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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
TWO MEN SHOT TO DEATH
Joseph and Louis Choisser Killed by
Los Angeles, CAL, Detectives.
Were wanted at Equality, ILL.,. for
Obtaining Money by False Pre-
lenses and Resisted Arrest.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 19.-Trailed
to their lodging place and brought 10
bay within the walls of small room,
Joseph Choisser, aged 50, and Louis
Choisser, aged 25, father and son, were
shot to death in battle with Detec-
tives Hawley, Murphy and Cowen late
Thursday night The three officers es-
capped without injury. Both of the
Choissers were killed instantly
Two kilograms were received by
Chief of Police Elkton, Thursday, from
Equality, Hardin county, ILL.,, request
ing the arrest of Joe Choisser on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. There was no charge
against young Choisser, so FAR az
known. The detectives Immediately
began search, locting Choisser at the
Broxboro lodging house, No. 323 west
Fifth street. Shortly after ten. o'clock
Thursday evening detectives searched
the lodging house for the fugltives,
and entered without knocking for ad-
mittance, opened the door OF their
room to walk in. The elder Cholsser
was lying on The bed, and as the Of
ficers entered he reached for his pis-
toll. Before he could get it Detective
Hawley seized it and wrested 1t from
him. At the same moment Louis
Choisser opened fire upon the officers
They returned the fire, killing Joe
Choisser instantly The fire from
Louis Choisser became so hot that the
officers retreated into the hall. The
young man followed them, firing his
weapon at Detective Murphy. Before
he could take aim for second shot
Murphy and Cowen fired, killing him
instantly.
When the clothing of the dead men
was searched, 1890 was found on
I,ouiS ChOisSer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Cadetship Examination.

Congressman John Sharp Will
liam announces that competitive
examination will be held in Jackson
December 20 and 90 for cadetship
at Annapolis Naval Academy. The
first days examination will be for
physical qualifications and appli-
cants failing in that will be de-
barred from the second days exam
ination, which will be on educa-
tional requirements. Applicants
must be between the ages Of Is and
91. The applicant standing the
best examination will be appointed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Preparing the Rosters.

The roll call for both the house
and senate is being made up by the
secretary of State Only twenty
five of the roll calls for the house
are to be printed, so as to provide
for taking out the speaker on the
rolls to be printed after his cleo
tion. In the house there are quite
a number of members bearing the
same name.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
CHARLOTTE NOT EVEN ILL
Denial of the REPORT That Princess
Charlotte of Saxe-Mefnfngen is
Suffering From Cancer.

Berlin, Dec. 19.-The report pub
Iished by the Journal of Paris that the
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meinin-
gen. sister of Emperor William, is suf-
fering frcm cancer and that the ver-
dict of the physicians has created con-
sternasion in the German court, is Of
ficially defined as nonsense. The
princess is not even i'll.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
New Bank at Hickory.

E. F. Ballard, president of the
Bank of Virgins, and also president
of the Bank of Waynesboro, was at
Hickory last week and succeeded in
getting capital amounting to $780,
900 subscribed for the establishment
of a bank at Hickory. A new
banking building will be erected and
the citizens of the place are all eager
To own stock in il.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
EIectrifyina Railroad Track.

In order to make more yard room
for the increasing freight business,
the Pascagoula Street Railway Com
pany is electrifying part of the old
Moss Point railroad track, which
extends from Scranton to Moss
Point. The work will be completed
in about one week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Anathx Over the Exhibit.

Complaint is made of the apathy
in Mississippi over the matter of
making proper exhibits at the St.
tions of the State, there is much
difference manifested in certain sec
tions of the State, therei S much
zeal and activity apparent in other
sections. Counties that are not rep
resented in the st. Louis Exposition
will pay for the omission hereafter
in regrets. Each county in the
State should endeayor to make the
best exhibit possible at st. Louis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
IS INVITED TO EXPLAIN.
Brfg.-Gen. Merriam, Retired, Asked
to Explain Alleged Remarks
About Gen. Woods Promotion.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Secretary
Root has requested Brig.-Gen. H. G..
Merriam, retired, to inform the de-
partment If he was quoted correctly
in an alleged interview in Denver,
Thursday, in which he is made to say
that the presidents appointment Of
Leonard Wood, to be made major-gen-
eral, is generally unpopular with army
men, and that such appointments tend
to unsettle the army and injure its
morals. The general was asked to
make such explanation as he may
deem proper.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Robbed sheriH's Office.

