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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27
For the rranrmi..l..lppl cor

Mr.. Tom Richardson. secretary of the
Transmississippi congress. left last night
for trip through the Northwest In the
Interest OF the Transmississlppi congress,
which will meet in this city next April.
He will visit Colorado. Omaha, Utah and
the Territory before returning to Hous-
ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27
Lincoln Trinity 5. 5. Convention.

The convention opened yesterday mora
ing, with Rev. W. NJ. Freeman In the
chair. The committee on credentials re-
ported.
The following committees were appoint
ed;
On education, Miss e. Thomas. Prof..
]. s. Richardson. II. D. Mack and o. T.
Perpener.
Rev. s. IL Francis and o. e, Perpener.
On State Sunday school missions' MISS
D. l.. Jones and o. +. Perpener.
on temperance: Mrs. u. J. Lewis. Proi.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27

Our storage facilities are the best In the
city. separate apartments under lock and
key. and liberal advances made without
interest. Mercantile Storage Company.
Box s5l. Phone 623.
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WHAT Is SHILOH,

WHAT IS sHILoHl
A grand old remedy for cor,s /
Consumption; used through d,
half a century. has cured iunurn
OF incipient consumption and I.
In advanced stages. II you m y
with the results we will refund ~
Price Is cents. so cents and NIL
SICK HEADAcHss
The curse of overworked v,rrI
quickly and surely cured by m,
Root Tea. the great blood rurihr
builder. Money refunded il na n
Price 25 cents and 80 cents. A I'd
Druggist. SOP Man street Hosin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27

Il Houston. is visiting the family OF Judg
". 7. Hamblan al their almmer home ON thl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
Ex-Gov. ALTGELD DOOMED.
Hts rhsst~tss says We HAS Fesahs
ss. Last Political vtshs-uis
sas~ . saa Os~.

chicago. May L. Ex-1ioV. John y. Al
crld has fought his last political bat
tie according to information furnished
bs Dr Nicholas =. Sem.
The governor j. certainly very
sick man. aud u s.ems TO me beyond
sii question that has fought his last
ppliticai hght. said Dr sem. last
night. In addition To his illness.
wLivh j. itself serious. tn. -Ngos~rnor.
I am sorry a. sas. iscumpl-,elv hrok-a
dawn IN spirit. and Is fr-pond-ut to
~. last degree. Not that want tn h.
unsi isrsiessi a. saving that the def~s.
sustained bN Mr. Altr.ta at the Chics
~ election. a few weeks ago. has
y ruught thss encouragement from
~hieh he - now suffering. .sr the
contrary. he -.~ms 20 have lost no
frith in his p.,liticsi fortunes or tn.
triumph of the principles With which
his name has bscnme ins.Parablv as
ss-isted
The ehtsf eaure Of his d~spondency
i~ his realization Of the fac, tina, his
pTessut iiins~s - but Development
of his old ailm~ni. 'oeomotor ataNia.
In this knoWiesir~. wnfrh has had an
unusually depressing .ft~,-, upon him.
y the gr~at danger For u the gpv-
ernor could h. induced to look upon
tBs cheerful SIDE of life aud take an
extended trip for r-~t aud change If
secnr. h~ might he ben~htt-d hut in
any ease il - vi-ar that hr can never
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
SIGHTSEERS AT KIRKSvILLE.
sabbath o" Si~~imx the wreck
Caused by the Late ssos.s.

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rRIcHrFUI RAILROAD WRECK.
rhr~~ r~r.s~s Niit~a ssa Three
s~er~ s-B-r~s ~ q. seeis-.s


