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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
THE GOULD SYSTEM.
A Significant Statement Attributed
TO A. C. Bird, Tramic d.
rector of the System.

New Orleans, Aug. "A. C. Bird,
traffic director of the entire Gould
system of railroads, is authority for
the statement that before the end OF
this year the Gould system will have
solid trains running direct into Chi
cago and Pittsburg from New Orleans
and Galveston. and that soon there
after its trains viii be entering Bal
fimOre
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
COME AGAIN IN SIX YEARS.
Russia VIII Not Permit Foreigners
to Stay i'm Manchurfa, But
VIII Six Years Hence.

Berlin, Aug. 1.-The Cologne Gazette
says the Russian authorities are re-
ported to have notified the govern
ment at Pekin that Russia will pro-
hibit foreigners from staying IN
Manchuria at present. but that six
years hence. when Russia has restored
quiet and order in Manchuria, the
country will be opened to foreigners
for free commerce
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Mammoth Lumber Concern.

The governor has received the
charter of Incorporation of mann
moth lumber and timber concern
and improvement company to be
known as the Chicago Mississippi
Land and Lumber Company. This
concern is to be domiciled at Green
vile, in Washington county, and
its capital stock is fixed at $400, 900.
The incorporators are F. B. and II.
Y. McMullen, j. NJ. Cashin and
r. B. Campbell. 1t will be one OF
the strongest concerns in the State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
New Counterfeit Di.covered.

Washington, Aug. 3.-A new coun-
terfeit SIS bill has been discovered on
the Fourth National Bank of Boston,
check letter A. series of 1882, Tillman,
register, Morgan, treasurer. This
note is a Photographic production on
ordinary bond paper, bearing few
red ink lines in imitation of the silk
fiber of the genuine paper. The num-
bers on the note have been colored
with a pen. Otherwise the note is
straight photograph.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Houston Charter Amendment.

The governor has approved an
amendment to the charter of the
town of Houston, in Chickasaw
county, authorizing the city to en-
ploy counsel in certain cases and au-
thorizing the mayor to appoint spe-
cial police.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Passed EN- Up.

, Cholly-I say. Fweddy. let's go and
consult a spwirit medium
Fweddy foh. old chappief
Cholly-Why to-aw-talk with
ouah ancestahs, doncher know
Fweddy-Couldn't think of it. chap
py. My ancestahs were deucedly COM
mon twade people. f'know. and weally
don't care to wecognize them
Chicago News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
A Noted Frontier Character Dead.

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 3.-The noted
female character. Calamity Jane, =
who has been known on the frontier
since 1870, died, Sunday, at Terry,
eight miles from Deadwood. She had
requested that she be buried in
Mount Moriah cemetery at Deadwood.
beside .sWild Bill Hickok, who was
murdered here in 1875. Her name was
Mrs. Jane Burke, and her husband,
much younger than she, is said to be
in Denver. A married daughter is in
North Dakota, but the woman re
fused to give her address,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Killed Her Brother.

Mrs. Prince Odum shot and killed
her brother, John Rich, at Richton,
near Hattiesburg, last week. Five
shots were fired, four taking effect.
The tragedy was the result of an old
family feud.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Young Girl Suicides.

Miss Alice Smith committed sui
eide last week at the home of her
brother-in-law, Jim Pleasants, near
Minter City. She was found lying
across the bed dead, having shot
herself. She has been in bad health
for a long time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06

New York, Aug. 2.-Six thousand
more aliens entered the United
States through this port last month
than during the same month in last
year. The total for July, this year,
was AZ 900, compared with $4,000 for
July, 1902, and $4,000 in the same
month in 1901.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
proppsd Dead at a Dinner.

Last week at a political speak
ing ten miles north of Aberdeen, j.
w. Wilson, aged 80, and much re-
spected citizen, dropped dead from
heart failure while seated at one of
the basket dinners.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
rrying to Make Up Lost Time.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. S.-Behind
time and running at high rate Of
speed south-bound car on the In
dianapolis and Martinsville interurban
road crashed into north-bound car
south of Mooresyille, Sunday, inlur-
ing more than thirty persons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
A Memorable Week.

