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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
onwentsia Golf Club Finals.

Miss Johnny" Carpenter yesterday won
her match with Mrs. w. A. Alexander on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Browns getting runs in the fifth inning
by punching hits. Score:

Two-base hits-Anderson. Heidrick (2). Sacrifice
hi:s-wsllace. Bevlle. Double plays-Martin to
Anderson Elberfeld to Williams to CAMEL Passed
bal-Sugden Stolen base-McFarfand Hit BY
pitched ball-By Wright. 2 First base on balls
on Wright. 2: OF Cheshire. 5. Struck out-By
Wright, s; by CHESHIRE 2. Left on bases-St. Louis,
6: New York. o. Umpire-Mr. Connolly. Time Of
game-1 hour and 3S minutes.
Yesterdays National League Games
Philadelphia. 7: st. Louis. 3.
Philadelphia. 8; St Louis. 3.
Pittsburg 3: New York, o.
New York. .; Pittsburg, 5.
Cincinnati. 7; Boston. 4.
Boston. 10; Cincinnati. 2.
Chicago. .; Brooklyn, 4.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
NEWS FROM THE ISTHMUS
Rear-Admiral Glass Busy Running
Down Reports.
The Maynower and Atlanta Sent
to Investigate Stories of Land
ing of Colombian Troops.

Washington, Dec 13.-The navy de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Rear-Admiral Glass announcing
that he is making every effort to run
down the various reports regarding
Colombian expeditions to the isthmus.
He had ordered the Mayflower to the
mouth of the Atraio river to make a
thorough investigation, and if neces-
sary, reconnaissance of that region
also will be made to definitely ascertain
whether there are any Colombia troops
in that section. Tho Atlanta also has
been ordered to partol the northern
coast of the isthmus on the same mis-
sion. The commanders of both vessels
are under instructions to conduct their
investigation with all possible dispatch
and return to Colon, so that the navy
department may have a full official re-
port of the exact situation.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
WILL TRAIN ITS TRAINMEN.
The Chicago g. Eastern Illinois
Company Will Train Its Train
men to Give First Aid.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-The trainmen OF
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road
are to be given course of instruction
regarding the best method of giving
first aid to the injured in case of rail-
way wrecks. The project has been
stared at the annual banquet which
the officials of the company rendered
the surgeons of the entire system at
the Great Northern hotel The plan
is to establish schools in the vari-
ous division headquarters, and require
the trainmen to attend the lectures
and demonstrations which will be CIV
en- on the subject. Examinations will
be held from time to time, and before
many months one car in each Eastern
Illinois train, both freight and passen-
ger, will have an emergency box well
stocked, with the necessary articles to
use in accidents.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
LAYS 1T TO SPANISH WAR.
A German Officers Downfall
Traced to His Marriage With .
Cuban Heiress.

Berlin Dec. 13.-The Spanish-Amer-
ican war is held responsible for the
finacial and moral ruin of Lieut. Col.
Goetz Und Schwanenfeiss of the King
Friedrich Wilhelm Ills grenadier
regiment at Frankfort-on-the-Od Oder,
who, Thursday, was sentenced to two
years and three months in a peniten-
tiary for forging the signatures of
comrades and their wives to promis-
sorry notes. Schwanenfliess married a
Cuban heiress, having an income
amounting to s12,500 before the war.
The income rapidly diminished during
the war, and finally ceased altogether.
The family were unable to accustom
themselves to the changed situation,
and friends were obliged to settle
their numerous debts. Finally Schwa-
nenfliess yielded to temptation and
forged signatures to new notes.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
CHICAGO BREAKS RECORD.
Coolest weather Experienced For
Years-One Man Found
Frozen to Death.

Chicago, Dec. 14-Sunday was the
coldest day in Chicago for this season
of the year since 1876.
Early Sunday morning the tempera-
ture began to go down. until at a. m,
it has reached Is below. The only
time that this mark had been passed
in the history of the weather bureau
was December 8, 1876, when IA below
was registered. During the day 1t
began to moderate, and Sunday night
the mercury is lowering around the
zero mark, and the indications for to-
day are for warmer weather, with
snow storms.
On account of the cold and the
heavy condition of the streets, owing
to the heavy fall of snow Saturday,
the three-story department store Of
Bodzinski & Co., In West Twenty sec.
ond street, was destroyed. A special
call for engines was sent in, but be-
fore they could reach the scene of the
fire through the drifts of snow the
building had been completely de.
stroyed, causing loss of $4,000.
So far but one death. that Of Will
lam Duffy, switchman, who was
found frozen to death in the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad yards, has
been reported.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
NEW ORLEANS
FLYER WRECKED
Passenger and Freight Collide at
East st. Louis.
THE ENGINE CREWS ESCAPED
Mail Car Went Town an Embank-
naent, Slightly Injuring Three
Nail Clerks--The Passen-
gers Shaken Up.

