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THE PHILIPPINES TRADE.
Continued Increase I, Beth the In
pert and Export Trade Of
the Archipelago.
COMPARATIVE Flsuats lat svtn.
rh~y shsw rAss The ussa.As. WA-s
r~s~~f.i cssasss-.s are ee.~r.i
sss Assured. WIN B~~.-~ o.~ .s
The Meet r.p.rss.s ef oar Mar
kets for Isas.trtai PryAs<ts-

Washington. Aug. .s--A continuet
increase in both the import and ex-
port trade Of the Philippines Is shown
IN a comparative statement complied
at the war department. giving the
commerce Of the Islands for the seven
months ending January 81. 1871. and
iaoo- The total value OF rnercha nsfise
imported during seven monthS ended
January u. I9cs. was si-. 80. 49,. a.
against si..S-s.7o5 for the same period
IN 1919. and the uerchandiSe exported
was SIs-s17- -5s9. as against ss.s0s. SO
for the 1900 p--riosi- ThiS shows an in
crease of .. per cent in the value Of
imports and 3 per cent in export
values
The value of imports Of m~rchan-
dis from the several countries. re-
spectively. during the seven months
ended January -. 1891 and 1870. ex-
elusive Of quartermsSter' supplies.
follows.
United States. 1901. SI.ts5. ass. isOo.
s>9o.0l1. or s. PR e~nt. increase. Ea-
ropean countries. 1901. SS.s1G.iS7: 1870.
SS.=sO.sSS. or 20 per cent inereas~:
Asia. 1901. Ss.e7.5sss 1900. ss.Oos.sss.
or = per cent increase. Oc~anie. 1901.
siS7.s>3, 1870. ssO7. ..Ue. or 81 per cent
decrease.
Exports Of merchandise to various
countries respectively during thes.
seven months .. rlosiS follow United
states 1901 si-4ss.sII. 1900. 500. so.
European countries. 1891. s..9s5. .-5i;
i9s'o. s1-e0t-s5>. Asia. 1891. se.Ssl.4f0:
isso. s.-s.t.tsi; oc-anie. 1901. ssss. .so5:
1900. sete.s+5: other eountrie<. 1901.
s5t5.s-e. 1900. ss3-1.
The value OF cotton and cotton
goods imported during the seven
months ended January q. 1901. va.
se-->i-s>s. an increase Of S1.0-I. 81.
Provisions. meats and oth~r food
SUITS. ss.sts.sS>. in~rra<-. 81. .zeE.s--.
IEoz and steel zzsi other metals and
manufactures OF. si-s0t.iss. inrr~aS-.
s.so-5i9- Chemicals. drugs aud dv~<.
$3.50. deere1s~. Sf-E-sz- steam
and sailing vessels. S5ss-s-s. Bread
stufs- ss0s.ssss d~cr-as~. sIg- sss.
Gums. resins azd oilS. sssa.s0f: in
er~ase- s.s.-s7s- SIX and nanufar-
iures Of. s575.sQ-. increase. SesSs.s.
tstass. earthen- stone and ehinaware.
ss9i-=s7. d-cr~as-. Sis SIT Maehin-
ery. machines and vehicles. s.s&.ass.
Increase. sIss-I-S- Paper. ard mana-
fsetures Of. sese.ss5. decreaS< ssi. ~.
Miscellaneous. sf.>5S. .sss. d~rr~ase Of
s91s.sss
The value of hemp exported during
the seven months ended January =.
1901. was S--e53.I55. an iner~ass os
s2.ssi.li0- Sugar. sI.OI0-5so. decrease.
s6@6.0>6- Tobacco and cigars. 81. .sCs.-
ee3. increase. Ssi4-ess Copra. ST.
so5.sis; increase. si.s7i. go. NfSs-~l-
laneous. ssO7.ee an increase of sss..-
81.
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SENIOR vIcUNA'S REMAINS.
rA~y kr~ D~p..is~s d. . R~~~s~t.o
Na.is 81 w.sAt.xt.. r-sss.E
H~tsr~ 70 ehfIf

