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THE MAN WHO DOES THINGS. OLIVER X,
Chance, the hair and scalp specialist. $50
Syndicate Arcade, Minneapolis MINI.
CORNs EXTRACTED, $50; INVERTED NAILS
and bunions treated. DR.. Collier. GIG Mic. av.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
KANSAS WsR ON The TRUSTS
New Constitution May Be Needed
to Broaden Legislative Powers
tios OF caiiis< Csa-ttsztissst
Cssv~atIos Prepared

Topeka. Kzs. Feb lT.-TO success
fully fight the trusts within its bor-
cars. a constitutional convention NAV
b called to broaden the powers of the
Kansas legislature The bills striking
1t trusts. particularly those dealing
with oil. having met with - many OBJ
iections On constitutional grounds.
sentiment in favor of a new consti-
tuiiOn meeting the situation has sprung
up To this end reso' ton submit
ting the question Of calling a consfira-
tiCnal convention TO a vote of the peo-
pl'' in 1876 has teen prepared and Eili.
il 5 stated b. presented TO the senate
shortly Gov. Hoch has not yet signed
,ae bilI providing fer the erection By
thu state Of an oil refinery.
Along with its fight on oil. Kansas
also IS making war On those who xoald
pipe gas out Of the sfa;e- IN the house
HOlOrsn's : bill TO regulate the mode Of
procuring and Transporting natural gas
~as rassed by vote of = 10 - Tn
like the oil legislation. which seeks to
make \ market for shar product. the
sss measure IS intended 10 restrict the
sale OF gas Kansas wants the gas
saved for use in its o~n industries. and
to guard il 4 protective aSs0ciati0u has
been formed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
lCQUITTAl OF OR. WATSON
Fad Of the Sersstiosai Case at New
Londsa. No.
MIA Nut.s Hs. wts~. p~~f.r-A
Net s.tft, ~ jay.

Nev L0odOn. No. Feb. ea.-Dr. Txy-
t0r Jones Watson. charged rith the
murder q bis wife. Amanda. was d.
,lsred no, guilty by the inry
After the co1ciusio1 Of the arKa-
-sn the u men in the case ~ere
10 sea IN their room. in charge % the
hsilir. With Instructions to return n
verdict A. soon after as possible
A. soon aS court convened Saturday
the jury announced. tArOash ts> hsiilf,
that II had reached a verdict
The news spread rapadly. and. by tA<
time the prisoner had BEN brought in
and the u jurors had fled into their
places. The courtroom N-as croxted
There ~ss a brszthIsss sii-ace as the
-i-rk read.
we the i-rr Cad tse defereAaf.
Tsyior Jou.s wsfscs. NOT GUILTY,
a. charged in the Indictment
A smile fitted across tbs cain facs
Of the defendant as he turned and
grasped the pro-ersd h1nd Of bis cuGs-
81 Judge Roy. AMI later the cooxrzt-
aiafioa of the small circle Of friends
Who have remained loyal TO hin
throughout the proc>eiir<x
Thus vas brought to q close one ol
the most mysterious criminal cases in
the history Os the state. Q case that was
A. the same time oae cs the mos
costly.
Practically all ~ the evidence OF
both sides was cirsI1msfznttal. ant
Thousands of dollars ~ere spent in So
curing expert physicians. Surgeons
toxciogists and hacteriOlO<cs,s to tes.
,ify The state cOatsuas-i thar Mrs
Watson. the defendants wife. xas pot.
Soned and her body thrown into Sal
river from the New I1udon bridge
II introduced expert witnesses ~hc
swore TO fnding poison in the vtsesr1
% the dead woman. and Who swors
thar she did not drown Osher expert.
Sere as insistent that there vas no evf
deace q poison. and thus a Ssro1g ele-
-eut Ot doubs vas injected into ths
eSse. which the accused evidently re-
csived the heue6, %
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
Once To.el Exelcced.

