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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
TORRIo TEMPERATURE.
a Terrible Harvest ar p--rA In rnis.ss.s-
pAis-


PHuApEIFuEs. Ians 1-Th@ trop-
ieal heat prevailing since Thursday
has rea ped a terrible harvest % death
IN Philadelphia The prustra.iauS
from heat mum her several scores. and
on Friday there were two deaths.
three on SATURDAY.. ani the climax
was reached Yesterday. vhen seven
teen persons di-si Of heat prsstrzsioa.
The thermon~ser yesterday IN the
weather bureau aEicr. a. is mar
imum at o'eiock p m. reg
isterc'i o. degrees. two degrees
lower than Saturdays maximHm The
lowest posnt toachesl by The thernaae-
i stossd az "a degrees FROM that time
on uutil : o'clock the mercury went
hapmaug upward til Il reached a5 de-
gre-s- To the gaspiag thousands com
p-,ilesi to breathe the superheatesi air
from the bricks of the houses and the
,snrching asphalt from the streets.
the difference as degrees n III. ue--
czrv from saturday waS not uotic-R-
hle- and the suffering among -h- r-si-
dents - Philadelphia was a. great a.
Il has been ca any day of the prevail
ing hot spell
Fortunately the day was SUNDAY.
and the workers IN the milis and man
ufactorir= we're abe IA SEEK N hat cooi-
ness they coald Bat far this the nor~
talitv wouid have unaaa htestly keen
mna-h higher than it was.
EenortS received from points
throughout eastern Pennsylvania show
that the heat IN that section has hr~u
A. great a. it = in Philadelphia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
THE BOOK WORLD.

Mr. W. D. H0wEILs has written an
Introduction % the English version %
Tolstoi's new story, Master and Man
The Appletous are bringing out the
book
MR NEvISsoS's ~Slum Stories Of
London Is 70 BE- succeeded By volume
Of Tenement Tales Of New York. .
written BY Mr. J. W. sullivan. who has
closely studied the poor Of that city.
A coLLEcrIoS Of essays entitled The
United Church Of the United States. :"
has been issued BY Scribuer'S The au-
thor IS Dr. c. Woodruff Shields, a pro
tessor IN Princeton university
EosERr BzDeEs. who writes for life
over the pseudonyn eDroeh- = has about
ready a companion volume 70 his Over
heard in Already called Suppressed
ChAPserS- II vii deal with authors Of
the dAy.
THK MAcmillans have commissioned
Nv IHxh Thomson TO illustrate all
Jane sAnSten'S works. bit Of news
V~hieh vii delight al wise enough to
appreciate his quaint. humorous and
fAstidious art.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
CONDENSED reLseRANs