Burglars entered the sheriff's of
fee in Webster county, last week,
and BY means of a high explosive
blew the outer door of the safe off,
but got only SIS in money. Sher-
iff Delashmet has been very careful
to keep but little money in his office
at night, hence the small profits Of
this raid. There is absolutely nc
clew or suspicious as to who the
guilty parties may be, and the sher-
if and his officers are working in the
dark in the matter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Stricken With Paralysis.

J. S. Stamper, prominent mer-
chant and planter of the Stamper
Postofice community, in Newton
county, was stricken with paralysis
few days since, and the attending
physician reports his condition as
being hopeless. He is a wealthy
and GOOD citizen.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Minister Charged With eisamy.

A Baptist minister named Malone
was arrested at Leakesville last week,
charged with bigamy. Malone went
to Leakesyille two years ago and
married. 1t is said that he followed
the Mormons for some time, and
that he has wife living in Ala
bama. Malone denies he is guilty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Licensed to Do Business.

The Reliance Life Insurance Com
pany Of Pittsburg, Pa, has been Ii
censed to do life insurance busi-
ness in the State by the insurance
commissioner, as has the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance Com
panv of Richmond. The State
agents for these companies have not
been named as vet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Sig Men Drowned.

The 14O-ton tub boat Matte NJ,
owned by the Dixie Transportation
Company, Of New Orleans, engaged
in towing cotton seed for the Stand
ard Cotton OIL Company, OF New
Orleans, sank in twenty feet of wa
ter last week on the old bed of Lake
Concordia. The white fireman and
five negroes were drowned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
BY A FLASH OF FLAME.
One Man Killed and Two Probably
Fatally Injured While Open
ing n Can of Powder.

Avonmore, Pa, Dec. 19.-One man
Avonmore, Pa, Dec. 1S.-One man
was killed, two probably fatally in
jured and two more seriously burned
by a flash of flame following an at
tempt to open a can of powder at Edri,
a small mining settlement, near here.
Fire followed the explosion and three
of the men were rescued from the
burning building by companions, one
of the latter being burned.
The victims were all Italian coal
miners
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
F1otiIIa at Key west.

Key West, Fla, Dec. 19.-The tor
pedo.boat flotilla arrived at Key West
Friday afternoon after pleasant run
from Port Royal, having anchored for
Thursday night in Hawk Channel, Fla.
The cruiser baltimore arrived Friday
morning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Judge Whitfield Accepts.

Chief Justice Whitfield has ac-
cepted an invitation to address the
Mississippi Society of st. Louis at
their annual banquet iu January
next. This is the third invitation
the society has rendered the judge,
and he says he will accept and de-
liver the address.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24


trod the wine-press OF agony alone.
Yet this Man of Sorrows has COM
quered the world. Other iiinstr1ous
men lived out their little day and all
that remains of them is the memory
Of their deeds. They sought to build
up material kingdoms; Christs realm
is in the hearts of men. His teachings
have survived the overthrow OF a
thousand kingdoms Of earth. His
words to-day are as potent to sway
men as when they came burning from
His lips. All the higher civilization OF
earth yields Him reverence and
homage.
Age but serves to strengthen the
might of His power and to confirm the
promise of the prophecy: AT the
name of Jesus every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess"
WILLIAM RCSSER COBBE-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Liberty-White Railroad.

Substantial progress is being
made on the ssLiberty-White rail-
road,' now building from McComb
City, Pike county, on the main line
of the Illinois Central, to Liberty,
in Amite county. The railroad is
about twenty-five miles in length
and viii put the productive county
of Amite directly in touch with the
commercial world. This road was
organized early in the presnt year
aud capitalized at half million dol
lars
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24

Dubois, Pa, Dec. 19.-Four Italians
were killed and two probably fatally
injured in dynamite explosion. at
Cramer The men were laborers on
grading for the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg road and were blasting
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
BuiIdiuC of a Drydock.

