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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
PHENOMENAL RECORD.
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The elc~enth annual Unised Coated
crate Veterans reunion which will &C.
cur az Memphis. Tenn Nay -. - and
-. promises 70 be one Of the most
uniqEe gathering in the history of the
association Scores Of men Of nAfional
reputation will participate in the ex-
ercises planned BY th- various con-
rnittees. but among all Of th~z roae
VIII ne enfifl~d 90 rncre consideration
than Mr. p P. Nan Ni-~f. president of
the Van Nleet-Nsnssieid Drug Co. of
Memphis whose eud~arors 20 bring
the reunion to Memphis were hacked
BY cash suhScripsioz Of SO. and
whose career illustrates most sircihty
what a rexoIute. anibitio1s boy can
accomplish in this ecuasry Of oar~-
Mr. Wan Nle~f VAS born in kaim us4-
roo. Nich-- in f-s3- the lin>ai dxScea1-
ant of on- of four brosh~r. who ~zi-
grated fron Amsterdam Ho4ian1- n
is-se- and took part in a-airx % Nan
haitian ISLAND long before the kngish
invaded New Amsterdam After grad
hating from kalzrz1zsso coilez-e. yc1.y
Van Nl~st. With only a feE hundred
dollars IN hrs pocket. east his lot IN
the south- uish whose political aspira-
tioas ~ and his father lad always
been in sympathy. l1nsiin< a; Memphis
for the SrSt time in Nay i.si- Shortly
aftervarc h> secured a position wIth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
LAUNCHING Of THE OHIO
Fifty thousand People Witness the
Battleship Ohio Take Her First
Dip Into the Sea.
vAut A DIG WAVE wxEn she sraacr.
comfortably ~ ass Dews. ssa
the Lissi~ r~ttsws Nearly stood
o. Ess-The rr~stsess Wss

San Francisco. MAY fs--Mrs. Nc
kinley was 50 much improved this
morning that the Presiden; decided to
attend the launching Of the battle
ship Ohio. When il became general
" known tha, the president would at
tend the launching. most Of the popa-
lation of san Francisco and vicinity
SEEMED TO he moving toward the
Union iron works Only a few were
allowed TO enter the inciosure sur
rounding the ways. but thousand
clustered the bluffs overlooking the
works On the hay shore on the
farther side from the ship. of the cove
into which the Ohio glisi~d. stands had
been erected and these were black
with people at an early hour. On the
hay the scene was most animated.
Every pleasure craft ani teAmer.
sailboat and rowboat that could b.
pressed into service. hoyered around
the ship. and the~e were kept back
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
THE YACHT INDEPENDENCE.
S~rusinined ~ HasdreAs with q
Generally Favorable .Dpsstps-
Every Inch . Racer

Boston. May eO.-Torrential rain
and the general dreariness of Sunday.
did not prevent hundreds of sight
seers from visiting the Atlantic
works. in East Boston. yesterday. to
see the yacht Independence as she lay
moored in the slip there She was
subjected 20 critical scrutiny and the
Gen.Eal opinion was favorable she
has a businessiike appearance ir ev-
cry line. and when her mast Is stepped
and sails bent she will he every inch
n racer
The mas will be stepped to-day
and the work of fitting out will begin
in good earnest All the standing rig
ging is read, and the sails are mace
The steering wheel Is not yet in posi-
tion. The leek of steel and aluminium
has not yet been covered with canvas
That. however. can be done IN .
couple of days
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
DISPUTE OVER A CORPSE.
Mother Wishes 10 Di~inter ssd Re-
move. and d. Fersiaa~a by
the Bishop

lincoln. Neb- May eo.-BiShop
Bonacum. of this diocese. has refused
to allow the mother of Edward Gag
ney 10 remove her sons remains from
the Catholic cemetery in this city
The mother. Mrs McEntee. of Platts-
mouth. desired TO exhume the BODY.
which has been buried ten years. to
place il beside the remains of anoth-
er san at PiattsmOuth- The request
was refused and when agents of the
mother persisted. threat of criminal
prosecution was made The matter
will he taken to the courts
In ecclesiastie law the wish of a dy-
ing person Is regarded sacredIy. Gag
ney had expressed a desire TO be
buried on the Fitzgerald lot in the
Lincoln Catholic cemetery. The GENE
terry Is held according 10 church Gus
tom in the name of the bishop as per-
sonai property Bishop Bonaeum
holds that the wish of the diving man
shall be respected. and he wili proceed
against anyone who tries to remove
the remzins-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

