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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-04-13

a number Of young ladies' en-.
joyed u "hen party" at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Will Lewis last
Saturday night. Delicious re-
ireshmeuts we're served.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-04-13

i. W. I. FALkSEk-
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OXFORD, Miss
VIA practice In al the Courssl
ossce-Northease corner Square.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
HAVANA IS GIVEN :
 TO CONYIVIALITY Yesterday Was a Day of Merry
 Making. HIGHWAY REPAIRS BEGIN Schools Will Be Reorganizsd and a Prison System Will Be Es-
 fablished-Leaders are
 at Variance
HIGHWAY REPAIRS BEGIN

Havana, December 25.-AI the stores of Havana closed at 10 o'clock this morning, ard the rest of the day was devoted to ccnviviality.
 Only two newspapers appeared. Bands played. Americans generally visited friends, most of those having families here giving dinners and inviting others of their acquaintances. General Leonard Wood dined with Captain l.. M Young, com mander Of the port, and Mrs. Young. It was remarked that seven of the party dfned together on Christmas Day last year in Santiago.
 General Wood says he intends to begin work at once upon the highways which are greatly in need of repairs This will aiso serve to give employment to a large num- Der of men.
 The school system wiI also be immedl- ately reorganized. Alexis Frye superin- tendent of The Cuban schools will be re- infcrced with two or three other commis- sioners. The judiciary will form tG.e sub ject of early attention, particularly the jails end the existing system of keeping prisoners for months without trial An or- Ger will be issued directing that com plete IlSl or prisoners Aeiu TOT Hldl De Iur- n.shed monthly.
 Senor Pierra says: "tf dhe United States really intends to fulfill the pledge of the joint resolution and to hand Cuba over to the Cubans, President Mckinley should outline the bass on which the Cuioans could work in order to form a government such as the United States would consider adequate. By Gong this he would confer a great benefit upon Cuba, as most of our people are keenly desirous of doing some thing toward forming a government, but are ignorant as to tne best way 10 pro- ceed. The leaders also differ among them- selves. The existing political parties were originally intended to educate our people in political methods, but owing to dlsabree- ments between weA-meaning politicians erroneous ideas are likely to be soWn in uEtrained minds. Thse ideas must sooner or later be eradicated."
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
NEW ORLEANS RACES
Christmas Card Drew Large Crowds
 Roland Won Four Mounts

New Orleans, December 25.-The Christi mas card drew very large crowd to the track today The stands were thronged and the infield well filed The track was heavy and lumpy, but the racing was good. and three favorites landed first money, Jockey Roland was in great form and rode four winners, having no mount in the fifth race thus wining the gold mounted whip offered by Captain James Reese for the best riding percentage of the day. The Christ mas handicap at mile was the feature of the day. Alpen, who out-cassed his field was strong favorite and won very easily
 First Race-Mile and twenty yards. sell ing Rushfelds, 100 (IcKenney), 2 to 1 and to l, won easily by two lengths; David. 99A (MitchelD, even, second; Belle Ward 991a (McCann), 15 to 1, third. Time, 1:54.
 Second Race-Five and one-half furlongs Prince of Veronia, 113 (Boland), to 10, won in gallop by four lengths; Dissolute, 1OS (Dupee}. 10 to and 3 to 1, second; Inlook. 113 (MitchelD, 10 to 1. third. Time 1:14
 Third Race-Two miles, selling. Pan Charm, 105 (Boland) to 1 and to 5, won easily by two lengths; Sunburst, 100 (Nftch- elD, IA to and to l, second; Monk Way man. 105 (Moody), Il to 1O third. Time, 3:51.
 Fourth Race-Mile, the Christmas handi-
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
COLE WILL NOT LEAVE
Former Bank President Will Remain in
 California

