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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

SsN J~sE. Cal. Nov a comet
was discovered bv Mr Hroules. 81 New
York. on Friday morning II was oh
served az Lick Observatory Saturday
morning. its place determined and teie-
grnrl4ed h Centrai station for disiri-
hutian - aather oir-ervaiories- The OBJ
ieci Is quite large. Nithouf a taii. but
h mot visible - the naked eve II j.
novv IN the constellation HYDRA more-
ing raPidlv nerthss--t at the rate ~
Four degrees per day-
Prot CamPhcil ands that the spec
trum is - thr a~ual tvY'e. owing 10 the
prescnce Il inranar-scent nitrugen and
csrlssn.
Pcrrlas COMET isAs been observed
here by frst Aifkrn every rnsrning
except Monday sInc- the discover
The ta3l N the present time u incrrH~-
inc ia lrngth At the rat~ - abssut
/. aiisi. 1aa miles per day Nith the ai8
nf photograph taken by Mr. Gelteu
saturday morning. the computed
Irn=th Of the visible tai vas faund -
- a. is.nst fa 8aa gus miles
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
LiGHT SENTENCES
fsr Ns~t tst.hsl8-@S .sa Dssxr~r~Yul
Nrtn.-- AE@tu.i Hum@nzsy.

f4eSEsaS. Nov- - The trial af III.
efir-rs - the Eritish v-ssel Ihv Net
Gesr 3-serting tsr sh5P whlie aa ar-.
tsaxiug the passengers 70 thetr fH.e
resulted IN the cauFirf5aa - Cart
y I'LL iaza u slkln ln~csn and Mate Ar9knr
NiIkinsaH Thr captain uRs s-o-
tenc-d L. >ix zssssniAls' AID tire uAte 70
tHa nunflIs imprisonment At hard
lAhur n fiuerus~r The 3nage who
presided Al the traal n Esrzrncusieinr
sent~ncs. declared fhaf the e1snanei -
the os5cefs and crru - tiss rs-s..el szAs
a dlsgraee 10 The nation
Nhiis. the vessel sFas oa hssr nzF -
The Island of Jersey N 1nnr lAsf. = fire
was discovered In ber bold Whae tA-
sailors were attempting fs Esut cat The
ire tucssct azs acc 3sntn 8 drapys.4
auer1aaua- a t.aAt zas lssuerea - ~
cover IL. uhsrenPan the ca ptAin jazus--a
into the i.aRi Ana uAs fal .0sVed bF the
crew one e the uasscnE-rs jauaEs.d
overheard and swan 10 the t,uai. iufa
which be WAS uakea. The FnRssenx-r-S
remaining On haArd handled the rs,s-
sci a. h-.t thcr cuula, and managed -
beach her al FrcaT. where the c&p-
tain and besatis crew also landed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
AGREED UPON WITH RUSSIA
An ord-r E--rri-taa< rh- Catch OF Sea-
b. BriEtsa >hip--

n0uness IN order of The privy council
which exaets that, after So~ember Il
until the evuarl snail otherwise d
rect, the catching of seals by British
shiP be prohibited within a zone OF
ten miles % he Russian cnasts on Bekr-
ing s-a and within a zone Of thirty
niies arouad the karnanlorSky and
Eo6b~n islzndS. this action beiag
taken in aeeortiane= with an axres
uent wit.s Russia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
ohlo-s MIDGET.
The Rea2ias OF Mis-. EIl. Tickle Iat-rred
st MA@nf@sarE. q.

DAYTON. O.. Nov. ss-The remains
Of Miss Ella Tickle. the midget, were
buried at Miznishurg Friday she
Was well known a. the smallest woman
in the state She was > years old. -
inches high and weighed thirty-o1e
pounds Miss Tiekle's parents had
been offered Sso.0oo per year for fht
daily aPpearanee of their daughter IN
Rarnsm 4 Eaiiey'~ show. bat of lats
they have refused to .st her appear il=
pubiie
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
ANOTHER DECISION
In Fsssr Of a E.is-@@a CsrPsr.tssa
Against u.as-st-.d-rx-

WAsHISsroS SoF. - Secretary
Snith has renasred decision in the
ca~e of Eliha Snead and twelve Other
applicants for homestead in the Los
Aageies district. California, Ayains;
the southern Pacific Railway Co The
secretary affirmed the decision Of the
commissioner and AWARDED the land e
the railroad company. for the reason
that ifs selections on account q its
grant was ma ie before the home
steader applications were hled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
AN IscENOlARY FIRE.
K-.alSs ia the Death Of rhr~- rer-sas
Near Stay Fslnf. ~

