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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Berlin. Oct. 21.-The German press
continue to comment on Emperor Will
Jams speech at Hamburg at the lunch
con following the launching of the
new hattleship Kaiser Karl der Crosse.
The vossisehe Tageblatt says:
1--WE advise the emperor to secure
the cooperation of the liberal party
for his plans"
The Freissinige Zeitung says:
''The debt of the empire has enorm-
ousiy increased since the death of VIII
lam l., and all to further Germany'i
weltmatch. II Il time to call halt"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
.h,,a-L...r q. ..o.. si,I..

Statistics gathered bs Stale tahor
Commissioner stacy OF North Carr
iina <heN that shil.. IN tsss there we're
rmplossi tn vettau mills ia that state
s-ss u-u. 10. sss wen.ru. aud a.oio
childt-n. th.rr are now employed g..
40 men. an increase ~ iop per cent.
tS.,~s women. an tusrea-s ~ - per
cent. aud only l.tga children. IL.
cr,ass If 5n per c~n'. The numl~r -
sdndl.s IS now i.eOu0uo. an increase
of 34t. per cent. since t~pa. aud iai-at
has increased in th.. same proportion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

SAN Francisco. Oct. 2a.-The Fifty
first regiment. Iowa volunteers, num-
bering T64 men and 46 officers, under
command of Col. j. c. Loper, arrived
here today from Manila, on the trans
port senator. The senator missed the
typhoon which the Empress of India
encountered by sailing east instead of
taking the northern route. Adit.-,ien.
Byers of Iowa, representing Gov. Shaw.
and three hundred citizens of Iowa. met
the senator at the Golden Gate in tugs.
They received . royal reception frov
the volunteers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

II is not the province of .he editor OF
this department, in these columns, 30
enter the domain of party politics
But he ventures the suggestion. aud
expresses the hope that every voter in
Mississippi will go TO his election pre-
cinct on the 9TH OF next month and cast
his ballot for the candidates of his
choice. The registered vote of the
State in 1895 was i25,ss2. The total
vote for the two candidates for gov
ernor at the general election was "a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
TO JAIL WITHOUT BAIL.
y~.s~r. the Alleged Murderer OF Gil
bert Gates. Held to Await the
Action of the Grand Jury.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. PA Star
special from Paris. No., says; Alex
ander Jester. who for the past ten days
has been undergoing a preliminary
trial on the charge of numbering Gil
bert Gates, son of Chicago million
n:re. near Paris. in 1871. has been re-
handed to the county Jail without
bail, to await the action of the grand
Jury which meets next Monday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Lyman c. Larned. OF Boston, has
brought suit in the United States cir
cult court in New York against Gug-
liz limo Mareoni. to restrain him. and
his agents. from using the system of
wireless teIegraphy which Larnei
claims is an infringement of a patent
now controlled by him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

=. II. Conger. United States minister
TO China. who has made tour of the
chief cities aud towns of China, says.
The customs returns do not represen.
sctual importations of American goos's
into China. During the last six months
American imports in cotton, shee,ings
ana huor have doubled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The work Of reclaimiag the old con
federate cemetery at North alton. Ill.,
and restoring the graves OF the con-
Iederate dead. is we'll under way.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
CARL cASBERG is MISSING.
AaA ss Are MANY Durats of Con-
adtag Bs.tse-s Men sna
Others.

Kansas City. Mo. Oct. ei.-Cari Cas-
berg. manager of a i.000-acr- stock
farm near Randolph. Mo-. owned by the
Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas Trust Co..
has been missing since August 20. and
is said TO have gone to mis- home in
Germany. Local cattlemen. who claim
CGsberg owes them an aggregate of
s. 600 or over. have attached what few
bs longings he left.
Casherg bought and sold cattle on
the Kansas City market, and when he
left one firm held frs paper for $4,000
and another for $4,000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Maj. Neohrl mulr buyer for the I'm
glish army has informed Gos- SayrrS
that unless he can enter the state ~
Texas from New Orleans a, once h.
will forfci, contracts for several thou
sand head 81 mules engaged in Texas.
Sayerz has taken the stand that The
ma jor must comply With guarantin"
rules. mules or M mules
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Cape Town, Oct. 2o.-The town to-
night is delirious over the victory at
Glencoe to-day. The streets are filed
with a cheering. hat-waving crowd.
singing patriotic airs and Now We
Shant be Long" The newspaper Of
fees are beseiged
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The South Carolina congressional
delegation j. IN receip, of a lengthy
letter signed by every cotton spinner
in the state is which the representa-.
tise~ arr strongly urged Ia work for
thorough application 81 the "oPen
door" policy in the east.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

