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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
GRAHAM BELLS AIRSHIPS.
The Great Telephone Inventors Air
ship VIII DC seen at the 1t.
Louis Worlds Fair

Worlds Fair Grounds. 1t. Louis.
Aug. +.-Information has been re-
eeived here that Prof. Alexander era
ham Bell. inventor of the telephone. is
personally supervising the construc-
tion of an airship At his home at Bad
deck. Cape Breton. The craft l. said
to be the result Of wears OF study on
the part of Prof. Bell. and represents
an expenditure of many thousands of
dollars 1t Is 81 feet long. aud i
composed Of - distinct parts. 1t is
eelled internally With canvas. and in
places with linen stretched ON piano
wires. Five miles Of his wire were
used in the construction The princi-
pie Of the kite will be utilized 10 a
considerable extent in this machine.
which is TO carry human freight. This
means that the aeroplsne system. not
used in any of SantOs-Dumont' air
ships. viii be a feature of Prof. Bells
machine
just what Prof Bell hops 10 ac-
complish with his airship Is not Ger
tain. but those who know him insist
he intends To oufdo Dumont
in the eonquering of the great prob
lem. and they predict machine ready
for a test Of mrtrle with Santos-Du-
mont's newest airship now building
in this country for the Worlds fair
aerial contests 81 St Louis in 1904.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
WORLDS FAIR GOLD DOLLARS
Gold Dollars VIII Command
Good Premium.

Worlds Fair Grounds. st. Louis.
Aug. Orders are being received by
Secretary Walter Il. Stevens for the
gold dollars to be issue by the United
States government in COMMUNICATION
Of the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The issue will I've limited TO 250.00O
coins. according to the instructions
OF the act of congress authorizing
them. The committee in charge of
the matter. under the direction Of the
secretary of the treasury, has about
decided upon two designs. one inciud-
the bust of Mckinley. The coins will
be sold at two dollars each bv the
Worlds fair. and the amount derived
from the premium viii be used in the
construction Of monuments of JEFF
ferson and Mckinley. The first hun
dred issued of each design will he
numbered as mintesi. and a certificate
issued by the director Of tn. mint for
each crin stating that il vas minted
in LiS r--- and numbered in CON
secutive orner- These two hundred
coins will be sold to the highest bid
ders. The 10000 gold dollars are a
part of the appropriation Of S5Oa0. COO
in aid Of the Worlds fair from the
United States government. They will
be delivered TO the exposition author
ities as 5000 - si.-. II. which will be
probably late in the fall
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINcS


A shooting ARRAY over the theft of
Z dime, followed by an accident to an
ambulance bearing one of the VIC
tins to a hospital, resulted in the
death of one man and the wounding
of two others, at Louisville. ny. The
dead man is George Seaboldt, and the
wounded are James Clark and Will
lam Seaboldt. Clark. who is a ma
chinist. sent his boy to store with
10 cents. but the Lad was held up and
robbed by one of the Seaboldts. Sea-
boldt was shot through the right
lung. but il is not known whether his
death resulted from the wound or
from the injuries received in the col
lision of the ambulance with the
street car.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
THE COMING CORONATION.
Optimism Slowly Reviving Under
the Stimulation of the Sur
geons' Bulletins.
THE SALE OF SEAT TICKETS looKlns Up.
Eastward Fridsy-A Minstrel Per-
fermspce On board the Royal
Yacht by Members sf the vseht's
Crew.

New York, Aug. 2.-optimism re-
garding the coronation is ,lowly re-
viying under@he s6mulative effects
of the surgeons bulletins. says .
London dispatch to the Tribune.
Whether the kings will is imperious
or his medical advisers consider il
necessary to humo- him. there is .
determined effort to subject the pa
tient, who is merely able to make one
or two turns on the deck of the
yacht. to tie fatigue and excitement
Of the ceremonial s.otives of state
prevails, although there is agreement
among medical men that an ordinary
patient would not be fit for so haz-
ardous an experiment n few weeks
after SO serious an operation.
The business of selling seats il
looking up now that the programmes
of the procession and the ritual are
reappearing. ID the decorators here
and there are touching up the faded
giories of the June preparations.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
BATTLE STILL BEING FOUGHT.
EnxaE~m~as Between cotom bis n
Troops and Revoistts al sts
stilI In Progress.

