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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
LIVES
CRUSHED OUT
Collision On the Belvidere Division
of the Pennsylvania Road.
THE VICTIMS WERE LABORERS
Their Train. While STANDING. Was
Crashed Into by n Gravel Train
Fifteen Killed and
Forty Injured.

Trenton, ~ j Oct 1S.-Fifteen per-
sons were killed and about 40 wounded
in collision which occurred, Saturday,
on the Belvidere division of the Penn
sylvania railroad, near Washington s
crossing. The persons killed and in
jured were laborers, who were on
work train and were on their way to
work at Washington's crossing to re-
pair washouts along the road Four
teen bodies have been taken from the
wreck, and one more body is known to
be under the debris. Only two or three
of those who were injured will be per-
manently MANNED.
Special Relief Train Sent.
AS soon as the collision occurred. a
special train was sent from Trenton
with corps of physicians, and the dead
and injured were brought to this city
The dead men, with one or two excep-
tions, are Italian laborers who resided
in this city, the others being colored
men. Their bodies were taken to the
morgue for identification.
The train bearing the men who were
killed and injured was made up of four
cars-two coaches. in which the men
were riding, and two fiat cars in the
rear. The train stopped near Wash
ington's crossing to receive orders re-
specting the passing of the regular pas
senger train.
Rear-Ended by Gravel Train.
While the train was standing on the
track it was run into from the rear by
a gravel train The two fiat cars tele-
scoped the two coaches. There were
| about 1S0 men in the two cars. AS soor
as the accident happened the Italians
| became frantic, and made an attempt
| to do bodily harm to the crew of the
gravel train Word was sent to Tren-
ton for police assistance, but the men
were finally quieted by the foremen
| The railroad authorities here are reti-
cent as to how the accident occurred
but it is believed that the gravel train
either failed to see any adverse signal
or that the fiagman of the first train
failed to go back sufficient distance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Most of the fireproof buildings are
insured.
He laughs best who sees the point OF
the joke first.
The dealer in umbrellas makes hay
while it rains.
Truth is mighty and will prevail-if
it isn't suppressed.
Apple sauce isn't good unless the
hostess made it sass.
Decollete bathing costumes are all
right as far as they go.
Some people refuse to grow because
the town doesn't grow.
The greatest test of friendship is
to tell man his faults.
The man who robs Peter to pay Paul
sometimes stands Pat.
1t looks as though Turkey would be
somebody's dark meat.
Eelf-important men seldom get out
Of the wage e-Torker class.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
POSTAL JURY FAILS TO AGREE
Charged With Alleged Conspiracy to
Extort Bribe in Postal Deals.
II Was .he First Trial Under About
Two Dozen Indictments Against
Post once Ofiicials.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 19.-The jury In
the case of Daniel Voorhees, Miller and
Joseph NJ. Johns. on trial in the federal
court on the charge of alleged con-
spiracy TO extort a bribe, reported
shortly before Saturday midnight that
it was unable to agree and was DIS
charged by Judge Thompson. The trial
attracted unusual attention, as 1t was
the first one under the many recent
indictments for alleged frauds In the
post office department. The defend
ants were Daniel Voorhees, Miller, OIL
Terre Haute, Ind, formerly assistant
attorney-general for the post office de-
partment, ana his friend, Joseph M
Johns, an attorney at Rockville, Ind,
accused of conspiring to obtain bribe
from John ]. Ryan and J. j. Ryan 4
Co., turf commissioners, of st. Louis.
Four days were devoted to the taking
of evidence and the fifth day to the
very vigorous arguments of Distric'
Attorney Sherman Mcpherson and AS
sistant Thomas H. Darby, for the gov
eTnmeul, anu L. lNutioch NAA-
Charles W. Baker, for the defendants.
At 1885 p m. the jury came in, and,
in writing, reported as follows:
I'VE find that we are unable to agree
upon a matter of fact"
Judge Thompson then questioned the
jury as to the probability of reaching
an agreement, and on being advised
that there was no such probability
without additional instructions, he dis
charged the jury from further consid-
Grafton of the case.
While there were unconfirmed re-
ports that the jury stood seven to f1ye
for conviction, il was generally un-
derstood in the court room that tn'
Jury was unable to agree on the matter
of fact as to whether Miller had any
connection with the dealings between
Ryan and Johns, or as to whether
there was any conspiracy between the
defendants.
The court told the jury that there
could be no verdict, finding one OF the
defendants guilty and the other inno'
cent, that both must be convicted OF
both acquitted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
GEN. CHASE'S TRIAL TO-DAY.
General Court-MartiaI to Try Him
For Failure to Obey Orders OF
Governor and For Perjury.

