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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
Further Depreciation. by AnarrhI-sie For
rigners firra BY Free WhI-kr.

SPRING VALLEY. Ill. July Elm
boldened by being uninterrupted in
their lo"ting expedition last night. the
vicious mob of foreign anarchists
committed more depredations vester-
day. and being tilIed up with the beer
and whisky that saloonkeepers have
given them in response to their de-
maHds and their threats they are to
night in condition to do anv act Of
violence- since early morning the
mob Of 1000 men and women has
teTrorized the citizens
This afternoon the mob went To sam
mel Horner's butcher shop and de-
manded meat The proprietor refused.
and then the mob rushed in. beat the
men in charge, compelled them TO cut
up the meat and then helped them
selves until all the stock was gone
The mob then turned its attention to
grocery stores. and at several they
were given provisions. Those who re-
fused ~ give goods 70 the mob were
threatened with looting. and IL Is
probable that the next twenty-four
h0urs viii see the destruction of these
stores
Il i reported that eOo men from this
place are on the way to Ladd- a little
mining town four miles distant to
loot the coal eompany's store At that
place
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

CHICAGO July S-Supt- Fitzgerald of
the Stock Yards Transit Co. stated this
morning that a mob set the big hay
barn belonging 10 the Stock Yards Co.
on tire This harm i an immense struc-
ture, and Was supposed 20 be freproof.
The loss viii reach at least $4,000
MOhs began the work of burning
freight ears on the Chicago, Burlington
i Quincy road again this morning.
Fires were started in box cars az Six
teenth and Pzulina streets. at six
teehth and Reber streets and other
points.
The rremen are nearly exhausted
after seventy-two h0urs' almost con-
tinuOus duty. and Chief Sweeney i kept
busy arranging details Of men to re-
heve the overworked fremen-
Another attempt was made TO burn
freight cars along the line of the Rock
Island railroad this morning between
Forty-eighth and Fiftieth streets
About 10 o'clock the police patrolinx
[ the district saw flames coming from a
I freight car az Forty-eighth street and
! the rre department was Immediately
summoned The bars IN all eases were
extinguiShed before much damage was
done.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

Capt. L u. Fletcher, a well-kn,.- Il
farmer. living seven miles sJutn af Kos
eirska. Iost his barn, containing c.rn. hay
ami i've head # stock. last week. by TIRE.
The origin of the IRE Is a mystery. The
superstition Is thar it Wa incendiary.
Patrick Henry has becn appointed As
.istant United District Attorney far the
Northern and southern districts Of SIis-
sissippi.
Gov. Stone has appointed \ VI. Nelson
treasurer OF Hinds county. vice J. VI
Broome. resigned
The Central Baptist Church At Grenada
was destroyed by fre last wceS The tre
originated from falling chandelier.
which bad just been lighted preparatory
10 evening services. I1os-. 5000: insur
anee, $1.IJ9.
A negro named George PonI Wis taken
from Jail at Fulton one night last week
and hanged by mob.
Col L W. Carraway. IF Hin,Is county.
Is 81 years of age and j. still hale aud
hearty. He says he never smoked pipe
er cigar. nor took a chew Of tobacco in
hs life. and that he was never drunk bat
once. that being at home and on purpose
\ much-needed raiHs fell throughout
Washington county lass ieek. the first
in GreenvilIe and immeli4te section for
ten weeks. Il Is estimated this rain will
add Io.Uo bales to the cotton crop Of the
county
Ofhsrrs Of CoahOma county have un-
earrhed the largest and Asst organized
Eans Of horse thieves ever in the delta.
The l-ader i J. a.. Reed. Of Denmark.
Tenn. Formerly II the JAMS gang. His
aeeot.plice was J. r. Johnson. farmer.
living near Lula. and James Craig. Of
Fritz Landing. ARK. was his Arkansas
partner Johnson Vas arrested. and hss
confession led to the arrest Of the other
tWe. Reed knocked constable of a
rwenty-fost trestle and made dash for
liberty. but was recapture,l-
The boarl Of supervisors Of Hin,ls coun-
~ have ordered lecaI option election
fog this. Hin.ls county. ON July 81 After
pur=ins the rolls aud petition Of Illegal
name- it was found the petition contained
about lao more names than was neces-
sary.
A double killing took place in Amite
county last week A negro teacher uamei
Hood wrote the county superintendent Of
education an insulting letter anl some
..
They arrived AZ the neSro's house at
midnight AMI sent a young man named
Hanks in To tell him to come out The
EeSro responded by shoOting Hanks down
ami then walked to the window and h.-
<aa frinE GA the crowd with a pistol.
The crowd returned the fire. completely
riidiiE- the ResrO's body with btlIIets.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
MISS sSlPPi MATTERS.