st. Louis, Dec. 13.-Speeding along al
the rate of 80 miles an hour, the New
Orleans Flyer OF the Louisville &
MELVILLE. carrying 120 passengers, and
freight train of the st. Louis. Iron
Mountain & Southern railroad, collided
with terrific force at Third street and
ST. Clair avenue, East ST Louis, at TAO
O'Clock Saturday morning.
Jumped for Their Lives.
The accident meant life or death to
the engine crews. Without moment s
daliberation the engineers and firemen
jumped from their cabs to the ground
The mail car attached to the pas
senger train was telescoped, and the
three clerks, Russell Mccormick, of
Nashville, Tenn; W. Spickard and H
Wagenthal, of Nashville, ILL.,, clung to
the sides of the car as it toppled down
a 20-foot embankment.
Spickard and Mccormick received
cuts on the face, but otherwise the
mail clerks escaped uninjured.
In jumping from his engine, Clarence
Shaw, fireman on the passenger train,
was painfully bruised about the face
and body. Lifting himself to his feet,
and without waiting for a physician,
he started for his home.
Fireman Badly Bruised.
Just SO none of the passengers are
hurt I'll not worry about myself" were
the words of the fireman to those who
rendered him sympathy
That the collision did not completely
derail both trains is inexplicable to the
men who witnessed it.
Passengers Rudely Shaken Up.
All of the passengers were badly
shaken up, and some of them were
thrown in heap to the floor. The
women screamed in their fright, and
for few moments the strongest
nerves gave way.
The Louisville & Nashville train
consisted of three passenger coaches,
mail car, three sleepers and bag
gage and express car. The freight
train was made up of four coal cars.
The Iron Mountain was going east on
tne iH-DouHu tfdSSs anu tHe passenger
was coming west. Near Third street
and ST. Clair avenue is a half-mile
curve. Around this the passenger train
was speeding when the freight came
into view. The trains were just 20
yards apart. 1t was too late to stop.
The engines are almost total
wreck, the collision piling them one
upon the other.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
FIRST MINISTER TO PANAMA.
w. I. Buchanan Appointed to Rep
resent the United states at the
Isthmian Republics Capital.

Washington, Dec 1.-THE president
has selected W. l. Buchanan of New
York, to be the first United States
minister to Panama.
Mr.. Buchanan's selection was
brought about by desire on the part
of the president to secure temporarily,
at least, and during the capitalization
of the relations between the United
States and Panama, the services of a
trained and experienced diplomatic
representative, having special refer
ence to his knowledge of the Latin
American races. By reason of long
service as United States minister to
the Argentine republic, Mr.. Buchanan
fills that description in the estima-
ton of the state department.
The new minister was originally
from Ohio, and represented the state
as an agriculturalist commissioner at
the Worlds fair at Chicago. Next, Mr..
Buchanan became general of
the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo. He also has been looking after
certain interests of the st. Louis ex-
positiOn
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Mississippi State News
sambo Has the Say.

In this day in Mississippi, when
the negro has ceased to cut figure
in politics, it is strange to hear the
statement made that he is the bal
ance of power in any community,
but this is said to be the case in
Oxford. 1t seems that in that town
the white primary has not been in
troduced in municipal elections, and
it is a scrub race at the polls. There
are not so many negroes registered
there, bit - ID these
few are the balance of power and
generally decide who is to hold the
offices. The citizens of the town
are now agitating the holding of
white primaries in order to deprive
the negro voter of the balance of
power.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Back Tax Collections.

The next report of special interest
TO be made to the legislature will be
that of the State revenue agent. Mr..
Adams has not yet completed this
report, but expects to have it ready
shortly. While the exact figures
cannot be had at this time, the re-
port will show nearly million dol
lars of back taxes paid into the
State treasury during the past two
years. There has been good deal
said in the public print about the
back tax collections and the revenue
law will doubtless come before the
legislature early in the next session
for consideration.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
SHERIFF HELD UP :
BY TWO BANDITS
They Capture Officer While He Is
Trying to Make Arrest. /
TAKE HIS WEAPON AND MONEY
At Point of Revolver They Compel
Him to Board Moving Train,
Then They Rob station
and Escape.

