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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
BONNIE MURDER TRIAL.
Days Pro~eedtnx-Adiea
Over sanday.

Washington. Nov 23.-FTve wit
uesses were heard. yesterday. in the
trial of Miss Ida Bonine for the muir
der of James 5. Ayers. Jr. -Four OF
these witnesses were police officers
who had gone to Ayers room after
discovery of the body by employees
OF the Kenmore hotel. and the fifth
wa. W. W Warfield. who was propri-
etor of the hotel at the time of the
tragedy The policemen testified tode-
tails OF the wounSs, position of the
body and arrangement of the furni-
ture in the room Mr.. WarfieId's tes-
timony was very brief In response
to = question by Attorney Fulton. OF
Mrs. Bonine's counsel. he said that
Mrs Bonine had made arrangements
to leave the hotel before the tragedy
occurred. but both the question and
answer subsequently were ruled out.
IL IS understood to be the intention
Of defense TO recall Mr. Warfeld later
for the purpose of eliciting informa-
tion from him upon this and other
points in Mrs Bonine's behalf
Mrs Bonine's party in the court
room was increased. yesterday. by the
addition of her brother. Grant Henry.
who lives at ST. Joseph. Mo- Only
once during the day did Mrs Bonine
display emotion and that was when
the bloody undershirt which had been
worn BY Ayres on the night of the
killing was identified by Officer
Brady.
The court adjourned until Monday
to give the attorneys in the case IN
opportunity TO prepare themselves for
the work in hand Justice Anderson
expressed the opinion that the ad-
iournment would expedite the trial
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
CAUSED A HEAVY SLI
The Decision In the IsIun~ti<
Csused . slump An Trad
Company stock an Chien(

Chicago. Nov e4--FoIIowins
sion in the United States Cd
Springfield. Friday. denying .
nent injunction against the
state board OF equalization TO
them from assessing the Chica
tion companies for 1900 asSS
aggregating s75.en0 .00o on the
stock of the two companies Cd
were levied By the state board
was a heavy slump in the I
fectsd on Chicago change
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
TEE MORROW MURDERERS.


Portland Ore, Nov. 25.-Four men
were arrested. yesterday. on q charge
of numbering James B. Morrow, who
was found dead on the sidewalk near
his home last Thursday morning.
They are Jack Wade. alias Knuck Ne
Fadden. of Pittsbury. Pa; Frank
Dawson Charles Smith and William
n Martin
When taken to the police station,
Wade and Dawson accused each 9TH
er of firing the shot that killed Nor
row Their arrest was accomplished
through information furnished bv
Mrs w. w. whitlock. at whose Iods-
ing house the men roomed- She stat
ed TO the police that Wade and Daw-
son had come to her house at thr~.
O'Clock on Thursday morning about
three hours after the murder va.
committed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
A FATAL FAMILY FEup.


Highland. Kas.. Nov 2s.-J. F-wara.
. member of the city council. crushed
J. Z Springer's skull with . club. IA
tally wounding him, after Springer
had twice shot him, the result of an
old time family feud- Ward is Sc
riousiy but not mortaIly wounded.
Springer went to Wards house With
the avo~ed intention of shooting his
adversary Hs fired two shots at
Ward, one of which took effect above
the heart and the other in the left
shoulder. when Ward frlled him with
a blow on ths head Springer can
not live
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
A MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.
Mir.eufsss Esease of tAe D.ke ei
Arbruxxf m . Collision with
. Nile stone

Rome Nov 25.-During a motor
ear race from Turin 20 Bologna be-
tween the duke of AbrIIzzi and Signor
Cvrelletti- the machine of the former.
while going at the rate of ~ miles an
hour came into collision with Il mile
stone The ear was smashed but the
duke escaped with trifiRg injuries He
was compelled Of course. 10 abandon
the race
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
FRAUDULENT PURPOSES.
An ohie Merchant Arrested by Poet
once Inspector CHARGED with
Wholesale Fraud