Washington. Aug. 4.-"Battle still
being fought desperately"
These were the words contained in
a dispatch at the Colombian legation
Sunday night from Gen. Salazar. gov
ernor of the department of Panama,
and were in answer +, a message asl.-
ing for information in regard to the
contest which has been in progress
since Thursday at Aqua Dulce, when
the Colombian revolutionists began
to attack that place. The officials
here are anxiously waiting additional
news of this battle. The understand
ing here is that the government's s
force of about seven thousand men
is engaged with a large portion of
the revolutionists. who have in the
department of Panama about four
thousand men in all. Aqua Dulce,
though only IS miles from Panama. is
in an inaccessible part of the country
for ready communication 1t re-
quires eight days To make the over
land journey while the water com
municatiOn is very irregular and is
carried on mainly by small boats.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
UNCLE SAM AT WORLDS FAIR.
Plans for the Government Building
Approv~d-Extra Building for
the F,sherte. Exhibit. >

Worlds Fair Grounds. 81. Louis,
Aug. PLANS for the United States
government building at the Worlds
fair have now been approved by the
official board of managers in charge
OF the government exhibit. James
Knox Taylor. supervising architect Of
the treasury. has directed the prepa-
ration of the plans. which call for
building 764 feet long. st3 feet wide
at the ends. and i75 feet wide in the
central portions. The style is some
what Of the classic order. less festive
than the other exposition palaces.
The center of the building will be
surmounted by dome 100 feet in
diameter, similar in character to the
dome of the parthenon at Rome. The
apex of the dome will be- lT5 feet
above ground. The main facade will
be 764 feet long. with center and end
pavilions connected by n colonnade OF
Ionic columns five feet in diameter
and A. feet high. The central build
ing with the eolonnade on each side
will form a portico Is feet wide and
s24 feet long. The interior floor area
will be 724 by i7j feet. entirely free
of columns. The end parades will
contain one central portico ESQ feet
long. The building will be of stat.
composition of plaster resembling
stone. and the exterior will BE- white.
4 magnificent color scheme has been
devised for til e interior. The gov
ernment building will have an impos-
ing site 50 feet about the principal ex-
hibit palaces. \ magnificent fight ~
steps 100 feet wide will lead up to the
main portico. Ramps" or sloping
paths. will furnish another means Of
reaching the building. Statuary will
be freely used in adorning the build
ing and its approaches. The esti-
mated cost ofthe government building
is S550.o0O and S5o.0o0 more will BE- ex-
pended on the Fisheries building
which will stand southwest from the
main structure. The Fisheries build
ing will be i35 feet square. The con-
struction IF the government build
ings will begin soon IL is the policy
of the government to open its build
ings and exhibits on time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Arrangements are being made to
develop the recently discovered coal
deposits in Holmes county, and it
seems quite likely that the mining
industry is to become an important
feature in that county. A new vein
Of coal was discovered last week on
the Chapman plantation and has
proven of fine quality when submit
ted to analysis, and burns readily
when placed in crate. A good quail
ity of blacksmithing coal is now be-
ing generally used in the county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
A STORM AT OYSTER BAY.
oth-rwis~ the Day Va. Qui-t sad
tn~v~affai-Nr. and Mrs. white
law REID @. n~ ss~.t..

Oyster Bay. y. Y. Aug. 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his family passed
q quiet sunday at Sycamore hill No
official visitors werr received
The president and Mr. Roosevelt.
accompanied by four II the children.
attended divine service At Christ Epis-
eopal church. Scarcely had they
reached home when the most severe
thunderstorm of -. IA mer broke
over this part of Long 'sla forcing
them tn remain indoors IE Re
greater part of the afternos.e-
special Ambassador Whiteiaw Keid
and MrS. Reid. who have just returned
from England. will he guests Of the
president and Mr.. Roosevelt to-mor-
row.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
OLYMPIAN GAMES AT CHICAGO
Give Them Omeial Recognition
and Promote Their Interest.