This week promises to be mem
orable one in the annals of Missis-
sippi politics, for it will be produc-
tive of the liveliest hustling ever
manifested in any State campaign.
In some parts of the State feeling
is running very high and there
promises to be considerable chal-
lenging Of votes at the polls in
counties where the poll books have
not been carefully purged by the
county election commissioners.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Rev. DR.. Ch.rIe. X. McH.rs,

New York, Aug. 2.-Rev. DIR. Chas.
K. Mcharg, uncle of the late Mrs.
Porter, wife of the American ambas-
sador to France, and one of the best
known Presbyterian ministers in the
state, is dead at his home in Coopers-
town. He was so years old.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Tommy Floyd stiII Alive.

Little Tommy Floyd, the child
who sustained such severe injuries
from falling on an iron fence at
Vicksburg last week, is still alive,
but suffering very much. The ply
sicians hold out some hope of his
recovery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Held for Infant's Death.

A woman who formerly lived
with Link Gallagher, and her g.
year-old son, are in Jail at Column
bus. 1t is said the boy shot and
killed an infant of which Gallagher,
who married recently, was the ia
ther. 1t is said the crime was insti-
gated by the woman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
New Mercantile Concern.

The charter of the Gulfport Gro
Gerry Company was recorded by Sec
retary of State Power last week.
The charter provides for the organ
ization of one of the strongest mer-
camille cors erns in the States Like
everything that Gulfport does, it
is being organized on rock-bot-
tom basis. The capital stock of the
concern is 100000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Furniture for Capitol.

The shipment of wood furniture
designed for the new capitol will
begin early next month from Mil
wauke, where it has been made.
Practically all the metal furniture
has been put in.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06

New York, Aug. 2.-After the pay
ment of the government employees, on
Friday. says a Tribune dispatch from
Havana. the Cuban treasury con-
tanned s3,500,000. This is an increase
of 100000 over the balance June 80.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
undercharslne Complaint.

The secretary of the Mississippi
railroad commission has received
complaint against the Southwestern
Telephone and Telegraph Compa-
ny, in which it is alleged that the
company charges less than the min
imum rate as fixed by the commits
sion at Pontotoc. The secretary
cited the company to appear before
the commission on the 10th of Au-
gust to answer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
nia Bank tor Meridian.

The Union Bank and Trust Com
pany, capitalized at $250,000, and
domiciled at Meridian, was char
tered last week,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Prof. u. L. MccIusky Appointed.

Prof. H. L. McClusky, Of Shu
qualak, has been elected superin-
tendent of the Jefferson county high
school, vice Prof. James W. Bell,
resigned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Struck Him With Club.

Emile Laborde struck w. r. Net
ties over the head with a club at
Brookhaven last week, fracturing
his skull and inficting probably
fatal injuries. Laborde was a
butcher in the employ of Nettles
and the two fell out over settle
ment. Hot words passed, but they
separated. On meeting again the
difficulty was renewed with the re-
suit stated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
HaI.ey. ore, Almost wiped out.

Albany. Ore. Aug. 2.-The town =
Halsey. Is miles from here, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire FRI
day night The loss is $4,000, with
very little insurance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
p..tinrui.Aea Chemist Dead.

Rome, Aug. 2.-Prof. Ludwig Mond,
the distinguished chemist, died here
Saturday morning. He was born at
Hesse-Cassei. Germany. March 2, 1893.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06

At municipal election held at
Forest last week, proposition to
issue bonds to the amount of $4,-
600 to equip system Of waterworks
was carried by nice majority, and
the town council will at once pro-
ceed to place these bonds, and an
ample supply of water will doubtless
very soon be in evidence there. A
proposition to take these bonds has
already been made, and it is thought
there will be no difficulty in dispos-
ing of them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06
Mississippi State News
Rebulldlno burned ToWn.