Bailey. of Britt. the Iowa editor.
prints the following on the cleanup
crusade which the mayor Of CounciI
Bluffs has inausuratei. says an Edo
rsdo Uowal dispatch to the New
York World:
Council Bluffs has a mayor who
ought to be obliged to diet the rest Of
his days on bean soup and eat il out
of jug with a gimlet- He notified
the leading newspaper of the town
to clean its front windows The edi-
tor obeyed the order. and then got
more than even by calling upon the
mayor to clean the streets The stuff
from the windows and window siIIs
had filed the streets with debris. and
il took the entire city force hours to
gather il up and put il away.
-The hriflinut lignf has. now made
six Of the nswspspers eDmpositors
blind. and melted all Of the rollers OF
the press. besides that. no cne could
find the o0kce for three days. Il vzs so
changed The suns rays mploded
the once towel and the ink On the
towel eafcAbg nre. 1elted tke spe in
the once, and ran out % the street.
cor track and soidereh the switch
sold. SO that 4 man starting 10 Lake
Nanawa to swim. went to Omaha ar
was run in by the police
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
STILL C0URTING TROUBLE.
Our Relations with Neaeraela Arc
Strained Almost tn the
BP~akin< Point.

Washington. Feb Ia-Minister Bow
en-. at Caracas. has informed the state
department by telegraph that the su-
Dreme court Of Venezuela has ordered
he sequestration of the landed proper
ty Of the New York Bermudez Asphalt
Co
An Official OF the government said
today that il was believed that Presi-
dent CzStro's next move would be to
introduce eondemnatOry proceedings
in the Venezuelan courts 20 Oust the
ssphalt company from its concession
Such a course would Be carefully
watched By this government il was
said. and any attempt al a denial OF
justice would call forth quick and de-
cisive step On the part OF the United
States government. probably armed in
tervruriOu
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
TO MAKE 1T INTERNATIONAL.
Negro Refused Lodging hy ~ "a Scotia
Hotel. ard Teddy Taxes II ur-

Washington. Fe5- ee-Presidenf
Rocsevelt has made an internatIo1a
question of the refusal of ho.el accom-
noiatiCns 10 negro Al Sidney. N0sa
Scotia
c W Thompson Is the vale, q An
drew Graham Bell scientist ant mill
iOuaire. snd recently Thompson was
sent 10 Sidney - Iook after a scientific
invention of his employer The negro
valet vas denied hotel acroumOta-
tiozs- A. every place he applied he
-as turned down Thompson reported
the matter 10 Bel. wLo Immediately
to1k il up With the president. and To-
dzy the treatment q the negro AS
submitted to tke Stale department for
Investigation There Is an American
minister and two consuis az Sidney.
The fact that the president had made
an International issue Of the negrO
question l. receiving soue very ha-
moruus eminent in Official circles
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

