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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTY-THiRD

II the senate. on the s,h. the death Of Mrs
Cockrell. wife Of Senator Cockrell Of Missouri
was feeiingiv referred to IN the chanlain,s
opening prayer. Numerous remonstrances
against the proposed reductions OF the wilson
tariff bill were presented and referred Thc
remainder Of the day was taken up Ia the dis
eussiou OF the various phases Of tire Hawaiian
question In the house. the democrats hzv-
ms nually secured . quorum. Mr.. Boufellr'S
dawafen resolution was laid On the table and
the rercst Of the committee on rules govern
ing the debate on the Wilson tarir hill was
adopted and the bill vas taken Up. Mr. Wilson
delivering the opening address
IN the senate. on the eth. Mr. Losixe pre-
scented q petition asking an inquiry into the
violations Of the etxhthour law. osher unim
portant matters occupied the morning hour.
and at 70 the senate proceeded % the eoa<id.
GRAFTON Of the house bifl to repeal the federal
e~l-ctinus Law -... In the hou-e. after the cali
OF committees for reports without r~esnitsl. the
house went into committee o. the Whole and
MIR. Wilson resumed and finished his speech
on the tariff bill. He was followed by Messrs
burrovs Bryaa. Black and Hopkins. when the
committee arose aud the house adlpurned
IN the senate. on the 10Th. the only thing Of
interest. aside from \ discussion OF the cues
ton why public buildings for which sppropria
tons had been made hal not been commenced.
was aspeeeh BY Mr.. Davis MINI, eriticising
NNtt W III nt'Hu anu t1" ANuatni.tfa
ton and defending the overthrow Of Queen
Ltlioukalsni's government and commanding
the action Of Minister Stevens--....In the
house Mr.. Boutelie RAISED another question Of
privilege. which was discussed at some length.
when. after some routine busineas had neen
transacted. the house went into committee Of
the Whole on the tarir bill
II the senate. on the 18th. several Bills of
secondary importance were taken Up and
passed. and AZ the conclusion o. the morning
business. AZ I p m. Mr.. Davis took me floor
and resumed and concluded his speech on Mr.
fry-s resolution fecizrfar tao policy sf nou-
Intervention ia the gov-raner tai ssairsos Ha
wall He spoke two hours. sd IS followed
~ Mr. Turpie la th~ S.ose. after the dis
po-sl Of routine bushes y ; house weus fnto
committee OF the w. the Wilson tlr-
bin. consideration g. ~nich occupied the en-
tire dNy and the Hixhf session
IL the senate. on the l1h. petitions for and
against the wilsoa tariff bill were presented
A resolution was adopted calling upon the seq
Rotary OF the treasury to inform the senate
from what source or sources the gold coin o.
the country toutside OF the trsssuryi was in
creased to the amount OF -. ss8n Af-uSthT
executive session vas held. after which the
senate adjourned --.-.-In the house the Hiii
resolution. requesting the president to trans
NIT further Information touching Hawaiian
STAIRS. vas laid on the table aud the house
went into committee Of the whole on the tarir
hill
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CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