Denver, Col. Oct. 19.-Everything is
in readiness for the general court-mar-
tial that is expected to probe the ma
tional guard scandal. Gov. Peabody
declares that the investigation will be
vigorously pushed. The court will be
conevened to-day in the senate cham
ber, and unless some change is made
in the present plan. it will be open to
the public. The case of Gen. John
Chase will be taken up first. So far
Gen. Chase is the only officer against
whom charges have been officially filed
with the court He is charged with
failure tc obey orders of the governor,
conduct uni ecoming an officer and per-
iury
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Rig LEVEE CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN NEW ORLEANS ON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27.
Questions Of incaIculabie Interest to
the People of the Whole Nation
Will Be Discussed.

On October 9th will be held In New
Orleans the convention of the Inter
state Mississippi River Improvement
and Levee Association, and at the ses-
sions to be held then many prominent
men will advocate government control
of the Mississippi levees, in order that
the vast tracts-some 100000 acres
of now useless swamp lands in the
States of Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas-may be reclaimed and
brought into cultivation. 1t will be
argued that State and private control
of the levees will never result in the
reclamation of this vast and rich ter
ritory, for the reason that the neces-
sary funds are not and cannot De avail
able for many years to come; that
within a decade or so the world VIII
require twice as much cotton as it does
today; that the cotton fields OF the
South are now producing practically
all the cotton they can be made to
grow; that this now useless territory,
which is about three times as large as
Holland, and as rich as the valley Of the
Nile, is Americas only hope to con-
tinue supplying the world with all the
COttOA II tuat ehS qaSoNAoAA ~
government control is purely national,
because every State in the Union will
be benefited either in the sale of the
new crop or the sale of supplies and
manufactured articles to the new popu-
lation; that the State revenue, now 60
ing into levees, should be turned into
educational channels, where it is badly
needed.
1t will also be shown that wherever
the government has taken charge OF
the Mississippi levees absolute success
has followed; government levees do
not break The State levee boards
will not be criticised for the reason
that, considering the difficulties they
encounter, their work has been all that
any reasonable mind could expect.
Delegates to the convention are eX-
pected from at least thirty States and
Territories The railrorads have grant
ed one-fare rates for the round trip.
Special invitations have been sent to
many prominent men, and many OF
these. warm advocates of the plans
and purposes of the levee association,
have advised the committee that they
will attend. Elaborate plans for the
entertainment of all delegates are now
being perfected. These plans of en-
tertainment will include trips to sew
eral of the large sugar and cotton plan
tations, inspection Of levees, etc.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
RECEIVING WARM SUPPORT.
Press of Country Trying to Make It the
LARGEST Convention Ever Held.