Birmingham. Ai1- Feb. ee-By an
exBaosaua IA thc Virginia mines. about
p eeatcsa miies slu-hwsss q Blrmins
hzaA A. 9 o-cluck thss afse-noon. b.-
tuecr 10 trs Is un.oa miners are
eata-zhss zz4 j; T. l-ellevei thar the
eaiirs rzEbs- sEaerei al awful
Sssfh
Scurss = vizsroas r. s-eers are Al
Eork dirsus iaSo the n the % relieve
thes- frieass and cunrzees on the in.
Size
Tns -xD'oss1a Is belle cl 10 have
oec1 caused ty an ace-uu.stScu II
cus, although the mi-e has hereto
fore hsea ustc-i for beie- veil veati
iafea- u Is also believed that a. N
entire qunta has probably i-ee1 killed.
the details q the csuse q the d.sas-
ter sill never b. known The neEs
sprrad ike Eiltare taruurhouf the
Elo district
TIE camp Is almost fssllted from
1hc rssf - the worid- a. there is n
ts'c. core station at Vir- -ria. ani ~.
o1iy uire rua1ilS Ia the pisra e. a
tisFaichcr's wire % the Biruirgi-,m
Mineral raiicai. On vhieh VIrsinla
Is located
Details a the disaster ser, stow
cClie IN but each maa vho arrived il.
ihf ciry from the scene told 4 more
srs uscEe story 81 the hogror.
The class Of miners emp.oyeI was
the hess ia the district. auI an D.
lu-set 10 the United Mine Work ,rs
20 America Since N. strike has beel
or IN the birmingham district nsany
- tie mnst iutusgriuus AMI thrifty
miners sd Pratt cats ald other import.
art Mining points have removed 10
t1e N.r-iu-E miues. - thar ths mine
ucre teiu- wurAesl tp their fuH a.
l1-ity D. fEe most skilled miners "a
IA rr.1aHnirg-
5et rrZfus WJh sur-suzS and
wufl E1al Ec-. dispatched from lr.h
Bif.1inshzal and il.-sssrl.r a. sJon
- fEe ue-s - the disaster wa,
i@aIeL They began re aux q sue.
cur ii c1rasst before q n.e6ucs- ani al
AaA.sss-AaraAa A--A l-aa -Ha#aN EMA @EF
thr msh the mass q Debris u S
ihoaEk. thar il ziIi b. fo o'clock 10
u,1Fr0E morning before the iureEiog
OF the -iJpe Is reached
The s-1pss are we'll arranzsI- and
there h1S never b-se1 the least troubis
in the Eli.'es before ThcF are ozu--i
hy tn. Alsazma Steel and Wire Com.
rany- hlt are leased and operated by
Res : %
J. y Hiilh. use ass' stanf State mine
iusTe-t0r ;cr tlaham.. wiIi n 10 the
lirss early t1Horrou nzoFlias 70 in
vestiglte the disaster fEcIaIly
President FL flynn II the Alabama
Tnitei Mine Workers aaf National
Committeeman W z Fairy ,oeether
with Joe Eiallier. district Organizer.
have left for the sreue President
F1yrn said before ieaE ag. that there
weTe i@5 men employee in the raine
regularly. but a roslay Wvs nay day
he could not say whether the ful-
Quota vas il the mlRe a. the tine
the disaster or not
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
RT. REV. -.;llIAM {. MtAReN.
The rrst~.sa.t Epts<.p.t Bf.h.p OF
chicago Passed s~.s An N~~
N~rk city. sk-s "a

Ne~ YORK. Feb .o-Rt Rev. VIII
ism Z MeIAren- Protestant Episcopal
BISHOP q ChicaSo- died here Szuday
ltssf
The bishop had bees IN for more
than a zoath. during the greater part
% whieh tim- ~ ~as oona1esI 10 his
h~d Tn@ sn@Eh@rS q The Bishops
family with a feE friessfs ~eg~ At the
b-sLsiie xksn the snd ezme Besides
a ~i.ox- the Deceased Is also survived
by one IA ard a daughter
B5Saoe yeLz--S -as born = Geneva.
~ in 1851 In Isss ~ enssr.s4 The
Pr~=byseri41 ministry. zna II Ysars
l1rsr suhr1rsst rhe ERiseopai fafth zrt
wss orsaizsss in D~srOtt- Mica ID IT,
~ E1s eo1seerars,t bishop n fs-5-
Bishop NeLAr-z fognd-,t The Western
Tfsolngteai 80 aary. n Chicaco. IA
IsSt- AT NAs tn author q many se-
IiEious xorkS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
FORMER FINANcIeR GONE.
Jsy E.sk~. ~ kes< faA~ -. . tGaaa-
si~r w.s World wis~- a.s
Passed Away

Philadelphia Feb t7--Jay Cooke.
wkOse fame n a 5zzzrisr = world
side died THURSDAY nixkt Al the
kO-e Of hts scr-in-laE. Caariss o A
Barney. ~ oSoztr. a sEbarb Ot this
city. ~ years u axs- tie lad h~sn
suffering from xsneTzI debility. the ~
sait of aid Az. for several yszrS
His condition was rot ocnsi1srsd So
--uuS- koEever. and his a~zrh cam
Tzsher ssiLeeriy Last NcuGay he enter
taiusc A. his guests - yau1E i1s.iss
attending the O<ontz school azd th-zr
friends On that oseasion he appeared
TO Be in good spirits 1nd xas last 10
leave the reeeption roon
FROM the day oS hts rssirenscr
frOu active work in financial circles.
about - years ago. to the day Ce .Ls
hnal Illness he vas never ar IDLE man
he maintained many business interests.
but nlEeh Of his tine hs spent in hunt
ing and fishing either a. -Oxoafz
Lodge. in Lycozing county. Pa. or
in the bass fishing waters Al Putin
Bay. Lake Erie Al the tine Of his
death he was the owner OF large tracts
Of land in the west
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
JAPAN SAVING WAR SP0IIS.
B-iag P.sh~d by Japan at
Pert Arrhar-

