Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-11-22


Col Won IIanneken had been pu. in
complete command Of the Chinese
army.
JrsrIcE FIELD. of the United States
supreme court. il Is said, will soon re-
/ sign on account of his advanced age.
and there i said to he some probability
that Justice Jackson may also resign
because Of ill-health- Secretary Car
Isle il spoken Of in connection with
one of these vacancies, but in view q.
the important work now in his hands
II Is not considered likely that he will
leave the cabinet in the near future.
REFoRrs from all over Brazil. accord
ing to Admiral Mello. who is in Buenos
Ayres.represent the people ripe for re
volt.
REPRESENTATIVE BELAMY >roRER Of
the committee on foreign affairs of the
house of representatives. intends pre-
senting to congress. when il reassem-
bles. resolution of inquiry a. to the
action of Secretary Gresham in sug-
gesting to China and Japan that this
country will act a. mediator in the set.
tlement OF the present war.
The manager Of the wells-Fargo Ex-
I press Co. has given out positive orders
to all express agents ami messengers
not to accept money or any valuable
I packages for transmission To any es-
press station in the Indian territory
This order i positive.
ADAM DoBsoS. the oldest man n
Madison county. Ind. died at his houss
near Pendleton on the Isth- He Lacked
only two weeks of being 100 years old
He had seen three-foarths Of the preSi-
dents Of the United States. Mr. Dob
son was weli-to-do and leaves a large
/ family.
DIX GUxxAS. the Nicaraguan minis
ter at Washington. has received reports
from Bluefelds which are very crafty
l ing TO him aud 70 our own government.
a. indicating . most satisfactory set
tlement Of the troubles which have foE
80 long afflicted the Mosquito reservs-
ton
AS elevator cable IN the Wholesale
grocery stare of Reid. Murdoch & Co.
Chicago. broke. on the 18th. aud let tn.
elevator fall frcsn the third door to the
basement. distance Of - se~t- JOAN
Ne,iregpr and Alexander Blorns.rors.
who were on the elevator. were fatally
injured
hArIE CoSxoEs was 70 have been
married at Bay City. Mieh-. 90 the isth.
hut instead of ssaassinx a. the altar her
body lies IN a eo6in- attir~si IN her
bridal robe- She. with her eauSin
Nina Hammond were a>phyNiates1 anr-
ing the night wish eosI x7x fruua a
4
eariouS eoadithoa-
Ee-S EIcIzsEcNEx. % Caasra- o. d.
sYonssent be-ans~ her hashazs1 xas GA.
u work. lcfs her bed siu<iax the niyhs
ef the Isth. an.a zsinx cat uPoa tAe
street. tsolx cars-siic arid. wAirA ssa-@ss
her death Her ha~baaa was 4~zk-
easd later By ths eryia< Of The h@hy-
Ox the Isth White a Hans al ansf
edge to.sl works az Hous~sssl-. Pa ~~rr
burned- eausiag ioSs oS -. asss par
tally insur~-f- Forty hausfs we're
thrown oct ef employ nlens By :h- ire
The works vii t-s iznsa..sa ia,ely rslsaiIt
HANELTex SrEw&KT. Of the se2tiarial
s.aS os the GSixeSto1 ffexf News
dissi- On the Isth- a<rd Il years he
was prosninent in early Texas politics.
having been associated therein with
>am Houstou-
THExx distinct shoeSs % earthquake
were felt at Carson City. New. on the
night Of the 18th No damage was re
| ported
| Ext xrrED >rArKS SENATOR ROBERT
e wNrHRos abea as his Marlboro
street resisienge iE Bastou on the 10th
CARoLfSK. aosag~r duchess Of Mont
rose. died in t.sudau on the 10th She
had br~n seriously Ill for some time
1 THE FIRST session Of the ". C. 7. u
convention began in Cleveland. o.. on
the 18th, with the largest attendance
in the history Of the union The ses-
sion was devoted To the annual address
of President Frances Willard and the
reports Of eoE.mittees-
| SCHOOL INSPECTOR wM C. LIPHsRr.
of Detroit. Mich, who was recently
convicted of bribery and sentenced to
five years imprisonment at Jackson.
| was. on the 10th. released on $1,000
bail pending 4 rehearing of his case in
the supreme court