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, 1900-05-21

Ready cash placed in the hands of
one of Chicago's most celebrated cloth
ing manufacturers secured The Prize
again take up the most famous sale of
our history.
1t is with pride that we submit these
unmatchable values in Mems and
Youths Suits for your consideration.
If our statement of comparative prices
seems strong, you can rest assured hat
the facts warrant it.
, 1900-05-21

Indigestion, nausea are cured by
Hoods Pills.
, 1900-05-21

Prof. Slosson carried a handicap Of
10 and Miss Morse of 80.
Matches won.-Faculty, 4; Seniors,2.
Holes won.-Faculty, 80; Seniors, rs,
Enthusiastically, 436; Seniors, 436.
Handicap pairs are not included in
the number OF strokes.
, 1900-05-21

Lady Zetta seats now on sale at Set
tele's drug store. st
, 1900-05-21

WANTED-A girl for general house
work; small family; good wages. APP
ply at Nichols Second Hand store. t.
, 1900-05-21

Fraternal Union of America dance
at North Star hall Tuesday night.
, 1900-05-21

herr, and he is not disappointed. There is real art in the selection Of neckwear
is sme to be correct. There is a understandable range of colo1ngs and patterns to
choose from and the prices are almost equally varied. Beautiful les for 0 and
7c. Other very desirable goods at pc. 75c is he standard price ut W e give
O MORE ase STYLE and service at hat rice than you cal IN elsewhere. fu
N.eLma.E uantSn ca Es nmErdh c Nnhnut a doubt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
A "FRAup" ORDER ISSUED.
rh~ rsss oms~ p~p.rsw~-t t--s~s
80 ors~v sxsf.-s 50 Alleged
swtsattsa ess-wv..

washinrton. sept. :. The pe-s o.
sc- departments has i-aued the fob
towing
\ -frand orsi~r~ ha. been ls.n~d BY
the post oaiec department against
The Ameriran Teachers aweary. the
Americas Civu ssrviee college. l. u.
lass, manager. r. NJ Hlnsa. srrre-
tary aHd treasurer. L. n fiasa and
". r. Hine-. Individually. al ~ Wash
lurtaa. y. a. directing the rrstma.-
Ter AZ Washington - return ~ The
writer's. stamped ~frauduisnt~ al
mai matter arriving at the post Of
zee fur either - th~.@ parties or
cuussrnz. and farbi,iiiux the payment
or any rton@y ersier. drawn 70 their
otier This action was She rs.uI, "a
az iut~~f gatien By the psst ofsiee de-
partm~nt whleh shsweSi that th~as
parties. under their aNa names. and
sh - cf the s~u~~ru ahass men-
tlnneds were using sh- mail FOR OBJ
tainimE mou~y fren Teachers thrrs, GU
out the United states. and from those
desiring 90 make preparation Tor riv-
n sarvise sxaminafiea. ~ means os
tais@ and fraudulent prvt~ns~-. rep
tesrutafious amt promis~s. Th-s
scheni- was a revival - th~ one op-
Grated BY r. u. Bass. Some tiur ago.
under his own name and that ot ths
u niou r~ashsr-' AFruri~- Of Amer
ica." the -hnrrnu % Civil Service In
structsun.- stc-. against which
-fraad- orders had already be~a To-
sued
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
By ]. L. POWER.

NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT



oue % the mn-s In,er~<tisr chapters
N Mss Belle Kearneyls bosA. "A slave
hotders Daughter Is that b-.rinx the
above title. from which th. following
= copied.
ssrisias lia~tr.tfsa sf shat .urs ss
sn-rxy ant p~r~i.t.ur- 10 in the :, ,tA~ru
rhsrsrt-r r. .hs-u IN the -rert. ef . vsan 4
~onasn Who ws born In south CsrOiias.
sri hrpsxht By her parents. at the .x- q
.~~sn. 20 Ma--a--sppt, wh-r. she w<. r.ar~i
on farm a-ar Meridian. From her earliest
YEAR, sAs 30. po--s---i II . great Isv. for
nstarsi -si=a.-. snsi y as eIl~f ~ith On an
hstiun for . hb~rsi esirc.ffcn but she "a.
poor. and th. fatur. Lsok>f shsfo-v sasl
ferhsstfinx. II vs- not 80 d.rk. Aew~~-r,
- not 10 b ov-rcoms by r-isntl~-. -nsrxy
AZ one time her brother plsyfalI gave h-r
tss isrxs sum of fv~-~ns. wtfh tAls 9
yard ef ealeo wss bssxhf. u whi-h sh-
manufactured q snnhoanst snf soaf n For
for twenty-five cents rhar aniouas Vas
invested IN more cslfcu. esd Q ar-~-
vss msi- snd -ohf. then r-inws-sn,sat-
followed tai 81 -s. r-siix~t sss per,
sna.i--i her father to lss her have an .rr-
Of ground % cultivate Tor . year; her 70
quest vas xrsatet and from her s~a labor
and the help Of the 81 . crop % swe-,
putato~- vas r,is-.f whirh a>et~sf ssa Thi-
sniount Just covered IN. r-sguir-i a~puaii
Necessary to enter the inanztrisl In.titutS
aud College ct Columbus, Mi-si~-sppi Hers
sh- paid her board for four year. by doing
dfnfngroom work. In i-gf she w,s xr~i
ustet with the d-xr-. % eB A
The next year wss ps<--i N Nsrbliau
ssH'fytag m-siicin~ and-r oas % the leaf
? ing Phy-irianS. In tn. fall % ISgs she -u.
t-re't the womsn'. N-.liea College ot
PennSyivanis. paying her vay thrsaxh
thst tnssisntion by giving privzs. lessons
N physioiogy and chemistry To thu stu
dents, for which she received ~ an hour
and AZ ODD times. working o. Q wsitress in
. restaurant. During the summer .hs
staye'i in Phila.i~ivhia anrxinx, thu. ns.s
ing her expenses and x.inins uiarh practi
cal knowls.ige. 10 100 she vss graduated
FROM the womans M~sicsI College, and
returne'i at anes TO Merhiian. Very soou
she was reIusst-'f BY two Mission board. q
90 TO China AMI take charge Of hospital
YORK there. but she said she felt called "a
practice m-ii-in- IN the south, IN her oxu
state AMI among her O~n psopls. sin
months after aer xrsdustion a ph ysirisn
she took th. stats medical examination
AMI was granted a hs-ens- - prsr,ire III.
I nrsr woman IN Ai-si--ippi who has x.iaesI
such distinction Her reesption By ths
physieians 0s her state has been cordial and
eoarteoux
Or. Rosa WiS- Is ns~ an hoaor-.l AMI in
aepsnsisnt physician with a susrsss assure!
BY the pr-r~i-ns narrated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
st " sss r.Im u-s-s.
INCREASE In POPULATION.
fifss-Faur tist~s Disclose
Compared with IsDo.

Washington. sept s-Th- census
bureau. mp 10 Thursday night. had
tahulafed the returns from nfty four
titi.s. These show a population -
H.ftf5ti This j. an averarr inerrase
IL population, per city. ~ es91 per
cent. he same cities in is9a had e
population ot tf.f50.0ta. making a to-
tai gam 81 3,{9t.s66. The pcrrentags.
VI Increase IN i-ao was calculated on
the aggregate gain and not ON the
average increase per city. The result.
was that the percentage Of gain. he-
eoriin. ta the cer~us bureau officials.
while appearing 10 be larger. name
Is if.e1. was not So in fact. ewing -
the different method followed In
milking the calculation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
sEcxSER WIRE rHE CAUSE.
,iss t"ss sss R~~~ss Ft-~srt-.f
ss-.sItt~- st ss ts.f.

-. Louis sept s.-Corou@r How'd.
~ the rrsnit ~ his iuvvstigation into
the eaus- - Tho death - two police
men. By electric shock. sunday,
which also caused the injury - ~
other persons. gives out the follow
ing,
John T. Iaou-y came 60 his death
about : y. m, september ,. 1000. and
Nicholas y. n-rkman cana 20 HI.
drath AZ 5-tS ?. m. September ,. 1904.
both oiieera having received shorks
while attempting TO call up the
Fourth district police station from
patrol h"Vea. the fire alarm aud police
telegraph system having b~sn
charged By erora wire belonging TO
th" ssckner Contracting CO.. at
Eighth and Carr streets. due 20 inn
proper placing - wire belonging TO
the Seckner Contracting Go. Verdict,
sccideut.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
MEDICINE MAN MURDERED.
Nediciss Man of tho Yakima.
steamed 10 Death.

