every yard of
dress goods before March l..
There are thousands of yards of
desirable dress goods for all
kinds of dresses-immense bar
gain in children 9 school dresses.
Elegant novelties bought ex-
pressely for the holiday trade at
about one-third the actual valae.
See the following prices and then
the goods-yOu won't be long
in deciding that we are showing
the greatest dress goods bargains
ever offered in the tri-cities.
% pieces colored, plain and
fancy dress goods, 36-inches
wide, Csc goods, removal
sale price, choice, yard -I5C
45 pieces cashmere, all-wool
serges, all-wool fancies, James
town novelties, etc, hardly 4
piece worth less than soc a
yard, removal sale price.
choice, yard .......2 CSC
% pieces imported and domestic. soc
IS pieces of novelties, high grade 15c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Mems Working Shirts.

Our stock of shirts is entirely too
heavy. The reductions will be pro-
portionately as great.
Lot Tennis flannel shirts for,
each ...... .....- IOC
Lot 2-Men's hickory and black and
white stripe SOC shirts, twilled ma
terial, removal sale price, each ISC
Lot 3-Men's heavy perfect fitting
shirts. full size, pearl buttons, col
lar set on neck band. Also heavy
39c hickory cloth shirts, removal
sale price, each. ...... SIC
Lot $50 dozen tennis and black
and white twilled SOC shirts, rein
forced back and front, removal sale
price, each, including extra large
size. -............ 500
Lot 5-Men's 81 water proof cloth
shirts, removal sale price. soc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Black Dress Goods.

Over 200 pieces of desirable
good things as the weaver turns
from the loom, imported or
domestic.
II pieces 36-inch fancy blacks,
regular price 29c, we give
you your choice, yard =. I0C
2 pieces 46-inch basket weave
cloth, all-wool, made to retail
at zoe, we cut the price in two
and give you the biggest
half, removal sale price yd3oC
10 pieces fancy black goods,
corresponding with the color
ed line first mentioned, re-
moval sale price. yard .I5C
6 pieces 45-inch black jacquard
dress goods, regular 5Sc and
621 cent, removal sale
price. yard .- 424C
? pieces black crepon mohairs
and silk fancies, regular price
$3.50 and S1.75. removal
sale price, choice. yard LOS
Is pieces 46-inch plain silk fin
ish, henrietta, running in price
up to 69c a yard, again we cut
the price in two. removal
sale price, yard ...- SOC
s pieces all-wool 3S-inch
black henriettas .... 25C
S pieces 4O-inch black dratete,
81 is the correct price,
removal sale price, yard VIC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Ladies' Knit Underwear.

l lot fleeced lined vests, each. f5C
40 dez. Egyptian and natural fieeced
back vests, 2jc quality. Removal
sale price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I7C
% doz. ecru and natural fleeced back
SIC vests and pants. .......--. SOC
ID doz wool ribbed and fiat pants. in
natural and camcls hair, regular
price S5c, 92c, $l.O0, removal sale
price, choice, a pair .--.-.. O5C
Children's heavy gray cotton vests
drawers and pants. size IS, each. Sc
Rise &c in price on each size larger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Silks.

Silks for party and wedding gowns, in
white, cream and evening shades.
plain and brocaded, regular prices
S1.00, S1.25 and $3.50, removal sale
price, choice, yard. .OOC
Is pieces of assorted darker silks in
bengalines. moirs, granite and fail
les, regular prices S1.0O and $1.35,
removal sale price, choice, yd soc
2 pieces black MORE, for skirts, regu-
lar price $1.00, removal sale price,
pieces of satin brocade for skirts
and suits, good value at $1.OO, re-
moval sale price, yard SIC
pieces brocaded silks, regular price
sec, removal sale price, yd. oSC
, pieces elegant black satin duchess,
~ inches wide, our $500 quality,
removal sale price. ......I 1903
? pieces 24-inch $1.75 satin duchess,
removal sale price. .........I.45
3 pieces $3.50 quality, satin dutchess,
removal sale price. ..........I.2 LIZ
5 pieces S1.33 satin dutchess. removal
sale price, yard ..... ...I.O0
? pieces S1.25 satin dutchess, removal
sale price, yd. .O7C
~ pieces of fancy silks, regular prices
$1.00, $1.25 and $3.50. Grand re-
mOval sale price, per yard, soc
ana ...........-.... ..... O9C
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Mems Winter Underwear
ao VARIETIES TO SELECT FROM.

