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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06
A Record.

More Oliver rypewriters were sold ~
Richmond tast.sy ear than all OfAEk
makes combined ;As
20.000 sold In United States.
The Oliver Record has never bsen
eGualied.
Richmond agency.
SOUTHERN STAMP & STATIONERY
COMPANY,
Twelve-six Main street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06

NEW YORK January 5.-tspecial-)-A
reprieve for Taylor was received by the
Sheriff this evening from Judge Blair.
of the Court OF Oyer and Tsrminer. 1t
was granted under the law of 1ooo. and Is
for two weeks. Judge Blair. granted it
because Governor Murphy's former re.
on tecinnicalities. Taylor was overjoyed
when told. az
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06
postmnsters for Clnrksvillc. Berl<-

CkUM APPOINTED COLLECTOR.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Water Famine is Critical.

The water famine in Mississippi,
caused by the long drouth, is daily
becoming more serious and condi
tion has been reached that can be
considered as nothing less than crit
ical. Each day brings to Jackson
long caravan of wagons from the
country, the sole object of their trip
TO town being to seeure water from
the river, and at any hour of the day
these wagons may be seen on the
streets vending their way homeward
and carrying from two to six barrels
filled with the precious fluid. From
all parts of the State comes the COM
plant of scarcity of water, and
heavy burden has been added to the
expense of operating manufacturing
plants on account of the long dis
tance they are compelled to haul wa
ter. The famine is causing great
distress among the cotton ginners,
and many of these plants are closing
down each day, finding it impossible
to obtain water. In numerous sec
tions Of the State gins are from ten
to fifteen miles away from available
water supply. For instance, the gin
at Flora, over twenty miles from
Jackson. is hauling water from that
city, and the expense thus incurred
has reduced the profit on operation
almost to nothing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Mississippi State News
Exemp. From Supervision.

The railroad commission of this
State has been permanently enjoined
by Judge Niles from making rates
on the Gulf & Ship Island railroad.
The Gulf & Ship Island railroad,
ever since it was built, has claimed
that it was exempt from the super
vision of the railroad commission,
settling up that its charter exempted
it from such supervision. Some time
ago the road secured a temporary in
junction preventing the railroad
commission from interfering with
the rates on this road. Last week
Judge Niles handed down an opin-
ion in which he made the injunction
a permanent one. The charter of
the road was granted n 1882, and il
exempts the road from the supervis-
ion of the commission. The Su-
preme Court, in case a few months
ago, decided that the commission
had no supervision over the road.
Judge Niles, in his opinion, holds
that the charter granted by the legis-
lature is binding, and that the COM
mission has no right to supervise
either the passenger or the freight
rates of the road, and makes the
temporary injunction perpetual.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
HEIR TO FORTUNE.
Chicago Hotel Clerk Receives Joy.
full News.

Chicago, Nov. 8.-Fortune knocked
at the door of F. H. Cook, clerk at
the Sherman House, in the shape of
a cablegram, wElch came from Dub
lin yesterday, announcing that he
was one of three heirs to an estate
valued at $1,000,00O The cablegram
was as follows:
Frank H. Cook-You are named as
beneficiary. together with James M.
Sullivan, Sydney and Mark Sullivan,
London, in the will of the late Mrs.
Cook Micheal Sullivan. your aunt, in
the event of your marriage within the
expiration OF ten years. The property
is the Guinness Stout Breweries, and
the Sullivan homestead, Cork, valued
at 100000 pounds. Particulars later.
Dublin. McGrath & OLeary, at
torneys.
"The thing l object to-" said Cook,
sis the fact that l will have to wait
ten years before receive tthe money.
but | don't object to the clause which
says | must be married.
On receipt of particulars about the
will, Mr.. Cook said he would go to
Ireland and investigate the matter.
He had not known of an aunt by the
name given in the cablegram, but he
does know one of the heirs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
MRS. IDA GULLER ON TRIAL.
Accused of Poisoning Six-Year-Old
Ewart ChecksAeId at Bunker
Hill, Ill, on July 20.