vicSsbur<. July THE past week h.s
heen the hottest II tho ses=ou. maximum
temperature reached hun.Ir,-i AMI above.
aud minimum temperature was generally
above 5o. There wa an exccs- u sun
shine. especially during the latter hale
Of the week Rainfall Wa generally ds.-
icient. \ severe lucal storm aro<e IN th..
western portion Of The State Sunday
night. with heavy rains in places and high
winds ever the delta country. Cansitirrs-
BILE damage wa- done ~ crops. trees an.I
buildings a. far south a. jefferson ceanty
The storm seems To have b..en most 49,
we're IN Washington county. where. in al
ditian to los- II cruI- and property. -ev-
rral deaths by lightning were nore.i
The effect Of the. past weeks weather
on crops has beeu. without rNe-ptisa.
uHfavsrabIr t;o-si rains not.,I IN aar
previous bnii.tin have assisted sr.spS -
withstand the shFiv~iinE rffecss II hst
sautheriy winds that hav. since prevailed.
bgt generally thruaShsut th.. uurshera
BALI sf the State the dFssa5a = i.sins Htssrh
damage. The rc,rnt rains in the .ieIfa
were not <ru-raL AMI their beusd.ssl f.
tects were pretty nearly neutraiizesl By
the hish wiHsis. especially ia the s7ss. Il
Old corn. Which suffered most In fhe
southern section the situation : s..ule-
Nhat better. bat more rain i fh- sry
from all districts Ju.i<iaS FROM rsp-.rt.
Old euru ezEnot uaAke much u sra9 at
best. and further d-crease n pras-
Pecsive poor yicld vill result from con
iinusvl 'lryns~s- Young corn 5 stiu prurn
sing IN me-t places. but needs moisture
bs.iiy. and a. m early date The erpp j.
iaid by IN all sections AMI present. a clean
appearance
Cotton has becn about at .tan.istili
.lHrin< the pas-t seven days - far a. the
general crop prospect j. concerned The
heat has noS been excessive for this sta
pie. bat l=ek Of rain = the ireublc The
plant growing slowly AMI has a healthy
and weil-frait..i stalk The crpp = cleaE.
No woruls have appeared yet
Suaii gardens are dried mp in tn. north.
with huf slightly more favorable reports
~sufh- The larger truck farms have done
better ani the output II vegetables i b.
ginning 10 extend beyond the local mar
kei~. lar=e shipments of melons. Tomatoes
aaal Vegetables of al kinds went north
last week
The ogtipsk this morning ioss not hol,.
forth any promise for the mueh-ns,.,ie,l
general rains. although lpyal thunder
storms viii probably b. developed b IN
intense heat now prevailing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
IN ENGLAND.

LoSDoS Jews will erect fifty thou
sand-doilar hospital in Jerusalem
TIE Oldest epitaph in England is
found in country ehurchyard in Ok
torrishire. dated i37D. It's obsolete Ian
guage IS almost unintellizibIe.
N isss the skin Of a man who was
hanged in England was tanned. and
pieces Of the same were retained for
years, according to the statements of a
London exchange
IN order 70 beautify country stations
an English lady has sent presents of
seeds and cuttings from her eouserva-
tory TO all the station masters on the
line over which she travels from her
rural home
THE British museum has books writ
ten On bricscs. tiles oyster shells, bones
and fat stones. together with manu-
ssriPts on bark an leaves. ON ivory.
leather. parchment, papyrus. iron. cop
pc and w0osi
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
CONDENSED TELEGRAM.

