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&rs. Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs.
Chauncey " D~pew, Mrs Henry c.
Corbin and the Baroness Noncheur.
wife of the Belgian minister. viii re-
tire from Washington society. until
fall when they expect again To take
Up the social reins@
The crew Of the cruiser BROOKLYN n.
which arrived at New York on the
lss- from the Asiatie station after an
absence of two years and seven
months. presented Rear-Admiral Re-
msy- the flag officer. with a silver low
ing cup valued at $500.
Andrew Carnegie. on the ISt. Of
fered Emporia- kas-, s-n.0oo for .
free public library on the usual con-
ditionS- The offer will be accepted
Mr. Carnegie already had given the
College of Emporia a library which
cost 5000
United States Consul NcWade. at
Canton on the 1st. informed the
state department that the plague epi-
der1ie east Of Honan.Canton province.
china was decreasing.
The y picked revolver shots of the
thisago police force who entered the
Geographic revolver contest in Chica-
sos on the ID against \ Ike number
OK 81 Louis policemen. finished with
total seor- of 2-3s- for the 3ss
snots- Each contestant was allowed
u shots in strings of three At a
target 90 feet away George IL
"astisiiHg carried OF the hon0rs
among the Chicago blue coats, seor-
ing In points In his Is shots.
n detachment of Chinese soldiers
eeionging TO the troops of Gen Yuan
snt Maj the governor of Chi Ii prov
inve- recently lost 50 men killed while
attempting to queH an anti-indemni-
" uprising near the border of Honan
province Gen Yuan Sal kai sent
three regiments to destroy the towns
m the neighborhood of the scene of
the fighting.
rive persons were severely injured
on vacant lot in Denver. Col. ON
'ne -d- by the explosion Of tank If
Chemicals with which they were gen
eratlng gas to De used In exhibiting
stereopticon views
congress win make an appropria-
'lon Of $4,000 to cover the expenses
attending the death and burial Of
resident Mckinley, S3I. 600 Of which
Ntil go to 1ay the corps of physicians
and surgeons who attended him
An Attleboro fNass.l firm Of man
aiaesuring jewelers. is working ON a
contract for $1,000 medals of various
saaes to commemorate the CORONA
'lon OF King Edward VII The first
Shipment Of s.0o0 has Just been made.
and all will be completed BY the end
Of May.
n eahiegram from Guatemala City
says upwards Of 1900 lives were lost
IN the recent earthquake in that re-
Poohe- and more than $4,000 people
rendered homeless The majority of
inc Victims lived in Queseltenanso.
positive declaration was re-
seised in Washington. ON the I'd.
rom the governments Of Mexico. that
~ would be impossible to comply
Win the request for the surrender of
Naarfes krarx. the fugitive ex-coun-
Gilman Of ST. Louis. wanted for hrib
y, and under arrest at Guadala lara
a Rome dispatch of the I'd says that
'ne dowag~r Queen Nargherita. wild
Nv OF the murdered King Humbert.
has announced her determination 70
1aAe NE veit and enter convent
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ORIENTAL DISCIPLINE.
severe Punfshnent for an Anti-In-
demnity Uprising Near the B0r-
ders of Hsnaa Province.

Pekin- May "A detachment Of
soldiers belonging to the troops of
Gen Yuan Shi kai. the governor OF
Chi Ii province. recently lost 90 men
killed while attempting to quel m
anti-indemnity uprising near the bur-
der of Honan province Gen Yuan
Shi kai IS sending three regiments %
destroy the towns in the neighbor-
hood of the scene Of the fighting.
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CROKER COMING BACK.


Aassaar~d That He WIZ Seine the Kefns
Of rAnnAay. st Least In E1srt
New York. May +--Saturday's En-
rcpean mails brought from R--hard
Croker letters 70 Tanna1y leaders Of
the old guard Whether 1t was as
result Or merely coi1eidenee. sew
eral conferences we're held today.
After one Of these the announce
ment was made that Mr. Croker viii
return TO New York late in August
No attempt was made TO conceal his
intention Of taking back the leader.
ship. at least IN effect
He Is said to be greatly dissatisfied
with the manner in which Tammanys
Affairs have been administered He
believes that mistakes Of the oppost-
ton have not been profted by As they
should have been, and be Is disguised
that his orders have aos been obeyed-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

