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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
FAR INTO THE
FROZEN NORTH
History of the Polar ExpIor.
otions of the Past.

Lieut. r. r Peary Is now In the
north in an eighth attempt to reach
the pole. II. as seems probable. he has
not already perished In the arctic re-
sfons as have so many others before
him Walter wellman. newspaper cor
respondent and explorer OF worldwide
reputation. Is at Spitzbergen. from
which point he will make his third at
tempt to reach the pole. this time by
means OF an airship. Solomon Au-
gust Andre sacrificed his life and the
lives OF two companions In an effort
to reach tho cap Of the earth in n bal
loon.
Practically the whole OF arctic ex-
'ploration history has been made with
In less than the last 100 years. though
the first arctic voyage was made as
early as 1900 by q Portuguese navi-
gator In an cgSFt % discover the
northwest passage to India While
many later voyages were made for the
same purpose the first expedition
made with the idea OF reaching the
pole WAS not made until early in the
last CENTURY since tnar time many
lives have been sacrificed in an effort
to conquer the elements Of the frozen
north and wiring from them the secrets
supposed to lie at the top Of the world.
One Of the largest expeditions or
ganized for arctic exploration. and one
Of the most disastrous. was that OF
Sir John Franklin. which sailed from
England In isi5. and entered the
arctic regions by the Baf'n bay route
in July Of that year. No member Of
this party ever returned. Both Eng
land and the United States made he
roic efforts TO send succor to these in
trepid explorers. Urged by the tears Of
Lady Franklin expedition after expedi-
tion went into the frozen north in an
effort to relieve. or II too late for
that TO learn the fate of Franklin and
his companions. but 1t was not un-
I'll is5s that any definite trace Of the
party was found. Frankiin's wife had
resolutely refused to give up hope and
had fitted out several expeditions at
her own expense to search for her
missing husband. One Of these under
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
FIRE LOSS IN SAN FRANCISCO
The Gross A-oun. Involved Is S222. :
sSe. .3o7.

Albany. y Y.-S,ate Superintendent
OF Insurance Otto Kelsey tonight made
public the re>slts q, his investigation
as 10 the loses Of fire insurance com
paus. in tie san Frzncisco disaster.
Al ioint IRE and inland marine insur-
.nce companies transactia- business in
the STATE we're called on for a sworn
statement d 10 their losses in CALI
fo-niz- The Se~ York State companies.
q in number. show the gruss amount Of
insurance. involved a. s4l.llo.0ea the
reinsurance 10 be recovered slo.s3i,- :
s9S. the estimated salvage s-,15-.Is3
and the actual amount Of loss 81, l3s, :
0eo.
Returns from other loint stock fire
and FIRE marine insurance companies,
81 ir number. show: Grrss amount of
insurance. go, ~, -o4: reinsurance to be
recovered, s2.loo, ,ls7. estimated sal
wage. sIl. Us, Is; actual amount of lo<s,
s5l. .es5, Ill.
The gruss amount OF insurance in
volved by all companies was So. .s36.-
3o7; the reinsurance, s65, 5,246.77l; sal
wage. Sc, ,sl4, ies, and the actual loss,
al3s S93 O<,-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
MARY, CONE WITH ME-
ANOTHER SENSATION IN THE
HARTJE DIVORCE CASE.
MRS. HARTJE ASSAULTED
Attacked BY ara Unknown Man, Who
Escaped. On Leaving the
Pitssbury Courthouse.

Pittsburg. Pa-Just as she was
leaving the courthouse. Thursday. fol.
lowing the adjournment of the hear
Ing In the Hartje divorce case, Mary
Scott Hartie. the respondent In the
case. was attacked by an unknown
man on the street Despite the crowd
abou, the courthouse at the time the
man made his escape. He dlsap-
peared through an alley in the vicini-
ty OF the courthouse.
Mrs. Hartie left the building accom-
panied by Mrs. Alexander V. Slocum.
who has been Mrs. Hartje's constant
companion throughout the hearing.
The women were on the way to tie
office OF John Freeman. Mrs. Hartjs's
counsel. They had gone but a few
steps from the courthouse when q
man. having the appearance OF a mill
worker. thrust out his arm and grab
bing Mrs. Hartje dragged her across
the pavement. saying.
Mary. come vita me-"
Screaming with fright, Mrs. Har,je
managed to escape from the man and
found refuge in Mr.. Freeman's office.
In the meantime the crowd stood
about. apparently psralyzed at the in
cident- The man started to run. and
was soon lost to those that took up
the chase Some few minute, later
Mrs Slocum pointed out a man as
the assailant. and he was arrested.
but released when Mrs. Hartje said
he was not the man
This was the first time since the
hearing that Mrs. Hartie has ap-
peared on the street without q detec-
tive being near. At her own request
the detectives were dismissed from
protecting ner.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
THIRTY INJURED
IN FRISCO WRECK