lot l, broken assortment of mems
gray heavy cotton shirts and draw
ers removal sale price, each IOC
Lot =, f. Il w. No. IS shirts and draw
ers. made of fine combed Egyptian
yarn, fleeced back, the best possible
garment made to sell for 81, re-
moval sale price, suit ...- $50
Lot 5. half case mems wool shirts
and drawers, silk trimmed, pearl
buttons and fancy stitching, ribbed
cuff and tail. regular 75c gar
ment, removal sale price, suit oOC
Lot 4. Oneita union suit made of fine
combed Egyptian cotton tleeced
back, regular $50 garment, re-
moval sale price, each 49,. $50
Lot ), mems wool back jersey ribbed
shirts and drawers; have sold cases
of this particular garment for 622c.
removal sale price, each, soc
Lot 8, mems hygenic wool feeced
shirts and drawers. regular price
$50. removal sale price suit I.25
Lot 4. mems Wright's health wool
back shirts and drawers, regular
price. $l.25. removal sale price,
Lot 5. mems Roots TiVoli, genuine
camel's hair and natural wool I'M
derwear. regular 81 garments. re-
moval sale price, suit 1890. LIS
Lot 9. mems Roots Tivoli $3.50 suit
underwear. removal sale price.
suit....-...-.-.....-...... 2.o5
We carry Roots underwear from
season 10 season. the quality never
changes. Hence, at any time you can
fill in with garments as YOU need
them.
Lot 10. odds and ends of 81 under
wear, for each .. 63C
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Chifdren'S Hosiery.

Several broken lots of cashmere hose.
were 81! and SOC a pair, removal
sale price, pair. .... Csc
Infants seamless hose, pair. zoe
l case children's cotton hose, all sizes
to 81, seamless. all perfect goods.
removal sale price. pair SC
l case boys heavy ribbed bicycle 25c
hose, heeced lined, removal sale
price, pair. ...... nc
case Misses fine ribbed fleeced 2jc
hose. removal sale price. pair ISC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
COIOred Dress Goods

9 pieces all-wool suitings. made
to retail at POE, big values at
that. removal sale price
yard ISC
20 pieces all-wool soc plain
cloth suitings, 50-inches wide,
removal sale price, yard CSC
Is pieces 5O-inch twilled back
broadcloth all desirable colors,
regular removal SAFE price 81
and $1.25. removal sale
price, yard $500. 1890. 75C
Astrakan cloakings in black and
colors. worth S1.9S and 1925,
removal sale price, per
yard ..-.....-.. Los
l piece mixed cheviot cloaking,
reduced from S1.9S, TO.
per yard ..... LIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Towels.

IS X 20 large cotton buck
towels, each .... DC
20 dozen knotted fringed towels,
were 15c, they got soiled in
Christmas trimmings,
removal sale price 80. IOC
10 Sc linen hem III ed buck
towels, for each ...... J5C
100 dozen fancy towels in doz-
en- styles, huck fringed birds
eye, hemstitched, hemmed,
open work, etc, choice
Tor ............... CSC
20 dozen fringed towels, plain
or colored border, each IGC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Jackets.

Choice of 50 eff our choicest jackets,
no last seasons but all of the very
latest of this seasons makes, in
garments, removal sale price.
each .-............... 500
Choice of 40 jackets, second only in
choice to the $1,000 lot, removal
sale price, each. -...-...... 10. 90
Third choice, So jackets, including
$1,000 garments, removal sale
price ....- SO
Fourth choice, II jackets for. 3. O5
Not jacket in stock but what is
included in these lots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
ChiIdren'S Hats.
CAPS AND TAMs.

CAPS AND TAMS.
Boys and girls 25c hats and caps. re-
moval sale price, each. 800. IOC
Boys and girls hats, caps and tams.
sold for SOC, 629c and 69c. big as
sortment, removal sale price
Boys and girls hats caps and tans,
the 81 ones for --..-..--.-. soc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
DOmeStiCS.