Washin<ton- Aug- es.-The remains
~ S~uar Moria Vi~ura. late miaister
- Cali 20 the United States. arrived
n WashinEtoa from Buffalo. Th~
funeral eort-xe was met a, the depot
hy a number OF osscsais and members
% the dipiomafie corps. including
Col W II. Michael. in behalf Of the
state department.. W. {. Fox. acting
ehi~f Of the barvau Of American re-
puhlics. the Peruvian minister. Mr..
Calsicron. the Costa Rican minister.
Mr. CalvO. representative from III.
Mexican. japanese. Nenerucian-
Dominican and other legaficnx- The
funeral party proceeded to Rock
Greek cemetery. where the eask~t
was Deposited in the receiving vault
pendinx a determination on the fnsl
disposition Of the remains Over the
-asket were drap~f the Gillian and
American fax<. while a prufuSion Of
BEAUTIFUL foral offerings were ar
ranged about IT,
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TIE BRITISH posi- OFFICE.
ter e~a~rsF. R~p@rt fer
th~ N~ar Is~-s.

Lcrslon. Auc- ss-A blue bn-os con-
tanning the postmasser-genersr rr-
p'srr for 1900 presents some interest
ng statistics Th@ total nanh>r %
postal packets delivered in the United
Ainssioaa was -. go.
The experiments with motor mail
s-rv ic~S are sriM uaSarc~<Sful- but ~
e~n; deTiopmsnfs have encouraged
th- hope OF the ultimate establish
nlent Of this class of scrviee
The puhlic deposited in the saviay.
banks sso.sls.s 80. and the total
Amount dae 20 depoSiforS At the end
% the v~ar was I15. 80 ssJ-
Th~ telegraph s-partm.nt showed
n deficit Of ss5-Ies-
H. total p-zss ofsrc revenue vss
El5-sez-s-a. and The expenditure vas
4 In. .asFEsls-
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THIS ENDS THE CASE.
Louis Wsrla's Fair In
tanesfsn Case.

81. Louis. Aug- e4.-ln the iniune-
tion suit against the Louisiana Pur-
chase Worlds Fair Co. to restrain
them from using Forest park as \
site. Judge Chester H. krum for the
plaintiffs. John H. Bergherm and H.
H. weries. sent the following COM
munication to Clerk Donnerberg of
the circuit court Friday:
..Weries vs. Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position Co.
IN the above entitled cause the
plaintiffs decline TO appeal"
The communication was at once
taken to Judge Zachritz. who will
act upon il at once and probably dis
miss the case.
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WATCHING ROGERS ESTATE.
New York and New Jersey Have -
Aggregate Tax Interest Of About
. NIilfss Dollars

New York. Ang ef--Tax collectors
for the city and state of New York
and the state of New Jersey are close
ly watching the work of vaIuiny the
estate of the late Jacob ). Rogers.
who left the greater part of his hv-
or six millions TO the Metropolitan
museum of art Il is estimated tha.
the tax on the estate viii amount to
81, l,O0O, 600.
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UNDER STRICT MARTIAL Law.
An tho Ceantry >s.r~. n. III.
Ss~~~sf"~n Dt.frtet of Cape
ssiesy Ordered 90 ne Cls.~A-

Cape Town. Aug e4--A fresh order
proelaiming martial law has been i<-
sued providing for the closing of all
the country stores in the Queens
town district. requiring that al goods
likely TO be useful 10 the enemy shall
be taken to certain specified towns
and forbidding country residents TO
have In their possession more than .
weeks provisions
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Lebanon. KY Aug. s4.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made early yes
tersiay morning to lynch Dan Hotten
and Charles ShiPp. who are confined
in the Marion county Jail. charged
with murder The mob called at the
house of Jailer Clayton. but his wife
refused them the keys 70 the Jail
They then went 10 the jail and b~gan
&c batter the doors. when Officer Brent.
who Was secreted in a coal shed near
BY. opened fire on them The mob re-
turned the FIRE. bus no ore was hart.
They then dispersed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Chicago, Aug 2s--IR a statement
taken from a report TO his govern
ment. William Wyndham. British
consul in Chicago. says that tke Unit
ed States viii shortly be able to pro-
duee from beets the sl0o.0oo. 600 worth
of sugar imported annually Consul
Wyndham has given the subject close
attention. and declares that the adj
vantages in this country are as good.
especially in Colorado. Nebraska and
Illinois. for the Development Of the
beet as in any of the countries in Ess-
rope zn1 asia.
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PRACTICALLY AN ULTINArUN.
Leave Cs.ssaasi.sple ~ sal
tan Dsesnr Yield

