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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
GUSTAvUS FRANKLIN SWIFT.
The President of the Swift Packing CO., of
Chicago, Dies Suddenly of In
ternal Hemorrhages.

Chicago, March 30,-4Gustavus Frank
lin Swift, president of the Swift Pack
ling Co.. died at his home, 4S4s Ellis
avenue, Sunday, of internal hemor-
rhages resulting from surgical OPP
Grafton performed several days ago.
Mr.. Swift's death was entirely TN
expected both by his family and ply
sicians. He had given every indi "a
ltion of recovery, and all danger was
considered past. In fact. so hopeful
was every one, including himself, for
his speedy recovery, that his son,
Herbert L. Swift, who had been sum
moned from Boston, left Saturday
night to return to the east. This son
was intercepted at Harrisburg, Pa,
with telegram announcing the death
of his father.
Began as "a butcher.
Gustavus Franklin Swift began his
business career as butcher and died
leaving fortune estimated at from
81 900, 900 to $10,O00,0oo. This fortune
was made in the course of As years.
He was born at Sandwich, Mass, in
June, 1889. He opened small butch
er shop in his native town. He re-
moved to Boston when he was less
than thirty years old. He remained
in Boston until 1875 when he came to
Chicago. In this city he engaged in
the same business which he had left
in Massachusetts, and developed the
business of shipping I've cattle to
eastern markets. In 1917 he evolved
plans for the first refrigerating ear
and dressed meats, instead of live an
imals were shipped the eastern cities,
He was the pioneer in this kind of
business, and it was not long before
others saw the advantages of his
method and they initiated him.
His Method Made Many Fortunes.
Mr.. Swift was not only the Oldest
pa cker" at the time of his death, but
he was the originator of the method
that has made many large fortunes.
From the small plant started in 1sE
has developed the great corporation
with branches in st. Louis. Kansas
City, St. Joseph. Omaha. st. Paul and
Fort Worth, Tex, and with distrib
uting offices in every important city
and town in the United States, and
with representatives in the leading
cities of Europe, Asia and Africa. lis
employees number 22,607. Upon It's
capital stock of $25 ,000, 900, the sales
of 1902 exceeded $500. .OO0,0 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
WIN. v. M'KEAN's LIFE CLOSED.
Served for Nearly Twenty Years as
Editor-in-Chfef of the Phil
dcIphia Ledger.

Philadelphia, March 50.-William '
Mexican, who for nearly twenty years
was editor in chief of the Public Led.
ger. died at his home here, at
the age of SO years. Although hir.
Mexican prepared himself to study
law. he took up journalism in 1850
when he became associate editor with
John w. Forney on the Pennsylvanian.
He served as chief clerk of the state
house of representatives from 1853 te
1856, and subsequently, was secretary
to James Buchanan during the lat
ter's election TO the presidency. In
1864 Mr.. Mexican became editor in
chief of the Ledger, and retired in
1891. owing to old age.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Supreme Court Decisions.

At its sitting last week the Su-
preme Court reversed the celebrated
death sentence case of Joe Watt Fu-
gift, which has been hanging fire
in the courts for the past three
years. Fugitt is white man who
was tried and convicted of the mur-
der of Ran Cunningham in Prentiss
county, and sentenced to be hanged,
despite the fact that he was defend
ed by the ablest attorneys in that
section of the State. Twenty-Five
suggestions of error were filed in
the Supreme Court appeal, and in
the opinion, read by Associate JUS
tice Price, the case was reversed on
account of the incompetency of
three Jurors.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Mississippi State News
Judge Truly on Whitecappins.

