Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-26

PERSONAL AND GENERAL

THE fact has Just come TO light that
the administration through Secretary
! Gresham has sent an official cable dis
patch To the japanese government ex-
pressing the dissatiSfafion Of the
United states with the policy which
japan has adopted towards Corra- and
closing with these significant words.
The United States views with regret
the levying Of an unjust war by Japan
upon weak and defenseless nation
like Corea-
IL the international field sports euu-
st at Queens club. West KeuSin-tnn.
ndon. on the 18th. between teams
representing Yale and oxford universi-
ties. the latter won the odd event and
the match While the OxonianS treate,i
their competitors in the must manly
/ fashion. the immense crowd present
WIS almost Disgusting in is jealous
| partisanShip.
The American Yacht Vigiiant sat
fered its seventh defeat By the Britain
ala On the 10Th in a race under the
auspices Of the ROYAL Ulster Yacht
club. Of the Irish eoaSt- The wind
wouldn't hold out strong enough for the
Yankee craft
EIGHr miners were killed and their
/ bodies blown % atoms bT the explo-
sion Of 30 sticks of giant powder az
stockton eolliery No AZ Hazietoa-
Pa. on the nth
;. CHEIsrV CHUEcH- - years q age. a
scion Of one Of - LauiS' mass pr,1m-
inent and wealthy families. shot him
I self IN room of the southern hotel
on the Afternoon Of the 10Th and died
shortly after midnight A ft Of De-
pondeney brought on hy the knovTl-
/ edge that he was the victim Of an IN
eoutrollahIe appetite for s.imaiants. Is
the supposed cause Of the sad act
ACHcAso & GRAND TEUSK passenger
/ train was wrecked at Battle Creesx-
, Mich. on the morning Of the 18th
The fireman, Thomas Crow. was killed
and several persons injured The
wreck was caused BY the removal Of
ssh-plates from the rails BY train
wreckers-
EDWARD HOLLOWAY, aged 90. Of Crzw-
fordSville. Ind. the prisoner under ar
fest at Terre Haute for wrecking the
l New York express on the Big Four at
FontaRet on the night of the 18th. re
sulting in the instant killing Of Eaxi-
neer Moehrman, of indianapolis. and
Fireman Fleek. of Mattoon- has con
/ fessed-
A CRAZY St Louisan named Zappert
tried to buy the city of Paris from =
resident priest of that city. AMI. his
overtures being ignored. threatened 70
blow up the entire city in seven days.
He was adjudged insane. on the nth.
and sent TO lunatie asylum
GEO C. MCFADDES, one of the best
known and most expert printers in the
United States. was killed and cut 70
pieces by falling between two cars near
Emporia- kas-, on the nth
The shoe factory at NarbleheAd,
Mass. owned by John T. Harris was
burned on the nth; loss. $4,000
SCPr. FILLMORE reopened the rail-
road shops at Sacramento. Cal, on the
18th. with force Of about 300 men The
shops were strongly guarded and strik-
ers made no demonstration
on the 18th Representative Clifton
r Breekinridge. who has represented
/ the Second district of Arkansas in con-
gress for twelve years. was nominated
/ 10 be minister TO Russia TO succeed An
drew D. White. resigned
TEE bullion In the hank of England
increased s6as, Isl during the week
ended on the 18th
/ TIE republic of Hawaii was pro
claimed on the Fourth of July, with
Sanford 3 Dole Is president
MILE KESSE, a 9year-old child
hung herself at Bradshaw, W. Va. on
the 18th, because she had been kept
home from school by her mother 70
care for two children She was dead
when found
A FOwDEE explosion occurred on
beard British government vessel en-
gagged in blowing up an old wreck in
the Solent. on the 18th, killing tou-
men and iniuring several others, three
% wboa died sooa alter