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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-02
A GUARANTEE.
EngIandWants to ComplyWith
Nicaragua's Proposals.
Honduras Offer OF Troops Rejected
by Sister State.

LONDON, May 2-The following semi
official announcement was made last
evening: The statement that the Saliva
dorean minister had submitted TO Great
Britain certain proposals on behalf of
Nicaragua is correct. The matter is now
being considered, and II responsible So
curity is given for the fulflllment Of any
undertaking to comply with Great Brit
aims demands. every proposal In the mat
ter will be arranged without inflicting
further humiliation.
A dispatch from Managua states that
she Honduras government has given as
surances to Nicaragua that her troops
will be at the disposal of Nicaragua should
they be necessary. This is the only tender
OF troops that has been made by the Cen
tral American governments, although the
other republics have shown their interest
and cooperation In other ways.
The offer from Honduras is not likely
to be accepted, owing TO the present favor
able turn Of affairs, but at one time there
there was n prospect OF concerted action
by the forces OF the two countries. The
good offices Of the ministers of Honduras
and Of all ether Central American states
arc being exerted at Washington and Lon
don TO secure peaceful settlement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
Tse NEGRO EXODUS
Al@s~aa. ft-s.a. L~st 70 Care FOR rA~m.
-~ts~s-tfsa--~~k-r. rzsaa Nsxrk
sru -s.s~-

EUTAw. Ala. March iL-withiu
about forty days 500 negroes hav~
esuiyTstest from tireenc COUNTY - Mex
Ecn and several huudr-i are nov
awaiting arrival Of trains 70 take
th~m away. They are sacrificing the r
ma2es. horses. cattle, etc. 70 enable
them - -. aud renters are leaving
plantations they have leased for thzS
year. Owing 10 the late date other
renters cannot y. ohtaincsl To make
the crop This Rean~ much lass 70 she
landowners and - the railroads. aS
the corn and cotton Will not b. grown
10 freight away
Maeh excitement exists here among
landowners over the negro exodus. ba.
i ! probable that a great deal Of the
land VII - taken hy emigrants from
Iowa Nebraska. Minnesota. Illinois.
lndizna and other states. and about
SIXTY hoEnesee from Tippeeanoe
e9U1ty, lad. are shortly coming -
Eatax - select and purchase pIansa-
tiuus for their future homes Owing
- tAe exslses. condition % ths- white
people il i not probable that further
esoEts viii be made by the railroad
people er By the paid immigrant agents
- induce the negroes TO eHixrate 10
Mexico
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

The sapreme coart % the United
States has decided the case St Evsrs Ct
a. ~ the Delta and Pins Land Com
PaHy in favor q the lan4 company. IL
Sas an appeal from decisiea q Judge
HiiL made several years A<o. in shieA
The validity Of The lecree 4nder ~hicA
the DELTA azl Pine Laad Conspaay .e-
qairr1 is title - It's delta and pins
laz4s vas isvolveA The decision a.
Arms the iurisiscsioa os the Ualsei
States eircult court tAAt made sAs decree
for the sale u the Lands. aad also a.'ir1us
The validity Of tAs lecres. The aslu
% the l4a4s q the co1Yany. consisting
% ahoas saa.oog 1sres. Is tazs az2Ily
set.Ie3 aa1 eoaarnss4-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