SESkrVn GE0EsE Is critically III az
hrs hous a. carruIlson. Miss. and 10
not expected - live
TIE pahIic debt statement issued on
the lst by the treasury department
shows the asbtot the Caised States. less
cash in the treasury. 20 30 ssfs. 3szl. s9..-
THE monthly coinage sssssnsas o;
the airector Of the mint shoss the
coinage Of gold during the month ef
MAY 20 have been -. I6e. a5Z and Sf
silver ss$0.saS. The uinor coinage
amounted 70 s3E-5i0
THE hos weather IN Chicago . con
tlnuinx Kad IS causing naeh suffering
The weather bgresH reported the team
perature on the fss n y degrees
TREASURY oGeiaIs are nov eona4ens
meath hence. viii sho~ . ae9efs Of nos
more than So. Gso. aaa and possibly aos
mere than Ss3.Ooa.9s.A
The wheat ossz and hav ervps in
Central Illinois viii be failures and
the harvest Will scarcely pay the
cost Of putting in these crops.
A Brutal murder occurred in Waluas
Bottom. Ky. On the ID Morgan Black
rode Up 70 the house Of Georve Fisher
and. entering. shot him Ave times
while be vas in bed. killing him in
SANITY
GEoKGE W BEowS. inventor ot the
corn planssr. died A. GaIeshurg, III. On
the II. AGED - years He invented the
planter in ls51
A BATTLE occurred near Pineville.
KY, on the s0th in whSh Long John
Melton was killed and Jim Belehsr and
Charles johnson we're badly wounded
Those On the other side we're George
Taylor, Jim Taylor. John Aruess and
n woman named Sarah Griffith. who can
handle Winchester with the best Of
men
Ex-SHEKIFF BEcKHAN. Of Nosley
County. Texas. shot and killed c. w
Cook present sheriff Of that county. As
be stepped ct the train On his arrival
AZ Seymour On the s9th- There was an
ed fsui-
DAVID WEAvER. Of Cairo. Richie
County, W. Va. ca whose lad 4 big
s4o-barrsl per day oil vel Vas struck
recently. died on the ssth Of heart
disease. resulting from sxeisenent over
the stroke Of good fortune.
MfNE DEKNBERsEE- Of Syracuse. y
". smashed another bseyele record to
atoms On the 3oth- Paced By qaat-
he accumulated the w0nderfal fsss e
covering Two nIles In 5ssI 4r5.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
NO. 25.
AN AWFUL EXPLOSION.
@I~rGe naHafifr Of Nisre<iye-rtse. Whfas
h~snx CARRIED In ~kf1 "a the Barninx
springs ot Ft~tdss I-ts 60 vita IRE
ase"si"as Fsrr-. .ast spread. D~-tra-st.a
in An fftr~~ff.sr.

&t@rEe oa.atiFe sf Nisro<fye~rta~. WAfas
H~snx C.rwi~ss In ~kf1 "a the Burninx
>prfnx. oti Ft>ld-s r-t. 60 vita IRE
@'ess',as fsrc~. .aa Spread. D~-trs-ss.s
In An ptr-~tfsa.-
FsRSERsBUEs. W. Va. June s-Two
hundred and hfty quarts OF nitro
glycrrine which were being taken
from Pittsburgh % the Burning
Springs OIL teld in sxin By an EN-
Pioye Of James HinssS. the oil drilier.
exploited at $40 o'clock last evening
Just as the boat had turned into the
Attle kanawha from the ohio river
The explosion occurred directly op-
p'nslte the Par<erShurgh's mill. the
sides Of which were blown in and the
boilers driven cut ~ position and
nearly all Of its machinery misplaced.
Sparks from the furnace were driven
among the shavinEs setting the mill
on hre, which was extinguished. how
ever, after q short Exht-
The damage In the immediate vicin-
ity OF the explosion Is very great.
buildings driven from their tounda-
ttous. their walls crushed in and other
wise wrecked The damage through
out the city viii aggregate from s-s.-
e'0 70 sioo.0oo. Every plate-xlass win
dow on Market. Third and smith
streets WAS wrecked. the plate ass
loss alone amounting 70 So, ,ooa
Tie explosion was FELT IN every part
the city and windows. erurkery and
brio -hrac were broken miles FROM the
river front
Citizens thinking Il was an earth
quake. rushed - the streets in great
enufusiou.
Acru~s the kanaNha there i no.
residence that is not damaged.
several hariax their roofs crushed In.
and al having their walls torn
Gown or windows blown out
be steamer Heathertou. which
was tied in the mouth of the Kan
awha. was an almost total loss. while
cuai harEes were suuk along the river
Tor niles A. though they we're
snsg-ed Although there was large
number % p@r~ous hart. none are IA
"a except HinsiS' enpIoye. whose
name Is unknown Tho=e m,st seri-
ouslv injured are a Mrs Henry. NISs
Emma Houchen. Miss Katie Nolan.
Mrs LA Rhc.ies and George MuhnL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