The coming levee convention, to be
held in New Orleans October 27, is
receiving the warmest support from
the press of the country, and if the
press can do so, it will make the con-
vention one of the largest ever held.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord, which has given so much atten-
ton to Southen matters, calls for an
earnest support to the convention, and
quoting from Gov. Heard's address
recognizes and acknowledges the re-
sponsibility of the Federal govern
ment in the matter.
"The Mississippi river" it notes, lis
above al lother rivers in the country
a national highway to the sea and to
the worlds markets, with its 1mpor-
tance in this respect to be increased
by the construction of an isthmian
canal" and it sees that the advance
made in the protection of the alluvial
lands of the Mississippi valley by
means of levees has been accompanied
by increased crops, increased railroad
facilities, increased population and in
creased business and industries. In
habitants of these alluvial sections
have for ten years or more been tax
ing themselves heavily for the con-
struction and maintenance of strong
line of leyees on both sides of the
river, and the work has reached
point where those best acquainted
with all conditions are thoroughly con-
vinecd that even with appropriations
made from time to time by congress
the proper work is beyond the menas
of the people, communities and the
States Immediately affected. They
therefore rightly take the ground that
the national government is best quail
fed to assume charge of the construc-
tion and maintenance Of the levees.
After reviewing the many arguments
in favor of the construction OF levees
by the Federal government, the Rec
ord remarks:
Upon such facts as these will be
predicated the action of the October
convention intended to emphasize the
propriety and necessity of handling
of the POLLEN under national auspices.
The convention should have the sup
port of the people of the whole Missis-
sippi drainage basin, as well as those
of the whole country, so as to impress
congress and the executive with the
| Importance of the project to the coun-
| try and the necessity for prompt ac-
ton"
Support and encouragement of this
kind will prove of material assistance
| in the work of preparing for the COM
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
FIRE IN GRADY HOSPITAL.
Fright Over n Fire In the urady
hospital at Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 18.-As a result of
fire in the Grady hospital, the largest
in the city, two negro women died, and
for some time the lives of a score or
more were threatened. The two wom-
en- died as result of the excitement,
and not from injuries received in the
fire. The fire originated about mid
night from embers left in the laundry
stove The negro ward, which was sep
arated from the main building of the
hospital, was destroyed. There were
20 negro men and II negro women in
this ward, and all were removed to a
place of safety. The entire hospital
was filled with smoke. and the action
of the nurses in protecting their pa
tients was heroic.
The DrODerty loss was small.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
CHECKS WERE WORTHLESS.
Arrest of Frederick A. COndit in new
York City for Negotiating
worthless Checks.

New York, Oct. 1S.-Charged with
passing worthless checks on the
Adams Express Co., Frederick A. Con-
dit, real estate broker, has been ar
rested in this city. The checks
amounted to only a few hundred dol
lars. and were drawn on New Jersey
Trust Co., of which Condit's brother is
cashier. The express officials charge
that the prisoner purchased money or
iers and Immediately cashed them csc
where, while the checks came back a
few days later unhonored. Condit is
IS years old and collapsed when ar
rested. He has been well known for
years in real estate circles
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
A LEAKY GRAND JUROR.
He Was Dismissed by Judge Post, at
Minneapolis for Telling
Grand Jury Secrets.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. IA ].
Brainard, one of the members of the
grand jury which is investigating mu-
nicipal affairs, has been dismissed
from service by Judge Pond, because he
gave information of the grand jury's
doings TO Alderman Mumm. A few days
ago Judge Pond made statement that
he had been informed of efforts being
made to influence the grand jury to
drop municipal corruption investiga-
ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Reoommends New Code.

Last week Acknowledgement Viii
liams sent 10 the printer the man.
uscript of his report to the legisla-
ture. In this report Mr.. Williams
makes the recommendation that the
next legislature provide for new
code. There are only 81 pages of
the present code, which are law, the
rest of the code havinu been amend
ed, 1907 pages of law being in the
sheet acts and net contained in the
code.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
A BARREL FULL OF MISCHIEF
1t Purported to BE Empty, But a
Redhot Poker Developed
Dangerous Contents.

Columbia, Mo-. Oct. 1S.-Leslie Hick-
man. of Slater, was injured in strange
way Friday He had bought an empty
whisky barrel from local drug store
and took it home to fill it with cider
While he was boring a hole in the
empty barrel with a red-hot poker ii
exploded with report that was heard
a mile. The top of the house was part
ly blown off and Hickman was wound
ed in the face and breast, but not ia
tally
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
PRINCE FERDINAND NEXT.
Nacedonians Decide to Continue
Their Programme of Isolated
AssassiDatiOns.

Salonica. Oct. 1S.-Recent advices re-
ceived here say that the Macedonia
committeeman have decided for the
present to continue fomenting excite
ment by isolated assassinations.
Reports arriving from Sofia say the
murder of Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia has been decided on and the Rus
sian consul general here is said to be
in great danger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
TRAIN ROBBERY IN RUSSIA
A Passenger Train Held Up and
Robbed by Ten Men Between
Dunabourg and PIeskov.

