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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Park Work Stopped.

Capt. Rigby of the Vicksburg Ma
tional Park commission states that
owing to the lack of available money
under the emergency appropriation,
only the park commissioners, stenog-
rapher, and a couple of laborers, who
will be made to repair washouts and
other park road work, will be re-
tanned on salary between now and
July. The national park work will
otherwise be stopped.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
JAPAN HARD AT WORK
Picking Up Loose Ends Of Coming
Campaiun.

Toxic, Feb IA special meeting of
the Japanese cabinet was held today
and lasted for several hours. Beside
the members of the cabinet, there were
present the mikado and the elder
statesmen.
Feverish activity is the rule at the
war and navy departments, and the
various army and naval chiefs are
working day and night picking up the
loose ends of the coming campaign.
The censorship is of the strictest and
nothing relative to the movements Of
the troops or warships can be transmit
ted unless by strategy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
May Have Plenty to Do.

Plenty of work is being mapped out
for the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College to perform during
the next few years. Following close
ly on the heels of the proposed estab-
lishment of State department of ag.
riculture at that institution, whose
chief work shall be to suppress the
boil weevil, comes bill introduced
in the senate by Mr.. Boyd providing
for geological and agricultural sur
vey of the State, to be made under
supervision of the director of the ex-
pertinent station, and to be completed
by February, 1908. The bill is ably
prepared, and sets forth at length the
manner in which the survey shall be
made and printed reports of the result
given to the public.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Hearst Sentiment GROWING.

Hon. Wallace Meassrin, Demo-
cratic national committeeman, ar
rived home last week from Wash
ington. '''The sentiment in favor of
the nomination of W. R. Hearst for
president is growing steadily among
the Democrats Of the North. said
Mr.. McLaurin, '.and he is nndoubt-
edly the leading candidate TODAY. If
nominated | believe he could be
elected, for he has habit Of getting
things when he goes after thern.'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Prison System.

The proposed revision of the method
of governing the penitentiary finds its
first legislative manifestation in the
bin introduced by Mr.. Denton, of Lau-
derdale, which abolishes the prison
board of control and places the man
agemelt of the penitentiary in the
hands of an assistant, who is required
to give a $4,000 bond, is appointed
by the governor for period of four
years, and is authorized to employ
such assistants as may be necessary to
conduct the affairs of the prison. The
superintendent is made responsible for
the finances of the prison, must make
payments direct to the State treas
ury, and is required to close his ac-
counts on the first of January each
year and make official report
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
State Land Sales.

State Land Commissioner E. II.
Nall reports land sales for January
amounting to $11,407.14, which is
far in excess of the record for the
same month last year. OF the total
amount. $3.50 was for trespasses and
S152.50 for fees.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Will Reappoint Mr.. Pepper.

Gov. Vardaman has signified his
intention of reappointing Hon. D..
g. Pepper Of Lexington as one of
the members OF the levee board for
the Yazoo-Mississippi district, and
it is understood that he is one Of the
very few Of the old members of the
two leyee boards who will be re-
tanned. Mr.. Pepper has been prom
inently identified with levec affairs
for many years, and is one of the del
egates before congress to urge the
passage of a bill providing for gov
ernment control of the levees.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Mules Die With Pneumonia.

The cold weather Mississippi has
been experiencing is proving some
what fatal to live stock, which is un-
used to such extremes of tempera-
ture. Report comes from Laurel
that carload of thirty fine mules,
en- route to that place from st. Lou
is, were stricken with pneumonia,
and twelve of the number died dur
ing the journey, while the others are
in bad fix. 1t is claimed by the
consignee that the mules were al
lowed to lay over day in the stock
yards at East st. Louis while the
thermometer at that place was near
the zero mark.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
State Committee.

Chairman C. G. Miller of the
Democratic State executive commit
tee has not yet taken up the matter
of calling a session of the committee
for the purpose Of arranging for a
State convention to name delegates
to the national convention.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Asphyxiated by Charcoal Fumes.