Plans for rebuilding the portion
of Lyon that was destroyed by fire
in a more substantial manner than
it formerly existed are already un-
der way, and work will be started
on some of the new buildings as
soon as the burned debris can be
cleared away. 1t is now estimated
that the loss will not exceed $lS,-
600, with insurance distributed as
follows: Trevathan & Hopson,
$4,000; w. Z. Dickey & Co., ST.
325; w. T. Allen, $1,000, and J. B.
Hopson, $500.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06

The Republican party was in the
saddle and riding rough shod over the
PROSTATE South. Treason was odious.
Loyalty was profitable. Butler and
Morton ruled Congress and forged
chains for the beaten section. No Re-
publican put particle of confidence
in any protestation of good faith on
the part of any Southern man who re-
manned outside the Republican party.
The work of reconstruction was in
complete until the South crawled on
its belly, ate dirt, and cried "Unclean!
Unclean!'-that was Republican doc
trine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-06

In the succeeding congress Lamar
was reinforced by Ben Hill-the for
mer the Athos, the latter the d'Ar-
tagnan-the heart and the brand of
the South. These two faced Blaine
and Garfield of the North, and if one
would know what journalists mean by
field days in Congress, let him read
the debates between these men that
January of 1876.
AS a specimen of Lamar's style, the
following may be aptly quoted:
"Sir, the Southern people believe
that conquest has shifted the Union
from the basis of compact and consent
to that of force. They fully recognize
the fact that every claim to the right
of secession from this Union Is extin-
guished and eliminated from the
American system and no longer con-
stitutes part of the apparatus of the
American government. They believe
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
STEAMER PORTLAND LOST.
Vessel Struck on Cape Blanco Reef and
Sank-Many Passengers Drowned.

Marshfield, Oregon.-The steamer
South Portland, which sailed from
Portland. Oregon, loaded with wheat
for San Francisco, struck on Blanco
Reef during a heavy fog. The vessel
carried a crew Of twenty-five anu
fourteen passengers. OF these the FOL-
lowing have reached shore:
James Mcintyre, captain; John
:,eimer, sailor, Of San Francisco;
Emanuel Pasonimis, chief cook; Will
liam T.. Wilson, Jr.. of Baltimore; l..
Baker. Alameda, Cal; Guy Bent, boy
of twelve years, of Nova Scotia; Albert
Bailey, of North Dakota, passenger;
Charles Bruce. first officer: James
Ward, chief engineer; T. Pizzonto, sec.
ond assistant engineer; John NC
Keown, oiler; ]. Driscoll, oiler; W..
Hughes. seaman; w. Robertson, fire
man; James Atwood, seaman; Fl. Web
Der, engineer; G. Johnson, seaman.
Charles Huzon, the first engineer,
died of exposure as they were taking
him off the life raft. Seventeen per-
sons are yet missing and are probably
lost.
The South Portland struck bow on
going at speed Of about sever knots.
Immediately she began to settle astern,
and in a minute or two slid of the
reef and began to sink. Captain Nc.
Intyre, seeing there was no hope OF
saving the ship, had the boats lowered.
One of the boats, with part or the
crew and some Of the passengers was
capsized as soon as it cleared, and
when last seen was floating away in
the fog without a Living soul aboard.
The captains boat with about
eighteen aboard was also capsized, and
only seven were able to get back to the
boat. They consisted of Captain James
Mcintyre. John Reiner' Emmahuei
Pnsominos w. T.. Wilson. l.. Baker.
CIV Bent and Albert Bailey. They
reached Port Oxford.
A lifeboat on which the other sur
vivors embarked succeeded in reach
ing shore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
BETTER PAY FOR ENLISTED MEN.
General Funston Says They Are Under
paid-FauIts of tho Uniform.

Washington, D. c. Brigadier-Gen-
eral Funston, commanding the mill
tary department Of the Columbia,
makes appeal in his annual report for
better pay for enlisted men. He thinks
privates should get SIS month on
first enlistment, corpoals $50, SER
geants S45 and first sergeants $50,
with increases for length Of service.
"If these men are not worth these rates
Of pay" he says, "they are not worth
anything" 49,
The trouble with the army, General
Funston thinks, is that there is not
enough encoura cement to Induce the
right sort Of man to enlist. "TEere is
no Disgusting the fact" he says. that
recruits are obtained with difficulty.
and that the most of them are not Of
satisfactory quality. Very few men
re-enlist after the expiration Of theiE
terms of service, while the number Of
desertions and of dishouorabie dis
charges is phenomenal. To get and
keep a good class Of men there must
be a radical increase in the pay OF the
rank and file. The wonder is, not that
so few men enlist. and that so small a
percentage Of them re-enlist after three
years. but that we obtain and keep so
many really good men as we do"
General Funston recommends tie
abolition Of the chapeau and epaulets
for general officers,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
WASHINGTON PLEASED.
Foster Sends Synopsis of tho Alaska Boun>
Diary Award.