Ho-he~ter. \. u. NAV 1. rhr~~ per-
-on, wcre killed. more than q d"s~n
seriously irjnr,, aud - less seriously
hurt as the result ~ wreck ~ : ,s
. cl,--k yesterday afternoon on the
Il, chester a Lake Ontario raiirusd
tl,vttrr known A. III. ilay raiiroadl. at
Eosehaur's Iorncr>. or--half mile
nurth of the c,ty iin-. Shen two car,
on an excursion tram allied With pas
-eug.rs left the track while rounding
curve a, tall speed. and w~r~ com
pirtsiy wrrrk~,i
The train. which was crowded with
eNcurSionist~ hound for different
ppiuts along the shores ot lake TN
tsr.o. IN the ir."de~guoit tssy district.
hi, the hsy station In this eisy ct ~
o'cioek yesterday afternoon. about 10
minutes late Every seat In the
co1sh hes was tiled. and a large numb~r
90 Ireuplc w~rc standing an the plat
forms. The train was made mp Of 81
cca, he's Their. - a grade atont tOn
wards FROM the corner of North avenue
aud Ridge road. and when thir grade
WAS r-ach-d the speed OF the train In
ct~a~.d Pcre.ptihly.
Down the grade sw~p, the train. its
speed Increasing constantly When
the far curve was reached the engine
rounded ~ With startling rapidity
N~Nt 70 the engine was the closed ear
riugs. divided into two ccmpartm m-n,-.
ansi when u reached the curve IL V~~rvd
over To the north and rusie around the
ctrN. ON the left wh~eis. Il had srun~
but part of the bend In the track
wh~n I, left the raii~ aud shot straight
ahead. Th.rr was sudden crash a.
t'.r couplings between the engine and
coach were severed. and then the coach
again ,s~red oser ans plowed through
the earth for several feet beforr drop
ping On It, side In the front Of the
I,ider Euad hotel
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
WORKS BETTER THAN MOB LAW
The Gsveraor of the Mexican state
of sinaioa suspend. toa-
stttattossl Guarantee.

City of Mexico. May THE gov
ernor of Sinaloa. in order to give great
er security to life aud property, has
suspended the constitutional guaran-
tees in eases of kidnapping, patrtcide,
premeditated murderand highway rob
berry. Sinaloa is ON the Pacific coast
and isolated from the railway system
Of the country. This measure means
that offenders of these classes will he
subject TO capital punishment by The
constituted authorities without the
tormality Of trial when their guilt
shall be clearly evident.
A similar measure regarding persons
guilty of putting instructions ON rail
way tracks was taken few years age
with eminently satisfactory results
I hat ciassof offenses died out. II
i the Mexican substitute for mob Law
and lynehmg and works well in prac
tice.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

A development company has been or
ganized at Meridian to bore for natural
gas and oil Experts have expressed
the opinion that oil and possibly gas
can be obtained. as outcroppings oi
petroleum have been found in several
places in the mountains of that section.
Machinery has been ordered To go 5000
feet deep IL necessary. The company
is backed by one of the largest manu-
featuring establishments in Meridian.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

A damage suit has been filed at jack
son against the Alabama & Vieksburg
railroad for $4,000 by Thomas K Hill
for the loss OF an eye, Disagreement Of
face and manning of hand. The bill
OF complaint sets up that Hill was going
from jackson to vicksburg last March.
and that when ON the route he went
back to get q drink of water at the
cooler while the train was at stand
still at some station. Hill alleges that
the tram gave B sudden jerk. which
threw him over against stove aud
caused the injuries for which he claims
DAMAGES
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

A convict was returned TO the peni-
tentiary walls last week who has been
fugitive for twenty-thr-e years. and
although he has not been out of the
State and has lived during that time
within 100 miles of the State peni-
Tertiary. he has maintained an In
cognIto aud enjoyed the blessings Of
liberty. lie Is a negro life prisoner.
named Van Wilson, and was sent up
from Holmes county in September.
1875. He made his escape three months
later and was never heard from by the
prison authorities until last week. when
he walked into tho p~nitentiary ONCE
handeuffed and in charge of Mar~hal
Bob Wilmington. of Tehula. who cap
tured hin. Wilson's crime was the
murder Of another negro in 1870.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
MISSISSIPPI STATE NEWS


Ncs>rs. Ca.hoon a Gr,en. attarneys
for t,e state rrvenne agent. have nled
suits against the Naichek. jackson q
Columbus railroad and the Naxoo n
Nississippi Valley railroad fsr the taxes
for the year iss.. sggregating st IS COO
The suit against the y. j. 4 &. is for
sS0.coo. and the other for sies. 600. these
being IN full of the claims for State.
couaty and municipal tsxes s~.-,s-d
agains, the railruad companies for the
year i-as. These suits are part and
parcel ~ the back ,ax litigation against
the Illinois Central company and its
branches. Jnder the rrccn, decisions
holding the railroads liable to paw taxes
the sherifs of the various counties
through which the railroads run re-
fused 10 make out aud deliver to the
companies receipts for all tAx-~ as has
been heretofore the custom OF the
sherifs. and in Accordance with the
terms nf the .scsnption act under which
the ruad claims exemption. This si7s.-
90 goes tn swell the enormous sum fos
which the revenue agent hs. ec~s
suing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