Berne. Aug. 2--President Zemp Of
Switzerland received the Olympian
games delegates. Judge B. Payne, La
verne W. Noyes and Henry J. Fur
Der. Jr-, of Chicago. and listened at
tentively to an explanation of the
plans for the games made by Mr.. Fur
ber. The president, who was inter-
ested, and asked a number of ques-
tons. said: Il will follow with the
greatest interest the Developments of
the games. and will use my best ef-
forts towards official participation on
the part of Switzerland 1 will rec
ognize the games in the Official jour
nal"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
.LUNCHED WITH ROOSEVELT.
The Pulpit, the Press, the Bar and
Politics at Presidents
Luncheon Board.
WAS OF no PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE.
Ing CLOSING Days "f september
The Scramble for the Vacancy On
the Board OF Comm i..i"u~rs OF
the District Of Coiausts

Oyster Bay. y. Y. Aug. 3--The pull
pit. the pres the bar and politics
were represented Saturday about the
luncheon boart of President Roose-
velt at Sycamore Hill. Senator sail
lard, Of Nebraska. accompanied by a
friend of his own state, came down
from New 4 ork to talk to MIR. Roose-
welt about his western trip. and to
make some arrangements for his Wis
IL To Nebraska. The president will
be in Nebr ka en dates already ten
tatively determined. although not
formally ammo lnced. His visit to Ne
braska will Oe in the closing days of
September.
Among the guests at luncheon were
Silas McBee. Of New York. editor OF
the Churchman: Bishop Dudley. of
the Episcopal church. diocese Of Ken
lucky; Charles Nagel. of 1T. Louis;
George Harvey. editor of Harper's
Weekly: George w Him an. of Chi
cago, editor of the Inter-Ocean. and
7 ward Kent. of New York. Assur-
ance Is given that no particular sig
niiicanee attaches to- the calls Of any
of the gentlemen. the desire Of the
president being to entertain them so
cially at his country home.
President Roosevelt is in receipt of
scores IF communi, ations ~ wire
and by mail regarding the vacancy
on the board of commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia. caused bv the
death. few days ago. oT John ".
Ross. The appointec Ia succeed Mr..
Ross will be democrat. livery mail
brings letters Endorsement of can
didates, or letters bearing upon the
selection Of Mr.. Ross successor with
out mentioning particular names. Ii
is not known when the president may
make the app intment
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
]. E. MONTGOMERY DEAD.
He Played a Conspicuous. Part in the Civl
wa- and Lost His Fleet at
Memphis.

Chicago. Aug. 4-CommOtore JOsepl
E Montgomery. the aged Confederatl
naval ofHcer. who nearly captured Gen
Grant during the civil war. died her'
today at the home Of his son. d
James Montgomery. Commodore Mont
gomery WAS born in Carrollton. KY. i
1877. and from his youth until the val
broke out vas engaged in river traffic
AT the battle Of Mobile bay he played
conspicuous part. He was in the eu
gagements at Fort Pillow and Nev
Orleans and al Memphis he lost hi
fleet. He was an intimate friend q
Jefferson Davis. He lost his syesigl
twelve years aso and since that TIM
had lived in this city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Prominent capitalists have been
interested in the proposed Okalona
& Grenada road, and it is stated that
they are about to dispose of their in
terests to the Mobile & Ohio system,
and that this road will push the con-
struction and have it finished with
In the next year. The road will
prove a valuable feeder to the Mobile
q Ohio, and will also help to hold
the trade against the Mobile, Jack
son & Kansas City line to be built
nortlward through the State, di-
viding the trade territory of the ILL
nois Central and Mobile & Ohio
systems.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
LYNCH COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
Col Arthur Lynch Formally Com
ssttt-d for Trial O.. the Bow
street Police C.urt.

London. Aug. 2.-coL Arthur Lynch,
the nationalist member parliament
who 5 accuse I of high treason dur
ing the Boer war. was taken to Bow
Street police court Friday. .sefore
the court committed him for trial,
Col Lynch made a long statement in
which he said that he had gone 10
South Africa under contr-ct with the
Paris Journal. and tnat he had not
expected to stay more than two
months He also arrange, to serve
the Century Magazine. Oollier's Week
ly and several other American pubIi-
cations He denied that he saw DR..
Leyds. the Bo- T agent. before start
ing, and he declared that he had no
mission from lie. Is to the Transvaal.
At the close of his statement, Lynch
was committed for trial.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

There will be no extra session of
the legislature to repeal the valued
policy clause Of the State insurance
laws, and the problem of securing
cotton insurance must be tested by
some other method. The movement
IN progress to work up sentiment in
favor of an extra session and induce
the governor to convene the body
has not, it is stated, met with the
encouragement expected. Gov. Lon
gIno says he does not propose to To-
spond to the demand unless it b.
comes a general one.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

The Tupelo Cotton Oil Company
has decided to enlarge its capacity
and the stockholders have voted an
increase of $4,000 of capital stock
TO accomplish this purpose. A new
oil mill is now organizing at New,
Miss. There will be over twenty
new oil mills in operation this fall.
The new mill at Jackson has been
completed and will be ready for the
first ginnin0. This mill is the larg-
est Of the four mills located there.
Competition in the seed market
promises to be fierce. The fight is al
ready on now and agents for numer-
Gus mills are in the field bespeaking
seed business.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
A DOZEN PERSONS INJURED,
Hundred People Wrecked while
Running ii Miles aa Hosr.

