Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-10-16
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


tat apparently. she is not ret satisfied
In the new conflict she has provoked
With her alert and plucky foe she Is
hardly likely 70 fare any better. Hay-
isx violated the rules OF war BIZ murder
iax all prisoners captured from the
enery. and having none on hand 70
neet the exchange provided for in the
peace protocol. she goes into the new
eonsict with decidedly dirty hands
SFAfS can ros make a special treaty
With the United States in regard 10 the
West Indies trade without extending
the same privileges to European na-
aozs with whom Spain has trestie,
eoniainin- the most favored nation
elause IS 70 imports Of Spanish eoionieS.
JesEFH JoSAssoy. son Of Mr.. Never
Janzssoa. of New York. was acauitte.a
On the s:h. in Berlin. Of a eharre
us5e against him By students with
shom he had quarreled for an insult 70
kizi because he was an American. Thev
seeused young Jonass0n Of saying. Il
szeezs at your Emperor" = political
crime for whi>h the extreme penalty Is
;ea years' imprisonment in 4 German
ssrtresS
NE JAMES NJ GAMBLE has assumed
tie Indebtedness OF the wesleyaa Fe-
male College near Cincinnati, amounting
. S2s.0o0. and thus prevented the sale
b foreclosure Of that old insti sutiou- Il
IS the leading Methodist college for
Eezsen in Ohio.
The newspapers OF Mexico call on the
Mexican Government 10 appeal 70 the
Postal Union against the action OF the
Uriaea States Government in forbid
Lag the transmission OF Mexican news
paper~ bearing Mexican postage. with
l8tterY advertisements
BIZ conservative estimate over $780, =
80 damage was done By the late prairie
IRE in Norton Coznty. y. ID.
The Miliers' Association OF the State
e Pennsylvania al journed. on the sth.
after \ tw0-days' session az Reading.
Invitations to hold the mex. meeting
Ee-e received from Philadelphia,
NlkeSbzrre and Altoona
The little town OF sarron- Walden.
England. was the scene Of much rejoic-
iug. on the sth. over the safe return Of
Young Pelly from Canada. where he is
popularity believed 70 have had a mar
Fow escape from the fate which over
took his companion. BenwelL The
streets Of the place were decorated with
s7gs and arches. and the numerous
friends Of the Pelley family gave the
returned wanderer hearty welcome.
AMOSG the passengers from Europe
By the Teutonic which arrived a. New
York, on the sth. were Hon J. C
Bancroft Davis, John L. Herreshof,
Hon Pitt kellogg. the Duke and Ouch
ess Of Marlboro. Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer
and Hon Leland Stanford On the City
OF New York were General John Albert
ex-president Of the Transvaal, and his
family. and Theodore Thomas
APPgEHESsIoSs are entertained that
the conference between the representa-
tives Of England and Italy on the
limitation of the African possessions of
the two countries will prove abortive.
Both sides tenaciously adhere to their
respective positions with regard to Cas-
sala, and it is not impossible that this
may result in defeating settlement
ABOUT $50 shoe manufacturers, repre-
senting all parts of the country, met in
New York. on the 7th, and decided to
advance the price OF shoes from twen-
ty-dve to fifty cents pair.
Miss INEZ CoULrEE, a missionary to
Utah, who is at present in New York
has made important revelations con-
.erning the Mormon church in relation
to female immigrant converts
FALSE rumors concerning alleged
movements of Russian troops on the
Turkish frontier have been spread by
Russia in the hope of terrorizing the
Sultan into an alliance with the Gar.
The committee on revision Of the Con-
teSsion of Faith Of the Presbyterian
church met in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
7th.
SIR HENRY DRUMMoSD WOLFE. Brit
ish Ambassador to Persia, was reported.
On the eth. to be dying.
The Dupont Powder Works near Will
/ nington. Del. together with the ada
cent town of Rockland, were com
pletely destroyed. on the 18th. by
the explosion of nearly ten tons Of
powder. Twelve persons were killed,
twenty seriously. and scores slightly
wounded Loss. estimated, $500. 900.
The steamer Alomo of the Mallory
line arrived at New York. on the 9TH,
iFom Galveston. with her cargo of cotton
On fire. Alter landing her passengers
IN safety by means OF tug. she pro-
eeeded to the Erie Basin. where her
hold was flooded by the fire tugs She
las 1900 bales of cotton on board
DURING . panic caused By an explo-
Son in the Keystone Hosiery Mill at
keading. Pa. on the 9th. five OF the
girls at work in an upper story leaped
arough the hoistway TO the floor below
aad sustained severe injuries
Two sreerage passengers on the
steamer Majestic committed suicide
asring that vessels last voyage from
New York to Liverpool The passen-
gers made mp a purse OF $3.50 for the
WIDOW and children of one Of the men
IHE National Camp, Patriotic Sons
VI America, opened three days ses-
Won IN Fanueil Hall. Boston. on the
PHILADELPHIA thief. on the sth.
sole silk dress from Pauline Hall, the
stress, and went to a pawn shop 10 dis
pOse OF it Seeing detectives in the
lOon, he laid the bundle on the counter
-na said he would call again An ex-
anination Of the bundle revealed s2S'
'" worth ofdiamonds and other iewelry
u a silk stocking tucked in sleeve of
Ae dress The valuables were re
Stored to the owner.
RICHARD y. ALLEN, OF Cleveland