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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
WOMEN BIT LIKE SUCKERS.
Hundreds of Women Have Been
Taken In BY an Ingenious
Form of SwindIe.

New York, July 26.-Hundreds of
credulous women in this city and
throughout the country have been
taken in by the ingenious swindle
launched on gigantic scale and just
run to cover in Detroit. Each victim
was mulcted to the extent of from $15
to $25, the sums aggregating many
thousands of dollars. The fraud was
perpetrated under the name of a
league of women, the alleged objects
of which are women suffrage, ma
tional temperance, etc. Owing to the
well-known organization the work of
securing victims was easy. The ad-
vertsements were published here
early in June for ''local secretaries, "
to whom salary Of $500 yearly was
offered. Those who answered were
the recipients of glowing letters, and
finally received checks for $25 to pay
the expense of a trip to Detroit. The
intending secretary was warned that
reduced rates of fare could be secured
by sending SIS to an alleged passenger
agent in Cleveland within three days.
The checks were hurriedly cashed in
almost every instance and came back
protested.
The seeker of employment therefore
was minus $15 in good money, which
presumably fell into the hands of the
swindlers in Cleveland.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
AN ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
Black Diamond Express Strikes
Carriage killing Father,
Wife and Child.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 27.-Joshua
Butler, wife and infant child, We're
struck by the east-bound Black Dia-
mond express on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad late Sunday afternoon while
driving across the track at Port
Bowkley, six miles from here, and all
three are dead. The horse was also
killed and the carriage demolished.
The occupants were hurled fully 100
feet, the woman's death was in
Simultaneous, the baby was tossed
over the locomotive and was found
lying in the tender on top of the coal.
1t was still alive, but died few mo-
ments later.
Mr.. Butler was found in a field
near the track. He was not killed out
right, but died within an hour after
the accident.
Mr.. Butler was truck farmer, 80
years of age.
His wife was 23 and the babe was
wear old
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE.
Witness in Feudist Case Shot at
From Ambush-BulIct Passes
Through His Clothes.

jackson, Ky, July 27.-There was
much excitement here, Sunday, oveT
an attempt to assassinate Riley Cold
iron. Coldiron was with James Gear
when two shots from ambush were
heard, one of the bullets passing
through Coldiron's clothing. Coldircn
testified before the grand jury last
week that he saw Britton and Spicel
with Curtis Jett at the time Jett is
charged with killing Thomas Cock
rell and when Britton and Spicer were
not indicted certain county officials
attempted to have Coldiron indicted
for perjury. The friends of Coldiron
wanted him to leave the county after
he had testified, but he insisted on
visiting his sister. who lives near one
of the men against whom he testi-
fed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
THE BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE,
Arrives From Portsmouth After Suc-
cessful VOynge-Enthusi
Over Reception.

Bar Harbor, Me-, July 27.-The
United States battleship Kearsarge
arrived at Bar Harbor at 5:42 D. m,
Sunday, and dropped anchor in the
upper harbor at 6:13. All day the
shore path had been thronged with
people anxiously watching the eastern
horizon for the first glimpse of the
famous ship, but it was not until five
o'clock that her immense hull ap-
peared out of the mist in the east.
Coming full speed the ship en-
tered the harbor and passed
the other ships of the squad
ron at anchor, then proceeding to The
upper harbor, where the battleship
Illinois, with Admiral Barker on board,
was anchored.
Capt. Hemphill and his officers are
very enthusiastic over the way in
which they have been entertained
while in foreign waters. Everywhere
the Stars and Stripes was cheered as
the Kearsarge moved in and out of
port. A big crowd watched her de-
part from Portsmouth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
KINGS VISIT TO IRELAND.
or TImely-An Ovation for
Mr.. Wyndham.