ConstaEtinople. Aug "a The
French ambassador. NJ ConStanS. has
sent a letter TO the sultan. practically
informing him that he would ieave
tonsrantincple. with the entire S-zt1
of the embassy. IL the matters IN dis
pute were not settled Immediately.
The letter has the Bature of an uiti-
matum- IL secords the sultan the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29
CATCH OF WHALING VESSELS.
Catch Of the Whalers R~porsea
as San Franchise.

San Francisco. Aug. e4--Up to July
a the catch of the whaling vessels
out of this port is reported to have
been as follows: Charles w. Morgan.
LOO barrels of sperm oil and 1900
pounds of bone; California, 800 bar
rels of sperm oil; Gayhead, 500 bar
rels of sperm oil; Alice Knowles. 200
barrels of sperm oil and John VIM
throp 100 barrels sperm OIL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Financial men of New York. named
In connection with the formation of
worldwide copper combination.
deny all knowledge of such a combi-
nation- They say that it would be i'm
possible to harmonic and organize all
the conflicting interests in copper,
and that nobody is trying TO do so.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Secretary of State John Hay
reached Canton. o., shortly before IL
o'clock. on the 2lst. to confer with the
president on a number of matters de-
manding consideration in the state de-
partmenf- After few hours spent in
close consultation, the secretary took
his departure for Washington.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

President Lindblom. of the Chicago
civil service commission. announced.
on the Goth. that the entire police
force of that city is to be investigated.
The sessions are to be open to the
public. and all charges brought
against the police will be inquired
into.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Sir Thomas Upton. owner of sham
rock H. challenger for the Americas 5
cup. arrived in New York on the sIst.
He met with the most cordial Ameri-
can reception-indeed. the steamship
Teutonic. on which he was a passen-
ger. received one continuous ovation
from Sandy Hook to her dock
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The officers and passengers of the
steamship Orizaba. which arrived at
New York. on the 10th. from Colon,
said that the reports of trouble be-
tween Venezuela and Colombia were
greatly exaggerated I'VE neither
saw nor heard anything of any troub-
ie while in the harbor.- said Capt.
Smith.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The wcrk of reconstructing the
American line steamer Philadelphia
(formeriy the Parisl was completed
AZ Belfast. on the ed. and the vessel
sailed for Southampton. from which
port she will sail for New York ON
the list
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia.
on the 10Th. opened bids for the So
100000 balance of the si2.ooo.ooo loan
authorized last March. by an orsii-
nance of council. for the construction
and installation of the ci,y's improved
water supply.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Maj.-6en- Arthur Macarthur. on the
c0sh. wired from San Francisco his ac-
e~ptance of the tender of a reception
BY the citizens of Milwaukee through
the Merchants and Manufacturers
association The date set by Gen.
Macarthur in Angus, -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

II was reported in Glasgow. on the
18th. that j. r. Eilerman, of the Ley
land line. had purchased the old-es-
tsblished City line of IA steamers. en-
gagged in the East India trade. the
price being nearly one million pounds
sterling Mr.. Ellerman, according to
rumor. acted for ]. Pierpont Morgan
and his associates.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

New York. Aug. 24--George Alfred
Townsend. the journalist, complained
to the police, Thursday night, that
his watch, valued at $500. had heen
stolen from his pocket while on 4
Broadway car The watch. Mr.. Town
send says, was given to him by Brig
ham Young in 1s71-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Apparently there is . movement 90
foot on the part Of Great Britain. ia
pan and the United States Says a
dispatch to the London Morning Post.
from Che Foo. dated the I'D. TO force
Russia to evacuate Niuh-Chwang.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29
T.J. Phillips. Of Ottumwa. was NOM
mated for governor of Iowa BY the
the democratic state convention held
in Des Moines on the 2ist.