with difficulty by the patrol of tugs
II was estimated that fully $4,000 peo-
pie saw the big battIeship plunge in
TO the water.
The ceremonies were simple but
significant There was the formal ex-
change of aceepranees upon the part
OF the government and then. the tide
having reached its food. the word was
given. Miss Barber pressed the but
ton. Miss Deshler smashed a bottle of
California champagne and at 1886
p m the big iSzttleship Ohio took her
first dip into the sea Fifty thousand
people eheered themselves hoarse. the
big guns of the warships doomed out
salute. ami every steam whistle
within n radius of five miles shrieked
its loudest as the steel monster glid-
ed into the water The noise lasted
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

a Great B.ssle~hiP. and VIII he Able
to Take Care of Herself

The Ohio Is a sister ship Of the Maine
now bgfl9ir- al the works Of the WIfliar1
Crznap & sons ship and Engine Buildirz
Co and of the Missouri. building al th-s
ward ~ th@ Newport News ship Bufldfn.,
and Dry Dock Co
The hull which Is divided like those Of
the m1<t recent battleshfps Is built II
steel and Is un<heathed IL Is 1ss feet
long "a the load water line - feet =.
inches extreme breadth. and al a mean
draft of = feet iLches displaces L -,
tons
The haIl Is protected abreast Of -he
boilers and engines by side armor b-Ir
extending feet inches above the load
water line. and feet below IL having a
thickness Of II inches for a depth OF 4
feet inches. tap-rfns 20 ~ inches al the
bottom Of the belt. and by the casenare
armor inches thick Nhsch extends from
the side belt TO the upper deck and Is
worked from the center of the forward
10 the center Of the after harb~tr At tie
ends OF this essenfate zrmor diagonal
erraor inches thick extends fror1 -.
sides Of the vessel to the barb<tr arruor
In the c1ssmare thus formed arr PLACED
ten OF the s-inch guns Above this. on the
upper deck. four Of the s-inch guns are
placed in the vicinity of which s-fnch
arrrior i worked far enough forward AMI
AFT TO anord protection 10 the crews OF
these guns
Protection Is afforded the rttair Of the
ship below the water line by a rrotecsfvs
deck worked rat within the cxsernare
and with slopes forward and AFT Of Il.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

George Archer Brown. whose
house IS close TO the CAzogs narshex
in the town of Fzyette. Seneca eoun-
ty- y V has in his Possession .
white muskrat- Like the white deer.
the white robin and the white black
bird this IS a very rare animal. ira
dItion having il that but once be-
fore has one been seen in central
Ne~ York waters Mr. Brown cap
tured the rat. a full-grown one. dur
ing the high-wafer period upon the
submerged Montezuma marshes.
where IL had been drowned out OF
its usual haunrs BY the food He
sueeeeSaed in capturing il alive. and
values II highly II differs from the
common rnuskr@t only in color. har-
ing instead OF ruddy or dark brown
fur almost a pure white
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
BACK FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
"hg--een- Pred N Gr.as GIvss 80 lat. r.
estsg word Fsctur. OF Ceaaitsces
In the Phil ppisesL