Victoria B c. Feb I7--The steam
ship fremont. arrived from japanese
ports. brought news that 80 vessels viii
b added 10 japanese naval strength
n a result Of salvage operations nox
being conducted af Port Arthur. Large
salvage crews are working 10 recover
the vessels. some OF which will b re-
paired al the Port Arthur docks. Which
i--@ wOrkmen are putting into repair
10 receive the sunksn vessels A. sooc
as they are raised
A recent arrival IN Japan from Port
Arthur states that the captured guns.
artillery vehicles. locomotives. rail
rosf ears and other trophies have been
massed on the drill grounds ready for
shipment Considerable coal is b<inx
stored al Golden Hill
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
HUNDREDS OF WOMEN DUPES.
AZ Least Three Thousand Deserted
wives Arc Ano.< Chie.ge's
Pepulssios-

Chicago. Feb l5--An estimate OF ths
total number Of deserted wives in ans
shOut Chicago. based on communiea-
tiOls to the police concerning the Hoeh
case. leads the authorities 10 believe
thsr are Al least 3.a9 women who
have have seen victims TO all sorts o.
matrimonial adventures
Hundreds Of letters are received daily
from women in all parts Of the country
asking for description Of the zllege1
blgamiss
The writers recite the same genera
story of having met a man Who mar
ried them after a brief and business
oourtship. and then deserted them a
soon as be could get possession Of thsIr
money
Efforts are being made TO hnd whers
the last Mrs Hoch to die insured her
life for s2.Oao for the benefit Of hei
husband The insurance has not beer
collected
HOeh is thought 20 have severa-
thousand dollars hidden where he car
Use it during his trial He is supplied
plentifully with funds.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
A NICHE IN FAmCs TEMPLE.
Ae~.ve.--~ sr ss~ <s.... ss sr>.~o q
whghsrs .. >sss1.<y Hsu ~
IN. >.tt-..I csss.-G

washizxtOu. Fee. ia SPECIAL f-s-
tsre q the day IN eoaxr~ss. Fritay.
~zs the acceptance % the statue %
Francs 2 WiIiart. vhish has S~~a
pizced Ia Ssataary kall. Ia the uafionai
eapltoi by the state Of illiaotx Thrrs
are sboaf forty p~eesrals in the hall.
but the statue % Miss willard = the
srSt Of a Woman TO aad a pia-~ there.
snd members Os her -ex sh~~-i tNstr
appreciation q the cunpiiz~ag ~
turning oat In iArE- numh@rs 70 itssea
10 the euIoxissie stsrs-s-s za1s~ n cua-
nestioo ~ith the cere@say
In bis prayer In tse hcas~ th@ ehse
lain. referring % - ex~rrt-~s Aa~t-
cens tn the aecsptazc@. saat taxf ~
the prsritx q h-r sp~sS. To- ev>stza sz.&
srcp- % hsr iaseff-cra-l 1rr.1s-~zrs.
tie elcssz>.cs sz1 ck1ssizg % ssr
speech and her uas~l9xa q Nss-a -
humanity Franr-- = Wfila-E a. -7a
for herself the spiezSHf 4a1 tass sa-o-
mIam--th@ unrrv~sed sz@~- - vrrssy
and Temperance
--os~-,iiuxs ver~ op~n~t ~ ~
rcd - letter frun Gov D~ns-a
of Illinois Dr.senfiuE ts- xfzxsae TO ths
United States.
Mr. FosS. of Ininots. oFsr~,i q r-=ela-
tiO1 % acceptance Sr~~cks- sxfoiifax
the life and dests q Mss WfIiArt
were delivered BY Representatives,
FosS. Graf ant Rainey. q IIliaots. aat
LittIe6eId % Maine.
Address sulo<issir % Miss Willard
xere made BY Senator's CuIi0ru- Bever-
itg~. Dolliver ant HOpkias- On no
tion of Mr. CEiiom the statue was 49,
espsed--the statue % Oas oS th~ most
eminent women % the ruitet Sfaf>s-
Vas the way the resolution expressed
h.
A, the clos~ % the esremozy ths
senate. a n strther marx Of respect 10
Miss willard's memory aatourneS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
ITEMS OF INFORMATION.
Nearly % per esnt ot al nO-srz are

