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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
EXCURSIONISTS DROWN
rs PEOPLE THROWN INTO LAKE
PoNrCHARTRAIN.
All Of the Victims Were From New
Orleans on an Excur-
aon Trip.

New Orlesns.-Screaming. hysterical,
struggling for life, two hundred men,
women and children were thrown in q
mass into Lake Pontchartrsin Sunday
evening, when the steamer Margaret
was about to make landing at M.nde-
vile, several miles from this city. The
bodies of three were recovered after the
crash. They were horribly crushed.
Many others are missing, and the num-
Der has been reported anywhere from es
to so dead.
As is the custom of the people when
. boat is making a landing, all the Sun
day pleasure seekers crowded down onto
the fiimsy wharf to get aboard. As the
vessel came closer, the crowd from the
rear pushed heavily against those in
front until there was no room to move
about. Then the vessel struck. The
platform first swayed and then the apron
broke, pitching the entire crowd into
the lake.
So great was the confusion at first
that nothing could he done. and il was
with the greatest work on the part Of
the men OF the party that many women
we're saved from drowning.
The accident occurred Just a. the
boatload were to be returned to New
Orleans
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
(b for Widow to Atone for Injustice

death he was survived by q widow
and two daughters.
Maj. Darlington came under the
Jurisdiction of the insular courts a. Q
result of his transfer for temporary
duty from the Twenty-frst infantry
to the command of a battalion OF
Filipino scouts. He commanded this
battalion at the time IL was brought
to st. Louis In 1908. to take part In
the exposition.
The charges against him were
based on financial operations which
took place at that time. Many OF his
brother officers insisted that the diff.
ficulties In which he became involved
were the result Of carelessness rather
than criminal intent. The evidence
against him. however. was suficient
to cause his court-martial and conss.
quent dismissal from the army. His
conviction by the courts Of the islands
was followed by imprisonment in
Bilabid prison.
During his Incarceration. Mrs. Car
rington and her daughters. through
the efforts OF influential friends, Sc.
cured positions in some of the gov.
ernment departments in Washington.
The order issued by the president
places the widow Of the convicted Of
ficer In the classified service.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
PLEADS TO THE SOUTH
ALD1IcH TELLS soUrHERNERs
TO PROTECT THEIR OWN.
Says Only Ten Per Cent of Cotton
Goods Articles Have Been
Increased.

Washington.-rhrough the forenoon,
afternoon and evening sessions, the Sen
ate Friday lsborcd on the cotton sehei-
ule. Mr.. La Follette completed his
lose speech attacking the changes in the
Dnsiey rates, which were recommended
by the Senate finance committee.
At the night session Chairman Aid
rich replied to Mr.. LaFollette's assaults
upon the work ot the finance committee,
and made a general defense of amend
ments which he asserted were necessary
to carry out the intent of the trainers
OF the Dngley law.
lie reviewed the process OF the South
ern States in the manufacture Of cotton
goods, declared that South Carolina had
become second only to Massachusetts,
that North Carolina is third and 6eor
giA fourth.
He declared that the stake Of ths
sc--eh was greater than that of tbs
North, and he predicted that when an
other bill is drafted the South woulc
have threefourths OF the cotton mills.
Indicating that he was n vitality in
terested in the prosperity Of the south
a. in the progress Of his own section
Mr. Aldrich appealed directly to tn,
Southern senators to meet the question
fairly. He said:
Il appeal to you directly, not to vots
for this bill, for I know that this you
will not do while ! am in the Senate
but to look at this question as affecting
the prosperity of your section. Tbs
time will come when the South will bs
found standing shoulder to shoulder
with the North in an effort to perpetu
ate this great industry"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
MENACE TO PUBLIC MORALITY
los Angeles Herald Points Out the
Detrimental Eject Of Extreme
High Tarin.