-, e--''en.
:, "l."', VINO rr'urneH
vu 'he 'ner'uah, speaA-
-, s'"'''""S 'n me hihpp'neS'
...s ""s = se''ine uo"n ana We
~ ne reAi ""1s OF gov
- ,"e PeoP'e- inc"
- ,'"''on@i character makes
y. 'o' 'ne present
- ie'ne''"r INA, .nes were
- P"a'es' 'hs, 'neir ei'IiisA-
60. ~ 'He iOui 'een'n u no, oil the
=" ~ anu me 'enoenet ~
:" strong among 'hem
IN
'ue rNs'ns oi 'f'pu'e
= e"hS'"erea 'he regular
~ l""re "u' OF 'ne way man
'"A NO" II '" eNe mem
- IN 'he nhunie'I 'I'@n'ies
A @eains' themselves
'"' orur'. and
'"u"@'is from active inter-
'"- 'o""S one :"
'"es can trust
-, ~. n1''"s "u' ''''Ps "i'hin s'r'k-
.os S''ne time ai'er we
20 a. 10 insure
we must eSpect
- anu "''sanusee ana psi
-. tut I"ns 'ine-
'" 'ne results
- nA'. o"'siieu IN getting IA"
- -. -" Pe~
''s'""es 'ne rro'in>es
=. ana bataan-
"i co". an isga-
anu e'ns'"ereu 'he most
W" 'he
HD' 'c"r n@n" IN the whoie DIS
- .Hu'''on unaho~h IN INC
n's! % 'ne ininPp'nes- we
." eei! '"Nn OF 'ne dis'r'ct
- "noer Iorai CIV
l~" NOT We are ouiioins r"@as
'A- P"P'e
zen ''-ht expresses the opinion
'hat the ftS'Staisce OF the insurgents
We Proicns~u by the events IN the
niied states attending the last pres
-
The prop~r'y-holding class in the
island Is composed OF persons who arr
pretty ignorant and who could not
quite nncers'and the situation They
are naturally our friends. but were
under constant pressure to throw
'neir fortunes IN with the in<urgenr
cause When they heard that party
was coming INTO power IN the United
states that was m favor of giving NC
the g"stihmeut 10 the insurgents.
'hef did not know what To do II
thr! s'S"-i oHt against the insurrec-
non they would D. likely TO lo>r their
hses and property as soon as We
turned cur Racks
WIN that Kind OF people timid,
ignorant AFRAID TO esPou>e a e7uS.
'hat nj ght lead their destruetion-ansi
WITH the most Inscriptions element
IN the isiancs IN charge OF the native
iorers- there was no use IN s"tnS
aneao- L s'orfe" aet
siter 'h "oi''''i~' ''"" u ~ an A"'i
Irled "nis !" Pt"'' m. "~
ne CESSATION %. ae'i'i'iss nAu = ~
FA"A@SAc A'~@sAr tttN rssa 49, " AAtNA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Tie decs is wosksd ir tvu tsscknss.ss q
ptaf--E- th- teal thickness ca TIE aAt
eeln< =. M h.. -shfs~ tnat % ~ -iege.
fDFnart snd aft. = respectively incn~s
snd irca s~ Csr~rsia ms arr buiit On the
prptscflve Deck frurz the dtaEcnai arr1s,r
bstkheads % tn boS and stern In the
herrh deck for nsarly she lenxsh of the
vessel All % thrsss curerstsr1s are hiied
wlfh caru pffh celluse~~
Th- main battery q the snip eonst-fs
q four i--tnch kreeck-tcatsin< rtf@s
piscsd u two baizEced turrets. and =
s-trcn rapsi- arins guns
The turrrt. are turned BY electricity .
and the motors us--i Tor this purposs eza
rexotte cne q thc-> great tgrrets tArouxh
- t-grss- in o1s ulInute. Th~ srrsrr cf
both the trrrtt- ana hsrbests h !. inch-s
Ten q the s-ineh rans are within the
cas-nzt@. as bsfars stated. txa oshers arr
On the birth oeck ferwzrd IN s-tnch ar
riprst sFfrsr ~. and four are On tire up-
fer feck- The-~ In IN sponson= forward
and tie or the upper d~ck can are a.
rencfiv shs4d- and the other two on the
npp~r deck directly a@tern. IN addition to
having brus1sfds nr-.
Ihe -eccndsry battery consists q six
1-isrh raSid- ari-g guns. eaxht s-pounsier
rapt'i-hrtE2 suns SIX i-pounder rapid
nrtn< guns oue colts. and two s-lnch
rspt's-hrfns esid guns
\ r-U feetuy~ insrr.iuc-t IN the orer-
sfx~ rnwer % thf- strip - the saprnerret
torFss4o fsc<- White suhrerged torpeta
tnsT& art rot 49, ahrnaa. German var
eHtEs h2vtnE e~~n ~U@ipp~-f with the-s
fer = uGmtrr u years ts@ Ohse a7d her
class trs tn tr~t tafrie- hip~ of otI- navy
To - S@2pli~,f with fhem. though p-for
70 e-r setstraetion rasry vessels ef the
nttet states usvy we're FITTED with or
p-ta tgce~ above thu sater line The
chto 1hi have TIVE % th~r~ tubs. ono
IN each <lsie of tre vessel. situated ahya.
MY f~<f nom th- ccw. and about ten feet
stx tnchss h.isw the water linz
The u.sgA4ne~ and shell rucrns of the
sap can stow 80 rounds % the f.-lncn
ammunition Ia rrunts % the s-inch.
500 rounds Of the s-pounder. ard 40.
roznd- Of the l-pcEn.ier- The forward
msxaxinss are hocstec Immediately for
waru q the dynamo rpona-. and the after
ore Just ahaft the erEtne rpor1<
There are twc military mast- ntt~d xfth
sne usual signal yards. tops and top
MASS Two tops arr built 10 each %
thsSe nests The fufs mast = heated IN
tht usual Nay over tn forward coming
tewer. IN. feundstisn % the tox-r form
ing the Icwr part Of the mast The aruaar
of TIE forward ecrning tower - ten
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