A pro-Armenian sheet. issued in
Paris. asserts that the Turks have
been looting and numbering in th-
saxsoun district since the beginning
of July. and that several Armenian
villages have been wiped out.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

we are glad TO note the increased
interst in this State in the matter Of
stocking the streams ~ith game hsh.
The government furnishes any amount
OF nsn for this purpose. on proper ap-
piication. and all that we have to do
when they are received application
must be made for them through our
congressman or through one of our
senator's Of eoursel. is TO put them in
the stream. and then have a little ma.
uenee- Few Efforts that our people
make bring better results than This
tning OF stocking our streeus with
game fish
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

"A monument TO commemorate the
nfty-ffth anniversary of the peaceful
annexation of New Mexico to the
United States. was unveiled. on the
18th. on the plaza at Santa Fe. in the
presence of a vast eoncourse. The
monument was erected by Sunshine
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

President Mckinley. on the sist. is
sued his proclamation announcing
that Worlds exposition will be held
at ST. Louis. opening not later than
May I. 1908. and to close not later
than December 1. 1903, in eommem-
grafton of the purchase of the Louisi-
ana territory from France. in 1908.
and inviting the nations of the world
60 participate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Cape Town, Aug. 24.-The royal
yacht Ophir, with the duke and
duchess of Cornwall and York on
board. sailed for the island of Ascen-
sion
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MISSISSIPPI STATE TREASURY


o0-t<t ~tatsm~nt OF Gsveru~r tsrgsn@
"a August Is ieci. ! ss~uss-a Il FrOv~r
tu verify ths ash hsisar~ % had n 10
state -tr-asury az shr~n ~ ta~ >-eks q
the treasury. and - that nd ! sat -
fh- ir~s~ur~r's c.-~e "a th~ zaraia< e tae
said i5th Instant uirhsat giving aasis@
% any enc IN said of1re. f~r th~ psrr~r-s
q cuunflag th~ mccoy % ha.t oas "a
Informed b T. Stowsrx Tr~s-ar~r. that
tas tin~ ioek - h~~a pat - ssd that
aes~sS @ ths asa vas inp-rs~iei~ b~fere )
cetek thar evening I rwturu-d 10 tn
trWa.1ry az that hoar wh<n reunf~-i
the s.hi fuusiS IN the pr-~~nr~ q sssi wish
th> asSi-taze~ q Auditor ". y csie.
J. n Sta~~rs Treasurer. aaa Cnsri~s
Lose. a--skks~r~r tn <aid er.re. wss
s~rtnet tn~ rsarr~~tn~-s ef ssid ce-nt- and
I feuad the caaslitiaa q the funss q sA-
trsasary "a that day Q, e< as fsissuA
t. uif
To casa % hnrt
Augu-t I ...-. xasst otAea
To r.sh received
By b,nsis sa.i wsr-
August -. ssT7ss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

lAcxsoS. Mss Azx e1-Ths <Dv.rn.r
tNl~ Nt~rnf*11 gave cut th~ faIfouinx
stal-aasaf- Shsch i <-if explanararF
NJ - J. Waite rz<hter of IN. FF-s-
Nattoual Eznk has caII@si nv arr@urs.,u =.
tEe stafemsnf Esade by ne On YESTERDAY a,
70 M trssa<ur~r~ ancount- rhA, in rafer-tns
to due bill - J. Waite SIeds.t 0ss- rhar i,
appears 10 have renrp<srresf an ln.7f~F,,.f
.rAns7ctAeR rather than q trznSzrrioa AZ fhs
flrst Narsenas Hsak- and that the rap-r Re
- -e.tsH e "a SiSrs<i By hin a cashier snd
rot IN bis individual canarffv. TNsr ~
Transaction covered By said item Vas wirh
ths hank ard 1os an Individual gns wfrh NJ
Waltz. NaH-
Th- prbliShe,i statement xas u.,sa nm
iron ne rloran1S At the tine af the rot,.-
and m the hurry the Item wxS Ii-re., a ir
=npTaF~si IN th= statement l un,S~rxr.-s =
tisrH ana nnN 10 have r-pT~~sureSi a trans
Sctipn vita the hank and r~<v~r - rnIx
Axe Whirh nov hasten 70 rurrp,-r a. sooa
a. my atterrisa Is eall@.t To IN
Respectfully
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The London Daily Chronicle has
opened its columns TO discussion of
the relative merits of American and
Australian hardwoods for paving. Mr..
Lefroy. agent general for western
Australia in London pleads for a full
inquiry into the matter. His appeal
Is indorsed by the Chronicle, which
declares that. in the interest of Lon
don's streets, the matter should be
definitely settled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

