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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

Mr. Lsmael A. Smith, grandson Of
Gen \ ". Wet, writes a. follows from
Holly Springs
Il noticed from vaur answer 20 a re-
cent letter Of Maj Strickland that you
failed 20 reply to bis question eenesrnin-
the late Gen A VI West originally "a
Heg,sss eogzfy- AEather sis-e zssss-sxl
that vou dbl not ineltde him in the Ii<s
Of Confederate generals from Missl-Sipui
lie was appointed a brizasiier .r<neral
bv Gov psttus At the outbreak Of the
war. and assumed command Of 4 brirz.is
stationed NJ Grenada. as reports and or
cers from ether generals IN my possession
shc-.- Later having need Of a man of
executive ability. President Dari, an
pointed him QuarteImaster and commits
-ary general sreexs<ively. He va. the
only Mississippi offsesr during the war
whose accounts were audited in full and
reeeipted Congress refrse, 20 accept the
certificates Of both hIIn and his eun-
freres.-
The roster Of Confederate general. do
not Inel=iae these eomnis sionsd by Cor
ernors of >tate~. and henee in the hst
that we copied the names of Gems West
Acorn and others did not APPEAR. Mi-sis-
sippi had no finer patriot OF more faith
ful and efficient officer during the civil
war than Gen A NJ West
The State Normal work for next SUM
mer will be divided into three elasses-a
school for primary teachers. to be loeatesi
at some central and accessible point: viii
be in session SIX weeks, and the instruct
oEs 10 De the best that can be fouEd n
the country; two normals. in which pro-
fessional and advanced work vii Be
done, and several normals suited 10 tho-s.
teachers who want to better their sehol-
arshiP In the public school branches.
Only teachers of unquestioned scholar
ship and successful experience viii Be
employed Ii viii be the first Of May BE-
fore it can be known how much OF the
Peabody fund can be obtained to supple
msnt the State appropriation
DR.. Walter L KERN died at his home
in Lexington on Saturday night, 5th inst.
He was prominent and influential in
State affairs for more than two score
years; a member Of the Secession Con-
vention OF 1851. and of the Constitutions
al Convention Of 1900. He served in the
Legislature several sessions, and alwzys
on the most important committees. He
was gentleman Of the old school, whose
life was fruitful of good works, and whose
memory viii be cherished by all Who came
in touch with him
DR.. j. T. Watts died at Newton on
Saturday. January 5, in his seventy.
fourth year He was the agent of rail.
road and express companies from 1861
and of the express company till the time
Of his death He was Newton's fore,
most and best beloved citizen.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17
A Canresn R<lie

Mai Thomas Peters. Of Atlanta in a
recent ritter 10 Mr. Edward Ysrger, Jack
son. aid
On New YsArs Day I was IN the
nei-hbarho.ad of the battlefield Of Chick
amznga- aRd 4 fri~ud vas showing me
reli-s firm the fsii | noticed an old
eedar cants~n. on which was cut the name
Of z D. Saith. Co ID, F0rty-sixth Miss,
snd IL seeuEre1 10 me that possibly the
cd soul was u be found living az the
present DAY At al events | though,
you could easily trace the records in your
C1Pitol. aad iai where he came from. for
TO coaht there u some ore to whom the
relic woald be especially interesting"
The city Of Jackson lost its oldes,
and one OF its very best citizens wher
William j. Brown >r-, passed away on
Saturday, the 5sh inst he was born il
Georgia. and came to Jackson in ls3S
was a printer. publisher and merchant
He was 81 years of age His funera
was very largely attended Bishop Gal
loway paid q beautiful tribute to his hf,
and character
Hon J. c. kincannon, one of Mississip
pi's Railroad Commissioners, having a few
hours on his hands, at his home in Tupe
10, recently, conserved the benevolent iie,
,f passing around the hat for the Prot
.stsnt Orphan Asylum at Natehez. II,
sent rs New York exchange for $40 8
for that good purpose Hope he will d,
30 at other Pl.ees during has official yis
itAtions- He says nobody refused.
would not hs TuP<l0 if any failed to chi
in.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

Notwithstanding the decision of the
grand army TO not hold its eneamp-
ment at Denver, the Chicago 4 North
western, on the 1ith. issued notice to
the effect that il will make \ one
eent-per-mile rate to Denver in case
the encampment is held there This
action of the Northwestern u
harmonious with that previously
taken by the Union Pacific, Rock Isi-
and and Burlington
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