inches thick. and that Of the after or
signal tower is inches thick A sse.si
tube L inches In diameter inside aud :
inches In thickness extends from the for
ward coming tower down 10 the protect
I'd GEEK and protects the voice-fuhes AMI
teieGraphs from the commanding officer
TO the important stations IN the vessel
The Ohio carries "a boats. Of which one
l. a -s-foot steam cutter. and another a
@s-fOot steam cutter of the usual navy
type Over each end Of the boat deck
which i placed portion Of the SO
ondary battery The boats are hzndi@Sl
ny four cranes. all operated BIZ steam
the engines for his purpose being locat II
On the working platforms of the cranes
R.lSs k~els TO reduce rolling are nffe.i
to the vessel. experin.s ntS In recent r-a-s
IN oaI own and foreign nayies hzvia-.
demonstrated the Ers at efficiency Of N =.
ksels in rr-srtin< excessive rolling
Hyd-aolic ger = CSed In steering the
ye<ssL The normal coal supply Il 80
lasas. anS the esIaeity of the bankers l.
-fee tons A tn other ships Of this tyr.s
the arranss nsnt Of the bunkers Is sucl
as 10 aHcrc conss.terable Incidental pro
lection u the machinery
The Ohio and her class are III. 6-<r
baftl=ships of the United States navy ia
which water tube boilers wer~ provisfs-F
There are three smoke plpes M Two
propeAlins engines are rights and lefts IN
S-T-ar1te wAteF-t1ght compartments an
are OF ths vertical iuv~rtesf-cylIncer. ii-
recf-2cffne- trfpie-exp1lStor type hzyin..
four e1lGn0erS- The d1ameter= Of rh~
cylinders are as follcwss * inches III p
= trcne< l. p. and - inches for txo low
DresscreS BY - f1ch-S stroke Ia. -
lective l. II p Of the main engines xfth
t1eir ar 1nc eircui2tin< - about ls-so
Wh@l The vessel = making a SPEED 81 II
knots IL should BE stated here that fh~
Onio ranks next TO the G~orEfs class n
nSttissr.ps n our navy IN regard 10
Sped The Georgia and class xhfca
Viii have the greatest speed OF any aaf-
tleshI7 yet zut hortxesi by congress are
designed u rake - knots
\ r-frtEsr@flnS room % the berth dsck
torw@r0 furEtS hes eoid storage and ne
ship = supplied wirh an sce machine 81
the de-Se air type shat can produce the
caotili< eject Of twc tons of Ire per 14y
The construction Of the ohso ard her
class was Sutkc riresi by corxr@zs on Nay
J. ls-. when The Spanish var Demon
Stratssi the wisdom Of 4 much greater n
creasf Of the Havy- The keel wTaS lad -,
Apr,l = Iss>. and the contract Price OF
hull and machinery Is = 50 ss
fies ccmrls u-snt l. g officers ard SIT
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