Cincinnati. Nov a5--C- d. Deisch
was arrested at Bradford Junction.
Ohio. By post Offies inspectors and
brought here. yesterday. for a hear
ing to-day before the United States
commissioner on charge Of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes Deish
conducted a furniture. bicycle and
lewelry business at Bradford juno
ti0n- and il Is charged that he or
dered goods in large quantities from
New York. Chicago. Cincinnati. Co
lumbus and other cities and shipped
of the same without paying bills to
those from whom he made lavish pur-
those from whom he made purchases
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Bluefeid. W Va. Nov. 25.-The dead
bcsiies of the loss party of eight well
known mining men who entered wes,
mine Of the Pocahontas CoIlieries Co
on Friday morning last at II o'clock
were recovered at Is.&5 o'clock YES
terday. AZ seven o'clock ye<terriay
morning . rescuinx party numbering
20 persons entered the mine en-
trance. batticing the mine as tie,
went in order to improve the cirruIa
tion of air. They had reached a dis
ssnce of three thousand dve hundred
feet from the entrance when they
encountered such quantities OF whit
damp that IL wss impossible to pro
cced further.
Rstracing their steps they decidrt
20 make another sttemps from ths
Tug river entrance. sin miles zerc-,
the Flat Top mountain They went
into this entrance about fs.ss O'Clock
and after going . distance Of som.
SIX hundred feet. found the dea<
bodies of n :. Hurst. chief inspector
Bob Ofham. . sabeontraetor, and Fra.
xier g. Beli. mining engineer. al
huddied together. From their posi-
tions they must have met death sud
denly and without pain An Of then
were lying face down with M signs sI
. struggle Hurst had made a pillow
of his coat on which his head rested
The bodies Of the other ave m-r
Of the party, Superintendent oi
Mines Walter o'xalley: Joseph Card
well. Superintendent of the >hamokir
Coke and Coal Co.. r = St Clair
second assistant inspector: State Nins
Inspector Price. snd Maurice ST. Clair
sub-inspecror. were found several hun
dred feet back in the mine. three si
the bodies lying some little distance
apart Bob ST. Clair and Joseph Card
well were living with arms eIasp~d
around zach oth~r. cold IN death The
bodies OF O'Malley. Maurice Sf- Clair
and Price were diScolorevf and bruised
about the face showing signs of a
struggle. IL being very plain TO see
hey made . desperate attempt :. re.
tracing - steps to better sir. bsi,
already h.d advanced too far int
from which the deadly white damr
has aecumuissed in great quantities
IL - said by members of the res
euing party that Hurst. Bell and OIL
ham would hardly hav. lost .heir
lives but for the fact that they los,
their way entering the Baby mine
from which the deadly damp had A.,
cumnlat>d in xr~ss quantities
The bodies we're brought down from
the mines in four wagons b>xfsf~sf with
straw and ~ow~r~t with snow whirh
had h~-n eoming down all dav. reach,
ing the Por<hourzs ~holesHI- grocer.
hoase situated In the rear OF the ur.
ION station about n m. where they
wer. prepared for burial The bodies
whsch were very much swollen and
had he>n attacked BY mine rats. pre-.
s-nf . yr~wsome spectacle
The arc IS stiii burning in BABY
mine. and the mine of7scialx seem at 4
loss to understand how 10 will BE-
7nsiiy -xringuished- The only way,
f 70 believed is by flooding. This
VIII be an enormous undertaking. as
the mine Is q drift mine Nine ex-
perss claim there is great danger of
explosions by flooding the mine. as
when water comes in contact with thr
nre- the generation Of gas will be
so great as to possibly blow away the
whole side Of the mountain
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Omaha. Neb-- Nov 25.-wm- Car
veil. left half-bsck for the Omaha
high school. received injuries in sat
urday's game with Lincoln high
school. which. although not eonsid-
eral dangerous at first. it is now be-
Iieved viii prove fatal Young Car
yell fell beneath half a dozen play
ers in rush early in the game. and
his spine was so badly twisted that il
resulted in conclusions He was car
rier of the field unable to move eth
er his legs or arms. and has not up
to this time rszsineG Use OF them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
THE RICHARDSON MURDER.
with killing Ri-hardsss NJ
>avannah. Me-

savannah Mo- Nov s4--Srewart
Fife who was clerk in a store here.
has been formally charged with the
murder of Frank ". Richardson in an
information sworn to and fled by the
prosecuting attorney of Andrew coun-
ty- Fife has not been arrested. as he
left here in June The special grand
jury impanelsd at the November term
Of court investigated the Richardson
murder case again. but did not return
an Indictment Prosecuting Attorney
Booher then fled the information ac-
coriinS to law.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