Cottonades, regular price 124c, re-
moval sale price, yard DC
Wool cassimers, regular price 45c and
Use, removal sale price, yard SOC
65c wool cassimers, removal sale price,
10 pieces best shifting and skirting
fannels, 45c and soc qualities, re-
moval sale price, yard 1900. SOC
10 pieces best blue twill flannel, soc
quality, removal sale price,
yard ................. .3OC
36-inch gray and tan shaker fiannels,
33c quality, removal sale price,
36-inch soc white shaker fiannels, re-
moval sale price, yard $500. $50
4Oc quality for, yard. .... zoe
10 pieces Sc unbleached Canton flannel,
removal sale price, yard 49,. sc
6 pieces 124c unbleached Canton tlan-
mel, extra heavy, removal sale
price, yard. ........... 93C
8 pieces Guinea hen flannel, extra
heavy, removal sale price, yard ziC
l case Zoe fancy tennis tlannels for,
yard O3C
10 pieces 69c crapon eiderdown, re-
moval sale price, yard. 49,. soc
? pieces double faced gray and pink
eiderdown, sold for 75c a ward, re-
moval sale price, yard. .. OOC
l case fancy Sc tennis fannels, re-
moval sale price, yard ...... &c
10 pieces Jacquard flannelette, all good
styles, removal sale price, yard IOC
20 pieces, Toe dark figured satins, re-
moval sale price, yard 49,. z4C
Is pieces homestead twills, for shirts,
boy s. waists and kits extra strong
and heavy, removal sale price,
yard ................ Sic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Mems Tennis Night
Robes.

Lot l. all sizes, for each 1890 42C
Iyot ,. all sizes. extra quality, for
each csc
Lot ). all sizes, best for, each $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Unhemmed ROTdered
Cloths.

2 elegant double damask cloths,
% yards by > yards,
unhemmed bordered,
each 1850
% yards by 81, unhemmed
bordered cloth, ele-
giant design, for. 1000
1 y yards by B! I'M
hemmed bordered
cloth ,,........... SIS
1 p yards by 81 I'M
hemmed bordered
cloth Z.4S
5 round table cloths. for
each ,,..... .. OTIS
1 yards by 3 yards, UNI
hemmed cloth .... 30
II! yards by 2! yards, I'M
hemmed cloth .. LOO
1 , yards by 50 yards, I'M
hemmed cloth ... 3.QS
1 2 yards by 8 yards, I'M
hemmed cloth .... ,3.0S
1 2 yards by 4 yards, I'M
hemmed cloth ... 4.25
, y yards by 3! yards,
unhemmed cloth 49,. AS
2 SKI hemmed cloths with
open work ........ LIS I
| SKIP hemmed cloth, :
with open work .. 1913 I
/ 3 X 10 hemmed cloth,
with open work ...... L.z5 =!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Ladies' Hose.

Ladies' black opera hose, made of fine
quality yarn, full fashioned,
at, pair ............-..... 23C
Ladies' cashmere opera hose. regular
price $3.50, removal sale
price pair. .............. 100
Ladies' fleeced lined soc hose, extra
fine quality, removal sale
price, pair. ..... SIC
Ladies' 48c, SOC stripe and
other fancy hose, removal
sale price, three pair for 49,. LOO
10 dozen Topsy hose, our regular
three pair for 81, during the re-
moval sale four pair for -. LOO
! case of our famous No. 900 25c hose,
five pair for 81. We think this is
the best hose made to sell for 25c
We are never out of them, and if
it's not the best 25c hose YOU ever
bought well refund yeu your
money. Send in your mail orders
or telephone for No. 900 hose, while
they last five pair for. 49,. LOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Ousekeepers' Linens.


