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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

I Owing to breaks in the record, due to
changing stations, the records for 1899
are not as accurate as those for other
gauge. heights.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

yesterday from their country home near
Corvallis. They spent the day with
friends in Missoula and departed on the
North Coast Limited for eastern and
southern cities. After two weeks with
friends and relatives there, they will
proceed to Paris to h exposition. Be-
rore returning, Mr.. and Mrs. Humble ex-
pect to visit the principal points of inter-
ests on the continent, and will probably
make a journey into the Holy Lands.
They will not be back in Montana before
September 1th.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

Frank Christie, a brakeman on the N.
+. at this point. met with a bad accident
Tuesday morning. AS a train was pass
ing the depot platform. Mr.. Christie Slip
ped IN an u~naccountable manner, and fell
between the cars and the platform. One
hand fell on the rail and the car passed
over, completely severing three fingers.
Ihe many friends of the young GENTLE
man extend to Lin sincere sympathy in
his misfortune,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

MI. L.. Abbott of the Briggs
Liquor q Bottling Company, had a faint
ing spell yesterday afternoo~ falling
from his chair and severely cutting his
a A physician was called in and
the wound dressed. Mr.. Abbott recoy-
cred from the shock, but is very weak.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

Rev. r. E. Dunlap, State Evangelist in
for the Disciples Of Christ, is
holding a protracted meeting in Florence.
He is delivering some excellent sermons,
and is meeting with good success. Mr..
Dunlap bears the reputation of being one
of the most eloquent pulpit orators in the
west.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

q. .. q StIIt.
First publication May IA, 19'
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

DIR. G.. P. Mills, accompanied by his
nephews, Gilbert and James, sons of DR..
W.. r. Mills, of Missoula, returned to-day
from California. where they have been
spending the winter. The three are much
improved and while they had an enjoy
able time and report splendid weather,
they think Montana is good enough
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

Christian En~deavorers of the Disciples
(Chr1stlan) church announce an ice
cream social at the church basement, cor
ner of Cedar and Washingin streets, on
Thursday, May II, at $40 p. m. Free
will offering to be taken for the benefit Of
the India famine sufferers. Ice cream
served free. -.-.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17

The new ice machine for the Garden
City brewery has arrived and is being
unloaded by Singer & Campbell. 1t will
be in place and working properly within
a few days, n is the finest machine Of
it's kim on the SLOPE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
NAY BE LlNcHED IF TAKEN.
Pat . stop ss us..~ ss-sts-x
o. rh~ts wss-s.

Clayton. Mo-. Oct. 1T.--Hait. AL
vance and give an explanation - your
presence here Where did Yen Ert
that horse you are driving
This Is the command that stranger
driving or riding along the Priaeipal
thorourhfarrs af ~. Louis county af-
ter nigh, in the next few weeks may
expect 80 receive
Aroused by numerous depredations
that have bcen committed in the last
few weeks hy horse thieves. the eoun-
Is farmers hasr banded together. and
agreed To take turns about at night
a, patroliing the principal thorough
fares Of the county. The association
was secretly formed a, Clayton Thurs.
day evening.
Secrecy was the watchword Of the
meeting. aS the 30 citizens who signed
the agreement 10 act as night guards
have agreed TO lynch the first horse
thief they catch. and for that reason
they do not want their names made
public. Only one of them. p. ". san
guinst. Of Clayton. would consent to
discuss the matter yesterday.
'sThe farmers of she county are in
Earnest in this matter" said sir.
Sanguinet. They have been aroused
by the boldness aud frequency Of
these thsfts. and are determined that
they must stop. Fifteen Of the men
will go on patrol tonight. the other
l. tomorrow night. and 80 on. alter
nately. until the ouirages are stopped.
And woe bc;ide the horse thief " he
should happen 20 fall into the hands
of any OF these men.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