New York. Nov. 23--Sseret4ry
Jacob Solomon, OF the LADIES' Shirt
waist-makers' union, is authority for
the statement that q great strike for
union wages for shirtwaist makers
involving 10000 men and sisIs. is be-
ing prepared by the. orgaE:zars1n-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

New York. Nov. s3.-Edvin Mark
ham, the poet. made the chief address
at the annual banquet of the Society
for the Study of Life Thursday night
He said thar while the old epic was
of arms and the man. the new epic
was of tools and the man
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

London. Nov Count yon Harx-
feidt-Wildenburg. who, u few days
ago. retired from the post of Ger
man ambassador to Grea. Britain
die1 st the embassy Friday morning
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Gov Hunt OF Porto Rico says For
the first time since the American adj
ministration began the last four
months show a balance Of trade N
favor of the island The people ary
mot only acquiescing in American
rule. but they are becoming enrhusi-
asticaIiy American
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

santiago Igie>ia<. the agent OF the
American Federation of Labor. whs
was arrested in san Juan. p. R. r.
Gently. on a charge of conspiracy. has
b~en released on $500 bail The bail
was furnished by Samuel Gomp~rx
president Of the American F-derariou
of Labor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

fszoo City. Miss, Nov. 24-The
steamer City of Knoxville, with 500
sacks Of seed and 80 bales of cotton
struck . hidden obstruction below
the city. came up and sank at the
wharf She may be raised
The barge Dewey. with LOO saeks
of seed sank at the wharf Friday
The steamer Rees Pritehard sank.
Friday, seven miles above BeIonia,
with 10000 sacks of cotton seed
aboard The boat will probably be q
total loss Value. $4,000, insurance,
$4,000 Cargo fully insured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Kansas City, No.. Nov 23.-James p.
Jackson aged 81 years. prominent az
. hospital surgeon In the service of
the western railroads. and for 70 years
leading practitioner in this city. died
AT his home here
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

he most important position In sAs
edition of the London Spectator Of
fhe I'd was occupied By q discussion
OF a proposition that Great Britain
should give it's formal adherence. 20
the Monroe doctrine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Sir Frederick Trsvn-, surgeon to
King Edward. when submitting the
toast to the king At a banquet at
Aberdeen. on the 2oth. said IL was
pleasant to know that his majessJ
had never enjoyed such excellent
health a. at present
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

The cabinet meeting. on the Issh.
lasted about two and a half hourx
The whole time was spent in the
reading of the presidents message
and in commenting upon its various
features The message is long. in that
respect at least. quite characteristics
Of President Roosevelt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

In the session Of the Methodisf
Episcopal conference Of Virginia. as
Newport News. on the .nth. a memo
rial providing against admission 70
fhe church of those divorced on any
but scriptural grounds was unani-
rrouslv approved
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

One hundred dollars reward to any
citizen for the capture Of any burglar
dead or alive Is the substance of .
resolution passed by the Findlay (O.l
city council on the nth The r~soiu-
sion was presented in good faith and
carried unanimously
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

The Metropolitan bank of Tacoma
Wash. fsilea- g. .s>- ,s.t. - te>ssl;
of a run which started under a miS
understanding with regard TO a snis
filed against a defunct bank of sim
liar name The deposits amounted
10 s5so.Ooa- Dwight Phelps was Subse-
guentiy appointed receiver.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Mobile. Ala Nov 34--The British
bark Biernans Wood. from Rio ia
seiros arrived Friday in charge of the
mate. who reports that Capt Morris
killed the ships steward. ON the 18TH.
and ON Friday morning. when on
Sand light, jumped overheard and vas
drowned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