Meridian. March 7-Consi,ierahle ex-
cisemens w4s o.as2sioae.l on the streess
this afternoon - the pursuit by police
ofieiais AMI capture. aiscr tho srtng of
number of pistol shots. % yo4ng
Es.a named Joha Ele,se-. whose a-res.
on charge of ais0rieriv conduct sas
acteus pied By P1llcsuiaa Dunha-- When
the officer appeared n the hallway Of
the house a. which the yoaag Han 1as
Stopping the latter en4eaTore1 - Dis
suaae him frum the exccatioa of the
warrant for his arrest. and. falling in
this. he retsrzeI - bis room An1 ~
appeared in the hallway WitA 4 revolver.
with wnich be covered the 0eicer and
ordered him into the r0on. Blssier
then made his escape from Tho buii4inx.
and aster ruaainx the distance OF several
blocks through the bGss ness streets and
seeing thas Dunbar wAs folIostng. be
turned and sreti two shots a. the osIcer.
one % the balls slightly Soaa3ing a ass-
gro who happened "a he within r.a<c.
Bses.er vas intercepted on the soatA
side b. Oslcers u1rxia and Ilarn. b
whom he was zrresse1 ani carried -
the county all
bsst.er a4s eunvitce,f IN AlAham. suusa
years aSo on a charge u hol,llzS up and
rohtias nan a. Whistler. and sas
seatenest - nve y~z-s in the penitez-
tiary. After serving three years of that
time IN the eo2l mines he NAs released
last Nay All came 10 This city. lie had
beea here oalF a fsw weeks when he
vas arrested aa1 convicted cf sor1e
petty ot'euse za1 seEten-ssI 10 the rork
pile IL = charged oy y0ga< nan %
the city thai he s1s zFpceache,i last
nigat b. hlesaeE zits = proposition -
am ard uzS< themselves and inter
eept men On the streets and rob them
Of shcir maasy, watches and other vala-
biss- Tue mask ssa. he haa prepared
Is nav n the hands Of the chisf os
r-nii-e
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
ATTEMPTED TRAIN wRsckINo.
Ties Pli-ss IN the rr-.ss Ia srsas Of . F..s
ENpr~..L

VAIFAkAEso. Ind. March ii--Satur-
day night, iust b-fore midnight. the
east- boand fast express on the New
York. Chicago & - Louis rzilruad
struck pile of ties on the track abosst
i've niles west Of this city- The en-
giuesr saw the obstruction too late 70
stop aud the engine struck IL with
such force as - SaocS par. Of them
froua the track and push the other 10
yarsls before the train could be stopped
The passengers were thrown from
their seats. but none seriously injured
The engine had to b. raised with Jacks
before the ties could be removed from
under il
II l. supposed 10 be the work Of train
robbers. a. numsrous tracks were
found around that point
This point i an ideal place for train
robbers, being in deep cut and away
from any telegraph station Two
well-dressed strangers we're seen Ioitsr-
ing IN the country near there Satur-
day afternoon, and are supposed 10
have been implicated with local talent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

Sarlis. NsrcA The men % sa-i:s
are In earnest Is = generally un4et-
ssoed that there Is whisky selling aad
gambling goln< on here. ani the eitl-
xsns Of the town arr dcterullned that u
saeh be the ease IL shall be stopped.
DR.. John Price. ef Water Valley. Ia.
hcen conducting religious revival her.
a. the Methodist Churek for several
days and the gocd effect q bis scrk
has beea widely felL This morning
there 40 nsseuHs for men oaly. the
rsPreSez-ative men % the towa being
in attendance AZ the eonciasion % ID.
meetinS iaw and order league SAs
formed Hoa- J. r. E3oshe was ehosea
president and an executive comnnittes
selected as follows Mayor J. y West.
Marshal W Il. Irby. Res. 7. II HAr-
grove, A. T. Young. e. l. Gor,lon. {.
q. Moore. T. T. Williams
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

mass meeting Of th.s citirens ard
business men of Aher,lesn wls held
recently. 10 take STEPS ~ secure the
location of a spoke, hub ana fgrnstgre
fac,scy a. that place. A fassor- in ohio
proposes - move is plaas there. pro-
vided the sosn woal4 pay them s0aas
% SS.esl. 70 pay the expenses. etc 0s
coming They yromtse ;s employ rot
less than 80 workmen. aad perhaps
many more, thai their pay roll viii
range from four 70 SIX thousand dolIars
per month Af.cr several speeches
and s-gu umeHts-were made in favor %
the enterprise. subscriptions were then
opened. Aaa in \ short time 81. >.so was
taken up The remaining $500 can
easily be raised This will ereAss new
iite IN Aberdeen and revive all lines Of
business In the meantime propositions
are ooen for other kinds Of factories.
There Is every aivanta-e offered AR1
roon for all
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
a RAILROAD WRECK
I've rsrssas Killed 4as.I a L.rx~ Sss.Asr
Nsr~ L~>- Ialaresa