Carlinville, ILL.,, Nov THE case OF
Mrs Ida Cutler, charged with the MUIR
der of six-year-old Ewart M. Checks
field, st. Louis boy, in Bunker Hill,
ON July 20. was called Friday in the
circuit court, Judge r. B. Shirley pre-
siding. 1t required 100 men to select
the jury.
The first witness was William Tunk-
er. drug clerk, who testified that he
sold the defendant ten cents worth OF
strychnine on July y.
DIR. Bley was next called. He stated
that he was called July 20, and found
the Checksfeld boy in convulsions. he
administered medicine to relieve
spasms. He went to his Office for some
medicine and on returning found the
boy dead.
The first victory for the prosecution
was when Judge Shirley admitted the
testimony of James w. Checksfieid,
father of the deceased boy, which con-
sisted of the boys story just before
he died. A strong fight was made on
this point. and without this testimony
the state had little hope of conviction.
The jury was excluded while arguments
were being made.
He said when the child came home ne
was splitting, and asked what he had
eaten, said:
"Mrs. Cutler gave me some candy
and told me to eat it. 1t Is bitter" In
few minutes he was dead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
JOHN P. DOLAN ON TRIAL.
More of the Naturalization Fra.d
Case. Begun In the Federal
Court mt ST. Louis.

st. Louis, Nov. THE cases OF JonH
p. Dolan, chairman of the democratic
city committee and Thomas E. Barrett.
ex-marshal of the st. Louis court OF ap-
peals, charged with participating In
naturalization frauds, were commenced
in the United States district court FRI
day morning, following the conviction
of Adolph Fein, Thursday, on similar
accusations.
Fein was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment and assessed fine OF 81
900 by Judge Adams, who, in a lecture
from the bench, severely rebuked the
first vice-president Of the Hebrew Jef-
ferson club for his work in degrading
American citizenship.
Charles Weissman, one OF the vice
presidents of the Hebrew Jefferson
club. was sentenced by Judge Adams,
In the United States district court, Fri
day morning, to serve three years In
the state penitentiary and to pay fine
of 81, for his connection with the
fraudulent naturalization of aliens in
the st. Louis court of appeals.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
JAS. [. BLAlR'S INSURANCE


st. Louis, Nov. Papers were
served on James L. Blair, his wife and
two sons, Thursday, by United States
Deputy Marshal Strazer, calling for the
family's appearance in the United
States circuit court to show cause why
certain life insurance policies held by
Mr.. Blair in the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of New York should not be can
celed.
Petitions were filed in the United
States circuit court By the st. Louis
counsel for the insurance company.
The petitioners ask that the court can
Gel and declare null and void two poll
cies, amounting to $250,OOO, taken out
by James l.. Blair.
rne unearned premiums, together
with the interest accumulated, already
paid by Mr.. Blair on the two policies
amount to $33,06447 This amount was
paid into the circuit court, to be paid
back to Mr.. Blair in case the policies
are Cancelled.
The company makes some broad aud
serious allegations in its petition to the
court in support Of its action.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Contract for New We'll.

The city authorities of Indianola
have awarded a contract for sinking
second artesian well. The entire
water supply is furnished by one
well, and since the location of so
many industries at that place, the
pressure has at times been made
quaie. The water from the first
well is so heavily charged with soda
and sulphur that it is somewhat
undesirable for drinking purposes,
and the new well is being sunk al
most quarter of mile distant.
The old well is little more than
1900 feet deep and furnishes about
100000 gallons a dav.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
ARE CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Clarence and BENJAMIN Jacobs
Charged with Firing Their
Clothing Store at Peoria, Ill.

Peoria, H., Nov 7.-At midnight the
Jacobs clothing house was badly gutted
by a fire of incendiary origin, which
did several thousand dollars damage.
While the Ere was in progress, Clar-
ence and Benjamin Jacobs, brothers
and proprietors of the place, were ar
rested, charged with firing the build
ing. 1t is said they came here from
Massachusetts, where they had just
passed through a fire.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
COMMUNICATION
! FROM Ed. |. WENTz
Young Philadelphian Confirms the
Story Of His Detention.
HE ASKS THAT RANSOM BE PAID
An Autograph Letter Received From
the Young Millionaire, and Nego-
tiatfons For His Release
Are in Progress.

