29 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
1
The act outlines fees in the Secretary of State’s office for recording charters and amendments. It requires corporations doing business in Mississippi to file charter copies, with penalties for foreign firms failing within ninety days. The measure excludes insurance companies and sets effective dates and enforcement provisions.
John Marshall Stone dies at Jackson at age 60 after a long illness. He served as governor, earlier as senator pro tem, and held railroad and banking posts. Funeral details include a Confederate veterans escort and arrival at Lake Del Sey. Condolences pour in from many friends as tributes recall his public service and career.
A long extract discusses taxation of valuable property in Cuba, comparing property owners and potential wealth effects. It notes plans to adjust tax structure for broader impact, and mentions elections, representation, and regulatory controls shaping local governance and the electoral process. The text references committees, judges, and minority representation in a reform context.
A local report details passengers from the Norwegian steamer Frames and the American schooner P Murtheid frey who were stranded near La Loria and Nuevoitas after shipwrecks. Five seamen remained at Fortune Island while crew were sent to the port for assistance.
Washington reports that Corea’s envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Chin Pom Ve will sail from New York this Saturday for Paris to begin new duties abroad. He will visit Paris, Vienna and St. Petersburg to represent Corea. He plans to present Tam E Ye as charge d affaires ad interim upon departure. In Mississippi a brakeman John Perkins was killed near Brookhaven Sunday afternoon by a tramp. The battleship Iowa, under Rear Admiral Kautz, arrived in Monterey en route north from San Diego and will stay about a week.
War dispatches report Gen Clement occupying Philipolis with Burgers surrendering arms. Lord Roberts reads proclamation in Dutch as British forces push toward the Free State. Reports detail troop movements, oaths, and sieges amid fading Boer resistance and growing British strength.
New York, March 25. A blaze destroyed the Stand 215 East Forty-fourth street factory. Three firemen were killed while in the basement amid water and debris. Two others injured. drowning suspected. Chicago, March 25. Ex Alderman Wan of Lyonam’s condition after a local political wrangle is not serious. One shot reportedly hit his leg, but blood poisoning feared not unless complications arise.
In Frankfort Kentucky on March 23 the dual governor issue led to national rail and court actions as troops were quartered near each other. Republican and Democratic officers faced off while prisoner Powers faced continued examination in a tense trial.
The weather service issues an order prohibiting smoking during office hours and warns that anyone who smokes will be reported confidentially. Chief Moore defends strict discipline, citing findings of carelessness linked to cigarette use and declaring the ban applies across the bureau.
A Manila dispatch notes Liberal Spanish organs of the Vilipino party were suppressed by the military government with the editor jailed as a warning. Senor Puterie, once head of the Filipino cabinet, may visit Manila this week. Rebels in Gen Young’s district grow bolder. American reinforcements arrive as an assault on Sameagpacan continues.
Washington reports a tribute to Oliver P Morton as Indiana gives the statue to the United States. Senator Fairbanks extols Morton's life from early schooling to governorship and his Civil War service. He praises Morton's integrity and public service while noting partisan battles and enduring national unity.
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