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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

John NJ Spann. president Of the
Commercial club, and a charter mem
Der of the Columbia club. dropped
dead in the Union station at Indian
apolis. Ind. on the night of the 5th.
He was 80 years old. and was one of
the wealthiest and most prominent
men Of Indianapolis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Washington Feb. s.-Algernon Sar-
toris, initiating the example of the
young vanderbilts, has engaged him
self as an employe of the Westine-
house electrical works at Pittsburg.
he Is a grandson of Gen U. S. Grant.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Washington, Feb. s.-Capt. Matthew
A. Batson. Fifteenth cavalry. who
rendered such efficient service in the
early days of the campaign in the
Philippines. in command of the Maca-
bebe scouts, has been retired in con-
sequence of wounds received in ac-
ton against the insurgents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Andrew Carnegie, on the night of
the 9Th. formally presented to the
Stevens Institute of Technology. at
Hoboken. " j.. the building erected
at his expense and known as the
Carnegie Laboratory of Engineer
ing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Baxter Bush, a member of
lnent family of Robertson
Tex. was convicted of mansl
and rive1 -'ea wears in the
tiary for killing Dick WiIlial
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13
SOUTHERN GLEANIl


Capt. NJ. B. Grant. aged s.
native Of Georgia, died al
Miss. He was q civil engine
West Point graduate. He I
captain Of the engineer corp@
Beauregard's staff. He was
in charge Of construction of
toon bridge at Savannah an(
the so.OOO.OOo confederate
works at Augusta. He was
gineer of the new St. Loui
over the Mississippi river.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13
ProbabIy FATALLY shot,

John R. Watson. a deputy 1
became involved in quarre
Henry Knight, at Longview. I'd
was perhaps fatally shot
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

The Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
e-n shop employees at Washington.
Ind. who had been out on a strike
for several sxeeks. declared the strike
or on the eth having already con
ee~ded every point and lost the con-
test The men agree to return to
work in body or singIy. As the COM
pany might desire
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

On the Trh the state department
received a -~port from Consul-Gen-
eral Holloway at ST. t-Petersburgont the
unRSGal topic Railroad Accidents in
Russia He says 4 recent report of
sne minister OF ways of eommuniea-
fioa showed that in 1889 there were
t-+ts accidents. or an averge of a lit
tie more than Il per diem
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Peru. Ind, Feb. s.-John Fl. Miller's
polled Durham COW. Miami Victoria
w. valued at $4,000, is dead here. The
COW was awarded first prize at the
Pan-American and other expositions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Herman Wolf. the famous concert
hall manager of Berlin. died on the
4th- Herr Wolf began his career as
q manager for Rubenstein. and was
later manager for Hans Won Buelow,
the musician.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

C. W. Charlie died at his bul
Office in Vicksburg. Miss, frog
efforts of an overdose of laud}
taken accidentally.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Feb s.-The Venezuelan troops sent
to disperse the insurgents in the vi
cinity of Guiria have been compelled
to fan back upon Carupano. which
place they reached in an exhausted
condition
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Washington, Feb s.-When Prince
Henry comes to the United States
President Roosevelt wants to give him
a private dinner at the white house.
The hplonats say the president can
not entertain unoficiaIly. The prssi-
dent says he can.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

The Minnesota state board of
pardons. on the 5th, refused to
grant the petition for an absolute
pardon for James and Cole Younger,
and the two noted convicts will have
to remain in Minnesota, being now
out of prison on parole. but limited
to the state borders.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