Will Milesk, Bohemian oyster
man. was smothered to death last
week at Biloxi from the effects of
charcoal gas. He built a charcoal
fire in the hold of schooner, and
went to sleep, leaving it burning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Fridge Takes Oath.

Arthur Fridge, of EllisvilIe, who
was appointed acknowledgement of
the Mississippi National Guard, took
the oath of office last week before
the clerk of the Supreme Court.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
New York Called On.

New York, Feb. S.-1:45 a. ma
request for assistance from the fire
department of New York has been re-
ceived from Baltimore. Chief Croker
has ordered force 10 get ready, and
is making ARA 1gements with the
the Pennsylvania road to send engines
and men on a special train.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11

general interest, and the house at
1890 adjourned for the day.
In the Senate.
The senate met at p. m. A sealed
message was received from the gov
ernor to be acted upon in executive
session.
A motion was entered by Senator
Franklin to reconsider the vote in
definitely postponing senate bill IL,
exempting 3-year-old cattle in the
hands of the original owners.
The committee on local and private
legislation reported favorably senate
bill to refund to owners of live stock
in Copiah county an amount equal to
the value of the stock destroyed on
account of glanders.
Senate bill 10S, paying the adjutant
general the remainder of his salary
due him for 1902-03, passed.
At 5 O'Clock the senate went into
executive session and later adjourned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY.

The legislature was a dull attrac-
I'll Monday, and the house spent the
entire morling with local and private
legislation, 1t being a custom to set
aside this day for bills of this nature.
The house galleries were deserted
during the session, and many mem
bers were absent from their seats,
having either left for their homes or
being confined in their boarding
houses with bad colds and la grippe,
resulting from the spell of severe
weather.
The joint legislative committee OF
twe1ty-four members appointed to re-
district the Circuit and Chancery
Court districts of the State, has thus
far made but little progress with the
undertaking. which is of rather stu
pendous nature.
One plan suggested to the commit.
tee. which is attracting much atten-
ton, proposes the formation of thir-
ten Circuit Court districts, an increase
of two over the present number This
plan has one very commendable fea-
ture. in that it does not place any two
circuit judges or district attorneys in
the same district II is as follows:
First misunderstanding Alcorn,
Prsntiss, Itawamba. Lee, Monroe,
Chickasaw and Lowndes.
Second District-Pearl River. Han
cock, Harrison, Jackson, Greene ald
Wayne.
Third District-Tippah, Union, Ben
ton. Marshall, Lafayette, Pamela, Tate
and DeSoto.
Fourth District-Leflore, Sunhower,
Washington, lssaquena and Sharkey.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, Yalobusha,
Grenada, Calhoun, Carroll, Moltgom-
cry, Clay and Webster,
Sixth District-Wilkinson, Amite,
Franklin, Adams, Jefferson and Clai.
borne.
Seventh District-Holmes, Madison,
Kinds and Yazoo.
Eighth District-Rankin, Scott,
Newton, Winston, Neshoba, Leake,
Attala and Choctaw.
Ninth District-Warren.
Tenth District-Lauderdal Kem-
per. Noxuhee and Oktibbeha
Eleventh District-Tunica, Quitman,
Coahoma. Bolivar and Tallahatchie.
Twelfth Distrmict-Copiah. Lincoln,
Pike, Covingtol, Lawrence and Ma.
rion.
Thirteenth District-Simpson. Jas
per. Smith, Clark, Jones and Perry.
After the introduction of quite a
number of private and local bills the
house. without the transaction of any
other business, adjourned for the day,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
lnfantieide on the Increase.

