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Other national officers elected were.
s~Hior vice commander. John NeElroy.
editor National Tribune: junior vice
Commander. James O-DOuneIl. Custer
post Chicago. surgeon general. W. r
Ekrali- Cincinnati: chaplain in chief.
Rev l. " Boyle. of Pennsylvania
Mr. Ca2isfe r. Jones. Of Bradford.
Vt was unanimously elected national
eommanGer of the WOmau-s Relief
Corps auxiliary OF the GAR
The naming OF the place for holding
the rext eneamPment was referred to
the ADMINISTRATION council
The council of administration dis
posed OF the report of the pension
eommittes by referring both major
ity AID minority reports to the COM
mandsr in chief and to a committee
on pensions TO be appointed by him.
with Instructions that AZ Il suitable
time. IN the discretion of the com
nandsr n chief. the whole subject
matter shall be brought TO the at
teution Of the president of the United
States for his consideration
Cleveland. o.. sept. l3.-The national
convention Of the Grand Army OF the
E~public opened this morning AZ the
Eu>.id Avenue opera house. with q
large attez9azee- Intense interest
was manifested BY the delegates
in the reparf Of the committee on
Pensions. and Il was generally believed
that The convention would take some
very radical action bearing on ;ha;
subject
The committee or credentials report
ed that the roll prepared BY the ad-
jsfant general was correct and should
be adopted.
TIE roll showed a total voting
StrsnzSh OF ITO. iEelu6in~ delegates.
department. commanders and past de-
parrmens commanders
The eomnzEder in chief. Leo RaSS-
isur- devoted a large part OF his an
nual address 70 the matter of pen
S5o-S
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eouThERN cLEAksncsI


Ernest Harrisoa. Prank Reed and
Jefferson Rollins. three negroes. Who
murdered Wash Thomas, an old col
pred man. at wiekIiffe. Ny we're
taken oct Of the Ballard eounty nil
aud strung up BY . mob OF eolorea
men Thomas. the murdered r.aa.
sas returning from work q. a tobs~-
20 warehouse. when the trio waylaid
him. 70 rob him of his wages one Of
them struck him over the head with
= club. killing him Thea tkey robbed
aim and fed They were arrested
and placed in Jail Friends Of Thou-
rs quietly organized and proceeded to
the Jail The jailer was aroused and
when he opened the door the crowd
rushed in He was quickly induced
TO give up the keys. snd then the
men were taken out. dragged to a
mill on the outskirts OF town. aud.
after they were given the oppor,uni-
~ OF eonfeSsing their crime. they
were strung up. The bodies hung
there all night long. and were cut
down by the county authorities and
given burial
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HOPE DISPELLED.
Pres.de.: saaaer Again Declares
False Ransrs of settle
meat Of StrIk~

Pittsburg. Pa. sept ~ 'fHe ar wss
again fun of rznors THURSDAY that the
strike lad be-H settled. The eosencc
of President SkaEer fron An2lganz-
ted headquarters Al cay up 10 four P
n lent color 10 the report b zauy
Mr. Saarer was supposed 10 be IN NeW
York in conference with President
Schwab. and others we're convinced
that he was in eoufereuee with the
American lin Plate officials discuss
ing n proposition to call the strike of.
so far a that company was concerned
When President Sha6er finally aP-
p<ared al headquarters he 6ISpelled
ali hops by saying there vas no
change in the situation Immediately
after arriving =; sAe osseS AE- SAz re-
called the national offscers to his room
for conferences. which lasted 80 min
uteS- IL was impossible 10 learn What
the TAX wss about. a. bone Of the par
ticipaEts Mould talk
IL wss said AZ Analsamatexi head
quarters that he steel eombfae has r.
fused TO enterfzin arr further propo-
sitioES of settlement from the Ana ga
mated association TAis would seem -
Strengthen .k< report szcss Ner York
that the situation is EoW n iESs the
<hap~ that i xas before the first cor
ference AZ Cleveland, IA the hands Of
the constituent companies for set
tlerent: that Mr. Schwab and Mr. Nor
gsu Azss turned the matter over To ths
local ofseials- and that IL anything IS
done il must be done by them and
through the officers in View York
Joliet H. Sept i3-S-eel workers
at Joliet who four weeks ago went on
strike in response to President
Skaters order decided at a joint
conference to return to work this
afternoon
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Theodore Roosevelt Takes the Osth
of Once IS President of the
united States.
II WAS QUIETLY IMPRESSIVE scsHE.
The Oath sf Once adasnsss~r~a ~
Federal JssGe JeAs n Hazel. OF
the United states District Cssrt.
st the Re.iS~s~e Of Ns- ASHLEY
WfDesx. In BsGaIo.