The Spanish chamber has adopted
the billl requiring the payment of
customs dues in gold on imports of
grain. coal oils. petroleum and its
products and other specified materi-
ala
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Word was received. en- the 6th, Of
the death of Jonathan Clark at his
plantation. FruitIand. Fla. Mr.. Clark
was pioneer citizen of Chicago. and
Is said TO have erected more buildings
In that city than any other man
The decedent was born in England 70
years ago Death was due to heart
disease
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. SC NJ. Cole
and Henry Reynolds were killed ard
T. H. White was seriously injured
yesterday BY the breaking of a scaf.
fold They were painting the interios
at building.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Annapolis. Nd, Feb. s.-The house
Of delegates. under . suspension of
rules. unanimously passed the senate
bin aPproprizting 5000 70 place a
bronze bust of Rear Admiral W. S.
Schley in the state building here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Capt Charles s. Sigsbee, chief of
tne naval intelligence bureau. was
tne guest of honor of the Cincinnati
business Mems club at their ban
quet ON the night of the 9th Capt.
aigsnee spoke at length on the navy,
outlining the work, and generally rec
ognizing the efficiency of that depart
ment of the government and of it's
inestimable value to the expanding
commerce Of the country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

The Bavarian government has sold
o loan of s6.ooo.OOo marks to a syndi-
cate of Bavarian bankers The loan
bears interest at three and one-half
per cent. and subscriptions to it will
soon be opened.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Al Batson, for IS years III
pressman at the Arkansas Coz
Co.'S mill at Helena, was bul
death while asleep in his ho3
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Yale has accepted the challenge Of
the University of California for a
dual track meet to be held in New
Haven. Conn. about May IL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

A truce has been declared in the
trouble at the State School of Mines
at Golden. Col. and it has been
agreed to submit all differences be-
tween faculty and students to arbi-
tration- Under this agreement the
deserted school has been reopened
and the suspended students REIN
stated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

r. B. Blankenship. q wealth,
chant of Del orme. Va. she
killed Robert Browning, .
dealer, at that town
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13
VOL. XXVI.

The northern coast of the island
Of Newfoundland IN blockaded with
fee. and the mail steamer has been
unable to make her trips
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Advices received in Liverpool, on
Knight Companion. ashore at Inu-
boye-Saki. Japan. will probably be-
come a total loss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

what IS regarded by physicians az
one OF the most difficult skin graft
ing operations ever performed has
oeen completed in Chicago. On the
body of fve-year-oid Marion Weaver
<is square inches of skin has been
grated The operation took five
months, as the surgeon could operate
only every fortnight. owing to the
low state of the boys vitality. The
new cuticie covers the patients chest
abdomen. back and sides
Inc navy department has been ad-
nsed by Admiral Higginson. in com
mand of the North Atlantic squadron,
mat one Of the five-inch guns of the
Aearsarge burst while the ship was
a. target practice No one il report
- 70 have been injured.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Washington, Feb. s--Gen. Terrence,
eommander-in-chief of the G. A. R.,
and members of the pension commit
tee OF that organization called on
the president yesterday TO pay their
respects
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

on the opening of the Colonial leg
slature at Kingston. Jamaica, on the
f'n- the governor, Sir Augustus Hem
ming announced for the first time
N many years, slight surplus in the
transactions of the year The i'm
provement in financial condition is
cae' IN a great measure, TO the
growth of the fruit trade between
Jamaica and the United States and
England
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Representatives Babcoek and Long.
members OF the house ways and
means committee. called on President
Roosevelt on the sth. and discussed
with hIm Cahan reciprocity. II was
stated ey a republican member of
tne ways and means committee that
there was little further doubt that
the committee would report some
measure Of Cuban reciprocity.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

The United commercial trav
of Texas have started a moveme
erect a building in Dallas to
e35 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Receipt is always given and money
refunded II order IS lost Offices opes
at all reasonable hourA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

Dan Jones, q negro. fell undel
wheels of log train. near Abb<
La. and lost both legs He ma
cover.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By KATE MARKHAM POWER.