The crime of infanticide, hereto
fore somewhat unknown in Missis-
sippi, especially among the whites.
seems to be on the increase. Within
the past week the bodies of two muir
dered babies were found by the
Jackson police, and a similar find is
reported from Aberdeen, where the
dead body of a young child was
found in the yard of a citizen living
in the northern part of town. In
neither OF the three instances have
clues been found to the identity of
the perpetrators.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
TWENTY-FiFTH DAY,

TIE committee on universities and
colleges has just completed its in
vestigation of the various institutions.
The report will be read to the house
at an early date. The one of most in
terest is that relating TO the university
and some of the testimony as to the
Greek letter societies is said to be of
a sensational character
The judiciary committee of the
house has finally decided TO report the
same code bill formerly reported
which provides for a commission TO
report code to the next legislature.
Constitutional Prohibition.
When the house met. the constitu-
tion committee reported concurrent
resolution No 12, submitting an
amendment to the constitution pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor in the State
with the recommendation that it do
pass as amended, the amendment
changing the time of submission from
special election in August to the
general election in November
Mr.. Brown, of Adams, moved that
the resolution be referred to the liquor
traffic committee to pass on the SUB
ject matter.
Mr.. Ross moved that the Brown
motion be tabled and the roll was
called on this motion, which resulted
in tabling by 53 ayes to 80 nays, the
house refusing to send the amend
ment to the liquor traffic association
A minority report from the consti
araiftnea No tod fr
the house and signed by Mr. Watts
of Lauderdale, and T. E. Williams
in which they took the position that
the proposed amendment to the con
stitution was unnecessary, and foI
that reason they could not concur in
the recommendation of the majority
of the committee.
There were no bills introduced Of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Action Comes Slow.

It is significant that very few of the
bills thus far passed are of much i'm
portance. Barring the school appro-
priatio1, pension appropriation and
Jim Grow street car bills enacted by
the house, none of the measures thus
far passed in either body are wide
spread in their effect, or notable in
Importance The senate bills estab-
fishing three new experiment stations
in various parts of the State are still
tied up in the house committee on
agriculture. and it is understood that
favorable reports are 10 be made upon
but two of the measures. However,
in spite of the lack of important leg.
islation, the two houses are doing a
good work in clearing the calendars
of minor matters. Local and private
legislation is much further advanced
than usual at this period of session,
and the number OF bills indefinitely
postponed is much larger THAI hereto
fore.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
British Cabinet Meets.

London, Feb. IA conference of the
British cabinet has been called for to-
morrow, at which the attitude to be
pursued by Great Britain during the
continuation of hostilities between ia
pan and Russia will be thoroughly dis
cussed.
A report, which lacks confirmation,
comes from ST. Petersburg, to the eff
feet that the Russian foreign Office has
conveyed to Sir C. S. Scott, the British
ambassador there, that the secret man.
ner in which England has been helping
Japan is decidedly dispensing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Anti-Compact Law.

Insurance Commissioner Cole
appeared before the house COM
mittee on insurance last week
for the purpose of discussing
the proposed law seeking to
amend the statute on trusts and
combines, known as the Noel antitrust
law, seeking to exempt insurance COM
panies from its operations, so as to en-
able them to maintain rate-making or
carnations in the State. The bone Of
coltention on this bill is the question
of whether 1t is violative of the con-
stitutional provision against class leg.
islation The insurance commissioner
contends that it is not, as the meas
ure does not seek to confer special
benefits, but applies to insurance or
ganizatiols as whole.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
EnoIand for Japan.

London, Feb. 8.-Englald is unit
in its expression of sentiment and
sympathies in regard to the action OF
Japan in taking the initiative against
Russia The opiaion of the English
press this morning, rejecting this ex-
preston OF the peoples mind, is unan.
imous and emphatic in but one direc
tion-approval of Japan's action in de-
flying the crafty play for time on the
part of the great bear.
The spirit of Rudyard Kipling's poem
of over a year ago. THE Truce of the
Bear" is remembered aid the spirit
that animates Kipling's poem is tl,at
which possess the English nation,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
State Depositories.