I've fsrssas kiftss1 4ssf q Large SaasA<r
Hsrr ~ L<s- Ialsr~sG
McRAE, Ca. March a.-The gIorissa
,esti5ule train No b. soath-bsuaa,
Conductor Hubbard. Engiaeer Dave
Moore. was wrecked At >xptl4nsl. Ga
about O'Clock yesterday uorning, By
tampercd switch. the staple being
bruSsn- The train consisted Of three
Puilzaaus. frSt and see,lnsi-class
coaches, mail AMI express car. every
one of which was GeralIs.i, the Pull
mans. frst and ssconsl l-claSs eoaehes be-
ing thrown oR their sisieS- Oae Of the
coaches was occupied by the Roland
Reed Co. AMI the others hal q fall
complement OF passengers
That there was M greater damage
= miraculous. The schssiule running
time i ffty miles an hour. and the en-
gine crashed into sane ear on the si.ie
track, tsl.sseoping itself in a box car.
THx XuLED-
Mrs c. %. SalSsrs. q Piclseas. Mas.
As-year-osd daughter ot Mrs. Sab.srs.
THE ISJuEKp.
Roland Reed. badly injured on Leg
ami back
Mrs Mary Meyers. Of New York,
severely wrcneilezi lack and shouisi~rs-
The following Of the Roland Reed
company were slightly injured and re-
tarned u Atlanta. Janies DlurIaSs.
BrOokIyn- Mss ISsaaiore Rush, New
York. Julian Reed. Philadelphia, W
W Bernan. New York
Mr. and Mr. HeffEer Elvia. Of Ohio.
aud Mrs. 7. IL Morton. Of Cinncinnati.
are slightly injured
Mr.. Roland Reed distinguished him
self At great risk By reseuing thrce
ladies from the upturnesl ear.
Mrs. >abers' nursing babe escaped
uninjured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

CONDENSED TEIgGRAMS.

THE Indiana legislature broke up in
4 wild riot on the fIth. in which almost
every member participated Rsyolvers
we're drawn and many persons were seri-
ously injured. Adams. Of Park County,
perhaps fatally.
AT New Orleans on the tlth \ crowd
Of white serewusen. who are on = strike.
made 4 murderoas assault On the ne
grOes Who were working in their places
the whites, and two Of the negroes were
shot
A COMMITTEE from the Massachusetts,
general assembly has gone - Atlanta
FOR the parpcse Of investigating the in
dustrial situation in the South and in
quiring into the special inducements
held out BY the laws OF the State Of
Georgia, making il more profitable Zoe
the New England cotton mills 70 do
business in this section
Ex-PKxsIDESr HARRISON. after .
weeks illness that threatened At one
time 70 take a dangerous turn. is rapidly
recovering.
Rev. DE- PAKKIIURsr, OF New York.
is going TO St Louis for the purpose. il
is announced. Of engaging in the work
OF Sunday reform. in conjunction with
Sam Jones and the local clergy.
THAT better times prevail in West
ern Kansas Is evidenced by the fact
that twelve counties have notified Gov.
Morrill, they are in need Of no further
outside aid
A PAEr1 Of ten home-seekers from
Illinois arrived in Florence. Ala. on
the sth- They are she advance guard
OF an army OF prospeetors who are 20
visit that section during the month
Col ASDKKw J. HoUsroS. SON Of Gen.
Sam Houst0n. has sent 10 Mayor Cald-
we'll. Of Cincinnati. the dagger which
Gen Santa Ana handed 70 his eaptors
1t the battle Of San Jacinto in Is@6
Just before this battle Gen Houston
received two brass six-pounders as \
present from the ladies' Of the city Of
Cincinnati. and the cannon were used
for the Hrst time in that battle
A cTcLoxE passed over North Georgia
on the STA In Atlanta the wind blew
seventy miles an hour for i've minutes
In the neighhorhood Of Cedartown the
storm was most furious.
An epidsnie something like small
pox Is rzginx IN Md Greek. in Floyd
county. Ky. Tws nUa1red cases are re-
parted aad tAa eplGe@Ss 3 vsry severe
aa nss5ls aud age1 pecPla
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