There are rs soldiers buried in the
city cemetery at jackson. nineteen OF
whom were Federais The Confederate
dead are from nearly every Southern
State as follows: Alabama, ST; Ar'<An-
sas. 81; Tennessee. ss; Mississippi. 81;
Georgia, 50; Fiorids. IL: Kentucky, 20;
South Carolina, t6; Texas, 10; Louisiana,
-; Missouri. ~; Virginia. o, States un-
known lq.t
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
Tn re., thr shamrnck.. sne.a,

London. April 30.-The Evening
Standard says that the duke Of Abruz-
n's yacht Bona has been sold TO Mr.
J. II. Taylor, of London. and will be
used to try the speed of Sir Thomas
Lpton's yacht Shamrock. the chsl-
lenger for the Americas cup.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
win co.,rss..e bat TAX. y. stock

Ottawa. Ont, May IA cable dis
patch has been received from Joseph
Chamberlain. secretary OF state for
colonies, stating that the imperial gov
ernment will not take any share in the
Pacific cable. but will contribute .
sum not less than 1900 annually.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

During March s00 vessels Of ei3. .ess
tens entered the port Of Havana. nj
these tOs were American. 3. English
20 Spanish and 35 Of other countries.
III the s.1ip passengers landed. s.s3t
came from the United States, while
8. sts passengers left Havana.
\ total OF Ss.stt.97e was imported
into Havana during the past three
month. aud a total of s.0in.e5g export.
,d. of which se,00s059 went to spain
and only 81. 200 to the nited States.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The citizens of Meridian have do
cided to hold big barbecue and invite
all Of the candidates in the State to
hold . gabfest there. The date is now
being arranged. The Mississippi grand
lodge. Knights of Pythias, meets thers
ON Nav and 10.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Toledo. o., May THE United Com
mercial Travellers meeting in this city.
May "a, are planning To take special
action on trusts. which are cutting OF
tho travelling salesmen- Vigorous
measures will be taken in the matter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

London. May Pending detailed
information the London papers com
rI-nt approyingly. butcautiously, upon
the news of the Anglo-Russian agree
ment regarding the sphere of influence
in China
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Madrid. May i.-Spain's economical
situation. according To FL Liberal. Is
unfavorabie. tested by the offic.ai re-
turns for the first quarter of the cur
rent year. The imports showed an In
crease of 4S.ooo.Ooo p~~e,as. while the
exports fell of %, ,O00, 900 pcsetas.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Ardmore.. l. T.. May Henry Gan
naway. a well-known saw-mill man.
was stabbed to death near here yester-
.ay by VIM. wathen. wathen surrsn-
iered, and claims self-defense.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Washington. April 3o.-IThe formal
order assigning Brighten. Davis as
governor general of Porto Rico was
issued. Ges- Henry viii return when
relieved.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

DIR. Henry lizard. one of the most
prominent physicians of the State. who
had been citizen Of Meridian for .
quarter of a century, died last week
He was g. years old
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

London. April 29.-westby Rich
ards, a commission agent. was arrest
ct the Bank of England while attempt
int TO cash three ( 100 notes which
were stolen from PARIS bank about
the middle of January last.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04


most unusual damage sui, was tried
in the cirruit cour, ., vaidea asst week.
the jury failing tn agree. resulting in .
misiriaL TN April q. isa-. n W. bacon
and his brother. J. A Bacon. aud the
latter's son. Willie. ~, into an altcrc.-
brieder. After hSticuh dght re-
volver~ were re>orted u. resulting in
the death of Saibrieder and the woaad-
ing Of Willie Bacon. April 4 Mr.
>ulbrieder filed suit for herself aud
three little boys. demanding Of the Ba-
cons so. 90 damages for the loss Of the
husband and father. In q few DAYS
court convened and n W Bacon was
indicted for murder and Willie for
manslaughter. At the January special
term these indictments were qusshed
because of alleged improper conduct
by an outsider who Voluntarily sp-
peared before the grand jury and in
sisted upon Indictment
The civil suit of Mrs. Sulbrieter came
on for trial last week. but the jury
The counsel for the defendants TOOK
the ground that the common law did
not cuuntenanc- such action and that
the statute ON the subject was intended
for accidental killings a. by rzilrosd
negligence, aud dld not cover felonious
homieides- Judge stevens ruled that
the statute was brUad enough. but adj
mitted tina, there was grave doabt
about it. The hung jury disappointed
bath sides. who seemed anxious To have
the supreme court rule On the question
a. Ia whether the statute covered the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The money transferred from the
customs fund during these three
months of American rule to the other
administrative departments. total ST.
nt>. .t0o. was divided mainly as follows:
St4a.4so for barracks and quarters,
ss.i .S25. for sanitation" S26s. $50 fof
rural police and administration.
sl9s .9ss for public works. ports and
harbors. 100000 for charities and
hospitals and s55l. .e53 for civil gov.
erumcnt'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Chillicothe, Mo-. April 2s.-Scenes Of
utter distress and desolation were
pictured to-day in the little tornado
swept burg Of Newtown, 40 miles
north on the St. Paul railway. A day
Of ceaseless search among the ruins
and work for the injured and suffer
ing followed night Of gloom and de-
spair. Fifty families are homeless,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
rnr-- meath. of .m-ri... rate.

