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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
THOUGHT IT WAS DooMsDAY.
Wonderful Phenomenon Occurs at Amory,
Miss.

Wonderful Phenomenon Occurs at Amory,
Miss.
Amory, Miss.-The most wonderful
phenomenon ever witnessed by any of
the oldest citizens occurred here Friday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, when an cleo
trieal storm passed over the city, fol.
lowed by a hailstorm which lasted only
about one minute, covering the ground
with hail stones as Large as a mans fist
The stones fell SO fast that You could
not see person across the street \
great many people thought the world
was at an end. The roofs OF six or cigh.
store houses, covered with rubberoid
roofing, were completely ruined, and the
rain poured in on the stocks OF goods
doing a great deal of damage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
Of Chicago.

Of Chicago.
In Mandel hall. at the University Of
Chicago, special session was held for
universities and colleges. feature
OF which was an oratorical contest
participated in by students. Louis r.
Lochner OF Madison. Wis. spoke on
The Cosmopolitan Clubs
The general session OF Tuesday
evening was perhaps the most inter
esting of the congress. Next Steps
in Peacemaking" was the topic. The
audience was aroused to great enthu.
siasm by an eloquent and spirited ad-
dress by Congressman Richard Bar.
tholdt of Missouri. president OF the
American Group. Interparliamentsry
union. Another paper that met with
deserved applause was that OF Edwin
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
GOLFERS STRANGE BEoUEsr.
Gives sac, 900 to an Unknown Catholic
School

Cineinnati.-In the will of Peter F.
Collier, the publisher, one bequest, pro
vides that $1,000 a year for ten years
be paid to St. Joseph's Boman Catholic
Seminary of Cincinnati. There is no
such institution in Cincinnati. Collier
attended school at Mount St. Mary's
Seminary, Price Hill, 80 years ago, and
it is thought that that may be the school
he intended to remember. The entire
estate is worth IS 900 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
sBre'r Fox" Breaks Record.

New Orleans, lathe -Bre'r Fox ii, =
owned by Morris r. Bean, of Cincinnati,
arrived here Sunday night from Cincin-
natl, after having broken all motor boat
records on the Mississippi river. 1t
covered the distance OF ,554 miles in 81
hours, II minutes and SIS seconds.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
Champion Freak Bill.

Austin, Texan amendment to the
bill which provides an annual appropria-
tion for the state industrial college for
girls, where millinery and dressmaking
are taught, has been offered in the
house of representatives. The amend
ment provides that no part of the ap-
preparation shall be available for the
purpose stated If the authorities of the
college permit lny Of the students to lie
taught how to make hat that costs
more than $50 or dress that costs more
than $50.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
Coming North.

My friend. do you know anything
about transmigrationg'' asked tie man
with the dreamy expression.
No replied the stranger. but !
know something about, the traqrps mi
grafton I'm brakeman on the rail-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
NEGROES DISFRANcHIsED.
Voters In Florida Shall Be White Nal.
Citizens.

Tallahassee, Fla.-The Beard joint res
olution to disfranehise negro voters ir
Florida was adopted by the senate by >
vote of 20 to 10. Two years ago sim.
liar measure passed the senate, but was
killed in the house. The Beard rcsolu-
tion submits to the voters constitu
tional amendment providing that the vot.
ers of Florida shall be white malen per
sons. -.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Shorthorn-Isnt II a lot OF trouble
to pick out your own COWS from that
big bunch?
Longhorn = No. stranger. My
troubled come il tried ter pick out
some other feller's cows.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Il see they propose to increase the
duty on stockings"
They can't do it. darn mine all
they'll stand now"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

d. Mead of Boston on The Arrest in
Competitive Arming in Fidelity to The
Hague Movement"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06
Mississippi
Aews

Eight hundred Young women, al stu
dents at the Industrial Institute and
College. in Columbus, will take part in
the biggest and most pretcntious May
pole dance ever held In the South. II
- being arranged under the supervision
OF Miss Emma pohl. instructor in Rth-
I",ics at the college, and practice is i'm
dulgsd in daily. Truly there will I've
500 girls in the affair. and the entire
campus will he required to encompass
the assemblage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Whitecapism in Coahoma county ia
the latest and most sensational devel-
opment in that section of the delta. the
existence Of an organized band OF white
cappers at New Africa, n negro settle
ment about eighteen miles south Of
Clarksdale. having come to the knowl-
edge Of the officials at this term Of
court.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