Former Counciiman Harry F--Lesan-
OF cambridge. M.ss-, under indics-
ment in the United States court for
niesai naturalization. pleaded guilty
on the sth- Judge Lowell imposed .
sentence Of one year in the house OF
esRxsexinn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

Ntnth Battalion Of SharpShooters.
Fourth Sergeant NJ Murphy Company 4
First Sergeant jos oiBriea Company \
>ergeaat Msrphy was selected By Mai.
Richards. commanding battaliou.
Companies b and { declined making <e-
leefion-4
stanfOrds Light Battery. Private
Richard II Eliott-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

Oov- murphy and Delegate wilson,
of Arizona, were heard by the house
committee ON territories. on the sth.
IN favor of the bill for the admission
cf Arizona as state Delegate VIII
son used the figures of the present
census and made = strong showing
Tor statehood for the territory IL
the bill for the admission of Arizona
Is reported. il will be accompanied BY
bills for the admission of Oklahoma
aud New Mexico
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

Prince Herbert Bismarck disavows
the alleged interview with him pub
hshed by II Corrire Della Sera- OF
Milan. in which he was represented a.
asserting that the great German in
dustrial organizations. with the aP-
froval of Emperor William and Count
Won Buelow, imperial chancellor. had
compromised with the agrarians and
would meet the United States with Z
sharp protective policy
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-17

DR.. j. 7. Watts died at Newton On
Saturday. January 5, IN his seventy
fourth year He was the agent Of rail
road and express companies from 1861,
and of the express company till the time
OF his death He was Newton's fore
most and best beloved citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
United States Deputy Marshal
and Others Murdered
By Moonshiners
IN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
Had Started on a Raid of IL
licit Joints, But Party
Was Trapped.

Washington. July 2O.-Commis-
sioner Yerkes, of the internal revenue
bureau. has received the following
from Collector Num-, at Nashville,
Tenn:
deputy Collectors Bell and Stone,
accompanied by Deputy Marshal
Price. Special Employe Floyd and
two possemen, went on a raid near
Monterey and were ambushed at 4
this morning. Price was killed and
Possemen Corder and Mckay wound
ed. A moonshiner was severely
wounded.
Prices Body Left on Ground.
The body of Price was left on the
ground. A posse was organized and
leturned to recover the body"
Yerkes photographed the collector
directing that everything possible be
done to recover the body of Price and
capture and punish the moonshiners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

J. +. Farmer.a Minnesota blind man,
is taking the Illinois examination for
Il certificate as an oSteograph prac-
titioner.
YerkteS' new underground traction
company has been Incorporated in
London. the capital being El.OOO000.
BOYS found the body of woman off
the Casino pier at Chicago and the
police are trying TO solve the mystery.
Civil rule has been withdrawn from
Cobu and BohOl and the province of
BatangaS, LuZon.
Application has been made for a re-
ceiver for the German Exchange Bank
of Chiffon. Wisconsin.
An Internal machine sent by mail to
a Brooklyn city emplOye exploded.
man.
The Chinese population in the
United States shows Il decrease of H.
800 in the last ten years.
Norway has adopted the Erhardr
system of artillery and has ordered
twenty-five complete batteries from
Germany.
A New Jersey Judge says that
man is entitled to a divorce if his wife
strikes him.
The budget committee of the French
chamber of deputies has voted to
abolish the French embassy TO the
Vatican.
Martineili. the Papal delegate to the
Roman Catholic church in the United
States is at Chicag the guest of Arch
bishop Feehan.
Two Big Four freightS cOllided on a
siding west of Charlottesville, Ind.
killing J. w. Mathers. brakeman. and
wrecking both trains.
Another rumor is published that the
the French Republic. The date is
Sept. IA.
La Baronne de BaZus.'' otherwise
Mrs Frank LeSlie..has arrived at New
York from Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
ENTHUSIASM GROWS
AT EPWORTH MEETING.