Los Angeles, Cal, December 25.-The at torHey for Charles H. Cole, former presi- dent of the Globe National bank of Boston, and now being detained here on a charge of embezzlement, said today that his cli- ent will remain here, and that no move is contemplated until the complaint now on the way from Boston is received here and the warrant issued and served The character of the complaint, he says, will determine the action he will take, though it is probable habeas corpus proceedings will be tried. MT. Cole is living quitely with his wife and son at Vannuys. He refuses to be interviewed and refers all who call to his attorney.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Birmingham City Bonds
Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 25c; dairy, No. 1, 200; dairy No 2, 15c; country, 121sc; cooking, 15c. Potatoes-Irish, 65@70c Lemons-Choice, s4 251s4.75; fancy, $425 Poultry-Hens, 25u274c; fries, 15Q22c; small, Skc ducks, 20c; geese, 25c. Eggs, 1S12tJ per dozen, Toma atoes-$2. .006z.25 crate. Cabbage-2c per pound Onions-115c pound. Apples, $3.25@350 per barrel.
 Iccal stapie Groceries Flour-Best patent, s4.35; straight. $365; patents, $40.
 Sugar-Granulated,-s s5.25; Y. C., 5@5Mc Coffee-Green, 8Q1l1sc; Arbuckles pack ages, SI.30; Levering's packages, $10. 50; Lyons packages. $10.S0. Lard-6hc.
 Clear rib sides, SAC. Molasses Centrifugal. l5@ass; sugar house, 2Oq35c.
 RiceAG6hc. Corn-Mixed, 4Sc; white, 49c. Pearl meal-SSc. Hay-Choice timothy, $16.5o; No. 1, s15.5o: clover mixed, $14.50. Oats-Mixed, 36c; white, 3Sc. Bran-Mixed, $1z00; pure wheat, $fS.00 Cotton seed meal-$19.50.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
HOLIDAY EXCURSION

Rates Via the Central of Georgia Rail-
 way
 Take trip via the Central of Georgia railway and spend Christmas and New Years with your friends. Tickets on sale December 22, B, 24 and 25, also December 30 and 31, and January 1, 19OO limited to re- turn until January A. 1S9OO, at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. , Tickets will also be sold under same con- 'ditions and at same rates December 15 to 21 so students of schools and colleges, on pre- sentation of certificate signed by superin- tendents, prinicapls or presidents thereof. final limit January g.
 SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent, 2015 First Ave.
 J. c. HALLE,
 c. P. A. Savannah, Ga
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

1ket and stock exchange opened with a rush of selling orders. These were princi- paiiy the closing out of accounts which had been carried on margin by brokers whose clients were either unable or unwil- ling to put up additional money. In some instances owners of securities were so in- fiuenced by the selling of speculators as to sacrifice their holdings. The pressure to sell brought out buying orders, which lat CT in the day brought about a general re- eovery in prices. Sales of the stock of the International Trust company were the heaviest, and forced the price down to 75, which was $17 a share less than this stock sold for on Monday, and $S7. 50 a share less than Is actually paid in for the stock.
 80 pronounced was the drive on this stock that MT. Douglas H. Gordon, presi- dent of the company, sent to MT. Derrick tehnestock, president of the stock ex- change, the following communication, which was read in the stock exchange:
 " Tn view of the condition of the stock market, and particularly of the stock of this company, 1 desire to say that tho company is in an absolutely sound condi- ton and perfectly able to take care of any demands that may be made upon it, which can in any event be but small Our com pany holds an interest of $20,009 in the Williams syndicate, which 1t regards as a satisfactory investment
 "The Williams syndicate referred to is the syndicate which is working out the consolidation of the Georgia and Alabama, Florida Central and Peninsuiar and Sea- board Air Line properties.
 This letetr had a reassuring effect, and with the counses of cool-headed iinanciers served to stem the slump which the sell ing of this stock had communicated to the rest of the market.
 Leading bankers conferred with the repres sentatives of the trust company and, after going over its affairs, offered to advance the company money on securities which it possesses This was declined by the management, which stated that the company was prepared to meet any possi- ble emergency
 The struggle between the Southern represented by Banker Morgan and the Seaboard Is an interesting one. The fight now on was expected to begin in Charles ton when the Chattanooga, Augusta and Charleston applied fer rights to use the streets. Only ski-mish ensued, in which the aboard Air Line secured first blood, by accepting the offer made by the other railways and which Mr. Kenly, of the At lantc Coast Line, refused to sign. With all the advantage in favor of the Seaboard Air Line fight could be made. Hos tilities next broke out in the Georgia leg fslature, and there, too, the Seaboard Air Line triumphed The next contest and the one now on was in New York, and the Seeboard Air Line people are smiling and confident, although the Southern secured first blood. It seems now to be fight for financial supremacy between a Baltimore corpora ton and New York bankers.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

cap. Alpen, 1O11a CBoland), to and to 10, won easily by two lengths; Moroni. 1O4 (MnchelD, to 1 and 6 to 5, second; Imp Mint Sauce, 112 (McJoynD, to 1, third. Time, 1:50.
 Fifth Race-Mile and twenty yards, sell ing Trebor 10S (Boland) 2 to l and to 10, won easily by two lengths; Refugee, lOi (Moody), 10 to 1 and to 1. second; Albert Vale, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:52.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
TENNESSEE VICTORIOUS
The Field Was Three Inches Deep ir
 Mud-Large Crowd

