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graph or telephone commotion as .
result of the general prostrAtion Of
the wires.
GREAT Losses AT prrrsBUReu.
The Nsrkey waters Neeeaisg After
Detsg Millions 81 Da.age.

Pittsburgh. Pa. April 2I.-Pitts-
hurgh and Allegheny are slowly
emerging from the murkry food.
At p. IN. the rivers were re-
ceding nearly foot an hour. Tho
highest point reached at Davis Island
dam was s5.s feet at } a. IN. which
means IS feet al the junction of the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.
The water remained stationary until
about p. m. when IL began TO fall
Conservative estimates OF the total
damage In this district are between
s..ooo.caandsc.c s. .coo. 600. Fifty thousand
workers are suffering from enforced
idi-nc..-
While there have been greater
soo-i- q, this point. there never was
oue that caused so ucuh financial loss
Nnd sii~-urnfort- his was due to the
aens~r pupaia.i~~. caused by the re-
e~-. --avth Of the two cities and TO
tn- fsef that all the manufacturing
plants on the hanks of the river were
oT-rafine. most Of them working
% -hi and day until the rising water
pff aut fhe arr~ and drove the work
~r~ 20 higher ground.
Th~ loss 80 railroads entering Pitts
hurrh from foods. landslides.
wrecked bridges. heavy SHOWS and in
t~rf~r-ne- With traffic IS roughly esti-
mated az si.eoa. 90.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
THE STORM At CLEVELAND.
Trolley Trame Badly CrippIed-Fire
Alarm Wires Frustrated.

Cleveland, o., April 21.-The fierce
storm that swept over this city and
northern Ohio throughout yesterday
and last night gradully subsided to-
day. IL was follow ed tonight by a
dense fog.
Notwithstanding the heroic efforts
of the telegraph and telephone com
panies to repair their PROSTATE lines.
there has been little improvement TO
the service thus far. Trains on prac-
tically all roads entering the city con
tinue to arrive from one to three
hours behind schedule time.
Traffic on the city street car lines
continued to be badly crippled all day
as a result of the deep snow and slush
on the tracks. So heavy is the snow
and slush in many places that the
most powerful sweepers became
stalled in il.
A large section of the city is still
cut off from communication by wire
with fire headquarters Some fire
alarm boxes are out of service and
even ire stations are without tele-
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
WHEELING ~ ISOLATED.
R~sid~sts Along the River Basks
Ftrtsx as ra.sisx >teaa~rs-

Wheeling. ". Va. April si.-Ai p.
m the river Is al feet inches. and
rising two inches an hour. The top
with less than forty-two feet. This
stage shuts Wheeling entirely of from
outside communication by rail and
only the big Cincinnati liners are able
to run now. and irate residents along
the river banks are firing frequently
At the boats because the swell from
them is washing the foundations away
from their houses. Tonight a Wheel
ing island man fired at the packet
Keystone State ana At a passing tow
boat. hut without effect.
In Wheeling. Bellaire, bridgeport
Benwood and Martins Ferry about
five hundred houses have been entered
by the water, most of the families
moving to upper floors. Nearly every
manufacturing establishment in the
Wheeling district is shut down and
can not resume until Tuesday.
At Martins Ferry the water des-
troycd 100000 brick at the Belmont
Brick Co., entailing loss of $50. 1000
TO $4,000. There are smaller losses at
other plants. aggregating probably
$4,000. Taking the loss of business.
railroad landslides and industrial
losses the aggregate cost of the hood
in this district is at least sIo0, 900,
probably more.
Above Martins Ferry, James Ford.
a miner. discovered the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh track washed out. Know
ing north-bound passenger train
was due in 80 minutes. he returned a
part of the distance and succeeded in
stopping the train a few yards from
certain destruction.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
WORST IN SIXTY YEARS.
fires started by Crossed Wires-Au
Traffic u noe k~d out

Erie. Pa, April .: The snow storm
of Friday night and Saturday and the
slset storm of saturday night was the
worst known here in 90 years. anil
surpassed the famous blizzard of
March. ,ssS. There is l. inches Of
snow on the level, and during satur-
day nearly every trolley line in the
city Was Knocked out. Traffic was
resumed irIegularly. Saturday night
there were two fires from crossed tel
ephone wires carrying heavy currents
into the buildings. Suburban, stage,
mail and trolley lines were aoan-
doned- There was four feet of water
on the Lake Shore. Nandalia and
G-snd Trunk railroads. 4 heavy snow
plow went of the track and lore up
80 feet of track. At Danville and
liari-or jr-ek ;.s'ns jumped the track
and at Mestii-ld. y. Y. several cars
on a freight left the rails.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
WORLD AGAINST AMERICA.
ssggesss ~ wild Scheme for
Trade Repsfsals.

