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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
CIVIL WAR RECORDS FOUND
how Straits to Which Union Army
Was Driven.

New York.-In rusty tin box, which
had reposed undisturbed in the vaults
of the subtreasury here since the Civil
War, a number OF musty old documents
of great historical Importance have just
been discovered. They will be gone over
carefully by experts and preserved,
either here or in Washington.
One Of the more interesting documents
is record which shows to what expedi-
ents the government was sometimes
forced to resort to obtain funds with
which to defray the expense of the
army during the Civil War. Through
this paper fifty New York bankers
turned over to the government on a
single days notice the sum of 81 zoe, 900.
At that time, the document says, the
success or failure of the Northern army
seemed to depend on a speedy moving
forward Of the sinews of war. The pa
per bears the date Of November IL, 1862.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
TEXAS FARMERS QUIT UNION
Object to Action Taken by Last
National Convention.

Houston, Tex.-Because of alleged eS-
orbitant salaries proposed and the mis-
construction of the constitution, the
Texas Farmers Union plans to secede
from the Farmers Educational and Co
Operative Union of America, the national
organization which grew from the Texas
original union.
Objection is voiced to the recent ac'
tion of the national convention at Bir-
mingham, Ala. in September, proposing
an increase in the dues of from to 10
cents per annum, raise in the salary oil
the president of the national union from
5000 to $1,000 per annum, an increase IN
the salary of the national secretary
from $1,000 to $500 per annum, and
some donations, despite the fact that the
membership last year voted down the
now proposed advances. The circular
adds:
The national convention thus
usurped the authority to appropriate
money contrary to the constitution and
against the expressed will OF the mem
bership."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

OF coyotes. possibly frightened
approach, had trotted and
Up the valley ahead of us, leav-
trail like that of two dogs; the
ei. more delicate footprints Of q
pssed our path; and outside one
patch of brushwood a series Of
smprints in the snow betrayed
bob-cat--as plainsmen term
brlall lynx-had been lurking
d to try to pick up a rabbit or
dr:e fowl.
the dawn Redeemed, and 1t be-
light enough to see objects some
way on, we began to sit erect
)r saddles aud to scan the hill.
sharply for sight OF feeding deer.
|rto we had seen no deer tracks
inside the burberry bushes by
dver. and we knew that the deer
lived in that impenetrable jun.
tere cunning whitetails which in
a place could be hunted only by
y hound. But just before sun
I'VE came on three lines of heart
led footmarks In the snow. which
5ed where as many deer had just
bed little plain ahead of us
were walking ieisurely. and from
Hay Of the land we believed that
hould ind them over the ridge
Re there was a brush coulee.
ding TO one side of the trail. we
Red the little ridge just as the sun
ed up. burning ball of crimson
md the snowy waste at our backs
psf Immediately afterwards my
panion leared from his horse and
fd his rife. and as he pulled the
yer ! saw through the twigs Of Z
y patch on orr left the erect
ee Aee4 = ; yousg tlack tsRst
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Give Cuba Time.

Washington.-Secretary OF War DICK
;,son told the house committee on mill
tary affairs that the United States gov
ernment has not called on Cuba to reim'
burse the United States for the s6,ooo,-
600 expenses incurred by the military
occupation of Cuba, but that the claim
would be pressed whenever 1t seemed
that the Cuban treasury could stand
sueh a draft. The statement was IN
reply to questions of the committee who
wanted to know what the government
had done in the matter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

washington.-The monthly statement
of exports Of domestic products issued
by the department of commerce and la
Dor for November shows increases OF
sl7,000,000 over the corresponding
month in 1905, but a decrease of s5i,-
o00. 900 for the elevcen months of 1909.
For the month the valuations of exports
of wheat, corn and mineral oil show the
leading increases. While the decrease in
the number of bales of cotton exported
was several thousand, the increase in
value was s16,O00,OO0. Wheat, flour,
meat and dairy products, cattle, hogs
and sheep show slight decreases.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Iudge Wants Protection.

