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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

BURIED AT ARLINGTON.
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Washington. fch - Ma G-n.
lIenr, ~ Law ton was hurl-,i rri lay
~ the national ermst-ry ~ Nri,urtt.H.
The sersic~s az the grave were pre-
ee,ird lN those at the Church ~ tho
tosrnen' tfreshytcrianl IN this city.
Nh~re President n " StrN ket. -
Hamilton college. y y d~lisefc,'
funeral oration that has ..tiorn ls-,a
sluaied Ia beauty - ~Spr.ssinn. unr
-uuil ~ haze bs~u va m4rs perfgct
scc"rd with the spirit - the solemn
,scasion that called 10 forth Never
N the history ~ the capital has thc--
been q unvrr rvpr-,~ntiiise gathering
sf the natirn'- oiiiriai life to tssN isst
tritut~ - The nations hnnnrr, dead.
No mark of military t,emp ami ccr.-
utons which regulations could provide
Mas wanting to render the u'.asiun
solemn and impressive Nearly all
the available tr~aI~ of the regular rs-
tahiishmeui remaining VA this country
were ~rii"'l out. Three thousand
men. infantry. cavalry aud artillery.
followed the har 'irap.d caiSson 10
thu grave.
i;ui mere official formuls~ were
dWarir'i i---.,ie she deep I,prular sl~m-
on.ttatian that the burial ~ the dead
s,,lslicr vaiiol forth. E,rry depart
meat - ihr pusrrumrut psii ~ Of
ncial triiiute fiar~ hung at half
mast The president ami hts cabinet.
representatives - the supreme vourt.
of the hou~s and -~natr and ~ tho
arms and navy. al sombin.,i - tii
ths darkvnrd church - it, utmost.
Hut ihrs- official representatives -
the I.upi~ were lo-t in the great
crowds that surrounJ fhe church
and lined the streets along which The
procession pas~'''i. I.awtou was 'e the
people the ideal American snl.ii"r
who's exploits in thrc~ wars made his
NAME hou-sh,,ld word aud who. i'-
ing -"i'iier. first aud only. died IN
the line ~ duty. I~a,ing nothing ="
h. children hut the heritage ~ an
honorssl maine
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
CHATTAHOOCHEE'S RISE.
River Rising at Rate Of Eighteen rnshes
fsF Haar-Masy Plantations
Submerged

CotrNEts. :. ia Feb. lily tonor-
row morning the ChatiAhoochec river
will b. higher than j, has been before
in twenty i've years The river showed
. ri>s of - feet at 9 O'Clock and the
gauge showed it was still rising a, the
rate % / inches per hour. 1t j. raining
hard here tonight. and advic-s from up
the river show that it has rained all day
a. far up a. Atlanta. Pears are enter
tanned for the safety 81 the steamers
doan the river. Considerable damage
has already been done to the big dam
of the Columbus Power Company at
T.overs Lap The two wagon bridges
in this eity are considered dangerous.
in which event the io.oOo people who
live acro~s the river at Phmnix City and
Girard. and at least 1000 mill opera.
tivss sud laborcrs working on this side.
viii be cut off Temporarily from max.
ing a living.
The rise has already destroyed the
cattle On plantations down the river.
>ame - which are many feet under
water.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
TOPICS OF The DAY.
NEWS IRON EVERYWHERE
FIsIY.slxrn conGREss.