The much expected State depository
bill has been introduced in the lower
house of the legislature by Mr.. Bull
lard, and is now in the hands of the
judiciary committee. The measure is
modelled somewhat after the sugges.
tioas made by ex-State Treasurer Thad
B. Lampton, although not the identical
bill prepared by that official before re-
firing from Office. 1t creates finance
board composed of the governor, at
torney general ald treasurer. and re-
ouires these officials to send out cir
cular TO all State banks having capi.
tai stock of $4,000 or over, inviting
bids for deposits. The banks accepted
as repositories must give bonds of
known solvency as collateral when
receiving State treasury funds, and
the treasurer keeps separate ac-
count with these Institutions. Heavy
penalties are provided for the viola
ton of any of the regulations adopted
governing deposits. 1t is also proyid.
ed that the tax collectors of the coun.
ties make their settlements direct with
designated repositories.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
Slow in Committees,

There is every indication that the
present legislature will be long drawn
out Much complaint is made about
the size of some of the larger and
more important committees and the
difficulty of getting meetings. Wheth-
er this be the trouble or not, the fact
remains that it is very difficult to get
reports. The appropriation commit
tees seem to be way behind, especial.
ly in the senate. The house bill max
ing the appropriation for the common
schools, which was passed during the
early part of the session in the house,
is still in the hands of the senate COM
mittee and has not been reported.
There is understood to be some oppo-
sition in the senate to the increase
in the appropriation. If the senate
amends the bill by cutting the appro'
priation down, as is said to be very
probable, it will have to go back to the
house and may have to go to a con.
ference committee. This will delay
the distribution of the school fuad
some days yet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-02-11
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.
Some Opinions About Legislation Past,
Present and Prospective.
Mortality Statistics.

A bill has been introduced in the
house to provide for a bureau of NOR
tality statistics for the purpose OF
keeping an accurate report OF births
and deaths The bureau is to have a
head located at the capital, which
may be the insurance commissioner
or some other department, AID physi-
clans are to be required to report
deaths and causes of same, and re-
port births, receiving compensation
for such reports.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30

gF%pAA@Es3.I tH2f5.ME hfsE&3%.
aro,tndShfs eaecka he wretch begged
.pitaoasly, but only infiamed the
angry mob Larry made his way to
the Bringing victim and laid about him
with his bare fists until he had knock-
ed down three Of the leaders and took
the unfortunate away. "A rush was
made on him, but he got in ron Of hi:
charge and worked his way to a wall,
Where he stood the whole crowd Off
until the commotion had ~tracte a
number Of people, who prevented the
lynching, and h cause of the II
placed in charge of a constable.
AT a hearing next day it was shown
until a few minutes before the
fire was discovered the poor loafer had
far away from the building, and
the real cause of the fire came out as
an accident. Larry was never sus-
pected atterward by any one but him
self with being a coward. - Wooden
Indian in Pittsburg Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
Very Low Rate Sunday Excursion
Tickets On Sale May IS.

Effective May Is and continuing
every Sunday thereafter until fur
Their notice, the Baltimore 6 Ohio
Railroad will place on sale excursion
tickets between stations of Wheeling
and Grafton, good going East bound
on regular train No. 72, leaving Fair
mont at HOSP A. M, and returning
regular trains No. 71-55, leaving
12:40 noon, and ESQ P. NJ;
good going West bound on regular
train No. 5, leaving Fairmont at TAT
A. NJ, and returning on regular train
No. 4, leaving Wheeling at 500 P.
NJ. For tickets and full information,
call on ticket agent.
T. B. HENDERSON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
He Seeks a Hole.

David B. Hill celebrates his sixty
first birthday by announcing that the
next New Years day will see him
clear out of politics, and that, no mat
ter whether the Democracy wins or
any Office. Mr.. Hills acknowledge
ment that his intention of self-efface-
ment may cause to be cast for Parker
some votes that may be withheld be-
of the popular belief that If Par
ker should be elected he would reward
the author Of his political fortunes
with an important appointment is
creditab1e to Mr.. Hills sense Of per-
ception, but it does not remove the
Hill smutch from the public record
of the Presidential candidate. The ex-
Senator is a wary and astute politi-
clan and he recognizes that his wor
for Parker was completed at st. Louis,
but a vast number of voters will ask
themselves whether the Hill program
includes a total severance of the ties
that bind the creature and h creator.
1t has been said that if Parker
should go to the White House Hill is
slated for the Office of Secretary of
State. Probably no other possible out
come of Democratic victory could be
r%epellant to the great majority
Of patriotic Americans. The mere
thought of Hill as the of the
sagacious and courageous John Hay
is a lump of ice on the public spine.
And yet Hill has earned a right to de-
ron Parker anything in Par
ker's power to bestow. Hill seeks to
emove this obstacle from the path
of the man he made, but while the
wisdom of his sacrifice is patent there
remains the suspicion that a Parker
administration from which Hill was
eliminated would be destitute
Of the moving force that has guided
nominee along his public ways.
The entire dissertation of Hill from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30