ST. Petersburg, Oct. 1S.-Ten men
successfully held up passenger train
between Dunabourg and Pieskov, 162
miles from this city. during Friday
night. The men jumped on the eonduc-
tors car, overpowered and bound both
conductors, robbed the safe and bag
gage, and escaped with the booty to an
adjoining forest
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
AMERICA WINS
ALASKAN BOUNDARY
United States Wins All But One
Point Against Canadians.
CANADA KEENLY DISAPPOINTED
boundary Commission Verbally
Agrees on Decision-United States
Retains Control of All Iniets
Except at Portland Cauai.

London. Oct. 19.-The Alaska bound
airy commission Saturday reached an
agreement whereby all the American
contentious are sustained with the ex-
ception of those in relation to the Port
land canal, which Canada wins. All
that now remains to be done is for the
commissioners to affix their signatures
to the decision and complete the map
which will accompany 1t. On. the map
will be marked the boundary line def
nitely fixing the division of American
and British territory on such basis
that no American citizen will lose
foot of land he already believed he
held, while the United States will get
all the waterways to the rich Alaskan
territory with the exception of the
Portland canal, which gives Canada the
one outlet she so much needed.
The long-standing dispute was only
settled after a week of keen, trying,
secret deliberations between the arbi-
traitors Even up to noon Saturday
there was an acute possibility that
disagreement might result and the
whole proceedings fall to the ground.
Lord Alverstone, though openly In
clined to believe in the justice OF the
American argument that the. United
States was entitled to the heads OF
inlets as contained in question 5. held
out that Canada had established her
case in questions 2 and 8, dealing with
the Portland canal.
After luncheon Senator Lodge, Sec
retary Root and Senator Turner agreed
to cede those points and to start the
American boundary line from the head
of the Portland canal, thus giving the
Canadians that channel and some small
islands on which there are only a few
disused storehouses. This accom-
plished, the majority OF the tribunal
agreed to fix, with this exception, the
entire boundary as outlined in the
American case.
BY this afternoon 1t is hoped that
everything will be ready for signature.
though the actual marking OF the line
on the map which shall forever deter
mine the respective territories will oc-
cupy some time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Sample Ballot Sent Out.

Secretary of State Power last
week sent out the official ballot to
the county commissioners of cleo
tion. This is the sample ballot
which the law requires the State
board of election commissioners to
prepare and furnish to the commits
sioners in order to instruct them as
to the proper names to go on the
ticket and the proper form in which
the ballot should be printed. The
ballot prepared by Secretary Power
will contain the names of all the
State officials nominated in the re-
cent Democratic primary, except the
clerk of the Supreme Court. For
this office Secretary Power leaves
the name blank and instructs the
election commissioners to put in the
names of the candidates who have
been requested to be placed on the
ticket by petition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Had to Climb a Tree

1t is reported of Mr.. Chas. Law
renee, of Clarksdale, that while out
hunting somewhere in the vicinity
of where President Roosevelt hunt
ed last winter. he came upon a mon
ster bear. He poured both barrels
of his gun into bruins shaggy sides,
when the beast showed fight, and the
hunter took TO a tree. The bear fol-
lowed, but when half way up the
tree tumbled to the ground dead,
the buckshot having gotten in their
work.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Election Law Not Violated.

Judge Whitfield of the Supreme
Court last week handed down a de-
cision in the case of Earl Brewer,
district attorney. VS.. r. +. Abbey,
chairman of the Democratic execu-
tive committee of Tunica county.
o. +. Robinson, candidate for treas
urer for Tunica county, brought the
suit to compel the committee to re-
count the votes cast in the August
primary and to have himself de-
clared the nominee in the place of
III. II. Tucker, who was declared
nominated by the committee. The
grounds for the suit were that Tuck
er was a member of the committee
which made the count, and that the
votes for him should not have been
counted. The Supreme Court, how
ever, upheld the decision of the
lower court that there was no eyi-
dence to show the count of the com
mittee incorrect. The action of the
committee in declaring Tucker the
nominee will, therefore, remain.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Everything Will Be New.