Eor the first threr months Of Nuferi
emu rule the total receipts for ali the
ports Of Cuba were as follows. Janu-
atS sl.Osi,2eS. February s9se.aiS
March sl.ebt 50. while the cost of col.
l-ctiau tor these months were rNee.d-
ing low. ~ follolws: january e-nt pr
ecnt., February i.eI per cent. March
80 per cent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Secretary NeG1ire has perfected all
arrangements for what promises 10 Be
one Of the most delightful meetings IN
the history Of the Mississippi Press
Association. All the members are 10
meet in vicksburg on MAY 10th. leav-
ing there at p. IN, making a stop Of
two hours at Baton Rouge on wednes-
day. from | to pm. the time to be
occupied in a reception by state and
city officials and drive over the city.
The boat schedule will not admit of a
stop at Natehez Arrive in New Or
leans Thursday morning A visit 10
Port Chalmet.e. to the Louisiana Ex.
position and Peace Jubilee. and other
courtesies. will be extended. The bus.
mess sessions and usual literary exer-
cises will be ON the steamer. This will
be the thirty-fourth annual session q.
the association.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

When the morning broke over the
scene the ssarch was begun with re-
ncwed activity, and has been kept up
all day Considerable CONSERVATION
prevailed. AMI nightfall found the
- sarrhers still at work. with no knowl-
edge of the actual number of dead aud
wounded. \ complete list. in fact. will
p, obaly not be had Tor several days.
Scenes Of inicns. grief were enacted
IN all sides
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The night proved NEST dismal one.
NHmh.rs Of citizens piissi tbs, ,Talas IA,
s-sNsautIx. answering the cfirs ~ the
IL iursd fnom this place or that. ear
ryiug the dead To the dvpot and the
wounded 10 places Of safety. Houses
of the survivors werr thrown open TO
tie unfortunates. aud all that was pos
sibls was done tn allay suffering chill
liccihe sent squad Of physicians. who
materially aided the Newtawn rrseu-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

,hsrr arr about IL dead and over 10
injured, while half OF tAs place 10 IN
rusps
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The storm lasted five minutes.
When Il had ended the sun came out
for few minutes. and shown bright
~ rhfly over a scrne ~ ruin Nomsn
and children rnn shneking through
the streets. while men busted them
selves attempting Ia rrsfore order. \
thunder storm followed. and darkness
gathered quickly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The storm strssck >estc~ ., s;ts
In the evening, ~osssns from ,hs south
vest " came without wsrssux. ard
tr~ werr ahlr 20 taxi advantage of
thsir storm erllars. striking the erst-
crn ~ud of town. {, cnf a clean swath
is' 10 ss'a feet wide through the i,,--s
portion of the placr. sweeping every
thing h-far~ u. Over ~ houses were
tern to ~plinters. TN one street alone
a ro~ OF ton houses was entirely de-
n'olish~si- Herr scarcr anyone -
ca pssl death or injury.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

A telegram IRON Gulfport states tina
the route Of the Gulf and Ship Islans
railroad from Hattiesburg to Jacksos
has been definitely decided upon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The walls Of IN. buiidiags fcu with
n crash that sounded als,~ The roar
- the storm. burying P~ople 10 The
ruins. Frame buildings ~.-. twisted
and lifted from their fouhtafions.
othsrS were utterly demolished. pieC~s
- them b-ing CARRIED for mil,~. oth-
~rs shifted ~ their position. aIiar-nt-
" unhuri. One was turned - nrely
around. while another was tarn~t up
ssas down
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The governor pardoned lvo Miller on
the s2d ON condition that he remove
permanently from the State within ter
dayA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