London. July 27.-The Kings visit
to Ireland could not have been more
successful or more timely. The un-
bounded enthusiasm with which he
was received in Dublin does not, of
course. imply any abatement of the
nationalists' demand. As constitution
al sovereign, his majesty would not
desire it. He reigns over nationaiists
as well as over unionists, and he is
placed above parties by the wisdom
of the law
His graceful feeling With reference
to the death of the pope shows it
must have given hiIn real pain to use
the insulting language about the
Roman Catholic faith prescribed by
the oath of accession. There is a
general belief in Ireland that his maj
esty earnestly desires such a recon
ciliation between the two countries
as Mr.. Gladstone vainly endeavored to
procure, and that this wish was
shared with especial fervor by the
queen.
Much of it may also be set down to
the land bill, which the house of
commons read the third time on
Tuesday by an almost unanimous
vote. The chief secretary for Ireland
is indeed the man of the people on
the other side of st. Georges chan
mel.
Mr.. Wyndham, who is a universal
10 oh D,,h .al.
most as warmly as fhe king himself
and, in his unavoidable absence from
the house of commons, he received at
the same time congratulate from
all parties. The chief of the Irish
nationalists and representative Irish
landlords. the leader of the opoosi-
ton and the leader of the house unit
ed in expressing their grateful sense
of Mr.. Wyndham's capacity and tact.
The conduct of an unopposed bill is
not, indeed, the most difficult task in
the world, and the Irishmen, as Mr..
Redmond did, acknowledged they had
obtained most of the concessions they
but Mr.. Wyndham succeed
ed in pleasing them without offending
their opponents, and in effectually
the constitutional guardians
of the public purse.
The bill is now as good as passed.
The taxpayer can not expect from the
house of lords regard for his inter-
ests which was not shown by the
commons, and the Irish landlords,
who are also peers, know that if they
do not accept what the bill gives them
they will get nothing at all.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Hairbreadth Escapes in . wreck.

Louisville, Ky, July 26.-It is the
general opinion that an attempt was
made to wreck the Lexington and At.
lanta flyer of the Southern railway,
Friday night. and more than one hun
dred passengers had narrow escapes
from death. The switch at fuckers,
IA miles from Louisville, had been
thrown open and the train crashed in
to two cars loaded with stone, de-
molishing the engine, two freight cars
and one passenger coach and then
collided with a boarding car filed
with men, eight of whom were hurt
They will all recover.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 27.-Sen-
ators B. w. Matthews, C. A. Smith,
of st. Louis. Senator Frank ii. Far
ris. of Steelville, and W. P. Sullivan.
under Indictment on charges of
bribery in connection with the alum
bill in the legislature, are in Jefferson
City to prepare for their trials, which
are to commence in the circuit court
Tuesday morning. They say they
viii be ready for trial without delay.
Former Gov. John A. Lee, who will
be witness for the state, is expect
ed tomorrow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30

London, July 26.-The American
rife team left for Liverpool Saturday
morning. They were given an en-
thusiastic send-off. Maj.-Gen. Lord
Cheylesmore, chairman of the council
of the National Rifle association, made
the farewell speech. and Col. Leslie c
Cruce. captain of the American team
replied. thanking Lord Cheylesmore
for the cordial reception accorded te
the Americans here. The train
steamed out with bands playing "Ths
Star Spangled Banner followed By
Aud Lang Syne."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
BIG FOUR FLYER WRECKED.
Crashes Into Freight Car Loaded
With Live StOck-Three Per-
sons Injured.

Wellington, O., July 27.-While
rounding sharp curve several miles
south of here early Sunday, at speed
Of 60 miles an hour, the flyer on the
Big Four road crashed into the rear
end of freight car, which was just
pulling into siding. Three persons
were injured.
The engine of the flyer before being
brought to stop, plowed through
the caboose and ten cars loaded with
i've stock and merchandise, finally
anding on its side in the ditch. Only
he mail car of the flyer was derailed.
No cause for the accident is given.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
A ramou. French Gardener.

st. Louis, July 27-vacherot, head
gardener and designer of the mag
nifeent gardens of the Paris expcsi-
ton exhibition of 1900, has been asked
by the commissioners of the ST. Louis
Worlds fair to design and lay out
gardens here.
This is not the first occasion Vache-
rot has been in America, he having
studied horticulture in the northern
states. and lived with tribe of In
tlians several months. This famous
French gardener will come to Amer
lea after the chrysanthemum show in
the fall.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Danish islands Treaty Dead.

Washington, July 25.The treaty
providing for the acquisition by the
United States of the Danish West In
dies officially died Friday. If Dem
mark should conclude to sell the is
lands to the United States, it will be
possible to revive the provisions of
the treaty which has just failed;
meantime the position of the state de-
partment is comfortable. for having
done its part toward completing the
bargain, the American government, OF
course, could not sanction the sale OF
,he islands to any other power.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
UNFOUNDED REPORTS.
Reports of the Outbreak of Hevo-
luton in Bulgaria Are semi
Officially Denied.