SECRETARY CARLISLE says the govern
ment must issue bonds At once in order
to raise money to pay running expenses
THE reports of starvation in Manitoba
and the Northwest are being verified.
Advices state that hundreds Of destitute
people are walking the streets of Win
nipeg. and the distress is terrible.
K. Z THURMAN. living near Spots
vile, Ark. was shot from ambush and
fatally injured on the 18th. The assas-
sin used a shotgun. and at the first fire
seven buckshOt took effect in Thurman's
back. He fell from his horse, when his
assailant emptied the other load into
his body.
SEVEN United States prisoners made
their escape from the county Jail at
Huntsville, Ala, on the 18th. They
knocked the iailer down while taking
in coal and made their escape.
r j. PEIcKNASS. proprietor OF the
Cream City Hotel, at Milwaukee, Wis,
in which Mrs. Schrums was found dead.
after the building was partly destroyed
by fire, has confessed that he strzngled
his aged guest for the purpose Of rob
bing her and afterward fred the room.
ALL records were broken il the two
days rabbit hunt which ended at Lamar.
Col. on the 18th. The total number
killed was 400 and the individual score
100. The game was shipped to Denver
and Pueblo to be distributed among the
needy.
A MOB OF about 20 men entered the
Jail at Russell. Kan, on the 14th, took
out j. e.. Burton, William Cay and his
soc. John Gay, and hung the trio to a
small railroad bridge a short distance
east of the depot.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad has de-
cided to build a branch line TO Birming-
ham. Ala
FIVE white moonshiners named JET
Grant, Felix Mooneest, julie Elmore.
Gilbert Gay and Drew Patterson are in
Jail at Pine Bluff, Ark, charged with
Illicit distilling near Magnolia
FAILURES for the past week have been
474 in the United States against ss5 last
year. and 81 in Canada against q last
year.
SHELBY WILLIAMS. notorious charzc-
ter, on the 18th walked into the house
of James Ashley, a reputable farmer
living near Reedville. Ark, while a
spelling bee was in progress, took Ash
ley's pistol from under 4 pillow in his
bed. and without any warning began
firing at Ashley, killing him almost in
stantly.
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Demand Recognition.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I2.-Considerable
indignation is felt and openly expressed
by the entire Mississippi delegation in
Congress at the total lack of recognition
of their State by the Postofice Depart
ment, so far as concerns appointments
within the department under this ad-
ministration. There is a number OF Re-
publican FOLLOWERS therein charged To
Mississippi, and with a view I o gaining
Ators and Representatives have repeat
eddy urged Postmsster-General Bissell
to act in this direction, but they have
met with nc success. A few DAYS since
Representative Money, on being advised
that one W. W. Hill. an appointee to
this department under Harrisoa's ad-
ministration, was accredited to Missis-
sippi, called on the Postmaste-GeneraI
for information as to Hills county resi-
dcnce and by whom he had been in
dorsed for the position he enjoyed. pay
ing g., 600 a e. Mr.. Bissell informed
Col. Money that wv. W. Hill, Of Missis-
sippi.' was Endorsed by no one. but that
he gave him his present position simply
because he considered him qualified to
NIL it The Postmsster-General was in
formed that however qualified his man
might be, the Mississippi delegation
and their constituents repudiated any
appointee in this administration being
accredited TO their State unless their
own people recommend him as both
qualified and worthy.
Wanamsker appointed him asa Re-
publican at 500 and Bissell promoted
him to the 5000 position he now en-
joys Hill claims Lowndes County as his
residence. and Representative Allen.
who represents that district. repudiates
him and says that there has not teen a
Democrat from his district provided toI
under Bissell. although himself. Rep
resentatives Kyle. Money and Senators
George and Waithall have struggled
long for recognition OF friends by this
department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

~ Penokee and Gogebic CONSOLE
dated mines, owned by the CoIbyS.
Rockefellers and others. and capital.
ICED for $1,000, 900. passed into the
hands of receivers on the 18th. The
group Of mines includes the Colby. Til.
den. Palms and Comet in Michigan. and
the Superior in Wisconsin on the Goge
bic range.
THs populist state central commit
&c Of Kansas has decided To abandon
the idea of nominating a candidate for
I uited States senator. On looking
o7er the law in the case IL was discov
cred hat the Australian ballot law
prohibits the printing Of anything on
the ticket but the names OF candidates
aud the title of the ticket.
i SENSATIONAL arrest was made al
Terre Haute, Ind, on the nth. when
Harry fiamilI. superintendent Of the
city w~orkhouse, and Charles King. =
sal~onkeppcr. were arrested on a
charge of robbing J.. +. Tribblc. a mer-
chant of Turner. Clay county. Of $500
while drunk.
A rARDY dispatch has been received
at the Hawaiian legation in Washing
ton which arrived by the Warrimoo at
Vancouver. 1t advised the charge
~dafaires. Mr.. Hastings, that all Is
quiet at Honolulu and that Mr.. Thurs
ton was en- u back to this country
on the City of Peking.
SENSATIONAL. charges have been pre-
ferred against Mrs Louisa Lightfoo,.
matron of the county iniirmary at
tindlay, o., by the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty. h il charged
with having scalded John Fletcher. an
inmate, with boiling water, and after
ward applying 4 mustard plaster to his
bald head
IN the district court at Salins. Mas.
on the nth. the case cf Adams w. The
tity Of >alina was concluded n the
jury returned a verdict allowing two
dollars damages to Adams teoloredl for
the loss of his son. who was hanged By
a mob last April. Adams sued for
5000
THE widow of William Mskepeacr
~Ihaekeray' the distinguished English
author. died on the lIth. If apoplexy
at Adel Lodge, Leigh. Essex. a private
asylum. where h had been living for
the past forty years.
Mas CARoL,SE TALBOT. the oua-
kereSs who has preached all over the
United States and England during the
last TWENTY-FIVE wears. died. on the
nth, at Mount Pleasant. o.
WITH fitting vet simple ceremony
Hon. Frank u. Jackson was inaugu-
rated governor of Iowa at Des Noines.
on the nth. succeeding Hon. Horace
1 Roles
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GLANDS COINAGE BILL.
To be Fsvorabiy Reported to the House
by the ou Coinage. Weights
and Measure.-tts Provision.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lathe house
committee on COMA ge. weights and
measures has ordered a favorable re-
port on the Bland bill. providing for
the coinage Of the silver bullion now
held in the treasury. The vote was .
to s-strictly silver and anti-silver.
The bill provides hat the secretary
of the treasury shall Immediately issue
silver certificates against the seignior-
age silver. amounting to SIS. l56. ISL.
which shall be Immediately available
for the payment of current govern
ment expenses. and that the seigniOr-
age silver issued shall he coined a. fast
at possible into dollars, To he held in
the treasury for the redemption Of the
certificates.
The second section provides that the
remainder of the silver bullion pur-
chased under the Sherman se, shall be
coined as last a. practicable and the
dollars shall be held for the redemp
ton of treasury totes issued for lie
purchase. The certificates are 10 he
cancelled as fast as the silver is coined
for redemption and silver certificates
may he issued on such coin.
Mr.. Bland will report the bill az the
earliest possible moment. the commit.
tee being privileged in hat respect
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18
A COOL RoBsgR
Walks Away with . Rag Of silver from
the National Rank Of MEXICO. weighing
Nearly Seventy Pounds