Nearly % per cent ot al towers are
white
Barrie. Al last accounts. has received
more than ses9.ese from his pays
In Madagascar silk Is so cheap that th-
poorest people wear IT,
wOOd-pige0nS DO more harm 10 crops
in Britain than any other birds
Single eyeglasses are prohibited in
the German army. Even II soldier has
only one defective eye he must use pair
Of glasses
The California redwood tree never de-
Gays Fallen trunks which have been
Overgrown by new forests are as solid as
on the day they fell
The most valuable statue in the world
is that of the god DzI5utsu. in Yokoham1.
Japan Il stands 81 feet high. weighs
$50 tons. and contains 500 pounds OF pur-
gold
Several varieties Of fish eIoshe or
adorn themselves. the most conspicuous
being a small fish frequenting the Sar-
gasso sea. which dresses with ssaxeed
fastening the pieces together vita
sticky. gelatinOus strings ard then hold
ing the garment on TO its body With it
frs-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
THE SOUTH is INTERESTED.
several Southern state. WIN Have
Military Contingent. In the
Inauguration Parade

Washington. Feb 1.-the interest
81 the south in the Inauguration Of
President Roosevelt was evidenced
again when word was received frou.
North Carolina that the Wilmington
light infantry. OF Wilmington. and
Light Battery a both Of the North
Carolina national guard. xilI march in
the inaugural parade behind Gov.
Glenn and his staff
Gov blanchard OF Louisiana vii
head a detachment Of his militia in
the parade: Gov WarfieId OF Maryland
Will head a; least Two Maryland regi-
ment: Gov Montague Of Virginia will
command a brigade from the Old Do
minion. and Brig--Gen Clark. Of the
Alabama national guard. Is recruiting
a provisional regiment TO attend the
Inauguration
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
VOL. XXIX.

BY II. F. BLAKEsLEE. Jackson.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
TO THE GREAT eMANCiPAT0R.
e~t. w>-srs.l 60 - U.x~tI~&
F~ar.sry ~ fs.el

WAshlrEt s-Rsprss~ats-
tiv@ Barthol u yrtSsoari. iztru.suc~st
in the kns1s@ n eu0ezrrsat rezolzrioa
providing for I1zroln r-<zo-xaI
committee 70 secure ssIzxsss5ozs for a
fitting ard lasting memorial % tks
great eEarcipafor- 20 - 1@,issaresf On
the on> hza1re1rh anniversary % hss
0iFth-F-hr1l1rv l.. tsas III resol2-
tion was 2d0prsd
Mr. BarthoIdf sail the reason for 49,
ginning the usossn ut 80 early vas
thai in ease the proposed memorial
took th- form a a building or other
sort Of monument or structure. there
would b abundant time for ITS CON-
petition before the one hundre1rk an
nIversary-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
His PaIlsearern

They tell a good story Of a wen
known contractor in Chicago. named
Coleseed. who had always been very
active with all sorts Of schemes Al
though his means were not large. he
had managed to keep his head above
water through the aid Of pretty nearly
all the banks. says the New sYork
Times
His wife was discussing With him
the sudden death Of Herman ButIer,
and said:
Mrs Butler told me that her hus
band selected his palibearers before
he died | think il was 50 nice OF him,
my dear; il you were taken before me
who would you ike to have act as pail
bearers."
Coleseed thought a moment and
then said: Well. my dear. ask the
presidents Of the eight leading banks
Of Chicago They have carried me Al
ny lie
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
FEUD ENDS IN TWO DEATHS.
Prominent Citizens Of 63cc~ster. Ala.
Engage in Street Duel