Bzfaio. v " S~pt- IS.-Thecdors
Roosevelt took the constitutional cath
as president of the United states Just
II hours and 10 minutes after the
death of William NeKiuley. He took
the oath of ofss~e in the snail Ibr.ry
in the old colonial residence Of At
torney Aiasiey Wilcox. at SCI DeIs-
ware avenue. At 3:55 Saturday after
noon
NJ s:is a carriage drove up contain
ing Secretary Root. afsorn< y-General
Knox and United States District
Judge John r Hazel Of Bsrase- The
gentlemen proceeded imn,ediately to
the library Of the house. where Mr..
Roosevelt awaited them This car
rage was closely followed BY another
containing Secretaries Long. Hitch
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sniimely death

1nEimcAN Cc7tn-
Wow. therefore. /. Theodore Eoo<e-
v-ff- president Of the United States OF
America do appoint thursday neN-.
September .. ihe day on Ehieh the
body of the dead president viii b. laid
in its earthly resting place a. a day
of mourning and PRAYER throughout
the United States I earnestly recon-
mend all the people to assemble on
that day in their respective places of
divine worship. there 10 bow down n
submission TO the viii of Almighty
God. and TO pay out of fun hearts
their homage of love and reverence
TO the great and good president whose
death has Smitten the nation with
bitter grief
IN witness whereof I have set my
hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States 20 be affixed
Done At the city of Washington
the l4th day of September. n D. 1901.
and of the Independence of the Unit
ed States, the one hundred and TWEEN
ry-sixth-
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY the President
JOHN HAY. Secretary of State
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CAGES PROMPT ACTION.
>e~r~tasy VIII Release e-y.eoa. go
Treasury ssrpi.s - A.ked ~
New York Brokers.

washinxtoa. Sept ii.-The follow
ing snnoun~-nens was made Tues
day a. the treasury department.
Tss seer~sarr os ;h- treasury hereby
gives rcsice ;A4s hs ~iil receive azA eo1-
SKIER p-crcsais fer TIRE sais 60 tke govern
meat ez aoceuzs cf the sinkfrx fu-s. q
Crltse States thrsS per esrL bs1ss- iozn
q E<-1.ss feur pr cert hcres. furtet
lesn % Nsr. feur pr cert ecrss. ica- %
%, ez@ ave pr ccnt. hc-Gs. lcan es l.-s
70 t1 aneuaf nos sxres<izx g. ass s.s- Pro
rc@ss sssu't - suh1sstes % the secre-
tAry ~ istfer g t~iexrape act later tAaz
InErs<ay. sas 1-fA IrsE. ary bcEEs ae-
crptet - - y-orpsiy es.lxsrse NJ Yh<
Czist& states sahsre4sury n Ne york
- 70 tne srtAsgry aspartzs1t A. W4sking-
tos-
Ts- rizss - rsSecs ary o. al prupssais
LYMAN j GAGE
-Seer~sxry--
fRe secretary also has directed
thaa iasernal rwsenue receipts be de-
PoAn1 with nafionai bsnk dePOsi-
taries up to the par value of all
bon1s deposited including the two
per e~nt-- bonds his viii release
about sS.boo.ooa
teMnrntn< upon tae o1er made N
his circular. Secretary Gage said that
the active movement % crops bad BE-
gun throughout the esuntry. aad he
did not desire that the treasury should
absorb miliiOEs Of dollars that might
be IN trade eh1znels- The subireas-
uries IA the ives; and south have beea
calling Neatly Tor eurreney TO move
the crops. and the amount sent so far
is in exe-ss OF any YEAR IN the history
Of the treasury The Placing OF sddi-
tiOnal money with the NATIONAL hank
6ePOsitaries VIII divert about s5.0s0o.-
900 from treasury vaults aud pat i,
iato circulation a; The same tine the
purchase of seo.ooo.o 900 II bonds would
b~ decided relief
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A desperate pistol duel was Tough;
NJ Miller Greek. Estin county, n.y.
-rd IS result Lee Scott 4 boartiiaS-
house keeper. ard Joan Tu-tt. =
white laborer on the Louisville &
Nashville railroad are dead The two
nen quarreled over = tri5e matter.
and. p-liinS their guns. b-yan firing
simultaneously. The only witness TO
the tragedy was \ man named Nc
Into<h. who was arrested as an ae-
>es<ory- NeIntosh's pistol was found
On the ground with three loads shot.
This leads to the theory that he had
Q hand il the AFFAIR.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