ten. Otis received messages. ON the
18th. parporting to come from the IN
surgsnt ten. Pho del Pillar. offering to
sell out his army. and to deliver Agui-
ualdo into the hands of the Americans.
The policy of Gen. Otis is firmly set
against buying any snrrenders.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The soldiers of the Twentieth Kan
tas regiment. who will be mustered
out in San Francisco. ON the :sth. will
not reach home in time To vote at the
coming party elections. The elections
occur November : in cities Of the first
and second class. and voters must be
rvrists red ten days before that date.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The Manila Demccracia reports That
the juntas in the orient and in Europe
intend to send a delegation TO Wash
ington to present the Filipino cause.
Regidor will probably be the president
of the delegation. and Agoncillo and
Apaeible will be among its members
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Go,. Chandler of ,.eorria received .
telephone message. the Other night
from the sheriff of rike county. tt
Harue~yill-. advising him that the ne
gro population of the town. IN an at
tempt 10 svcnge the whippin-, Of three
of their number. 10y whites. were gath
erred and threatening to burn the
place t,ov Chandler ~ once ordered
out the militia.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

At meeting Of the directors of the
Boston 4 Montana Mining CO.. held in
Boston. ON the goth. the regular quar-
terly dividend of 81 per share was de-
clared. and also an extra dividend OF
siI per SHARE. The previous quarterly
dividend. declared last July. was 81
per share and an extra dividend of 80.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Carl Casberg. manager of LOCO
acre stock farm near Randolph. Mo-.
owned by the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas Trust Co. has been missing
since /. uguest 10. and is said to have
gone to his home in Germany. Local
csttlemen. who claim Casberg owes
them an aggregate of 5000 or over.
have attached what few belonging he
l@f,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Emma Harris. IS years old. was
burned to drath near Dallas. Tex. Her
clothes caught while she was starting
a fire with coal oil.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Surgcon-tieneral Wyman, on the 10Th.
received cahlegram from Inspector
Woodbury.. Of the Marine hospital serv-
icr. dated Rio Jsn-iro. Brazil. saying
that the plague had made its appear
ance at Santos. Brazil.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The liaytien government has nomi-
nsted Judge Day as the sole arbitrator
in the pending Metzger claim against
Hayti for damages sustained through
tine infringement of a certain eonees-
sion. The nomination WIS promptly
confirmed by the state department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The eommitte ON permanent organ
ization appointed by the anti-imPeri's-
- conference in Chicago. met there. on
the 10Th. and formed a national or
ganization to be- known a. the "Ameri-
can Anti-Imperialist League
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Jesse r. Davis, author Of many pop
ular songs. died in New York. on the
leth. of heart disease. aged 20 years.
lie was a negro. a native of Cincinnati,
and q graduate of college there.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Rev. George II. LiPscomb, a sou Of
Dr. w l.. IipScomb, OF Columbus,
Miss. and brother of Prof. Dabney
Lipscomh. state university. is dead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Dir~ior Of Post. vaille has sent 20
ro.tmaSter-tenersi Smith a letter en-
iefing an absolute denial Of a pub
lished charge Of censorship of the
mails at Manila.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Arthur Twining IIadley. LII. H.. was.
OF the 18th. inaugurated president Of
Yale university, the ,hirtieth in line
and the immediate successor TO the
venerable Timothy Dwight.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The nth was the last day for the
English reserves to rejoin the colors.
and reports from the principal ccnters
show that virtually all the reserves pre-
sented themselves.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The Beers seized the telephone at
Mo,isler river. on the 10th. and at
tempted to speak with Kimberley. hop
ing TO learn the disposition of thu
British forces there. The manrevsr
WAS. however. discovered and frustrat-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
WE WILL KEEP THAT TROPHY.
John nsll Mast Try Again 10 Ne
Wants to Carry Hosse the
Ameri~a's Cup.

