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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
BEAUTY SPOT AT The FAIR
One of the Most Remarkable and
Extensive Collections of
Wild Flowers.
1t is Set Out to Initiate Nature, and
the Florists Have Been Emil
nently Successful.

ST. Louis, Aug. 6.-One of the most
remarkable and extensive collections OF
wild flowers that has ever been brought
together is the wild garden at the
Worlds fair, on the western slope OF
agricultural hill. Unlike all other col
lections of wild flowers, this collection
has been set out to initiate nature, and
so successful have the florists been that
no one would ever suspect that the col
lection was anything but a wild spot
of Forest park left untouched by the
lawn builders and gardeners at the
Worlds fair The object of the depart
ment of Horticulture in setting out the
garden was to bring together collec-
ton of all the known wild flowers in
Gigenous to the Mississippi valley, and
replant them in a way to give the
whole garden an appearance OF a nat
ural country scene. There is no order
or arrangement of any kind. The lit
tie blue fig-wort is hidden by the state
ly purple blazing star, and the golden
rods are mingled with the wild-phloXi
the horse mint and the black-eyed
Susans. Wild grasses cover the entire
plot, the little flowers struggling hard
to keep their heads above the grassy
carpet, OILY to be hidden by thick clus-
ters of tansy, sunfiowers, striped loose
strife, tick-seed, compass plant, chicory
and other tall flowers. One may see
the poke berries, which are always
plentiful, especially when small boys
are hunting wild grapes, gooseberries
with 'stickers," mullen with its tall
yellow spike. At the foot Of the hill
is a pond almost hidden by the wild
cherry and the elm trees, and half
covered with water lilies, poppies and
lemna, the smallest Towering plant
known Lining the little brook that is
fed by the spring one may see dozen
or more varieties of ferns growing
gracefully between the moss-covered
rocks The plants were all collected
in the woods around st. Louis, under
the direction of ]. H. Hadkinson, and
were set out last fall and spring. Over
two hundred varieties of wild flowers
are growing, and about thirty varieties
of shrubbery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
CRASHED INTO A TROLLEY
Serious Accident At the Belt Line
Crossing in Kansas City.
A Trolley Car Hit Squarely Ry a
santa Fe Passenger Trnin-one
Killed, Ten Injured.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 7.-Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe passenger train No
/. from Chicago, crashed into trolley
car at Fifteenth street, at the Belt line
crossing, in the eastern end of the city.
One person was killed and ten injured,
one seriously. The accident was caused
by the bars being UP. Harry Black, the
flagman, who was hurt slightly, says
that he was sick and unable TO bring
the bars into position, There were Ia
persons szsss he engine struck
It squarcly ir the center and pushed it
so feet off the roadbed, turning the
car over and partially demolishing 1t.
J. l.. Morris, of Pleasant Hill, Mo-.
who was standing beside the track, was
caught in the debris and was so badly
hurt that nc died in 20 minutes.
Mrs Minnie Stanberry, of Kansas
City, was erhaps the most seriously
hurt She suffered serious injury to
her back and probably was hurt in
ternally. She may recover.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
SENT TO TURKISH WATERS
The United states European squad
ron Ordered to Proceed to
smyrna.

Washington, Aug. THE European
squadron has been ordered to Turkish
waters.
The orders were cabled to Rear-Ad-
miral Jewell, commander of the squad
ron, at Nice His ships are the Olym-
pia. Baltimore and Cleveland
The destination of the fleet is Smyrna
This place was selected because it af-
forded direct cable communication with
Washington, and is only about BOG
miles. distant from Constantinople. The
trip probably will be made in three
days. and when he arrives there Ad-
miral Jewell will put himself in COM
munication with Minister Leishman
and also report to Washington.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11

OUTSIDE VIEW OF The FAIR
A Prominent Citizen of Wisconsin
Gives His Impressions.
The Buebenrs of Torrid Weather,
ExOrbitant Charges and Dis
comforts Being Swept Away.