Cadillac, Mich. Aug. Am excur-
sion train on the Ann Arbor railway.
made up of IL coaches and carrying
200 people. was wrecked six miles
north of this place Sunday. So far
as known. no one was killed, but
about a dozen persons were injured,
some seriously.
The train was bound from Durango
to Crystal Lake and Frankfort, and
was running about thirty-five miles
an hour. 1t is believed the wreck was
caused by the fiange breaking on one
of the wheels of the combination bag
gage and smoker next 10 the engine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY.
New York Evening Press Reports Sotabt
Progress In Frisco Expansion

New York, Aug. The Evenln(
Post says: Very positive statemen1
were made today that negotiations an
pending for the acquisition of the Ced
tral OF Georgia system by the 81. LOuil
& san Francisco. which. last week. 4
cured the Chicago 4 Eastern Illinoi(
and which during the last year. ha1
made notable progress il expansion|
These reports We're practically co1|
firmed. 80 far as regards the stateme1(
that negotiations with this purpose il
view. have been under way They ar}
not. however. completed. From M
same authority. denial was obtained
OF the reports Of a srsnd merger d
all Southern railroads.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Metropolis. H.. Aug. 4--on Two ID
Cincinnati and Memphis steamer
which passed here today on their VA
down the Ohio river. was witnesse
the spectacle OF white men working Z
rousters. a sight river mer have I'd
seen since long before the civil AL
The negro rousters are all striking
not so much for higher wages as Y
cause OF the hot weather and heav,
wheat shipments. which deprive N
rousters of rest.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
MAY SEND AMERICAN PRELArE
toIic DeleGate 10 Manila Due
To Desire Co Please.

Rome. Aug. 3.-The delay in ap-
pointing an apostolic delegate in Ma
Mia is due to the desire of the vati-
can to please the Washington author
tiles By sending 10 the Philippines an
American prelate, and the vatican i
now awaiting letters from the United
States. The prelate. who it Is
thought likely will accept. is thor
oughly adapted TO the position
Should the plan fall through. the
most probable candidate Is Mgr.
Guidi, now in the office of Cardinal
Rampolla, the papal secretary Of
state
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
RECORD-BREAKING RAINS,
North and Central Mississippi
and Eastern Arkansas DeluGea.

Memphis. Tenn, Aug. 2.-Record
breaking rains have fallen in west
Tennessee, north Alabama, north and
central Mississippi and eastern Ar
kansas since Thursday morning. Ths
downpour has been almost continu-
Gus for the past "a hours, but clear
ing weather. il now predicted Th.
precipitation at Memphis since Thurs
day morning was 4-40 inches. At Ar
lington, in this county. it twas ESQ
inches; at Helena, Ark. 4.s7 inches.
1t is believed that considerable DAM
has been done in theinterior by floods
to railroad and crops in the low
lands.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
Loager school rsrms.

State Superintendent Whitfield
has just returned form a campaign
In several Of the eastern counties
where he has been speaking in the
interest of longer school terms. Mr..
Whitfield urges the necessity of local
taxation to supplement the State ap.
preparation to the common school,
and the idea is gaining in popular
ity. He states that he feels conf.
dent that as many as ten more
counties will adopt the plan during
the present summer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
BREAD TRUST IN MEXICO.
B~k-r. IN City of Nexs~o Have Formed .
Pest To k2t-~ the Price
Of Bread

Mexico City, Aug There Is much
popular Indignation here over the
formation Of pool among the bakers
Of this city 20 raise the price OF
bread This trade i in the hands Of
half a dozen rich Spaniards, who have
signed an agreement to eharge prices
mutually agreed ON and not in any
say 10 enter into competition as they
have done heretofore
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Berry Donahue. a justice of the
peace and a well-to-do farmer living
near Luttrell. Tenn. shot and killed
Sherman Dyer. Both men attended
a dance. and it was while they were
returning home that the tragedy oc-
curred. Bad feeling had existed be-
tween them over lawsuit. Donahue
escaped.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
GREAT HEAT IN COLORADO.
Friday Was Hottest Day of the Yeas
I'm Many Plaees-Heat in the
Mountains Unprecedented.