pieces elegant Irish double satin
damask, full yards wide, and
worth $1.9S, removal sale price,
yard Ono napkins) .......... $50
2 pieces 2-yard wide double satin
damask, Irish table linen, worth
1892, removal sale price, per
yard .............. I.30
pieces No. 64S, $3.50 double dam
ask, removal sale price, per
yard .-............. I.25
10 pieces 81 2-yard wide table damask
in German Scotch and Irish makes,
removal sale price, per yard soc
Napkins to match most of these
patterns.
IL pieces 60c grade bleached table
linen, 81 and 6S inches wide, re-
moval sale price, per yard. 4SC
25c bleached and unbleached table
linen, removal sale price, per
yard ................ ISC
72-inch unbleached table linen, for,
yard .................-. 45C
75c unbleached table linen, for,
piece 2! yards wide, double satin
Irish damask. Removal sale price,
yard. -.-.-.-.-.. 10
5 pieces doc unbleached table linen.
Removal sale price, yard $500. 30C
% wards wide plain table damask with
satin border, $i.4S quality. Re-
movaI sale price -.-..-... los
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Linen Sets.

2 sets . y hemstitched nap
kins to match, for set 4. OS
l hemstitched set, yards by
yards, napkins to match
set ............... SIS
l hemstitched set, size 10
by s, set .....-... 6. 25
l hemstitched set, size s
by 10, set ......... COS
l fringed set, s II, nap
kins to match, for 2.08
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Blankets.

80 pair gray, tan and mottled, large
size, cotton blankets, removal sale
price, pair. ........... $50
10 pairs 10-4 Klondike sanitary 81. %
blankets, removal sale price sos
20 pairs 10-4 and ia gray wool blan-
kets, regular price $3.50, removal
sale price ............ 1875
10 Paris white, gray and sanitary ia
all wool and cotton chain So. so blan-
kets, removal sale price. 80. 400
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Bed Spreads.

Full sized crochet bed spreads for,
each ...... .. 45C
Full sized crochet bed spreads, extra
heavy, for, each. ......... Z0C
Extra large and heavy Accord crochet
bed spreads, pearl hemmed edges,
Marseilles pattern, for. LOO
Full sized fringed bed spreads for
brass beds I.50
Colored Marseilles bed spreads in
pink, blue, salmon. ETC., for =. rs
size for $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Tray Cloths.

Fringed German tray cloths
each ..:...... 10
Hemstitched EN- broidered
trays, each ....... 25I
Hemstitched trays with
open work, each ..... %,
Fine German linen hem
stitched trays, each ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Comforts.

Comforts.
, bales $1.19 comforts, removal sale
price, each Observation-Disclosures. S5C
3 bales $3.50 comforts, removal sale
price, each $500. ..--....... LOS
, bales SIG silkoline white cotton,
knotted comforts, soft as down. re-
moval sale price. each... L25
> bales white cotton, satin comforts,
knotted or quilted, for each. I..55
Regular 81 SO. 5 .25 and $3.50 COM
forts. removal sale price, each 10Y
lot 81 comforts, removal sale price,
eich -------.-..-- 10y
lot 1925 comforts, our best quality,
removal sale price, each 80. PTS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Lunch Cloths.

SO y Sc lunch cloths, open work
corners, hemstitched.
for. each. ..-.------..- z5C
SO y 30 hemstitched and open
work. lunch cloths. for
each. .. I.25
y 4 fringed lunch cloths,
open work, for each - LIS
OK hemstitched lunch
cloths, for each $500. us
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06

Only Weeks Until We Move, March I.
This sale is for but one, three days. but we'll
continue every day of the weeks from till
Our stock large that there will be abundance
of goods make the sale attractive to the last However,
the first to gets the first choice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Crash and TOWeIingS

20 pieces checked crash,
yard ..-....-.......... SC
10 pieces checked all linen
crash, yard ...... TIC
Fine bleached 1S-inch all
linen crash, yard ....... Tic
Bleached crashes at &c,
sc, Sc, 10c, l24c, 15c,
l0c. and ....... CSC
bleached crashes from
DC up to, yard ..... I5C
All linen / ) - bath tow
els, for each ........... 20c
% pieces 121zc bleached crash -.......9c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
SEaWTS.

Shoulder shawls for " IOC
Sc. 90 double shawls for 4.65
$500 double shawls for. 2.4S
$500 elegant beaver shawls for. 4. O5
$500 elegant beaver shawls for. 3. so
So, 80 elegant beaver shawls for =, IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
A CARD OF THANKS.