San Francisco, July 20 The spirit
of animation and enthusiasm marked
the third day OF the international Ep-
worth League convention. The dele
gates were admonished at the close of
yesterdays meeting by Rev. DIR.
Berry. general secretary of the
league, that there has been too
much sightseeing and all should get
TO work and pump salvation into
these people. The Injunction Sas
obeyed, and the sunnse meetings
with which the day opened drew large
crowds, and from that early hour
throughout the day a constant stream
If people was going in the direction
of the different places of meeting.
The long program of speeches was
gone through with CONNER d1ble
promptness, aPplauded by hearty
enthusiasm. Open air meetiDgs were
held in half dozen PLACES in widely
separated parts of the city. In the
afternoon the grand junior rally held
at Mechanics pavilion was attended
by large crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
SITUATION IN TRADE
Everything Looks Well. in spite OF Strikes
in the Iron Mills

Everything Looks Well. in spite OF Strikes
in the Iron Mills
New York, July 2O.-R G.. Dun s:
Cos weekly review of trade this morn
ing says: Anxiety regarding unfavOr-
able possibilities in the futuSS. rather
than any actual present mitfortune.
depressed securities and caused can
collation. Of some orders for merchan-
disc by western dealers. Retail dis
tributiOn of goods Will not he curtailed
10y the labor controversy unless il is of
long duration. as the men have saved
money during the recent period of full
employment at high wages. Similarly.
in some agricultural districts where
there is fear that little corn Will he
harvested. preceding bumper crops at
good prices have put farmers in pros
porous condition.
Beyond advancing prices Of steel
sheets and depressing the market for
tin. quotations have not been affected
by the strike Of the Amalgamated As
sOciatiOn. Wooden mills are generally
more active than at any time this year.
orders for heavyweight goods arriving
in large numbers. In cotton goods the
situation is unchanged Stability of
prices seems assured i'm the footwear
industry. Limited supplies of leather
make the market very firm. Hides are
fairly active and steady.
Calmer counsel prevailed in the grain
markets. exaggerated dispatches were
discounted and variations in quota
fions were less extensive. After Sc
we're break from the best price Friday
week wheat steadily advanced as the
feeling became general that foreign re-
quirements would bring a new record
for exports.
Failures for the week numbered 193
in the United States. against 231 last
year, and 32 in Canada, against - last
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
Chicago Newspaper Globe
Irotter Beats All Rec
ordS so Far.
LITTLE OVER SIXTY DAYS
Sets New Mark Below George
Francis Train and
Nellie Bly,.

Chicago, July 20.-Charles Cecil
Fitzmorris, the 17-year-old Chicago
school boy who was one of three lads
sent out by w. r. Hearst, the news
paper proprietor, in an attempt to
break the record for a trip around
the world, arrived here at 6:55 today,
in time which breaks all previous
records made by George Francis
Train and Nellie Bly,.
Time of the Trip.
The trip was made in 60 days, Is
hours, % minutes and AZ 4-5 seconds,
winning easily from his competitors
sent out from New York and San
Francisco.
The time given includes delays and
stops equal to about six DAYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
SOMEBODY is DELUDED
As This State of A Anairs Could Not Obtain
for Moment.

Terre Haute. Ind. July 20.-The po-
lice believe that Mrs. James Reese is
laboring under u hallucination when
she tells of the mysterious assault
made upon her at midnight Monday.
She says she was carried from her bed
10 the yard by two white men. and as
saulted. The husband said that he
and his brother were sleeping in an adj
joining room. and knew nothing about
the assault until after it was over and
the wife told him of IL
Since then the husband has told a
story of running fight. and with re
VolVerS. TOO. with the two men. He
says he found his wife in the weeds,
some distance from the house. and that
he and his brother pursued the two
men. and that Il neighhor named Earn
Joined with them in shooting at tn"
fugitives. The physician reports that
he found symptoms indicating that
chloroform had been used on the wo-
man. The husband says he knows who
the two men are.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
RAGEREPLlEsTo CONTEMPT
Result Is Murder and What will Probably
He Lynching.

Result Is Murder and What Will Probably
Re n LynchinE.
Dingess. w. Va, July 20.-Henry Al
eXander, colored. shot and killed Phil
lip Bennet and Benjamin Carter, both
white, here and then fed 10 the, noun
tainS. where he was pursued by d.
posse. Alexander handed Bennet
quarter and requested him to change
il. and Bennet threw the money into
the treet. This enraged Alexander, Tho
picked up the money and started TO.
walk away. when he suddenly wheeled
about and opend fire, killing both Ben.
net and Carter. who were converSing
together.
Alexander fed. but it was rumored
here that he was captured in the hills
four miles south of here by the officers
and taken 10 Williamson by circuitOus
route to avsid lynching. Both of the
men We're well-known and indignation
runs high. Alexander was a section.
hand on the Norfolk and w sStern read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
TO MEET At BLENHEIM
Duchess Consuelo to Entertain Host OF
CONSERVATIVES.