marry seventy Pounds
Cry ~ MEXICO. Jan. 1.-THE Ma
tional Bank Of Mexico is the victim OF
perhaps the coolest robbery which ha.
ever been perpetrated in the history OF
banking. Tuesday one of the money
tellers was making a large consignment
of silver coin. and was counting out
the amount By piling up the heavy
sacks of silver, each containing IS, 900.
As employees of the bank were pres
ent in considerable numbers, and as
there is no particular danger of any
one picking up any of the sacks. which
weighed nearly seventy pounds each,
no great care was exercised.
While this was going on, a we'll
dressed young man with a clerical air
sauntered into the room, and while at
tention was directed elsewhere. cody
picked up n of the sacks and strolled
out Reckoning to a cargador. or bur-
den-c.rrier, who vas waiting for \
job on the street corner, he
handed him the sack, and leis
urely led the way along the
crowed streets for a block to the near
est street car line. Here he stopped a
passing car, and casting a realto to the
carTador. quietly took a seat in the car
with the bag of stolen nancy in plain
sight by his side. The passengers on
the ear thought he was a paymaster or
something of that sort. After riding
10 the suburbs of Tuacada ne left the
car, and although the police were soon
hot IN his trail, they have not yet
caught the enterprising robber.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

They secured ts Not Kaown-Unlted
state. Mail Violated.
st. JosErH. Mo-, Jan. Ii.-Five men
held up .the Hannibal & IT. Joseph
fast train Elf at $50 last night, four
miles cast 81 this city. aud robbed the
express and mail carS The men
placed torpedoes on the track aud
swung a red lantern 90 stop the train.
and a. It slowed up three men climbed
INTO the engine cab. Revolvers were
thrust into the faces Of the engineer
and fireman. and they were told to
throw mp their hands.
II was an old-fsshioned robbery. but
II was successful in every detail. The
engineer and fircmen were forced to
walk back in front Of the robbers to
h ioor of the express ear. and the
messenger was told to open the door.
Express Messenger e.. H. wetzel did
NOT suspect that there were robbers
outside. and when he heard the en-
gineer calling he opened the door. As
he did - .wo Of the robber leaped in.
They secured the contents of the safe.
The express officials refused to state
how much was in the safe. but say the
amount was not large. A. the safe was
q through one to Chicago. il is be-
heved that the robbers had a good haul.
notwithstanding the denials Of tho
officials The mail car was entered in
n same manner a. the express AR.
b mail agents were unarmed. and
made M resistance. IL is reported
that a registered pouch was carried of
by In robhcrS@ Other mail pouehe.
were cu; oPcu and riaed and every
thing of value IN sight was taken.
The passengers were not disturbed.
n ssrsn as IN. train had been robbed.
Il ~pruc~-,let on its way. The rear
brakeman, John RYAN. had been sent
hack - Gag approaching trains when
the uohh~r released .he train il left
without calling in sr~ brakeman. He
securcd a hursc and rode back To the
cts. where be reported at once to the
officials
The brakeman szy~ two or three
huEgis> vens standing on the side
trac&- near the sro. where the train
was robbed This leads to the belief
that the robherS were from this eitv.
and the police were az once notified
and commenced a search
kilograms received from Conductor
Frank Murray. who was in charge of
the train. confirmed the report brought
in hy Brakeman Ryan. Only three
shots werc fired by the robbers and
they were fired in the air.
An attempt was made to rob a Bur.
hngton train near this city on Septem-
her y. is93, and two of the robbers
were killed. The railroad officials be-
lieve that the robbery last night was
committed by some Of the same gang
who made their escape in the darkness
from the first attempted robbery.
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STILL AT LARGE.
No Immediate Prospect of the Capture
of sherman WaEgoaer.