make il impossible to forget them.
There is no better place for them to
learn than at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. and no surer way for US
TO impress the lesson on them than
by having a State exhibit befitting our
limItless possibilities.
Note-we heartily thank Mrs. NJ A.
May Of Elwood for kindly supplying
US with the catalogue from which we
CLEANED the above facts.-K. VI. p.
A great dea; Of interest has been
aroused this session by the bill pro-
posing an increase In the salaries Of
the Governor and the Supreme Judges.
II was ably argued that the Judges
should each have an annual salary
OF 5000. so as to enable them TO
give all Of their time and thought
to the cases before them. without be
ing continually distracted by thoughts
concerning their expense accounts and
the fear that ends would not meet" :"
The opposition to an increase in the
Governors salary was very decided in
the Senate. but IL was pretty generally
conceded that the State should pay its
chief executive a salary sufficient for
comfortable living expenses and avoid
the necessity Of making the usual ap-
preparation for fuel. lights. servants.
etc At first glance 5000 per annum
looks like a good deal. But living is
high In Jackson. very high. and the
Governor must live in a manner be-
fitting the dignity of his position. His
family must make a good appearance,
his latchstring must hang outside and
his table be always ready for the un-
expected - though always cordially
welcomed-guest The old building
used for an executive mansion is an
expensive place to live in II takes
almost as much coal to warm one OF
the rooms as Is needed to fire a loco
motive And then the ROOMS are not
any too warm To properly keep up
the yard alone would require every
hour Of one mans time. with none TO
spare for garden. COWS or horses. The
servants must be the best OF their
kind, to properly accomplish the work
required OF them Whenever any man
or woman OF unusual prominence
visits Jackson It IS expected that the
Governor will entertain him or her.
And so we might Iengthen the list in
definitely with hundreds OF items
small in themselves. but running to a
considerable amount in the long run.
All Of these things cost monev. as is
proved by the fact that nine out OF
ten OF our Governors have left the
mansion very much poorer (finan-
cially) than they entered it. So We
very much wish that the salary could
be $1,000. But the Senate made it
si,500 with no additional appropria-
tion for servants, etc-) and made the
Supreme Judges salary s4.500 also.
To the Librarian they gave an in
crease OF nearly $500. bringing her sal
ary up to $500 a year land she most
certainly earns every dollar of it,.
The Attorney-General was given an
assistant. at $4,000 a year (and he
needed one, and has needed one for
long timel
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

k@tarns received from Manila indi-
cate the election in most cases. of
sa'Ises as governors Of provinces.
capt Harry I'll Bandhoiz. of the Sec
ond Infantry. defeated Maj Cornelius
1araener. Of the Thirteenth infantry.
sAe present governor of Tayabas
Province The military men claim
tnat accepting elective Office will
heeessstare resignation from the
army
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-13

The Long Beach truckmen are in
trouble over excessive shipping rates.
At the present high rates charged by
the express companies. the heretofore
profitable winter gardens Of that sec
tion give their owners a painfully
small margin over and above expenses.
From November till May these winter
gardens along our Gulf coast supply
the high-grade market OF the North
with fresh vegetables, and 1t ought
10 be a paying business. One of these
Coast gardeners estimated that he
could make this winter $500 an acre
on his garden. The different shippers
have sent out this season all the way
from twenty-five TO two hundred bar
rels. clearing from SO to $40 a barrel,
and all the shipping was by express.
Charges on barrels the size of -four
barrels were sa.5O and the sugar bar
rel size were IS each on radishes. The
prices were a large increase over last
year, and the shippers are very SEN
sibly making long pull, strong pull
and a pull all together for better ship
ping rates We wish them success in
their undertaking. II is said. by the
way. by connoisseurs. that the Long
Beach radish Is the most delicious
radisn that is put upon the North
ern market from any point, and com
mands the highest price. Inasmuch
as all the first-class hotels use this
vegetable on the breakfast table every
day in the year, il they can get it, It
can be readily understood that there
are close to millions in it." provid-
ing reasonable shipping rates are
given the shipper.
We doubt IL there has ever been q
better special edition" published in
the State than the souvenir edition
Of the Greenville Times, issued last
week in that Queen City" beside the
Father of Waters by the Times Pub
fishing Company. The edition is me-
chanically excellent, and the matter
was so carefully prepared and so skill
fully presented that it cannot fail to
attract the attention and interest of
all who see it, Every point that can
rebound to the interest of the city or
county is well brought out and made
much Of. There are many Of these
points deserving Of all possible pub
licity, and IL we had the space we
would reproduce them in these col
umns- One thing we feel constrained
to tell our readers (hoping that
among them are some would-be invest
ors): Upon the artistic cover is
symbolic figure of the Queen City, and
every line of the drawing is rich with
meaning For instance, the hem Of
"Greenviiie's' draperies is so ar
ranged as to make in its graceful fall
a perfect outline map OF the city.
AT her side rises the sun OF pros
perity (and in one Of its brightest
rays the St. Louis Exposition is re-
heeted)- But the special point Of at
traction is an open book in Green
ville's" hand. bearing this edict: This
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20
PRESENT CROP PROSPECTS.
For a Great Year in North Dakota
Are Good.