Parker can be accompanied on1y b
the death Of oneorthe other # the
men whoilaye been coupled ever since:
Parker became the pupil and protege
Of his tutor and trainer. Hill might be.
missing from the Cabinet councils. but
the methods and spirit of Hill would
be present and compelling.-Pittsburg
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
San Cal.

Triennial Conc1ave, knights Tenn
plar, September SO. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or ST. Louis
added to fares rendered therefrom
Chicago $4,000; ST. Louis s47.5O).
Dates Of sale to be announced later.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
BALTIMORE G. OHIO RAILROAD.
Cheap Excursions to the St. Louis
Worlds Fair Every Wednesday
In August, September and O.
tober-Only; $500 Round
Trip From Fairmont.

Tickets will be good going in
coaches only on specified trains.
Returning, tickets will be good in
coaches only on all regular trains,
leaving st. Louis not later than ten
days, including date of sale.
Call on ticket agent for time of
and full information.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
f., Nj. AND p.

ARRIVES.
No. 5O.-Pittsb burg Accom'n loo P. M.
No. 4.-Pittsb burg Accom'n 9:55 P. M.
DEPARTS.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom'n 1850 A. M.
No. 51.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:lO P. M.
No. SO leaves daily for Morgantown
at 30 P. NJ. No. 81 arrives from Nor
gantowna at 6:55 A. NJ. daily except Sun
day: at 500 A. M. Sunday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
San Francisco, Cal.

Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O.. Q. F.,
September 1925. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or st. Louis ad-
ded to fares rendered therefrom (Chi-
cago $4,000; ST. Louis S47.50). Dates
OF sale TO be announced later.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF Reduced Fares Authorized via
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Summer Season, 1904.
Atlantic City and seashore.

Special low rate excursions from all
points east of the Ohio river on June
Both, July 14th and 2sth, August 18th
and 25th, and September 9Th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30

For additional information concern
ing rates. routes, time of trains, ETC.,
call on or address ticket agents, Bal
timore & Ohio r.. R.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
Toronto, Ont

Friends General Conference, Au-
gust 1913. One fare plus $500 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale August
9Th to 18th, good returning until Au-
gust 31st, inclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
BRYAN's VIEW OF PLATFORM.

"a shall not misrepresent the situa-
ton, or appeal for votes for the ticket
upon false grounds. A Democratic
victory will mea VERY LlTTLE, IF
ANY, PROGRESS on economic ques-
tions so long as the party is under
the control of the Wall Street eie-
ment. ~ * The LABOR PLANK
as prepared by Judge Parker's
friends on the subcommittee was a
meaningless plank. *
= The nomination of Judge Par
ker VIRTUALLY NULLIFIES THE
ANTITRUST PLANK" - William
Bryan, in 1.-THE Common
err" July 13, 1904.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
I'm VEIN.


Her Papa-So o want to marry my
daughter, do you?
Her Lover-Yes, sir.
Her Papa-What are your pros
poets?
Her Lover-She is willing, if you
are.-Philade1phia Telegraph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
DIVISION.

Nc. 5.-Arrives at Fairmont 5:35 P. M.
No. l.-Arrives at Fairmont 12:1OP M.
No. 3.-Arrives at Fairmont 7:45 A. NJ.
No. 2.-LeaveS Fairm8nt... ITO A. M.
No. 6.-LeaveS FairmOnt... 1853 P. M.
No. 4.-Leaves Fairmont... 9:55 P. M.
All trains are daily except Nos. 3
and 4 on the F., M. and P. branch,
which are daily except Sunday.
For sleeping car reservations and
Information concerning tickets and
rates, consult
T. B. HENDERSON,
Ticket Agent.