Galena, Kas., Dec. 1.-two bandits
held up Sheriff Charles l.. Raines OF
Cherokee county In the station at Bax-
ter Springs early Sunday morning and.
after relieving him Of all his money
and revolver, compelled him to board
a train which was just pulling out OF
the city When 1t had sped on its
way with the minion of the law the
desperadoes walked into the station
and took everything of value, while
the agent stood against the wall with
his hands elevated above his head.
Afterwards the bandits. escaped in a
livery rig.
| Sheriff Raines was on his way to
Columbus. He departed from here
shortly after II o'clock. About three
miles out from Baxter Springs he no.
ticed a man whom he recognized as
Clarence Cunningham, who was amoeg
the six men who recently broke Jail
at Columbus.
| When the train stopped at Baxter
Springs Cunningham left the coach and
entered the depot. Sheriff Rairos.
bent on making the capture. did not
lose sight of his man, but followed him
into the station.
| The Sherin Held Up.
No sooner had they both entered
than the sheriff drew his revolver and,
covering the fugitive, declared:
| Cunningham, want you.'
| Cunningham did not say word or
move out of his tracks, but instantly
confederate, whom Sheriff Raines
had not noticed, whipped out his re-
volver and leveled it on the officer
"Not so fast, General" exclaimed
the bandit. Throw up your own
hands. You don't want any prisoners
around here"
| Raines saw that he was cornered
and there was 70 use to fight, for he
would have been shot to death, and
the only thing he could possibly do
would be to kill Cunningham, so UP
went his hands and the robbers
searched him. While the unidentified
man kept him covered, Cunningham
relieved him of the revolver, his watch
and 81 in money.
| Cunningham and his companion then
marched the officer out Of the station
to ihe train, which was pulling out.
and commanded him to board It.
AS the train steamed away the hold.
ups tossed Raines' revolver into the
vestibulte after him, with the exc,a'
nation:
Here, take your little gun; it's too
| email for ollr huSinesst"
| They Rob station Agent.
It seems that little or no comn,otion
was caused by the proceeding, for the
bandits re-entered the station, where
the agent was still at work.
Cunningham covered the agent with
revolver and commanded him to
cline up against the WALL which he
did promptly without any parley. whila
the unidentified man searched the till,
| taking all its contents.
From the station they procee led
downtown to livery stable, where
they engaged team to drive out in
the country to look at some cattle
which they said they wished to bry.
They said they would be back by seven
o'clock to catch train. They drove
out of town and, of course, have not
returned.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
JERSEY CATTLE At THE FAIR
Forty Head Representing the Finest
Specimens On Earth.
Herd Is to Represent the Jersey
Breed at Worlds Fair to Test
Milk-Producing Qualities.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE Louisiana
Purchase committee of the American
Jersey Cattle club visited the fail
grounds recently to inspect the herd
of Jersey cattle which has just been
quartered in the northwestern one ol
the cattle barns just south OF the
Horticulture building.
Forty Jersey cattle, including two
world-famous Jersey bulls, are now
housed in the barn mentioned. They
are in the care of c. T. Graves, OF
Maitland, Mo, and corps of expert
eneed helpers, including Rolla Oliver,
who figured in a similar capacity
at number of previous expositions
Each of the cows is registered in the
American Jersey club herd register
and has a pedigree that dates back Tor
some ten generations of cows. Each
is marked carefully by its owner
either with tattoo marks. with metal
ear tags or with metal tags locked
about the horns. The owners OF the
cows live all over the United States,
from Portland, Ore, to Portland, Me-
Dorindas Darling. the property OF the
Ladd estate, of Portland, Ore, occu'
pies a stall besides Conan the VII, OF
Hoods Farm, the property of c. l.
Hood. the millionaire patent medicine
manufacturer of Lowell, Mass. The
Blossom of Florence. owned by H. F.
Probart, of Jackson, Mich. stands be-
side Eastlake Girl, owned by r. A.
S:bley, of Rochester, N. Y. Every one
of the cowes comes from stock that
have made butter and milk records
for decades past Thomas w. Lawson
the Boston millionaire, from his farm
.Dreamwold;" Dr. Charles E. Still
the osteopath of Kirksville, Mo-; Frank
w. Hart, of Cleveland, O.s>and A. e.
Auton, of Chicago, all of whom are
rich. who farm Jersey cattle for the
mere pleasure of the pursuit, have
cows in the herd.
The two bulls that head the herd
have even longer records than the
cows. They may be said to be the
finest male specimens of the breed on
eaTJn. One, MARY Mdiuch iANii "
Son, a gray-coated animal owned by
H. c. Taylor, of Orfordville. Wis. Is
the product of Mary Maiden, the cham
pion butter cow of the Chicago World S
fair. His sire is Brown Bessies Son,
whose mother was the winner OF the
80 days test at the Chicago fair This
bull is considered to be one of the
best of American-bred Jersey bulls
The other bull is Flying Fox's Foxhall
owned by Thomas w. Lawson. He
was sired by the Champion, Flying
Fox, and was bred in the Isle Of Jersey
This herd is to represent the Jersey
breed of cattle in demonstration at
the Worlds fair to test the milk-pro'
ducing qualities of different breeds OF
cattle. This herd will compete with
the pick of the Holstein-Friesian, the
Ayrshire and the Brown Swiss breeds
In this test each COW is to be charged
up with the amount of feed consumed
by it and be credited with the amount
of milk it produces. The milk will be
tested for quantity and richness in
butter fat.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Penitentiary Appraisers.