New York, Oct u. Out of the north
ward. with a rush came a good stiis
breeze yesterday morning, clearin:
away what little mist and fog there
was between seven and eight O'Clock.
and giving the skippers and crews IF
the Columbia and Shamrock the best
encouragement they have yet received
for race.
At i2;l5 the Columbia. which h1d
been steadily gaining on the sham
rock. passed her to port. taking in the
working topsail as she did so. 80 as to
be ready for the windward work. Her
spinnaker came in at l2:I>, and the
Shamrock's was doused 30 seconds
later. 1t was to be close work at the
turn. Both shippers held ON to then
spinnakers TO the last moment, and
there had been no chance to round in
either yachts mainsheets. The OIL
ciai time at the outer mark was:
Columbia. ie:19:0o.
Shamrock, i2:i9:f7.
The wind was now blowing at least
IS miles an hour. and there was a
jump Of sea sufficient to make the
racing craft do some rather heavy div.
ing. They heeled till the greater por-
ton of their weather bulges were ex-
posed.
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht finished
FIVE minutes, II seconds after the Co
lumbia. She was defeated in the race,
the final one of the series six minutes,
Is seconds actual time and six minutes
"a seconds corrected time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The British arms won most deei-
sive victory over the Beers near Glen
eoe. in Natal, on the Goth. from 500 :"
300 Of the burghers being killed and
wounded. The British also lost henv-
iiy. II is believed that this reverse,
coming when the Boers had expected
victory. will check their onward
movement il it doesn't dampen theit
military ardor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The Berlin Nsuste Nachrich,en de-
elares that the colonial council has
adopted a resolution declaring il corr
patible with German colonial interests
to abandon Samoa. in return for suiii-
eient intlrmnitication.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Henry frohman. father OF Daniel,
Charles and Gustsve frohmsn. the the
sirieal managers. died. on the 18th. at
his home in New York city of heart
fsilurc. aged - years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

admiral Dewey will arrive in Allan
"a. Ga.. on the cath. lie will he there
two days. and return to Washington
with Lieut.. Caldwell. while Flag.-Lieut
Brumby will remain in Georgia for a
short time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

At New Hoston. Tex. less Nau~ck,
a prominent citixen IT that place, was
shot through thu head aud instantly
killed by the accidental discharge of
revolver which he wsS inspecting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

smith Broth~rs Get Into . kow with
John Tie over Oid Gradge.

BOoNEvIILE. Miss, oct. This af
aud instantly killed while engaged in a
row with Tandy aud Arthur Smith.
seven miles cast. near Piney Grove
church. The parties were returning
from church when near the home of the
smith brothers an old grudxe was re-
newed between them Tie USED knife
pretty freely on the brothers, who in
turn shot Tie twice. The Smiths left
for parts unknown.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Berlin. Can. will he the next meet.
ing pl"cc Of the Evangelical general
conference. The date of the session
Vas sSed for the frs, Tuesday in o.
,oi,.r. i9uJ
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The south is receiving better pric,
j. one side Of th" expansion question
which the southern planter heartily
favors
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
VOL. XIII.

A dispatch from simls. dated ths
goth. said; ''rh. number ot person.
row r-c-iving famine relief through
out India has reached S8.OoO."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

IN. C~orria Socirty ~ Chattanooga.
Tenn. has adopted resolutions ds-
uouuciuE the Chattanooga t-ari ~
education for di.plaeing t.r'. ui'e'l
STATES history in the publie ~rho-,ls q
the ritN The resolutions said that the
bruuRht up 80 believe that their
father sud grardfstherzwsre traiter~.
snd thst the shame of having north
srn HISTORIES taught in southern
sche,i- had h-en endured hong enough.
\ committee ws> appointed - agita's
the NATTER and present the resolutions
- the tssari of education
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The navy department has already
taken charge OF the naval reservation
at Algiers. La, and work will be
pushed from now on.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
c.r.p~iI-s q. Leave >ris.

Worried by the Mataafa complaints
the Malietoa people arr comps lied to
leave Apia and live in their Villages =
the government has issued uoti.e
that all MAY come and ~ - they
please ON legitimate business rh~y
have also allowed natives to keep pos
session openly. for fowling pieces.
which were prohibited by the com
missions orders. Hundreds If se-
yolvers are owned by natives. but th~y
have never been collected aud rites
are also plentiful with them. Things
Lsok ripe for another outbreak. only D
preteNt being wanting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
GIVEN THEIR LIBERTY.
No Evidence Against the Men
Taken at Yazoo City.
as-~s ~ ~. yt.- Dead Placed IN . s-.u
s~s ..s t.s~rr~s lee i-Ftsr-s
ss.s, .. =. waite s...sa-
pis.~s Ne, nsit....L