Nekoh1m1- sept 1.-THE special
Chinese envoy, Na-Tuug. sent to ex-
press coincidence and apology for the
murder OF >ugiyaEx Akira- who was
chancellor OF the japanese legation at
PekiHg. previous to the Boxer Upris-
ing. was received IN audience BY the
emperor Friday At Toxic The envoy
presented 10 his majesty 4 letter of re-
gret. eouched in satisfactory terms
The emperor accepted the apology and
said Be hoped China's expressed desire
for the maintenance of peace in the
east would Be rezExeG-
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termination and esused a temporary
adjournment Of thr court n order 20
permit the navy department 20 desix-
rate an osieer TO surceed Admiral
Hovizon- IL had bsen expected that
little os,ieial business would Be ac-
eomP'ished on the opening day. and
the prompt decision Is TO ADMIRAL
HozIson came some w hat a. . sur
prise
A salute Of I. guns in honor OF the
admiral Of the navy marked the open
ing Of the proceedings st one o'clock.
The usual fornsiities on the opening
OF court were transacted with dis
patch Admiral Schiey opened the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

The grand jury of Washington
soC7ty. Mss. organized At the spe-
.iaI term of court to investigate the
,yEchirg OF the two Italians.l last July,
adjourned without returning an in
dietment- Sixty-seven witnesses were
summoned. but they seemed to know
nothing.
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cock and Wilson Several other ear
r5ages arrived Soon after. bringing the
presidents secretary. Mr. Cor:elyou.
President NiIhurz 81 the exposition
company; Senator DsPeU. Justice A.
bert Haighs. of the court of appeals.
and others.
An InPressive scene
Other friends of the vice-president
entered the house within few min
utes. and at 3:S5 Mr.. Wilcox came out
on the lawn and stated to the press
representatives that it was the desire
of the president that they be admit
ted to the house to witness the eere-
mony- \ score or more of newspaper
men. representing the principal papers
of the country, walked noiselessiy
into the dusky library of the old
home. where. with bowed heads. stood
the members of the cabinet and those
who had been asked to be present.
The room was as silent as the house
of death itself.
The president stood on the south
side of the room with his back TO a
small window. and the members of
the cabinet and the gentleman pres
ent stood in n circle facing him For
some time Mr.. Roosevelt talked in
whispers with Secretary Root. his arm
over the secretary's shoulder. Then
Secretary Root stepped back a few
PAGES and the president stood motion
less by the side of Judge Hazel Ther-
was a dead silence of several seconds
and then Secretary Root said
Mr.. Vice-President--a after a
long pauS.-.I have been requested
by all of the members of the cahi-
net of the late President Mckinley
who are present in the city of Buffalo.
being all except two. TO request tha,
for reasons of weight affecting the ai-
minisfrafion of the government. you
shall proceed without delay to take
the constitutional cath of Office as
president of the United States
He spoke with great deliberatioa.
and SO still was the room that had his
words been uttered in whispers they
might easily have been heard by es-
cry one present
me IE~&socahB OaNo-
President Roosevelt's face was stern
and rigid Lifting his eyes. he looked
steadfastiy into the face of the secre-
sary for a moment. and in voice
marked with firmness and all of his
Characteristic distinctness. replied:
-Ar- Secretary, I shall take the
esfh at enee, 1T the request of the
nenbess Of the cabinet. and In this
Aesr Of deep ana terrible national
bereavement. I wish to state ! shaii
eossfsse absslutely unbroken the
policy 81 President Mckinley for the
ssr believed eosntry.-
Judge Hazel then stepped forward
and administered the following con-
stifutiona1 oath, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
Peating slowly the sentence spoken
by the magistrate
I do solemnly swear that ! viii
faithfully execute the Office of pres
ide1t of the United States, and viii,
to the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the constitution
of the United States
When the last words were saif
President Roosevelt signed the doeu-
nenf in the usual form All was ST.
lent, and scarcely a movement OF
hand or foot was made during the
solemn procedure As soon as the
oath was taken, the president turned
TO the circle of cabinet officers about
him and said:
Il win ask the gentlemen of the
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Washington. Sept 1.-THE secr@-
tary Of the treasury announced Fri
day that he would continue the pur-
chase of bonds on the basis Of what
has been IN force for several weeks.
He also vii consider proposals for
the purchase OF the long foars Al not
exceeding 20 fat.
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TORRANCE ELECTED CHIEF.
~ ~ Head OF er..A Army
sf RepssIfe-