Springfield. Mo.-Upwards OF thirty
persons were injured. two OF them IA
tally. as the result of the wreck OF
St Louis & San Francisco passenger
train No IL. bound for St Louis. At
i1:l5 clock Thursday night The
fatally injured are:
R. J. Thorp. of Monticello. No. CON
cussion OF the brain.
Mrs Kate sholtey. injured inter
nally.
The wreck was caused by a iefec-
tive split switch Three coaches
passed over in safety. but the fourth
left the track and turned owed This
coach contained about so passengers,
and all Of them received slight in
juries. Two sleepers did not leave
the track.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
Two NEGROES lYnCHED
BY 4 MOB IN FLORIDA

Tampa. Fla.-John Black AMI
william Re1gin. both negroes. were
lyncaed BY 4 mob OF zoo men near
Fort Gardner. Polk county. Thursday
night The negroes killed Ed Granger.
4 white turpsntine operator. without
p-ovoeation. and we're captured by
Sheriff Virgins and three deputies
near the scene OF the killing a few
hours afterwards
The mob hal-ei the sheriff and
posse and took possession OF the pris-
onerS. Both confessed and were
hanged to a nearby tree. being after
wards riddisd vita bullets
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
HAS DEVELOPED IRRITATION.
Spain Mired Over Our Action With
Guatemala and Salvador.

Madrid. July es--The arbitration o.:
the dispute between Guatemala and
Salvador through the United States
has developed considerable irritation
here. The Mairid journals criticize
the event. declaring that Spain was
the proper arbitrator. owing to the
common language and the relations OF
the two countries with this nation. as
well as Spein's possession of official
archives relaing TO Spanish America.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

The defects in the Italian railway
serviee. instead Of decreasing since
the railways have been taken over by
the state. are becoming more and more
intolerable. says the Milan Times
Passenger trains are hours behind
their schedule time. and the goods
service simply bafnes criticism As
an instance. one may state that il is
now not an unusual occurrence for
truckloads 10 take 4 month or more
to get from Genoa to their Milan
destination. At times the grain serv-
ice to Switzerland has been practically
suspended
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
VETERAN RIVER MAN DEAD.
Capt J. W. Conner Passes Away
at New Albany, Ind

Louisville. Ky.-Capt. ]. Wesley
Conner. known personally or by repu-
tation to almost every river man on
the Mississippi, Ohio and tributary
rivers, died tonight at New Albany,
Ind. For nearly sixty years he was q
steamboat pilot or captain on the
great rivers, and had the distinction of
plotting the Robert E Lee when she
won the race with the Natchez from
New Orleans to ST. Louis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
WIFE AND BABES KILLED.
Another Child Shot Through the
Lungs.

Cannonsburg, Pa--When Samuel
Pears returned TO his home tonight he
found his wife and two children dead
and a third child dying from bullet
wounds. Who fired The shots is not
known Indications point to robbery
as the motive. An attempt had also
been made to set fire to the house, but
Pears arrived in time to extinguish q
blaze that had been started in q bed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
REMARKABLE TRIBUTE.
Negroes Erect a Memorial Window
{, .'Stonewall'' Jackson

Roanoke, Wa handsome memo
rial window of Gen. Thomas ''Stone-
WALL Jackson was unveiled in the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church tnegrol
today. The window was erected by
the pastor, Rev. l. L. Downing, the
money for its purchase coming wholly
from the negroes. The exercises were
largely attended by both races, the Con-
federate camps of Roanoke and Salem
and the chapters of the Daughters of
the Confederacy Of the same places
being well represented.
Downing's father and mother were
members of a Sunday school class ef
negro slaves taught by Jackson at
Lexington before the war, and today's
exercises marked the realization of an
ambition Downing has had since boy
hood to pay fitting tribute to the Con-
federate commander.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
CHARITY GETS NAU6HT
OF THE SAGE MILLIONS