St Joseph. No. May } S.-Buriington
railroad officials here were yesterday
informed BY detective in Lincoln,
Neb-- that the robber killed in Gage
county, is identified as 'BIinky- Har-
ris. formerly of ST. Joseph. and who
was seen here in the company of two
strangers the day before the hold-uP
OF the Burlington fyer, bound for
Denver, north of this city, three
weeks ago There is little doubt that
Harris and others known here. were
in this hold-up- Arrests Of his pals
are expected TO be made very soon
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wife Arrested o. ch.rx< of x.rsl

Denver, COL May 3--The eOroner|
jury IN the case of Albert Gabri}
who died last January. last night \
turned n verdict TO the effect that Il
deceased came 10 his death fra
arsenic poisoning at the hand of |
person or persons unknown 4 Wal
rant was issued on complaint 4
CHief-of-Police Armstrong agaiu}
Mrs Nellie Gabrin. widow of the dea
man. charging her with murder. al
she was az once arrested at her houI
She was taken 70 the police statia
and placed in charge OF the matro1
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AN AWFUL ACCIDENT.
sother and Chfia Burued tn Dead
Father AID FSar -iIdren
scrfsusiy fntzr~d-

Spring VALLEY, Wis. May s.-PerI
Ill., living near here. attempted d
boil together some kerosene and lart
The mixture exploded. and HiIFs wil
and one child were burned TO dead
dill had one of his hands burned 4
and four other children were sericu}
ly injured The house and eonter1
were DESTROYED /
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

st. Louis. No. May 4-For n short
time this afternoon terrific storm Of
wind and rain prevailed in this city
and vicinity. causing considerable
minor damage Lightning resulted in
several fires. one OF which destroyed
the machine shop and a section Of the
foundry Of William and Philip NADIA
rats patent pulley plant in South St
Louis The loss Is estimated at $780,
eae. partly covered by Insurance In
all parts Of the city trees. fences. signs,
awnings. etc, were blown down. ard
other damage done By the wind, which
came In terrific gusts.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
COLLECTION OF CATTLE TAX.
Legislature Of ChIekAsav NAtisa Propose
% Turn Is Over to the Federal
Government.

South McAlester. I. T., May 3--The
legislature Of the Chickasaw nation.
In special session. today passed an act
transferring the collection Of all tribal
rzx over to the government
This will materially affect the large
stock men who have had thousands Of
cattle grazing IN the Chickazaw nation
and have deied the Indian police and
government officials, wso now have to
work in conjunction In collecting the
tax On each head Of cattle. As matters
now stand. the collection Of tribal tax
has been a hurdenSome and costly pro-
cedure- With the whole authority
vested in the United States govern
nenr the eattlsmen Will fare much
worse than in the past IL will be
either a case Of paying the tax or get
ting tangled up in the meshes Of the
Federal law
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AWFUL SLAUGHTER
Rspsrssd when the Cfry OF Ching shAsg
Fua Fsif-A Thsassad Persons Killed


Victoria. B. c. May 3.-Nexs has
been brought BY the steamer Olympia
from the Orient Of further successes
By the KwansSire5eIs. whose ever
growing armies were besieging Nan
king on the West river AT last reports
Fugttives who were flying to Canton
from the scenes Of bloodshed and pill
lage reported that the slaughter IT
Ching Shang Fui when that city fell
was awful More than 1000 persons
were killed and their bodies left lying
unburied in the streets. while the reb-
els burned and looted the stores ant
houses. Terrible slaughter Is also re-
ported from other captured towns.
Several thousand Of the imperial army
are said to have deserted
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

ch.ss.asss. char~h-<sssrs Were Greatly
Favored

Chattanooga. Tenn. MAY THE
members Of the Board Of Bishops OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church filed
the pulpits Of the city churches this
morning Tonight great union meet
ing was held IN the Auditorium. ad-
dressed by Bishop Thohurn Of India
and Bishop Fowler spoke On the pos
sihility Of mission work in China
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FOR HER HUSBANDS MURDER.