London. April 2O.--The Spectator
discusses The Continent of Amcri-
ca. taking as text portion of an
Interview with Admiral Count Can
evero. at Toulcn, which the Spectator
believes has not attracted the atten.
tion II deserves.
Admiral Canevero. in concluding his
utterances regarding the triple and
dual alliances having given Europe
10 years Of peace. said:
This fact would. perhaps. lead Eu-
ropean nations to consider the posi-
bility and necessity Of uniting against
America. Africa and Asia. as the fu-
ture of civilization will require them
TO do so.'
The Spectator does not consider this
the rash outburst of the "man-in-the-
street" for Admiral Canevero his.
heen Italian minister OF foreign ar
fairs.
Ills utterance." the Spectator
says. " corresponds exactly with that
OF Count Goluchowski (Austro-Hun-
gariar foreign ministerl. and with all
the recent trend of affairs. The an
noyance of the continent with Amer.
lea, which is very deep. is based upon
three reasons, the first being dread.
or rather the conviction. that compe.
tition with America is nearly irnpos.
si5le, her wealth and energy being
too great. Eoth are employed. the
continent thinks. to monopolize trade
and 50 TO control in the end all the
wealth of the world. m idea not with.
out advocates even among ourselves
The Spectator mentions the giant
trusts and nrcfcet -0u. and refcrs to
the An r1us as not seruplinr 4.
commence quick and severe reprisals
If European ., vernments fence them
off with tariffs"
The second reason" the article
says, sis that America is sadly in the
way of Asia The whole action of ~.
Washington government in the Chinese
muddle points to the conclusion that
although the Americans took the
Philippines. they are not willing to
see any but native powers in control
Of the richest countries of Asia"
The third reason is Americas atti-
tude in South America. She will Meth.
er take il nor let anybody else
The total result is dislike of Amer
lea. mixed with dread. Our object !.
only to awaken the Americans from
an illusion. to induce them to increase
their feet and to persuade them to
think steadily out what they are do
ing. They may rely upon it that the
continent will lose nothing by want
of planning and that. when the alli-
arce against America of which Adj
miral Canevero talks. is transmitted
into facts. il will be full grown and
full armed
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
THE STORM At NEW YORK.
Trame eD~iayed-Iee-Cever Traiss-
Property Destroyed.

New York. April Glowing to the
heavy storm which has been raging
in the west. all traffic east of Cleve-
land has been delayed from two to
seven hours. The Grand Central depot
presented strange appearance this
afternoon as the belated western
trains numbered in several hours late.
with their roofs and steps encrusted
with snow and ice.
Considerable property was de-
stroyed along West street in this city,
owing to the flooding of cellars.
Large quantities of perishable prop
erty was stored in the cellars along
this street, and much of il was de-
stroyed by the water. which. in many
places. was waist deep.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
They Called "a sport.

Not long ago a prominent China
nan died in -. Louis. Two men
iorred their way into the room where
he corpse was. secured the body aud
'arried 1t 2u squares To a saloon. where.
Is said. liquor was forced down the
throat. ahd other sports INDUCED in.
The two men were arrested. but the
prosecutor reieased them. alleging
that the police had furnished him
with no evidence. \ -. Louis paper
sa!s IL such thing had occurred il
hina. and the body OF prominent
American bad been the cause of the
sport. Uncle sam would demand
hat heads should fall.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
Rsr~ s>p snow voR - HOURS.
River above tho Danger Itse ana
Tem F~et More Expected.

Huntington. ". Va. April 2i.-M
six o'clock this evening the rain and
snow which had been falling for 7s
hours ceased. The Ohio passed the
danger line of 80 feet and is still ris-
ing. Fully ten feet more of water 10
expected here. Great damage has re-
central portions of the state.
carter Slstington was drowned in
Tug river and John swanson was
drowned in the Guyandotte while en-
deavorinC to save property.
tatlct;shurg. Crcdo. Central City.
Dingess, Dunlow. Bargoursville and
many smaller towns are suffering
heavily.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
Met Death In . singular wss.~r.