Madrid.-The recent settlement OF
Russell Sage. which was filed for pro-
bate. Friday. bequeaths all of his es-
tate to his widow. Margaret Olivia
Sage. after the payment OF $4,000 to
each of Mr.. Sage's nephews and
nieces. and $4,000 to his sister. Mrs.
Fanny Chaplin, of Oneida. y. Y.
Mrs. Chaplin has died since the will
was made.
The will also provides that in case
Of any OF the 5eneficiaries contesting
the probate OF it. they sian be cut
on from any share In the estate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
A ZION RECEIVERSHIf
DECISION OF FEDERAL JUDO:
Lands IN CHICAGO.
O0WIE AND VOLIVA oUSTEO
he Property Placed In the Hands OF
Receiver And an Election
For an overseer Ordered
For September 10.

Neither John Alex.
der Dovie. the founder. nor Wilbur
Glen voliva. present general overseer,
is given the property. estimated to be
worth from $4,000. 600 to SCI ,ooo. 900.
in the decision handed down by Judge
X NJ. lands OF the United States
circuit court In the Zion City case.
Instead Judge Landis declared Zion
CITY a trust estate. named John C.
Hateiy. member OF the Chicago board
OF trade. receiver Of the property and
ordered the holding OF an election
September Is. when the people OF the
Christian Catholic Apostolic church In
Zion City shall caoose theis overseer.
Judge LandIs will decide later wnat
compensation Dowie will be allowed
for his past services.
The Nub Of the Decision.
The nub Of the courts decision IS In
the ruling that contributions Of prop
erty and money given Dowie was In
trust Judge Landis declared the con-
veyance of the Zion City property by
Voliva under power of attorney TO
John Alexander Granger to be void
Judge Landis quoted from writings Of
Dowie to show that the litter had al
ways regarded the property OF his
church as a trust.
The adjudication In the bankruptcy
proceedings against Dowie was also
set aside so that pending litigation
against Dowie may automatically be
restrained until the entire litigation
Is ended
Receiver Hately's bond OF s25.0o0
was approved late in the afternoon by
the court and he vent Immediately
20 Zion City AMI assumed charge Of
the property
The court announced that Dowie Is
to remain In possession OF Shiloh
house. and TO lave complete freedom
Of the appGrtenances, including ais
lfhra-r
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
1T TURNED OUT TO De A cANARD
Official Denial Of the Alleged Insult
to Mai. Dreyfus-

Paris. Franee.-An official denial
ras issued Thursday OF tae report
that Maj Dreyfus' face was slapped
by an unnamed army officer n. the
Cercie Militaire. one Of the most er-
elusive clubs in Paris Dreyfus iLnei
At the club. but he was not naolssted-
The report os the attack vas so
widely circulated that the Official d.
NAL was given out
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
PLEAD EARTHQUAKE CLAUSES.
Six Companies Announce They Will
Not Pay Frisco Losses

New York--The last will OF
big companies involved in the confa-
grafton and having earthquake clauses
in their policies have announced they
would not pay any losses due directly
or indirectly to the earthquake Any
damage which Is proved to be the re-
suit Of fire alone. they say. they will
pay in full Four Of the companies
are British and two American
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

Senator. how does IL seem. now
tat yoa have attained wealth and
in1aence.-
Well. replied Senator Badger.
With a far-zway look in his eyes.
ITS relieved me OF lot Of Worry.
Tut it's getting mighty t.resome try
ing to make a fork take the place
o< q knife
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

Davenport. Ia--An OF the prevt
Gus Three r. League records were
broken in Fridays game when Daven-
port and Decatur batted for IL innings
without either side scoring The
game was then called on account Of
darkness
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
The Nobel Peace Prize.