JeAa czrray. sheriG q smith Coaatv.
aaa Pesse faSss4 through F0re-t l1ss
week 0a tseir waY - JAeksoa. having
N charge Anes T. Arri4ea. cha-x~,l
vita za-ierins AMI rebhia< Nzesss
b-saz. the Star Bagte nal rider. meas
B9ras Ar-tz4sa had a p-~limlnAry
trial rceensly a. Trenson Aaai vas hoausl
over - tse Cirrzis cozrs witAozt bail
The eviasnae against him vas almost
positive. Aa4 Is as not iaog<as szse %
keep hin n tas e0zzty iAiL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
~HITE-~INGED PEACE


ToSse. March to-China has h..en
iziarzlsest IN general tcrlus q the Gun
datsans aP-sn Nhlch Japan sal eozseat
10 peaee. Japan has h.-ez noticed ihat
taiaa = reasiy - aac-ps thss- cuusli-
tious aaa - si--u a trcaty-
The earresPnnstcncr. ~ means Il
vhisa thhs agreement was arrived a.
was carried "a threuxh the EniteE
States ministers % tAs $50 eoantrS~s.
Minister k.i'vin Dan AZ Toxin. aaA Ma
tSter Chaxlss D~ahy a. Pe<in-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

HAVANA. March s-Gen- Garieh.
inding that the rebels had left Baire.
started in pursuit and overlook them
short distance from the town He
attacked the band and dispersed Their.
capturing their Tag. provisions. etc,
and killing i've Of their number. The
government forces had two msn
wounded
At Nayard. two bands have surren-
dered TO the authorities The other
bands IN the provinces OF Santiago
have beeome discouraged. and il s
feared that many u their @sn vii
szrrsn1srs4.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
F~@@Is InssrrtxfsI- al the Chicago Hsm.
for JassnIls Onsnaers Arrr-t-a

CHcAso. March 1.-The police were
last night called to the Home for Ju-
venile Offenders. Thirty first street aud
Indiana avenue. 10 qnel an iasurree-
tsor among the inmates Rosa Sehriar,
Mamie Sehinten- Bessie Davis and Liz
zie smith, all under IS years of age.
were taken 20 the police station
For two hours the girls broke win
lows. demolished furniture and tore
bed clothing The yoang women
claim that they have been starved and
ill-ased for sligat inlr2etioaS Of the
ESlrs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

ca the re4a@s. q Dr. = L FulxhAn.
e0Gaty he2ltA ofseer, the bard a
supervisors q Hiasis CeuatT aasAsrise.l
the parchase u a iat q Vaociae vi-Hx
In his communication be a1vls-s exery
one VITO cannot ssaw a tyPaeAl vacranss
sz1r - be fascinated a. aRre- Tatx
suggestion Is made owing % the f2es
that smallpox prevails In MOaros. La.
and Hos >prinS~ ARK. AMI = act 4za,
a. be states. - desire ~ create n
senseisss pazie. bas sinply % prsvsas
one saoaI4 the saaiIPox appear.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

Moody. the celebrated evangelist. has
accepted an invitation 20 visit Meri-
dian and named March I2 to Is, inelu-
sive. as the dates on which be will hold
meetings there The sam Jones Taber-
naele. building that viii accommodate
about e.eoo people. will be used for the
occasion The several railroads euter-
ing the city have granted rates for 100
miles II every direction. With The IN
derssanding that the meetings viii Be
extensively advertised throgrhous tAas
terrisory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