Constable Thomas FARRELL. % Ar
lington. near Memphis. Tenn. met a
singular death by the accidental dis
charge Of his pistol. The officer bad
arrested Prank Crosord. negro.
wanted in Mississippi on q charge Of
murder. The negro was held in a
room pending the arrival Of a man to
identify him. Croford's friends de-
eided to rescue him. precipitating a
small-sized riot. They made an at
tack. breaking a door in on the Off
GER. The constable warned them he
opuld shoot and finally struck one Of
the negroes With the butt end of his
pistol The cartridge exploded. the
hall entering the officers body. and he
died in n short while, and the prison
er escaped.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
They Want Him DI.wI..ra

DIR. Reynolds is lecturer on disease,
of the ear, nose and throat in a Louis
Vile (ky) hospital. He holds deeid.
ed views on tobacco. to which he Is an
uncompromising foe. declaring that
many users of the weed are mentally
unbalanced. This doctrine is unpopu-
lar among the students. the great ma
iority of whom are from tobacco
growing districts. and 200 of the
young men have asked that he be dis
missed.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
ENORMOUS COAL LAND DEAL.
Fifteen Thousana Acres I'm SOmer-
act County, Pa, Sold to .
New York Company.

Berlin. Pa. April 2o.-One of the
largest coal deals ever made in Som
erset county has just been concluded
and embraces over $4,000 acres ad-
joining Berlin. The territory was
sold to the W. X. Niver Co., of New
York. which operates mines near Elk
Lick, Somerset county.
Developments of the new territory
are to begin Immediately.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
rro-ia-nt rh,.Ie,.. A........,.s

DR.. Han 5. Scrnrgs. one Of The lead.
ing physicians Of Shelby county, Tenn
was aSsaSSinafed at night on Poplar
boulevard. one of the most promi-
nent thoroughfarcs leading from
Memphis, while returning from a pro
fessional call The body of the dead
physician fell to the box of the bug.
gy. The horse went direct to the phy.
sieian's home. passing the house three
times. and srazed all night in a grow.
near the residence.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
A DELuGE OF RAIN.
EG~~ts of the Great April snow
storm at BaMalo.

Buffalo. y Y. April 2l.-The deluge
OF rain that followed in the wake of
the big snow storm yesterday. con-
sihned throughout last night and to-
day. leaving but little of the foot of
snow that covered the ground yester-
day morning. \ few patches of white
where the snow drifted and trees with
broken branches are the only signs of
the great April snow storm.
Reports from points along the
southern shore of Lake Erie say that
the damage to fruit trees will be
great The wet snow chung TO the
branches until they gave way under
its weight. leaving only the trunks
standing.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

San Francisco, April 2o.-The trans
port Rosecrans brought from Manila
five men who had been deported by
the military authorities. Among
them was Santiago Maceo. a son Of
the late Cuban leader. Antonio Maceo.
While in the Philippines Maceo be-
came a first sergeant of the Macabebe
scouts. He was accused of giving in
formation to the Filipino troops and
was dismissed from the army. and be-
cause of the supposed menace of his
presence in the island, Gen. MacAr-
thur ordered his deportation
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
PRIMROSE DAY IN LONDON.
Aeld Died There was No
Royal Wreath.

London. April 20.-For the first time
since the death of the earl of Bea-
consfield. Primrose day passed with
out a royal wreath being placed upon
the tomb in Hughenden churchyard.
The annual pilgrimage to the church
yard, however, showed no diminu-
tion. and the statue was profusely
decorated.
The clubs and leagues contributed
numerous tokens and a constant
stream of people passed the monu-
n,ant
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
H.nareds of Families Driven out.

Ironton. o.. April 2i.-The Ohio riv-
er was 5O-S at six o'clock tonight and
rising three inches an hour. Several
hundred families in the low-lying dis
tricts of the city evacuated their
homes tonight. Destitute sufferers
are being cared for in school houses
and churches.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
Disastrous Flood Feared.

Youngstown. O., April 2I.-The snow
turned into rain to-day. and a disas-
trous flood in the Mahoning valley is
feared. Warning has been sent to
people living on the low lands along
the Mahoning river. The railroads are
still experiencing great difficulty in
running trims.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
Business Portion of City Flooded.