Cleveland. o. Sept it-Judge Ell
Torrance. OF Minneapolis. was uraz-
fmously elected commander in chief
Of the Grand Army Of the RePabiie At
Fridays session Of the annual con-
vention-
Gen Daniel 2 Sickies. OF View York.
withdrew from the Sght. leaving the
field TO Stewart and Torrance
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Dantzie- Sept- IA The German
squadron began the general manen-
v-rs at eight O'Clock n the morning BY
an attack or the defense batteries Of
the gulf Of Dantzie and on the coast
ironela6 division The ear and En-
peror William saw the sham fght from
the flagship. the Kaiser Wilhelm der
ZWeife- The wzrshiPs. which were IN
battle array. presented n fine appear
anee- The engagement continued
throughout the day.
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Chicago. Sept 12.-Residents OF
Chicago have been swindled out of
$4,000. according to government Sc
eret service officers. through the
eounterfeitiny of cigar labels and in
ternal revenue stamps Ten manu-
fzeturers of cigars and a printer are
said to be involved in the fraud. and
several arrests are expected this
morning
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A vesera. Degraded.

DanvilIe- H. Sept Il--JOhn T.
Letter. of the national soldiers
homo. was degraded Tuesday BY hav-
ing the buttons cut OF of his coat,
and was then drummed out of the
grounds for having manifested Ella
tion at the attempt upon the life OF
the presifent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

Washington. Sept I2--The state
department received n eablegram on
the 18th inst- from Commercial Agent
Greener at vladivostock. 10 the effect
that the new duties against United
States goods imposed by the tariff of
European Russia have seen enforced
at that port Duties viii De levied on
the gross weight and measurement of
gOods-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

Yokohama, Sept 1i--The man
who June IL last fatally stabbed
Hoshi Toru. who was minister of
communications in the last Ito eabi-
net and formerly japanese minister
1t Washington and president of the
house, was sentenced Tuesday TO
hard labor for life
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

Yokohama. sept 1.-THE man who
June u last fatally stabbed HoShi
Toru. who was minister of eommuni-
cations in the last Ito cabinet and
formerly japanese minister at Wash
ington and president of the house.
was sentenced Tuesday 10 hard labor
for life.
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AT THE xILstRx HOUSE
Many Weas 90 View the Place where
the Dead PresiAeat Lay

NiIburn House. Buffalo. Sept. IL
Absolute guiet prevailed in the neigh
borhood of the Milburn residence
through the early hours of the day.
The police maintained the lines on
Delaware avenue and the streets
which intersect II, and double picket
lines patroilsd by Fourteenth infan-
trymen protected the house from any
intrusion Many persons came to the
outer police lines and gazed in silence
at the house where the body OF the
dead president rcpo<~~. Some talked
IN awed whispers of the cruel tragedy
that had taken the nations ruler, and
among all the deepest sorrow was
manifest Pathetic figures in the
crowd were scores of old Grand Army
men, who griese at the ioss OF COM
rade Their bitterness at the crime
seems melted in regret Many of them
pleaded with the police for admission
TO the lines, declaring that il was
their right and privilege to guard the
body of the man who had fought in
their ranks and was their comrade-
SoIseff.ae for MIS- Mckinley
None who came TO show their sor-
row for the dead president failed to
ask soIieitously for Mrs Mckinley Ii
was known that she was not strong
physically. and there was grave fear
for the consequences of the suffering
and shock she had experienced The
first word of encouragement came
from the servants of the household,
who said she was still in her room
and had apparently rested we'll This
report was amply confirmed at s-fs
o'clock by Dr. Wasdin. who had
called at the house to see her He said
that she had not only rested fairly
well. but was showing encouraging
strength in her grief His assurances
were welcomed by those who heard
them
The large American flag which has
hung from the front of the Niiburn
home continuously since the exposi-
ton began was not removed There
was no means of haif-masting for q
mute tribute of respect and il was
left where il draped across the front
of the veranda- Ii was one of the
only bits of color in gray and
cherries landscape
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James Monroe Hill. of Austin. Tex
. one of the few survivors of the bat
tie of San Jaeinto, which assured to
Texas its Independence He was born
in Georgia and was q cousin of the
late United States Senator Benjamin
II Hill. of that state
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Judge Nimrod Waters. died At his
home in New London, No. of eereral
hemorrhage- Half century ago he
was a successful gold miner in Cali
fornia. but at the time of his death be
was \ wealthy retired farmer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