Roanoke, va.-If assurance IS gwen
him that he will have fair triai and
that negroes will not be drawn on the
iury. Judge Samuel w. Williams, at
torney-general-elect of Virginia, viii re-
turn TO Welch, W. Va, to answer 9
charge of felonious assault on former
Judge Saunders of the supreme court OF
West Virginia. The judge struck his fel
low iurist with an ink well during a
quarrel in courtroom several months
AGO. and he has been indicted and 0
regulation issued for him
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Dead Man Was Motorman.

Denver, Colo.--With a dead man at
the controller, Fairmont car, bound for
Denver, plunged off the track at Bison
street, injuring five passengers, and com
pletely wrecking the car. A. H. Ray,
the motorman, wos found dead, his hand
firmly clenched about the brake. An in
vestigation showed his death was due to
heart disease, and doctors state he must
have been dead for some time before
the wreck. Several Of the injured are
net expected to live. 4
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Lee Statue Causes Protest.

washington.-As a part of the fight
being made against the acceptance by
the government of the statue of Robert
Z. Lee, as a permanent addition to the
Hall of Fame in the capitol building, the
vice-president laid before the senate a
resolution adopted by the Michigan COM
mandery Of the Loyal Legion, which
characterizes as an insult to the nation
the suggestion that II the statue of Lee
be rejected, Virginia will withdraw tho
bronze statue Of George Washington,
which accompanies II,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
G d.

doe as she turned to look at us, her
great mule-like ears thrown forward
The bait broke her neck. and she
turned a complete somersault down
hill. while a sudden smashing OF un.
derbrush told of the fight Of her ter.
riiied companions.
We both laughed and called out
dinner" as We sprang down toward
her. and in a few minutes she. was
dressed and hung up by the hind legs
on . small ash tree. The entrails
and viscera we threw OF to one side,
nfter carefully poisoning them from
a little bottle of strychnine which |
had in my pocket. Almost every cat.
tleman carries poison and neglects no
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
ENGULFED IN TAR.
Three Men Watch Flames Creep Nearer.
Burned to Death.

Pittsburg. Pa.-EntrapPcd in lake
Of flowing tar. four men were held fast
at the McClintock & Irvine Company's
roofing plant when it caught fire Satur-
day, and were compelled to watch the
gradually approaching flames. Three of
them were burned To death, but the
fourth managed to extricate himself and
escape the horrible fate of his compan-
ions, although he was seriously burned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
SHE is LEGALLY DEAD.
Insurance Company Must Pay Policy on
Kidnapped Girl.

St. Louis.-Nellie Burns, who was
kidnaped eleven years ago when she
was years old. was declared legally
dead by Judge Winthrop. of the circuit
court. Monday. He rendered Judgment
AGAINST an insurance company for $235,
the amount of two policies on the girls
life. The girl lived with foster mother
and was kidnapped on her way home
from school. No trace Of her ever was
found.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
MAKE EXAMPLE OF ZElAYA
Rayner Denounces Nicarsguan -
Despicabls Character.

Washington.-Nigorously denouncing
President Zelaya for having murdered
Cannon and Groee, officers of the revo-
lutionary army, Senator Rayner of
Maryland Monday advocated the passage
Of his resolution authorizing the presi-
dent of the United States 10 apprehend
and try the president of Nicaragua for
his crime against these two American
citizens.
The private life of Zelaya, almost un-
speakablc in its enormity. said Mr.. Ray
ner. should be made public by the state
department in order that the people Of
the United States might know the kind
of man Zelaya was.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
ZHEoDORE ROOSETZ7