Marietta, o.. April 2i.-The heavy
snow since Saturday was followed by
hard rain tonight. The river is at
food height and rising two inches an
hour. an increase since four o'clock
this afternoon Rains are reported
throughout the Ohio and Muskingum
valleys, taking the snow of rapidly
The business portion of this city is
now flooded.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The committee OF fifteen of New
York city. on the 18th, raided seven
alleged pool rooms and captured
many inmates. At one place. where
their visit failed of results. the com
mittee claim that the proprietor was
informed by the police of the intend
ed raid.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
Had Fire at Birmingham.

Fire destroyed the car barns of the
birmingham tAla.) Railway. Light
and Power Co. and burned all the
ears but five. The Third PRESBYTERIAN
church. the residence of the pastor
Rev. J. a. Bryan. and half n block of
cottages were also destroyed.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The quartermaster generals depart
ment has purchased a transport at
Manila to carry animals from that
port to various island stations, reliev-
ing the larger transports of that
duty. The new transport has been
named the Liscum. in honor of Col.
Liscum. who was killed at the battle
of Tien Tsin, China.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

new manganese iron ore field has
been discovered IL miles south of Lit
Tie Grande, Utah. station on the
Rio Grande Western railway. The re-
port Is that +. T. Wolverton, a vet
eran IrosPector, when searching for
copper. stumbled upon an extinct
crater from which had overfiowed
vast quantities OF manganese iron.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The influx of sugar into England
from the continent has been so enor-
nous in expectation of the imposition
of duty on that commodity. that
$3.50 tons are now in stock in Liver
pool, against 33,s50 tons for the month
of April, 1900. About 6.5O0.000 Havana
cigars have also been taken out of
bond
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The president, on the 10th. signed
and ratified the treaty amendatory of
the Brussels convention for the pro-
lection of Industrial property. and
the document has been forwarded to
brussels, where il will be deposited.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
Annalled Their Trains.

GalliPolis. o., April 2l.-The river
gauge registered 81 feet inches at
six O'Clock this evening and the wa
ter is still rising at the rate of Ave
inches per hour. The Kanawha 4
Michigan and Ohio River railroads
gave snnulled their trains
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

In the Westminster Uondonl coun-
~ court, on the 10th. an order for
committal to prison was made against
Sir Robert Peel for non-payment of
Judgment debt. The warrant, how
ever, was suspended for a week. and it
was announced in court that a settle
ment would be effected in the inter-
val
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

G. W. Fishback and Jose Gomez Bri-
ESQ. the commissioners of Porto Rico
TO the Buffalo exposition. sailed from
San Juan for New York. on the 10th,
on board the steamer San Juan, with
the exhibits.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

George W. Boyer. one of the jurors
who tried John Brown. died recently
at CharlestOwn. W. Va But one
member of that famous jury now sur.
vives-William A. Martin, who live.
at Delaplane. Va.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
How the south H.. Grov,.

In lssO there were 1910 miles OF
railway track in the south; in 1906
there were 1887. In 1850 the south
produced S7e.301 tons of pig iron; in
1900 the total surpassed 5000, 900.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

4 court-martial has been convened
In Manilr to try Lieut.. Fred Boyer,
who is charged with the embezzle-
msnt of commissary stores Capt.
Frederick J. Barrows, of the Thirticth
volunteer infantry, who was arrested
under similar charges, will be tried
later.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

In reply to a dispatch of inquiry,
Gen. Macarthur, on the 18th, cabled
The adjutant general that press re.
ports of pcculation in the commissary
department at Manila had been great
ly exaggerated and were entirely mis-
leading.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The coronation OF King Edward will
take place at the end of June, 1902.
Westminster abbey will be entirely
closed to the public for four months
prior 10 the event. and all services will
be suspended. in order to prepare the
interior for the ceremony.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The itinerary of the presidents tour
60 the Pacific coast is now complete.
and no further appeals for changes
in route or stops will be considered.
The party will spend Sunday. June :,
at Salt Lake City, as originally
planned.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Miss Malinda Baker. aged Ie. and
solomon Burns, aged I3. were married
at Pineville. Ky. They are the young
est married couple in the state.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The Scorpion, an unarnored gun
boat. is to go up the Mississippi az
far as Memphis. on May 81. to par
ticipate in the confederate reunion.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Col. Alfred ii. Relo, of the firm Of
A. II. Belc & Co.. proprietors of the
Galveston (Tex.l News, and the Dal.
las tTeN.l News, died at Asheville, ".
C., aged CO.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Mrs. John lsley. of near Spring
Place. Tenn, recently presented hei
husband with four girls They each
weigh four pounds They are all liv.
ing.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Mexico signed the convention of the
peace conference on the 18th. China,
Luxemherg and Turkey are now the
only countries which have not signed
the peace convention.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Col. John c. Gilmore. assistant ad-
jutant general of the Department of
the Lakes, having reached the age
limit. retired from the regular army
on the 18th. Lieut.-Col. W. 7. Hail
will advance a grade and succeed him.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