Willie O'Flynn. aged i've, while play
ing with a s2-caEber Winchester ride,
:. owesshosc. KY Killed his three-
year-old brother. The ball passed
through the heart. killing the child
instantly
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

Christiania, Sept IA message
dated August 5 and received by way Of
Hammerfeet from Evelyn B. Baldwin.
head of the Baldwin-ZiegIer north pole
expedition, says: AN riea. latitude
IS. longitude ss- SeekiE- passage
northward through ice. All welR-
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FIRST POINT FOR ScHLEY.
ser Of cesrt Of rss.sry-Ra8-
sey Ns.eA as ss~~~sssr.

wsshingto-. sept. fs.-wsshfu
three hoErs from the time Of eouven-
ing the court Of Inquiry Thursday IL
Was announced that Rear Admiral
Howson was disqualified from x~rv-
Ing as uenber Of the court. and
vAs excused from further duty. This
brousht proceedings TO an abrupt
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Ke.s.eky state LsS.sr League

The fourth annual convention of
the kentucky State Liquor league
met at Henderson. KY with about 2os
delegates from all over the state
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a terrible berravemeu. has b-fal-
hen our people fhe pr~siden; Of the
United States has been struck down:
. crime committed 10; only against
she chief magistrate. but against ev-
cry l.v-abidins and iib-rsy-loring eiti-
xxn.
-Presid.nt Mckinley crowned = Iise
of largest love for his feiiox-men. OF
most earnest e,deayor for their wei
fare. BY death of Christian fort;-
tude' and beth the wsy in which he
lived his Efe and the vsy in which.
N The supreme hour Of trial. he z<t
his DEATH viii remain forever =
precious heritage of our people
1T = meet that Ne. ss . nation. ex-
press our abiding love and reverence
for his LIE. our deep sorrow for his
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

San Juan. p r. Sept Ii--It Is re-
ported that half the coffee crop has
been partially ruined by the recent
storms and that the banana crop
has suffered serious damage The
poorer classes viii probably appeal
for assistance in consequence
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FOR MOURNING AND PRAYER.
Oct OF FsIs H~srs. Let An sA~ -
pie Fay Thetr homage ef Lsvs
and R~reres~~.

Nilburn House. Buffalo. y. Y. SEPT.
is--Pr~sident Roosevelt last night Is
ued the following PROCLAMATION:
-isy the President of the United
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The hailosing stood GO 90 4s5 in
favor Of Torrance. when Comrade
Wagner. who had the Stewart inter
ests in hand. moved 20 make Tor
ranee's election unanimous ta
The election of officers was the
oniy business before the convention
Friday. all other business. including
the report OF the pension committee.
having been referred TO the council
OF administration.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

By consent Of ali parties interest
ed. the Gloster cotton gin, at Gloster.
Miss. was sold at public oatcry. 0p-
erations will be resumed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19

While filing ;oeoEosiss tank .:
Port Arthur. Tex Urenzn B. \ Bow
en- put a lantern into tAs ueA TO See
IL the tank WAS full BotA eyes were
burned out and his injuries may prove
fatal
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cabinet TO stay. that I nav hav, q
talk with them alone
The president then stepped out ints
the hall aad shook hands with ,ho-.
who passed out In few seconds n.
Old library was cleared of all exceps
TIE members " the eahsnes. and then
President Roosevelt at down with
them for his FIRST cabinet meeting.
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IL CROWNS D.,sA,y.

The Cotton Growers Protective as
sociation is growing rapidly among
the farmers of Texas, several organ
ixers being in the field.