New York-President Theodore
Roosevelt. 1t is understood. Is TO re
ceive this year the Nobel peace award
In recognition Of ais services in end
ing the Russo-Japanese war The Of
fetal announcement win not be made
until December.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

San Francisco.-Haf a dozen OF the
rates from Missouri river points to
Chicago will come to an end August
10. This decision was reached At q
conference Friday. at which every road
running west Of Chicago was repre-
sented.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

St Petersburg--0ver seven hun
dred Of the cars soldiers were ar
rested at Frest. Litovsk, where three
companies Of artillery mutinied. The
situation there Is serious.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

The little city of Eupora, up in Web
ster county, is experiencing a splendid
period of prosperity. The Progress, pub
lished at that place, came last week with
nearly two columns of items concerning
new enterprises, business and residence
buildings, etc. A $4,000 gin company Is
one of the new enterprises, and the ma
ehinery is already on the ground A
marble and stone establishment is an
other. An electric lighting plant by
w. 7. Gwin & Son is on foot, also
better school than ever, with a strong
faculty and improvements too numerous
to mention. Four handsome new brick
store buildings are under construction,
and others being planned, to say moth
ing of the many residences that are go
ing up. This spirit OF enterprise Is high
ly gratifying to the people of that conn
munity in particular and the whole State
in general. Eupora is in good section
of country, and the citizens are deter
mined that it shall be the center for .
large trade territory. Instead Of losing
trade by the building of the new road
that runs near there, they will make .
strong effort to extend the already large
and productive section from which to
draw business
Ffiars Point has at last succeeded in
securing . nice flow Of excellent artesian
water at a depth of LAO feet The well
was bored with money contributed by
the citizens, and all declare it one OF the
beat Investments ever made Friars Point
is to b congratulated upon her good
luck
D. A. Owen, of Utica, a foreman on
the railroad, reports that he made five
acres of land last year bring in s35s.
That is not bad farming at all There is
no place under the sun where a man can
get greater returns for The expenditure
Of energy directed by tie use OF common
sense than in Mississippi. Grumblers
and erowlers would accomplish the same
anywhere, and it is believed that the
most Of these have emigrated from the
State At any rate, it would seem that
our people are fast learning OF what our
State ofers and gives to those who work
for it, and are hght-hearted AMI in .
good hunor.
It seems that there is general short
age in hotel facilities throughout the
State. Jackson is short aud two new
ones are being arranged for, and now
Lexington, in Holmes county, cores to
the front with prospect that will likely
give that enterprising city another good
hostelry. There are q number of other
towns that will soon Be better supplied
in the way of accommodations for the
travelling public. Mississippi is growing
faster than men and money can arrange
for the new order of things, but it will
all come out in the wash.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

Clinton. Mo.-C- z Whitaker. S--
editor and prprietor OF the Clizroa
Democrat. for 50 years a newspaper
man in Missouri AMI Illinots. died.
Thursday. aged 20 years He was n
member OF the Illinois state legisla-
cure In 1877
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

fnS1He NSytum Odmd3eu y Ftfe-
Salem. Ore.-Threatening FIRE broke
out in the upper portion of tie north
wing Of the state asylum for the in
sane near here, Friday. There vas
no panic among the inmates. nor any
loss OF life. The loss Is about se5. coo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

Salt Lake City. Utah-Judge Geo.
". Bartch. chief justice OF the sa-
prene court OF Utah. rendered bis
resignation to Gov. Cutler. to take es-
feet October l. Justice Bartch desires
10 resume the practice OF Law.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02
Closely following the announcement