NE DECEMBER. while I
was out on my ranch. so
much work had TO be done
that II was within a week
of Christmas before we
were able to take any
y the Christmas dinner. The
IN late that year. and tkere
comparatively little cold
but one day the Ice on the
been sufficiently strong to
to haul up a wagonload OF
enough salt pork to last
he winter. and a very few
nned goods. to be used at
Asts. We had some bushels
%. the heroic victors of a
Ior existence in which the
q garden vegetables had sue
drought. frost and grass
and We also had some wild
dried elk venison. But we
nsh meat. and so one day my
md agreed to make a hunt
Hrow.
ngly one OF the cowboys
b the frosty afternoon to
ne saddleband from the pla-
- miles of. where they were
It was after sunset when he
necessary to get to the hunt
Ids by sunrise. and II still
oouple OF hours of dawn when
IN wakened me as lay
beneath the buffalo robes.
} hurriedly and breakfastins
b Of coffee and some mouth
bread and jerked elk meat.
|e0 out to the barn. threw the
- the horses. and were OF.
y was bitterly chill: the cold
= severe for two days, so that
; Ice would again bear horses.
Tie light covering Of pow
~ We could feel the rough
No wrinkled iron under the
hoofs. There was no moon.
ee1Es shone beautifully down
~ cold. clear air. and our
Des galloped swiftly across
ttcm on which the ranch
threading their way deft-
= clumps Of sagebrush.
! we crossed the river. the
B with noises like pistol
! horses picked their way
+ Dr 1t. On the opposite
dense jungle of bull-berry
on breaking through this
urselves galloping up q
ng valley. which led back
- into the hills. The Gran.
Iktle side ravines were filled
wood and groves Of stunt.
By this time there was a
49, OF gray in the east. and as
1lently along we could make
the tracks made by the wild
as they had passed and 70.
) the snow. Several times
IDunted to examine them. A
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Million in Property Lost-Four Boats
DESTROYED.

Cleveland, 0hio.-The storm which
passed over Lake Erie Wednesday and
Thursday reaped a deadly harvest and
laid waste more than $1,000, 900 worth
of vessel property. Late reports showed
that fifty-nine lives were lost; that TWEEN
" sailors were rescued; that four boats
were destroyed, and that one is aground
and sustained heavy damages.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Word from Bre'r Williams.

"At de Chris'mus season." said
Brother Williams. de sinners don't
want charity ter kiver 'um SOS dey1'
be out O. sight: dey de ones what al
ways wants ter be in evidence wen
OIL Miss Charity an her chillun ID
eroua'."~-Atlpata Constitution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Gives Out Comet Data.

Princeton. \. J.-Fifty-six million
miles from the earth, one hundred and
forty-six million miles from the sun and
more than three times As large as the
earth in diameter-thes are the facts
determined by Zaccheus Daniel, 1908
graduate student of Princeton Univers.
ity, about the comet which he discov-
cred on December 8. Mr.. Daniel holds
the Thaw fellowship in astronomy, the
annual income of gift of $4,000 by
Mrs. William Thaw, of Pittsburg. He
has ben absorbed in astronomy ever
has been absorbed in astronomy ever
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Inventor Of aGood Time Dead.

Jackson, Mieh.-William l.. seaton,
former warden OF the State prison here,
ard credited with being the originator
of the system OF giving eonviets credit
for good time" is dead at his home
ha-a ". was Sc wears old.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16
Teach aaahx MIndInn .

Instructions in baby minding" are
given to the students Of the London
garden schools. Babies are borrowed
for the purpose.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

The world has little use for the
man who needs an ear trumpet "a
bear the call Of Duty,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Work is in progress on the new Bap-
tist State Hospital to be located at
Js,kson and Drs. J. +. Hunter and II.
K Shazds, who are directing operations.
state that the institution viii be in read
lness for opening by December 20,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

J. =. Branton, prominent planter Of
Washington county. has finished picking
field 81 cotton which has made a most
remarkable yield. This field comprises
five and one-fourth acres and the total
yield Of cotton is over i6.5Oo pounds.
enough for two standard weight bales
per acre. ~ prevailing prices for cotton
ahd seed each acre Of this land. which
vas planted in the Simpkias variety OF
cotton, will yield him a gross return OF
about Sis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Congressman II. G. Humphreys is in
Lexington trying TO induce the board Of
supervisors Of Holmes county to iuaugu-
rate new system Of road working. At
present he is trying To persuade them
to appropriate q small amount for the
purpose Of having built small stretch
Of sandelay road a. a sample to demon
strate to the people Of this county the
feasibility Of this plan, and TO convince
them that good roads are badly needed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Sheriff }. q. Baugh Of Coahoma eoun-
~ raised several points Of questionable
character in the New World district
in search Of blind tiger whisky, and
found quite a quantity Of heer and
whisky. The negroes were arraigned
before Justice }. b. killebrew and were
fined $50 each and were given a severe
reprimand.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

On Field Day, held at Hickory, Nov
10. eottouseed sold as high as s33 per
IN. while other towns were paying 500.
Local merchants paid from Is to 20
points more for cotton that day than
was paid in any other town in the coun-
ty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