The Commercial Appeal i arrived here
this afternoon after IN al -tAs trip frosn
canton have viewed the ruins of the
ssmhrell home There arc No indica
,ons now that Its destruction marked
the end of the me'~, horrible chapter 81
crime that ever disgrac~d humanity.
beh'nd the ruins are few small houses,
the gate y ajar. the grass i trampsed'
hut t"tsy fe~ people passed the place
Indeed. attention ts turned 'owsro The
w"rs OF capturing aud kitsing every
ono that haa Aught !" q" WIN the mnr-
Ter "f J. u "amer"ils vile sud his
Tour children u wAs reported herr
ia>t h'Eht ~" Al>' AZ 'aFthagr tha'
'''" ','','' N'af
'h'' S',''' a. VS. 49, ''i''','' 'nN'
"Au "s'e 'N''h' ''ss'"E
'"'' '"0 N"''. "'h "e'c '"n'"'" nv" D"
'''' "'"'N''' '"'s -
=" %"
John Oliver GRAY was captured, but
he i now in jail At carthage lie was
taken there this morning. lie sw~ar>
ne = innocent" ~ any connection with
the brutal murder. lie was caught IN
the swamPs after being sho, at Robert
smith = ais" IN jail a''arthagc. and a.
previously reported the negro Il badly
""'ue TIC Pr"t"st> MS inh""hr".
n' 's'N"t 'nA' Nn''" men ha' s''ne
'"'"s ." %" WIN '"e ''@g"nN was g'N""
u"sfan :" "i'e" that ." y"N'rr"sY
W" IMPRESSION was general 'hs' i~~N''
nv >'''"" ruin "'Eht "e IN the report
'nN WsN '''"t '"" news "' cray
ai|S'' N"ai"NS'"n Was reee'v"h anh
measures were at ono. discussed among
some a. 4" taking such action A. would
permit the e>cape 10 No guilty man.
white or black.
rsa"r- Wa. ri.r
However. when Il was definitely
learned that cray had made M con
fv>~ion. aud had protested his iuno-
c~nce. the rumnr that white m~n had
something - do with the murder rcst~i
On nothing save the statement ~ i.e-
tIorr. i.etius~ had Implicated Eolser,
smith and And~r~on smith. Robert
smith Is in jail and 1t - generally b.
he'"d that he was party {" the nights
eio'dy w"F~ ~ :" Anderson smith
he proved a complete aiihi eY one ~ the
H'''St substantial white men IA the
county
~"s- fhsa "ss resssa In ~. w"ss-
the thing, however. i esrtaln. l.e
ti"re hardly committed the act single
handed unless ne murdered al aud then
hrst th" h"n>e. indeed. "uv 'esa cpuid
not m"rdsr hre persons nni">, b" had
thT shf4htagr or having we house
ti'~"si-
a
-" ~ 'na' W. -, hF
- - =" F''-' .'','.,f' '""f"
"a ''''' ''''" N''n
" E'''''"
- '''''' - ''''''' =" w
= '''' '.'''"'s ''-'S p'a'e
-, - ~"
s"" l'''' :"
:, - - ''''' v - -"
NV ''pF' VI ,"e t-"P'e - ps'ui'st-
ICY sf' "o' 'Ns't'' sn" "'"t on Ni'
ins '"' INC '''s 81 sia"sa''t' nor ~
'"'S s's =" "'s~S vengeance on he-
s"s- i"'y arc sro">'n a. 'hey never
Ner" ""i"'r'
They know that while one Of the hss~.
citizens was away from his wife al
children his h";ne was entered ~ad
tha' '"'h'eSs m"f"er was u"n~- Inc
n''f"' Oh u u "'fon' compensation
'a'"'ei' mas "a" e"e',''es. n" quiet
'''"'e'' having >"'s'' 'ar"'' ana ~ u"
N e~s w '"'s COUNTY y prosperous
"" hsa a""a. -" !" the n"u' = aha
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26
SAMOA AGAIN CONFUSED.
~~s- Vita aasrr-i--.r~s ua.-
sitttf-. Not fsr "a