Birmingham Ala. FEB ee--JOhn
Ford and Tom Tucker. prominent eiti-
Zens Of GOodwateF. Who have been the
principals in an old feHd for months.
met on the street last night al that
place and engaged in a pistol duel
which viii terminate fatally for both
Tucker opened FIRE the first bullet
bringing Ford to the ground with a
mortal wound The wounded man
hzf rose up. sud drawing his pistol.
engaged his antagonist al close range
Both men enpted their reyOlvers For.
died in 4 fsw hours. and Tucker xas
dying AZ last accounts
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

The health Of Gen Wallace has beer
waning for several years. and foI
months. despite the efforts Of the fam
liz to keep the public in ignorance o.
his true cOndition. il has been gsner
ally known that his vigorous eonstitu-
ton oOuld not much longer withsianc
the rayages Of a wasting disease
For more than ! year he has beer
unable TO properly aSsimilats food A.
no time has he ever confessed his Be
lief that the end was near. and his
rugged constitution and remarkabI.
vitality have been responsible for pro
longing his life several months
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

warsax. FEB ls-Tae ch-afses' as
sisfaEts here have struck demanding
shorter hours and Oze free cay each
week A majority q the other sgrfx-
ers have resumed work. the caIy in
portaat branch still cut being the iron
workers TIE srrsk- has resulted in q
considerable ssEsral improvement u
the co1dfsi0z o< shs w0rkrsn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23
HE SAVED TEN THOUSAND.
Breach of rre.i.e. Dec. the
Right ThIsx-

Bloomington. Ill. Feb. t.-wints
NeeherIe. a wealthy young farmer. and
Miss Emma Toupkins. a pretty school
TEACHER. were married Miss Toupkins
recently sled the groom for breach Of
promise. asking fer sl0.0cc
They mst.agreed 70 dr0p the suit aaa
uArry- The CEREMONY was performed
N the courthouse
SAe claimed that the wedding date
had been set three riues and that she
a&d purchased As Ezay trousSezux
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

s. Joseph No Fsb- fS-The refusal
Of shelby county authorities 70 pro-
vide for The maintenance 0f afteen pa
tIeuts a. state hospital for the insane
No has resulted IN their removal To
the eounry poorhoas@ n She.biza-
AmOus the patients waS a u1a xho
has h>en AZ the state hospital a year-A
The -xp~aSe of maintenance = sIpe =
year for each patient
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

New York Feb Is.-AnOsher At.
lantie cable Is to be laid by the Com
mercial Cable Co. and bids for its lay
ing have already been received The
route has been determined and il is
expected thar the new cable will be in
operation during the coming summer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

ps..isx OF The W~u-kssws soldier
Dtpis-s.s sss Iis~rrst~.r Of
erswfera.~ftI~. G.a-

CrawfordsvilIe. Ind. Feb. is-Sur
rounded by his family Gen Lev Wal
lace. author Of Ben Hur.- one tim.
minister &c Turkey. and a veteran o
the Mexican and civil wars. died al hi.
home in this city. WedLes.iay night
ansI = NearS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

Mobile. Ala. Feb 20.-Reporrs from
distant interior points tell Of a large
loss OF property and some loss of life
from the recent storm Three persons
are reported drowned nsar Hattiesburg
and thres more near Lgosdsle-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

ZeisIeT. Ill. Feb is--The admins
tration building NJ Letters coal mine
has been destroyed by fire The struc-
tare vas erected less than a year ago
al q cost Of s.o.00o. and was supposed
to Be freproof
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

Norw.eh- Coun-- FeaL IZ-Szephen
B. RozEh died here He arazsseS 4 for
tune in Chicago. aad gave a million 10
poor relatives. lust to see how tAex
would use the money. Il Is said tsas
ae gave everything away. and diea
poor.