In denouncing high tariff because oi
It's baleful effects on morality, Senator
Rayner of Maryland merely made In
public a statement which has often
been made in pirate Honest tar dec
larations Of any kind are hard to Oh
tain; therefore II is not surprising
poor human nature should be tempted
to get the better OF tarif regulations.
because many men are so constituted
that II Is absolutely impossible tn
persuade them OF the Justice OF high
tariff taxation. while probably most
OF the women OF the United States are
free traders. totally unaware OF the
legal morality or moral legality Of
any kind OF taxation on imports.
When We pay what the goods are
worth. why should We have to pay a
nne for the privilege OF buying the
goods-" That is the feminine arKu
mcnt: and beyond that and into the
hazes OF economics very few women
viii condescend to 60. In view OF
this condition land the accuracy OF
our description of II may easily BE-
ascertained by our readersl there Il
food for thought In the blunt state,
ments Of Senator Rayner OF Maryland
There seems to be something
about the tariff that perverts the
human mind and aspirations and long
Ing OF the soul for truth. The situa
tion in Washington Is such that you
cannot get the truth out OF anybody
! am very fond of liars. I have studied
them by day and by night. but never
In my life saw such an aggregation ol
them as are assembled in this capitol
and they can lie with equal facility
upon one side or the other Of ths
same question
High tariff Is menace to public
morality. Its effect on any nation In
the long run Is detrimental to the besi
interests OF that nation. This Is tn,
result of a spiritual law in the natura
world. and that law is as unaiterabl.
as were the Biblical laws Of the Mede,
and Persians.-Los Angeles Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
CONDEMNED NEGRO LYNCnEu
slayer Of Florida Sheriff Strung Up
in Jail Yard.

Tallahassee, Fla.-Dsngling from a
limb in the county Jail yard, and with
in sight of the dome of Fiorida's eapi-
tol, the lifeless body OF Maik Morris,
negro, greeted the people OF this city
Sunday morning. Already condemned to
death for the murder of VIM. Langston,
late sheriff of this county, this negro
would have, on Friday, June II, just
Ave days hence, paid the penalty of his
crime at the hands of the law.
A mob Of not more than fifteen men
decreed otherwise, however, and at }
O'Clock Sunday morning Morris was
dragged from his cell in the Jail and
strung to the limb Of tree within the
Jail enclosure. To make sure Of their
work, the masked band emptied a round
Of cartridges into the ifeless body OF
the negro and rode away without the
slightest moleststion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
TOOLS OF TRUSTS
REPUBLICAN seAroRs SEEN IN
TRUE LIGHT.
Protection" Cry invoked by Them to
Tar the People In the Interests
Of . Few Eastern Matt
ufacturers.

Recently In the United States sen
ate occurred this brief dialogue:
Senator Bailcy-How far would you
go In making tariff in the inter est OF
the American manufacturer?
Senator Aldrich-To the limit.
Senator Bailey-if, In your opin-
lon. the American manufacturer would
be better on with 900 per cent.
duty. would you favor such a rate,
Senator Aldrich--l would. And II
necessary to go beyond that figure.
would be In favor OF that"
In the light OF his quoted remarks
can there be any doubt In the mind o
any reasonable human being that Mel
son Wilmarth Aldrich Is absolutely
unfit to be permitted any voice In
tariff revision. much less sole reviser
His doctrine Is protection gone clear
crazy.
Every sane political economist, from
Adam Smith or John Stuart Mill down
to the present school. defines pro
lection" as the difference between
the cost Of production at home and
abroad, plus reasonable profits &c
home manufacturers.
We developed. in this republics s
economic struggle following the civil
war. from tariff for revenue basis
to q protective" tariff basis. Now
scarcely more than 40 years later. We
are pushing protective tariff aside
In favor OF traif for the specia
benefit Of robber trusts.
IL that seems a strong statement
scan the hundreds of schedules In tn,
Aldrich tariff bill that go beyond ths
true principle Of protection" Aid
rich and his allies are probably tn,
least scientific OF any tariff framer,
In American history. They boldly ant
arrogantly attempt to to levy taxes up
on American consumers for the bene
Mt OF manufacturers who have loni
since ceased to need tariff protection
The essence of tariff protection 1,
Its inherently temporary nature. Rea
| political economists are unanimous II
declaring that protection" is some
thing to be ended as soon as possible
II lays burdens on home consumer
that should be removed the momen
an industry is on its own financial feet
As a nations industrialism grow,
prosperous. the protective" tarii
crutches should be thrown aside Il
favor OF a simple tariff for revenue.
Aldrich and his high-tariff allies II
the senate merely work the "protec
tion" fetish in the interest OF easter
trusts. Their policy Is one of tricker,
and deceit. Critics within their owl
party ranks, like Dolliver OF Iowa
have convicted them of jugglin
schedules. not to increase government
revenues. but to line the pockets O
manufacturers.
Ordinary Americans are hearth
tired Of being robbed under the guis
OF protective" tariff. They hav
abandoned hope of relief from a ser
ate dominated by crafty tools Of tn
trusts.
To President Taft. who was eIeete,
under a distinct pledge to lower tarii
duties. the hopes OF American cor
sumers turn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