A RIOT occurred At Scottdale. Penn,
on the 9th between whites and blacks.
in which one person was killed and
several wounded
THERE is in the STATE treasury Of
Arkansas. United States currency, s3ss.-
gs6.Ts: State sc.ip, sI.500.9s. bond scrip
SIS, al AZ county scrip. SO. so II: city
scrip. s5I53; swamp land warrants. sIa0;
R b Morrow's notes authorized BY
legislative -enactmentl $50. 3taS5. re-
funding certificates. s55I.49. L1ugh-
borough bonds. $500. 600; six per cent
funding bonds. $4,000; six per cent
funding bond coupons. $40. 30. Total,
81. i4T.gs4-6s-
Two STORES were looted At Ladd. H..
on the ssh by mob of 900 non-English-
speaking miners
The general merchandise storc of the
White Breast Fuel Company, ~ L4dd.
Ill. was looted on the 7th BY 4 mob OF
l.eOo alien miners from Spring Valley.
The stock was valued At ssaa. COO. and Will
be complete loss
The bodies Of August Peters. aged -
years. and Clara Christophers0a. 81
years of age, were found on the river
bank AZ Cedar Bend. Wis. On the ssh.
A bottle Of wine and three different
kinds Of poison we're found near By.
LLOYD WHITE. a negro. vas arrested
near Lexington. NY on the >th- charged
with shooting from ambush Herbert
Tucker. the I6-yeAr-old son Of leading
| farmer
THIKTY-SISE new cases Of ebolera
and thirteen deaths from the disease
were reported ~ 81 Petersburg On the
sth- Five new cases we're reported ~
Doblen- in COurl4nd-
A rKRRIFIc explosion Supposed 10
have been caused BY gasoline. occurred
a. Minneapolis. lad. on the sth. severely
burning Ave men ard it Is Thought kill
/ ing George Perkins
BUSINESS failures show further de-
crease during the week. the total being
only Iss. against iss last week 3Is in
the week year ago and ia in the week
two years ago
4 kxsoLUrIox vas introduced IN the
Senate On the sth for the appointnent
Of COMMITTEES 70 consider the advis4-
bility or necessity Of government own
ership Of railroads and telsgr.phs. and
especially the existing troubles between
employers and employees. and what leg
lslstion is necessary 70 prevent strikes
and lock0ats u tie fsiure.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
DesS' Def.
The President Of the American Railway
Union k-~p- ON Talking.

CHfCS SGO. july President uehs in
an interview with a nited Press re-
porter last evening said. in Speaking
Of the riots and shooting bv the troops.
You can say that I greatly deplore
the rioting and disturbances. and re-
gret the shooting down 0f men who.
am informed. werr really in part of
the mob that caused the trouble. csr-
tainlv do deplu-. this most unfurtunats.
occurrence Yet il cannot J.. said they
iniuns- our cause ANY mob Is danger
ous- Yau can ind a crowd II people.
assembled through curiosity to look
upon Ssme sight Some little thing
will start crowd. some trivial. unim-
pDrtant matter. and perhaps before a
realization # the act itself or the con
sequence there j. a riot Inn0eent p.s,-
pie have probably gathered together A.
spectators and iammesi in the crowd ar.
in no wis-. "a blame for the trouble.
ensuing or in no manner Interested h..-
youd t.-ing spectators Vet with a
rush comes the riotous demonstration.
and even disint-nsstrd and indifferent
byStauders are suddenly aroused by
that terrible power of mob and fran
,ically particiuats. IN whatever l. done.
! cannot >ay that the strikers ar. To
blame IN this matter-in fact am con-
fient that they were in NJ wise in
stigators u the trouble
NJ. I do not think that or my a.
sociates are responsible Corporate
power aud the un~ise action II ths.
government arr >olely responsible. and
this viii certainly =. hurne cut by the
facts
In regard - the repprts that I am
to ~ arrested have nothing % sar- II
! have many way violated a municipal.
state or federal law I am willing %
stand the consequence and take my
nssiieine- Am surv I have done moth
ing IN violation - the law Va. will
not 90 10 Jail II arrested apan a hAila-
bic charge can tell yuu this. I can
furnish tyo million dollars bail in two
Hinutes II Necessary have engaged
n lawyer On the strength u the reports
Of impending arrest. and will hght the
m1tte- - the end
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
THE ROSTER.
The scenes In Chicago . Reminder Of War
Times.

