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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Railroad Wins on Appeal.

Washington.-In deciding the case OF
the Texas Pacific Railroad Company
VS.. the Cotton Oil Mills at Abilene, fa-
vorably to the railroad company, the
supreme court of the United States to-
day held the common law right of indi-
viduals to make complaint to the courts
against railroads for discrimination
which existed before the enactment OF
the interstate commerce law had been
destroyed by that enactment. The
court held that complaints must be
made through the interstate commerce
commission.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

London-The newspapers here and
on the continent are ringing with
praise for the heroism of Capt. Sper-
ling. of Dordrecht. to whose initia-
tive and courage il was entirely due
that the last three survivors
steamer Berlin. wrecked off the Hook
OF Holland. were rescued. All the sur
viyors of the Berlin are progressing
fayorably. They tell affecting stories
OF their terrible experiences aboard
the wreck which. according to salyag.
ers. presented an awful spectacle of
destruction.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
MILK AND CREAM SUPPLY
Heavy Advance Made in Cost of
These Two Articles.

Washington. That the cost OF milk
and cream has advanced enormously
since 1900 as the result of the curtail-
meui Of supply and the increasing mar
ket in the large cities IS indicated in a
census bulletin issued today relative to
the manufacture Of butter. cheese. con-
densed milk, four and girls, mill
products and starch for 1905. \ SUBJ
stantial increase in the manufacture of
all these products is shown since 1900
except starch, which declined markedly.
The cost of cream increased 247.9 and
milk 81 per cent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
7777777'77777Illl-l--
Coach Falls Forty Feet.

Dubuque. IA combination coach
and loaded coal car on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul narrow-gauge
railroad. between Bellevue and Cas-
cade, jumped the rails at curve on
trestle over a small stream near
Washington Mills. and fell a distance
Of 40 feet. the coal car landing on
top of the coach, in which were ten
passengers. The coach was complete
ly wrecked. one passenger was killed
and two fatally and seven seriously
injured. Mrs. Jokn Rohaz. Fillmore
Ia. was crushed 20 DEATH
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

Havana-Gen. Loyanse de Castillo Is
out with another statement calling for
liberty or death. In a statement pub
llshed in La Lucha he says: 'Inde-
pendence or death is the only issue.
Let towards live without a country.
To my last breath l VIII fight for Span
ish ltore- Hundreds OF thousands of
Spanish soldiers have been buried Tor
opposing Cuba's independence Mil
lions more of tombs will be opened.
II necessary. We accepted the surren
der Of arms. believing the Americans
would give back our liberty
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Two Ships Necessary to Convey the
Delegates.

Worldwide interest is being mani
Tested in the Worlds Fifth Sunday
School Convention to be held in Rome,
Italy, May 1923. Delegates will be
present from all parts Of the world.
The American and Canadian delegates
will go In two parties, both scheduled
to sail Saturday, April q. The Ro-
maptic. sailing from Boston, will carry
325, and the Neckar, from New York,
will have about 800. There will prob
ably be 600 delegates from the United
States and Canada. A booklet giving
full information will be sent on applica-
tion to w. n. Hartshorn, 22l Columbus
avenue. Boston.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Proving his Claim.

Manager-Pass you as a member of
the profession? May ] ask you in
what way you are connected with the
profession?
Applicant-You know the society
belle who is elevating the stage in
your theater just now?
Manager Cimpatiently)-What OF
her?
Applicant (meekly)-well. sir. am
that bellies clapper.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
TAFT TO VISIT CUBA.
Will See II Affairs Have Improved
In Island Recently.

Washington-Secreta Taft has an
nounced his purpose OF paying anotser
visit to Cuba in April to look for him
self into conditions there. and com.
pare them with those he left when he
quilted Havana last fall. Asked as 10
the prospects Of a withdrawal Of the
American forces. the secretary indicat.
ed that the date would be determined
entirely by restoration OF order.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
LIED IN THE NIGHT TIME.
Senator Delivers Brother Passed
Away While Asleep.