In The senate. on the ssh. senator CAT.
To- ft-t D. discussing the cnr~tlfuflss.tn
hes - ths Philippine gu-~st-n w an
rNff u question what. under present.
riff uui-iaucsr h Wnuti 40 with shs ftu
tiis'Ns ssti Turn them ilssse ~aan o..
~ Tnr got ~ - them Thaf wallih O.
o- tief fer them ani infinitely better 80
. N TIE house. during fhr Esur~r
d. hate ~ tho DIPLOMATS and consular so
Ni.tl~ttnn hti ths democrats rnaiinu~r
,rff assauifs upon the aamlni-tratlsr
"a. SfttsF ga B. Who was elected - b.
q. ti'et tat hut fas s-rsous-f IN tsal.y tl
etf - ~inft announced that fhs si~rnassrrfr
e.n.. consider his seat - ren~tructitei5
on the republican site The htfl 10 appoint
g. nimittse 60 examine into the suesil q
fctied
In the senate. On IN. sth. u vas decide
- devote every tegi-iegfvc rav nnftf 81
measure h. disposed u TO consideration ~
IN hnluriai hili now p-udinE Mr. Stf
t"rr1 ft.af concluded hts speech aEalnsf
occupation - the Phiiippines. and ~
hutlsr discussed az length the prupo~l-
nuis rdemeut 20 th- constitution % ~artt
1atpllna. In the house discussion q ~
fhllippins- question occupied most - ~
session. Mr.. Williams Mss isssiing ~
debate against. and Mr. Morris tMiun
IA favor - retaining fh- i-tand- Tn
ssr~ral debate on the diplomatic biii Sts
clnEesi
I.i the senate. on the tn. Mr D~p~v
IN ~ introduced letter from President
Schufmsn of tho Phitippin. romrii-.i -
nsuy cuntradirfing statements made ~
Mr fettigr-w. and commented csusfir1ia
" On the methods of the South pak -
ST #tnF. who responded rsiteraflmx hls
charEes notwithstanding the denials g.
Aeuiral Dewey tmad- some days ago
and President Sshurmau Discussion uf
ihs financial btli was then resumed
In the house the diplomats ami .nnsuiTi
arif oprtatiun hiii carrying s. fu.s NJ
rgsrsu substantially a. reported fra-s
cor mltt~- Discussion - tho rnilippinf
question and the war IN south Africa g.
clpi@r the remainder ~ th~ session
IN the ssnats. oa the sth discussion -
The financial measure vas resumed u
Mkt fN~h1 charged the Fruubiietr r
rarty With breaking faith Ntth th. p-el.f
- hfmefafitsni. nnA Nr s'askrru ~
rtarErsi that fhs senate substitute gHE
"a nst th~ inifiai movement fuu srl tr.
peti.tt.attuu % fhr natiaual drhf tt
th' huuts iuring e shrrt s-sstnH. o9.l
m nor busip-sS Wss trarsart-si fhf
wuye and means cHrnHnlff-~ hiii aisli-h
in tartf rates between the rnit~,i Statrs
an Puerto Rice Uas repurtrsi
In the senate. uu the tfh - NJ s~ra' ~
was prepared to pruseesl with TIE dts s.t--
sion 20 thr financial bin enly ruutins
business WIS transacted and th~ senate
81 iuufued early fn enable irE M rlslsers g.
attend tn. uhsequies of Cen. faStan.
"a the hnus.. durtng short session. u
Rertam tf'all introduced a hilt for a -
bic from the tnitesi States To the phill
pines. and NJ. Jan@s Mash a tlii -.
tendirk to NsaSka the United State Rws
fer the sale of coal and sten~ lands
night session was held FOR the cuusitlrr4-
finf ct private pension bills
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
Io,347,IS1 MEN.
The >ansh~r. According To secretary Root,
This Country woaid Have Tor
War Purposes

wAsHISGToN. Feb. Il.-In cas-. Of dire
necessity. the United S,ates could pat
in the field in time Of war a total force
OF io.ss3, i5s men.
This Is the estimate Secretary Root
has made in an official estimate just;
submitted 70 congress. NotwithStand-
ing the enlistment of so many men for
service in the volunteer army. there has
been no reduction ia the militia force,
according to the official returns received
by the department There are now a
total of 1881 commissioned o;iiecrs anG
%. SO enlisted men who comprise the
militia. a total Of I0s. $50 men more
or less trained and ready Tor service in
case Of need
Pennsylvania can furnish ai2. .9ss men,
the largest number of any state availa-
BILE for military service.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
LIQUOR At MANILA.
thaPt.is Wells r~iI. Of ts~ >amb~r 20
>ss Grsxgsrt~- ~isr- Aaarrissss
rsss thsr-s.