st. Louis, Aug. 6.-"From the mid
die of the exposition until its close
the attendance TO the fair will boom,
said A. J. Linderman, OF Milwaukee.
Beside being vice-president of the Wis
consin Worlds fair commission. Mr..
Linderman is prominent both in man
ufacturing and political circles in Wis
consin.
amy of several reasons l know will
be sufficient to drive people here in in
creasing numbers during the late sum-
mer and autumn" he continued. THE
great bugbear of unbearably hot wealth
er is being speedily removed in the
minds of people who live in the locali-
ties where ST. Louis weather was re-
ported to be equal to perpetual Turk
ish bath l came to the city prepared
to endure much discomfort for the sake
of the pleasure of the fair, and l find
that the weather does not prevent me
from being as happy as | could be in
Milwaukee. People have come here
during the dreaded heated term TO be
agreeably surprised. They have gone
to tell their friends about it. The re-
suit will be an influx of people who
expected to shun the centers of popu-
iation In the summer time. This proc
ess has occurred more than once to
my knowledge.
'"The tendency to hospitality, partic-
ularly displayed in the state buildings,
has given visitors more personal pleas
ure than they would gain from miles
of exhibit palaces. And it is usually
personal feelings by which people
judge the fair for themselves and for
their friends The exposition officials
seem to have put as much care into
making people comfortable as into ed
ucating them. Resting places are
everywhere, and | have not found an
attendant in any of the state or for
eign buildings who failed to be cour-
teous and even solicitous l believe
moreover, that good food is to be had
at reasonable prices inside the exposi-
ton, and throughout the city the cost
Of lodging is not ,&orbitant. In most
places there is a very small Increase
over ordinary changes, but the advan-
tages of the exposition ought to make
up the amount many times. know of
no place where SO much may be lad
Tor SO little money"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
A LOVE-SICK MAlDEN'S LEAP
Miss Ethel Devereux PIunges to
Death From a Cliff Near
AshcyiIIe, n. c.

Asheville, N c., Aug. IA love af-
fair prompted Miss Ethel Devereux,
young society woman of Raleigh, who
had been a guest of Esmeralda inn, a
mountain resort near Asheville, to leap
to her death from cliff into the
French Broad river, 200 feet below.
Before jumping, Miss Devereux
burned a large package of letters and
threw away a gold locket which con-
tanned lock of hair which she had
constantly worn for years.
Miss Devereux left her hotel at an
early hour Thursday morning, and when
she did not return by nightfall search
ing parties were sent out. At late
hour Friday night the girls body was
found.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
The Marshal Was Wrathy.

Marshal Bynum, of Corinth, IL
having his say against the keepers of
the Jail at Ripley. The marshal had
a prisoner. He put him in the Rip
ley calaboose for safekeeping until
his train to Corinth should arrive.
On going for the offending gentle
man he found him not, for the key
had been turned and the prisoner
had galloped off into the woods.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Repairing Gins.

The farmers and ginners gener-
ally throughout the State are pre-
pairing for the coming cotton sea-
son, Gins all over Missippi are be-
ing put in shape, and by the latter
part of the month there will be
many in operation The ginning re-
porters working under the depart
ment of agriculture are making
preparations to take their first re-
port for the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
FIRE AT LOUISVILLE, KY.
The Gait House, One of the Largest
Hotels in the City, Was, For a
Time, in Great Peril.

Louisville, KY, Aug. Fire broke
out in the basement of the Gait house,
one of the largest hosteleries in the
city at an early hour Saturday morn
ing and for time serious consequences
were feared. All of the fire engins in
the city were brought to the scene and
the fire was soon under control. There
were over 800 guests in the hotel, all
of whom we're awakened and escaped
tc the street None of the guests was
injured so far as known. The damage
will amount to several thousand dol
larc
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Bonneville on a Boom.

Bonneville is keeping pace with
the other growing towns of her size
in the State. Contracts are out for
the building of a S35.O00 court
house, $4,000 Jail, eight new busi-
ness houses and a company has been
organized and chartered for the cree
ton of an up-to-date light plant. In
this connection it is proper to say
that the town already has a new
$4,000 school building and one of
the best conducted schools in the
State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
SIX WEEKS AT WORLDS FAIR
Trent For n Hundred Young Fill
pinos to Precede IA Four-fears
Course of study.

Washington. Aug. THE 100 young
Filipinos whose arrival al st. Louis
has been reported to the bureau of in
sular affairs at the war department
will be placed in educational institu'
tions throughout the United State;
with the opening of the school season
this fall, and then will go through &
four-year course of study. They viii
spend six weeks at the St. Louis fair.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Mississippi State News
can't Swallow the Negro Plank

Bob McGee, one of the best known
citizens OF Vicksburg, and who has
always voted the Republican ticket
in national elections, viii do so no
more. Mr.. McGee announced his
intention TO support Parker and
Davis in an open letter to the peo-
pie of his city last week, from
which we quote we quote from it as
follows:
To any fair-mindcd man the act OF
the managers of the Republican ma.
tional convention in parading s-ss
boy and white girl around the stage
together, screaming for Roosevelt, was
not only infamous in conception, but
cruel and gratuitous insult to every
white woman in the United States.
This, in view of the excitement in
every part Of the country over out.
ragees committed upon white women
by negro men. and the sensational
lynchings of the brutes without regard
to section or environment. II the
leaders in the convention desired to
emphasize the idea that all men are
equal under the laws of the country,
why in Gods name did they not use
white boy and a black boy in their
miserable play to catch the negro vote
in the Northern States? The fact that
the president is now alarmed about
the effect of the "disgraceful incident"
and "hedged" on the race issue in his
letter of acceptance, covering the mat
ter in FIVE lines of forty-two words,
will not in the least modify the ground
swell of Angio-Saxon indignation
which is going to be felt, in my opin
ion, from one end of the country to
the other. The race issue alone should
defeat Roosevelt. 1t is my intention,
for the first time in my life, to vote
the national Democratic ticket this
year, having always heretofore voted
the national Republican ticket, and
while my vote will not defeat "His
Accidency," it rs my earnest hope and
firm belief that many thousand Re.
publican votes cast in the same spirit
under the inspiration of the pure and
patriotic white women of our country
will do it.
Theodore Roosevelt IL today
stamped by the leading newspapers
of the world not only as the fantastic
"understu6y'' of the German emperor,
but as bad man." with bundle of
"bowies" up both sleeves and bushels
of "blud' in his boots.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
HIS ABILITY COMMENDED,
Lieut. XogeIgcssn;s. of the Battle
ship Wisconsin, commended BY
the Navy Department..