North Yakima. Wash. Sept. -
Chief iliowshe. an agrd medicine
man and chief of Yakima tribe, was
hrutaIIy stoned 10 death in his tent
by an Indian named John. The mar-
drred Indian was about 20 years of
age, and had accompanied q band of
about so to the hop fields below XII
ona. lie had been called on by John
To save his child, which was sick The
old doctor went through the usual
barharic formalities as best he could.
yet the child died. The father then
went TO the medicine mans tent and
stoned him 10 death John was next
in line TO the chieftainship. and had
long desired the death OF IIlowahe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
TERRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
10 Was taasra ny the <uaas. Ia
sanity of ". q. Urtag.. Near
seat~FvtIIe. Cat

Fresno. Cal. sept. sA doubl.
tragedy took place on ranch i6
miles from Fresno. near the village Of
Ceuterslle. Frank " Browning. fore
man for W. &. Uridge. became insane.
aud imagined that the Japanese la
porrrers were eonspiriug against him.
lie emptied both barrels Of his gun
INTO Jap, the first shot taking ef-
feet n the small OF his back. and the
secor'i carrying away his right arm.
lie then walked half mile to
fridge power house ard blew il M.
the explosion startling the country
for milrs around. Browning's head
and limbs were torn from the trunk,
The body being left unrecoguixa bic.
The Japanese died.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
>EsorftrIo~< ~ raosarx.


Paris. Aug. s.-Astive negotiations
are In progress looking To some com
promise arrangement with Russia re
garding the position she has assumed
towards frkin- The communication
exchanged between the powers now
have better promise Of success. The
compromise suggested. IL is assrrte,l
here, i the withdrawal OF the forces
OF all the powers from Peldn. leaving
an international guard 10 protect the
legations, which. Is is further asserted
IN Paris. will be allowed to remain
at the Chinese capital pending a
peace settlement. The main BODY Of
troops, IL is also said. will retire u
the neighborhood Of lien Tsin, Ieav-
ing sufficient forces along the road to
keep open the route and railroad he
tween Pekin and Tien Ts.n.
Russia's attitude Is interpreted her.
as meaning that she will withdraw
her troops outside the walls Of Pc
kin. but not necessarily u great dis
tanee from that city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

FINE BIrrr, Ark. Sep. 9.-In an old
clubhouse on Goodioe plantation. in Sill
YER Dake township, near Dumas, Ark.
some negro farm hands found a white
man about 20 years OF age, dying. He
could hardly speak, and was in pitia'
BILE condition. He said his name was
Louis Gerron. that he came from the
North. tramping, in an attempt to ind
one Of his three children. who were
separated from him several years ago.
He was . soldier Of the civil war, BE-
longing to the Fourth Vermont Volt L.
tssrs He eanaot recover.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
W e@.se-f~r~s~>. Fsusf.a~,
oxn~r ~sss~a