\ larye party Of land and immigrz-
sion agents left Chiesgo. on the 18th.
for tour of the southern states
through which the Illinois Central
railroad runs The purpose Of thu
trip which will consume eight days
Is TO induce immigration to the south
by showing its advantage 70 the home
seeker
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Revenue Inspector Guy p Coco Is
In the Greek nation at the head of .
strong force of Indian police. eject
ing squatters and putting Greek eiri-
zeus in possession OF alIotments as
designed by the government The
squatters are angry and threatening.
and in many instances force is nee
essary to elect them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

The annual report of the commits
siou-r of internal revenue. made pub
lie on the 18th. shows that the total
receipts for the year ended June -.
1901 were s3s.szl. $50. or s1r-5s5.5sl in
excess of the estimates about the
same amount in excess of the receipts
for the year ended June 90. 1900. and
ss3.ooo.e0o in excess of the receipts
Tor 1899.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Mr. Dickinson. the dipaouaric. agent
of the United States at sofia. has
goue 70 Constanrinopl-. there To con-
fer with Spencer Eddy. the SECRETARY
OF the United States legation. as 10
the best means Of Fastening solution
IN the deadlock which has arisen in
the negotiations for the reIez<e of Mise
Stone.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

President and Mrs. Roosevelt. ae-
compani-d By their children. left
Washington. on the I'D. On the yacht
Sylph for a brief cruise down the
Potomac \ presidential salute of IL
guns was fred a. the president went
aboard the Yacht The president and
his family will be gone \ day or two
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28
THE GERMAN ''kAR|B|
A Great Trust Exists in Gern
That Controls the Price ol
Sugar Elsewhere
IS EnowH At HOME As the 'xlar(
u 10 Predicted that. Usi~.s lite
er 10 B~~k~~. rt VIII. WHhs
N~xt I've Years Rain the
ard Cane sugar Industry O.
Csastrt~s.

London. Nov. 24--The British
magnatr- assert that their invv(
tions have shown the exiSt~nc{
Germany Of a great trust caIle(
~karteil.- whish has p~cn in exis
about a year. and that ia is 4
owing 20 its sg~n-y that sugs
ocsn foreed down IN England an
er countries 70 its lowest point
history of the industry. and thaz
many. to-day. Is enabled to died
the world the price of that coui
tv- The exact extent Of the I'D
was discovered. they ssy. cnly
Recently. The magnitude Of it.
tions supplies the missing faet<
the present alarming condition
sugar market
Cersu.s Es~ny to Ffsh1
The abolition Of thfs organ
will +. one of the chief objects
nations other than Germany 4
ing the forthcoming brussels 4
fion- Already British SruS haS
tered into negotiations with I
American sugar interests. aud
are now bring drawn up sEowi1
transactions u rh- -kart~if~
view Of submitting them 70 4
thorities A. ws-hiugtor. The
government viii - mr. - 60 4
er IL representative az thu ID
conference to threaten retail
countervailing measures unl-~
-karteiI- Is broken up or ar
modified
s--rmssy-s Ret >axar ossp
The latest figures available 1
don show that Germany BOW
duc>S one-third Of the worlds
Of beet sugar. % whirh she =
no I-~s than f.sIn.ooo tons afteS
pletely supplying her own popu
These exports. which arr aimos
fifth Of the worlds available
are sent out at a loss 20 Gerrnar
ufacfurrrS. but thanks TO the
t~Ii- plus rh~ bounty. they ar
not only 10 make up for this.
reap 4 handsome profit in adiH
gaining ssssplute control Of the
market
.. Has Very >-~r~rsy
The -kart~lI- i run very Z
but from confidential reports
TO a press representative in Z
il is learned that II consists
irouelad combination Of aim
refiners and producers to 4
the price Of sugar in fsernaH
= dcn~ ~ successfully that
consumers to-day pas thrice A
for sugar a. the Erifou does
SANE article imported FROM
many
4 Biadfsg Nxr~~m-st-
The members OF the -karfef
themselves to buy from ansi
only those affiliated with ih<
hine- This has worked 80
torily that the -karteiI- nasv
practically every factor OF fhs
interests IN Germany from ID
cultural producer to rhe r~fiu<
latter agrees aiWays to pa
marks per hundred weight
raw article. though natural
tionS might ordinarily allow
bay three marks cheaper Th1
ever. insurr~ a more perusi
high price 20 the Germany coa
Esor.su. Pr.at. Divide
The enormous profits com,
upon these methods are pooled
kartsli- and are divided "a
elaborate and ingenious sal
the surplus product Is dispose
slight loss in other Earope
American markets. though Il
deficit i often made up by TAD
" that Germany provides
British sugar authorities u
ed a. saying that the (ierml
tell and bounty combined. vi
in two years. ruin the beet a al
cane industry in other COUNT
psciaily in Cuba and other Y
dies
CAHCEn A UEAVV CVU
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