A, the last session of the legislature
m act was passed authorizing the gov
ernor To aPpoint commission %
twenty -thrre members. being one mem.
Der for zach Mississippi organization
participating in the defense 81 Nicks-
burg. via The eth. asth. ssth 1sth.
ssth. t0,h s,d. ssd aud ssih infantry
regiment. ~ battalion and ssh regi.
ment Mississippi state troops. NiNsis.
sippi Partisan Rangers. company II,
Mississippi Regiment Ligh: Artillery
and batteries A. e. y. =. q. I and l. %
same: 18th Mississippi Light Artillery
baitslion. and onc battery ~ ~ame. and
iiudsan's Mississippi battery. Ii will
be the duty % this commission 10 co-
operate with the National Park eom.
mission In asccriaining and exactly de-
sermining the position ~ each Missis-
sspps organization in the defense Of
Nickshufg. aud al>o 10 recommend 10
the governor such subsequent legisls-
tion as will. IN the opinion n the com
mission. permanently and suitably mark
the positions thus determined. aud
worihily commemorate the vaior aud
services Of Mississippi soldiers in the
campaign and defeuse % Niek~hurr.
Zach member % said commission shall
have served with honor in the d-fcns-
Of klcksburg. aud with the organiza-
tion which be Is appointed 10 rePrs-
sent. aud shall serve oa the commission
wi,hoa; pay cxcep, a. % necessary
travelling expenses Aud for this pur.
pose the sum OF .oco Is Appropriated.
ten :. u. lee. chairman % the
Nic<sburg PARK Commission. j. exceed
ingly anxious to have these appoint
nents made. and the governor will an
nonnce the appointments when list u
completed There have hsen 70 appii-
cations or recommendation received
from the following commandss
The 18th, s0;h. ssd anu al infan-
try regiments; - battalion aal s,h rext-
men, state trooP>. 18th Mis.i~siPpi
Light Artillery aud one battery u same.
Iiudsoa's battery: Battery =. ist Light
Artillery; battery a.. san.
Battery q was Cowan's battery. Of
vieAsburg. Mos, Of this company was
cut OF at Bakers Greek aud became
attached 10 Loving's division. bu, there
are several survivors who served dur
log the seige-
Battery D. 81 same regiment, COM
manded by Capt. q. =. Sanderson. was
from Carroll parish. Isoatsiania-
When appointments ars completed.
the governor VIII name the date for
assembling at Nickshurg. when the
commission will Organize and proceed
with thc duty assigned IL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
THE RousTERs RAISING.
>s~ s.Asss . p~~..s Zoe strs re-
M.ath-

Nsw oHfHANs la. ost 1~-rhe
r,ras,shputs la ths~, days - demand
for .al-sr. with eosisu p,ckers getting
o. ts pr fo1 pounds and iah,r~rs On
the sugar pianta;ons g~t,inx st7s pr
day. IL a. indsP~nss~nt a. Spanish
hlasiru
Yesterday the steamer Rn,h sac-
ccr,icd iu ioadirg her cargo. her pas.
sengers g., sharsi. ami then the col.
oFrt brother struck for siso a moash-
A a consequence the passengers were
told tha, the Ruth would M, saii. sni
she II siili at her isndinr. las, week
four other bsa's plying in the sugar
trade were caught in the same plight.
They were compelled Friday and Ss,ur-
day H. p.s~tPoae their departure. The
curr~nt ray Of roassahsuts Il sieo.
purinw the sumner noaths they receive
80. Asa result of the sxnrtisaa, de-
mand, the negr,~~ have been making.
the vartans master. % beats plying
in the New orleans tTsYs arr f.ininr
In uaitsd sTort 60 employ white
rous'ab1ats. Italians preferred capt.
, 4. West. president - the NississiPpi
Packet Company. has been insoruavi BY
two representative - the ronN,ahouts
tha, $3.50 h,d heen determined upon a.
ths sss.fs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

MARTIAL LAW In CANADA.
Labor rr.ahI~ ssa Race Hatred
Lad 10 D~~isratts~ OF Martial
Law st valley Ft~td. Qu~h~c.