The little granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Brown. of EmPoria- Kan suzI-
lowed $50 ball few days ago MS
Brown had received two $50 bills in =
letter. and had laid them on a table
by her while she read the letter The
httle girl came in. packed up one Of
the bilis- and began TO chew IL. and
swallowed ali of II except the corner
on which the figure - was stamped
This was taken TO . banker TO see What
could be done to gsr new one for il.
but he said nothing could be done.
ss the government required the NUM-
bsr of the bill
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Constantinople. May 20--Ahmed
Tewfik Pasha- Ottoman minister OF
foreign affairs. called upon the am
bassadors. Friday. and notified them
of Turkeys desire TO re-establish the
status quo ante in the postal question
and her intention to send high
funetionary. probably the foreign
minister himself. 10 apologize for the
violations of the foreign mail bags
The ambassadors met Saturday at
the residence of the German ambassa-
dor to determine what attitude to
adopt in view of the complete sub
mission of the sublime porte.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
MISS HELEN pEsHI.ER

The Young Ohio Lady Who Christened
TIE BaitIsShIp Ohio at san
Fr1ncisco-
for nearly half an hour. and when il
finally Simmered down. there lay the
Ohio. peacefully floating in the little
cove in front of the Union iron works
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
Cabinet Crisis Ianafnens.

Lima. Peru. May eo.-A cabinet
crisis is reported to be imminent It
IS said that the minister of finance.
Domingo AImenara. has threatened
TO resign as he disagrees with his coli
leagues on the details of the salt mo-
nopoly-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

London May Ie.-~The shah of Per
sia is dying of kidney disease says
a dispatch from Tifis TO the Daily Ex-
press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

New York. May so--The CONNER.
cial Cable Co. has issued the follow
inc notice: I'VE are advised that tel
egraphic communication with Aanaos
In now restored"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Smith county. in the neighborhooi OF
Raleigh. was the scene of an untor-
tGnate shooting few days ago. when
Noah Walters. lad of Is. sho, and. il
is feared. fatally wounded Miss Swig-
erf- IN elderly lady. with whose family
he lived II s only one more added 20
the long list OF tragedies resulting
from .diGn Gnt-xnow-it-was-load pis-
tois- The boy bought the pistol in
Brandon tor q small sum. aud was ex-
zmininS IL IT home when IL went of =
u rio4dec pistols have = way of go
ing of. aud rhey usually tak- .e1-.e-
body OF with them; nore's the pity
The boy took fright and fight stimuli
taneously, bot Was arrested near Jack
son . few days Inter and carried 70 all
There Orghr 20 be . law rigidly en-
forced against allowing children TO
possess or eren handle deadly weapons
The courthouse a. Columbus Is 10 be
remodeled- The board of supervisors
Appropriated sI..5oo for tha: purPose-
Northeast MississippTs splendid little
city. West Point, houOred itself in 50
handsomely entertaining the General
Assembly Of the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church last week About 800
delegates were present and they cane
from every part Of our great land
Orego1. California. Pennsylvznia. Min
nesota. the Carolinas and the Gulf
States were anoug the number send
ing representatives TO this grand body.
and, while It IS probable that the As
senbly never before met 10 50 small \
place. IL IS . certainty that il was never
befoze entertained more elegantly nor
with = more generous hos pitzlity-
Quite 4 number Of Mississippi towns
are preparing TO give crude petroleum
oil test as a settler of dust II Is said
TO be excellent for the purpose. IS cheap.
and tends TO preserve the streets Mayor
Hemingway, Jaekson's progressive
mayor. Is anxious to make the expert
City are in = bad ix already, and the
summer Is Just begun
A special postoHice will be essab-
lished IN Memphis during the reunion
IL will be known as Confederate Hall
Station Letters thus addressed viii
be promptly delivered On application
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
So J~ssis Day
osFtrr GEsxp N..rr1 Ms.1~s
N~rstisn. Ms Nav IL. r~ag