Fort Dodge. Ia.-victor B. Dolliver.
&c years old. brother of Senator
Dolliyer. OF Iowa. was found dead in
bed. He was found in his rom. Iy.
ing on the bed as though he had dies.
while asleep. An inquest will be held.
Dolliyer was known in Iowa as a cam
paign orator. a business man and
beenfactor Of Morningside college OF
Sioux City.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
CON SHEA NOT GUILTY.
Teamsters' President Released by a
Jury in Chicago.

Chicago-President Cornelius p.
Shea of the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters and his fellow defend.
ants, who have been on trial on a
charge of conspiracy committed during
the teamsters' strike against the de-
partment stores in Chicago two years
ago. were found not guilty by a jury
in the criminal. This was the second
trial
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Aoki CALLS ON ROOT.
Discuss Programme for New Treaty
to Exclude Coolies.

Washington-Viscount Aoki called
at the state department TO discuss with
Secretary Root the programme 70 be
followed in conducting negotiations for
the preparation of treaty relative
TO the restriction of japanese coolle
immigration into the United States.
The way to resume negotiations for
the projected restrictive treaty is re-
garded as open.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
ACROSS CHANNEL IN BALLOON.
The Hon. Mrs. Harbord Made the
Trip at Night.

London-The Hon. Mrs. Harbord has
made a daring and successful bal
loon trip across the channel. The
ascent was made at Chelsea at night.
Mrs. Harbord was accompanied by C.
F. Pollock. of the Aero club. The
balloon crossed the channel In the
nelghborhood OF Calais. and descend
ed at $3.50 O'Clock Friday at stavalot.
Belgium, in the midst OF a snowstorm.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
KIRK WINS HIS CASE.
Will Not Have to Pay Forfeit on
Bond of Gaynor.

/Washington.-The case of the United
States VS.. VIM. H. Kirk, surety for
John F. Gaynor, whose extradi;ion
from Canada on account of the charges
against him in connection with the al
legged frauds in the public works at Sa-
vannah, Ga, occssioned so much an
noyance some years since, was decided
by the supreme court today favorably
to Kirk. The amount of Gaynor's bond
was $4,000, and Kirk, who resides a.
Syracuse, was his only surety.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

A portrait Of the tenyear-old Mil
ton. by Cornelius Jansen, the Dutch
artist. shows him TO be a typical
Saxon boy. with a sweet face. fair
complexion. blue eyes. and short
cropped auburn hair. Later bis aS-
burn hair has become a light brown
worn in flowing locks parted at the
foretop; his blue eyes have turned
dark gray. lighting up an oval count~-
nance
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
AT HARVARD.
PRESIDENT ENDORSES ATHLETICS
THE RouoHER THE
BETTER.
COLLEGE MEN GLAD
Visits croton School, Where He Tells
the Boys That He Learned
to Do His Own
Fighting.

Cambridge. Mass.-President Roose-
seit was the guest of the undergrad
iates of Harvard. where his son. Theo-
tore. is at school. and took the op-
pcrtunity to deliver an address in
which he set forth for them rules OF
conduct in college and after life.
The president devoted the first part
of his address to the undergraduates,
advocating athletics. the rougher tire
better. as a means OF developing cour-
age In the man. lie gladdened the
Harvard men by championing foo,
ball. declaring he could see no rea.
son for its abolition. But he earnest
ly urged the undergraduates not 10
become slaves to athletics In any form.
Over culture was also held up by the
president as something TO be Stunned.
By this he meant specialization in
some particular branch OF education
which tended in later years to holi
The man aloof and apart from his fel.
lows and unified him for the broader
duties OF citizenship.
No Sympathy for State Wrongs
Then Mr. Roosevelt branched OF
into an attack upon the theorists and
idealists. educators and others. who
stood apart and superciliously criti.
cised the things that the men who are
doing the natior's work are achley
Ing.
In this connection Mr.. Roosevelt
made special point of striking al
those who clamor for the inviolabnity
CT state rights. He declared that,
though II was laudable to defend state
rights. he had no sympathy for the
clamor when the uefense of state
rights included n derense Of peoples
wrongs. As peoples wrongs he in.
stanced attempts to prevent the pro
hibition Of child labor and efforts TO
break the contract labor law for tire
benefit of certain states.
At Groton School.
The president also visited Groton
school. where Kermit. another son. ia
preparing for college. He was intro
duced to an audience made up OF about
$50 students and parents and frienes
OF the pupils. The president gave wha.
he was pleased to call short ser.
mon to the boys" Mr.. Roosevelt sail
that when he finished Ais college
course his friends advised him not 10
enter the government class. as II con.
sisted mostly of an undesirable tyne
of persons. but he had told them that
he had fully made up his mind to take
part In the work OF government. He
resolved. also. he said. to enter the
cavalry service. that in case OF trouble
he could do his own fighting. and no,
depend on others to do that for him
Il have given a sermon. though
short one.' concluded the president.
and now | wish good luck TO all OF
YOU"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
SEVERE STORMS IN GERMANY.
Snow Reported Six Feet Deep in the
Black Forest