London, July 20.-The Duke OF. Marl-
borough is about to appear in a new
role. There will be held al Blenheim
palace. the dukes seat at Woodstock.
Oxfordshire. Aug 10, one OF the largest
political demonstrations OF recent
times. Its object is to celebrate the
third UniOnist victory in the elections.
Three thousand delegates from the
Conservative and Liberal Unionist as
sOciatiOns throughout the country will
be prGent. while the gathering will
number in all about 1000. Balfour
and Chamberlain will make addresses.
and the Duke of Marlborough viii pre-
side. The Duchess of Marlborough will
entertain this great throng at luncheon
in Il huge tent especially erected upon
the historic grounds.
All the Unionist members of the
house of commons have been invited.
The palace viii be opened for public
inspection. and, in fact. Blenheim will
be en- fete as il has not been for many
years. \ distinguish house party will
follow. many of the most prominent
persons present remaining until the
end of the week. Among the features
of the fete will be a recital upon the
celebrated organ in the long library,
boating upon the lake and rendering
of band music during the entire day
The Duke of Marlborough said to a
representative of the Associated Press:
No significance is attached TO this fete
so far as | am concerned: / did some
thing similar five years ago. only on a
much smaller scale. l thought this
would he good for the UnioniSf party
effectively prove its cohesion and the
concord which prevails in the party.
and also give the leaders a chance OF
personally thanking their agents and
workers: so | asked them all TO come
to Blenheim''
The Duke of Marlborough is not go
ing to the United States. and has not
the faintest idea OF succeeding Lord
Mimic as governor general of Canada:
he characterized both reports as ut
terIy unfounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20

Just think what horrible receptacle
of unclean things the carpet is in the
rich English or French housei Where
there are carpets, people should on en-
tering be given slippers. as in the Meth
eriands, or the footbath, as at a Turk
jsh mosque. Making servants sweep
carpets is another proof that evil is
wrought for want of thought. Flou-
rens attributed the prevalence of lung
and throat diseases in England to car
peted rooms.-London Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
RURAL MAIL ROUTES
Couple OF Orders interesting to
the People and the Letter
Carriers Thereon.
ONE REFERS TO THE STAR ROUTES
Other Limits the Carriers Perduisites
History That Attacks SchIey
Barred from Annapolis.

Washington. July 20-Postmaster
General Smith yesterday issued two
orders of Importance to the rural mail
service throughout the country One
is designed TO avoid the duplication of
service in some sections by both star
and rural free delivery services. and
the other limits the private enterprises
IN which carriers may engage while
performing their Otncial duties. The
first order is as follows: BOX deliv-
cry by star route carriers will not
hereafter be permitted over such pOr-
tons OF star routes as NAV have in
operation the rural free delivery SER
vice; provided. however. that an addi-
Tional and supplemental box delivery
may be performed by star route car
rierS when shown to be necessary and
practicable. and not involving the de-
partment in any additional eXpediture
Limit to Rural Delivery
In those states in which the star
route box delivery is now in operation
the rural free delivery service will not
hereafter be established over any road
which must continue to he traversed
as part of star route. except in.
special and unavoidable cases. i'm which
'h~tS tue Ntai hOA VIII
be abandoned"
No Business 'sOn the Side"
The other order says: Hereafter
rural letter carriers shall not act as
agents, statesmen or solicitors fer eX-
press companies. letter-bOX manufac-
turers. wholesale houses. corporations
or firms. nor engage in any business or
avocation which would interfere with
the proper performance of their official
duties. They may act as news agents
sell newspapers or periodicals on
their own account. or accept and col
lect subscriptions for the same.
Where Postage Must BE Paid.
when carriers receive newspapers
or periodicals 10y express or by other
means outside the mails. to be sold or
delivered on their routes. they. as
news agents. will Ice required to pay
postage on such matter at the second
class rate of postage II cent per poundD
except i'm the ease of county papers
which are mailed free To subscribers
residing i'm the county in which they
are published.
Can Perform Private Commissions.
This order Is not intended to pro-
hibit carriers from performing various
private commissions for the accOmmo-
d9tion of the patrons on their routes,
so long as il does not interfere with
the regular and prompt performance
of their duties"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
MACLAY.s HISTORY MUST GO
Contains a Very Bitter Attack on Admiral
Schley's Career.