Vienna, July 25-The reports that q
revolution has broken out in Bulgaria,
and that Prince Ferdinand has fled,
are semi-officially characterized here
as unfounded. 1t is explained that July
|26 is the anniversary of the death or
Prince Ferdinand's father, and that
the immediate object Of his present
journey is to visit his grave at CO.
burn, which is his annual custom.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Two Deaths at Jackson, Miss

Jackson, Miss, July 26.-Jackson
has lost two wealthy citizens. Hon
Ed Green died, Thursday night, and
while his brother-in-law, Maj. Richard
Holmes, was en- route to the. funeral
he was stricken with paralysis and
died shortly afterward.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
To Commnnd the Missouri

Washington, July 26.-The navy de-
partmant has decided to assign Capt.
William S. Cowles to ihe command of
the pattleship Missouri. Capt. Cowles
is the brother-in-law OF President
Roosevelt and at present is on shore
duty
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Typhoid Epidemic in Kansas City.

Kansas City, No., July 26.-The ty-
phoid situation in Kansas City is be-
coming serious. principally as a re-
suit of the food. There are go cases
in the five leading hospitals, and it is
estimated that the aggregate number
OF cases in town is 300.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Extreme Heat in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., July 26.-Extreme hot
weather prevails throughout the east
ern half of Nebraska the temperature
registers 9S at Omaha. A number of
towns report hot winds and fears are
expressed that they will seriously af-
feet the growing corn crop.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Formal A..ignmentx Filed.

New York, July 2e.-The formal
assignments of Talbot j. Taylor & Co.,
and W. l.. Stow & Co., the stock ex-
change firms which failed Friday,
were filed at the county clerks of
fee
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
old settlers, Reunion.

Browning. Mo-, July 26.-The date
for the annual meeting of the old set
tiers reunion of Linn county has be
fixed for Saturday, September IL, at
Linneus. Joseph w. Folk, of ST. Louis,
will be the principal speaker.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
,.,t. Wa. No, worth Living

Chicago, July 26.-Sarah Solomon
a frail 13-year old girl. forced to work
day after day in sitting hot laundry
concluded that life was not worth iiv-
ing, and ended 1t with carbolis acid.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
Must Pay Their own Carriage Hire.

Washington, July 26.-The comp
troller of the treasury has rendered
the opinion that the national COM
mission to the st. Louis exposition
must pay their own carriage bills,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-15

spain's annual export Of picked green olives
camounts to 100000
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MINISTERS MEET AGAIN
Pastors Of Churches of Various De-
nominations Resume Monday
Morning Meetings.

The several associations Of local cler-
gymen resumed their regular meetings
yesterday after the summer vacation.
At the gathering of Methodist pastors
In Hennepin Avenue church, committee
was appointed to draft resolutions ex
pressing approval of DR.. William Fielder's
work as presiding elder, and requesting
his reappointment for another year. These
resolutions will be reported next Mon
day and presented to the bishop in charge
Of the conference at Duluth Oct. l.
DR.. William Love Of the First church
read a paper upon 1.-THE Final Test Of In
spiration.''
The Twin City Baptist Ministers con-
ference was reorganized at the First Bap-
list church, Tenth street and Harm on
place. Rev. G. F. Holt, d. D., Of the
Fourth church, this city, was elected pres
ident; Rev. L. L. Lansing, retired, was
made vice PRESIDENT Rev.-SW. T.. Mhliken
OF st. Paul, secretary treasurer; Rev. ".
w. DaWley and DR.. Fowler Of Minneap-
oils and Rev A. West of st. Paul, COM
mittee on program.
Rev. Charles Briggs Of the Philippine
islands addressed the Baptist pastors upon
spiritual conditions in Luzon.
Rev. George S. ItaWlins Of the Park
Avenue Congregational church was chosen
| ters' association at Plymouth church. DR..
R. P. Herrick Of the Sunday School Pub
licatlon society," was named assistant mod
orator, and Rev., d. E. Wilson Of Way
| zata secretary. The committee on pro-
gram will be Rev. Messrs j. M. Hubert,
E.. w. Shurtlef and w. A. Snow The
speakers, discussing the topic Of the day,
| Vacation Experiences included DR..
Hallock, Rev ]. q. Smith, Rev. s. J.
Rogers, Rev. Lucius Schemmerhorn, Rev.
| Ed A. Sumner, Rev. w. A. Gerrie and Rev.
C. E. Burton.
Rev. S. ". S. Fisher was authorized to
call a council Of churches to consider the
work among the Danes and the Norwe-
| gians.
The Presbyterian clergy were to have
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SNEAK THIEF AT WORK
Houses Of Bloomington and Itch
field Farmers Are Robbed.

