Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-27

thinese loan recently ioated in Paris
was signed in - Petersburg. on the
18th, by the Chinese plcnipotentiary.
GEN. GREES CLAY SMITH. wcll-known
in the middle west. is dangerously III
at his home in Washington. and his re-
eovery Il in grave doubt He j. suffer
ing from earbunclc on the back Of his
neck.
OK the Goth the Illinois steel Co. Of
Chicago. announced an advance Of two
dollars in the price OF steel rails. the
former price being So The increase
Is attributed To- the increased cost of
ore. coke aud labor.
Tux warships OF the United state.
at kiei. the New York. Columbia. san
Francisco aud Marblehead, which lat.
ter vessel took part in the procession
at the opening Of the canal. formed
striking features OF the naval display.
standing out finely among the other
vessels, which. as a rule. have dark
eolored hulis. The white sides Of the
Yankee cruisers undoubtedly gave
them an extremely smart appearance
and caused all the United states YES
sels to be greatly admired
THE following cahlegram was re-
ceived at the state department on the
Goth: 'olney. Washington: British
consul at Erzeroum informs me that
Lenz, the cyclist was murdered near
Dshar by five Kurds, whose names he
gives. Arrest and punishment de-
mandel by me at the sublime porte
and the cooperation of the British
consul requested Signed. "TrRkELT-~ -
REPoKr comes from Havana tha,
Gen. Martinez de Campos. captain gen
eral Of Cuba, had been shot by Puerfa
Sanchez. a Cuban spy. on b1art
Spanish war ship. Sanchez escaped hv
jumping overheard and swimming 70
shore II j. not stated how badly
CAmpos was wounded.
LoSDoS dispatch Of the e0th said
IL was stated on the best OF authority
that England had informed the Rus
sian government that she woaih send
fleet 10 Constantinople 10 enforce the
demands that the powers have maie
upon the Porte.
FIFTEgS acres of wheat heiongin-
10 Newell Miller. near Roam, Ind
was destroyed. on the eath, by fire.
which originated from a spark from a
locomotive.
TBE boiler of one Of the steam
launches Of the United States cruiser
Columbia exploded at kiel on the sIst.
1 The cylinder was blown of and carried
overheard. and with il the smokestae<
and other parts Of the launch -Four
persons were injured
QUAKrERNAsrER-GES DEvLfS of
the Michigan national guard died at
his residence in jackson. "a the eist,
Of Bright's disea~c. lie was born in
Oregon. Wis. August. 1875. When the
war broke cut he enlisted in the Tenth
Chic cavalry.
oS the strength % a dispatch from
the eaptain-geueraI Of Cuba. Senor
Dupuy de LONE. the spanish minister
at Washington. on the eist. denied the
report that cen Martiurz Campo~ had
been wounded by an iEsurxent spy.
JkNEs :. EwISe. United States min
ister to Beigiam. just returne,l to the
United States on leave of absence,
called at the state department. on the
elst. while on his way 10 his home in
Illinois.
- A4At NEAAA1A uAN~E OF tNAluOu~s on
the slst. Mr. u. Campbell Zimmerman.
secretary % state for war. announced
that the duke Of Cambridge would re-
tire from the command Of the armv-
FoRTY-sIx horses were eremated in
the burning - kiel s. Cos livery sta
bic at Pittsburgh. Pa. on the night OF
the soth. The entire equipment OF
carriages was destroyed also
Two TROLLEY ears on the Walden q
Orange Lake railroad eoliided. on the
2ist, At point miles west of New
burg. y. Y. Eight persons were in
jured. but none seriously.
A FTsHr between police aud hand
Of brigands occurred near Lamia. on
the Turkish frontier. on the s0th
Three brigands and . corporal o.
police were killed.
THK conference at Pittsburgh. Pa,
between the executive committee of
the Association - Iron aud steel Sheet
Manufacturers and the committee OF
the Amalgzmated association reached
terms of agreement, on the night NJ
The 3oth, after a two days session