The board of control has appoint
ed NJ. M. Evans of Mount Olive, and
Leroy Taylor of Verona, as apprais-
ers for the penitentiary property.
These two, with warden Henry, will
constitute the appraising board, and
Will begin the work in a short time,
The appraisement this time promises
to make a tremendous showing.
The Sunfower farm alone is esti-
mated to be worth 100000. There
are a number of mules and great
quantity of other personal property.
besides several other farms TO be APP
praised.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Three Thousand Commissions.

Secretary Power has begun the
work of making the commissions of
the new State, county and beat Off
cials who will come into office with
the coming new year. This work of
making out the commissions is quite
a laborious undertaking. There are
nearly 5000 commissions to be is
sued and all of these must be signed
by the governor and the secretary
of state, must have the great seal at
tached and must then be entered in
the roster of commissions in the Of
flee of the secretary of state. After
being recorded they must be mailed
out to the various counties.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
POSTAL CLERKS SENTENCED.
CoIumbus linton and C. z. McGregor
Sentenced 10 the Mary
land Penitentiary.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 14.-Columbus
Ellsworth Upton and Charles w. Nc
Gregor, former clerks in the post office
department at Washington, who were
found guilty of postal frauds on Thurs
day last. were sentenced Saturday by
Judge Morris TO serve two years In
the Maryland state penitentiary and
to pay a fine of $1,000 each
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA,
Steps Being Taken For the FOrlna-
ton of a Permanent Repub-
licau Government.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The state de.
partment has been informed that fina
steps have been taken for the
formation of a permanent republican
form of government in Panama. The
news came in dispatch from Consul.
General Gudger, dated Panama, Satur.
day, as follows:
Election for constitutional conven-
ton called for January 4. The con
yention meets goth January"
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
WILLIAM J. BRYAN IN ROME.
Received i'm Private Audience by
the Popea md Lunched With
Ambassador Meyer.

Rome, Dec 14.-William Jennings
Bryan, accompanied by his son, was
received in private audience by the
pope Sunday. Mr.. Bryan was present
ed by Mgr. Kennedy, rector OF the
American college, who acted as in
terpreter His holiness spoke with
great interest of the Catholics in the
United States.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
WILL RETURN TO MEXICO.
Grant GilIett Has sfgnifed His In
tentiOn of Returning to Mexf-
cO-NOt Going to Kansas.

Abilene, Kas., Dec. ia telegram
from Fostoria, O., says that Grant G..
Gillett, the ex-Kansas cattle king, who
was negotiating with his southwestern
creditors preparatory to returning to
this part of the country. has decided,
instead, to go to New York, where he
will return to Mexico. Gillett has, it is
said, given up his plans to return to
Kansas until later.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
THE EMPEROR AT BERLIN.
Emperor william and the Empress
Arrive in Berlin From Pots
dam-Narmly Cheered.

Berlin, Dec. 13.-Emperor William
day, from Potsdam. They were warmly
cheered by the crowds in the streets.
1t was the emperor's first appearance
outside the park of the new palace at
Potsdam since the operation on his
throat He looked perfectly strong
and heealthy. his cheeks having good
color, such as he naturally would have
from hours spent every day in the open
air of the park.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
BEN C. AYLOR ACQUITTED.
The Jury at Carthage, NO., De-
clared Him Not Guilty of MUIR
dering Gordon Allen.

Carthage, Mo-, Dec 13.-Ben C. Ay-
lor, the Webb City millionaire mine
owner, who shot and killed Gordon Al
len. wealthy Joplin man, neai Sere
two months ago. was acquitted, Satur-
day by jury in the circuit court.
The jury was out only eight min
utes. Ayers plea was self-defense.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
The Transaressor's Way Is Hard.