Chicago, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Bristol, Tenn, says:
Edward l.. Wentz, the young Phila-
deiphia millionaire. who mysteriously
disappeared from his fathers home at
Big Stone Gap, Va, October IA, is alive
and captive in the Cumberland noun
tains A letter has just been received
from him addressed to his parents, in
which he states that he is we'll and
asks that the ransom Of 100000 de-
manded by his captors be at once paid,
SO that he can get his freedom.
A strange well-dressed man appeared
ct Big Stone Gap last Friday and in
quired for the VENTS Offices. to which
he was directed. and there had a talk
with DR.. John S. Wentz, the father Of
the missing man; D. B. Wentz, and the
chief detective under whose directions
the great search was being carried on
In the mountains of southwest Vir.
ginia and eastern Kentucky. The
strange man told them that E. II
Wentz was still alive, and that for
100000 he would be delivered to his
family.
Dr. Wentz informed him that IL he
would bring back letter from his son
or some evidence that his son was still
alive he would then consider the prop
osition.
The man said he would do so, and
that night left on Louisville & Nash
vile train for Esserville, Va, from
which place he went into Stony noun
tain
The stranger has just returned to
Big Stone Gap, bringing letter from
young Wentz himself, who in his own
handwriting assures his family that he
is alive, is being held captive, and asks
that they at once pay the ransom and
effect his release.
J. Wentz left here Thursday night for
Philadelphia.
When the negotiations are to be COM
pletaed and Edward l. Wentz restored
to his family, can not now be told,
but it is known that he is still alive and
that negotiations for his release are
being made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
LEONARD WIEGAND LOCATED.
A Missing Nebraska Farmer Located
in San FranciscO-Says He
Has Been III.

San Francisco, Nov. Leonard
Wiegand, an aged farmer of Knox
county, Neb., whose disappearance
some weeks ago resulted in search for
him all over the country, has been To-
Gated in this city. He has a family
of nine children in Nebraska He claims
to have been in hospital in Seattle
during the time his friends were hunt
ing for him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Cotton Crop Prospect.

Fine headway was made during
the week just closed with the pick
ing of the cotton crop in Mississippi.
The dry weather has caused the sta
pie to open with astonishing rapidi-
ty, and all available labor forces
have been constantly employed In
marketing the crop. There is no
longer any doubt that Mississippi's
yield will be shorter than last year.
Less than half dozen counties re-
port top crop, and this causes the
heaviest reduction in the prospective
yield. The delta crop will average
from Is to 80 per cent. below that
of last year, although the bottom and
middle crop is about up to the av-
erage. The interior movement to
the market towns continues quite
lively, and there is very little ten
dency on the part of the farmers to
hold back the staple.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
ACCESSORY TO A MURDER
The Specifc Charge Made Against
David J.. Nelson, Arrested In
San FrancfscO.

San Francisco. Nov. Accessory
to a murder is specific charge made
by the authorities of Coffeyville, Kas.,
against David L. Nelson, who has just
been arrested here. The police ars
holding Nelson, pending the arrival oi
requisition papers. Nelson intends to
resist extradition, and has employed
an attorney to make the legal fight
for him
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
QUEER STORY OF ABDUCTION
Girl Who Disappeared From East
Orange Found in Omaha.
She Asserts That . Woman with
Black Eyes Exertcd Hypnotic
influence Over Her.