Closely following the announcement
that the Finkbine Lumber Company of
Virgins had put in operation q plan to
people the cut-over pine lands and make
them produce something of the worlds
needs comes word that the J. J. Newman
Lumber Company Of Hattiesburg has
also organized . company for a similar
purpose and will begin the active work
of peopling the section tributary to their
mills right away. These concerns are to
Be commended for this move. It is nee
essary that inducsnsents he offered good
people to take up this land and make
It Of productive value. and none are more
able to offer these Inducements than the
big numbering concerns that own it. II
is expected that within few years the
population OF South Mississippi viii be
more than doubled and the production
Of crops many times increased. That the
lands down thers can be made to yisld
literally has been demonstrated time and
again, the only tro ible likely to be en-
countered being in finding the right kind
OF eitixsns to make il do 20.
The Demur Manufacturing Company
Of williamsport. Pa, has bought mill
site near Philadelphia and will erect .
large mill with capacity Of thirty cars
ef humber per day, with its own eleetric
light plant. deep wells and ice factory.
Ths concern has already purchased tim
bR lands sufficient for a nm OF several
yeara This will be great addition to
ths httle city Of Philadelphia, giving en-
pksyment to hundreds, and ssel.;az the
Population to more than double what it
, ct present
s C Lamar d reported BY the Crystal
Springs Meteor with having gsthered s.
900 crates Of tomatoes from fifteen acres
Of land At the prevailing price of to-
Dafoes this season. Mr.. Lamar nefted
something IKE 5000 for the produce
frs0 this LITTLE tomato patch While il
10 not possible to make such . record
every year, there il good money in the
trucking business, ~ thousAnas can
testify.
UneI< George Manning, living near
Aberdeen, and believed to Be near 100
years Old, has lately been undergoing the
act Of cutting more teeth
Brookhaven has recently experienced
. cleaning out Of the blind tiger ele-
neat, and the good eitizens are corrs-
sPondiasly happy 1t is to be hoped that
ths beast viii not again Be allowed to
ind hiding place in that excellent rity.
A strict enforcement of the laws is gen
erally being demanded throughout the
State, and the sentiment in favor Of such
= courne 4 provinR stronger day bv day
With lawlessness, and il IS the duty of
every god citizen t. give his assistance
to tie officials in the performance Of tbis
dzty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

Stockton. Cal-Hon- J. A Lout-
tit who was elected to congress from
this district a. a republican in 1854,
serving one term. died. Friday. at Pa
cha Grove in his fifty-elgath year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-02

Cnese George Manning, living near
Aberdeen, and believed to Be near 100
ysazs Old, has lately been undergoing the
act Of cutting more teeth
The Delta independent., 1906-06-01
FOOD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

facturers that the addition Of pre-
servative to food does not properly
constitute adulteration because the pre-
servatives added are of greater COM
mercial value than the foods them
selves. Such a claim. however, seems
to be nothing but a play upon words.
For instance, benzoate of soda has a
greater commercial value, weight for
weight, than tomatoes, and the claim
has been made that for that reason
its addition to tomatoes actually in
creases the expense of the preparation
of tomato catsup. AS a matter Of fact.
however, 1t permits the tomato pulp
to be prepared in large quantities and
preserved in barrels in much less ex-
pensive way than can be done without
its use. 1t is evident, therefore, that
even though the preservative employed
is more expensive than the substance
to which it is added, the addition Is
really made for the purpose of cheap
ening the product. 1t is not for this
The Delta independent., 1906-06-01

In these days of so much talk about
pure foods, and with the protective
legislation by Congress on the subject,
the bulletin of the Bureau of Chem
istry, Department of Agriculture. on
Some Forms of Food Authorizations
and Simple Methods for Their Detec-
tion" Is very timely.
Since the middle of the last century
the subject of food adulteration has
attracted q constantly increasing
amount of attention. In this country,
however. very little was done in this
line until about 1880. In 1881 the
Division of Chemistry began the study
of food adulteration. and since then
has given a great deal Of time to the
subject. Since 1898 the origin and
place of manufacture Of the foods
studied by the Bureau have been care
fully noted and special attention also
given to imported foods.
In 1888 the first practicable food
inspection law in the United States was
The Delta independent., 1906-06-01
Selling Chicks a Day Old.

The Matching OF chicks In quantities
and then selling them direct to poultry
breeders and fanciers Is q business that
II developing all over the country.
largely doing away with the bother Of
sitting hens and the detail and atten-
ton entailed by operating an incu-
bator. The plan Is simplicity itself.
Experienced incubator operators put in
substantial Matching plants solely for
the production and immediate DISPOSE
tion of chicks direct to poultry people,
both amateur and professional. For
the most part the new method possesses
some range in It's application. II has
been found that day-old chicks will
bear shipment to a considerable dis
tance. and that a car ride of from ten
to fifteen and twenty hours is not con-
sidered extra hazardous. Prices for
day-old chicks are a matter Of barter
between seller and buyer. something
on the breeds and strains.
but usually ranging $1.5o and up per
dozen.
There are several establishments In
this country which make this an ex-
elusive business. and enjoy a Matching
Of from 1000 TO 5000 eggs at
q time. All report a healthy demand
for their living product at remunera-
tive prices.