Washington. Dec. 19.-The secretary
of the navy has sent to congress a
recommendation for the building Of
drydock of the Craving type on the
Gulf of Mexico. Pensacola bay is pro-
nounced the most suitable harbor. The
cost is estimated at 81 100000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Mrs GEN. Wood VIII Sail.

New York, Dec 19.-By special per-
mission of the war department, Mrs.
Wood, the wife of Gen. Leonard Wood,
and her three-year-old son, will sail on
the transport Fitzpatrick, which leaves
this port for Manila to-day, carrying
the second United States cavalry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
May Have to Issue Bonds.

Treasurer Hampton tanks that
he will be able to take care of the
legislature and provide for the other
expenses of the State during the
month Of January Mr.. hampton
estimates that there win come in
during the month of January some
thing like. Ss50,00o, while the ex-
penses of the legislature will amount
10 about $4,000. The conviction
is growing among the knowing ones
that there will have to be a bond
issue.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
ItaIx at WorId.s Fair

Rome, Dec 19-The bill providing
$50 900 to defray the expenses OF
Italy's participation in the st. Louis
exposition was, by 162 to 50 votes,
approved by the chamber OF deputies
Friday. The ballot was secret
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Bond Fixed at $4,000.
R.,,rrea For the Holidays.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Theodore, Jr.
and Kermit Roosevelt arrived here
Friday from their school at Groton,
Mass. They will spend their vacation
at the White House. Miss Roosevelt,
who is visiting in New York, Will re-
turn for Christmas.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Another New Bank.

Still another new bank has been
organized in Mississippi. The lat
est enterprise is to be known as the
Bank of Minter City, domiciled at
Minter City, Lefore county. Its
capital stock is fixed at 100000
with privilege of increasing the same
by vote of the stockholders. The
charter will soon reach the governor
for approval and the new bank will
contribute $3.50 to the State treas
llry as a recording fee. The incor-
pprators are not named.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24

Carthage, Mo, - Dec. 19.-The deci-
sion of the supreme court in the Bon
ner case caused the criminal docket in
the circuit court to be arranged and
cases already tried at this term reset
for new trial.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
xtny Edward to Visit Ireland.

Dublin, Dec. 19.-The Evening Her
aid announced on good authority that
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
will visit Ireland during the Punches
town racing week, and attend the
races. They will not travel in state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Cotton Burned en- Route.

While 100 bales of cotton were
en- route to Macon last week from
Brooksville to be compressed, sparks
from the engine communicated fire
to the shipment and the entire con-
signment was DESTROYED.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Arrived from Philippines.

Washington, Dec. 19.-W. Morgan
Shuster, collector of customs for the
Philippine islands, has arrived in
Washington on three months leave
of absence.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
n.niah BattIeship Destroyed.

London, Dec. ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Its Copenhagen cor
respondent says that the Danish bat
tleship Iver Hvitfeldt was destroyed
by IRE and sank
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Bfu Deal at ElIisviIIe.

Hon. Hugh McManus has trans
ferred to the Ellisville Home I'M
proyement Company tract of
forty-two acres of desirable land in
South Ellisville, several thousand
dollars changing hands on the deal.
The new owners will at once pro-
ceed to develop the holding and open
the necessary streets through it. 1t
is understood that a certain portion
of the land fronting the railroad has
been reserved for factory sites, and
it is reported that cotton mill is
one of the possibilities Of the com
ing year for Ellisville. A company
is now being organized for the man
ufacture Of. log wagons and other
similar products, and the site has
already been fixed upon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24
Great interest Being Aroused.