With fully 1890 educators in attend
ance, representing every county in the
commonwealth. the annual convention
of the Mississippi Teachers Associa tion
met at Natchez
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Clement \. Evans. of Atlanta, cos-
mander-in-chief Of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans. has accepted an invitation
to present to the United States govern
ment the monument to Gen Stephen d.
Lee, at Nicksburg, on June IL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

sensation has developed in the
eire il court at NieksburR. Attorneys
for tho dsferisrs m thes- --,r,t'-of .ssv~.
Maggie Hosie W. the Nazoo 4 Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad Company moved
to quash the jury and enter a mistrial
The attorneys charged that they had
seen two sons Of the plaintiff taking
dinner with two Of the jurors, for which
dinner the two sons paid Judge Bush
lectured the Jurors and the young Ho-
sic boys severely. and the $4,000 suit
was entered a. a mistrial.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Decoration Day was appropriately,
but quite simply. observed at Columbus
For the first time in the history of the
observance, there was no address. The
program at the cemetery consisted only
OF songs and Il prayer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

]. W. Bostwright, state lecturer for
the Farmers Union. addressed several
hundred farmers at Newton Mr.. Boat
wright spoke for an hour. giving a prae-
teal and interesting address
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

INCE those early days
after the war. when the
dark clouds OF death and
loss and grief had rolled
away from these fair
lands sufficiently for the
tear-dlaimed eyes OF the
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Marshall county is to have a fair.
The North Mississippi Fair Association
has purchased n tract of forty acres Of
land, and this will be converted into
upto-date fair grounds The opening
date of the fair has been set for Octo-
Der 1.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

County Superintendent of Education
Horton has organized corn club in
Marshall county. The boys of the
county are taking an interest, and many
contests are planned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

Rev T. d. Brown. secretary of the
Mississippi Oratorical Association. has
officially advised Canton that the state
intercollegiate oratorieal contest would
be held at Canton NAV II.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

IL. W. Guthrie, living ten miles SOUTH
slst of Sarah, while blowing, struck
sosnething with the point of his plow.
On. investigation he found one gallon
stlne jar containing $500 in gold and
uiIyer coins. The coins bore dates Of
sasz1s56.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

The executive committee of the Mis-
si-sippi Intercollegiate Oratorical Asso-
eiation has decided To hold the annual
contest at Greenwood. ON May "a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

LeAore Lodge Ne. IS, X. Of p, OF
Greenwood, has sent the following in
vitation to the representatives to the
forthcoming session Of the grand lodge
at Meridian, asking that the 1910 ses-
sion of that order be held in Greenwood,
and tho two local representatives will
use every legitimate means to get
the grand lodge to come here next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
All Efforts to
End Deadlock at
Butler, Mo-, Fail
Convention to Nominate Successor to
De Almond Takes 484 Ballots
Without Result.

BUTLER, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Determined ef-
forts to break the deadlock in the Sixth
district democratic convention called to
nominate successor to theslate Congress-
man De Almond met with failure today.
Three sessions were held and after the
forty-eighth ballot, the situation was sub
stantially the same.
The convention asked the four candidates
to present their ideas about the best way
to break the deadlock. Suddarth, Hargus
and Newman agreed to release their dele
gates from their pledges If the other can
didate would do the same. Dickinson re-
fused to agree to this proposition urging
the delegates were responsible to their
counties and not to him.
motion was then made that the can
didates meet in conference, but no action
was taken after a spirited discussion None
of the delegates appear to know the
chances for a break and no dark horse
has been suggested
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
-Four Bodies, Including that of Sur
veyor Pierce, Are Recovered.
FEAR THAT OTHERS ARE DEAD
twenty-five Men Supposed to Be at
Work When Explosion Occurred.
F1REMEN RUSHED TO SCENE
No signs of Fire Have Been DIscOv-
cred and It is Hoped that Com
fIagratiOn VIII Not Ada
to Horror.