Chattanooga. Tenn, December 25.-On a field three inches deep in mud and in the presence of 2,59O spectators the University of Tennessee defeated Grant University by a score of to this afternoon. The score was made in the first, when an off-side play by Grant brought a penalty of fifteen yards, which put the ball on Grants ten yard line from where Olmstead made a touch down and Logan kicked a goal
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
The Grand Old Man aud he Isoer State


 From the New York Evening Pest.
 A good deal of discussion of MT. Glad stones Transvaal policy has been going on in England during the past two or three weeks. It must be said that not quite so much deep lingo disdain for his incredible feebleness and baseness in giving back its independence to the South African Repub- lie has been expressed since the jaunty idea of a picnic march to Pretoria has had to be abandoned. They charge us with throwing away the Transvaal," said MT. Gladstone in 1SS4 Well, gentlemen, if you found that you had a snake in your hand that was going to inflct poisonous bite upon you, you would very likely throw 1t away" That simile is still more pat to- day than it was in 1881, considering how many rattles the snake has since grown. But the real reason for resembling the an neXaton, MT. Gladstone explained, was that there had been a misapprehension about the wishes of the Boers When it was found that the great majority of them did not want to be annexed. England could not, "without the grosSest and most shameless breach of faith, persist in hold ing them when we had pledged ourselves beforehand that they should not be annex ed except with their own good will
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

On December 27 a grand spectacular pro- ductfon will be presented for the benefit of disabled Confederate veterans. The enter tainnient will be given under the auspices of Pelham Chapter, Daughters of the Con- federacy, and its presentation will be under the personal management of Prof. J. 0. Weisner. Among the most attractive fea- lures will be fifty dancerA
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
FLORIDA, CUBA

Or Porto Rico Via the Southern Rail-
 way.
 Double daily service on quick and conven- tent schedule is now offered via Soutbarr Railway to points in Florida, making close connection for Cuba or Porto Rico via either Tampa Miami. Through sleener Birmingham to Jacksonville leaving Rjr- mingham 440 p. m.; also through sleener Atlanta to Tampa, connecting with morning train from Birmingham.
 This is the most comforta ble and hest route to points in Florida, Cuba or Porto Rico Cheap excursion rates now in effect For rates, schedules, sleeper reservations etc., apply to any agent Southern Railway or C. E. Jackson, T. P. A., Birmingham Ala. 1-29-tf
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Sympathetic Boy

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 "Georgie has such sympathetic heart He saw poor old glazier passing. the house yesterday, and what do you suppose he did?"
 ''Pm sure I don't know"
 Ran down the street and threw a stone through Mrs. Pinchlback's parlor window. ''
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Body shipped t, Locha polka

The body of Isom Byrd, the negro who dropped dead at the union depot Sunday afternoon, will be shipped to Ihls home at Loochopoka this morning at o'clock over the Western of Ala abama railroad
 The brother of the dead man at Ensley made the necessary preparations for the shipping of the body, Warner, Smiley & Co.,, attending to the details.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Oscar May H lave a Duel

Paris, December 25.-Oscar Wilde. who has for some time been living in Paris, may have to fight duel. According to the Echo de Paris he became involved in an alterca- tion in restaurant last evening with M Ricet, the explorer, and as a result cards were exchanged.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

From Punch.
 "Hulloah, my boy, you have been putting on weight"
 Cant help it. Doctors orders. Said l was only to drink at meals. Got to eat such dooce of lot of meals, don't you know"
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Flower bulbs cheap. Godden's.
LOCAL MARKETS.

Local Cotton Market Good middHng, 7Ac- Middling, 7c. Strict low middling, 6Hc. Low middling, 6%c.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
One Word

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 What did Mrs. Langtry say when she heard that her young husband was ordered to the front?''
 "Hugon'
 And he went.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Flower bulbs at Godden's.
g 2.oo-sLEEPING CAR RATE BIRMING- HAM rO MORII. VIA MEPInIAAr

< For the convenience of it's patrons the A e. S. railroad has arranged for the sale of
 Pullman space Birmingham to Mobile via Meridian at the regular rate of $2.00 per
 double berth. Parties leaving Birmingham
 at 1O:15 D. m. arrive at Mobile next morning 7at 7:S0. S-18-tf
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