Foster Sends Synopsis of tho Alaska Boun>
dairy Award.
Washington, D. C.-Secretary Of
State Hay received a telegram from
former Secretary of State John W.
Foster. the agent Of the United States
before the Alaska Boundary Tribunal
i'll London. containing a synopsis OF
the boundary award. The tribunal
grants practically all the contentious
Of the United States. and the outcome
must be regarded as signal victory
for this country.
The valuable Porcupine River gold
fields are to remain in American terri.
tory. Great Britain does not get &C.
cess to the sea by way Of any Of the
so-called canals or estuaries which are
nearest to the Klondike and the other
British mineral region in the vicinity
of the Yukon. One of the most import.
ant features Of the award Is that the
boundary line of the strip or lisiere OF
Alaskan territory which separates the
British Northwest from the Pacific Is
so placed as to include White and Chill.
koot passes within American iurlsdic.
tlon. The British Government. under
the modus vivendi for q provisional
boundary arranged in 1899. maintained
custom houses at these passes, which
are north Of Duryea and Skagway
at the head Of Lynn Canal. The dis
pute over what was the Stikine River
boundary was settled by adherence to
the present modus vivendi line on the
Stikine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The eruption of Mauna Loa contii1
ues. and hundreds have left Hon0iuiusS
by steamer to view the spectacle from
the sea. Z Z;
A. G. Haeselbarth, New York News
paper man, has been made director zolSS
charities for Porto Rico, vice y. ~ ~,
Osterhout, resigned.
Returns from all the provinces shoU(
that the natives UP to date have kiHt
100000 pounds Of locusts.
The steamer Isleworth sailed from
Honolulu for the Gilbert Islands With
200 Gilbert islanders, the last OF sew
eral thousand imported in the course
Of the last twenty -four years for plan
tation labor. AS laborers they nave,
proved unsatisfactory. Many OF Iles'
islanders are destitute. -
The Philippine Commission has nptis3
he'd the Chinese Government that an
export duty Of five per cent has been
imposed on caribao.
Captain Harry B. Chamberlain, quar-
termaster, u. 8. A., has been convicted 4
at Manila Of smuggling, and sentences
to pay fine Of $500, or to serve ltg
days in Bilibid penitentiary.
The Ladrone leader, Colonel Toledo
has surrendered with ten rides ana
thirty men in South Luzon, T. !.
Hobart s. Bird, editor OF the SD
Juan porto Rico) News, and j. Me-
dina, correspondent, were convicted
of contempt. Bird was sentenced taH
fifteen days imprisonment and $lg8ts
fine. Medina to thirty days in jail ana
$500 fine. e
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
OUR TROOPS LEAVE CUBA
The Last United States Garrison
Evaeuates the Island.
Departure OF the Americans Made a Fo--
NAL Affair-Revlew by President Pal
ma-His Tribute to This Country.

Havana, Cuba.-The two companies
Of American artillery which occupied
Santa Clara and the No. 5 batteries
here boarded the United States .rans-
port Fitzpatrick for the return home.
The program as previously arranged
by Major Brown, commanding the
troops in Cuba, and the Secretary Of
Government was carried out. A COM
pany Of Cuban artillery, consisting Of
ninety men and 100 mounted rural
guards, headed by the municipal band,
paraded on the Punta at p. M. Twen-
ty minutes later the Americans ap-
peared marching up the avenue Of the
Republic from Vedado, Major Brown
at the head Of the troops. who marched
in platoons and Lorted arms when
passing the Cubans, the latter present.
ing arms The Americans continued
around the outer loop Of the small park
of the Punta, the Cubans taking the
inner loop. The Cuban band and artil-
lery then took the lead, followed by
the American soldiers, with the rural
guards coming last.
President Palma and his wife, the
members Of the Cabinet, United States
Minister Squiers and Miss Squicrs re-
viewed the troops. AS each company
passed it ported arms, paused and then
marched to the Caballeiria wharf,
where the Americans lined up inside
the wharf railing and presented arms.
the Cubans marching by with port
arms.
The Americans then boarded launches
and were transferred to the Fitzpatrick.
Probably 1000 persons were assembled
at the Punta and 1000 more at the pal
ace. The Americans were not greeted
with much cheering.
It was expected that President Pal.
ma would make short address to the
troops, but he explained that all he
wished was to see them before they
went. He said he wished them and
their country prosperity wherever they
might 60. The departure Of the trans.
port was delayed by the work of get.
ting stores aboard. Instructions for
the final delivery of the batteries to the
Cubans were not received prior to the
departure Of the American troops.
President Palma granted pardons to
three American soldiers who were IN.
dergoing short terms Of Imprisonment
in order that they might accompany
their companions on their homeward
journey. ri
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
MINOR EyENTSOF THE Week
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