Great interest all over the State
is being aroused in the Mississippi
exhibit at the Worlds Fair. The
various county commissioners are
taking hold of the matter with a
vim and each county is wing with
the other in regard to its exhibit.
All sorts of curious and interesting
things are being collected from va
rious parts of the State. The State
commissioner has been advised that
the Franklin county commissioners
have learned of a tree il that county
which is thirty-seven feet in circum-
ference and very tall. 1t is pine
tree and will become part of the
exhibit Of Franklin county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-12-24

Jackson Showed the largest gam
for the year, as the following table,
showing the increase in each city,
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

souri, River, and as at the convention at
Springfield last year there was an attend
ance of over 500. there is reason to ex-
pect a still larger number in Columbia
this year.
The delegates are expected to arrive
Monday morning. The day sessions of the
convention will be held in the Christian
Church and the evening meetings probably
will be held in the university auditorium.
The day sessions will consist of the
transaction of routine business. reports of
committees and Il general discussion of
missionary work by delegates to the con-
vention.
The evenings will be devoted to music
and special addresses. The address of well
come will be delivered Monday by Mrs.
W. j. I>ahman of Columbia
Monday evening the convention will be
addressed by W. F. Richardson on Mis-
souris Claim Upon the Disciples of
Christ Tuesday afternoon the presidents
address will be delivered by Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Good of Kansas City. Among the other
Mrs. ". T. Moore, Columbia; Miss Matte
Pounds, Indiana: Mrs. Virginia Hedges,
warrensburg: Mrs. A. b. Jones, Liberty,
and Miss Katherine Lindsay of Illinois.
Wednesdays programme will include
brief addresses by Doctor W. T. Moore Of
the Missouri Bible College f. N. Raines
cinnati, o.; Geo L Snively of st. Louis.
Wednesday evening an address will be de-
iiyered by William III. Wallace of Kansas
CITY on Jesus of Nazareth. as a Man.
A brief session will be held Thursday.
after which the convention viii adjourn.
II will be devoted to special Bible ser
vice. reports, etc, and address by e. NJ
Chiffon of St Joseph and final consecra
tion sermon by J. 7. McGarvey of Car
While hero the delegates win be enter
tained at the homes of the people of Co
lumbia.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
BABY ATE MORE THAN
FORTY STRYCHNINE PILLS.
x.,r-oId ConvaIesccHt Who
r,..,,,bt Them Candy Drops Ex-
pired in an Hour.
BEPUBLIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Sept. 1s.-Brom the eiects oi
,,ore tI1an forty sugar-coated strychiiine
,,ills. 140 grains I'm all. which she s"ai-
lowed in the belief that she was eating
,,,n5y drons. May NIeicher. years old,
,1aurf,ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meicher
or wilson place, BelIeville. y. j.. died
.f,er one hour of agony at the home OF
her parents
The child was convalescent from dipth-
iberia. and the attending physician pre-
scribed the pills for the purpose oil
strenvtbening her. May took one OF the
nils and her mother then placed the poA
IN q ulantel piece out OF reach. she De oS
iIaved. of her little girl. The Inother leit
tbe room and shortly Afterwards was az AZ
acted by a sound as II some one was
SsdIirp She hastened back to the room
~ found the little one on the flooT-
!.1lb mamma" gasped the chile. VINO
,,ied "a rise. She fell back to the hoor IN
t,-s1erics. The mother seized The cnid
i nS har arms and asked what was the
lll.+1eI.- ~ hut she obtained no answer.
Is- attention was presently attraciee
- a. small chair, which had been pulled
~. ~ eIoaa TO the mantel piece, beside when
~ ~ t3a floor lay the pill box almost
Oh s1- she hastily summoned Doctor w
~ pS1f--s-ren. who had been attending the
d.. ~. s-;rI HIS efforts were futile. as the
,ssi5 disd twenty minutes after his ar
,gNa1
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
THOMPSON SET0N'S MEN
IN FENCE WRANGlE.

New York. Sept. 1s.-Ernest Thompson
Seton. the scientist. writer and artist. has
had squabble with Joseph Christiano.
contractor, and will be brought into court
on civil action by Judge Burnes. attor-
ney for the contractor. who asks dam
ages for tre5pass-
Four of Mr.. Seton's men were arrested
by Constable Mitchell after they had torn
down a fence on what Mr.. Christiano says
is his land
They were Laurence Chambers, John
Hansen, Joseph Long and Jacob Long.
Mr. Seton bailed them out.
Mr.. Seton owns twenty acres at North
Cos Cob. and his wife owns as much more
That part of the town took boom as
soon as he located there, and all the wood
land has been bought up.
Mr.. Christiano was one of the pur-
-chasers. and now owns eighty-three acres
adjoining the Seton place
He says the artist encroached on his
possessions once before by moving fence,
and when 1t was removed ten feet farther
toward the Cmistiano property policemen
were sent for.
> Mrs. Seton watched them haudcun the
wOTkmeu.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