HEER SeHxTEIx. tire German gov
eyuor Of New tiuinea- committed Sni-
eide at Batavia, Jamaica. "a the Gth.
b. shooting with 4 revolver He w.s
on bis way 10 his houe "A GserEnany
NoRvAL A. Htwxrxs. ex-ezshse- q
the Detroit lNich-8 branch % the
Standard OF Co. was fsuna xuilty bv
jury. on the eth. af having e-nh~z-
rled =, 10 Of the eurnpauy's funds.
The defendant admitted taxing the
money. bat claimed that he h@A IN
vested 81, go in the hope Of incr-zsinx
his earning capacity ana ssfuarinx bis
accounts. IL was claimed that hsr vas
not criminal, bat falling s~ttur.
on the eth Pablic Priat<r B-n~ti.-t
dismissed leo employees OF the govern
naent printing oaiee. the ma aiority of
them being comp.ssitorS The rcnov-
ais were caused by the nd iosrann~nt
OF congress. which made a scarcity %
work Other disEniSsaIs will follo~ a.
the work Of the bureau decreases.
GKoRsE l. >HoUP was reelected
United States senator from Idaho, on
the 7th- On the first ballot He ~
ecivrd the entire Mormon vote. There
"a Ls''sse s4ty aAter
e.ie s0o1p Oeias sN'
Ss,'-'.Itl P,op',AAs u i1.1o
sne Ss'A,s0 h01se OF cum mons, on
the 9Th. Mr.. Henry Gardner. president
OF the board Of agriculture. promised
that the government would make in
quiry into the alleged packing Of dis
eaSed meat in Chicago for export to
o. -.
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.,Tr - -. ~ NJ :, .S',-.S ga"
e. - - - '---' ~'''''s ~ Mn 1ss'
s'.'"'a'H' 'a s"e IN, an N
P'Asterer n@n'ei yi"r'
''.eo'-l us tTo'A '."S
.,.is,l,Se' H1slsseS ~ wAS anu ave
-. = A'l'i ''l''a NisAsa nliAassA
n-s.1, @.s'i -. - l''-NN on.
-AS ,'I'a,a'a'i'saa n Nes ioS
- u.s. On An1A pASsase- on tAS 'sA'
u n oaS
BOILER AZ the X = Goosirieh com
pahy nil AZ Akron. ". exploited on
'ne .eh' SHINING Joan vance and Sc
veretF woundlng John >omerville-
oS the 'th the directors OF the Amer
ie1n gu ne ennlng 20. declared . aar-
tsriy divide nj OF ; per cent
aHk oineinnatH memphis and New
oFisanS paeses steamer l-onSteiioS, IN
%" OF the Hereuics farrell struck =
pfer OF the IheSa pea<e Il oaio railroad
oriu2e a. NineannAti- Just after start
ing on her soath-oound trap. on the
sth' anu went TO pieces Most of her
psiSse nsers and crew were hurried
aooara the farrell and rescued but
aiier the disaster twelve persons were
l'ona 20 Dc drowned or missing
AHN oig eoro1ge works OF william
VA sons, on Bashwie< avenue.
"iiAAaHls Jury. y H. nave enttreiy
- =. =. "a eas e.hp.'sss 0s.0S Sls-
t"e pam aarhg tne iAst
Aas zen sooafV.e1 os tns
s srss'- ~ gave en- P''y nent 20
Hs-rl! Ivy" personA
% N s'eAHier ness'laie sanS IA .as
- - - 80, -,
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Fs7e
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

ose night last week near Anding.
forty miles west Of Jackson. Tom Jones
shot his father. Charles Jones. four
times with a pistol. killing him Instant
~. The family IS oae Of the most psom-
.nens in that section The father and
son bad quarreled- II IS reported the
father came home considerably iasoxi-
Gated. renewed the quarrel and con-
neneeS abusing the family Finally he
attacked Tom with a table fork. when
the latter DIRE. 4 pistol and fred four
times The son Is about - years Of age.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

Monday. March II. was a field day ~
PittsborO. the eoanty seat Of CAlh0zn
County There was a reunion of
Confederate Veterans. n meeting q the
Cotton Grower's Protective Association
and Circuit Court convened By Judge
Campbell, all Ga the same day. A large
number Of STATE eAa1ilates were prs
ent. and grand barbecue Vas served
during the day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
EIGHT MINERS sUFFocATED


>ocoERo. n NJ. March 1.-The
shaft house of the OLA Abe mine AZ
White Oaks lincoln county. caught
nre yesterday norning. and in a few
moments the flames were e0unani-
Gated 20 the shsftin< Of The mine,
which was completely destroyed.
Nine men were ia the rhine ~ the
time. only one of whom. c. = wukin-
son. escaped The Others are supposed
% be dead, as there ss hat slight possi-
bslity that they escaped sz3Qessl0a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