CHICAGO. July The scenes in the
city tonight are to the old residents
vivid reminder - war times The
broad eVpauSe ot lawn On the lake
front from the Chicago club far south
OF the Auditorium hotel i DOTTED with
the white tents # the regulars frotn
Forts sheridan Leavenw0rth and
Brady. while >entries patrol the broad
sidewalk u compel the crowds II M
lockers to keep at a respectful DIS
tancc.
\ few blocks north another big crowd
surrounds the armory af the second
companies together with two regiments
of the second brigade are quartered
awaiting 4 call ~ service
Compan- {. of the thirteenth regi-
ment. from Fort Sheridan. is eampin
in the rottnda of the government
building a. a result Of orders issued By
Gen Miles
Regulars Troop X. seventh cavalry,
Capt Hare; Battery d. First artillery.
Capt Allyn Capron; Co. T. Fifteenth
infantry. Col. H. H. Humphreys. Lieuts-
d. - hrtHAAc anu IL L. AAEHNtftls 70. T g.
Fifteenth regiment. capt g. h Mcsiun-
nigle. First Lieut. =. > Pogus. Second
Lieut.. and Battalion Adjutant John NJ
Palmer-all of Fort sheridan, CO. II.
seventh regiment. Capt >annO; ca. Z.
Tenth infantry. Capt Stretch
Co F. Thirteenth infantry. Lieut.
James; Co. A. Fifth infantry.
Capt. Randall: Co. E. Twelfth in
fantry. Capt. Brown all Of Fort I.eav-
enworth: 60. h. Nineteenth infantry.
Lieut. Frazier. and O.. r Nine
teenth infantry. Capt Erickson aud
Lieut. Purcell. Of Fort Brady. Total.
i.200 men
National Guard-Entire first brigade.
second brigade with the exception Of
four companies. Total. 800 men
In addition To the entire police toree.
including the reserves. substitutes and
new men. a total Of 500 i availabl..
for special emergency call This makes
Total of IO.0oO armed men that az les
Il An an hours notice can be placed 70
the keld-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
4 Handful Of United >tafe~ Regulars Ia
Imminent Peril.

CHIeAGo- July :. p. m--A report
fram Hammond SAYS an,. man was
killed and another seriously wounded
in a riot at Is o'clock tonight. The
dead mans name Is Charles F1eisehman.
lie was shot through the abdomen and
died instantly
\ mob congregated about the Mpnun
tracks destroying railroad property
anj oJr,trueting the tracks \ few
minutes before o'clock the mob pro-
ce,,led Ia place on the tracks where
an empty Pullman car was standing
Ropes were procured and thrown over
th,. ear
capt Hart and thiStv-nine men Of
Ia. 4. 1f the Fifteenth infantry L. =
A. had been patrolling the tracks in 4
passenger coach The military train was
run up behind the mob and the order
to fire was given
Abuut SO0 shots were fired and at tht.
first volley an unknown man dropped
dead
Vt ths. next volley w H. Campbell. a
spectator. fell to the ground with a
bullet in his thigh.
Another volley was fired and several
people were wounded how many i not
known. a. the wounded We're carried
away by members If the mob
~ snou A. the soldiers stopped firing
big brawny fellow. who was in the
crowd stepped to the front and urged
the mob to svenge the murder .-t;et
your guns, boys. he said, and sIay
the hounds.
The mob needed no second urging
and rushed to their homes and got
their weapons. They returned and at
tackled the soldiers
4 furious battle i now raging
The troops- three companies of the
regulars. which had lef, the eitv
shortly after 3 o'clock in command II
zen Miles had not as yet reached the
seeue-
The railroad tracks arr oJ>tructed.
and it Is feared that the endorsements
viii not reach the scene IN tune - pr,-.
vent the capture II capt. Hart and hi.
handful Of men
Th. uited states marshal and mss~'
of the deputies refused % protect the
soldiers. and have left the scene
The soldiers have rctreated 70 ths
eoaeh and arr firing through the win
dOvs on the mob
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