No. from Macon, Columbus, Albany etc., 7:45 p. m
 No. 8 from Savannah, Macon, Columbus, etc., 1:35 p. m.
 Elegant through sleepers between Bir- mingham, Columbus, Macon and Savannah on Nos. 8 and 4.
 Connection at Savannah with superb freight and passenger steamers of tha Ocean Steamship company from New York, Boston and the east. To Cuba and West Indies via Central of Georgia railway. By taking the Central of Georgia railway, close connection is made at Por. Tampa and Miami for Key West and Havana.
 For further information apply to SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent. JACK W. JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

No. 3S, "Washington and Southwestern Limited," solid vestibuled train. Atlanta to Washington; Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to New York; also Pullman H. brary observation car. Atlanta to New York, making close connection at Atlanta with through sleeper for Tampa, Fla
 No. 36, "U. 8. Fast Mail," carries Pull. man sleeping cars, Birmingham to Jack sonville, Fla, via Atlanta; also sleeper At lanta to New York.
 No. 37 carries Pullman sleeping car, Bir. mingham to Greenville. Miss
 F. 6. Cannon. Third .Vice-President and General Manager. Washington. D. c.
 w. A. Turk, c. P. A.. Washington. D. c. .. A. Benscoter. A. c. P. A.. Chatta- uooga, Tenn.
 c. E Jackson. T. P. A. Birmingham, Ala. R. M. Ellis, T. P. A.. Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
Local Stocks and Bonds


 Corrected daily. by H. r. Wilson & Co.,,
 1921 First avenue. Phone 1102)
 Bid Ask'd First National Bank.... ..........115. lB'ham Trust and Savings bank. .110 115 Jefferson County Rank.... ........ 90 100 Peoples Savings Bank ........... 75 Alabama National Bank. ........ 75 Berney National Bank.... ........ 75 Water Works stock. ........ ......nom Bham Water Works bonds.... 100 Elyton Bonds. ..... ..........nom Sloss-Sheffield S. & I. Co.,, con-. Sloss-Sheffeld S. & I. Co.,, pfd.. Sloss-Sheffeld s. & I. Go. b'ds nom. .. B. R. & E. Bonds ................. s9 1O2k B. R. & E. pfd stock ... .......... 50 55 B. R. & E. Com. stock.... ...... 25 30 Bessemer L. & I. Go. stock. 20 p N. B'ham Land Co.,. .... ...... 20 22 Olu EnSley .......... ................ S12 New Ensley .. - .....175 1S0 The Ensley Co...... ....... COCO. 800 East Lake Land Co.,. .... COG. 25 35 Avondale Land Co.,. ...... ...... 80 100 Birmingham Ice Co...... ...... 50 Go Avondale Mills.... ...... .......... 60 65 sNone offered.
 No bid.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

"He that lives well is not ignorant" He knows that Hoods Sarsaparilla will keep him in health.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

Three ships week to Cuba, leave Port Tampa 11:00 D. m Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For further information ad- dress B. w. WRENN,
 Pass. Traffic Man, Savannah, Ga. R. L. TODD, Div. Pass. Agent,
 Montgomery, Ala.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
BRANCH OFFICE Queen City Stock & Grain Go. IA HEWLETT BLOCK. TTyr-~ 7TJ5EI
'. C. HEWLETT, Agent.

Private Wires to New York. Chicago and New Orleans.
 Confirmation by wire or letter to suit cus- toners.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

OFFICERS-N. E. Barker President; J. Harding, Second Vice President; Tom O. ST Cashier.
The age-herald., 1899-12-26
The Iron Market,

 Birmingham December 23-The follow | ing are the present quotations in iron:
The age-herald., 1899-12-26

J. H. Woodward, Vice President; W. P. c. Smith, Cashier; J. H. Barr, Assistant
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-23
Mr.. Trips REPORT.
His Comment On Affairs In Samoa
Sent to Senate.