Farmers living In Bloomington and
Richfield, south Of the city, are looking
for a sly individual who has been raid
ing their homes. He operates in houses
when the inmates are at work in the
fields. When work is rushed on the
farms the women must go out and help
and at Such times there has been a
harvest for this thief. He has secured
money and jewelry, besides cleaning va
rious houses out OF liquors and cigars.
Fred Haeg has lost $50 another farm
er named Stick Is out SIS and other
farmers report smaller losses. It is be-
lieved that the fellow lives in Minneap-
oils and makese periodical visits to the
settlements. A good description has
been obtained.
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TALE OF 3 IzAAKS
They Went Forth to Angle on a
Miserably Damp
Day.
Came Back With No Fish and
See What They
Say.

Grain growers are not the only sufferers
from the heavy rains as the fishermen
can well demonstrates; and Representative
Tom Girling and Deputy Sheriff Arthur
Jones are among those Waltonians who
have recently gone on record as condemns
ing the United States weather bureau for
the sample Of dampness turned out dur
ing the past few days.
The two persons of political prominence
taking third person of no consequence
whatever, started for Annandale Satur-
day night, bent on a days fine fishing 4
Learning that the 500 line WAS suffering
from washouts just this side of AMMAN
dale, the party decided upon Loretta and
Lake independence as their field OF opera
tions..A
A mad dash up Washington avenue in
q carriage landed the party on the $3.50
500 train. west bound. and the represent
tative had hardly gotten into his real
story telling gait before the train was
halted at Hamill. This is the way Mr..
Jones tells Of his troubles:
If there Is any sadder place than Ham
i'll to be tied up in for four hours on a
cold, rainy night, and in a crowded srnok-
ing car, I don't know it. II had had
acquaintances might have done a little
calling, but as it was, there was nothing
to do but sit in that car until midnight
and listen to a bunch Of the widest kind
of Italians.
We spent an hour in Loretta, getting
rig to drive US oyer to Lake Independence,
where we landed at a. M, and then
instead Of sleeping in the morning. like
sensible folk, those other Indians walked
me up at o'clock and it was a case OF
chills and ague on the lake all day.
Between storms I cast until the mere
friction Of the frog on the water raised
the temperature Of the lake perceptibly,
and every one Of my several thousand
muscles was lame and sore. We got one
half pound bass. The lake was that riley
from the heavy rains that the fish would
not bite.
land then we got up at 4 o'clock yes
terday morning to catch the. $40 train
back to town. The train was reported de-
layed until 10 o'clock, and even then we
didn't get home. I have pneumonia, hys-
terra and I don't know what all. It will
be cold day before Girling gets me on
another Of his fishing parties
20, 1t wasn't SO bad,' says Mr. Girline
1--WE didn't get any fish, but we got a
good fish story. It was about a man who
hooked whopping big pickerel, while he,
the man, was casting from the shore; and
how he finally got the pickerel between
his legs, he, the man, being In the water
up to his waist, and how the pickerel
threw the man down, bit him in the leg.
ran him up the bank and then got away.
II guess that story was worth a little
Inconvenience"
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THE FLOOD IS RECEDING
The Situation in the Vicinity of Bas-
sett's Creek Is Much I'm.
proved.