Montreal. Can. Oct. eT.-There are
nov on duty az Valley Field. guard
ing the extensive works Of the Do-
minion Cotton Co. Is officers and 35s
non-commisSioued officers aud men Of
the ROYAL Scots. Victoria Rifles and
garrison artillery. augmented by "a
hearsr corps. The Victoria Rifles have
a Maxim gun. The sending Of rein
forrements was decided ON late
Thursday night. after the first de-
tachmsnt 81 the Royal Scots hal
come into collision with the strikers,
resulting in nine of them being
wounded.
The scots were practically Mt the
merry OF the strikers. as Col. ibbot-
son was unable tn find a magistrate
who was willing To read the riot scs.
The officers had to eontsnt them
selves with firing their reyolverS into
the air. In the meatime. the men wers
the targets for n fusiiade of stones
and other missiles.
The town Is largely French Cana
dian. and has at all times been hot
bed Of race hatred. eliminating in
trouble recently over the employment
Of EngliShmsn in the mills. where
there are some 1000 employees paid
by English capital. Although the
present trouble Is on account of re-
fusaI. on the part of the mill man
agement. 20 recognize tine union in
the matter of demand for NOR.
paw for the men working on the con
siruction of n new mill. the difficulty
has all the appearance of assuming
the old phase of racial aRtagonisn-
fuel being added 90 the flames by the
presence of the British red coats
from Montreal. A detachment of the
duke of York's Royal Canadian hus-
sars cavalry in under orders to pro
coed to NalIeyfeld.
Only one striker was wounded
Thursday night. lie was shot in the
arm. and Is not seriously injured
Four hundred more operatives have
Joined the strikers. The town is now
under martial law.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
ALvoRD's pEFALcATioN.
ssrss Va. r--~s-r~s-t. la
sssstssv. ct~rk'. ptse.v-wy.

New York. Oct. 27.-In order TO
make clear certain alleged nnisssatc-
ments. Nicc-rrcsiden, tIine Of the
First national bank Yesterday ex-
planned In detail souie Of tho Incl Tents
leading up 10 the discovery OF Alserd's
crime. In the first place. Mr.. Hins
said. Alvord hal worked steadily and
without suspicion until Afternoon %
the 18th instant. Hy the nerrst acci-
dent a clerk saw him make c-rtain
erssnrcS IN the clearinghouse sheet.
and while he Thought this unusual.
said nsthing about ), 20 anybody an-
I'll shortly after four o'ciock ny that
time Alvord had gone. bu, IL was es-
p-ctet that he would return. as he
had - work TO finish.
mn Alvord failed To return the
elsrkN~ho had seen him max. the
sur~An Anlade eaaaal msnt ton .sf the
matt~r te Assistant Cashier In .ku-.
The latter. without suspcefing thA,
anything vas wrong. looked cy~r Al
words balance. and soon found several
di-crv9ancies. lie was ON the p-b.ut 20
leaving matters for Alvord's adluxt-
m~ni. when he decided 10 make a fur
th~r examination. ard soon saw that
many items had t~en deliberately fall
siasd.
isv this time the suspicious of ihs
assistant cashier rad h~com very
nlueh aroused. All the high osieials
% the hank had gone for the dsy. bu,.
gathering a uumt,-r Of clerks. Mr..
Haeku. went hurrirslly over the note
tcller's books. and. in a few moments.
had overwhelming proof Of Alvord's
guilt.
Mr. Hine did not say bow Aivord
learned that he was under suspicion.
hut b. confirmed the report that the
note teller returned to the bank Early
on Thursday evening. anl. se~inr 9th
rrs AZ work upon his books rrnliEci
that he had b-en discovered.
Niscrsi had not b~en under surv~ii-
lance up TO that time. although u has
he~n said tha, he was suspected as
early as the 18th instant. The hank
officials arr convinced that h~ did not
so 80 his home the night Of the 18th.
and they arr also convinced that he
has no, b~~n there since the morning
81 that day.
Aivoryi's crime came ,o light ~Naetiy
three DAYS after the national hank ~
amiurrs completed their ~Namiuasion-
Whiie the Ftrst national tank off,
GERS adusis that Aisor,i's wrong,ioinw
Is In M degree the result - anv iaxi-
~ On the part of the evaminers. YET
fhey seem somewhat annoyed a. hat
they regard a. misrwpr~~rntatiaus on
The part Of tho.~ attached 20 the of'ic.
- The comptroller of the suFrvurY a,
Washineton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
DIR. LEYDs INTERVIEWED.
The rrsa.~asi AE~st speaks with
Reference to Former rr~.l-
dent krsE-r.s rtaas

