Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-24
ONE man was killed and three in.


tured by boiler explosion in the 30
inch mill Of the Carnegie steel works
at Homestead. Pa. on the I6th- The
boiler room was completely wrecked,
entailing loss Of So 900.
THE National Farmers Protective
Federation of the United States was
organized in Chicago on the 10th. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. J. B. Furro6- of Iowa. vice-pres-
ideut. +. H. Palmer. of Illinois. secre-
tary. Milton George. of Chicago; treas
urer. w. r. Hostettcr. Of Illinois. The
organization i to be nonpolitical and
nonsecrrt-
Two or Judge Kicks attorneys,
Virgil P. Kline and Judge William H.
skinner, left Cleveland. q. forwashinr-
ton. on the 10th. TO look after the inter
ests Of their client 1t was said that the
action of the house judiciary commit
tee recommending impeachment pro
ceedings prompted the trip
IN compliance with the request Of
Gen Campbell, Of the Transmississippi
department and on suggestions by Gen
erals John b. Gordon and Fitzhugh
Lee. the date Of the confederate re-
union. which this year meets in Hous-
ton. Tex has been definitely fixed for
MAY 20.
SOPHIE LroSs alias Kate Lourougie,
Mime de Varney and any number of
other names. the notorious confidence
woman and crook. was given hours to
leave 81 Louis, on the 10th. the police
her 80 that il would stick
The surviving members of Mosby's
famous command. the Forty-thiryi vir-
ginia cavalry. held reurion at Alex
andria. Va. on the 10th. The old
guerilla ehieftain was there. and there
were many pathetic scenes among the
comrades.
WINNIE SMITH, for the murder of
Western b Thomas. a prominent and
wealthy citizen Of Anderson. Ind, in
Indianapolis las. July. was. on the 18th.
sentenced to eighteen years imprison-
ment- The trial lasted ten DAYS
HENRY McCAULLET. the oldest man
in Michigan. died at Battle Greek on
the I7th- He was i0s years old. ami
was remarkably active up 10 the time
of his death.
GoLD Withdrawals at New York. on
the nth. for export. amounted to ST.
100000. reducing the gold reserve in
the United States treasury AZ the close
Of business on that day To s-4.I75. .3l6
SIxrEES or seventeen car loads of
supplies had been donated at New Or
leans. up to the nth. for the relief of
Nebraska sufferers, and additional do
nations were still pouring in
The Idaho legislature passed reso-
an suffrage question to Il vote of the
people of the state.
sIsSoR CELLI. attorney general Of
the province OF Milan. Italy, was found
murdered in his of.iee in Milan on the
I-th- His body was horribly mutila-
ted There was every Indication that
the murder was the work Of anarchists
President FAURE- on the 18th sum
moned NM Brisson and Laeour for
the purpose Of comforting with them
in regard % the formation of n new
ministry. Later in the day IL Bour-
geois consented 70 try to form 4 eabi-
net.
THE vatican Is entirely satisfied with
the election of NJ Felix Faure to the
French presidency. and the pope. on
the 18TH instructed the papal nuneiO
in Paris to congratulate him on his
success.
Miss MARY L STEVENSON. the FL
year-old daughter of Viee-President
Adlai E Stevenson. died, after lin
gering and painful illness, At Ashe-
vile. y. C.. on the 18th
On the 18th the miners organization
of Aassillon, o.. through its president.
issued an appeal to the public, in which
it said; Our people have been exist
ing on light rations for months, and
the limit OF endurance has been
reached Our storekeepers have car
ried many along, until now they are
about bankrupt IL viii be a month
before the men have any pay. They
can not work when their stomaehs are
empty; hence this appeal"
The first and second japanese armies
are said to be working under a mu-
tual arrangement regarding operations
against New Chwang aud King Kow.