In his charge to the grand jury
of Amite county last week, Judge
jeff Truly discussed the Whitecsp-
ping evil from the standpoint of
the farmers themselves. He point
ed out that the disturbance of la
Dor and labor conditions was sui
cidal to the farmers and was, be-
sides, an unmanly exhibition of
prejudice and bitterness. Judge
Truly referred to the absurdity
of the puerile plea that there
is any danger of the negroes
ever becoming able to dominate
or dictate State affairs, or that
he would ever compete with
the white man as land owner. The
white man, he said, controlled every
single branch of the government !;
he made and administered the laws !;
every single officer in the legislative,
executive and judicial departments
are white men, and the control OF
the white man extends even to the
ballot box itself, where the negro
is not only excluded from voting as
a mass, but must vote for a white
man if he does vote. The judge
then paid his respects to the argu-
ment of danger of social equality,
which he said was an insult to the
women of the State. He said the
negro does not seek social equality.
81 have never" continued the judge,
''heard of a case where a negro tried
TO force himself on a white church
or association, but | have tried and
sentenced white men who have de-
graded their social positions by at
tending negro associations. | have
never heard of negro entering
white gambling house to participate
in the game, but | have had to pun
ish white men who were convicted
of gambling in negro gambling
denso
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Will Boykin Surrenders.

W. I. Boykin, who is wanted at
Sabel, in Clarke county, for the
murder of Marvin Long, and seri-
ously wounding Jackson Long, ia
ther of young Marvin, gave himself
up and was lodged in the county
jail at Meridian to await the arrival
of the Clarke county authorities.
He claims he killed young Long and
stabbed the latter's father in self
defense. He says the elder Long
attacked him with a hoe and the
younger Long with stick and he
protected himself with his knife.
The killing occurred one day last
week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Hattiesburg Street Fight.

E. P. Mulvihill, of Lumberton,
and H. S. Morris, who travels for
wholesale whisky house, had
difficulty on one of the principal
streets of Hattiesburg last week, as
a result Of which Mulvihill received
a pistol shot in the left groin, while
Morris was badly used up with brass
knuckles by Mulvihill. Morris
fired several shots, two of which
struck horse nearby. Mulvihill
was carried to the railroad hospital,
and is thought to be seriously
wounded. Morris was placed in
Jail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
INTERESTING FOR BOYS.
A Corn-Growing Contest Among the
Boys of Illinois For the St.
Louis Worlds Fair.
ANY ILLINOIS BOY ELIGIBLE TO ENTER.
Circulars are Being Sent Broadcast
Announcing the Conditions of the
Contest, the Total Value of the
Prizes Amounting to Three Thou
sand Dollars.

ST. Louis, March 29.-All over the
great state of Illinois the farm-grown
boys are preparing to produce the fin
est boy-grown corn that ever peeped
from earth or waved it's broad sword
leaves lazily in the prairie sunshine.
Will b. Otwell, superintendent of the
agricultural department of the 1lli-
nois exhibit for the Worlds fair OF
1904, at st. Louis, is responsible for
this splendid burst of rural enter
prise. The prize corn is for exhibit
at the Worlds fair, and Mr.. Otwell
has sent out 10000 circulars announc-
ing the conditions of the contest.
Ea oy in Illinois, whether he gets
a or not, is entitled to 500
gran { the best white corn for five
cents, and with those 500 grains he
can ter the contest for prizes
amounting in all to $4,000 in value,
The corn is quality that yielded last
year as high as 95 bushels to the acre.
The scheme is wholly Mr.. Otwell's.
He has held two similar contests on
a smaller scale in Macoupin county.
Illinois, with great success. The first
contest was held two years ago with
500 boys competing. The second year
1900 boys grew corn, and very fine
crop was displayed. In speaking OF
the present contest Mr.. Otwell says:
''In the Worlds fair contest that has
now been fairly started, the success
will be even better in proportion,
from the fact that the interest has, to
great extent, spread over the state,
the premiums offered are far greater,
and the fair is greater attraction
than a county institute. 1t is our
plan to arrange all the corn grown by
these boys at the fair, and we hope to
have the finest display ever seen in
this country"
Some of the bestknown men in the
state are included in the prize-givers.
Hon. A. L. Kerrick, of Bloomington,
heads the list with the great sweep
stake prize, a fine pure-bred Aber-
deem yearling calf, valued at 500. The
other prizes range in value from So
up, and are so attractive that every
boy in the state will be delighted with
them.
The plan is for the boys to deliver
their corn to the county farmers in
stitutes in the county in which they
live, and the president of the insti-
tute will ship the corn to Carlinville,
after the county institute is over,
where it will be carefully packed and
preserved until the fair opens in ST.
Louis. Each boys name will be at
tached to the corn after the prizes
have been awarded. and the display
will be one of the most interesting at
the fair.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02