Paris. Tex. May Mrs. Mary Rob
erts. charged with completely in the
murder OF her husband. near Maxey.
a year ago. has been found guilty and
given a sentence OF seven years in the
psnitentiary- The deceased was nearly
ighty years old and was found dead
In bed with bis throat cut Judge XII
lain. a hired man. VINO was convicted
Of the murder. Is serving 4 life sen
tence Mrs. Roberts. who was con
vieted As an aceompllce. turned
States evidence. and was only tried
On a charge Of second degree mu-1er-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
THE PRISONERS RELEASED.
the kisx of Italy. Again On
Beard the Chicago

Venice. May 3.-The pardon grant
ed by King Victor Emmanuel to the
cehe-rs Of the United States cruiser
Chicago. who have been imprisoned
here. arrived Friday morning. and thu
prisoners were at once released
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
MRS HOLLAND IN JAIL
AZ Rzdu<xh- KY Csd<r Charge of Mzr-
dertnx Her Husband

Paducah- KY, May Mrs Hattie
Jones. who was indicted BY the recent
grand jury Of Galloway county for the
alleged murder Of her husband. Sonnie
Jones. several years ago. reached MGr-
ray last night in charge Of Sheriff
Murray last night In charge Of Sheriff
Holland. who arrested her ~ Tecum-
sch. l. T. She was placed in Jail
Frank Cochran. the young farm hand
indicted with her. was not found The
woman IS from a prominent family
and has several children
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Washington. May 3.-Secretary
Moody has received the following ca-
blegram from Capt Dayton, cf rhe
Chicago. dated Venice. Ersday:
Party released on pardon fr,Im
king and are on board
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Cairo. Ill. May Capt ID. Morgail
who bought the wreck Of the steamer
City OF Pittsburg. expects TO sell TIE
wreckage for old iron, all except the
boilers. which are good. and the en-
sines. which are possibly unhurt All
that Is left Of the fine sse oaG packet
sold for not more than $4,000.
The charred body which was found
over the boilers and buried near the
wreck was exhumed, and G. r. Bow
man. dentist. examined the tessh
in the effort TO identity the remains
As those OF l. l. Hunter. The identi-
ncatton was not successful
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
wINcHELL'S NEW OFFER.

60nofnI 8ona1af OF FrfDro Has At
trss<fve Pruposlrisn-
Kansas City. No., MAY THE Jour
nal Will say tomorrow BENT =.
wincheIl. viee-presidsnt and general
manager Of the ST Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad. has been offered the
presidency Of the combined Netropoli-
tai Street Railway Company and the
electric light company Of this city
Mr. wineheH will accept the position
only under certain conditions. and his
decision will soon be announced
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
sy KATE MARKHAM POWER.

IL Is not 50 very long since .sissis-
sippi hills and hollows plains. etc.
were believed to contain nothing but
dirt" and some OF Il rather poor dirt
OF late. however. various things have
been found mixed with this dirt besides
the roots Of cotton and corn. and we
are IN consequence beginning to iook
up A number Of discoveries have been
reported lately Of valuable building
stone, several beds Of phosphates.
strata OF fine clay. minerals and other
valuable materials. One Of the most
interesting Of these discoveries is At
West Station. on the Illinois Central
road II oue-half the reports from vis-
iting experts are 10 be acrepted As
true the little Holmes county town viii
soon spread out into a city. and a city
OF stone at that The hills surround
ing the town are solid chunks OF what
Is now said to be some OF the finest
building stone in the country. There
Is constant and heavy demand for
building stone and the news OF this
discovery has brought a number Of
prospectors to the scene
Those who have examined the stone
pronounce II superior to any in this
section for building foundations. max
| ing concrete and ballastiux. Il Is al
most as hard as granite. and Is imper-
vious TO the weather For such stone
there - NOW n, aF--,~e -.-r--s.4 a
ma1d- and could the owners Of these
beds but come to some kind Of an un-
derstznding and form a company fer
the purpose Of putting the stone on TIE
market they would almost equal TIE
OIL barons OF Beaumont. Tex The sup
ply Of stone in the neighhorhood Of
West seems almost inexhaustible. Il
extends for a nzmber OF miles on the
east anu vest sides OF the railroad
the lands being Of but little value ex-
eept for this stone deposit
And now comes the regrstrable part
Of the story. which might well b
headed with the old saying. slightly
altered. about the prophet and his
own land This time il might be
said that land Is not without honor
save among its Own prophets. At
any rate. whatever profit was to Be
found in this new discovery VIII 20
into the pockets Of Michigan capital
ists. who came down and got options
on vast acres al very low figures. while
our own folks were thinking about il
Fortunately. some Of Holmes eounty's
far-sighted citizens refused to enter
into the Michigaaders' hard deal. and
II the people viii work together as
they should DO. they may yet make
grand success OF the hidden quar-
ries on the hillsides Of old Holmes.
Success 10 them. and all other enter
prising Mississippians.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