Paris. Oct. s7.-nr. Leyds. the
Transvaal agent. who is in this csty
for a few days. was questioned by a
press representative with reference
To- the plans Of former President hru-
ger. lie said;
Most Of the stories Published on
the subject are imaginative. ar.
Kruger Will land ~ Narseilles. and 1
shal 90 to meet him. Hut in s not
true that have seen " n~lcass..
(the French minister Of foreign az
fairsl or that ! am IN any way ar.
ranging a reception. which viii - en-
tirely ia the hands of the French
themselves Nothing has Yet been
definitely decided upon as 10 the Do
tails of Mr.. kruger's stay in Europe.
But. Mr. Kruger Is an old man and
not accustomed 10 cold climate. -
Il j. likely he wiil soiourn in the
nsighborhood IT Nice for the winter
I have no reason to believe there j.
any ground for the statement that
Mr. Kruger intends 20 visit President
Me Kinley.~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
WORLDS FASTEST TRAIN.
q. NsFs--. Traits b. rr-.s- ~.k-. tss
VIE. ~ 80 Ntsats..

Faut- u-t - un~ of the fastest
train, ia the world foe average .P~ei
was ,iii Saturday th- Paris cslai> eS-
rrvss. which covered - kiiruetrcs
tiss miles, betw~-u the.e citis-. IN
three huurs and thirty uin~ uainat~~
tn Saturday this train. ~ rather a
new trsin composed - the n~u com-
Pound I'utes1s.gu~' ls-aannosiv- and eight
cuFridos earrtage,. running q the
Paris 'aiais evprv>i schedule. broke st.
own f~ssr'i. ansi il nos the Tastes, train
IN the wvrid Or the aisttnc~. having
run - niis, in 80 minutes and ~ ssc-
outs, or frar,iea over mile q
minu,c. Ne ether train IN the world
approaches this long distance p~rform-
.nre.
In addition o. its ordinary Westing-
hauS~ bfake,. this train J. furnished
uith a new instantaneous brake. III.
effect - which l. to diminish a. far as
p.->sibie The diSaxr.sabie shock ~sps.-
risnc~d eY PasseuE~r~ when the train
- Pullcd aP at gr-a, speed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
WHITES IN COMMAND
Dei-ier Encounters Insurgents with
White Loader.
pss.rtss fsxsa'. rassity fssw~r ssas-
e~r sf N. fsth tsf.asrt s.r~@s.tt,
Ntssteftss re~srd rtt. ota-
tt.as tessrsds..