~. -H= - NSSNs EIE.H.H LE.lIEs
Grand Forks Herald: During the
past few days several of the elevator
superintendent who make headquar-
tiers in Grand Forks have been inter
viewed as to the crop situation, and
without exception the opinion Of. the
men who make a life study Of the con-
dition of the crops from the time they
are sowed or should be, till the thresh-
ing is done, year after year, they state
that the conditions could scarcely be
better than they are in North Dakota,
with the exception of a small acreage
in portions of the valley counties
where the seeding of wheat has been
delayed, and as consequence barley,
fax or corn will be sowed to a greater
extent than would have otherwise
have been the case, and in many in
stances the land will be summer fall
lowed.
superintendent G. F. Sims, Of the
Minneapolis and Northern said: 81
have just returned from a trip to
Minneapolis via Fargo and along the
route the outlook in the valley count
les, OF some of them, is not first class,
but it is not too late yet to SOW fax
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20
WOoDMEN AT C~HAUTAUQUA.

Cando Record: Many readers Of
this paper will be interested in the
new building which the M. W. A.,
are erecting at the Chautauqua
grounds at Devils Lake. This struc-
ture will be owned and controlled by
the Woodmen Of the state and will be
most complete. There will be an ele-
CANT lodge room on the second floor,
while the basement will contain bath
rooms, closets, etc. Every Woodman
in the state is asked to loan the direc-
tors of this enterprise the small SUN
Of rs cents, which will be repaid from
the rents to accrue. The Chautauqua
is an ideal place for lodge meetings Of
the various orders, and the building
will be a success, financially and
otherwise. The scheme has the off
cial endorsement of W. A. Northcott,
head consul, and VIM. R. Grant, de-
putty head consul, of this state, who
will aid the enterprise in every way
possible. The encampment at Devils
Lake will bring the militia of the
state here and as the Woodmen are
essentially q patriotic order, a great
many Of the boys are members Of this
order. By the way, the Woodmen in
many camps Of the state paid the as
sessments Of their members who en-
listed in the wal with Spain.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20

and barley, so the situation there may
not turn out to be as bad as it looks
at this time. In other portions of
the state no complaint can be made.
The fax crop will be immense from
present prospects, and the wheat that
has been sown is all up and looking
fine.
Supt. E. NJ. Smell: "a tour Of
the branch lines of the Great North
= in the north part Of the state
would do the heart of any one good.
The conditions are first class. The
wheat is coming on splendidly and at
this season Of the year M could not
ask for a better outlook.
Supt. r. w. Kneeland: "The out
look is all right. North Dakota GER
tainly promises great things this year,
and il present prospects continue we
will see the best times that we're ever
experienced in the state during the
present year"
Travelling men by the score repeat
the same tale. Business is good
everywhere, and hardly a knight Of
the grip can be found but reports the
biggest business this spring on record.
a representative of one of the largest
wholesale houses of the twin cities
said yesterday that of the 30 men
travelling for his concern, his sales fol
last month were the largest in the
bunch, and he travels in the north
half of the state,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20

A Symposium of Good Features Which
Can be Seen and Heard at
1909 Assembly.