Washington. Dec. 2O.-In accordance
with request from the senate, the pres
ident today transmitted to that body the
personal report OF the Hon. Bartlett
Samoan commission to the secretary of
state. Mr.. Trips report is quite apart
from the joint report of the commission,
and goes more into details on the excit-
ing events in Samoa which the commits
sion death with.
He recounts the disarming of the ma
tives and the upholding by the commits
sion of the validity of Chief Justice Cham
bers' decision favorable to Malistoa. In
this connection Mr.. Trip says that judg-
the reasons of the court by which it
reaches such conclusions be ever so
fallacious.
Elsewhere Mr.; Trip refers to Judge
Chambers as good lawyer and an hon.
est man." He says, both the Germans
Marquardt and Huffnagel-who were I'M
der arrest, were Immediately discharged
by the commission. there being no com
petent evidence against them.
IL might nave fa ,heen In bad taste, he
poused the cause of either candidate for
native king but no rule of law or ethics
made it wrong. AS to the course of Ad-
miral Kautz it is maintained that the
general instructions of the naval COM
manders sufficed- to authorize the putting
down of an armed rebellion against the
lawful government, and Mr. Tripp is of
the opinion that the instructions were
not violated by obeying the orders of
majority of the three consuls.
The chief Importance of the Samoan
islands. Mr.. Trip points out, lies in their
location in the great future pathway of
commerce. In particular he details the
strength and general availability of Pago-
Page harbor and says he should not look
with favor on a. foreign effort to share
these advantages.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-23

sentiment of his class" which deplores
the war as unjustified, as the ruination of
harmony among the races and as i'm
planting in the breast of the Boer an
inektinguishable hatred of Britain the
only redeeming feature of the war being
tina it sounds the death knell of imperial
federation, as no colony would be found
to unite in political scheme which would
put it at the mercy of every gust of ILL
formed passion that might for a moment
agitate the central power. Dr.. Smith
says:
My correspondent might have re-
marked that it is not even by a gust Of
popular passion that we have been swept
into war, but by the Vaccinations of two
men for their own personal objects, one
of the two being not less known for his
INSCRIPTIONS ambition than he is for his
ability, and the other being Cecil Rhodes
THE stalking horse of 'enfranchise-
ment for the Outlanders.' having served
its purpose. has been laid aside and re-
placed by British supremacy in South
Africa The pretense of human rights
under which the clerical abettors of the
war shelter themselves, has been laid
aside. the watchword now being equality
for all white men, while the brown men,
vastly outnumbering the whites. are
philanthropically consigned to indefinite
bondage.
LAS it is. the end is certain. and by this
time may practically have come. Yet the
stand which this little farmer common
wealth has made for its independence
against the banded forces of world
wide empire backed by the diplomatic
encourag cement of the great powers in
Guiding the American republic, has hardly
a parallel in history.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-23

of these weapons is somewhat difficult
to estimate correctly, especially on ac-
count of the feudal character of the
army which is composed of contingents
brought by the vassals of the Negus.
and it is not centralized in the Iatter's
hands, except on the battlefield.
Still, Count Antonelli diplomat and
traveller. estimated at nearly 200. 600
men, the force that Menelik could put
in line some years ago. He divided
this force as follows: Military Mai
SON. or escort of the emperor Is. 600 SOL
diers, forming a real elite corps; three
army corps, including garrisons and
permanent troops, $4,000 men; militia
or contingents furnished by the vassal
lords, 114,009 and finally $4,000 volun-
teers or ''partisans" as they are called
by Count Antonelll.
Since the publication of his estimates
the Abyssinian army has been per-
fected in it's armament if not as to its
numerical strength. The intelligence
department has proved to be excellent;
it is equal and perhaps superior to that
created by Lord Kitchener in the An
glo-Egyptian service. As to military
qualities the bravery and endurance
of the Abyssinian soldiers have been
proved in their campaign against the
disciplined, well trained and valiant
troops of Italy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-23
HOW LOGAN DIED.
Colonel Brereton Writes Letter to
Widow of the Major.


Youngstown, O., Dec. ga letter writ
ten by Lieutenant Colonel Brereton, of
the Thirty-third infantry. who was with
Major John A. Logan when he was killed
has been received here, 1t sets at rest
the story circulated that he was killed by
his own men. The letter is dated San
Fabian. Nov. u, and says;
Your husband died a hero while lead
ing in battle the command TO which he
had been assigned upon joining his regi-
ment, the Third battalion. His battalion
was the advance guard of the regiment in
attack upon the town of San Jacinto
Yesterday, Nov. II. Major Logan was
leaning over wounded soldier to assist
him when he was shot through the head
This was shortly before 0 in the morning
Prompt surgical attendance was at hand,
but the major never recovered conscious
ness and died while being conveyed to the
hospital. The exact locality was about
two miles from San Fabian on the road
to San Jacinto. / was one of the last
persons who saw him alive and he was
brave and self-possessed, until struck
down by the enemy bullet"
Major LOgan's valet. Morley. has ar
rived at San Francisco on the transport
Sikh and will join the Logan family at
San Diego.