IL = p~rf-,sly trus. a. stated - H.
t'sveruor- tAxf - cam~ ta tas rr~n<sry "a
ta~ morning q Al<usr I1sh azaf Exas-ss Z,
counf III ash il = aaSs tr-n- shar - "a.
told 5tsr teis UaEkl - aap.u~ssal~ a. -.
tll-T sasN 49, 90 xzs. HEuzs - - = -
~ aR-,lf : eaa-k in ~ nftrrna-z q h4s
a-a~n ~ caSfaz1 - 49, as1s~ siuns { A.
sllsFd fi-aFx~ - taxi anr whar xs~
tas.a-nl % - ens.l<h issr ~ &ays ssssiz-~s
= sls'lallF ah.sst Sssisest aaa Fiss- 49, a
tn eztsisi- Faalt- gaff * IN Sizs - -
zas-1iHtsiv - rA- in-~rssr s---l AZ z.sft
anseut rtFSis< ftne r1t- = fa~ rs-st---sl.s-.
a<7iHst resS~rt-s aurta< fA~ saFr5z< ~
sfsFa safe thgs essessi sssasHln- - assHx =
sa- sls-les- e a1m sazs - $50 49, : -
= il1is1sl-a.a~ ~ a1W 80 Ia rh~ - -.
= fss-t-.i q fl1s tzatlzf a1Ttzr - 4Ear
slzs ~ au=F - st=r frea ra.- .3aTS.
asl-t1ss~ = Fsf~-l EirAzz II ara - -
tarIfe "a fsr a'rbask a~xE -lsr-azx Ne
s@al--f - Fses4attsn Nt-~ 80 s-sr~~-
zaaE i4sz-i-ses sfas~za~-f = ssss -s-ravF rN.s
- - sifaes2 He r- ah~G ~ Assffrs~
s.sste- l-r-kk-~p-r EleEe- azsl ur--if -ssz-r.-s
- - 60 tsa tes-.t ~ sssal sna-sszF z
sles-'s-s ~ taAa th~ a.-a&s ralh9 far N.s
eae - zzaEe sslrrrtss-.s fkan I -, a.
Elzs asasse ra-zr- M s-s- szss---s = -. W-
Lsszr- fh~ h-sssk k~~p-r
t-ssE~russF faa=snn szzesf n whas wws
zlSaa-r "a = a. AHs<ss.s w'-Ii- =, !. -.
tEtp snal ! aazad - narAf1< unru = -
aF1-st Nerz : a. szrS sv-FvthEnsx usssl.t
p a. rtx9t ] faas hi7 n-iEA%r NJ L.sx~
N3zlfs = -
hsEr oa s~r~rzi es-r.sisus IN H. us<. La
: szr7zsree ~ rzSAser. Mr.. R.iserd ta gls--
IT, fuzsis n tk@ ti-@rzf haakx "a -s.,.s
-sa1e ala oEh~r bunsfse h~raa~. ~ - --,-,srss
= ernsitfhan q rhe safe SA@ir.s. and in
PsirSaanr~ q rAiS 4arhoriry rh- nsan@T
80. sa@a ~ . = % sAnd Last Tharssiav
z.stti.e,4 and gaz~ AZ esr~- "a August sslrh
ssesEeraer ia1Sraa rrtur=-d tk- ash xas
col1sesl ard foara 70 - an sh--.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 24--The Royal
Aan Steamship Co.'S steamer Nile has
bought . supply ofAmericancoal here
in preference to the Cardiff coal sold
by the compsny's own agents This
il the first instance of the kind in the
history of the company.
Accepted the Kaiser's Isvisatfsn.
Berlin, Aug 24--It is semi-offcialIy
announced that the exar, in an auto
graph letter. definitely accepted En-
peror Williams invitation to attend
the naval lla-euyers at Dsntzic.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