Mrs Mamie d. Word. wife of Dr.. Jas
c. Word. died a. her home in Monroe
County last week after a lingering i'll
ness Of Aboat three weeks. Mrs. Word
was truly a Christian woman. and always
took an active part IN everything per-
tanning 70 good She was for many
years corresponding secretary Of the
Woman's Missionary society IL was
always her custom 70 laY aside one-tenth
of her earnings tor the Lord She would
direct whatever amount she handed her
ehHrca odieer .-ss bs used where il would
Do the most god Mrs. Word will be
sadly missed from her family, church
and frieals.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
CAPTURED A WHALE



B-ssroS- March IA whale absa.
sesenty-fv~ feet IN length and sri-
tently al old settler wa killed =
Sahaat SATURDAY by picked crew e
experienced mea made up N Nahaas
for the purpose-
Saturdays whaling party sighted
the monster about quarter OF \ nile
on shore and proceeding cautiously
were able u get near enough To strike
him Just behind the head with a har-
P.son- The whale. suddenly stanv.
threw uP his huge tail asS disappeared
IN \ whirlpool OF green water. To the
harPoon was fastened about thirty
fathouls Of line on the end Of which
was stout eask- This was thrown
overheard ana in a moment il was
whisked out Of sight by the whale IN
his efforts - escape
The whale came 10 the sursa.-. ab.Ius
= mile from wh~r. he had gone down.
swimming round and roand. ,~-U-
ing 10 have the twin- vrouaI reusa
him The hunters lay off and watched
his struggles. which made the water
boil
After awhile be euieted down -
that the whalerS were able 10 get
within ten yards u him and pat a
charge of siuss and hulIetS into his
head from an old-fashi3ned aias Iosk
and a duck gun that soon had hin
4aat5aS heliy-up aud stone d@Ad The
hsdy Wa then toNed 10 a p.oiat u-ar
Little Nahant beach. from which rssiut
Il . the intention 70 tow il a. clus.s IN
share A. posssible-
The whale = ev identiy an Old oas.
a. he h half covered VITA Ssasx~~sl.
fAeePly imbrsisied In his ha-k uas an
ancient h2rpo"n. badly ruSt.-d. but
with the inscription Hiram h >wzia.-
Nantucket. Iss1. still legible-
The Nahant Uhalers are in high
giee. as there has been considerable
rivalry between them and their
Swampscott brothers over the pr,ls-
prStive caDrur,. .,f ~. r...,.ss-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
AN INDEPENDENT WICKET.


ALLIANCE. O, March Ii--The women
Of Alliance held = largely attended
meeting in the Independent church
Saturday afternoon aud nominated an
independent tie<et for pablse school
board Mr. Anna wauga. widow. =
large real estate owner. was norni-
mated on the nrst ballot. ami Mrs~
Julia Hunter on the third ballot
There was great enthusiasm Az .
eauens OF the PoDulist party the wozn-
ems ticket was indorsesi unanimously.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
AN OKLAHOMA TRAGEDY.


WICHITA. KaS-. March 9--Burt and
Willie Coleman. brothers. agei. re-
speetiveiy. - and Is, were shot aud
killed near Newkirt. Okla, yesterday.
By Cyrus Cowan. \ eonteStee for the
claim occupied by the two brothers
COWan gave himself up after the killing.
and as threats of lynsbing arr freely
indElgel ID by the people of the viein-
ity. the authorities Of Nswkirk have
placed strong guard in the jail to
protect the prisoner
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

Gov. Stone has made the folIowiay
appointments George 5. Donald. notary
pGblie ~ Meridian; W. u. Cgtrer. treas
urer Of ClarksIale. a l. J. Glenn.
treasurer Of B-ooksville. Z A W.
Roberts. justice Of the peace Tor the
First District Of Lafayette County. Joa n
Kelly, assessor Of Holmes County. vice
Charles l. Johnson. deceased.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14

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