One OF the amazing Developments of
the tariff negotiations Is the agyres-
siveness OF the south for particular
duties. The most determined high
protection maneuvers have been made
by certain southern Representatives
and senators.
And now comes that old. uncompro-
missing democratic paper. the New
Orleans Picayune. with a vigorous de-
mand that the duty on sugar be left
undisturbed.
of course. the real reason-the only
reason-that the tariff is retained on
sugar Is that the American sugar in.
terest demands H. The sugar trust
has not made itself so ludicrous as to
plead for this tariff because IL pro
duces large revenue. Yet the fact
that Its discount to foreign consumers
Is substantially the same as its pro
lection in the home market shows con.
ciusively that IL does not need the
tartr for protection.
There is no more need for a tariff
on sugar than there Is for a tariff on
tea or coffee. And a tariff on tea and
coffee would also produce enormous
revenue. But there is no American
coffee trust or tea trust to demand a
tariff. so the consumers are given the
justice of free coffee and free tea.
II is nothing short OF crime to tax
the American sugar consumers to the
extent Of more than s50.000.0 600 a year
for revenues-a tax that is based on
the difference in the cost OF American
sugar to American consumers and the
cost Of American sugar to foreign con-
sumers-when there are many ways
to secure this revenue without taxing
the DOOR
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
BOWERS DEFINES WHISKY
Whisky Mixed With Neutral Spirits
Can Be Chilled Whisky.

Washington.-Lloyd W. Bowers, solici-
tor general of the United States, today
submitted to President Taft his opinion
IS to what the term whisky" means in
law.
In effsrt. Solicitor General Bowers
holds, after discussing at great length
what the term whisky" meant at the
time of the passage of the pure food law,
that the public does not consider that
added coloring or favoring matter can
make whisky. Whisky is regarded gen
orally and naturally as having flavor
and properties Of its own.
There Is no more reason for saying
that alcohol becomes whisky because col
ored and favored like some true whisky
than for saying that alcohol becomes
brandy because colored or favored like
some brandy" he says. "on the other
hand, the mere addition Of harmless col
oring or flsvoring matter to what is pre-
viously whisky does not destroy its whis-
XIV character unless such addition unduly
iilutes or otherwise affects the essential
properties of the whisky"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
FARMERS TO PLAN MARKET
President Barrett Calls Nssting for
June "a in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga.-The marketing of ths
1909 cotton and wheat crops will b.
considered here on June "a, in q meet.
ing of state representatives and promi-
nent business men of the Farmers I'm
ion- President Chas. s. Barrett, Of the
union, issued the call for the meeting,
saying that the handling of the coop
erative cotton warehouses owned by
members of the union will be the prin-
cipal business Of the meeting, and that
consideration will be given also to plans
to market the wheat crop by methods
similar to those in use for controlling
the movement of cotton. The call in
cIudes state presidents, secretaries, treas
urers, organizers, business agents, mana
gers of all county cooperative enter
pris-s and editors of Farmers Union
newspapers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

J try to atone for injustice done to
|her husband by the United States.
pident Taft has ordered the ap-
Dtment Of Mrs. Nina L. Darlington
} position in the civil service with
m examination.
rs. Darlington Is the widow of the
Maj Frank del Darlington. at one
an ofhcer in the Twenty-frst
ed States infantry. Mai. Car
ton was convicted by a civil
Z in the Philippines on q charge
lsappropriation OF funds. He was
Dnced under the Spanish code to
servitude for a term of so
A Ais sentence was nullified By a de-
a Of the United States supreme
6 and Maj. Darlington was re-
ID after he had served several
1hs. He lived for some time in
ia after his release. At his
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
I'm Play of Legislator Wins a Post

Of Monroe and Metcalf. He was crit
ically Ill with pneumonia when the
fight came to overthrow Gov. Beck.
ham. the Democratic primary nomi-
nee for senator. and elect Mr.. Brad
ley. and every day at noon Mr.. Dem
ham was carried over to the state
house on q stretcher and voted for
Mr.. Bradley. The contest was still In
full swing when Mr.. Denham was able
to be out. 1t had become the practice
to arrange pairs. and but few men,
bers OF the legislature attending the
routine proceedings. all waiting for
something definite to develop.
Capt. Longmeyer. serseant-at-arms
Of the house. one day drew q gun. and
made some observations regarding the
iniquitous practice Of pairing. Mr..
Denham quietly but promptly pulled .
weapon from his own pocket. and
said:
Capt. Longmeyer. whenever the
firing begins. remember that I am
paired with you"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Chauffeur Sentenced.