MARION ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Nine men are
known to have been killed and a score
or more are thought to be entombed as
the result Of explosion In Squirrel
Ridge mine No. 4, near Herrin. this county,
late today. Parties of rescuers are at work
and exact details Of the disaster will not be
learned until they have reported.
Four bodies have been recovered These
include the corpses Of w. c. Pierce, mine
surveyor; WH:ter Rutledge and two un-
identified Italians.
Gravest fears are expressed for the fate
Of other workers in the mine SO far as
can be learned, the explosion was confined
to one entry. A hasty poll Of the mine en-
ployes has accounted forinearly all of the
members of the working force.
About twenty-five men are said to have
been at work in the entry where the ac-
cident occurred. 1t is not known whether
the force of the explosion reached the
workmen.
Aid was Immediately summoned from
Herrin and the fire department of that
town was sent to the mine. No signs of
fire were discovered several hours after
the accident and it is hoped that a con
flagration below ground will not be added
to the difficulties of the rescuing parties.
Efforts to get into direct communication
with the mine have met with little sue
cess.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
SMALL FORTUNE FOUND
IN SERVANTS TRUNK
Miss Margaret Sullivan, Who Spent
Life Working in Kansas City
Hotel, Leaves $4,000.

KANSAS CITY, Dec 2s-In the trunk of
Miss Margaret Sullivan, who died here
recently after having worked as a servant
In downtown hotel for twenty
years, more than 5000 was found today
The woman was thought to be penniless.
She died at the age of 65 years
When Colonel Kersey Coates, an old
time hotel man here, died, several years
ago. he left Miss Sullivan, who had worked
for him, $1,000. She placed this amour.
and her other savings in bank 1t failed
and her friends supposed she had lost all
OF her money. But with the opening OF
the trunk came the discovery of a certi-
ficate of deposit of $1,000. Of another show
ing Miss Sullivan had an account besides
her unfortunate one. About 5000 in
currency was secreted in one corner of the
trunk.
During her entire life the woman never
took a vacation. The money will prob
ably go to Miss M, Sullivan OF Ogdens
burg N. Y, and to Mrs c. R. Helblng of
Grand Crossing, Chicago, sisters of the
woman.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
POWER TO SELL FRIAR LANDS
Attorney General WicIxersham Gives
Opinion No Limit on NUM-
ber of Acres

WASHINGTON, Dec, 2s,-Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham has rendered an opinion
for the War department to the effect that
to sell the Friar lands in the Philippines
in any number of acres desirable, not
withstandlng the organic act OF the Phil
ipp!,ie government, which limited the sale
of the unapportioned public lands obtained
by treaty with Spain to forty acres.
In developing the sugar industry of the
islands individuals desired to purchase the
5000 acres contained in the San Jose es-
tate on the island OF Mlndoro. which was
purchased from the Recoleteo friars by the
United states and which mas never been
occupied. 1t was argued that 70 attempt
TO sell this land In forty-acre tracts would
defeat the proposed use OF the land
This condition does not modify the law
providing that every corporation engag-
ing in agriculture shall not hold more
than 1900 acres, II is said the sugar trust
is the prospective purchaser OF the land.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
Induce Mrs. Snead
to Kill Herself
Evidence Indicates Sisters Inter.
cepted Letters and Told Her
Husband Was Dead.

NEW YORK Dee 2s,-7Although Mrs
Caroline b. Martin. mother OF Ocey Snead
has been indicted with her two sisters for
the murder Of the East Orange bath tub
victim, the New Jersey authorities have
not yet obtained possession OF Mrs Mar
tin and she is determined not to be taken
from New York state without fight
Today her attorney. Colonel Robert J..
Haire, announced that he would at once
take steps for bringing habeas corpus pro-
ceedings to test the strength of the case
against his client
Some of the evidence which was pre-
sented to the grand jury in support of the
charge that plot existed against Mrs.
Snead became known today. An important
point was made in the presentation of
documentary and other evidence to show
that letters written by Mrs Snead to her
absent husband. Fletcher .Snead were un-
mailed, and that his letters to her were
intercepted.
Meanwhile, it was alleged, the sick
woman was told that her husband was
dead and that she had nothing to live for.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24