MITCHELL. Ind. Jan. Fisherman
Wsggoner. the Martin county wife
murderer, is still at large. and a tele-
gram yesterday from Shoals says that
there is no immediate prospect of his
capture. He is armed with two re-
volvers and q repeating rife. and he IS
supposed to be in hiding in the hills.
waggoner was accused of causing tho
death of one OF more Of his children.
and his wife prosecuted him for bru-
tality. She then left him and returned
TO her fathers house. waggoner fol-
lowed and deliberately shot her
dead. IL is even said hat after she
fell he dragged her several yards 10
make sure hat life was extinct, after
which he went to the home Of his par
ents and boasted Of what he had done.
His father advised him to rapid tight
TO escape ~lynehing. Before leaving he
said that he would never be taken
aliva
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A victim for ID. GaIIls,i...

PARIS. Jan. 1.-The trial of An
guste valiant, the anarchist. who on
December . last threw the bomb which
exploded in the chamber of deputies.
was short and decisive. Just previous
to the trial a report was circulated that
a bomb with a burned fuse was found
outside the court.
The court was thronged with people
when Valiant was brought in at noon,
closely guarded by policemen The
proceedings were purely formal with
little dramatic effect The prisoner
was found guilty and sentenced to
death.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18
Hsrribl. Doubl. Tragedy.

CINCINNATI, Jan I2-Ed Lewis. \
young carpenter and his wife have
been leading IN Unhappy domestic life
in two rear rooms on the third hoor Of
a tenement house at 800 west sixth
street Thursday Mr. Lewis had
her husband arrested for beating
her. A. she was leaving home for the
police our with n neixhbor the two
women were ~eonfrouted by Lewis at
the bottom Of the stairs He was lisid
with rage Sizing his wife by the
throat he pressed revolver against her
temple and fired A. she.fell he Cred
= second shot throagh his own brain.
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IN THE PRISONS.
AHo has Isa convicts, all males.

IDAHO has i5s conviets. all males
MICHIGAN has 56j convicts. all males
THE eonviets of New Hampshire
number 49,.
MARYLAND has Ga convicts. of whom
497 are unmarried.
CALIFORNIA eonvicts each cost the
state 3 cents n day.
The cost of prison subsistence in
Colorado is II cents a day.
NEVADA has IO4 eonviets employed
in making boots and shoes
VIRGINIA eonviets are hired cut TO
shoe contractors and railroads
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

FIRE broke out in the hosting works
of a mine in Grass Valley. Cal, on the
9th. imprisoning seventy-eight miners
1000 feet below the surface. The Wild
est excitement prevailed throughout
the town The miners finally escaped
by climbing 1000 feet up a perdeupSc-
ular air shaft
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18
serious Charges. Affecting the Judiciary
of san Francisco. Filed

SAN FRAScIsCo, Jan i5--Serious
charges, affecting members of the local
Judiciary. have been hled in the su-
preme court. II is alleged that the
ase of Mary Fletcher Ryer -
the estate of DIR. Washington
Ryer. the deceased millionaire, was
transferred from the department
to which il had been assigned tc
a department presided over by judge
Levy. in violation of the rules. and
that such transfer i calculated 10 de-
feet the ends Of justice and Is made
Tor the purpose OF fraud
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