CHICAGO. July Mayor Hopkins
was this evening shown the President :
proclamation. After psrusing the man
useript carefully he said 4 tu not
understand the necessity for this action.
l have been around Chicago in every
part oft for thirteen hours md every
thing quiet. There has been no mob.
no conflict with the local authori-
ties. and no disturbance genera : =
What trouble has occurred to-day
seems To BE- over the border line in In
diana. At the same time. am ust
prepared tn comment on or eriticis..
the presidents proclamation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

Il K~r"rte.I. . Handful Of UaIt-.I state.
soldiers BeinK >urruansi~sf and Hard
Pressed BY Thousands ~ Rioters B-at on
Their Destruction
CTuc teo. july ~-Th. storm ceutsr
to-day was at Hammond an Indiana
suburb Of the city Here mob of
nearly 1.o01 was in possession and no
troops in sight. They sacked the
Western Unjon telegraph usiicr. over
turned freight ears, and committed all
sorts of depr,.dations Five railroad
employees were wounded al tn. hansls
81 the mob. one fatally
The outbound SUNDAY passenger
train from Chirago on the Monnn rail-
way was brought to a halt by th.. mob.
The engineer aud fireman yverr mad,
t. di>mount. aud the locomotive was
quickly killed by opening a valve
and allowing all th,. water tn run dut
# TIN. boiler.
The active leaders ~f the mob yvrr.
not tocal strikcr>. or known a. the
Hammond people nder their leader
ship however the town was ts.rrorizs.,l
throughout the night. aud railway
trafiic paraivze,i
BOLDLY operating right I'm the center
# town thr mub had everything
nearly iss own way. The worst trouble,
came about ? a m " hem IN y ~kirmish
with railway employees three men vverc
iai.i iuU in bunch Two other men
were badly injured IN other en-
c,suuter>
The man WHOSE wounds arr sup
ps-s-'t to - mortal j. H. T. Miles. an
employee ot the InterIocsing switch
Ca.
tine ~ the acts ~ the desperate. mob
was thr burning II Pullman eoach-
Il wa set IN fire in several plas-,-s
simultaneously and completely cpn-
sumssL Fully twenty-five freight ear,
were derailed and tippcd upside down.
but the torch was not applied ,o them.
IN unprecedented pro.e,-,iing IN
strike tactics was the attack ou the
telegraph office The noh bs,cams prs
ss-sssd with the idea that telegrams
were about t. be sent t. Gov Mat
thews at indianapolis asking for
truoP~. and the strike leaders deter
mined - fprcStall such action IL posi-
bic.
Entrance - the telegraph office was
effected with scant cuuru.>y. and in the
expressive language If an eyewitness.
the place was cleaned cut complete
ly.- Since then telegraphic communi-
cation between Hammond and the ont
sid.. world has b~eu cut of cum
pletely.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
A PROCLAMATION.

rr--i.i~ut Cleveland t..... u.r,,,- .,
Irnss~eut ftv.tansf-r. q. Remain P-,@~-
ahiy In rh~tr Hssn~- and rhu- Avoid
Danker- Inrt.ssut 10 the ~appr...I.,u Of
Mes Eale ny s"''iiers Of the United
''
A~htN"T"N- Jalt 7-Nt late hour
aaSs night ire>'''cht 'leNriand i~~re'l
'he i'ii""'ng proclamation
MhhAaA- ~ rra-''n = mia ial "H,irre-
-. Il a.. ,,,..,,.. ,-,,,-,,-s,..s.,. =, -
gadsus.at = tae p-,,i.i.'-s' b -.,a-r- =, ,ss
g. - oi ne nl.'7i state -i.ain iae ''ais q
- -'.es.. - =. Y - '' '-t eA'-
wHxHn.s For the purr-,s. Il -nrsr-.,. t.,.
faitAfal szeent.en x the law. q she Cusri
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
MORE TROOPS CALLED OUT
a Bloody CoanIet Between Militia and
the Mob Expected.