srss9Is15 satsaIs IS
II above simrs~ srzs~2~nt % facts
saeWlu< th~ raassifEsu af th- funds in III.
Tr~s>m-Y "a sai.l evazfs = uaass- as r~4uir.,t
& - .y >-rfsaa 10 = fhstanstirutIsa sn.s
IN NJ .uiahsa fhe h-s-ass q th- Treasury
sanN rerers stat-z~us - The azszuts
VIA saszid hzv~ ts-n IN fh- Treasury "a
saad i@ta and -ssfh 1svs - August faat.
FszI--rfiFeil. AID before talz< or saying
anything farthsr Ia the pFsuIis-s sss-n IL
51<t = Mr- ssessrS tear ~ - <iv-u fait
eHE-eFtu1irF ta zske suah ~ruls-srkau as
- Ezrr~r A. - zsg ~ ST
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The deputies supporting the Bra
ziiian administration were attacked.
ON the zsd. by . mob ON leaving the
legislative chamber. One deputy was
injured, and several arrests were
mace Other Disturbances were IN
NinsnA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Lord Kitehener's weekly report
from Pretoria, dated the 18th. shows
that g. Beers were killed, 70 were
wounded, 24s were made prisoners.
and 9s surrendered during the
week The prisoners include Land
rost Steyn. of vredefort. and Conn
mandant Devilliers. father of Mrs.
schalkburger, wife of the acting
President. and Commandant Breyten-
bach. of Lilliefontein.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The directors Of the Austro-Hun-
garian bank have decided to begin the
Introduction of gold currency by
small issue of 2o-kroner gold pieces
The issue viii be merely experimental.
In order to aecustom the public to the
circulation of gold The present gem
Grafton in Austro-Hungary has never
seen gold In circulation and it y
feared it will be boarded by certain
ciaaes of the population II, however.
the issue proves successful, . larger
one will be made
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The omission from the peace settle
nent protocol of a provision for the
destruction of the Taku forts was
due chiefly to Ii Hung Chang's pro-
tests He represented that it would
be great disgraee to himself, who
had built the forts, to sign an agree
ment for their destruction Moreover.
ne might be punished therefor The
omission. however. in nowise affects
their destruction, which viii be car
ried out on the ground of military ne
cessity
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

Long before this issue reaches our
readers the story OF the terrible storm
cf August 18th that swept oTa- the
Gulf Coast viii be familiar To our read
ers- II was the most severe storm
since iss1- 50 far as dss.z1ctson TO
such eearh property IS piers. bath
houses. pleasure craft etc. went For
tunately the loss % life waS snail. and
as the season is late. the destruction
of property SiIl not entail 50 heavy n
hnaaeiai loss as would have been tie
case earlier So bad as it was. Ne SIN
have eause for Thanksgiving
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

I iudai<~,l In The hsus that tn s-saunt
u ~sid sharfaS~ Wuuld - r-pla--si Il ap-
r"rtuniiy ant tin-~ W~r~ <ivea hrfar~ pub-
iirltr 20 fhs rgsnif af ssid es-uat aad that
th@ state 1t=ht thux recover the nsa-y
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

AlahaH1a patterned her Industrial
school, for whste Girls after the l. I.
4 c st Columbus. ana she has Eone
further The new constitution makes
Il q constitutional school. as il does
also the schools for deaf and duno
and blind
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The United States census of 1900
announces the educabIe population Of
Mississiyi:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

New Als=s= has = broom factory
and the brOors turned out are saId
TO ee as good as ary on the uarke,
he PFoprietors had planted ten acres
OF broom corn We have seen broom
corn quoted in the West AZ sixty dol
lars per ton
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

columbus. Miss occupies the site of
an old Indian village called Shukha,a
Iomaha- Opossum Town
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The State board of education. on
recommendation of State board Of ex-
aminers has issued professional Iieens-
es 10 the following: j. ;. W. Hodge.
Ihaxton. Pontosoe CqInty: W "
rant Macon: Miss Mabe. -.ausiertIaIe
fernando. Hiss Sue Woods. uerisian
W c sans. Macon Quite a nur,hsr
Of other candidates are in prozress To-
ward professional license.