MANuA. oct = While scoutinE
near isos-r. detachment - the Twea.
iisth and Twenty eigh, regiments. un-
der capt, iieigler. wer~ attached hy 600
insurgents armed with rides. under the
command of a white man whose ma
tionsli'y v NJ. known - the Am~ri-
cans The insurgents Zoe the most part
were inirvnched.
After an heroic nght capt. n~igler
drove 80 the enemy. killing mor~ than
seventy ave. The SIGHT lasted Tor two
hours Capt H.sRlcr and three psi-
Yates we're slightly Noaads,i. and two
Of the Americans wer~ killed.
An rnraremeu, tooh place octoh~r
esih between detachment. - the Third
cavalry and the Thirty third voluuts~r
Infantry. numhcring SIXTY. aud for,,c
- ir surrruts. Including teg rtremen
and .e-'a bsl@sa~n. The aEhtiag Wa
desp~ratr. fAnaiiv under pressure -
os-r,s h-irpin~ numbers. the Americans
we're compelled a. retire On Narvican.
iieut sseurs~ L. Ieb~xer and four
privatcs were Killed. nine ,oun.i,-,i aud
iour srr missing. TWruty fuur hor,es
A.. missing A n.uhrr - ,,,,..,...
were captured hy th~ insurrcat,. but
,..r- ..t...,,..,t, ,.l,...t p.
.n~usr,. i,.,. i. ...lr,.,,,t
A eiriian i,y,-h ,,,,5,. A, t.,,,.~
ioade.i with merchandi-~ near Arayas.
Nas attacked by a force - 80 iusar-
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fr,,,, a.. r,,.r,, s.,,.,t ,.,..,r- n.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
SEATTLE GOLD RECEIPTS.
A Total sr sso.iaa.sss Hrwa<hs ts tn.
s.-sy one. Dariag the Pres
snt Near.

SEATTLE. Wash. Oct. 2s-A total ~
sso, ~. .6>5 woFth ~ gold dust and bul.
lion has been received at the seattle
assty Office during the present year.
Following are official figures show ing
the amount of gold dust sai-buliion
received between January I and octo-
bsr -. 1000
Number Of deposits. s.Gss ounces Of
gold bullion. i.st1 lsa -. total vaIue %
same. s4a. issi, $50. The aggregation
of this total show ing the districts gold
comes from is;
Alaska Cape Nome. ss.si0. ~ OF;
other Alaskan points. ss6s, s9a.si. Total.
Alaska. s.. Iss. gsogs.
british Columbia-Atlin. stas, I'D ~;
the Nukor district tklondikel, si6. 6.a7s.-
4ss- Is; Washington. Oregon. Idaho aud
foreign gold coin. slss. 7ss. ~.
Since October etth the office has re
ceived an additional tIso. GOO from Nome
and $4,000 from other points. The
probabilities are that before the season
closes Nome will have furnished O, ZOO.
a.st
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
rsss OF sh. R~,s,.h Empire.

Pretoria. Oct. sT.-The Traastaal
was yesterday proclaimed part Il the
British empire, the proclamation be-
ing attended with impressive ccre-
moni.s- The royal standard was
h. istesl In the inain squaes - the
city. the greuasiiers presented arn~.
the masssd bands plsyc'l the natioI.si !
anthem. Sir Alfred Miner read the
proclamation. and 600 troofss. r-pr~-
senting Great Britain and her colonies
marched past.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

NEw YoRK. Oct. 2s. The evacuation
OF Cuba by the United States Is not
likely TO take place quite as soon As has
been anticipated in some quarters. says
Washington dispatch The with
drawaI of the American troops will no,
take place in any event until some form
OF domestic government has been es-
tablished. and is no, likely to be ordered
by the executive department OF the
government without the authority Of
congress. The new congress will not
meet until December. 1901. and will
not do any important business until iSca.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
SCAFFOLDING GAVE WAY.
Fis~ warLmes rreetpisssed 60 the
Ground. Meme of Them B~iaG
Seriously Intsr~d.

st. Louis. Oct. e7.-Thc many per-
sons in the vicinity of the new ST
Louis Trust Co.'S building. in course
of construction at Fourth and Locust
streets. were startled yesterday after
noon by a crash and the sound of
cracking timbers. 4 scaifold over the
entracc of the building, upon which
i've marble workers were plying their
trade, had given way, precipitat-ng
the men to the ground
The fall was about fifteen feet. and
none of the workmen were seriously
hurt. but John Dugan. of No. .527
Washington avenue. suffered
sprained ankle
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
MARRIAGE AND SUICIDE.
4 Cttisen ef Kansas City Marries
ose Dsy and suictdes the
Next.