WILLIAM MAHAS and Samuel M.r
gan, farmers, aged about IS years, liv
ing on adjoining farms near French
Lick. Ind. met in the road, on the 9th.
when a quarrel over the settlement OF
some business affairs resulted in an i'm
promptu duel. in which both were NOR
tally wounded.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

GEN. CAsPos has been instructed by
the Spanish government to demand
from Muiley Hassan the'punishment Of
the Rifiau chiefs who attacked Melil-
Ia, and to maintain sufficient troops in
the vicinity of the Spanish territory to
compel the tribesmen to respect the
Spanish authority.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

THE house committee on coinage,
weights and measures, on the 18th. or
dered a favorable report on the Bland
bill providing for the coinage of the
silver bullion now held in the treas
ury- The vote was . 20 estrictly sill
yer and anti-siiver.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

Nh. REED will close the tariff debate
for the republicans on the afternoon of
the e5th. Mr.. Wilson. chairman of the
waysa and means committee. will per-
form a similar service for the demo-
cratic majority. The vote on the bill
will be taken on the 10Th.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

ss"Ur sixty persons were thrown
into Newton creek. On the night of the
18th. by the collapse of a section of
the temporary drawbridge over the
creek connecting Barley avenue. Laurel
HTu,ith-Meeker avenue, Brooklyn,
and hve missing persons IRE thought
to have been drowned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

IS the 25-inch mill Of the Carnegie
steel mill at Homestead. Pa the expert
ment of rolling s-inch beams from
aluminium for government vessels was
commenced. or the sth. with only par
tial success. Better results are expect
ed in later trials.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

AFTER several month of three-qusr-
-ers time, the great Disston saw works
at Tacony, Pa. started up full-hsnded
and on full time on the sth. This big
establishment employs all the way
from I.50o to +. eco men.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

: OK the nth the senate committee
on ordered an adverse re-
port on the nomination of Scott Har-
rison. brother of ex-President Harri-
son. nominated December 1. last to
he surveyor of customs at Kansas CITY.
Mo-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

THE claim of Hattie A. SnifHu. of st.
Paul. Mimi. for ss36. 900, against the
New York Life Insurance Co. was set
tied. on the 9th. by the head account
ant from New York and the injunction
was dismissed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

sIsSoR CRlsrI. the Italian prime min
lister, and other members of the cabinet
were present at the farewell banquet
given in Rome. on the 10th. in honor
of Hon. VIM Potter, the retiring
American minister Signor Crispi and
other ministers expressed the friendli-
est feeling for the United States.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

The steamer Gaelic sailed from san
Francisco for Hong Kong. on the 9th.
carrying among her passengers a band
of ssxty-two Chinese, who were cap
stlrcd while attempting to cross the
border line from Mexico.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

The latest important news from
Honolulu IS 10 the effect that while the
members of the provisional govern
ment were divided rs to whether Min
lister Willis IS authorized to use force
for the restoration OF ex-Queen Lii
oukzlani. preparations were being
made to withstand Z siege Two
Thousand gallons of water had been
stored in iron tanks in the Judiciary
building, the executive building being
supplied from an artesian well on the
premises
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

SEVEN rioters were killed and many
woundcdAnring an attack, on the 10th.
on the Office of the mayor of corato. a
city ct the province of Beri. Italy. by
the soldiers called out to quell the dis
turksnce.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

ApvicEs were received at Cape Town,
South AfrieS, on the sth. that n post
runner arriving at Palapyo had re-
ported that fifteen members of the
Beehranaland police had been killed
neerInyat. particulars were given.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

A RoueH estimate places the loss in
the Worlds fair buildings burned on
the night of the sth at about sseo. 600.
No estimate of the loss on the exhibits
can he given until the cases containing
the stored goods are examined.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

ir has been discovered that VIM. Bal
lard. the old miner of Alder Gulch.
Mont, who died in San Francisco in
tes.ate a Few weeks ago. and was sup
posed t. be a poor man, has left a for
tune of over $500, 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

TEE executive committee Of the Re-
publican national committee adopted
resolutions. on the i2th, favoring the
admission into the Union of Utah, Ari-
iona. New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18

ALFRED JoHS MoSsoS, who was re-
Gently tried at Edinburgh on the charge
of killing Lieut.. Marlborough and who
was discharged on a verdict OF mot
proven" is going to give E series OF
lectures.