Scnley ChTeeE.
Washington. July 20.-The secretary
of the navy has decided that the third
volume of Maclay's history of the
SpaniSh-American war shall not he
FUSED as Il textbook at the naval acad-
envy unless the obnoxious language it
contains i'm characteriZing the action of
Rear Admiral Schley is eliminated.
The secretary says that ii would be
manifeStly improper to have a history
containing such Incorporate language
as a textbook for the cadets. He will
inform both Commander Wainwright,
who is in command of the naval acad-
emy. and Maclay. the author OF the
history. OF his decision.
In this connection the secretary says
that the proofs of the entire volume
were not submitted to him by the his
torian He received only the proofs of
the third chapter. that relating,tO to the
mobilization of the fleets. which con-
taIned Il summary of the orders which
he. as secretary of the navy. had is
sued in making the naval preparations
for the war. That chapter was salts
factory and he returned IL to Maclay
with an indication of his approval.
He says he never saw the account of
the battle of Santiago and the criti-
cisms of Rear Admiral SchIey until
after the book was published. The at
tack on Schley i'm this is very bitter
and the admiral is denounced in the
most emphatic terms for alleged errors
of omission and commission and in the
case of the battle of Santiago he is
practically charged with cowardice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
RESTAKES A BIG CLAIM
Said To BE Worth Perhaps sI5.OOO.O 900 T.
He Who Can Hold 1t.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. July 20
The big Helen iron mine at AIichipI-
cOten. owned by the Clergue syndicate.
has been jumped 10y Julius George. Il
prOspector. who re-staked the property
few days ago. The mine is esti-
mated TO he worth between $4,000 900
and S1J.OOO.OGO. George claims that
the company has not owned the mine.
which il has been operating the past
year under a mineral license. -
\ patent was applied for. but had
not been granted nj the time of the
re-staking. and George alleges that at
the expiration of the proper period the
company had not complied with the
law. and IL was. therefore, an open
claim George re-Stakcd the claim one
morning at daylight. He has secured
counsel and will try to hold Il. C1er-
que is i'm the east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
can be kept out by the executive heads
is pnfirelv nrohlematical.

can be kept out by the executive heads
is entirely problematical.
The gains made by the companies
Yesterday were as follows: The SuS-
ouehanna Coal company. operating all
the collieries at Nanticoke, had more
men at work than any day this week,
and their output of coal was larger.
The firemen at the Avondale mine of
the Lacka wanna company went back
to their old posts. and work at the
mine was resumed today. No. \ col
liery of the Erie company at PittstOn
resumed work yesterday morning. The
Pettibone mine of the I.ackawauna
company found it had enough hands
TO start ND at noon, and operations
were resumed.
In the face of this change in the sit
nation the strikers are by no means
discouraged. In an official statement
II is declared that I'm the upper anthra-
cite region the situation remains the
same with strong indications of in
creased favor for the firemen. and that
there is Il greater number of mines idle
than on Thursday.
Morgan Makes n Denial.
New York. July 2O.-J. F. Morgan
gave positive denial 10 the rumOr of
Thursday that the steel strike had been
settled. He made this statement to
the Associated Press: There is nor
a word of truth in ii. There has been
no settlement. and there can be no
on such a question. The
position of the operating companies is
simple and well understood.
and so far as l am concerned, has my
approval"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
WAooNETTE cAPSIZED
Result Is q Dozen Persons Are More or
Less Badly Hurt.

Less Badly Hurt.
Racine. Wis. July 20.-Ten persons
OF picnic party were injured in run
away Thursday night. They We're in a
covered wagOnette. The horses be-
came unmana geable the vehicle was
capsiZed and the occupants were
dragged Il long distance.
Those hurt were: Frank Fleury.
knocked SenSeleSS. cut and bruised on
face and body; Frank Lawler. cut on
side of face from ear TO chin; Mrs.
Frank I.awler. severe scalp wound: Ma
mie Phelan, of Chicago. dangerous
cash on side of head; Matt Lawler,
head and body bruised: baby of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawler. slightly bruised:
Miss Kelley and sister, cut and
bruised: Miss Lillian Elderkin. mouth
cut and otherwise injured. None was
fatally injured.