Wa-uiNeruN Feb. a. Capt. frank
" Wells. chaplain = the First rrgi-
mrrt II volunteers. - hp has jusf r.
turned from the Philippine i,iaus..
spoke in Garfield Nemoriai church u
day under the auspices - the " q T.
e. on the iiquor ques'isn "a the Fhilip-
pine islands. lie declared that since
the Americans ta1i. Manila fanr hun.
deed place. where iiqu"r E, s,id had
sprung up in Manila. while befp-c the
Americans came q the isiands Manila
had only three salnpu~ The tiiip.nps
he asserted. spoke well ot the American
soldiers save that ther sait tar Amcr-
icans were had people 81 b, IA shey had
drunk too much i54uor. Whisky he
said. was s"ld in the barracks a. i.uila
not over fifteen fc,.t 'rsus his hradquar.
tiers until he pui an end - 't rs corr
planning To the colonel and provost
marshal. The transport Indiana. on
which he had returned - the ni;ed
Siate~. ne characterikes a. a whisky
transport. and be said that hc had ua-
successfully attempted To have the sale
Of liquors on transports stopped While
in the Philippines
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
WOULD NOT BE ROBBED.
Aftsr ts~sp~..s~ p-..@ss-s -. th,~ses
Mes kussss . uixs-.s -s.s whs he
-sss~s rAsts a..-r.

thicagu. F~s - \ lone robt~r.
~eil dressed. with money IN h,s poek.
- ani with fihi.~,i siik mask te
-"s~r ap his f,atufrs vas shot aud
1ill~d iu e. ~ M~ernrt's park pssii-
ion, isrs West Nadi-nn ssr~ei. late
THURSDAY night. ~ Frank iiarum. an
nak i'ark lawyer. and Edward SOM
ui~rf-l h.. the BARTENDER itesi,lcs
'omrm.r',li; and Harum th~r- was
only enc other person in the sai"on
Nh~n the rubber entered Tho rob
ts"r commanded them to throw up
'h.,r hands. Resistance wa. offered
md in the struggle the ruhl-.r fr~'i
twice ~ his ssetims. one ~ 'hr hal
lets taking effect iu Spmm-tfeislt'-
arm. iiarum then managed - wrench
ne revolver frum tho rotts~r som.
mvrf~i,if IN The meantime had s~cur-si
hi~ r-vol,~r and i-,ih h- and Iiarum
6r-sl several shots a, 'h. rohlser. Who
fsli dad ~ their feet ~ The pack.
-,s II the d'ad maa wsrc found sies
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
"DIcK" THOMPSON DEAD.
ts->~ss.ssry Of tho Nay t-sss' U.,ss sst
uistssis rsiitts.t ttxar~ r..s~s
a~sy 81 rsrse H.at~

Terri lIauir. Ind. Trh. 10. Eich-
srd Thompson. eN-s-rrctars of the
navy. dird early this morning. Tie
WAS - wears Old. The N.ar uf his
birth. i-oo. produced Lincoln. Hami,n.
Darwin. Ieuns oliver Wendell
iloim~~. Eohyrt 4 Niuthrup aud 1la,d-
~ion~. sixty wears aru he was
elected - the hou=s 80 representative
80 Indiana aud hi. public life h~ran AZ
that timr. lie was active in politics ~
stiil earlier date. however. for he
took tho stump for Clay Ia isit. Ia
rvcrs presidential ransas- from that
war onward. Including that ef i~Pe.
he made -I-.ehs- col. Thompson
had met every president .scept two.
ThoSs w~rr Washington ausi the first
Adams. liz saw Jefferson. Madison
and Munr"e after they had retired
from puhlir ifc. and his ACTIVE r"iiti-
cal career brought him In contact
with their saee-s=ere-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
THE FATE OF A BULLY.
Fsssr S-~es.s uesg.d o. q rstsphra~
Pole 81 rsrt Asthsr D, /. nsh-