Berlin-Reports of severe storms,
snow and rain. are received from vari-
Gus points. There has been a heavy
fall of snow for several days past in
south Germany and in some parts OF
the Black forest the snow is six feet
deep. There has been a heavy fall
OF snow in the Rhoen and Thuringian
mountains. Several cases are report
ed OF people losing their way in the
rnow and being frozen to death.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
llississippian Selected.

W. p. Armstrong, of Coffeeville, has
been selected as one Of the debaters to
represent Yale in the coming debate
with Princeton. This is high honor.
Young Armstrong is a graduate of the
academic department Of Yale and is
now taking his law course.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Pushine Rsilroad Building.

According 10 all accounts from the
upper Pearl river valley, the prelimin-
ery steps toward railroad building are
going ahead almost as rapidly and sys-
Dramatically as are those in the hands OF
the Goodyear party below. This work
. being done bJ the Herrick- Hogue
interests.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Remarkable Vitality.

w. T. Cooms, a switchman on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, while max
ing a coupling at Meridian, had his
head caught between projecting lumber
and car. His head was crushed and
the neck broken, but the man lived
more than an hour.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Convict Contractor Sued.

Suit has been instituted at vicks
burg by julius Monroe against L. Page,
the Warren county convict contractor,
for damages for alleged inhnman treat
ment while on the convict farm.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
Big Fire at Newton.

Several brick buildings in the heart
OF Newton we're destroyed by fire, and
about $50, 1000 worth of property went
up in smoke. The fire is thought to
have been the work of an incendiary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

The total cotton receipts Of vicks-
burg for the present season are II 1897
Is compared with 64, 1879 at the same
date last year
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

Because his name was, it is alleged,
put on q black list OF the retail grocers'
association, W. II. Shaw has brought
suit for 5000 damages against the
Sherard Grocery Company and the re-
tail grocers' association OF Vicksburg.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

Hszlehurst will have regular coun-
~ fair this fall. A permanent organi-
ration has been effected and arrange
ments are being made. No county in
the State Is prepared to give better
fair than Copiah 1t should be right at
the head to begin with and get better
year by year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28
TERRIBLE DISASTER DURING A
GALE AT ENTRANCE TO
Hook-oF.HoILAND.
I42 PEOPLE PERISH
Terrific Seas Broke Over ] Steamer
with Such Awful suddsnness
That u Was impossible
to Save lisea-

London-The worst disaster for
many years In the history VI IN eesy
,rosschannel traffic between England
and the continent occurred during .
violent gale shortly before 6 o'clock
Thursday morning. when the Rotter-
lam mail steamer Berlin. from Har-
Nich to Hook-of Holland. having safe
" weathered the hurricane. was
wrecked as she was entering port at
the latter place. With one single ex.
seption. all her passengers and crew.
143 persons. lost their lives.
With Awful suddeaness.
The terrific seas broke up the steam
ar with such awful suddenness that
all efforts TO save life appear to have
been utterly hopeless. Late Thursday
evening 1t was reported that few
survivors were clinging to the wreck.
but as the heroic efforts all day OF
the lifeboat crews had failed to reach
them. little hope that they will be
saved remains.
No Cause Assigned.
M cause yet has been assigned for
the disaster. and It probably will never
be known how the steamer came to
miss the channel. Il Is coniectured
soRse arrangement Of the engines or
the stDering gear may have rendered.
the vessel uncomfortable. Capt. Pre-
cious Of the Berlin had a good record
of II years service. The list OF pas.
sengers on the fated steamer was lost.
and all the names of those who were
on board have not yet been learned.
but as far as has been ascertained,
there were no Americans among them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