Omaha, Neb, Nov. Miss Clara
Josephine Coffin, daughter of w. Ward
Coffin, whose mysterious disappear
ance from her home in East Orange, N.
j., last Tuesday has caused her parents
great anxiety, arrived in Omaha early
Friday and is now at the home of Post
master Joseph Crow, whose wife is
niece of the girls father. The young
lady is Frustrated by nervous shock,
which is the result of an attempted
abduction from her home by two
strangers, man and a woman.
According to the young lady's ac~
count of her abduction, she had been
attending the high school in East Or
ange, and last Tuesday, there being no
school, she made a trip to the gymnasi-
um to take her usual exercises. For
the last month she had been passing
strange woman near the school build
ing.
The woman had piercing black eyes,
and the girl says they had an extraor-
binary effect on her. Tuesday the
strange woman approached her and
told her in a very commanding way to
pack her clothes and follow her. In a
half-dazed state, and acting under the
hypnotic spell, the girl made the trip
back to her home and, without seeing
any of the family, packed her clothing
and did as the woman had bid. She
had arranged to meet the girl at a
certain place, and when Miss Coffin ar
rived there was a strange man in COM
pany with the woman.
The girl was placed in carriage,
and after the man and woman had en-
tered, they were driven at rapid rate,
finally landing in Newark, N. ]. From
there they were taken to the railroad
station and, boarding a train, they
soon landed in New York city. She
next realized that the party was aboard
another train and on its way to Chi
cago. She was driven from one rail-
road station to another, and when they
again boarded train the woman re-
NAMED with her and the man occupied
a seat in the coach next to the rear.
When the train reached Cedar Rapids
Miss Coffin had recovered her senses.
She slipped out and sent telegram to
Postmaster Joseph Grow, asking him
to meet her. Meantime her captors
had left the car. Postmaster Crow met
the girl as she alighted from the mid
night train on the Northwestern. As
soon as Miss Coffin saw Mr.. Crow she
recognized him and fell inc his arms,
prostrated. He assisted the young lady,
who is almost complete nervous
wreck, to his home and placed her un-
der tie care of aphysician. Miss Coffin
is confined to her bed, and is in very
weak condition. No trace has been
found of the mysterious man or woman,
and the only supposed motive is that
they expected to abduct the girl and
hold her for a ransom.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
LAWS HINDER ExTRADITl0N.
chief Desmond Wires That UnvvieIdy
Mexican Laws Will Hold Charles
Kratx For Two Months.

St. Louis, Nov Chief Of Police
Kiely Friday afternoon received a mes
sage from Chief of Detectives Desmond
stating that Charles Kratz, the fugitive
st. Louis boodler, could not possibly
be returned from Guadalajara, Mexico,
where he is a prisoner, in less than
two months, even if the efforts at ex-
tradition prove successful. Chief Des-
mond explains that the unwieldy Mex
ican laws bring about this condition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Sent Up for Kjdnapina.

Travelling Sergt. Dodds of the
penitentiary brought in from jack
son county last week three prison
ers for the penitentiary who were re-
Gently given prison sentences. Ono
of the number was convicted of kid
naping, and is the first criminal OF
this class to be placed in the peni-
tentiary in some time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Pipe Line to New Orleans.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 8.-A corpor
alton with capital stock of about
81. 500, 900 has been formed to pump
water by a pipe line from the famous
Stafford Springs of vosburg, Miss. .
distance Of $50 miles, to that city
Bids have already been accepted. pro
viding for total cost of about $60p,.
900, the work to commence January
1. and to be completed about May 1.
A deal is now being put through with
the Northeastern railroad. whereby
the pipe will be enabled to run the en-
tire distance along its track, in return
for which the road will be supplied
with a certain amount of water
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
DEATH IN BURNING MINE
Seven Known Dead and Perhaps
Many More Lives Lost.
Victims of q Fire In the Kearsarge
Mine at Summit, Eight Miles
From Butte, Mont.


