Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12

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The railroad commission. after care
fully considering the question Of trHns-
portation rates on petroleum and its
products, made an order placing the
commodity in the sixth class, this being
a reduction from the third class as nov
existing. This rill mean a 20 per cent
reduction from the present rates on not
only Illuminating oil, but other pro-
ducts, including benzine, gasoline and
other commodities.
Tony Nelson, young man - years
old, has brought sui, against W. Il.
Swain, county convict contractor Of
Washington county, for alleged severe
corporal punishment While serving n
sentence on Svain's farm. Nelson al
leges that SwAin held him . day over
he order OF his release and thai be
was severely beaten bv the over>~e-.
For this he sues for 500 damages.
One thousand people assembled at
the depot at Canton 10 greet Mr.. Bryan.
who was expected TO pass there on bis
return from Jackson. and grand ova-
tion and profusion Of spring flowers
awaited him, but when Mr. Bryan
failed TO appear the flowers we're dis
tributed among the passengers on the
train.
Gov. Noel sent 10 the senate the fol-
lowing 10 be members OF the Yazoo-
Mississippi levee board: d. q. Pepper,
Holmes county; l. C. Montgomery.
Iazoo; VI. E. Sturdivant, TAllahatchie.
W. II. Csrothers. Suniower: ID. A.
Scott and T. II. Mckenzie, Coahona.
The governor has No, decided upon the
mersbers from Tunica, Quitman and
DeSoto counties.
Several thousand pounds Of cotton
seed, hundreds Os tons of cotton bulls,
together with 6oo SACKS OF eottonseed
-
$4,000. was destroyed by IRE at Meri
dian. The fire was the Gerces, ard
hottest the fire department was ever
called on TO aght
Gov. Noel announces the appoint
ment OF Hoe George A. Mclean OF
Montgomery county TO succeed Judge
J. T. Dunn Of Eupora, a. circuit Judge
OF the Fifth district, whose terIa ex-
pires June l. lgos.
A bill Is pending in the legislature
authorizing an increase OF the proper
ty-holding limit Of corporations to
5000 900. The present statutory limit
Is O., 600 600, and two years ago an ef
fort was made to have the limit in
creased to slO.0oo,O 900, but it was un-
successful
The peuitentiary trustees report no
sales Of either cotton or seed during
February, they having lao bales of
cotton at Clarksdale and Greenwood,
. and 40 At Jackson, for which they are
waiting favorable turn in the market,
and will hold on to the staple As long
possible.
Capt. Frank Potter, chief of the
Hsttiesburg fire department, received
letter bearing crude design %
skull and crussbones, beneath which Is
the inscription. printed with a pen, in
ink. ''Your end is near. Fair warning;
. word 10 the wise Is sufficient
Mississippi's congressional campaign
this year is going TO be the most spir-
tied that has occurred in the State
within the past decade, judging from
the number of candidates who have
appeared in the field
Maj VIM. VI. Strickland. one of the
Oldest members of the Holly Springs
bar, is dead. Mai. Strickland became
q member of the Holly Springs bar in
ls49, and was one Of It's most promi-
nent members.
Gov. Noel commissioned the Hon. f.
A. Howell, Of Canton, to preside as
special judge over the regular term Of
the Holmes county circuit court, Judge
Sydney VI. Smith being disqualified.
IL has been decided that the ware
house of the Lowndes County Farmers
Union will be located at Steenstou.
There Is no bank at Steenstou, but the
farmers will start one there.
Congressman Byrd has introduced
bill in congress to indemnify Clarke
county for destruction of the court
house by Federal troops during the
Civil War. The damaged amounted to
90, 200.
Judge Milton Redus died at West
Point from an apoplectie attack after
attending to business affairs all day
and in apparently good health He
was q native of Oktibbeha county.
Hon. G. r. Hightower. president OF
the Mississippi division of the Fsrmers'
Union, has made arrangements for m
advance of s250, 900 on cotton stored in
the State At the rate OF per cent.
The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
C.ornnanx fled for rrr,nrd In the nffice