The farmers have been enjoying a
pleasant spell OF weather that has been
taken advantage Of on all hands to
make preparations for the coming crop.
Much breaking of land has been done.
fences improved and other work of a
desirable nature attended to. Our
Mississippi farmers are using better
methods in the handling OF their crops
than ever before and their prosperous
condition Is largely the result Of this
advancement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

With the taking over of the Wesson
cotton mills by company with several
million dollars Of capital, and the guar
antee that it will be continuously ope-
rated, business is again fourishing in
that little city. Real estate is looking
up again and the transfers recorded in
the Mirror evidence the fact that Wes-
son will be as good or better than ever
before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

The Giants played like a bush league team
against st. Louis at the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon, and consequently We're beaten by the
score of g to 4. Their listless playing after
seventeen straight victories and on the eve of
the important series with the Chicago cham
pions was extremely disappointing TO the three
thousand faithful fans who braved the cold
breezes which swirled and eddied under Coogan's
Bluff. There no ginger in the work OF the
New York players. and the Cardinals caught
them mapping
In the first inning II seemed II the local
team would easily equal It's record OF eighteen
straight victories Two runs were scored before
the baseball enthusiasts seated comfort
ably. No worried q little bit about st.
Louis. The Giants loafed along as If they Were
playing some upstate high school. and the crowd
began to feel ashamed of itself for having In
vested 80 cents to such exhibition. The
Cardinals went along into their own tnimitable
way and along about the fifth they didn't refuse
the two runs which were handed TO them on
awful throws by Dahlen and Bresnahan.
With the to in the seventh inning
Strang knocked the ball over into the rightfteld
bleachers for a home run. Then the Cardinals
went to the bat and scored four runs and won
the game before they took the field again TWO
of these runs tailed because Strang let
the ball roll between his legs away out In right
field. The Giants scored another IN their .haIf.
but the game over. Maybe they were
thinking too much about meeting the Cubs to-
day The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
MILLER EARNS PRAISE
70" Won, Not TIE Horse" Was
Has Greeting from Mr.. Keene.

You won, not the horse" With these words
James R. Keene greeted Walter Miller the
Jockey, after Superman had won the Brooklyn
Handicap at Gravesend yesterday. The Wall
street hnancier hurried to the paddock gate as
soon as the race over, and there. surrounded
by stable boys and helpers, waited with some
show Of Impotence for Miller to make his
weight and leave the scales AS the boy ap-
peared he shook his hand and CONGRATULATED him
In the somewhat laconic way stated. 1t was
high praise, however. and the boy flushed with
pleasure as he hurried away to the jockey
quarters.
Mr.. Keene then went out to inspect the colt
which had won such high fame and to congratu-
late Jimmy Rowe, his trainer. on whose advice
Superlnan mad gone to the post on the bare
chance that the victory might be his. The sue
cess Of Superman was the more gratifying to
Mr.. Keene he bred him himself at Castle
ton Farm and the colt Is by his one time favor
lite horse, Commando. which brought fame to his
colors several years ago
Superman Won the Expectation Stakes at
Gravesend on Brooklyn Handicap day last year.
beating the high priced De Mund among others
He raced well in the best company later on. but
hardly ranked with Peter Pan and Ballot. his
stable companions with Electoneer. SalvI-
deere and Water Pearl. He is more than likely
10 hold his own this year, however, with the
best horses in training.
Miller, the jockey. will always have a tender
spot In his heart for Superman as on him he
won ms nrst big handicap Strange as it may
seem, Miller, with all his success. has never
ridden the winner Of a Brooklyn, Suburban or
Brighton Handicap, and Superman made 1t pos
sible for him to break the ice
A few years ago, or in fact, until Conroy
won the Brooklyn in 1901 for James r. Keene
there was distinct prejudice against three
year-olds in one of the big spring handicaps.
Superman is now the third three-year- old, how
ever, which has earned the distinction
Beacon Light. which ran second to Superman
and which just failed to bring off a suhstan-
ual killing. is a four-year-old colt by Star
Shoot-Tartet. He is owned by H. P. Headley
the well known Kentucky breeder, who won a
Brooklyn Handicap with Ornament in 1898 un-
der the firm name Of Headley & Norton
Beacon Light won three races in succession last
year at Louisville. but he had never shown a
mile in better than 40 until this spring He
in with a feather his back. and had
worked we'll recently that Mr. Headley
shipped him on to start for the rich prize. He
only got here on Saturday night, but stood the
trip well. Under the circumstances he
brilliant
Tom Welsh the trainer and part owner of the
Newcastle Stable. saddIed Beacon Light for the
race, the horse had been shipped here in his
care. He shared some Of the honors Of the race.
as he furnished the winning Jockey in Miller
and the second horse in Beacon Light Lowe
rode good race Beacon Light. not making
a single mistake far could be seen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
SOCIETY At THE RACES.
Some of Those Who Sac the
BrOOhZun Handicap Decided.