copiah's Cotton Report

The United States government re-
port for cotton ginned in Copiah
county has been forwarded to Wash
ington. The report gives the to-
tai number of bales ginned in the
county at 30,o5s, or 5000 bales less
than was marketed in the county
during the season of 1901-1902. Of
the. above cotton, Hazlehurst has
received this season by wagons A.
339 bales, or one-half of the cotton
marketed in the county. This coun-
ty, outside of Hazlehurst, has four
railroad and two river shipping
points. According to the govern
ment report, there are ninety-two
ginneries in Copiah county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Dental Examiners.

Secretary W. R. Wright, of the
State board of dental examiners,
announces that the spring examina-
ton of applicants for license to prae-
tice dentistry in this State will be
held in Jackson May 26. Secretary
Wright says that the indications
point TO the largest roll of appli-
cants yet examined. Correspond
ence is already heavy, and much
interest in the approaching date has
been manifested all over the State.
Last year there were thirty-fve ap-
plicants examined, but it is expect
ed that there will be over forty this
year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
The Candidate Button.

Although the candidate lapel but
ton has been in vogue in the United
States for the past eight years or
so, the present gubernatorial cam
paign is the first instance of the use
of lapel buttons in Mississippi, and
in several towns in the State the
members of Vardaman clubs are
wearing miniature likenesses of
their picturesque candidate for gov
ernor. 1t is probable that other
candidates will be decorating their
friends with buttons before the cam
paign closes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
TRAIN KILLED INSANE MAN.
Manito, ILL.,. Escaped from Asy-
Ium and Met Death.

jacksonville. H.. March 30.-E. O..
Keefe. wealthy resident of Manito,
H., was killed by Chicago g. Alton
train Sunday morning his mutilated
body being found 1ear Woodson, this
county. He had been dragged a mile
keefe had escaped from the Illinois
insane hospital during the night He
was trusty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
slaamist skylss Aopca,s.

Circuit Clerk Brashear, of Clai-
borne county. completed the entire
volume of evidence in the case Of
Rev. Jean Sykes, bigamist, who was
convicted at the last term Of Cir
cult Court, and was sentenced tc
serve ten Years. His attorneys,
McAfartin & Mcdonald, will for
ward the volume of documents to
the Supreme Court, as an appeal
has been taken.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
TROOPS CALLED INTO ACTION.
Vicc-Goverpor Injured During Riots
in Batoum and Baku. Russia-
Many Arrests Made.

ST. Petersburg. March 3o.-The C.i-
cial Gazette at Tifiis announces that
rioting took place recently at Batoum
and Baku, the center of the petrole IN
industry in Russia. and was sup
pressed by the troops. During the
riots the vice-governor If Baku was
slightly injured Man, persons we've
arrested and sentenced to various
terms of IMPRISONMENT.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Natchez waterworks Bonds.

The Natchez board of mayor and
aldermen met last week in special
session TO retrace its steps in the
matter of the sale of $15O,000 mu-
nicipal waterworks bonds. The 4
per cent bonds had no bidders and
the board decided to increase the
rate of interest TO 5 per cent. The
local plant is willing to sell and has
granted an extension of sixty days
in which TO close the sale.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
VILLAGE Oh CLAY IN DANGER,
Fire Assuming Threatening Proper
tton on Mount Pisgah in Clay
County. w. Va.

Cumberland. Md, March 30-A fire
has been raging for some days IN
Mount Pisgah. in Clay county, W. Va,
and assuming such n threatening ma
ture that the people of that locality
are praying for rain. The village of
Clay is reported to be in imminent
danger of destruction from the fire.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Pearl River Falling.