More than 10000 passports have BEEN
Issued over the name OF Secretary
Hay. This is about $1,000 more than
any other Secretary has issued.
The docket of the United States
preme Court now contains ABS case
1872 having been added while the Couf
was in recess. g.. - ~
The rural free delivery service Will
require from the. next Congress A.
least S20,OOO,00O, a, larger approprta- I,
tion than has ever before been allowed
for it. Last session there was alloWe9H
S12,500,000. ssSs
President and Mrs. Roosev sc gayes
dinner to Lieutenant General Sir lanS
Hamilton.
Thousands of illegal naturalizntinn
papers are reported to have been issusd
throughout the country, the courts nosS
having observed the provisions OF the
new law passed by Congress.
Foreign individuals own Unitedn
States bonds to the amount OF $SI
911,250.
The Naval Board Of Constructf6
has, after years Of diversity OF opinion,
agreed that in the building OF battle
ships speed is most important fact0r
and should not be sacrificed to heayyis
armor and armament. Y S:s
Secretary of the Navy u -oody has
prepared estimates Of the expenses 01 4
the naval establishment for the fscat@.
year ending June 38, 1905, which ags
gregate $103, 100000. 3s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Labor World.

Organized labor in Canada is prepar.
Ing for concerted action in the political
field.
Four Of the glove factories at Chi.
cago, ILL.,. closed by q strike, resumed
with ncu-union help.
4 secret organization of railway fire.
men has been formed to disseminate
information regarding strikes.
Nearly 10000 women are employed
in ENGLAND in the manufacture Of jew
elry and delicate instruments.
The Erupp heirs at Essen, Germany,
who ep:ploy about 10000 workmcn,
have declared against labor unions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
SUICIDE IN CONFESSIONAL
Girl Student at Lincoln, Ne5, Uni
versity Drinks Poison.
Daughter of Prominent Milling AIaa
Kills Hersclf-Act Attributed to the
Influence of Hypnotist.

Lincoln. Ncb.-MiSs PaIsy Ballard,
an eightecn-year.ol student at the
State University. swallowed q dose OF
carbolic acid while Enceling at the
confessional il st. Tcrcsa's Pro-Cathe.
dral. Staggering to her feet few
minutes later she whispered to the
waiting priest that she had poisoned
herself. Ten minutes later she was
dead.
The girl was the daughter of Elias
E. Ballard, former banker at WILDER,
but now engaged in extensive milling
and wheat interests in Dodge City,
Kansas. She and her sister came to
Lincoln few weeks ago to attend the
State University. The girl was de-
vout Catholic and was desirous Of OBJ
tanning an education IL the convent
here. Her father was inSiStent that
she go to the university. She first went
to the convent and then to the uni
versity. For this she is said to have
been chided by the sisters and urged
to break away from the university.
She was to have had another interview
with the mother superior during the
afternoon, but rather than face it took
the poison.
For the last four years Miss Ballard
had been of morose disposition. This
was attributed to the fact that several
years ago in spirit of girlish bravado
and while accepting q dare from L
companion she placed herself under the,
influence Of travelling hypnotist, who
gave an exhibition in her native town.
The girl left no note, nor did she
tell any one of her intentions or
threaten at any time to end her life.
She left her boarding house without
eating any breakfast, and going down
town, purchased the acid. She re-
paired to the church, and after spend
ing an hour in prayer and meditation.
walked to the confessional and drank
the poison. The first intimation the
listening priest had of anything wrong
was when the ear he held TO the
aperture caught the sound of fall and
q moan