Messrs. Carrick and Holmes, Araeri-
cans. who lad been running a sugar
mill at Calumpit. and whose fate had
caused some anxiety. have sent word
10 Manila that they are safe with Mr..
Higgins. manager of the Manila-Dagu-
par railroad at Beyoubang.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
r-s ussss~s ts.ss-i~ss v.@iii.s ss kssss-
vile .ss s,fv ~.s.~s Shelter "a r.v-
t.-s rsssisi Lies Of the Dead ssa
fsi.---s "a wess rts..s s~..s. s.a ss-
etaestsL

kirkssiiie. April =. Two hundrc.i
families are homeless t--caus. of thu
cyclone that swept through the ga
srn suburban portion Of the c,iy
Thursday evening. snd every one is
awed hN the terrible work Of thu
wfaihfui winds Nearly ~ d~ad aud -
inJurcsi pers"us wsr- taken from tn,
de hrs~ of the wrecked homes last night
and this morning numh-r ar~ ss,ll
missing. and ciiig@n- are d-viing In
ths ruins ia hops OF scosering ,h-ir
hs,iir~.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

saturday. before Gen. Otis had is
sued the order directing Gen. Lawton
to return TO Angaf. the troops of his
command encountered the rebels IA a
circle of hills outside san Rafael. abpu.
five miles northwest Of Angat. dislod=-
ing them after an hours fighting The
Americans had THREE wounded. \
thousand armed FilipinOs fell back rs
the Americans advanced
The villagers met Gen. Lawton. Of
fering him provisions. They dare not
fee into the mountain country at
least, because of the robbcr tribes
there
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
r.p..,. Co. tho w..,M .s ~.rcs.

I'urinr Msrvh - 80 balrr - iraf to
hecco. 80 cigars. s-i.o'o packages oi
cigarettes aud i5.uoa kiio= Of cus to
heeoo werr exported from Havana. The
eNporsa,ion Of various kinds ~ m"r-
chansiise. which do not pay duty, prin-
cipaliy sugar. old iron. pineapplsS
palms. preserved fruits. honsys
spongrs, stc.. reached t.g9t.Ooo kilo'
fron4 Havana
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The Aberdeen Examiner thus emu
merates Corintb's industries: THE
most extensive machine shop and boiler
factory in the South; two large woolen
mills and clothing factories. barrel
heading factory; two spoke factories;
an umbrella factory; broom factory;
an ice factory; steam laundry; three
suspender factories; saw and planning
mill; saddle factory. and many minor
industrial establishments
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The ~ork ef rv~euing the d~sd ard
In niurcas"uiinurd 81 night hong The
vcundsd wrrr esrTisd 10 the hom..s
Of h"Spitahis neighbors. and given ina
msdiatc attention.
Tw~my five doctors from Noi,~ris.
Mseoa srd other posuss siorT the line
Of the Walash railroad cams to ki-ks-
vilie lass night IN response "a urv.at
eaIls ior me,iieal assistance The VISIT
ing doctors eo-otsraied with the locai
phy sicians. and the work of caring f,.r
the wuuusi.d was expedited
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

A "Democratic rally and basket din
ner" at Fayette, Friday. May ; vii
attract a multitude of voters from JET
fersoa and surrounding counties. Anc
the candidates are expected there in
great force.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

jackson had two big days-on the 2sth
and 2sth. On the the 26th the Con-
federate veterans. the Odd Fellows and
the children Of the city marched in pro-
eessions to the cemetery. Attorney
General Nash delivered . splendid ora
tion- The Odd Fellows had y splendid
banquet at night On thea7th the can
dhdates for State Offices addressed about
three Thousand people in the big tent
Ia the morning and early afternoon.
and they were followed by Gov. Nc
Lzurin and Congressman Allen
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

'"~ N"k Ff"" 70 fhFF~.
FIFTEEN or ~ snap shot artists arr On
hand with their kcstaks ,o take si-s<.
Of the wr-ckag~.
The wind played many prankS. and
there were ~oms miraculous escapes.
The Casualty Itst-
E.aIIn..auas 1. a IlxI II ih.. r....nn..r...I
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The State board of examiners on the
ed inst. appointed examiners Of scandi-
dates for the Office of county superin-
dents of education in all counties in
which examinations had not already
fakeu rlace
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

IL considering the large importA
tioue into Havana last month il must
r.. bsrne ia niud aiso that the duti~.
uua.r the American tewius are at
leasi ~ PER cent. lower than the Spsn-
ish rates. showing 'nat none - the
r.vebue> arr being Srquesisrcd as un-
a. a.. Ia s......ss, A. ...F..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

The ~rcne was our of absolute ,is~.5.
laiion and ruin. The happy hom~s II
i.oso people we're SCATTERED ia numb
les fragments. The ground OVER ths
whole district wasrusrrvd with broken
boards. and :, appears - II -ame 'io,sl
had scattered the dFiftwo.d aud then
..sBsf.Fa.l