Pearl river has been slowly fall
ing for the past several days, and
if no more rain visits that section
for the next ten days the stream
will resume the normal stage. There
is still a great deal of back water
covering the fields along the course
of the stream, and farming work
in Pearl river valley will be great
ly delayed in consequence.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
New Insurance. Company.

The Merchants Union Insurance
Company, recently organized at Ne
ridian, has paid the State license
for the privilege of doing business
in Mississippi and established itself
as a full-fedged and active insur-
ance company.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
New CORPORATION,

The governor has approved the
charter of incorporation of the
Doughtie- Miller Furniture Compa-
ny, domiciled in the city of Jeck-
son, with a capital stock of $780,
900. The incorporators are j. L.
Doughtie, Calvin Wells, Jr., E. R.
Miller and Il. j. Wells.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Will Cut Rates.

The Jackson Lighting Company
was organized last week, with capi-
tai stock of $4,000, nearly all of
which has been paid in. The COM
pany will compete with the present
lighting company, which also holds
the street railroad franchise, and
the rates of which are so high that
they have become prohibitive. The
new company promises to reduce
lighting charges so per cent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Insurance Reports.

Insurance Commissioner Cole is
waiting for the reports from only
two insurance companies before
commencing the tabulation of the
volume of insurance business trans
acted in Mississippi last year, pre-
miums collected, losses paid, etc.
This is the first time statistics of
this nature have been collected in
Mississippi, and the general report
will be quite interesting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Floeged the Negro. .

Hutch Walton paid Charles John
son, negro who was serving fine
for petit larceny, out of the Monroe
county Jail last week and carried
him to his farm in the Hamilton
neighborhood. The next night
johnson stole Walton's horse and
was captured near Amory by a posse
headed by Walton. johnson was
treated to fogging and jailed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Fire at Hattjesburu,

The most disastrous fire in the
history of Hattiesburg occurred last
week in the large sawmill plant of
the j. j. Newman Lumber Compa-
ny, which is one of the largest mills
in the South. The main sawmill,
all the dry kilns and large quanti-
ties of lumber were consumed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Ready for Teachers Meeting.

The Vicksburg teachers are max
ing arrangements to receive the
State teachers convention, to be
held here the latter part of April.
Prof. c. P. Kemper has been noti-
fed that a thousand teachers will
attend.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Sunday School Convention.

The various county Sunday
School associations in the State viii
select delegates within the next two
weeks TO the annual convention of
the Mississippi Sunday School As
sociation, to be held in Canton on
the 2Sth, goth and Both of April.
Each county organization will be
entitled TO five delegates, and when
the selections are made the names
will be forwarded to Isaac d. Bor-
ders, the president, at Brooksyille,
Miss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Pet Stock Show Plans.

Secretary John R. Young has is
sued call for meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Poultry and Pet Stock As
sociation, at Aberdeen, April IA, for
the election of officers. The date
for the third annual exposition has
already been fixed for Aberdeen,
December 14-19, 1908.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Criminals Still at LARGE.

Thus far no trace has been Sc
cured of J. E. Leland, the safe
blower; W. E. Mcdonald, the big
amiSt, and the other two prisoners
wLo escaped from the Kinds county
jail last week. The complete dis
appearance of the four men indi-
Gates that the escape was planned
with rare skill, and that they had
able assistance in getting away from
the jail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Benefits the Canal.

Capt. i. n. Thomas, acting en-
gineer in charge of the government
work on the Yazoo canal, says the
high water is having the good eff
feet of washing out the canal thor
oughly, and will leave it in fine con-
dition. After the fall in the river
a big levee will be built along West
Pass by the government to force the
current through the canal in front
of Vicksburg, where it is wanted to
flow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Spring Examinations.

Announcement is made that tie
State board of health and the State
board of dental examiners will meet
in Jackson on the 18th of May for
the purpose of holding the spring
examinations of applicants for Ii
cense to practice in the State of
Mississippi. These meetings gem
orally bring about 200 young men
and half a dozen young women to
Jackson, about 40 per cent of whom
generally are those who have failed
in previous examinations.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Mississippi Pioneers.