Washington. Aug. Lieut.. Vogel
gesang. who commanded the turret on
the battlesbip Wisconsin, which at
tanned the highest merit of any II or
13-inch electrical turret, winning the
prize for that class of turret in the last
annual target practice, has been COM
mended by the navy department for
the zeal and ability displayed as tur-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Heavy Court Docket.

The docket of the September term
of the Pike county Circuit Court is
the heaviest one that the county has
ever experienced. The list com
prises 6s civil and So criminal cases,
eight of the latter being for mur-
der, and there are two negroes in the
jail charged with murder, who are
not included in this list.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
THE CITY OF BERLIN SINKS
River steamer CoIlides with nm Tn
known Boat and Goes to
the Bottom.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 3-The freight
er City of Berlin, with about 5000
tons of iron ore on board. collided
with an unknown boat in the Detroit
river, north of Belle Isle, Sunday
night. and sank The crew was taken
ashore. There was no loss of life, as
far as can be learned. The boat was
owned in Detroit
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
An Unsettled Question.

Simpson county is at a loss to
know where its court house will he
located 1t was at Westville. but
an election moved it to Mendenhall,
and now the Circuit Court has
moved it back again to Westvilla,
while the Supreme Court points its
finger toward Mendenhall.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
To Be Selected by Drawing.

County superintendent of educa-
ton throughout the State are giving
notice that new students at the A.
& NJ, College will be selected this
year by drawings instead of by COM
petitive examinations, as per act Of
The late legislature.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Enforcing Agricultural Contracts.

The DeSoto county authorities
are jailing people for violating agri-
cultural contracts. One Lucius Hall
violated his contract with L. L.
Bass in that county a few days ago,
and has been turned over to the
county convict contractor to work.
out his fine and costs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Will BE a Bio Thing.

Ground has been broken at Hat
tiesburg for an extensive cannery
and molasses refinery. South Mis-
sissippi makes the very best molasses
in the world, better than maple
syrup as made these days, and i
great industry can easily be built
up along that line anywhere in the
cane region.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
4 Trolley Dining Car.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-A trolley dining
lished by the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago
Railroad Co. Within fifteen days the
new car, which will rival Pullman
in equipment, will be placed in COM
mission
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Bids Not Satisfactory.

The board of mayor and aldermen
of Macon have rejected all bids for
the erection of their waterworks
plant, and will readvertise. The
Town has voted $4,000 for the pur-
pose, and $4,000 to purchase the
electric light plant
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Don't Forget Il.

All Mississipplans are requested
to remember that September Is is
Mississippi Day at the st. Louis
Fair, so that as many of them will
be there as possible on that occasion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Montgomery County Freaks.

j. B. Hallett, of Montgomery
county, insists that Bud Overstreet,
a farmer, has herd of pigs that
do not part their hoofs in the mid
Gle, but, like the horse or mule, have
no cleft in their hoofs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
A wonder In Fruitlan nd.

ST. Louis, Aug In the Sacramen-
to Valley exhibit at. the Worlds fair is
the latest creation of Luther Burbank.
the fruit wizard of California 1t is a
cross between blackberry and dew
berry and is regarded by pomologists
as wonder
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
New Railroad Proposed.

The citizens Of Fayette are con-
templating building railroad from
their town to Brookhaven, via Rod
ncy, Union Church and through as
fine a farming country as there is
in the State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
singular Coincidence.

Hiawatha, Kas.. Aug. Mrs. NJ. b.
Lichty. of Morrill,, Kas.; Mrs. Jas.
Stickel. of Haddonia, Kas.. and Mrs E.
]. Dair, of Salt Lake City, Utah, sis
ters, it transpires, each gave birth to a
daughter on the same day recently.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Fruit and Vegetable Shipments.