The following personai letter = pab-
lishsd for the purpose Of calling public
aftsution 10 What We cpnsisier q asfee.
in the pension Laws % the southern
states Il u from Gen Edward w.
Lombard. a director % the louisiana
soldiers' Home
Ny Dear Comrsss.- writ. TO s-k ysa ts
ssd ne IN k--psnx a. cid hero IA our Soi.iiers'
Hone His nsn~ ix Thoma~ Hunter, II the
Ts~ifsh Si==i--iyps infantry Hi- right arm
so6 sbovs th- elbow I put him in the
homs shoat two mouths sxs. AMI VIXEN the
Investigating cuuzmittes toak W his ea~r
the poor oid man ws~ taru.f tnwn b.~sar-
hs hos not resided IA the stats ave y.ar~.
and Il vs- sl.o ehsrx~d skss be wss draw.
ing . pension from the state of Ml-~i--ipps
This the oh man has ai-prOv~f ~ l~er-r
frvm W. y. Downing. rhsne~ry eIsrk a'
E.ymsad- bearing date August 2sth Hr
vss Refused q pension b~eaa-. he did not
reside IN Mizrt-aippt After a- was turned
dovu By eur board. I mov-f to keep him
enc mouth ant this vss sxreesi 90.
The board Of directors will meet next
Saturday. VIII you noe get Gov-rnos
Lowry. General Hooker azsi sshsrs 20 uait.
With you in a stronx Latter requesting ths
board TO shelter the obi man Eztai cshss
srrsnxsmsuss can Be- masisi
Is tt not about time that the legisla'
tarcs Of the southern states should
agree upon some uniform rule for The
distribution OF pensions TO INDECENT
art deserving Canfederates2 Aissis
sippt has repeatedly refused TO provids
a home. preferring to distribute her
pension fund TO all. regardless OF then
period @, residence IN the state. Our
idea Is That Comrade Hunter should bs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
AMERICAN ENERGY ABROAD.
Abost To sessre mn Order for Three
Hssfr-d Large coal rraeL.
for saafh Afrtrs.

Care Town. sept. s.-Amcrican en-
erry promises to be rewarded by s--
sgriuE erdrrs for a9a larer coal
trucks. involving A tsu. .Gnn. about to b,,
placed by the gold mining companies.
in the Rand. in which quick delivery
s. vitality important. fhe tenders
we're fvc~ived from British aud Amer
tcan manufacturers. and the latter
quoted lower prices and promised
more sprcdy deliveries. The British
financial houses fear that English
manufacturers will allow foreigners
to rraP the commercial b-nehts OF the
war
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

NEw YoKx. Sept. a-Labor leaders
here today reported to the Central Fed
Grated Union that they had received .
letter from more than 100 representa-
tives Of Porto Riczn Labor ergaEiza-
tious who have been imprisoned in the
municipal prison at San Juan The
letter says that labor agitators gener-
ally and all labor organizations known
to exist are being suppressed by the
military authorities Those now in
prizoa, IL is said, include prominent
members Of nearly AL the labor unions
Of any consequences in Porto Rico.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, sept EN-
gineer Belts OF the Chickamauga Park
commission has jrst completed the
placing Of biz guns on several historic
spots in this city heretofore unmarked.
A single cannon has been placed at the
site Of Battery Douglas, near the Ten
nessee river, and two large field pieces
have been planted on Lookout noun
tain, in Point Park. These latter are Of
the pattern used by the Confederates in
throwing big shells into the camp Of
the Tenth Ohio infantry when camping
IN this city during the civil war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Auditor Cole received this inquiry
Would Il be violation, either q the
letter or spirit ~ the resident agents
law for an outside local ARE insurance.
agent to write MissiSsippi business IL
policy - eoantersigned by Mi>-isSippi
local ag-ut7H
Aud he promptly made this reply:
In my opiaioa IL wouid b. viola
tiou OF that law IL was clearly in
tended that all policies or contracts %
insurance ot any kind upon property in
Mississippi should be placed and writ
ten By licensed agent residing in this
state. who should collect the premiums
and report the transactions 10 his eoul-
Fany. Nlssissirpi would thus be cred
tied with the business, while 10 the
policy was merely eouutersigned BY .
Mississippi agent. the Transaction would
be reported and accounted tor By the
outside agent. who placed and wrote
the policy and collected the premium-
NisSissippi would not be credited with
the premium. but IL a Ioss of the prop
erty occurred IL would be charged
against the state. The cvuntersigning
Of a policy by local agent Is suhte-
fuge-an evasion Of the law
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
AN INSANE woMAN's DEED.
80 esFrotsd q F~ti.w rstt~sa
tsa.i"< fs-tsst Death. t.isx
ss tmprsvt.~a c.ra

Detroit Mich. sept. s.-Lalu Tur-
b"nniug. an insane woman. euufin.,i
m the Wayne county asylum. CARROT
ell another female insane inmat.
named Eehrcea Herman. causing her
instant death. The murderes. tore
portion Of her clothing into strips
aud then loop"d II around her vic
tins neck. choking her to death al
most instantly. The tragedy was dis
covered by nurse making her
rounds. and the murderrSs was still
pulling the cord when Uncovered.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
WILL PROCEED TO MANILA.
The Transport warren. with Tive
BattaIi.ss OF the Ntsth cav
airy. Reach NsxssaLi