= ~ s~HHNNF ~ ANia~
iioU-ruN, Tex. Fcb. IA spe.is.
from rori Arthur. Texas. ssvs. Wher
the 1880 train arrived her. las, night.
mob - TOO men me; II. ani a. rcics
Sweeney stepped OF he was scisei and
taken o. a Telephone pole near by. "a
which be was shortly aitcruar,I >,rung
up. the ropc broke aud he fell heavily
To the ground; - was patched up and
Sweeney was again swung up his frc,
we're tied 10 a pat behind him. his t..iy
hanging Al IN angle - forty ave ds..
grres, he siran<iei Co death. ia Fch
ruary ! sweeney. who was a noted
character sni buiiv - Port Arthur
stabbed 20 death Gns trnnts,h b.
vas tried aud acquitted a. Eeaumpui
>aiur,iav. aud came back here % get
even With two sf the witnesses against
him One man hss been arrested. hui
no formal charge has hr~a made
aEains; him.
The crime was cummitt 4 on the
afternoon % February =. inaroon With
no witnesses present aud h sail 20 have
resulted from Saloon fight that ,o,,h
place few hours previously.
Monday Sweeney was Indicted fos
murder in the hrst degree. ne va,
placed on trial a. Beauuous Texas
FRIDAY and last nirh' the iurs returned
a verdict ~ NJ, guilty. r. .,ssf- o. hs
was released Sweeney r-tarned Z.
Port Arthur. arriving here az o. ~ thi.
morning Word bad been tslrl-raphssl
ahead that h. wa cptning and a mob
me; HIM AZ the depot. marched him az
town aud strung him mp TO a telephone
Pnlc without eercms nv In the Gr,t
attempt the rap- bro1e The s,canA
attempt was made ,ncr-~sful bv tying
Sweeney legs 50 his Zee, could not
touch the ground and drawing the
rope iaut Their worl, accomplished.
the mob. which was made mp 90 Poff
Arthur citikrus. dispersed quietly.
sheriff Langham. ~ u auuiont. was
notified ot the mob's work aud be ita-
mediaiely started for Fort Arthur. lie
returned ~ beaumont tsnirh, with
jack Martin. h,,ss sievcslore. aud a
fellow workman - Crumhaeh-.. IN
custody. Martin il believed n have
been rinTieader in the lynchiug.
Port Arthur j. the southern terminus
~ the Kansas citv. fiit>barg 4 Cult
rad The town was buiit mp with the
advent a few years ago - tnat railroad.
AMI Fno-,i - u citizen. arr Northern
P>oDle
The citix-us depiorc the b nching. bat
aonc 81 them appear 90 cln,iesnn il.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
FOR A CABLE TO ALASKA.
-sss~ss-, 80 w.s Na-t wui s.s s--xr~..
- usits ~ o .. the Ist-s--t 80
fss .na Ofast


Washington. fsb 10 secretary
Root viii submit an estimate To- con.
.rr~ss for the construction - TEN
porsry cable and telegraph lines in
Nlaska. The ohi~ct ~ these lines will
hc iu place the military forrr. In
Nla~ka iu prompt communication
With -aeh other. ~ that "a ear~ 81
'routi~ which one IT them - unable
"a suppress. reinf"r-em.nts csn H.
,~krd Tor and hurried to it, assist
'nr~. u T. proposed in eouHect the
headquarters ~ the military depart.
ncn' ~ 81 Nirhaf'~ with the gold
districts 81 tap~ Nome aud the Nu-
,on. and with the posts q" b- -stab-
ish.,l aud =, the use ~ the wir~.
measures ia the interest of law and
order can t.r quickly taken.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
MONEY WAS EASY TO GET.
q wits... Ia tho si.ss ns,h.sy t--~ Es-
..t,.s Nb"st - .ooo Bss'sz th- sit
ti.g Of IN. tpxt.is,ar~.

Washington. F-h Is \ } steele
WIS cro~-- examined in the senator
Clark ease Friday lie said hc had
participated in the fall campaign -
Isg~ with Mr.. tlark's friends III. had
ma'ie q trip To- Grsat Fails hef"rr the
legislative vi,.ctiun aud alsn another
one after the election. I'm the first
trip hr had takrn 500 which Mr lla-
si,lron had given him and on the sec-
ond SI01 Witness said that 1T that
time he was bankrupt. having failed
in business. He had kept no account
Of expenditures. but whenever hr
want.d money he went to either Mr..
Davidson or to Mr. Welcome Dur
ing the sitting Of the legislature he
had received 81 .0oo from Davidson aud
5000 or sG.0oa from Welcome.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
MUST HAVE MORE MEN.
III. navy VISA. 10 tapiey loco Mss.
bail.tsd Ns-. ssd There is . short
.K. at pnns~rs