N~rstisn- Ms Nav IL l~sl
Whereas. Thean1ir-rsa-y os - I0h-
the Bap,is. oocrrs this year % MOuaay.
asd Il being the desire % zaay to8<--
10 observe the festival % the >stur,iay
preceding o- the Tuesday follo~izx. I
do hereby tSsse this nv sp>cial disp>z-
sation TO celebrate - John's Day 90
Saturday. Jgae =sd. o~ on TzeSsay.
Iuae 18th. instead os 90 Moadav. ssih-
And especially recommend ard en pin
upoo al lodges ia the ja-isdicsi0z 70
observe the eay in sozne approp~a..
way. 20 the esd thz, cur serverey aza
zeal in FresnAsozary zay be pro1sO.ed
and that others may be eo1riseea %
il. good eseetS-
IL Is suggested tha. reixhho-ine
lodges unite IN the festivities tha. there
be serer1i sAo-t addresses by ze1he-s
Of The lodges. p-evso1sly appointed BY
the masters. and tia; a baske. psezie
or eiz,er he n sp>eial feature os ;Se
oecaSo1-
shail - r'ezsed 20 have q repo-.
fro-a the master o. secretary % each
lodge stating how and oz uhat date
TIE festival was obserred-
q. L NckAr, Gran1 Master.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

A special postofiee will be estab-
lished in Memphis during the reunion
IL will be known as .-Confederzte Hall
Station Letters thus addressed viii
be promptly delivered On application
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

The secretary Of State Is ready TO
issue charters TO Mississippi ois COM
panieS The TEXAS secretary took in
the neat sum of sI01.-eS during the
month Of April. mostly from oil coon
pzay ehazterA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

The courthouse a. Columbus Is 10 be
remodeied- The board of supervisors
appropriated sI. so for tha. purpose
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Mississippi river towns enjoyed .
great pleasure last week in the visit of
the L. : gunboat Scorpion The Scor-
psoa IS under the command of Capt y.
Sargent. and the crew numbers 80
z,ee- The vessel was the dispatch boas
Of SauPsOa's feet, and performed ex-
cellenf servieA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Yazoo goes On steadily with the work
Of raising money for her cotton mill
She has 81. o.ooloo now. SIX thousand
of this was subscribed during the las,
fortnight Yaxoo City 10 . substantial.
growing city. and its people have much
reason for the intense local pride that
auimates them AL alike. We rejoice ~
every evidence of her growth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Cor. Lougino Of Mississippi. and Gov.
Heard Of louisiana were among the
delegates attending the Soathern Bap
tiss eonvention in New Orleans
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

4 shipment OF more than common in
terest was started within the fortnight.
from r. W. Hinton & Co, at Lumber
too. and passed through Jackson via
the G. & s L z E. 70 New Orleans
over the l. C. z r. and there, at the
Stuyvesant docks. was loaded on the
steamship Istraar. bound for South
Africa. via London The shipment was
Of pine lumber-loo, 200 feet-and il is
to be made into stamp mills for the
gold mines in South Africa The Him.
tons have made numerous shipments of
lumber TO Africa, but this was Jack
soa's first sight of il, en- route
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23

Mississippi has 4lss Federal pension
ers. most Of whom are negroes. and. 50
says the vicksburg Herald. and it
knowSl most of this grand army of
dusky pensioners were recruited along
the river after yiekSburx fell.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-31

One of the many stories told in Ger
many about the Crowne Princes child
hood has almost become a household
word with his future subjects. Sc fmre-
uuently has it been told in nurseries.
Nothing afforded the young Prince
when child of six or seven greater
pleasure than to watch the sentries sa-
lutte as he passed in or out of the castle
at Potsdam and the old soldiers were
kept at it from night till morning This
delight was equalled only by his aver
sion to water, and the poor woman who
was charged with his toilet averred
that he lay awaek nights devising a
means to escape the cold morning bath.
One day the child rushed in upon the
Emperor and Empress as they sat at
breakfast with a fierce complaint
against the sentry who neglected to sa-
lutte him as usual that morning. The
emperor drew-his son close to him cur
dously. and then replied. Il don't won
der, my son, the poor sentry did not
recognize the Crown Prince in this
dirty-faced little boy so cannot have
him reprimanded." This was the last
time the Prince ever refused to have
his face washed.