Washington. sept. s.--rhe war de-
partment has been informed of the
arrival of the transport Warren at
Nagasaki. with two hattalions of the
Ninth cavalry and recruits aboard.
The health of the troops is reported
to be excellent. The Warren will pro-
cerd to Manila.
The department also is advised OF
the arrival Of the animal transport
Aztec At Kobe with horses for the
Third cavalry aboard.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Mt. Vernon. Mo-. sept. Sin the
Lawrence county circuit court. K
smith was found guilty Of murder in
the second degree and was given 10
years in the penitentiary. Smith was
charged with killing Henry Watson at
Aurora. Mo-. in March last. by crush
ing his skull with billiard cue.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13
pEsru AND ps~oIartoS
Witnessed by R.ti-f er-- ss th- CaIasa-
bts Tap Railroad.

HousroS. sept 81 train cam. in
ou the Columbia Tap railroad this after
Eaaa ssA - crew tel a story ot death
aud dcsolatiou In the country through
whieh they passed. Conductor Tom
Ferguson states that the damage Is be
you'd calculation. houses. barns. crops
aud orchards being destroyed.
A. T. Forbes. postal clerk. reported
that at Oyster creek the train crew and
passengers heard cries coming out OF a
mass % debris several persons an
swerrd the cries aud found negro fas-
tened under roof. They pulled her
out and she informed her rrseuers that
there were others under the roof
further search resulted in the finding
Of nine bodies, all eulorrd-
When the train arrived at Angleton
the iail and all % the churches and
number OF houses had been blown
down. Three fatalities eecurred at
AngIstou. but the train stopped there
only n few minutes aud the number
killed or their names could not be
learned.
on the return trip the crew saw the
debris % dozens of houses that had
gone in the storm
A. sandy Point several persons were
badly injured but no fatalities were re-
ported
At Arcola family named wof-ord
had gathered IN tn. second story Of
their house. The upper portion % the
house was blown away and Mr.. wot-
ford's mother was Instantly killed. The
family was left utterly destitute.
The hurricane was particularly severe
at BrooISShire. twenty-seven miles west
Of Houston. A member Of bridge
gang who left Brooisshire at daylight.
states that four dead bodies had been
taken from the debris Of wrecked
houses when he left and IL was certain
that many others had been killed. He
and others who were with him say that
there were only four houses left stand
ing ia nrookshire, which is village OF
900 population
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Berlin. sept. s.-rhe semi-of,iciai
Rsiehs Anxsiger announces that the
ministry of state decided. Thursday
In view of the deficiencies OF the
wool supply to facilitate importation
By introducing everywhere a new ma
terial tariff to continue at least two
years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

srs~s e~stias o.. tasr tr.s Is..tss s.A
tah. ~ ei-if. th- wtsriss
gs.sf.