The friends of Joseph Chamberlain.
British colonial secretary have for
some time been concerned with re-
gard TO his health On the I'D Nsr.
school. declining TO distribute prizes
st that institution because as he
said 1t is absolutely necessary for
me to eonfine myself TO public work :
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

BY a decision handed down by Jas
tiee Nsrwin. at Rom-. v Y on the
I'D one-hzlf Of the estate of Mrs.
Moses NJ Davis. valued at s5o.0oo, viii
90 to the Christian scientists The
charge of man>laaghter brought
against members of the church for
hst allowing Mrs. Davis medical At
tenrion. the Judge held. was too
weak
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Another cabIegram received from
the United States consul general. Mr..
Dickinson az Sofia. on the 18th. indi-
Gated that while Miss Stone had not
yet been ransomed. there was reason
for feeling reassured as to her fu-
ture- The dispatch furnished evidence
that Mr. Dickinson remained in indi-
rect communication with the brieands
or their agents
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Hattissburg's school authorities will
have TO bestir themselves no little to
keep pace with the needs Of her young
people There are 500 children crowd
est into one school building over there.
That Is bst-bad for the children and
bad for the teachers. and 80 bad for
the town By the time the city can
build another uptOdate. roomy school
building tsnd that should be in time
for next falls 0peningi there will be
children enough to Ill IL. 30 rapidly
are desirable families moving into the
town
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Ths expenditures to be made BY the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. In 1903 for
rolling stock will aggregate s2aooos
o00. . sum unprecedented in railroad
history OF this amount about stss
eBo. 800 will be expended for cars sns
- osher ss,00o.eoo for locomotives
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Mr. Dickinson the diplomatic agent
81 Sofia of rhe United States. has
left that city for Constanrinople.
There was obviously no prospect OF
settlement with Miss stones abduct-
ors- The departure of Mr. Dickinsonis
expected to have = good effect upon
the brigands. as they may fear &c
lose everything in not accepting Mr..
Dickinzon's proposals-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

The psy rolls Of the board of eiee'
sionz of Greater View York approved
On the zIss. showed that the recent
city slec<ion coxs the municipality
ss7a00a. or s1.Gs for each vote that
was registered Advertising cost $40.
ssos ballot printing. S5.eoo- Incident
ais. x1s0so. and the rest went to reg
sxfrstfon and election officers Tbs
sf.te also expended about $4,000 IN
connection. with the election
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

Biloxi's City Council has decided to
submit to the voters . proposition to
issue S3a. .oq9 bonds to be used for the
purchase or erection Of complete sys-
tenn cy water workA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

mississippi has rs.s-e cotton gina
than any State in the Union except
osorgia and Texas Georgia heads the
iiss With 1885 Texas has 4.4sa. and
Ais-issippi has 41is- The quality Of
our gins is 50 far superior TO those Of
Georgia. however. rs to overbaIauce the
greater number Georgia's average bale
capacity to the gin Is 372. while Ms
sissippfs Is 4.+- So after all We are
better equipped for glazing cotton than
any other State
Inc cotton mills at Wessca fNissis-
sippi mtiisl are making large quantf
uss OF cloth TO be shipped to Australia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

4 recent decision of the Suprem.
Court tat its sitting November IL vii
cause quite a stir when its far-reaehins
tendency IS understood The court de
eided that the city Of Jackson had n
right to award a bonus 10 an eIectri,
railway company which had been for
feiSed ny another concern. which haC
previously secured franchise TO buiIc
traction lines on the streets Of thu
CITY