New York.--A sentence of not less
than seven years nor more than twenty
years in Sing Sing prison was imposed
upon William Darragh, a chauffeur,
whose automobile ran down and killed
Ingvaard Trimble in this city on March
%. Darragh was trying out" a car
and moving at fast rate when his ma
chine struck the boy. Leaving the boy
lying in the street, Darragh kept ths
car going and on the following day b
Aed from the city, being sftsrward =.
rested ct PeTt Arthur, Texas.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

IRIS. JONATHAN p. DOLLIvER.
wife Of tie senior senator nom
pa. whose recent attacks on the
hedules Of the AIdrich tariff bill In
y interest Of the ultimate con-
|mer" have caused more excitement
In has the speech Of any other sem
br, u, like her distinguAxaed hus-
IND, well equipped mentally. She II
graduate Of Wellesley college
Before her marriage Mrs. Dolliver
g Miss Louise Pearsons. and she
IA the chair of mathematics in
brthwestern university at Evanston.
- ID . brilliant conversationalist.
y the sfRairs which she gives at her
me on Massachusetts, avenue are
|gnrded ~ treats by those fortunate
SouGh to be invited
nlrs. Dolliver cares little for the
)volities. but she entertains with the
'spitality that II the secret Of sue
ssful entertainment. and takes an
|1tve part in the serious affairs Of
, capital city. She is q prominent
pmbeF Of the Daughters Of the
nerican Revolution and has repre-
|nted the state Of Iowa in the con-
Dental congresses at the annual
hshinston meeting for years
1fr- Dollfver il essentially q home
Ptng woman She superintends the
ucAticn cf her children and studies
= public questions OF the hour 10
nt she can keep in touch with the
Eerests of her husband. whose
eeehes IN The senate are always At
nee4 hy ovsrnowing galleries. Not
> h1Dt tntsrested spectator at thsss
- = Mn DELIVER wAp under
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Wasting Talk and patienee.

The protracted tariff debate might
carry some semblance Of justification
II It offered any hope OF Illuminating
the intricacies Of the schedules or Sc
curing their adjustment In the inter
ests Of the public. But when It Is
borne in mind that about five men In
the house and one man In the senate
exercise final authority in the prem
ises. the blatant farce OF debate and
its time-wasting superfiuity are ap-
parent-Atlanta Constitution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Can't Oust Frisco.

Guthrie, Okla.-The order of the sec
retsry Of state Of Oklahoma, revoking
the chartec of the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railway Company, because
it was alleged it did not comply with
the laws of the State, WAS declared null
and void here today by Federal Judge
Cotteral, who restrained that Official
from further interfering with the com
pany. The revocation rested on the
fact that the railway was domiciled in
another State than Oklahoma in viola
tion of a law passed by the last Legis
lature.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Shot for q Squirrel.

Paragould, Ark.-James Chrisco, a
well known citizen of Black Oak. is at
his home seriously injured, as the re-
suit Of peculiar accident. While gath
ering mulberries. he was mistaken for
. squirrel by Newell Merritt and Jim
Cunningham, and peppered with a load
Of squirrel shot. As the boys were re-
turning from the interior, they saw .
movement in the tree, and, thinking it
Was squirrel, one of them fired. Chrisco
came down in double-quick time and the
boys escorted him home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Capt. Lemly Insane.

Washington.-The fact became known
here that Capt. Samuel G. Lemly, judge
advoeate-general Of the navy during the
Spanish-American war. and in the prose
eution OF Rear Admiral Schley In the fa-
nous court Of inquiry, has been an in
mate of st. Elizabeth's Hospital for the
Insane here for almost a year. Worry
over the Schley-Sampson controversy un-
dcuhfedly shattered his reason
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
JAIIER HELD UP.
Two Prisoners Compel Him to Libersts
All Inmates.