The report of County Health Officer
w. ". Hamilton of Iauder,lalo county
shows that pellagra is prevalent in the
county to an alarming extent The re-
port shows that during the past eighteen
months ending December l there have
been a total of - cases Of the new dis
ease. OF this number - have proven
fatal. 6 have recovered and IL are now
under treatment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Mississippi
Arws

The $4,000 damage suit Of q. W.
Covington and wife against tho Illinois
Central Railroad Company was settled
by compromise for sii 900 in the Copiah
county circuit court. MIR. Covington
and family were out driving in their au.
tomobile, and in crossing the railroad
tracks were struck by an engine. The
result was that both MIR. and Mrs. Cow
ington spent three months in the Tulane
Hospital in New Orleans. MIR. Coving.
ton is a cripple for life and his wife has
not yet been able to walk. although shc
may recover entirely in time.
Congressman Dickson Of IN. Sixth Mis-
sissippi district has written a letter to
the papers OF his bailiwick in which he
tells the farmers that he will render
them every possible assistance in build
ing up a market and creating demand
for their cane syrup-the best in the
way Of molasss that u TO be- had in this
section of the country. and which seems
10 find its natural element in the coun-
ties to the >ou,hwcst-those now In
Tested with the boll weevil.
As an appreciation of the service Of
the late Bishop Charles n. Galloway to
humanity. and in recognition of his
friendship for the colored people. the
Mississippi conference Of the Colore,l
Methodist Episcopal Church. in session
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Tupelo has witnessed successful
elesning-up of Illicit whisky retailing.
With 20 cases before the mayor, l3 pleas
of guilty were entered and two eonvic-
tions resulted on trials. Fines were i'm
posed aggregating a total of 81 ESQ for
the city and 5000 to the county, with
time on the streets in the most aggra-
waited cases.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

The Clarksdale and Six Counties Med
ical Association held its semi-annual
meeting at Clarksdale. A most inter
esting session was held and the associa.
tion was much pleased with the progress
it has made during the year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

The people of Harrison county, OF
which Gulfport is the county seat, are
awakening to the possibilities of their
county and propose to do more than
burn charcoal, grow truck and have its
county seat a great port. 4 cue has
been taken from jackson county. which
carried of the greater part of the pre-
miums at the recent State Fair, both
first and second premiums The Com
mereial Union of Gulfport has put on
foot a movement for the organization Of
county fair association.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Circuit Judge Robert L. Bullard has
ordered special term of court of Jeffs,-
son Davis county to begin Monday, Dec.
%, and continue one week. The regular
term Of court will be the two weeks pre-
ceding the special term, but the regular
spring term was not held and it was
necessary to have more time. Several
murder cases are TO be tried this term.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

All Indications point to a reduction
of the cotton crop of Newton county by
about one-half. Reliable statistics show
that about $500 bales of cotton have
been ginned in the county to date, with
indications that the crop will not ex-
ceed 10000 bales. Last year the crop
was about 10000 bales, while only one
half as much cotton was raised this year
on an increase of acreage over last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-16

Dr. II. J. Brown killed two hogs that
weighed in the aggregate 6s2 pounds.
Another citizen of luka killed two that
weighed 600 pounds, and Will Also.
brooks, farmer living ten miles east
of luka, killed eighteen hogs from one
pen and brought six of them to Iuka for
sale. They weighed l,79I pounds and
netted him the sum of sI6O.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-05-21