On the 10th Il. &. Dun a Co.'S Re-
view of Trade reported: Failures for
the week numbered 206 in the United
States against 1s4 last year. and "a in
Canada, against II last year"
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The Kansas Wholesale Egg Dealers
association met at Abilene. on the
18th. and accepted a contract to ship
100 cars of Kansas eggs to Cuba for
the island trade.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The National Academy of Science. at
us meeting in Washington. on the
18th. elected Arnold Hague. of Wash
'ngton city. home secretary. and also
the following new members: +. ii.
Moore. Chicago; Edward II. Nichols,
oi eorneli university; George F. Beck
sr' OF Washington City; Joseph Mex
esttell and I. NJ. Prudden, New York.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The usual scenes attending the re-
opening Of the Irving-Terry season in
London. were witnessed around the
uoors of the Lyceum theater on the
10Th. As early as seven o'clock in the
morning men and women collected,
armed with camp stools, novels, sand
wiches and TASKS The crowds rapid
! increased until a special police
1oree was required to keep the first
nighters in line.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The Continental Creamery Co., of
Topeka, has purchased nine additional
ereameries in Kansas. This makes a
TOTAL of 1876 eream-ries owned and
operated by the Continental company.
Nine Of these are in Oklahoma, three
IN colorado. two in Nebraska and the
remainder in Kansas. The company's
output at present is about twenty
thousand pounds of butter a day.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
VOL. XIV.

Burglars have brohen Into the Mu-
scum Of Fine Arts at Santiago de
Chill and cut from their frames ten
of the fIest paintings. costing ioo..
oco pesos
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

c. A Ross. of 81. Louis, shot and IA.
tally wounded Jas. Redmond. of New
York. at Memphis The shooting re
suited from a heated argument.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Fire destroyed the Pile block in the
business center of Bristol. Tenn. The
loss is placed at more than 1000;
insurance, about 10000.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

According to the Onlooker Ia Lon
aon society paper). site of las acres
mas been acquired in Ireland for the
erection of a royal residence. The
plans for the building have been ap-
proved and work willcommence short
".
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The Lemars national bank. at Le-
mars, Ia, did not open it doors. on
'he 18th. Cashier Frank Koob having
received the following letter from
thomas F. Ward, vice-president and
manager OF the institution: Dear
Frank. l leave tonight for God Al
mighty knows where. This board of
trade business has ruined me. Save
me from indictment if you can. l
VIII pay back every cent can"
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Henry Deni1, New Orleans attor.
ney, wants to prevent convent bells
ringing. alleging they are o. nuisance.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The town of Raymond, Miss, Is
deeply stirred over news that a ne
gro has been appointed postmaster
in place of a white girl.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

In these beautiful spring days when
nature tempts old and young alike out
into the fields and woods, parents and
nurses should be most careful of the
little folk who SO delight to run about
and gather for themselves the floral
wealth that lies about them. 1t was
only few days ago that the little ye2-
old son of Mrs w. A. Colley. of vicks-
burg. died from eating a handful of
wild violets- These flowers, innocent
and beautiful though they seem, are a
deadly poison. The same is true of the
exquisite yellow jasmine.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

wesson is agitating the Sabbath OBJ
servance question, some of the citizens
going SO far as to urge the closing of
the postoffice. II things are as bad as
the newspapers say, our little Lowell
is in need of a change in the way of
sabbath keeping.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

Jackson is making ex,.nsive prepars-
tions for the entertainment of the State
Teachers Association, and has ap-
pointed numerous committees to take
charge of affairs and see that this COM
ing together of Mississippis educators
is the pleasantest in the associations
history.
Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

The State Historical Society held
what was undoubtedly the most inter
esting meeting Of the series of annual
meetings, in Meridian last week. The
papers, which were of genuine literary
and historic value. will be published in
book form.