Although the day opened somewhat gioomily
far the weather concerned. the men
Of rain disappeared aS noon, and was sue
ceeded by sunshine which brought compar-
atively large representation of society out to
Gravesend for the Brooklyn Handicap or
course, the various Long Island colonies We're
in force, and every country seat within
motoring distance of the track furnished it's
quota 70 the attendance.
Among those present We're Clarence II.
Mackay, who has just got back from his trip
California; Mrs II. Van Rensselaer, Kennedy,
who spent the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
August Belmont, il: Harry Payne Whitney,
who occupied a box with his brother and Mrs.
Payne Whitney and Lawrence Waterbury; Mr..
and Mrs. Herman b. Duryea, the latter in navy
blue broadcloth; Cornelius Fellowcs and Miss
Carolyn Fellowes. MI ana Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock jr.. the latter IN gray chevlot: Mrs, r. r.
Thomas, all in brown; Mrs. Samuel Adams
Clark apd her father J. Henry Alexandra; Sid
ney Paget, Pierre Lorard. Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
J. Vatabie Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Edey. Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald Ronalds, Hamilton W. Cary.
Joseph Widener, Prescott Lawrence, II. Nor
timer Brooks r. T. Wilson, jr., August Bel
mont Mr.. and Mrs LOOMS Lawrence White.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Fanshawe and Z. c. Pot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
DIR. .SCHREIBER IN LUCK
Wins Three Races al GraUeSend-
Stake for NinroO1rnn.

Barney Schneider had a field day at Gravesend
yesterday In spite the that no did not have
a in the Brooklyn Handicap lie won three
races with Jack Atkin. Tony Bonero ana hAlle-
crankIe. Jack Atkin was an odds-on faForte Tor
the opening handicap, and won rather easily after
a spirited tight with voorhees, at the last fur!ong
pole. They finished far ahead OF the others that
II looked Ike Il two-horse race
Tony Bonero went back in the betting to 70
in the second race. IN the face OF heavy play on
De Reszke and Gallant Dan. Six horses went TO
the post. but four OF them might as well havo been
left in the stable for any part they played EudorG
and Tony BonerO drew away from the others In
the run OF the backRtretCh and fought II out neck
and neck through the last furlong. Tony BonerO
was bid up and bought by Q. X. F1eischman for
81 after winning. The colt was entered TO be
sold for $1,000.
Mr. Schreibers third success came In the nth
race. when Killecrauke. a CASTOR from the Harry
Payne Whitney stable. beat big leld OF selling
paters the short six fgrloug course. She
appeared be beaten turning for home. hut kept
running and wore Golden West down In the final
drive.
Stargowan won the Expectation Stakes like fair
colt and confirmed tho good impression he made
In his first start Mt Belmont Park. III raced right
the front the ana held his field safe over
every foot Of the journey, winning easily by two
lengths from ALAMEDA. George CouSldiue was added
to this race and played for q killing by Davy
Johnson and Frank Farreii He managed to finish
third. II Stargowan follows IN the footsteps Of
Superman he viii win the Brooklyn Handicap next
year.