Columbus. Mar @s.-tseu. VI n Hssrv.
stigtaas-geaersl ot the St.s@ NAtianal
Guard. IS in the city. On tear of m
spscsion through the >sare. he spoze
enthasizstt.allv of he >sats sae4mp-
meat saica will Be held IN this city.
frVm the t5sh - the -zrh Of Jaly- More
than q thousand TROOPS wl BE- HrsssnE.
and the services Of three rag nenta4
bands have been secured Al the rail-
roads have given she troops fre- trans
portion. except the Mobile & Ohto. and
IL Is confidently expected shAt thts road
will also give it This city vii eater
tain the troops Withoa. expense - them
This will eaahls al companies 10 attend
with little expense. esr~&s prsparz-
sions siil be made for their eatertAia-
nenS All the cand daEss for Ss2te
otfices will be IN attendance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Bsien- May % -Someshinx over .
Gear ago a man cane to CaitmAn county.
;alltng himself Jack Thonas Hs
rented land and N ads exclusively . corn
srop. The yield vas abundant and soon
= WAS learned that this corn WAS to b.
utilized in uoonsAiue Shisky. Having
brought bis sill" along with him. be
began operations some time last winter.
Soon reports we're current that 4 still.
one OF the largest IN the country. was IN
full blast near the county seat % Quit
man la9 So bold were the operators
that they peddIed thsir goods on the
streets OF the town The citizens be-
came indignant snd notified tAs revenue
officers. AMI Tom Garner of CotfeeviIis.
and J. c. Jones. the e-icient and wide-
awake sheriff. and bis dspaty. with
three Or four more deputies. raiied shls
terror - she morals % ozitman aud
captured Thomas and IA. celebrated
sill After arresrirx Thomas the Of
GERS proceeded - the ssiII. and. having
cut and 5ro<e II up. ha-ned IL Together
With all the sheds and fixtures. Thomas
Sss tired in CfarxsIaIe before Commfs-
siouer wilfherger. and plAsnsf under n
sso0 bond. in dstsals Of which ne Ms
CON rittsd 70 iail 70 await the decision
OF the Federal Court AZ Oxford June l.
Thomas ttsclairas the ownership % the
ssiil and claims IL belongs - ono Los
Aston. Who - wanted - answer 10
forty odd indictments IN the Federal
Court at oxford- AIsson had l.fs this
ssilI the day before the raid
Revenue Oficer Garner SAYS this .
tue largest srill be has ever captured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The press Of many localities in the
State has taken hold Of the important
question: Of good rosdA and many are
the plans being presented foe their i'm
pruveneut- some OF these are imprae-
teal. bCs the majority IL adopted would
have q tine eeecs in improving the con
iition Of the bad roads found in nearly
every county Of the State Working
the county eoavtess seems one Of the
favoriss plans proposed This has been
tried in varioaS counties. and in many
Vas not . saeess& In others the plan
worked better Working the couviess
SUCCESSFULLY On the roads Of course de-
psn6s very largely ca the number, and
rs this varies with every county no gen
ersI sehsue OF this character could Be
devised which wo1l9 give sAsisf2ction
evsry~here. Taxzrion for the purpose
and lsssiaz the roads oQs BY co1sracs Is
another tzvoriss sGgyession--T- NJ
Heary. in Memphis Commercial Appeal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
FOR womsN's WEAR.

coLLAEs of ribbo1 and lace are :,
general Use. The one object in making
up these collars Is 20 evolve soune orig
tnAl idea either IN shape. trimming or
eombinAtion-
GArxE ribbon ruehings are very Ench
liked for trimmings. especially In black
On dark materials. There il nothing
softer and prestier than = galre ruch-
ing OF black tor ,he solls= o. . eAPs -
swTsa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

I'd Davis, Who lives nssr Water
Valley. AS arrested last week for .sll-
ing shisxy, and after being tried By =
jury Of six men was found guilty and
sentenced TO three months in iAiI and
nasd S3l0 Water valley has been =
dry town for several wears. but keen
eyes have observed closely sor blind
tigers. and several OF them have been
Gtseovsred recently and broken up by
Iaw
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