A pathetic scene was enacted in
Jackson last week. Sheriff Ivey,
of Tunica county, went down to the
city after viii White. white man
whose term in the penitentiary ex-
pired that very day. When he arrived
at the prison office he was informed
that the man was confined on the
Rankin farm, and that he had been
released some two or three hours be-
fore. The sheriff started in hot haste
toward Rankin farm, thinking that
he would catch White on his way to
the city, but he missed him, and
shortly after the sheriff had left
White walked into the prison office
after his $40 and suit of clothes.
Travelling Sergeant Dodd- immedi-
ately placed White under arrest and
notified Sheriff Ivey, who took him
TO Tunica county, where he must
stand trial for grand larceny.
White was much cast down over his
arrest
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Ordered to Panama.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The torpedo
boats Perry and Paul Jones have been
ordered to proceed from the Mare ISL
and tCal) navy yard to Panama, to
augment Admiral Glass fleet. The
Paul Jones will be place in commits
sion at once
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
THE HOOSIERS OF ST. LOUIS.
Fifth Annual Banquet of the Indi-
ana Society of st. Louis
Friday Night.

St. Louis, Dec. 13.-The Indiana So
ciety of ST. Louis gave its fifth annual
banquet at the Planters hotel Friday
night. The guest of honor from In
diana was Lieut.-Gov. Newton w. Gil
bert, who responded to the toast, THE
Hoosier Lawyer" The other speakers
we're Judge Leo Rassieur, DR.. C. G.
Morris and Don c. Summers. Joseph
Flory did the honors of POSTMASTER.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
The colored Elks.

There will be no colored Elks in
Mississippi; the incorporators of the
Colored Elks have given up the
fight. f. B. Jones of Vicksburg.
visited the governors Office last week
and notified him that the incorpora
tors had decided to change the name
of the organization to the Re
formers of America, Asia and Afri-
ca" and authorized the governor to
make the change in the charter,
which was don, and sent to the sec
rctary of Stat for record.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17

The extra session Of congress
brought out very little discussion of
interest, there being but one question
before the congress-the Cuban mat
ter-and while the Democrats should
have liked the matter to have wider
scope and more time for debate, they
had no recourse, but to submit to
the will of the majority. However.
the matter is not finally settled yet,
and they may have an opportunity to
SAY their say" later on.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Another Clerk for jackson.

Postmaster Edwards of Jackson
has been advised by the department
at Washington that the Office will be
allowed an additional clerk on ac-
count of the largely increasing bust
ness incident tc the holiday trade
and the coming session of the legis-
lature.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
To Increase Stock.

The Corinth Woolen Mills have
applied for an amendment TO their
charter, giving them the privilege
of doubling their capital stock. The
stock of the mill is at present S52,-
900 and. the directors want to in
crease it to 100000. This increase
of capital stock is to be used in
doubling the capacity Of the plant,
which is at present too small TO
accommodate the business, which is
of late finding place upon the order
sheets of the company.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Activity in Delta Lands

A great many northern people are
visiting the delta now for the pur-
pose of investing in delta lands.
Gentlemen from the delta say there
never was greater activity in delta
lands than right at this time. They
are bringing good prices, and people
both in and out of the State are buy
ing them for the reason that they
present an attractive form of in
vestment.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
BAD WRECK ON THE B. & 0.
Two Engines and Twenty-FOur
Loaded Cars Tumbled I'm Deep Ra-
vine, Carrying Crew With Them.

Piedmont, w. ", Dec. 14.-Five men
were killed and several severely in
jured by the overturning of two en-
gines attached to heavy Baltimore
& Ohio freight train on the "17-mile"
grade near this city.
While descending the "17-mile
grade" the train to which was at
tached two engines, left the track. The
engines and 24 loaded cars tumbled
into a deep ravine, carrying the train
men with them The tracks were torn
up for nearly a hundred yards, but
it is thought that traffic will be re-
sumed late Sunday night.
Oxford eagle., 1903-12-17
Million Dollars of Levee Bonds.

The Hon. W. w. Stone of Wash
ington county, one of the newly
elected members of the legislature
from that county and one of the vet
eran planters of the Mississippi del
ia, will introduce early in the next
session bill to authorize the issue
of a million dollars of levee bonds
for levee building and improve
ments. The bill is being published
in the delta papers in order that the
people of that section may have an
opportunity to study the situation.