The many bids Tor furnishing the
halls of the two branches of the leg
islature which have been recently re-
ceiyed by the Capitol Commission
seem to indicate that the commits
sion will be relieved of the dilemma
of having to leave the rooms unfur-
nished and have the legislature meet
in the new halls with the old desks
and chairs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
TalIahat,hie's New Court House.

The furniture recently contracted
for by the board of supervisors of
Tallahatchie county for the new
court house at Sumner is now being
placed in the building by the CON
tractors. The furniture is of excel
lent quality, and when placed in
the handsome court house the citi-
zens of the Second district of the
county will have one of the hand
soonest and best furnished coprt
houses in the State,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
MRS. GULLER HAS A HEARING
The Alleged Murderess of Eyvart
Checksield at Bunker Hill,
ILL.,, Released on Bond.

Bunker Hill, H.. Oct, 1S.-Mrs. Ida
Cutler, who is charged with the murder
of Ewart Chicksfeld, six-year-old lad,
by poisoning, July 81, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff William P. Higgins, Fri
day, on a bench warrant. She was given
a preliminary hearing and released on
$4,000 bail, which was readily fur
nished by wealthy relatives.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Criminal Record Broken.

Claiborne county has broken all
records this year in criminal cases,
and there are awaiting trial some
twelve murder cases and five shoot
ing with intent TO kill. Owing to
the demolition of the old bastile,
Warren county is entertaining the
entire batch of Claiborne prisoners
until the completion of the new jail
at Port Gibson, now in construc-
+ion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
NEW PAPAL SECRETARY.
Pope Informs Prelate by Letter
of His Succession TO Car
dinaI Rampolla.

Rome. Oct 19.-The pope has ap-
pointed Mgr. Merry del Val papal seere-
tary of state. The announcement OF
this appointment was made in letter
presented by the pope to Mgr. Merry
del Val. The nomination, however, viii
not be made officially until the con-
sistory. when the monsignore will also
be made a cardinal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
On n Practice Cruise.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-The naval
squadron now in port here has been
ordered to Acapulco on a practice
cruise Thursday next is set for sailing
day. The ships affected by the order
are the Concord, Marblehead (Admirai
Glass fiagship), Boston and Wyoming.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Whitfield Still Campaigning.

State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Whitfield went 10 Batesville
last week, where he delivered a
speech in the interest of better rural
schools. Mr.. Whitfield is indefati-
gable in his work for the improve
ment of the public school system of
Mississippi, and efforts SO persist
ent as his are sure to meet with sue
cess in the end.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Lifting Jack Patented.

W. W. Simonton, of Jackson, has
just been granted patent for a lift
ing jack which he believes will be
generally adopted by the railroads.
1t consists of certain devices where
by, when the box is lacked up, the
car wheel will be held down at the
same time instead of raising off the
rail-. One man can operate the new
jack and do it in a much shorter
time than it takes two or three to do
it now with the old jack.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Exempted From Taxation.

Inc Magnolia cotton mills have
been exempted from taxation for the
legal period and certificate to that
effect has been awarded to the otfi-
GERS of the concern by the auditor.
Under the law it is necessary for an
enterprise undertaking certain man
ufactures to file a statement of what
they have done and intend to do
with the auditor before they are ex-
empted from the tax levy. The
plant is the newest in the State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-22
Mississippi State News
Senator Noel Returns Home.

Senator f. F. Noel returned to
his home in Lexington last week
from Atlanta, Ga, where he took
full treatment at the Pasteur insti-
tute for a bite from a rabid dog, and
no future apprehension is enter
tanned. On September II he was
bitten in Ackerman, Miss, while
crossing a street on his way to the
court house, where he was attending
court. The next day after the trial
was over he went home and then
went to Atlanta, where he w sue
cessfully treated, staying three
weeks. He looks in perfect health
and very much better than he did
before going there.