Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-24

the policy Of the company. the effort
VIII be made TO settle as many claim,
out OF court As possible.
Judge Roane, in bis charge to the
grand jury, instructed the Jury to in
vestigate the lynching Of Nelse Patton
Al Oxford; that the law made no dis.
unetion in the killing with malice
aiorethought, whether the man de-
served death or not: tha, only the arm
OF the Law could infict the death pen
atty, and that IL Was as 4 grea, 4 crime
10 lynch human being as TO commit
murder in any other way, in the eyes
Of ;hs la~.
Cotton crop conditions in Mississippi
are by no means fsttering al this time.
Thirty days ago the weed looked q,
and. With favorable conditions, q n :
harvest -ss possible. The plant, - .
rule. was late, and the July crop vas
no, very heavy. The dry, hot seather.
east Winds, and cool nights played
havoc With all OF the late gro-th.
Shedding has been general throughout
the state, and more marked than for
several seasons.
The members OF the Lowndes County
Confederate Veterans association held
their annual reunion and barbecue at
Columbus, and more than loo heroes OF
the Civil War we're present Gen.
stephen d. Lee, the distinguished CON-
nander-in-chief OF the United Confed-
crate Veterans, Who died las, May, was
. member Of this association, and for
years had attend ID the annual barbe-
cues.
Al the big roundup Farmers' Insti-
tute ~ Starkville Chas. +. Pabst, Of
Ocean Springs, the pecan king OF Mis-
sissippi. talked on pecan culture in this
state, with particular reference to dif-
ferent conditions. Before Mr.. Pabss
finished bis remarks even those st first
listless became highly enihused. and
many le.s with determination TO enjoy
share in his lucrative business.
The fact that the question Of freight
rate protection is quite . serious one
Ei;h the business men OF Mississippi is
Attested quite enphasically by the
large number Of men who attended the
conference held A. Jackson, and which
resulted in the organization OF the Mis-
sissippi Freight Protective association.
Handsome subscriptions have been
received to the stephen d. Lee monu-
ment fund by Chairman W. 7. Rigby
Of the Vicksburg Natioual Military
PARK commission Among the con-
irihators are ]. T H&rahAn, president
Of the Illinois Central railroad; Gen
Paul A. Farz and Capt ). p. Allen,
both OF Texas.
In Newton county the board o. su-
pervisors has ordered special tax levy
70 be used in defrsying the expense Of
erecting . new courthouse. Bitter op-
position to the tar levy WAS shown by
some citizens, but sentiment in favor Of
the proposed building finally prevailed,
and plans and specifications will be
asked for q, an early date.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, presi-
dent of the Mississippi division United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, has is
sued an address instructing local chap
ters to name delegates to the general
convention OF the order to be held at
Atlanta from Nov. IL to Is. During
the year the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy have enjoyed . marked
growth in Mississippi.
A movement has been placed on foot
among the farmers in that section of
Southwest Mississippi infested by the
Mexican boil weevil to plant q mini
mum cotton acreage next year, and de-
vote the major portion OF tillsble land
TO corn, forage crops and truck products
Judge Henry C. Niles o: the federal
court holds that the demand OF the cit
liens of Bay St. Louis that the Louis
Vile & Nashville stop passenger trains
at q certain point in that city is unrea-
sonable, and that the federal court has
jurisdiction.
Tha. the Farmers Union has nothing
whatever TO do with the outrages by
so-calIed night riders, several OF which
have been reported in this state during
the past ten days, is the emphatic
statement issued by officers Of that or
ganization.
Crop conditions in the Hollandals
section are very discouraging and ex-
tremely unfavorable. The young bolls
are falling of and in some places blight
has made its appearance and IS doing
some damage.
That Mississippi's penitentiary pop
ulation will pass the 800 mark before
the close of the current year Is the be-
lief of Secretary Lawrence Yerger. of
the prison board of trustees, who has
been making some calculations on the
subject.
A movement has been launched In
Lawrence county to secure the erection
of q new courthouse, to cost not not less
than $50, 600, and it is probable that
the question will be submitted to the
nsonle at an election a. an early date.
Secretary Yerger OF the board OF pen
itentiary trustees sold to the Advance
Gin and Mill company OF Vicxsburg
200 tons OF good, dry, merchsntsble
cotton seed at sl4.25 per ton.
Judge Bush has been petitioned to
pretermit the October term OF the
Shsrkey county court
Hounds from the states Rankin farm
were sent to the village of Ruby, in
Copiah county, where the populace were
considerably worked up over several
cases of arson. Owing to the cold trail
,,r.h1a tn nick nm thu