Butte, Mont, Nov. IA dispatch to
the Inter- Mountain from Virginia City,
Mont, says:
Seven are dead, number more
burned and perhaps scores lost in the
underground workings in a fire which
started in the Kearsarge mine, situated
at Summit, eight miles from there. Fri
day t3orning. The known dead are
superintendent R. B. Turner, a miner
named Tobin and five other miners, too
badly burned to be identified, have
been Uncovered.
From so to rs men are still down in
ffemine and may have perished from
es(1e Or smoke. The plant employed
200 men. It is the property OF United
States Senator Millard, of Nebraska
and was valued at about $1,000,00O.
There is no way to estimate the loss at
present The fire, which started at
seven o'clock Friday morning, as the
shifts were being changed, still RACES
fiercely and the rescuers, hundreds OF
whom have gone from Virginia City,
Will be hampered, as there is no appa-
ratus at the mine. 1t is not known
how the fire started.
Superintendent Turner gave his life
for his men. He was at breakfast and
partially dressed when the alarm came
Dashing into the house in his shirt
sleeves, with another minor whose
name has not been learned, Turner
made his way into the main tunnel.
Here they found everything ablaze.
They CROPPED their way down and
dragged out five bodies, including To-
bins. In second attempt they did not
come out and were later brought forth
dead by the rescuers, the man who SO
heroically aided Turner, perishing
with him. Turner was acknowledged
as the leading miner of the west.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Heavy Cotton Receipts.

For the months of September
and October the town of Newton has
received over 1000 bales of cotton
more than it did for the same two
months last year. During Septem-
Der and October last year 3,612 bales
were marketed there, while for the
same period this year the town has
bought 1867 bales. The yield in
Newton county will no doubt be
better than last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
PEORIA SWEPT BY FIRE.
Two Men Have Been Arrested and
Are Held on a Charge of Arson
Loss Estimated at $4,000.

Peoria, ILL.,. Nov. THE store of the
Cobs Clothing Co. was destroyed by
fire which started shortly after mid
night Friday. The stock OF goods was
valued at $4,000, and the loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000. The police ar
rested the proprietor of the clothing
company and his clerk. They are held
on charge of arson.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Pearl River Traffic.

There promises to be considerable
commerce on Pearl river during the
winter and spring season. For
many years traffic on this stream
has been neglected, but last year two
small steamboats, were placed in
service and handled large quantities
of cotton seed and cotton from inte-
rior points. This year a new boat
will be placed in service from Jack
son to Carthage, and a new boat will
ply the lower river trade between Co.
lumbia and Jackson.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
SAID TO BE A DEFAULTER.
EIrOy s. Plat, Who Attempted Sui
eide at Plttsburg, Pa, Alleged
to BE a 100000 Defaultcr.

st. Louis, Nov. 7.-Elroy s. Platt,
the st. Louisan who attempted to COM
NIT suicide in the Duquesne hotel at
Pittsburg, Pa, Wednesday by aiming a
bullet at his heart, is alleged to have
been defaulter to the extent of over
$40, 900 by stockholders in the George
Platt Contracting Co., of which he was
secretary and treasurer. George Platt
president of the company, and the
father of the attempted suicide, as
sumed the liability for his sons short
age. II IS a.es-eu, and proceedin ,s a:s
now being taken to secure settlement
from the elder Platt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Fancy price for Cotton.

A fancy price was paid at Green
wood last week for 30S bales of Ben
der cotton, this amount being pur-
chased at IL cents per pound, the
transaction amounting to over $19,-
600. This section of the State pro-
duces the finest cotton to be found in
any part of the cotton growing belt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Oyster Commission Report.

Auditor Cole has received the f.
nancial report of the Oyster Com
mission. The report shows that the
total collections of the commission
have been $14,025.45 and the dis
bursements have been $11, ,660.25,
leaving a balance of So, 1898 in the
treasury of the commission. Five
thousand dollars of the amount ex-
pended was allowed the commission
for the propagation of nsw oyster
beds bv the last legislature.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Bureau of Statistics.

State Senator w. B. Walker OF
Monroe county will introduce in the
legislature at the January session a
bill providing for the establishment
of bureau of vital statistics. There
is hardly any doubt that measure
of this kind will be enacted by the
body, as public sentiment seems to
be strongly in favor of it as the best
means of promoting publicity of the
States resources.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-12
Delta Development.

At present only about so per cent.
of the delta is tillahle land, but the
next two or three years will show
valuable farms and plantations
where dense forests and canebrakes
in which deer and bears now abound
in existence. The country is being
converted into a beehive of industry,
and it is doubtful if there is another
section which offers so many induce,
ments to homeseekers of the sturdy
sort.