the claims Of DR.. Frederick A. Cook as 20
'"e HttaInihent VI tne norm Dois 10 no .,
ga I.s way ~ this county Ior tne guldanc.
~ .he se4enlIIc iHvesllsa.urs "a me ea,
..ere
cablegram vas received today rto.n
'"s G44iVersity BY Prof. .. hoWaru Gor..
e'islrAian "a the suO-comInlttee appolnts,
~ me NauOnal GeosI apnlc zOele.y l..
eonqLet Inc investigated under tne aus-
piees OF tnat organization, announcing th.., q,
the university mad fOrwarded its report to
the society.
That report will be considered by the
subcommittee, but on the submission of
the original observations Of Dr. Cook, the
field note book which he kept on his
Arctic travel, will. he says. hinge on
the verdict Of the Subcommittee.
The meeting OF the subcommittee Will
be held probably during the first week In
January.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
EXCHANGE OF PROPOSITIONS
Twin City Switchmen and Railroad
Officials Hold Long Conference.
NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED
Adjournment is Taken Until Ten
O'clock This MOrninE-Butte
. Men Forced Out by
q Local Unions.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. 2s.--At a confer
ence today in the office of Governor Eber-
hart which was attended by all of the
representatives of the railway council Of
the American Federation of Labor, repre-
sentatives OF all the Twin City lines ef-
fected by the present switchmen's strike
Governor Eberhart, his secretary, Ralph
w. Wheelock, members OF the state rail-
way commission and Labor Commissioner
w. B. McEwen,/ propositions were made
both by the railroads and the switchmen
looking toward a settlement of the strike
No agreement was reached at the confer
ence which lasted until o'clock, and IT
was agreed to meet again at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning and continue negotiations
The railroads proposition, briefly, is to
agree to employ as many of their former
employees as they have room for, under the
present agreement, until the termination
Of the conference now going on between
the switchmen and the railroads in the
Chicago district, when the Twin City roads
viii agree to meet any additions in pay or
working conditions granted the Chicago
switchmen by the Chicago lines.
In their counter proposition the switch
men agree to arbitrate under the arbitra-
ton act of 1898, but insist that separate
negotiations be conducted with the Twin
City lines here in the st. Paul
Proposition of Railroads.
The proposition of the railroads to Gov
ernor Eberhart is as follows:
A conference between representatives of
the railways in the Chicago district, and
representatives of their switchmen is now
IN progress for the purpose of determining
scale OF wages and the establishment
OF working conditions for that district
The rates of wages in the Chicago dis
triet and in the Minnesota cities for
switchnen have been Identical and the
working conditions similar
The representatives OF the Twin CITY
lines In conference. this date, have con-
firmed, by majority vote, the report to
your excellency, that these roads repre-
sented. VIII agree TO re-employ such of
their former, yard employees as the roads
may nave places for, at the rates OF pay
and under the working conditions in effect
November l, 1903, and that at the termlna-
ton or the Chicago conference the lines
mere represented will meet any additions in
rates of pay or working conditions that
may be granted by the Chicago lines to
their switchmen and that as heretofore
announced, the differential of cents per
hour in the wages of, swtchmen will apply
IN the territory Of Billings and west on
the Northern Pacific railway and in the
territory OF Hayre and west on the Great
Northern railway.
Offer from switchmen.
Tho switchmens counter proposition is
as follows:
For the employees, we are aware that con
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
DR.. Cook Murdered Abroad,
is Belief of His Brother

NEW YORK, Dec. 23,-william l.. Cook
said today he believed that his brother,
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, had met foul play
abroad.
Il had letter from Or. Cook early this
week." said the brother, "in which he said
he was hurrying to Copenhagen with his
proofs OF having found the North pole
He should have reached Copenhagen be-
fore this and as he had been thre atened
with violence l fear his enemies have over
taken him.
The report OF the special committee
which investigated Dr. Frederick A. Cook s
claims to having reached the summit of
Mount Mckinley viii be delivered TO the
board OF governors OF the explorers club
tomorrow. While the investigators Will
not divulge the text OF the report they
do not deny that Il discredits DIR. Cooks
claims.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 2s.-The report OF
he University OF Copenhagen adverse 10
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24
King ALBERT | ON THRONE
New Belgian Ruler Greeted with
Cheers by Subjects.
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO LEOPOLD
Says Royal Uncle Performed Big
Work for Enrichment of Nation,
but Declares for Humanity
aud Progress.