West Point boasts. of having
shipped 6,15O crates of vegetables
and fruits this season, which have
netted the shippers S11,150. The
town hasa also shipped six carloads,
valued at $4,000, and thousands of
new fruit trees are being set out, in
dicating that the business is going
to be brisk there some of these days.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Killed by Lightning.

William Collins was killed by
lightning and his grandfather, who
was in the wagon with him, consid-
erably stunned last week between
New Albany and Blue Springs.
Young Collins was the 12-vear-old
son of John L. Collins, of New Or
leans, La. and was visiting rela-
tives in New Albany They were
driving to see some Of their country
relatives at the time of the stroke.
One Of the animals was killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11

Hannibal. Mo-, Aug 7-Orville Glenn
ems, a boy, landed, on trot line. an
alligator gar measuring six feet eight
inches in length and weighing 1e7
pounds. He had the fight of his life to
land IL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11

The Observation-Disclosures sawmills
started up a few days ago at Hat
tiesburg, with 500 men on the pay
rolls, and that means a great re-
vival of business for that section Of
the State. This mill turns out $780,
900 feet of lumber per day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Return Of charlie. NJ. schwab.

New York, Aug. 6.-Charles NJ
Schwab arrived here on the White Star
line Baltic. Mr.. Schwab said he was
on the other side only six days. He
went abroad to have business con-
sultation with a representative of the
Krupp people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Thieves Set II Attire.

The depot at Itta Bena wa.
burned a few nights ago, and it is
believed the torch was applied TO
cover up the theft Of few jugs Of
whisky.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
canutauqua Hotel Burned.

Springfield. o.. Aug. THE mag
nifcent Lotel owned by the Methods,
Chautaaaua association was burned
10 the ground, Friday night, with all
Of its contents. entailing loss OF
about $4,000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Damage by second Fire.

Topeka. Kas, Aug. THE second
fire within "a hours in the clothing
store occupied by Daniel Greenwald,
clothier. Friday night, damaged the
stock and building to the amount OF
s25.Ooo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
To s,ra,rbten Charlton River.

Keytesville, Mo-, Aug. 6.-The coun-
ty court has authorized the straight
ening of the Charlton river, subject
that has been discussed for many
years. A large number of interests are
involved and some will suffer damage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Rnmor. ere Unfounded.

Caracas. Vnezuela, Aug. 6.-Delayed
in transmission IA cablesram re-
oeived here from Bogota, dated August
and signed by Gen. Rafael Reyes,
says that the rumors that a revolution
has broken out or is contemplated are
false
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Call for a PopuIist Convention.

The Mississippi members of the
Populist national committee have IS
sued call for a State convention
on August 25, in Jackson, to nomi
nate electors and elect new State
executive committee. A letter from
Thomas E. Watson, nominee for
president, to the committee saws he
will attend the convention at Jack
son and speak at 3 o'clock on te
afternoon Of the 25th in the hall oi
the house of representatives.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
lie Had "a Bully Time.

Columbia. Mo, Aug. 7.-Perehed on
the lower limb of a small persimmon
tree, Joseph Steinmetz remained for
four hours. Friday, while an angry
bull made Intellectual attempts 70 reach
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11

Ouerville, Mo, Aug. S.-A fire, start
ing Sunday morning in the general
merchandise store of c. A. Everts,
completely destroyed the building and
contents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
Defrauded by Labor Agents.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Western lines have
withdrawn all reduced rates which
we're in effect in favor of laborers up
on the alleged ground that certain la
cor agents have been defraudins the
railroads.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
uonper. Invading Kansas.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. Western Kan
sas is swarming with grasshoppers. All
growing crops are being destroyed The
foliage on shade trees is gone and
green peaches and grapes are eaten to
the pits. The hoppers are moving east
ward
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
An Unfortunate Name.

Charley Howe always thought his
name rather an aristocratic one, and
was prone to expatiate somewhat at
length upon the various members of
the great family of that name who had
distinguished themselves in various
walks of life. An experience in the
hill districts of Tennessee, however,
convinced him that his patronymic had
its drawbacks.
He had been employed for two
weeks in estimating timber for a
Northern lumber company, and had
found the settlements few and far be-
tween. One rainy evening, after
long horseback journey through an al
most unbroken forest, over roads of
the toughest, he was cheered long
after his usual suppertime by the sight
of light twinkling through the win
dow of q log cabin. In response to his
call. and the chorus raised by half
dozen lank and hungry hounds, the
door was opened and tall mountain
eer stepped out The traveller ex-
pIained that he wanted food and shell
ter for his horseF AS Illicit stills were
not unknown in that section, and
strangers were looked upon with sss-
picion. he was prepared for stringent
examination as to his purpose in visit
ing that little-frequented district.
"Where from. stranger?' asked the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-11
welI-Known Hor.eman Dies.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-Matt Storm,
we'll known throughout the United
thoroughbreds. is dead here, aged so
years.