We would be glad II We had space
to reproduce every word Of the Lead
ing editorial from Hon Lem Sea
vrights able pen in last weeks Plain
dealer. II IL on that most important
question the Rural school. and
contains some exeslIent advice. Among
other things. Mr.. Seawright SAYS: OF
the 100000 children OF school age in
the Southern States. more than 5000
go live in sparSely settled districts
or in towns OF less than = 600 inhab-
itants- Hence the rural schools are
Of first importance and should receive
first consideration We can never be
an educated people until We have COED
schools and the country children at
tend them Continuing the writer
gives facts which prove that the aver
age school life Of our children in rural
districts Is lamentahly short. the ae-
eommOdations poor and the equip
ment msager- These children. from
whose ranks so many Of the futures
great ones must come. are confined
10 the poverty OF 4 few IIl-assorted
textbooks from which TO get their
start along the road Of knowledge.
We're it not that theirs Is the bound
less wealth Of the great teacher Nature
their way would be hard. their work
OF seant avail and their knowledge OF
little worth TO them or others
We find in Mr.. Ssawrights plea for
better opportunities an earnest appeal
TO our men TO build worthy houses for
their ehildren's school days. making
them attractive as well as comfortable
The South is no longer poor as II was
in the decades Immediately succeeding
the rsvages OF war. Building material
IS abundant in every State. and our
men have strong arms to fell trees.
prepare lumber and make brick We
should begin AZ once to build decent
and comfortable school houses in ey-
cry school district. and 70 equip them
with the needful furniture and appa-
ratus- These school houses are the
homes Of our children all the days they
attend school. and We should see to II
that they are made worthy
II IS great pleasure to run across
such good news as the published state
menr that Mississippi pine viii figure
largely in the building OF the LOuisi-
ana Purchase Exposition A number
OF firms on the Gulf & Ship Island
Railroad have secured large contracts
for lumber OF various grades, espe-
cizlly our splendid long leaf yellow
pine. and already a number OF large
rush orders have been shipped from
Mississippi and delivered on the sx-
position grounds This will in itself
give Us and our great lumber indus
try a splendid advertisement
The Yazoo Herald reIoiceS in the re-
port (which II hopes viii prove cor
rectl that 4 Northern firm will begin
the work o, building the railroad from
Yazoo City TO BeIzoni az once This
little road viii be a great time and
Iaborsaver. as well as a wonderful
conyenienes 70 the people Of that sec
ton. and they and their friends listen
eagerly for echoes from the first blows
Of the worknan's hammer
Jackson's First Presbyterian Church
is this week putting in a superb
Pitcher pipe organ, built in New Or
leans. and Yaxoo City's Preshyterians
are putting in their $1,000 instrument.
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Ii takes very snail te0l 70 eonnst srs.i
folly.-R4ms H5.z-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Jackson's First Presbyterian Church
is this week putting in a superb
Pitcher pipe organ, built in New Or
leans. and Yaxoo City's Preshyterians
are putting in their $1,000 instrument,
which was built by Hook L Hastings
The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-04
HE SAW THE JOKE At LAST.
Took Engltshman Long Time, hut He
Laughed Heartily.
(To be continued.)