Washington. Fch. 10 o-'rhr navy is
short ii enlisted men aud also officer.
aHi II - probable that congress will
he strongly urged to act a. To ths
hitter si-fi-irnst y for the former
,lihaueh the shortage Is about lpue
men. th~r~ Is already congressional
authorization fer the rupios ment 81
more. and all that Is lsrkins = vol
unte-rS. liut a. for the oiirers. with
the increased uumt,.r 81 ships IN ,pm
mission aud thu additions heine
steadily made to the navy. IL j. ne
longer pnssihle - give them tours "i
shore srt,ie~ To which they are 80
titled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
THEY SPOKE HOPEFULLY.
National sanr.x- tsa.eat'ss tis'sss 10
R-pssts of state rse.isi~-t. tsiaa-
Message from. oki.hsms

Washington. Feb. 10 Fridays -
sion oi the Nat ior.l American v iu ~
suffrage association MAS devoted so
addresses by state presidents. Aii
IN, SPEAKERS toId of satisfactory
progress Ia their respective states
during the past year and outlined
plans for carrying on the work iu the
futHr.. \ unique rsPori ia the form
Of = Josm Nas presented hv Mrs, Mar
-ar-t Ens... of Oklahoma. who told %
the obstacles to wonan's suffrage IN
that territory ara the advance mlde
there.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

MASILA. Feb. 1.-THE plague con
tinues. Eight cases were reported las,
week among the natives aud Chinese
There is no excitement. however. and
business and social life arc undisturbed-
Smallpox Is prevalent among the ma
tives along the railroad. and in the
towns on the northern coast. Two Of
ticers of the Thirty-sinth infantry have
died of the disease and another officer
and several soldiers have been stricken.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
siiss Joaes and Heary .sttsessis ts-hss
Up ct trsahfoss M saspistsa es
u.vtas knt~d Go~hsI

Frankfort. ny, Feb. 10. Two men
suspected of completely in the murder
ot toy. t.oeb~l were arrested in q
boarding house here Friday Ths
names are Silas Jones. ot Whitney
county. aud Henry o,ottsehalk. of Nel
sou county. The men are said io have
slept in the eSecutis. building for a
lime and they will lie kept in c'.n
finrmebt until something mere def
mite is known as to their know le,ig,
of the murder.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
Wsiawrighs saere~ds Ne>sir.

Washington. Feb. On account
Of continued i'll health Rear ADMIRAL
from the supcrintendency of the naval
academy at Annapolis. The president
has appointed Richard Wainwright to
succeed him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. 10. Fire
broke out in the building al the
northwest corner Of Tenth and Itiek-
ory streets last evening and for n
while IL locked a. though the build
ing with its contents was doomed.
The Ioss was SJa.00o. The building
is six stories in height and covers
nearly half a block and j. owned and
occupied by the bradley Anderson
company. dealers in farm implements.
horse eooi~. buggies and wagons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
FOR INTERNATIONAL CABLE.
Rss.Is wsrt. to fr~.-et k.y O.~ Fowes
from Controlling IN. reiexrsph
service In esse Of wsr.

Nirnna. Feb. Iu In Russia a sen.
,imsat j. growing IN favor ~ the Tor
nation of sort of international eahl,
system. which will prevent any one
power from controlling the same in
c1s- of war. a. England j. now mo
noIrpliking the South african ielc
graph service. to the great damage OF
commercial interests of other ma
tions. Either zach country must has.
is own cable. which only the wealth
lest governments could afford. or tn,
powers must unite in laying a com
pletr cable net.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

PANAMA. Feb. II.-Inquiries of the
Ecuadorian government regarding the
reported negotiations between tina,
government and the United States for
the sale Of Galapagos islands have met
with response that no such negotia-
tions exist The United States minis
ter. Archibald J. sampson. has made
no proposition for the purchase of the
group, but has merely asked whether
Ecuador would permit the United States
to have a eoal.ng station ON one of the
islands. The request will be presented
to the Esuadorian congress for action.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
WORD FROM YOUNG Hay.
us ~.,. U- ia. E-.s,..s u,. ss.sv.,sss
fF.m the rtss.s..i ,.ss~rn@~.t ..s
after. Ar- satisfactory.