BRUSSELS, Dec 2S,--Another young
monarch was added u tie reigning SOW
erlgns of Europe today when Albert I as
scended the throne of Belgium. The Of
ficial ceremony was brilliant and the pop
ular acclaim genuine Yesterday all Bel
GUM mourned. Today everywhere there
was merrymaking and joyous cries filled
the air.
The scene in the House Of Parliament,
where the oath to the throne was taken,
was impressive with its setting of royalty
Here the new monarch made an address
destined, by its democratic tone and une-
quivocal expressions on the great question
Of the Belgium Congo, to attract the at
ention of the world.
Colonization should mean civilization
said the king. The nation desired policy
of humanity and progress in the Congo
and no one had a right to doubt her prom
lse that such a policy would be main
tanned
At daybreak the streets were again
crowded with thousands who sought po-
sitions from which they might view the
entry to the capital of Albert and Eliza
beth. Windows, balconies and roofs were
filled and standing room on wagons tables
chairs and ladders was sold by enterprs-
ing spectators at extravagant prices.
Preceded by Queen Elizabeth and the
two little princes, Leopold and Chase who
occupied the royal coach, Albert made a
Joyous entry to the city. This king was
mounted on spirited charger and made a
striking picture In the gold and white uni
form of a general. He repeatedly ac-
knowedged the plaudits of the people and
smiled as a shower of flowers, fell upon
the queens coach
King and Queen AppIauded.
The arrival of the queen at the Hall of
Deputies was the signal for an outburst of
applause, while the demonstration that
followed in honor of the king continued
for many minutes. A feeble attempt of the
socialists to raise counter cries were
drowned in shouts of ''long live the king"
Standing before the assemblage of bril-
liantly uniformed princes and foreign repre-
sentatives, bishops and senator's. Albert
in another setting. would have passed read
ily for a young college professor addressirc
his class.
In an agreeable voice and speaking de-
liberately the new monarch pledged him
self to work for the social advancement Of
the nation and the elevation of the moral
and intellectual standard of the people He
would seek, he said to develop the system
II popular education and labor INCREASINGLY
FOR the, general weilbelng of the masses.
He paid high tribute to Leopold II and
the latter's policy in opening the Congo to
Belgian activity. He outlined a program
Of humanity and progress and was greeted
with a storm of applause as he declared
probably that Belgium had always Kept It's
promises and no one had right to doubt
its word.
Later in the day the king received the
addresses OF Parliament, Intimates of the
king informed the Associated Press today
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-24

The Central Ameri Iii situation Just now
is in need Of expert attention and Mr..
Dawson is expected very soon to appear
as leading figure In handling II.
Pursuant to the general policy of re-
trenchment on the part Of the Postoffice
department number OF star routes in the
Sixth Nebraska district have had their
schedules reduced. Congressman Kinkaid
has earnestly demonstrated against this
policy and has pointed out that the Sixth
district instead OF being at a standstll In
population is increasing at a rapid rate
and these reductions will work a hardship,
and instead the facilities should be in
creased. In several instances he has had
the old schedules restored the last one
being from Chadron to Antelope changed
to three times a week.
Victor Rosewater and daughter were In
Washington today for a few hours. re-
turning to Baltimore this evening Mr.
Rosewater said his brother-in-law. though
still very i'll In Baltimore hospital is
holding his own, and, II anything, shows
improvement.
George Krug Of Omaha, in charge of the
western division of the Anheuser- Busch
Brewing association. is I'm Washington to
spend the holidays with his daughter, Mrs
Brown.
H. j. Bailey of Brookings, S. D., has
been appointed assistant in the bureau of
grain Standardization in connection with
the Agricultural department.
c. r. Phelps has been appointed rural
carrier, Eliza ]. Phelps substitute for
route l, at Indianola, Ia
Roy c. Spangler has been appointed
postmaster at Mclaughlin, Carson county
S. d., vice r. S. Mclaughlin, resigned.