We thank patrons for their patronage during the past
twelve years that has made this store possible We
will recprocate your favors best by giving
very unusual values thereby you money at this
great removal sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06

Misses and children $ tams,
hats and caps-sold for
4Sc, 55c, &c, removal
sale price, each ........
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-06
Ladies' Suits.

For Spring and present use.
Such prices as these stagger compe-
ition:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
University News.

DR.. Jones and Gov. Stands have
returned from Greenwood, where
they have been attending the Meth
odist Conference.
The reports for the second month
OF this term have been issued. OF
the grades made, 70 per cent. of
them Were first class.
Tomorrow, riday night, the con-
test tor the places To represent the
University in the State contest Will
take place. ne contestants from
Phi Sag I'D Literary soei u are, II.
K. Fulton, J. ID. MeInnis and L. r.
Powell, Of HeFDando, > L. Rowan
and J. +. Edmonos. This will be an
Interesting contest as all Of the con-
testants are gcod speakers. The
public Is cordially invited 10 attend
this. the first speaking of the year.
Two representative Will be chosen,
one from hi Sigma and one from
Hermean.
\ hedge Is being planted along
The side Of the road running TO the
Park. This will greatly improve
that part OF the campus.
The football season is over and
We are now looking forward To the
time when base ball begins. Our
manager for the coming season il
Tom johnson and he has nine games
already scheduled.
". ;. Lester spent Thank giving
with friends in Holly Springs.
Examinations begin the latter
part OF next week. when they are
over The Christmas holidays begin.
s. are looking forward 70 them
with great pleasure, As they will be
the first one we have had in three
years, as the past two were cut
short BY yellow fever.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

An exchaEge says that In a
l:itie tow dcua Is Georgia. =
guod looking. aellip.ao o4rhe-
lor Wa beng 'eas ! by mesa-
bers OF an % + ;. club Tor not
beias married lie said. I'll
marry tie p . "f sua @hsm- on
: secret vote. son elect 10 -
my H.fr There stre nine
members 81 the cab present.
Each girl aent into a corner and
Used great c-aufIou % psepsr1sg
her ballot and disguised her
handNrine. The rvss.i was
that there Uvre nine ballots cast
each gni rrceiv n one The
ran remaiu- = taeh eiar. the
club II brose0 up. AMI the girls
all mortal enemies. rnli.d 10
the on- determination mat they
all not speak 10 the brother
again.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

TIE faii term - the Chancery
Cal-t. H.th Judge ! T.. Lougstreet
prss.d.ng. al burned last SATURDAY
Owing ~ the Illness % Clerk GRAY.
hi- pete RaUey. IN mis- usual man
ser. attended u tae records. Tne
s1l -Ting cases we're disposed Of.
Rash ! Plant -. ;. II. Plant.
Upr1rrisad. = so
b Fatts IS. John r. Jack son.
cQupr rai-sd
". y Eatlf - MIS-. VI. T. Hud
-og. dismissed. complainant paving
ALICE Moss -. Daniai Sioss. petit
ton fpr divorce. granted.
Eet,ie ZONES y Joe ZONES. peti-
lion for divorce. granted.
Anderson jenkins - Nalissa
Je1k ~. divorce, granted
William Browns Victoria Brown
divorce. granted.
John Calhoun ". Matte Calhoun
divorce, granted.
auuary Wilson ys. Dora Wilson,
div srec. granted.
J --i- Hays IS. Lillian HAYS
granted divorce and custody OF the
children.
Frank Parks - Emma Parks div
orce. granted.
Rosa Johnson ". G. VI. johnson,
custody OF children.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An Attempt VIII be Made
To Divide the Public
school Fund 10y the next
Legislature.