Colgate, Okla.-Tom Bigbee, the eounr
ty jAiler here. was attacked by two
prisoners early today and compelled to
liberate all the prisoners, eleven in num-
Der, including two charged with murder.
Bigbee was seized. his keys and weap-
ons taken from him, and then choked.
When he recovered, he was compelled
to open the DOORS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
OF VALUE TO THE SCIENTIST
Vessels Constructed Of Quartz Almost
Indispensable In the Chemical
laboratory.

II is not so long ago that the text
books on minerals used to describe
quartz as ''infusible." The electric
furnace has given the lie to this speci-
fication. and now some manufacturers
Of chemical devices devote special
catalogues to apparatus made Of this
substance. There are two grades on
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

sNRY H. DENHAM. the man who
knows the difference between .
pket gun and a shoe-buttoner. has
Dome an elevator conductor IN the
nate once building at Washington.
ID . product Of Kentucky. and one
6enator Bradiey's most valued con-
enents- This is the frst persimmon
! senator has been able to postle
m the tree. even with the longest
y Of q pole. and 1t was handed
over to Mr.. Denham. II is worth
= $1,000 . year, but that beats
hing all hollow.
Mr.. Denham was q member Of the
|ntucky assembly from the counties
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Essex Has New Owner.

Hot Springs, Ark.-Through a deed
filed with the circuit clerk here today,
the famous Essex Park race track prop
erty is turned over to Simon Cooper,
liveryman Of this city. jerome B. an
Esther Respess signed the title. III
transfer marks the elimination of IN
Ccrrigsn or Respess factions from loe
sffairs." The failure Of legislation in
half Of racing in the last general asse
bly, WAS credited TO the strife hetNo
the rival racing factions. The cons1t
ton was $iAyoo0. Ths plant eost : n
- isas than s1oo, 900
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

Philadelphia.-Col. Alexander X. Nc
Ciure, prothonotary of the supreme and
superior courts of Pennsylvania, and
for many years a prominent figure in
politics and journalism, died Sunday at
wallingford, aged 81 years. A member
of the Republican convention in 1860,
Mcclure was the one who suggested that
the Pennsylvania delegates break away
from Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
and vote for Lincoln This was done,
and Lincoln's name stampeded the CON
yentiou
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
Outfanned Himself.

New Haven, Conn--James c. Hutch
ins, Jr., q Princeton senior, lies serious
ly in at the private sauitarium OF DR..
Austin Cheney. He came here to see the
Yale Princeton baseball game. and
strained his side cheering for the Tigers
He was removed to the sanitarium I'M
mediately after the game, and grew so
much worse last night that he was oP-
Grated upon and the vermiform sppendix
was removed. His condition improved,
and unless complications follow, his re-
covery is expected
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

Corinth, Miss.-The balloon New York,
. IS 900 rubber craft, which left Indian
apolis Saturday at pm, landed two
and one-half miles north of Cprinth at
$40 Monday morning, distance by rail
of s24 miles. The balloon passed over
Chattanooga and within ten miles Of
Birmingham, where adverse currents sent
them north again Fourteen Thousand
feet was the highest altitude, reached
Sunday. When over Alabama three shots
were fred 1t them, going through ~
rigging ef The bAlieea-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
u,;u D;ned .t Sherrv's.

New York.-vice-Admiral Baron Uriu,
Of the imperial Japanese navy, and Capt.
Henry B. Pelly. Of the royal British navy.
were the guests of honor at dinner
given at Sherry's. Admiral Uriu said
the evidences of goodwill shown he felt
were directed more at his country than
at himself. The presence of President
Taft at my class reunion at the naval
academy said he, spoke for Japan
rather than for me. am much gratiied
at this mark of favor, and my country
men are no less So
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10
LITTLE HERO GIVES UP LIFE
Child 8 Years Old Attempts to Save
Baby Sister From Fire.

indianapolis, Ind--Leta Williamson. 5
years old, lost her life in an effort to
rescue her baby sister, Irene, when fire
broke out in her home. The girl failed
in the attempt, but firemen rescued the
baby, as well as another sister. The
Williamson family lived on the second
door of barn. The mother was pre-
pairing supper when the flames broke
out. She seized Leila and rushed down
the stairs. Forcing her way through
the smoke between cropping iremen, the
child went back for her baby sister, but
the baby was not to be found in the
room where it had been playing The
girl started to search the remaining four
rooms. A policeman found her Prostrate.
She died in his arms as she was carried
from the building.