Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-30

RoME was shaken tn iEs very f,unsia-
tons. ON the sd. by the explosion Of n
powder magazine severaI miles from tha
city containing s5g tons OF powder.
Seven persons were killed and a large
number injured Forty houses were
demolished. ind throughout Rome many
buildings were hasilv shattered. iacIuef
ing portions OF the vatican. King
Humbert. with his minister's. FASTENED
to the scene an.t aided in ministering rsi
the injured
l. LATHAM. ON the 2sth. sued e
>nider, n wealthy grain buyer of Bur
dette. Ia. for sI5.o00 damages for as
serting that Latham hatf killed snsf
eaten Snider's chickens. The tvvn rr,..r
are rivals in business. and there -
much bad feeling between them
II view of the failurc Of the Canadian
OIL works. the Dominion governments
will place crude oil on the free list IN
ortter to permit of the importation from
the Unitet States Of raw material for
refining purposes. The duty ON sugar
will also be lowered
The British advancing on the Mani
puris have burned twelve villages o,.s,11-
pied by the rebeIlious tribesmen. The
insurgents retired to the hills. where
they were sheli..si. and many were
killed and wounded II Is believed the
natives have been completely cowe,
ALI the plastervrs in Minneapolis.
Minn.- uinety-seven in number went
on strike. ON the 2s.I for an increase
from s. co Ss.5a n day All the bosses
except one were willing to grant the
demand. and the strike was declared in
order to force the one boss to eapitulat,..
Mrs. ELIZABETH BHuSO and her
daughter Susan. aged 20. were fatally
burned ON their farm near North Green
field. Wis. on thu 34th. while burning
brush.
AcrISG on the advice of the state
board of arbitration. the strike of the
Boston painters and decorators was
formally declared OFT cu ths. s4th.
LORD RANDOLPH CHuRcHFnL started,
ON the 18th. ON his south African trip.
He viii inquire into the availability of
Africa for British immigration
THE remains of John r. swift. late
minister ~ japan. are expected to ar
riyes ut san Francisco on the steamer
Beigie May =
"A Dual was fought. ou the 18th. be-
tween Cen Negrier, commanding the
French Seventh army corps. and VI
Gaston lie Grand ten. Negrier WIS
wounded in the chest. while his ativs.r-
sary received n wound in the law
A MANIFESTO calling for the passage
of an act making eight hours legal
working day throughout France has
been issued by the May-day committee
of wurixingrneu of Paris.
THE German government viii shortly
apply to the festeral council for 4 grant
of credit ID enable il to partieipatss IA
the Chicago Worlds Fair
>INoN PuRvIs. who was ~ havs. been
married IN Nova scotia IN two vxees<s.
was killed BY lightning ut Norwich.
Conn. On the sFth.
tSES. CoUNr NoS MoErxE. fis.ld mar
shsal of the German empire and the
most conspicuous figure n the miliEarv
annals of Europe flr the latter half II
the nineteenth century. disst ssl,isi,.rlv ,
IN Berlin. On the .gth. of heart failure.
shortly after returning hame frum tias.
session of the reicfstag He was boru
October ri $500.
A HORRIBLE crime. after the stvlss ~
the murrier-s credited a Jack the Rip
per in WhitechapsI, Eonsisrr. was per
petrate,i in New York city early on ths.
morning of the .8th- Carrie Brown.
alias Shakespeare. WIS murdered and
mutilated IN an upper rpam Of the East
River hotei. n ssmewhat notarislJs
resort. by a man at lAst accounts ur-
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