Tie -ar sei division Of the
public DOL faui # Nissss
-pp ~ tie education u,
tao rscts aha compose TIE
citiz+rs oftle Stale. j. Grating
a side spread interest with al
Glasses Tat our prr-eat pub
IRE Sranoi ) Stem IA defective
csuaot bat d. recognized by 81.
p 60 have glyta tl.r matter care
fll cons. detsft0u Ia may
sections 81 our state, THE ur-
gro population largely preinmi-
mates. sni while paving small
Nes-1If iu many instance,
nome 80 ail the freedman has
tie tlii benefit 81 the school
fund pEi rs Tire Shi,e mans
faxes u these same comug-
mites are srsff-fei = Tea white
fiaiiies nl1~- children ar d.
pr.ved VI any pgb.ic school al
Faut1ese- = tatetrr. otea - nf
;le distance they live from sueh
in.tlta' .aHs. ana their iu4b lity
20 e-fsbl 80 free schools do 80
lated communities 1aas the
negro reaps tie entire beu-a
~ f..e wLl'- n.n'- taxes. often
PAID with mGca sacsaLce add
SCI 8 tenal. 4uIi- tie hlfe chli
lr,a eros ~ IN ignorance. or
are boarded oaf a. an expense
q poor B.8n can ili afford
There - false SCENTS n-ut al
Oats totIfs ucip4ted. THRIFT
less race. sHirh prevents the
united effort of the uhiie Tax
PAYERS from freeing themselves
from f.ls useless burden. Il
ftirtr Grey year, ~ freedom and
equal ~ = al citizenship has
u9t placed tie Negro IN clrcum
stances u educate ms Own race.
independent ui tnr NhIte nan.
. century more NIll not better
tar matter. IL : by nature
iup-ovidental and deyen lent. aud
tilr combined Fl rs OF al Nes
r.. aud's r-isrmers cannot
maze han otherwise.
thea. there j. no piObabiii.
- OF a change m the nrgro'-
ambition and progress. why
VS. p o.. hardly earned dollars
If NissIssippi'> most Sor hy.
aud euterprsIug citizens. N
.IsiHg aim an education which
= in most eases useless. and
wholly uuappree 4ied
Nhy not formulate aud pa
lnto operation q public sehoO.
system which Nil give the NJ
gro The fu,l benefit 81 every cen
he paws into TIE states tTeasG
IS. - school tax. and give To-
sAIie man The same privilege
We cannot see tie inJGsiic'
o. wrong HAT would b.- dom
to esfaez class. Dy TINS plan an
taust fAat a free discussion q
he matter vii be given BY Ii
press throughout the STATE, al
steps tasen by our represent,
tIss~ II The legislature To ~
tie TO nfc~s ia MIsSissipI
- 80 az - rs-.t rs..-1s iugiepeut
- ot e.-rl other.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
1T WILL NOT pass

The recent proposition OF
Northern sectionslis,s in Goa.
greS- to cut down southern
Congressional representation.
IN retaliation for the disfrsr.
ehisiRg Of the Eegso populations
81 these states. by the eansi.ta
iiosiai eaacirs-nt Of educational
and property qualifications. Is
creating a warm discussion
throughout the South. ShoEld
this bill be passed BY Congress.
Mississippi would have three
Congressional representatives.
lBsiesd Of seven. a. heretofore.
aui there would be a CORES.
pondinc cut in the Sonth's rep
resen'asiOa IN the electoral col.
ieee. While MANY tear this tit
for "a. policy of tie Republi.
can party, ne believe there Is
DO ground for alarm. or danger
Of tie south being sat down
upon The Republican party
expects TO elect their candidate
Tor President In 1890. and Mr.
Mckinley most probably will
be that candidate. He doubt
less remembers that his nomina-
ton 10 the last National ReIub-
liean Convention Was due to
the votes Of the negro delega-
tiOu from the Southern states.
While these negro delegates
may have no hand in electing
the President, they exert a pow
eFiul influence la the nomina-
ton of the candidates, and this.
then becomes a most important
business.
MF. Mckinley knows ths,
when the S0aib's representa-.
lion in Congress is cut down.
the So,hern negro delegation
to tae National Republican Con
vention would be a thin. of the
past. and his nomination would
depead entirely upon the Nor
thern states.
II this change vas made dur
ing the next session of Con
gress. Nr. Mckinley would
hardly be nominated for the
presidential race. aud We font
believe he is going to give up
his prospects for a second term
TO redress the supposed wrongs
OF any negro living. However
zeaiOusly the Yankee may advo.
cate the ireedman's rights. he is
not going TO relinguish the gu
gar plums Of Office Cor him.
or any one else, if he can help
u.