DID NOT
FALSIFY
Minnesota Executive Says He Did not
Make UntrUthful Statements
Concerning Minority in
the Senate.
WHAT he DID SAY
Republican Party Would Be Held Re-
spOnsible for the Results of Extra
Session and Could Screen Itself with
the Cooperation of Few Demo-
Gratis Acting with Republicans.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May Ex-Governor
John A. Johnson, when asked today
if he had read the statesements made
in the United States senate yesterday
by Senator Bailey of Texas, CRITICS.
ing the governor for making alleged
untruthfu1 statements in regard to the
minority in the senate in it's attitude
toward the tariff bill, said:
$50 far as Mr.. Bailey is concerned,
I do not care to make any denial of
the charges he makes, but I do care
to have other senators in the south
know l did not make the statements
that the railroads of the south influ-
enced any of the southern senators.
Nor did I make any statements re-
flecting on any senator from the south
or any other section. I did say the
Republican party would be held re-
sponsible for the result of the extra
session and could screen itself with
the cooperation of few Democrats
acting with the Republican element of
the senate"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-05-21
COST SPRECKELS ENORMOUS SUMS
TO PROSECUTE THE GRAFT CASES
On Witness Stand, Sugar
King Conceded That lie
Had Expended up to
Date, $2l3,30I in Work
ing up Prosecution
Other Sums Pledged.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-Many a
phase and issue of the municipal graft
prosecution hitherto kept secret was
made public today during the session
of the trial of Patrick Calhoun, presi-
dent of the United Railroads. Incl
dents long since forgotten in the
press of new sensations were incorpo-
rated in the matter presented to the
jury. Two witnesses of the first i'm
portance occupied the witness stand
and between interrogations the attor-
neys argued with a degree of yehe-
mence that several times elected
caustic reprimands from Judge Law
ler.
Rudolph Spreckles, whose testi-
mony yesterday presented to the de-
fense and the public statement COW
ering his contributions to the cause of
the graft prosecution, was on the
stand. In a summary offered in evil
dence it was declared that total sub
scriptions received from all sources
amounted to $213,391, all of which had
been expended. Mr.. Spreckles testi-
fed that he had personally given
$138,47S of this amount, and from his
declarations it was inferred that he
was still self-obligated for an indefi-
mite amount.
John Helms, the detective called to
the stand yesterday as witness for
the prosecution, submitted to cross
examination earlier in the day and
reviewed many of the charges he had
preferred against Patrick Calhoun and
William NJ. Abbott, by whom he is al
legged to have been employed in con-
fdential capacity. He had closed his
testimony yesterday with a declara-
tion that he resigned from the SER
vice of the United Railroads in Aug
ust, 1908. Today he added to the
complication attending his allega'
tions by affirming that he entered the
employ of William J. Burns and the
prosecution in November, 1908, ant
that he drew pay from both sides from
November until the following Feb
ruary by virtue of fresh employment
given him by Mr.. Abbott, who knew
nothing of his employment by Burns
The financial statement presented
by Mr.. Spreckles was divided into fou
accounts, entitled:
"W. J. Burns, with a total of $12S,
25O; F. J. Heney, with total of $2S,
S2S; C. W. Cobb, with total Of $40,
900, and 'Sundry,' with total of $66,
29O." The allegations put in evi
dence are as follows:
: That the salary paid to W. ]. Burn
amounted to $8,45s: that he was pai
for subsistence $2,0s1 and for offic
CONTINUED ON Page 8.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-05-21
OMAHA ROAD
into SEATTLE
Prominent Railroad Officials Visit
Montana, Idaho and Washington
to Look Over Ground.
CHICAGO TO THE COAST
About $50 Miles of Construction
Would Give Northwestern System
Access to ACKNOWLEDGMENT Line
Will Be Built to Vancouver.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 20.-For a
fortnight prominent officials of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad, an important portion
of the Chicago & Northwestern sys-
tenn and constituting 1000 miles of its
trackage, have been in Montana, Idaho
and Washington.
The visitors reached here today and
are headed by A. w. Trenholm, gen.
eral manager, st. Paul; H. M. Peace,
traffic manager, st. Paul; and F. D.
Stout, Chicago, said to be the personal
representative of Marvin Hughitt,
chairman of the board of the Chicago
& Northwestern.
They were accompanied here by F.
w. Parker, general agent of the sys-
tenn in Seattle. 1t is understood to
be the intention of the Northwestern
to reach Puget Sound by an extension
of the Chicago-Omaha line, whose
western terminus is at Lander, Wyo.,
less than SO miles from the eastern
boundary of Idaho.
The building of about 800 miles of
railroad would give the system ac-
cess to the Pacific seaboard. 1t is re-
ported that surveyors are engaged al
location work in Idaho and that
Hughitt is the real backer of the
North Coast, now building west from
Spokane, but whose sponsor has nev,
er been disclosed even during cross
examination in the courts in re-
cent hearing at Spokane.
The Northwestern will make Seat
tie its chief terminal and build {
branch to Vancouver.