According 10 the report OF the comp
srOller Of the currency the ten uatioasl
banks Of Mississippi showed on May ::
Resources, SI55a..0ss loans and dis
counts. sl.ssa. ~. individual deposits.
81. .ssd.sos. reserve. so-sI per eear Tue
figures for the nrst quarter were; Re
sources. ss.ssd.ses. leans and discounts.
sI.Ts5,ss1: individual deposits. Ss,-
ssS s~sS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The Demscr7tic Executive Com 11ittes
% Prentiss county met a. Booa-viIis
last week and ordered 4 primary elee-
tion to be held August I next Cor the
purpose Of naming eaadiiates foe eoan-
tY officers The eomniEsse. By the con-
sent Of the candidates. adopted the
plurality vote. A committee vas ap-
poiated ~ csafer with Aleoru and Tish-
omingo eoanties IN reference - nomi-
mating a candH3zEe for state seaator
fr0u the district composed % the
counties 0f Alcorn. Tisa0miago- and
Prenziss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

n J. Robbins and }. a. O,ioz1. prorni-
nent farmers of simpson county.
brought - Jackson last week the larx-ss
turnip ot this or aHy other season l.
weighed seven pounds and measured
more than sxo feet IN ctrcLmfersnc-.
All <inds ef crops IN snpson are good
except cotton The cool ssasAsr gave
It back ses and is looss sicxiy-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The >arsiis District Conferauc~ ot the
North Miss 50 opt Confer~ncs M=thodlst
Episcopal Church. >oaEh. nss At
Pleasant Grove. PaaoIa County. Lass
week
Pleasant Grove Is a town % the rail
road. bat there was a : 20 attsniancs
n The conference and the preachers AMI
delegates we're royal = en tsrtainsd pr
w b Marr4h. president OF MilIsap's >
College. wa present in the interest %
that institution On Friday afr-rncan
he addressed he conferences ca ~E.4ura-
ton He rsINorsed ais school doins
sell. Aiso The eVmpI pIeE4sn Of tho B-uoks
Memorial College. a students homs
Toe po0r deserving yoang men seeking
education This eoiIeEe vas bai.s
almost Shaily hy the szztis district
Rev T. W. LewjS sf Grenada. also
addressed the cuassr~n,a on -EIuca-
ton paFtag especial attention - the
Grenada Caiie-iass last tase. ThEs 10
the only female college exa=d By ths
North Ni<sissippi Conference and =
reported % - n ssa-tsa la.y -on,ii lion
D-isgzsss 70 ths ansnAl esntereac- a.
Waser valley On Sasemh~r s-th we're
selected a. follows p = Calieust.
Coldwassr- P. b Jones. Eaekran- A. :
Y NArorog-k. Ba-esxi..e
Ine conference adtou-n@4 c1ndaT
nixns. % meet a. ArxahaElA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

Dr. n e Mckay. Of Madison county.
ths ~Ssrzwberry Eiax- of Mississippi.
vas in Jackson last xeek He said that
in another week the tomato crop will
begin 70 move 20 the Serth- He Is
shipping cabbage. bat the crop sill be
exhausted IN a short time and will give
waE 20 tomatoes. the money crop Of the
Mississippi trucxer. The oatloox for
al sorts % fruits szt vegetables was
never Ener-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

>ASrIAso De CCBA. June 2-It Is Of
6ei4lly announced that Col Samora
reports that on May - his force had
an engagement with a number Of in
surSents under command of Antonio
Mzeeo. a. Piazuell2 Arroyo Czeao
The rebel loss Is unknown The gov
ernment loss was two killed On the
same date 400 rebels under Jose Maceo
attacked detachment Of fifteen troops
at Western near >1gaa de TanamL
The insurgents were repulsed AFTER
ave hours sighting. during which they
lost seventeen killed The govern
meat loss was Eve wounded
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The euttsa acreage n Yalobuss =
county has been rs,iae-d a. least sss-
q sart=r as compared With Lass war
several farms that 2rgsilr-d 'rug oas -
five bales lsss yeAr are noe pi.atlsg any
cotson ~ az this wear
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The press % tas STATE. or consider
able portion % it. Is again sgitatinx the
question oi making the polI-tax eon-
Pulsory- tndsr the constitution this
tax - PLACED At s1.u'l. il made a part os
the general eeumon school fund. and
the payment % the sane Is entirely
optional. hus no one can vote unless DO
paysiL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
a FOUL MURDER
ursa<ht - LlEht ~ K-e-.siax water. ss
Cisx~tssf. a.