ond avenue. The girl was put under the
influence of an ounce Of ether. a small
amount. The operation of trephining the
mastofd had been about half completed
when suddenly the patient began to
breathe heavily. Then the breathing
ceased and in few minutes she was
dead.
The operation was performed by House
surgeon Hilul Hastings He was unable
TO assign any particular reason for the
girls death. He said about one in
thousand of such cases was fatal, ap-
parently with no assignable cause
Tho operation Is not considered dan
gerous- A child died at the 1nfirmary
last Nav under similar circumstance
The Thai girl had been i'll only a week.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
KING CARLOS is STRENUOUS
ON THE ROOSEVELT PLAN.

SPECIAL BIT CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIc
Cascals, Sept. 1s-(Copyright, 1sH-)-
There is no more athletic monarch In Eu-
rope than King Carlos. who Is now max
ing his annual sojourn at Lisbon's fayorite
seaside resort Every morning he Is M
by daybreak and OF to the surrounding
woods. shooting wild pigeons. After
breakfast is a couple of hours row. fol
lowed by a sail in the afternoon. He is
never absent from the tennis courts and
drive or a spin in an automobile com
pletes the day.
BY the way, the King received Mr.. John
T. Lewis, st. Louis Commissioner OF the
Worlds Fair. this week and assured him
of his sympathetic interest.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
WITH COVER OVER HEAD
CHILD DIED In FIRE.
Little Girl Sought Safety Under
Quilts as Flames Approached
and Smothcrcd.
REPrRLIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Sept. 19.-Five-year-old Lot
tie Wells of Newark was burned to death
in her parents home and five firemen were
injured. two of them fatally. by their
hose cart turning over on the way to the
fire.
When the fire started. from an overheat-
ed stove. in a second-story room, Mrs.
Wells was with her two children in the
back yard.
She ran up the back stairs. saw the
flames and then ran down the front stairs
to give the alarm.
Her two children followed her. The lit
tie boy stopped at the door TO watch the
fire, but his sister Dottie in attempting to
follow her mother became cornered by the
flames In bedroom.
After the fire was eXtinguished, the little
girl was found smothered- She had pulled
the bedciothes over her head in her fright
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
MOSQUITOES LIKE THE XRAYS
Makes Them Sprightlier, Instead
of Killing Them.
REPERLIc SPECIAL.

Newark. y. J., Sept. 19.-Doctor Frank
Irving, chief OF the X-ray department of
the Newark City Hospital. has exploded
the story alleged to have been circulated
by a local physician to the effect that the
X-rsy would slaughter the mosquitoes and
other insects. and as result of which
Doctor Irving has received a number Of
letters asking for information.
The X-ray the doctor says, has tend
ency to make the insects springtlier and
more inclined to bite
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
Lnw.ait over a Dog Bite.

Belvidere, n. J.. Sept I'D. Ford
Henry. superintendent of the Port Muir
ray Brick and Terra Gotta Works. Is he
ing sued for 5000 damages by Miller
Monder. a business man of. Stanhope.
Mr.. Monder alleges that while he was
passing the residence of Mr. Henry at
Fort Murray last spring a Newfoundland
dog belonging to Mr.. Henry sprang into
the public road and bit and tore him in a
severe maaner.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
BRUlsE WILL PROVE FATAL.
Child Dying of Consumption: as
Result of Blow.
.PugLJc SPECIAL

winsted, Conn, Sept 1s.-Bertha Webb.
6 years old. and daughter Of SpeIlnan
Webb, farmer, is dying at the County
Hospital here of tuberculosis. An internal
abscess had formed as result of her be-
ing struck in the side last June by a stone
thrown by Warren Pickett. 10 years old.
Physicians have done all they can for
the little sufferer, but her death is ex-
peeted any hour.