The flood from Bassett's creek is rap
idly receding, and 1t will not be long until
all the houses which were flooded will
be ready for occupancy. Only one or
two Of them have water in them to-day,
and it is thought they will all be high and
dry by tomorrow morning.
The various relief societies have inves-
tigated the condition Of the families driven
out of their homes, and such relief as
was needed has been given. James F.
Jackson, superintendent Of the Associated
Charities, visited the scene yesterday, as
did S. l.. Van Etten, agent for the HUI
name society. AS the suffering was con-
fined to a dozen families, the two organ
izations were able to succor the sufferers.
The Great Northern resumed traffic
over the Osseo branch to-day and the
street railway expects to be able to re-
open the blockaded Bryn Mawr line to-
morrow.
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ganized for the coming year at West
minister church. But quorum was not
present and the session was postponed
until next Monday.
CITY BUYS IT'S OWN BONDS
Sinking Fund Commission Purchase
$4,000 Worth Of Interest-Draw.
Ihu Securities

An investment Of $4,000 has just been
made by the sinking fund commissioners,
consisting of Mayor Haynes, City Treas
urer G. S. Hubert and Controller Joshua
Rogers. This takes all the cash in the
sinking fund, but the city has CORE
spending value In securities drawing
from to ~ per cent interest. All the
securities are bonds Of the city Of Min
neapolis which Treasurer Hubert has
been able to pick up.
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tos by The Journal Staff Pho

whether he pronounced the '.y'' is still
in doubt.
80, you know, + always take what you
do. You can tell exactly what I want.
with some of that funny pepper, that
but what draft! I'm just blown away!
That's right, please"
He was off towards the open front door.
He conferred with the cashier. One could
catch the words my wife" Then he
closed the door and returned to meet the
gaze of her gray eyes projected thru her
upper lids. II knew you'd simply make
her close it, exclaimed the superior
three-fourths, IF only you wanted to.
You make me do simply anything-any-
thing, you know, dear, that
THAT YOU want to dol"
She bites her tongue, bushes, makes
an eye across the Paprika bottle and
protests, Nonsense! Don't we both want
to do exactly the same-same-Ah-a-
Chez ee-oo! Q, horrors! what shiver
I'm dying, yes, am, Wilbur-Mr. Red
wood! And you-you don't mind it ever
so little! Why don't--can't you see I'm
all of chill! o, get up! Close the
The door is closed, Mabel. You saw"
We'll what if-but look, only look!
We're sitting right beside a great, big
window! Now. hurry-ah, ah, Chico,
close it quick, quick I'm going to have
'"That window is closed; 7 can't
mo, of course, you can't! Not even for
me! Where are your eyes, I'd like to
know? Can't you pull down the curtain ?
It's half way-yes, it's more than half
way up!''
When he has lowered the curtain he
resumes his seat rubs his hands to-
gether, strokes the top Of his head. "But
about the salad that we wanted" he
| remarks.
And some desert, too hopper
yes, OF course. And-we1l, for fact,
1t Is a tritle COOL
Haven't I been a-telling you and tell
Ing you 1t was my dear sir! I see YOU
have made up your mind at last to believe
%, ou-ou" (shivering) 'I've got nv
death OF cold, Wilbur! know must be
very III, and to think that we've only
been"
Now, now, don't worry! It can't be
cold, even If it Isl mean, that the win
dow and the curtain and the door are ali
pulled down, and it's only early in Sen
TENDER and"
| 20, yes, and we're Under The Bamboo
Tree, aren't we? That's right! Fix II
all up! But wish you had nothing on al
ALL like your own wife, and even thai
| full Of holes Certainly, look up and see
| the bananas! She uptilted her chin. like
an fngenue, detected the big fan whirline
noislessly, flushed, started from her chair
and plunged towards the street, sobbine
AS she hurried thru the door, jerking he,
lace covered arm from his grasp, she eiac-
, ulated something that sounded like eyes
you did-all the time!"
l 2 20 J. Il
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/ ov, Rates 10 New York and Ro.+on

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The North Western line will sell round
trip tickets to New York and Boston
Sept Is and 10 inclusive at following
rates:
New York and return ............,s 36. 10
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For tickets and full information call at
city ticket Office, 600 Niconet avenue,
Minneapolis.
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CITY NEWS.
IN A DEADLY DRAFT
How Wilbur Closed Up a Restaurant
y THAT Is Shut Out the
80 Drafts. ~. 7 ,.s
But They Blew Just the Same and
''Tootsy Wootsy" Was
@ Scared.

A cool September night, a Fourth street
restaurant, one that had recently been
two. He had brought her to vacant
table in the corner beneath an electric
fan revolving near the lofty ceiling.
'Now, what will you have?" he in
quired, craning his neck across her arm;
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