Miami. Fla, sept. S.-rhe tropical
hurriran- whieh ha. done cansidera-
Bic damage on the Islands ~ Jamaica
snd Cubs. .fruek the Florida coast
" etinszsiay. the wind al one Tina
r~aehing Velocity af nearly one hum
dr-d mli.s an haur. n II feared that
The crew. - .t isaa; two vess~is wrrs
swept overheard nhuut thirty mli~a
south 81 here.
Telegraph wires we're blown down.
aud thia part 81 the coanfry wa- shut
90 from th~ untsisir wnrid from
" e'iues,inv night until last ~v~ninr.
The barkentinr tulboon. Capt. Rich
tcr. 80 ~t-Iohn. y. y. vifh cargo %
so1.0on feet - hn~ lumber. - aaherr
hv~ uiiisr south 80 Caa~vfuot heh'.
absuf thirty ~ miles south of Miami.
she . vaterinev~d IN. Culhoor va.
drirrn ~ the torce - the waves
ever enc - the reefs form
ing thc inner passage. and - lying IA
y feet - water. Nothing has ben
heard - her crew The CuiAaon en-
ceuufcrrd thr hurricane "Wednesday
morninr.
w N@ ~ ~ htRfNa NANFt sNsAMA NV
rud,i~r and nearly all her canvas the
s,-sel was hurried GA the rocks. The
vess-i aud cargo may b. saved. The
Culb~on aaiicd from i'asca roula. Miss.
AUGUST 21. and WAS bound for Rosario.
Argentine Kepubiic
Three miles south % the Culboan
deserted lumber laden bark
sshieh stranded during she night %
the sth The crew. IL 10 feared. w-r-
swept overheard during the storm
The vesssl has q windmill ard -. con
sequsutiy. thought to b~ Norwegian.
r..t Esd- s.a New osf-ss. ys-Is-s.
New orl~nns. sept. 81 severe hur-
ricanr struck Port aasis yesterday
morning and New Orleans in the at
t,rroon. The wind attained vrioci-
ty 81 - miiss an hour
In New Orleans the Mctsirie bridge
was destroyed. the telephone wires
laid low and child killed by being
blown fram a gallery.
~ tiura-. IN Piaqu-mine parish. nr.
Bosoid. United States surgeon Ia
charge ~ Fort ST. PhiHp. aud Engl-
ne-r Quinn. in control of the improve
uirnts there. were drowned while try
ing 10 cross the river 10 the fort. their
boat being overturned Ia the storm.
At wsss rsIsa teach.
West Palm Beach. fla.. sept. s.
Considerable damage has been done
in thi. ~rc'ion By the tropical hurri-
cane which struck here "Wednesday.
fh~ gale continues. The huikhead of
th- immense Palm Beach pier was
ssscrt from is foundation aud was
washed several hundred feet 60 the
aorth. \ number OF small boats
Nhivh were anchored In the island
lakes we're torn from their moorings
and sunk.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Washington. Sept. s.--Yesterday's
statement Of the treasury balances in
the general fund. exclusive of the
siso.0oo,0oo gold reserve in the divi-
sion of. redemption. showed: Availa-
bic cash balance. sia4.373.zss: gold,
s6s. .so4. $50.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

New York. Sept. s.-The body Of
the man found in the North river,
Thursday night. is supposed to be
that Of August Eichler. who lived in
West Hoboken. y. j. He is believed
to have committed suicide.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Lima. Sept. s.-Yesterday DIR. Cam
damo. in the senate. brought forward
a proposal making Peruvian pound
pieces. as well ms British sovereigns
legal tender at the ratio of ten soils.
and also authorizing the government
to coin half-pound pieces.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Manchester. England. Sept. Sat
meeting Of the cotton spinners here
It was decided. practically unani-
mously y.not to purchase American spot
cotton during the month of Septem-
Der. Four-tifths of the employers in
the trade were represented.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

London. Sept. s.--~we learn" says
the Daily News. that the government
expects decisive news from South Af-
rica within n fortnight and that par
lament will be dissolved during tho
last week of September"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

New York, Sept. s.--SamueI Hayes,
a plumber, is under arrest for at
tempting to take the life OF his ten
year-old- stepdaughter. Margaret De
Campbell. by cutting her throat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Vienna, sept. s.-An imperial de-
cree, issued yesterday, dissolve. the
lower house of the Austrian reichs-
rath and directs new election imme-
diately.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

MESSAGE TO coSoEK
IsAse,s~s That the Cssssa stat~s MAY
Act sinEfy.

WAsHISsroS, Sept a-ln anticipa-
tiou OF possible breaking up OF the
harmony Of action among the powers
and in order To be in . position to esal
singly with the Chinese government II
necessary. the administration has asked
Minister Congcr for information rs to
how communication can be opened up
with the Chinese government and what
course ought to be pursued by this gov
erumert IL it acts singiy-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Dubuque. Ia. Sept. s.-The meet
ing OF the Nutwood Driving club has
been abandoned. IL having been decid-
ed TO have no more races. The cor
porAtion will be dissolved.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-13

Vienna. sept s.-During the Aus-
trian military maneuvers. yesterday.
on the borders of Galicia and Bo-
henia, big gun exploded. killing
four men outright and fatally wound
ing - others.