Washington. Feb. 10 Secretary
llaN has received a cablegram from
stating that hr had received his ~
'quatyur "Wednesday and that mat.
t-r~ were very aatisfsrtory. This
'm-vtunily disposes Of the appreh.n-
sion that existed in some quarters
hat the I.n.r government might dc-
The failure - col. o'llcirne - recriv~
recognition from our government ns
diplomatic representative of the
IrnuNNaal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE president
has promised to give an audieues to
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, national SUI
periptendent of legislation for the
woman's Christian Temperance Union.
to talk over the anti-canteen law and
and its Interpretation by Attorney
General Griggs- Mrs Stevens, national
president of the W. c. +. L.. will he
present at the conference. Mrs Ellis
says there can be only one issue-that
in favor of the cause of temperance,
aud which will prohibit the sale of in
toxicrnts In the army.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

The senate committceon agriculture.
on the 9TH. heard Gov. Brady, of Alas
~ cn farming operations in that ter
riiory. He advocated legislation which
werid allow men to acquire title 20
lands 80 that they could open up
iarms' also continuance of agrieultur-
a. experiments which had been made
BY the government.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

The British house of commons. TN
the 9th. rejected Lord Edmund Fitz-
matrices amendment to the address
In reply to the speech from the throne
b. 3Se against the amendment to 10
IN its favor, thus showing that the
commons stands firmly with the gov
efi ment in the matter of the war IN
South Africa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

The government of British Columbia
Is introduced measure. which Is,
promised general support by the legis-
laiurr. repeating the act Of the last ses-
.ior. by which aliens are excluded
from provincial placer mines.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Buffalo. y. u. Feb. To- High water
and floating ice in Buffalo creel
caused damage estimated at 10000
to shipping and docks along the
stream. Two whaleaacks broke their
mooringS and rammed she steamers
Carnegie and Buffalo sternforemost
against n bridge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
a Road from ch,eax. to E.., ~. L.si.

Chicago. Feb. lo.-The Chronicle
says: By the fling Of articles of i'm
corporation yesterday the first step
was taken in the building of rail-
road from Chicago To East -. Louis
for the use of the steel mills in West
ptIIlInnn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
orIcK-wIrrED ENGINEER
Throws Open the Throttle and rrsseats
. Ifolsi-Up on the >4nta fe.

PERRY, q. T.. Feb. ii.-An attemp; 10
hold up n passenger train ON the Atehi-
son. Topeka * santa Fe railway was
made last night. n mile north Of Perry.
Some one pulled the bell cord. and the
train was slowing down when the en-
gineer noticed several masked men
standing near the track. Tine engineer
opened the throttle and the train dashed
by the would-be robbers. who made a
futile attempt To board il.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

The house committee ON commerce.,
o. th' sth. heard representatives e
American cable concerns in advocacy
o. provision in the Pacific cable bill
that the cables be of American manu-
iaeiure. this country being amply able
10 provide all the cable required for
tas project.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

eharies Francois Felu, an armlcss
artist, died in Brussels, on the 9Th, in
his sesentieth year. lie painted with
MS feet. and copied hundreds of the
Masterpieces Many specimens of his
wort are now in America While work
M he held his palette with his :eft
great toe and manipulated his brush
N't'i his right foot. and with great
skin. He always shaved himself. he
had written n successful tragedy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
L.., ~oa., n. rry..,. L.s,.r.

New York. Feb. Winfield Scott
Hancock post q. \. a.. is said 10 hav.
lost nearly 500 on Mr.. Bryan's lee
ture for the benefit of tine post in this
city Wednesday night. Tn. receipts
did not pay the expenses.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15
B~IIese Axuia.Isis HIS Left Issas

Washington. Feb. io.-Th- war de
partment believes that Aguinnl,lo ha,
escaped from the island Of LuSon.
The department officials would not b.
surprised to hear from him next n.
in London or Paris. in company with
Aropeilfo
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

With reference TO the attempt OF
frsneh diplomacy and journalism 10
induce Germany to join in a movemcn:
Hgsirst England in Egypt. a high per-
scEage at the I.erlin foreign Office lie.
elaret'. ON the 9Th. that Germany would
nos be party to any such action.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Al the London morning papers Of
u, 5ih comment upon the immense
significance II the York election. They
ds,lare that IL is impossible TO ignore
ths fact that the country supports the
s-uverument