Denver, Col, Aug. 2.-Friday was
the hottest day SO far this year in
Denver and many other parts of Colo
RADIO. At two o'clock in the after
noon the mercury registered 100 $40
degrees in Denver. Reports from vari-
Gus points in the state show that the
temperature was 100 in Greeley, 100
at Longmont, % at Idaho Springs and
90 at Estes Park
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Doctors In the Yazoo- Mississippi
delta levee district are up in arms
against the levee board because of
the action of the board in imposing
a privilege tax Of $40 on each prac-
ticing physician in the district. Un-
der the State law the doctors are ex-
enpsed from the payment of this
tax, as a special act of grace, and the
doctors have been SO long accustom-
ed to this exemption that they are
unwilling to eoncede the right of the
levee board to tax them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Ben Levi, a business man of Tex
arkana. was arrested ON charge Of
cmbezzlemcnt.
a. j. Harper, a planter. aged 81,
died at his home in Cleveland county.
Dennis Hodge, of Texarkana. was
convicted of killing fish with dyna-
mite and fined $50.
Mrs. Mccullough was fatally gored
by n ccw near Mena.
Near Jonesboro, John McCarty.
aged Q. fell from a swing ana was
killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Colorado Springs. Col. Aug. 4.-R.
r. Taylor, a pioneer and proprietor of
book store, shot and killed Frank l.
Shader, railroad brakeman, on Tay-
lor street, Sunday. Taylor surren-
dered, but aside from declaring that
his act was justified. refused TO talk
about the shooting of Shader. who
was his brother-in-law. Friends of
Taylor, however. assert that Shader,
since the death of his wife recently.
had sought 10 ALLEVIATE Mrs. Taylor
from her husband. and had threat
ened to kill the couple
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

HopkinsviIle. Ky. Aug. TN
quarrel about a woman near TrentoI
today. Nose Tyler. a farm hand. al
vaneed with 4 drawn pistol on Ths|
Coleman. Coleman hurled two stond
AZ Tyler The first stunned him ar
the second struck him on the head an
killed him instantly. The eoroner's ID
quest verdict exonerated Coleman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Washington, Aug. 3.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for the
mouth of July, 1902, the receipts
amounted to s4e, ,6sI and the ex-
penditures s56.sl3 .567. leaving a deficit
for the month of S7,5O7 SIG.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Salt Lake, Utah. Aug. 3-At the
Salt Palace grounds At one o'clock
this morning. J. C. MeCaslin, a we'll
known mining man of this city, shot
and killed Lottie Russell and Max.
Peters and then committed suicide
by shooting himself through the
head
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

A crowd estimated at between
1000 and 5000 attended the cele-
bration of the fiftieth anniversary Of
the organization of Calhoun county
at Pittsboro last week. The day
viii be remembered as the most
pleasant and tranquil in the history
of the county, and the crowd was the
largest that ever assembled within
its confines.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

New York. Aug. S.-Work on a
foundation for the ways on which the
new battleship Connecticut is to be
built at the New York navy yard will
be starter shortly, it is announced.
II will be necessary to drive 5000
spiles on account of the sandy soil.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07
Umbrella Acted a. Lisht.,.s Rod.

Miss Herndon. aged i6. and Willie
Blair, n little boy. were struck by
lightning at Birmingham. ala. At
last report the latter's death was ex-
pected momentarily. Miss Herndon
was carrying an umbrella. and the
lightning struck the tip of the rod.
passed down the handle and severely
burned ner left side and leg. The
shoe on her right foot was torn to
shreds. She will recover.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-07

Judge Lowerey will hold special
term of court at Oxford on August
Is to try the case of Whit Owens,
provided the case is tried at Oxford
at al. The attorneys for Owens, it
Is understood, will make application
Tor a change of venue. Owens will
claim that he cannot get a fair trial
in Lafayette county on account of
the strong sentiment existing there
against him as a result of the horri-
bic murder of the two deputy mar
shals.