TOOK Engifshman Long Time, But He
Laughed Heartily.
When Sir Walter was last
seen in this country friend took him
to the bench show in the Gard en-.
where, among other CANNES that he
much admired, was a coach dog. He
for he had bred such in Berkshire.
The New Yorker, who is fond Of his
joke, said: sir Walter, can you tell
ME what makes that Cog spo ted?' Tie
baronet launched OF ilto dissertation
on dogs in general and coach dogs in
particular, attracting even experts by
his learned remarks on the origin OF
species, etc. But the Anne. ican refus-
ed to be satisfied. He entered a SOL
emn objection to every statement OF
the noble Britisher. until the latter,
somewhat eXasperated, drawled: 1T
is possible that you understand dogs
better than l. Will you do me the
kindness to answer your own question
what makes a coach dog spo d."
The spots, Sir Walter" was the dry
reply. About half an hour afterward.
ao Iue WV "SiS NOW IL LuS Ie.-
riers. Sir Walter leaned far back, and,
facing the rafters with his uptura ed,
rubicund countenance, gave vent to a
series of "hawhawhaws" that startled
the occupants OF the benches. "Haw-
haw-haw!" he went on, and all the
dogs barked. "Haw-haw-haw" he re-
peated. gazing through the skylight,
and the dogs barked more "Haw-
hawhaw!" he roared, and the bigger
brutes grow!ed In derision. "Haw-
haw-haw!" Presently there was a
crowd of several hundred people star
ing at him. All could see that he was
Il typical John Bull, and possibly all
believed that he was not in his right
mind. "Haw- -haw haw!" When he
got chance to break in the American
friend inquired what was the ma ter.
and Sir Walter exp aimed: You see,
old chap, you Americans are 80 deuced
clevah it takes US Britishers a long
time to catch up with you. I am just
now appreciating what you said some
little time ago about the spots making
the coach dog spotted. and, do you
know. my deah fellow. 1t was damned
bright New York Press
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wAe were 70 blow - che castle fser
the place."
mo: that was Tempest and A,ssR.
We alone know the secret"
rs 1t SO? All. but what good 10 it t.
know that! An armed guard IL tuss
outside our door. and NO other room
connects with the secret passage but
tho library. Even II my father made .
dash for liberty. they would discover
his retreat, and all would be lost"
Can these bars be wrenched out!''
asked Medworth. placing his hand oD
one.
NO replied Jacinta; and as II to
test their strength with them, she
placed her hand above his. touching IL
At the contact another thrill set her
young heart to Euttsring.
Then In some way he must be al.
sisted" said Medworth. "The secret
passage must be reached"
Il can suggest nothing" said the
girl Francisco was my only hope
How many guards are there?" he
asked.
One" she replied.
Listen. You are not far from the
librar.,."
80. The distance from that door to
this is not great"
Then will 60 back, creep I'D to the
sliding panel, and see If any one is in
the library. II there is no one, I will
endeavor to fasten the door, Is there q
lock !"
Yes. We always kept the key hang
ing near the door-on the right"
Good. If it is there still, l will lock
the door and bring the key to you.
That will keep Others out, and your
father will know the coast is clear. or
| course, II they come and find it locked
there will be an uproar. and we shall
be defeated. but SO We should be II
any one went into the room unknown
to u.s.
Not II my father was armed" said
Jactnta. III there was only one.''
mo. that is true enough. Better take
the chance then with the door open.
But must go to see II there is any
| one there. and to get pistol for your
father. My own Is In the secret pas
! sage. Your father must be informed
Of the plan while I am gone. When I
! return. he must in some way attract
the attention Of the guard, get him in
side the room and silence him before
he has time to give the alarm. Then
you can all three escape to the secret
! passage. I will meet you there. When
! you are safe in the caverns we can plan
further" and Medworth was gone.
The trembling girl lost no time in
| acquainting her father with the details
| OF Medworth's plan. While he listened
to her grim smile played around the
| old warriors mouth.
"a brave youth" he said. We will
see how his plan can be made to
work"
Ito be continued.)
The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-04
writers Have Same idea.

George Hilbert, digging among Ho-
race Walpole's letters In o-dsr to ss-
tablish his disputed status In regard
70 the American revolution. came
across the following passage: "The
next Augustin age will dawn on the
other side Of the Atlantic. There will
We a Thucydides at Boston, a Keno
phon at New York. and In time Virgil
It Mexico and Horace at Peru. At
asst some curious traveller from Lima
will visit England and give a descrip-
tion of the ruins Of St. Paul's Ike tbs
editions OF Baalbec and Palmyra"
Here the reader OF Macauley will rec
ognize the undoubted source of that
authors famous New Zealander
sketching the ruins Of St. Paul's. Is
this an example OF conscious" or Of
cerebration" on the part
OF the first really popular historian
that England has produced!