The department of archives and
history is engaged in collecting his
torical material relative to the early
pioneers and State-makers of Mis-
sissippi Territory, and desires to
communicate with the descendants
and relatives of the following: Fer
dinand Claiborne, Richard Sparks,
Christopher Rankin, James c. Will
kins, Cowles Mead, John Joor, Jo-
siah Simpson, John Steele, Daniel
Williams, William baltimore, John
Ford, Noel Jordan, Louis Winston
and James Patton. The department
is also collecting material relative
TO the Mississippi members of the
Confederate congress, and desires
communications relative to Israel
Welsh, Henry C. Chambers, j. T.
Lampkin and j. W. Clapp. Know
ledge of many of the really great
men of Mississippi rests largely on
tradition, and it is the purpose of
the historical department to rescue
from oblivion the lives Of such men.
Information along the lines indi-
Gated should be sent to Dunbar Row
land, director of archives and his
tory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Beauvoir Collections.

Brig. Gen. Webb announces that
he has collected $25S on account Of
the Confederate Beauvoir Home.
These collections were sent in as fol-
lows: Lexington camp, $3.50 /;
Port Gibson camp, $3.50, and W. D..
Ratliff, S5. Mr.. Webb requests
that all camps forward their contri-
buttons at once, as it is desirable to
get the home opened as soon as pos
sible.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
New Albany's New Bank,

The Merchants and Farmers
Bank, of New Albany, opened for
business last week. This bank is
well equipped with up-to-date fix
lures. r. n. Patterson is cashier.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Delinquent Poll Tax List.

The following is a true and correct
list of all parties at the various elec-
tion precincts of Lafayette county,
Mississippi. who failed to pay their
poll tax on or before February /, 1903,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Bishop Galloway III.

Bishop Galloway is confined to
his bed at his home on North Con-
gress street, in Jackson, with an at
tack of the grip.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
kines's Daughters Convention.

The annual convention of the
Mississippi branch of the Interna-
tional Order of Kings Daughters
and Sons will be held this year in
Vicksburg, commencing on the 14th
of May and continuing three days.
Mrs, Mary Thompson Howe, the
State secretary, reports that all of
the chapters are in good condition,
and a fine showing will be made.
The delegates from the local chap
tiers will be royalty entertained by
the ladies of the Hill City during
their stay. Several interesting sub
jects will be discussed at the Vicks-
burg convention, and one of the
most important that will probably
be brought up is the employment
of child labor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
NO. 49,.
Additional BY Assesso
The State of Mississippi,
q e. ,4A .

County OF Lafayette.
This day personally appeared before
the undersigned, Clerk of the Chan
Gerry Court of State and County afore-
said. John. r. Hoskins. Sheriff and Tax
Collector of said County, who, being
by me first duly sworn. says that the
foregoing is true and complete list OF
all persons who did not pay poll tax
on or before the LIST day of February,
1908, at the different precincts as above
set out, and as provided by the acts of
the Legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi of 1900 tSee page 40. Chapter
AZ, OF said Acts-)
JOHN r. HOSKINS.
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
: Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 1st day of March. A. D., 1908.
B. p. GRAY, Chancery Clerk.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
The G. G. S. 1. Victory.

The decision of Judge Enochs on
the demurrer in the case of the Lau-
rel Cotton Mills VS.. The Gulf &
Ship Island Road was based on the
point that the contract for a rebat-
ing freight rate, which the railroad
company had Cancelled, was clearly
violative of the interstate commerce
laws. The railroad company also
set up in its demurrer that the con-
tract wasviolative of the Mississippi
laws for State railroad supervision,
but this issue had no vital bearing
on the decision, as the company
claims exemption from State super
vision, and the claim has heretofore
been upheld by Supreme Court
decision. The ruling of Judge
Enochs is an effectual esteppel to
further proceedings, and is a decid-
ed victory for the railroad company.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-02
Taylor Corporation.

aker, Henderson Wiley, Baker
cott, Dave
AbbeviIle Corporation.