CHICAGO. July f--As a result of a
prolonged conference between Brig. -
zen Wheeler and Mayor Hopkins or
ders were issued - the First and SEC
Ond regiments. including companies
\ and Of cavalry, 10 report 20 In
spector Hunt OF the police depart
ment. at Thirty-ninth street and the
Fort Wayne tracks at o'clock sharp
The troops viii b. employed 10 rein
force the effort Of the police depart
ment To clear the tracks south.
IL was also ordered that the seventh
regiment should remain on waitinx
orders at the armory- The TEird and
sixth infantry under the command OF
Brig. Gen Weleh aud which are now
en route from Streator. Joliet and
other points. viii report 20 Inspector
Fitzpatrick for service within the stock
yards district proper. The outside
troops are expected to arrive here bv Z
o'clock
While the conference was in prog
ress. information was received az the
mayors Office that the mob IN the law
less district was constantly Increasing
GosE Of them being armed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
The Militia Inadsqust~-A Call for Ksgu-

CHIctSo. July :. y. m--Wrth the.
approach IT night feeling IT greatest
apprehension l. spreading over Chi
cagp-
News has Just been received here
that the mob at Hammond. Ind. mum
hers I0.osa. and that the militia ther,.
Is unable to cope with the riotous
forcs>
\ call for regulars has h,.en rereivs,I
The humor et the mob Il getting
hourly war~s-- ten Miles has ordered
three companies from the lake front to
Hammond These are part ~ the
>oldier> brought her. from Fort I.s-aveu-
worth The Indiana militia has been
uuabl to haudis. the. muls,.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
WRECKED AT wANN.


~ LoUIs. July s-The Big Four
New York express train that left here
at o'clock p m ran INTO freight
train at Wann- Ill fifteen miles north
of East - Louis AT ..i5 p m oliver
Davis. the fireman reeeivei mortal in
Juries and the engineer was seriously '
hurt The freight train had not
pulled far enough onto the switch 10
allow the express 70 pass and the
eabooss Of the freight train vas shat
tered
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
Htn- PoS~rhsa<~- Blown Up Aad NIne
Building Crushed ~tsh RotIfa< stones

SPOkANE. Wash. July s--At so
o'clock yesterday morning, with a ire
neEdous roar the PosVerhouses Of the
Bunker Hi and sullivan mines were
blown into the air BY heavy charge
Of dynamite The roar was answered
hy chorus u Wild yells and pistol
shots from the mountain side.
At daThreak dozens-of men were seen
moving about the hillside above the
mine soon huge stones came r0iiing
down the ste-p grade Stag. howlders.
logs and whole trees followed. bound
ing down the long incline.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

JUDGE WISDE. of Chicago, entered a
decree. on the I'd. presented to him by
the United States district attorney. with
the consent of the Gas trust. the effect
of which is To absolutely dissolve the
trust and compel the gas companies
and individuals Interested in the trust
to operate their interests separately.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

The failures in the United States, as
reported by r g. Dun h Co. for the
week endssi on the sth. were Isl. as
against 354 for the corresponding week
of last year In Canada the failures
were y. against 3 la,t wear.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

A RIOT, which it required the militia
to quell, was caused at Butte. Mont, on
the +th- by two saloon-keepers decora-
ting the fronts Of their buildings with
bunting forming the letters Il p. A.
A special policeman was shot through
the heart and instantly killed. and two
other persons were seriously injured.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

The house. On the fst. disposed of a
question OF much interest to poStmas-
ters. being the allowance of thirsi-class
salary - fourth-ciass postmasters
whcrr such Offices have done a third
class business.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12

THE Cincinnati Price Current says
there viii probably be 475. 200. 900 BUSH
els in the total wheat crop this year.
and 5000. go bushels marketable sur
plus carried over. making the coming
years exportable surplus 10000, 600
bushels