Ssn Francisco. Oct. ~ rrouhle has
arisen In the Ntus di~tric, among ,hr
natives. The Saleauia natives visited
that district 10 attend feast given
in their homer. There was disagree
mcnt over the distribution ~ food and
Tui~ala. chief ~ -hr Nutiatsl.-. struck
man Of another village. The man
started 20 run ~ Chief ruisaia is
man OF desperate character. and as he
turned bis haek the chief drew re-
volser and shot him dead. Hc then
turned the weapon on another man
with the same result.
mother high chief demanded the
death Of Chief Tuisaia and hattie fol.
lowed. fuisala being badly injured H.
wPE CARVED 10 the Urrman war ves-ei
kormoran. hut nothing could h- done
for him. and he WIS returned to his
own village. where b~ died.
An ussssfs tah-r~-ts
All the natives MIXED up IN the af-
fray ar. Mataafa adherents. n ruisaii
had not died there would have he-n a
revenge fight. as preparations 80 that
end werr in progress AZ the time Of bis
death
tisi" rh~s are the c.s@rsm-~s.
The thirteen chiefs that are associat-
ed with the rebel government nov,
claim that they are the government ~
Samoa. and have issued proclar,a-
tiOn to the three consuls regarding the
poll taN. The paper notifies all -
means that a poll tax of one dollar a
head must b. paid by all the able
bodied native and colored men outside
Of the town Of Apis by the first OF
November. The proclamation j. signed
by adhrrents Of Mataafa.
President self Takes n Hand.
To Offset this. President Soif with
out the consent of the cunsulS. has -
sued in his own name proclamation
that poll tax will be- levied and col
lected hy the end Of the wear.
This action of the president has
aroused the people. who seem 10 h,
lieyc that Solf believes himself in sn
preme power. Some Of the consul~
took exception To his action. hu, some
steps will be taken to set aside the ae-
ton ~ the Mataafa faction.
Accuse Nsit~tos'. tdh,r-rts.
The Mataafa people. ever since the
commission left. have b-rn accusing
Malietoa adher-nt~ ~ causing strife
and not obeying the commissions or.
derS. but nearly all the trouble since
that has be~n caused los Mataaia p.o-
/ pie. and they seem a. if b.nt ON iav.
| ing n fight before the wear H. out. ~
Tuisala,s funeral. = rifles were count
ed in the procession. aud MataRfa has
I Informed the commission that his par.
" had no arms left. They have soWs
hundreds Of rifles. IL i stated. and il
not afraid Of the men-af-war. wosld
have been fighting the Maiictoaus long
/ ago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Mai. Frank Kidder Upham. treasur-
er. acting quartermaster and commis-
sary of the Soldiers home at SANTA
Monica, Cot. accidentally killed him
self ON the nth. He was about to take
a revolver from his desk. preparatory
to taking charge Of a large sum oil
money at the railroad depot. when IN
some manner the weapon was ais-
charged, the bullet passing through
his brain.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

At the Texas industrial convention
in Dallas, the ST. Louis Worlds falls
was warmly approved.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

The Union Pacific Railway Co.. nled
amended articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state of Neoras-
ka. ON the nth. increasing the capital
stock $50 IT'S. 600, bringing the total uf
TO xis6, ,i7s.7oo. The fee paid the state
was S3,217.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

Sav~ q correspondent ~ the f~Ntu~
ENrei~iuf. 1T has bee reported tn the
roium~ ~ several different papers that
a certain will In t.~orgia had declared
o. pr cent. dividend. of which -
per cent. was in stock. and 10 PER cent
In cash. aud the report goes on To- sas
that this beats the worlds record.
Now this uaN ls~at the worlds record
of what has been reported. but does
not h"at the record of what has b-cn
dome. There rs another cotton mill In
G-urgia. not soo miles away from this
mill that declared ii0 per cent. tisi-
deud the past year. - which i0t per
cent. was ia stock. and 10 per cent, In
cash dn NOT know whether this
beats the worlds r-cor'i ~ What has
been lou-. hut IL tcats ANYTHING that
has been reported"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-26

This is the correct doctrine. and IL
should be enforced not only for polit-
ical but financial reasons The letter
aud spirit of the franchise clause of the
constitution is, that no one shall be
permitted to vote who has not paid his
taxes; ard while criminal prosecution
Tor the non-payment Of polltax is for
bidden, the publications now being
made in several newspapers of the
State show that there are thousands,
white as well as black, who are delin-
quent for polltax. and yet great num-
oers of them were permitted to vote IN
the late primaries on the simple state
ment that they were Democrats
The result Of the primary being con-
elusive as to the choice OF the people,
no one should be permitted 10 vote
therein who is not a qualified elector.
The enforcement of the law. as ex-
pressed BY the Democracy Of Marshall.
VIII not only add thousands of dollars
TO the school funds but will be more
satisfactory TO the citizeas, no matter
what may be their party affiliations.
who discharge their duty to the State.