CEEvELANp, @. June "A special to
ahs Press from lrpEtau. .. says The
b.siy u large woman. about t5 years
Old, was fsund in the river here yes-
terriay morning. Il : supposed 70 -
that q Beck T. Turner, af Memphis.
lean. who lived On a family boat.
There was a quarrel over the posses
sion u the boat two monthS ago. and
the woman has not been seen since
that time
one Of the men on the boat has been
arrested on suspicion Of causing the
death u " - Turner. The features
Of the body found yesterday morning
were unrccognixabie- There was q
rupe tied about the neck and fastened
- a large stone. The falling of the
river caused the body to aoat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

THE mayor and the members Of the
corporation 0t Southampton paid .
visit 70 the United States training ship
Aliianee- ca the @Trh. where they were
entertainsd AZ luncheon A salute Of
thirteen guns was fred in honor Of the
visitors. and the ships band played
British and American national airs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The emperor of Japan. after . $ tay
of many months at Hiroshima. made
'triumphal return to the capital ON the
10th The streets and houses were
gaiIy decorated aud the pop1lace were
intensely enthusiastic Yokohama was
also enthusiastically en- fete in honor
of the oerasioa-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

Harry Love. Ton Anderson. John An
dsrson and George Anderson wers con-
victed AZ Shelby last week FOR con-
sptracy 70 ~reek train at that place,
whieh occurred about month ago.
E1rh was proven guilty aad ansd S.
and c1st of eDurt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

THKxx British war ships were. on
the 3fSs- ordered 10 Jiddah. the sea-
port Of Mecca with orders 20 iavesti-
gate the circumstances Of the killing
of the British viee-eou-al AZ that pl.ce
sad the voarding OF the British con-
sui. and the Frezeh consular secretary.
by q band Of Beduoins, and also TO
protect the lives and property Of for
eignerS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The NeathIy Statements shs~. |. Vet De-
crease hi the Fahil< D~bt-

WAsaISsroS. June The debt
stat-ment issued last evening shows n
net decrease IN the public debt. less
cash IN the treasury during May. Of
-. ~. .sIL ~ The interest-heariug
debt Increased sl00s the uouinter-St-
bearing debt decreased $50 SCI. 50. and
cash in the treasury increased -. $50
Is4ss. The balances Of the several
classes % the debt az the close OF bust
uess May 81 were
Interest-bsaring dsbs. s-ls..oe- o.;
debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, SI.s3s. $50 ess debt
beAring no interest. s57s, SO. tsf. %
Total. g -na-. - agl Is
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

ADvIcxs received in Washington from
Havana by the surgeor-gener on the
essh. were To the effect that the situa-
tion in that city with reference to rel
low tever were unchanged A letter
FROM Santiago states that in that city
all regular hospitals are crowded. and
that in the country thereabouss many
hospitals have been improvissd which
are also falL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

THE supreme court Of the United
States in an opinion read by Justice
Brewer. On the s7th. denied the mo-
tion for writ of habeas corpus fled
by Eugene Debs and his associates Of
the American Railway union. and they
will have to serve the sentences i'm
posed upon them by the court
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

NrS John Livelar. a most .ssinahle
Lady. died a. Canton Lass week Sac
leaves a husband and sin childr~n ~
mourn her Is-s. ems % shs ehsidrer
being 4 baby three ~e>kA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

