Oxford eagle., 1895-06-13
VOL. XIX.

time of the race was - hours 81 min
utes. This has broken all American
records for a relay race.
WILLIAM =. HAEETrr, chairman Of
the democratic national COMMITTEES. has
written a letter in answer 10 numerous
inquiries - TO whether he intended to
call meeting of the committee at an
early date tn decidc whether a nation
al convention should be called on the
money question. saying that he was Of
the opinion that 10 call a meeting now
would be harmful to the party and he
did not see any necessity for one
III was reported By courier from Hav-
den. Col, that s11 armed eattlemen had
started for the Elkhead mountain eoun-
try with the intention OF driving the
sheep men out II was rumored that
the sheep heriers were accompanied
by $50 Pinkertons and would resist
LEE HAEETs and Abe Mitchell, col
ored murderers, highwaymen and
thieves. were hanged in the jail yard
at birmingham. Ala, on the 9Th, before
1000 people Both bodies were turned
over to the undertaken who had pur-
chased them for SIS from the men them
selves
TRAMP stopped at the farm resi-
dence of J. Z. SImmonds. Is miles south
of Guthrie. Ok. aud demanded food
Mrs SimmOnds. who was alone, went
into an outdoor milk cellar to get the
food when the tramp locked her in
and proceeded to rob the house, finally
setting fire to il as he left. Neivhbors
attracted by the fire broke open the
cave door and let Mrs Simmonds out
A large posse searched for the tramp.
but unsuceessfully.
THERE was a tremendous cloudburst
recently over the Wurtcmbury portion
of the Black forest district in Gernanv.
Many houses were swept away and
many persons were missing and il was
feared that they were drowned Ten
persons were drowned at Ballinyen.
seven at kronmer and ten at Lannfen-
Two farmers living IL miles south
cast of Pond Creek. Ok, quarreled
over the settlement of pasture rent,
and as one by the name of Suider
turned around TO leave the other man,
Henry, emptied a load of bueLshot into
his back The murderer was arrested
Two of the richest families in Amer
lea were united on the 9Th by the mar
rage of Mr. James Abercrombie Bur
den. ]r.. and Miss Florence Adele
Sloan, Granddaughter of W. H. Van
derbilt. at Lenox- Mass The wedding
presents were mostly Jewels, estimated
at the value Of 500. OO0
The long heralded ten-round fight
between Joe Choynsi1i, of California,
and Jack Chattanache. OF Providence,
l. l.. proved to be the greatest faseo
ever presented 10 the Baltimore, Nd,
public The first round demonstrated
that Chattanaeh was simply an easy
mark FOR Choynski aud the crowd
yelled, take them Off The second
round was a repetition of the first, a
light tap on Cattanach's neck ending
the contest
EUGENE Busch. who recently tasted
forty days. has been pronounced in
sane by the county commissioners at
South Enid. Ok Physicians differ,
however, as to whether he Is really in
sane or delirious from overeating at
the close of his fast
AT Boston on the 81 Lesley Pierce,
a
from Stanton Abbott, of England
THE worst fire ever known at Fred
ericksbury, Va, Occurred on the 4th
The kenze factory and Excelsior mill
and six dwelling houses were burned
William Deshaze. engineer at the Ex-
eelsior mill. was burned to death
The Illinois democratic state eouven-
tiou on the 5th declared in favor of the
use Of both gold and silver at a ratio
Of Is to without waiting for the ae-
ton of any other nation
A SPECIAL from Rome announced
that Count Ferrada. formerly under
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
had been mortally wounded by an
Erehists at Ramini-
SEVERE drought prevailed at Oak
land Nd on the 4th, and forest fires
were raging in every direction and
thousands of acres of valuable timber
were being destroyed, as well as fene-
ing and other property
The case against NJ J. O'Brien for
the alleged embezzlement OF about
$1,000 belonging to the Catholic
Knights Of America while he was treas
urer of the order. which has been in
the courts for some time, was called at
chattanooga Team, recently, and it
was shown that the Indictment was
faulty and Judge Moon said it would
be impossible 10 hold the prisoner on
Il. but the judge said he would consider
OBrien As n prisoner who had never
been indicted by the grand jury and
his bond was fixed at $40, 600, SO. 90
Nsa~ - 81
FIRE, which broke out in the grain
elevator attached to the BalIentine
brewery at Newark, " J., soon after
rlhdnight on the 81. caused 4 loss of
Sss0. .0na
The London Times printed on the ID
gloomy review of the English crop
prospects. Il said that much of
the spring grain was no farther ad-
vaneed than generally At the middle of
April
JERosE FARK. \ suburb Of Denver,
Cot, was in danger Of a food on the
ID more disastrous TO property and life
than the one that took place a year
ago The river Platte was steadily
rising ard about TO overflow its banks
ExSESAroE z l. CAssArT, presi-
- ~AI AA1A AAA-OaaA tauA OF
Pellz. Ia attempted suicide in the bank
oa the ID by cutting his throat
Az ineendiary FIRE At Huron. : D.,
on the sth- destroyed six buildings on
Dakota avenue The most serious loss
was g. LaGbe's $4,000 collection of
models OF patents, the greatest west of
Washington
NEAR Strassbury. 50 miles south of
birmingham, Ala. the body of Jim
foweil, negro, was found hanging to
tree recently Powell entered the
residence of John Bussey, farmer
near there, and assaulted a young
laughter of the farmer The father,
iearlnz the girls screams, went to her
nsslst@nee, bat the negro escaped.
fa5suit was given the negro By posse
and he was captured.
ZEE Travellers Protective Associa-
ton OF America, which was organized
~ ienver, Col, in June, 1890, began
us sixth annual convention at San An
Tonic. Tex, on the ID It is now or