Kansas City. Mo-. Oct. 27.-Gustave
Hortxberg. a packinghouss eDPloye
of this city. was married Thursday
night to Miss Ida c. A. Schneider. aged
"a years. of Buriingame. kas-. and yes
terdAy he committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the right eye with a
revolver. No letter or any writing in
explanation why Hertxberg killed
himself was found '
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

CHICAGO. Oct. es-Postoffiee clerks Of
Chicago today entered the ranks ot the
trade unionistS The clerks have af-
fliated themselves with the American
Federation Of Labor, and the new or
ganiza,ion will be known as The Chi
cago Pos,otticc Clerks Union. IL is
claimed that practically all the 500
postoifiee employees in Chicago are in.
eluded in the movement. Foremost
among the objects for which the new
union j. to strive will be- the adoption
OF the eight-hour work day for letter
carriers throughout the country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

SYDNEY, y. =. W. Oct es.-william
John Lyme, premier and treasurer of
New sonth Wales, during a speech a,
the opening Of German fete here to-
day, said: The temper of the Austria
lian people was never 50 afectionatc
toward the mother country as Il is now.
The war in South Africa has produced
a patriotic bond which should last eter-
nally. 1t has been suggested locally
that her najes,y should assume the title
of queen of Australia. To me IL seems
a good proposal, aud steps should be
taken TO bring this about"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

New York. Oct. 27.-Eggcrs & Helm
lein have received g dispatch dated
Port Cortez. Honduras. from Capt
Montgomery of the British brig
Caria. which sailed from New cork
September 10 for Cape Gracios and
other Hondarian ports stating that
the Carib had been run into by the
steamer iberia and sunk and was a
total loss. All on board were saved
The iberia is Norwegian fruit
steamer. trading between New Or
leans and Porto Cortex- She was
built at East Boston. Mass. in $50,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

Tahlequah. L. T.. Oct. e7.-RobeFt
and Lutte Dannenberg. who were
charged with murder. were acquitted
in the United States court here Thurs
day night They killed Jerry Russell.
a barber of Stillwell, while attsmpt-
ing to arrest hiin.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
IaE TEcuMsEu ExrESsro~.
The Choet.~ to B~gla at Oaes ON Thu.
AdditIoa-

TEcUNsEH, q. r., Oct. as.-It is an
nounced here that the Choctaw railroad
will extend their line south from Te-
cumseh at once. This branch line is
now about seven miles long and inter
sects the main line at Shawnee, q. r..
The extension will pass through the
southern part Of this tPottowattosaie,
county and thence into the northern
part of the Chietassw Nation aud some
Of the best part Of Oklahoma aud In
dian Territories.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01

London. Oct. 27.-A meeting Of jur'
lists and eminent public men las;
night called to determine upon means
10 perpetuate the memory of Lord
Russell of Kilowen. the late lord
chief Justice of England. decided 10
erect n statue in the high court OF
justice. Mr.. Melville Fuller. chief JUS
tice of the United States. and Mr..
James c. Carter, of New York. were
invited to join the general commit
tee. and Mr.. Joseph H. Choaie. the
United States ambassador, was
chosen a member Of the COMMITTEES.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01
sal, for breach Of rr.m,...

Washington. Oct sT.-A suit for
10000 damages for breach Of promi>.
against United States Senator Nn.
V. sullivan. of Mississippi. has been
fled in the District of Columbia sn-
preme court by Mai Lucy Lection. Of
Oxford. Miss The plaintiff. in hcr
affidavit. alleges that she AN rnmar-
ried woman. AZ the request of the de-
fendent undertook. and promised 10
marry him. and the defendant under
took and promised TO marry the
plaintiff. which he. without cause or
right. has refused to do