ZEE North German Gazette. on the
soth. denied the report that the pro-
testing powers have arranged for the
roaslnT II a Chinese war loan. or that
the koshsehilds have been fntrusted
with the raising of such a loan
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

on the eesh Or. Luger. the anti
Semitic leader in the Austrian reichs-
rath and vice-burgomaster of Vienna.
refused 10 accept the Office of burxo-
master. 10 which he was elected, be-
cause the majority he received was the
smallest that was permitted by the
law to elect.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

4 " consequences Of the death Of Sec
retary Gresham the receptions which
fwere 70 have been given by Ambassa-
dor TO England Bayard and Secretary
Roosevelt were cancelled. and the tags
Ecver the United States embassy and
Mr. Baysr3-s residence were lowered
ITO haif-raxt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

A TREMENDOUS avalanche Of rock
fell On the ssth. FROM the Schwarz
Aeeneh mountain into the Lauerbrun-
men valley. in Switzerland destroying r
the entire forest on the slope OF the
mountain Fortunately no one was
injured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

II was said at the treasury. on the
Slss> that Secretary Carlisle would not
cancel his engagement to speak at
Louisville. KY where he intended to
make the last OF the four speeches for
which he was originally booked
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The cruiser Bennington left Marc
Island naxy yard. on the sath. for
Honolulu TO relieve the flagship Phil
aselpAia. which IS expected 10 return
home with Admiral BearyisIee. who
will hoist his Tag on the Olympia at
ean Francisco
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

TEr Paris Figaro says the German
emperor Recently sounded NJ Pasteur
as 20 hts acceptance OF n decoration
xnpon the os.razina se the opening OF
the Baltic Sea canal. and that the
/ reach chemist refused 10 accept the
honcr. declaring that he would never
forxxs 1870.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06
Ex-coNFEoeRATes
Eater .nd C.pszrs the eIsy Of cS.ss.-

CINcrSShrI. June 2-The special
train bearing the ex-eoafederates who
attended the dedication of the eonfed-
crate monument in Chicago reached
here at 20 o'clock yesterday morning
A committee from the chamber ot
commerce escorted them to the Grand
hotel where breakfast was served
Never in the history of the exchange
was such an ovation rendered TO visit
orS, and every speech was loudly APP
Hundreds Of Ga z merwere present
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

! FarrrzEs In the United States dur
ing the week ended the SIst. as re-
ported by E. g. Dun & Co. were sIs.
against Iss for the same week last year.
In Canada the failures were "a, against
- last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

A VIOLENT shock of earthquake was
experienced in the village of Aglkent.
in the district Of BaISu. Russia. on the
2ssh- Ninety-five houses were wrecked
and yanv Of the inhabitants Of the
village were buried beneath the ruins
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

A DISPATCH from Hong Kong .svs
the japanese landed at Keloux. For
moSa. on the sath. and Sighting began
next tay. the Japanese war ships bonn
hardinG keloux
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The Star Roats mail from Raleigh 20
Feress vas robbed last week seven
miles south Of Forest hys white man
masked He took the mail sack and 0r-
lered TIE mail rider 70 20 ahead No
e.s. as = he idsntisy ss sss Fohhsr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

IN the British house OF lords. on .he
18th. Lord Halitax's bill to empower
church officials to refuse to marry per
sous who have been divorced passed its
second reading
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

WrrH civic and martial hOnors and
in the presence Of n vast multitude. in
Guiding notahles, Grand Army and
confederate veterans and eommou psO-
PIE. the remains Of the late secretary
of state. Walter o Gresham were de-
posted in . crypt in the chapel At
oakwoods cemetery. in Chicago, on the
sath. there foreman until the family de-
cite< upon the final place Of internent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

ARs MARY bRo~S. n nnouog7nian
r~nsiorer. di=d. on the 18th. at her
home miles from knoSville. Tenn
she was the widow Of Joe Brown. n
soldier in the evolutionary war. and
was born IN Iso& Her husband died
dfty-oue years ago
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

The United States treasurer. on the
U.s. mailed LIS checks, agEr~gatfng
si-n. e. for the payment of interest
on United states bonds Of the funded
4oSn Of 1881. continued at per cent