The tenth annual assembly Of the
North Dakota Chautauqua association
opens June %, and closes July 30.
Following are the attractions:
Musical Numbers
Fort Totten Indian band, chorus
classes, Metropolitan quartet, the Dun
bar hand bell ringers, Mendelshon
quartet, Miss Marian Pace, Cecilia
Eppinghouse Bailey, South African
Kafir boy choir, Miss Lulu Tyler
Gates.
Lectures
Frank A. Robertson, Lou. J. Beau
champ, Frank A. Cattern, Rev. Madi.
son G. Peters, Elijah Brown Jones,
Thos. E. Green, Frank G. Bruner,
Rev. McGrady, Mrs. Annie M. Knott
and Col. w. c. lummer.
Entertainments
Sanford Dodge company, Karl Ger
maine, magician; Robertson's moving
pictures, w. I. Nolan, Elias Day,
Ideal Entertainers, Nellie Peck saund-
ers.
Recreation
Riding, driving, bathing, sailing,
boating, rowing, catching, bicycling,
baseball, athletic games and all out
door sports.
Write Edgar LaRue secretary Chau-
tauqua Devils Lake, N. D. for full
and complete terms, rental rates and
general information and for one of
the handsome illustrated booklets on
The assembly Of 1902.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20
BILL PASSES.
Senator H~ansbrotgh's Bill Passes Both
Houses and Now Goes to the
President.

Washington, June 1.-On motion
of Senator Hansbrough the senate to.
day concurred in the house amend.
ments to the Hansbrough irrigation
bill, and the bill nov goes to the
president for his signature. In the
passage Of this bill Senator Hans
brough has achieved an extraordinary
success. It is one of the most impor.
tant bills before the present session
and has attracted wide attention.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20
LAND CONTEST DECISION.
Important Nelson County Case Fl
nally Decided.

Grand Forks Herald: A decision
was received at the local landlofice
from Washington yesterday which in
wolves several fine points Of law.
The case has been in controversy for
a considerable length Of time. and has
attracted considerable attention on ac-
count of the fact that the tract Of land
in controversy is valued at upwards Of
s., 1000. It is situated in Nelson county,
but q short distance from the new
town of Edmore. The case is EMIT
led jacob Raketti VS.. the heirs Of Bert
A. Storhof. When the contest was
heard some time ago the decision of
the local Office was in favor of the
contestant, Raktti. An appeal was
taken to the commissioner at Wash
ington, who reversed the local Office.
After the decision of the commits
sioner had been received at the local
Office a stay of 70 days is granted in
which the losing party can file an ap-
peal to the secretary of the interior.
Here it was that an unusual incident
in matters Of this kind occurred.
The 70 days expired on a Sunday, and
on Monday the papers setting forth
the, ground of appeal arrived in the
mail. No action was taken by the
local Office, all the papers being sent
on to Washington. The contest was
Immediately dismissed by the secre-
tary on the ground that the applica'
tion for an appeal was received one
day too late, but stated that the evi.
dence showed that it was such a cast
as warranted the government to inter
vene, therefore the government can.
celled the entry without giving any
person any preference rights. This
left the land entirely open to pre-emp.
ton as original land. A general rush
was made for the valuable property,
several persons who had not previous
II appeared in the case attempting to
file on the tract.
J. B. Wineman, of this city, who
was n of the attorneys for Raketti,
made a motion for a review of the
case, and asked the secretary to modi-
fy his order in SO far as it cut off
Raketti from preference right, in his
motion Mr.. Wineman particularly
called attention to the fact that the 70
days which the law allowed to make
an appeal expired on Sunday and con
sequently the time should be extended
one day allowing the appeal of Rak-
ETH to be filed in time.
The secretary of the interior on in
vestigating the motion granted it. and
gave Raketti his preferns. = CUTS.
This allowed the contesua4V Jnirty
days in which to file on the claim.
The narrow margin of the last day of
the appeal falling on Sunday, was the
only thing which won the contestant
his claim, and Mr.. Wineman is GER
tainly to be congratulated on securing
his clients rights N a point which
had apparently been overlooked by all
others who had looked into the case.