BROWNSVILLE. kE-. Nov. y -Thrce
.,ers.sas f0ss their lives sy "a sacea-
diary IRE IN a coiored ezbia near
stony Peint. in this county. Thursday
night The cabin was eEncd by Gib
ION Armstrong. eolored. who. with his
vile. two daughters and niece. Moliie
Whitney, were asleep when the ire
broke out Nancy Armstrong and Moilie
Whitney were burned 10 death IN the
cabin. and Fannie Armstrong was 81
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28


has been prepared by Deputy Collector
wise Tor transmission 70 Washington
The report shows that i.sss males
4.s9- females aud 20 skins - which
sae sex could not he determined were
landed
IHE battery of dynamite guns which
stretches along the blnfFs sonth of
Fort Point san Franc SEQ. for nearly
mile. IN now ready 20 deal out de-
struetian 70 any invading navy that
may appear within niles of th,. tsalaen
Gate The great guns stare up at the
sky from behind steep bulwarlss. look
ing not unlike great frogs ready tc
spring into the ocean.
Ex-Gov- GEoRGE T. Anthony. Of
Kansas. who Is state insurance com
missioner. recently denounced the
state officers as two-for-a-cpnt states
men Anthony made junls-ting trip
TO Nackinac last summer and charged
up slo9 as expenses IN the state state
Auditor Cole, By direction Of Gov Nor
riil and other state officers. refused 70
audit the bill
tHIEF ENGIyEER r f PrARY. the
Arctic explorer. reported for duty at
the Brooklyn navy yard on the stst.
lie has been attached to the denart-
Eaent Of yards and docks. which has
charge of all the buildings and i'm
provements within the government
Preeihc's'
" the -lst hawieys block at Dan
"ur e"nh' was destroyed hy ire 10
rap',uY aid ihe names spread - the ad-
joining stores and The teneruents over
neAa mat tenants had narrow escapes
IF"th aea'h Inc loss i estimated at
elwl'"''-
william hibDf was arrested at
mount Ayr. IA. on the list, on Siis-
P'Si"h OF peihg the murderer OF Aiher'
Appiegate' weil-to-s'o Norton county
farmer VINO was found dead IN h5s
e"rnheid three weeks before with two
Juliet hoies N ms head
hEN- . - LADn' retired BAPTIST
eierxy man diea al ms h"ne IN Eliza
eeth' ~ J. on tue -lst- aged = years
ne was q graduate of Hamilton cot
ieEe- ana nad neea minister over for
" years
ErsESE Y. DEBs became a free man
again At = o'elocas on the night Of the
-lst HIS term OF slx months impris-
onmeHr IN the Woodstock tllLi jail
came 70 an end while he slept in his
cell
DAVE HENDEEsoS, the eolorcd school
teacher who wounded four p~rsous in
the heAd-7rith haiehet- recently. Al
Dunlap. has-, was released. ou the -ist.
after hearing before a justice of the
peace. his plea u self-deiense being
sustained
PATRICK H. THOMAS. an iron worker
on fonrteea-storv building being
erected al the corner - Woodward
and Michigan avenues, IN Detroit,
Mich, missed his footing. on the ed.
and fell a distance of Ia feet ta the
roof If an adjoining huildiag Nearly
al of his bones we're broken, but hls
Physieians expressed a oeiiet that he
might recover
EEF FRANK HYATT SMITH, under IN
dietment ier writing oeseeHe Pasisl
caras' was taSen teiare ne nitesi
se.ais's circuit court n Boston 'sn '''c
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
FoR cosFEoEaATE VETERANS.
a xtrEiniA CsaSr-s-s..A Miu rry n Get
an APprsprs.sas- fsr Th-sa-

GHIcAso. Nov - "A SPECIAL to tk-
Post frum NaShiagtau says- Repre-
sentative otey, Virginia eoRgrrss-
man. anuounc-s his purpe-- - intro
duee = bill 10 appropriate som ooo
for tire l-en-fit 81 ex-confederafe sol
diers. conditional upoa IN equal
llneunt being appropriated by the
states in which the Confederate vet
erans live His proposition Is founded
On the plea that the So 800. go r-pre-
sents the proc~eds Of captured prop
erty turned into the federal treasury
during the NAr. and that the people Of
the snath have a moral claim for the
money
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
a DISAPPOINTED LOVER
Resorts ts Ats~B.ptsd Nars-r &aa >aB-
essIe.

ANSTEEpAN. Y Y. Nox- .a-EresI
Banker. = YEAR odd. went 70 the home
% MIS- Cora Hzrrisan. aged -. and
calling her 10 the doar. drew
knife aud attempted 10 cut her
threat She knocked the knife
fr,sn his hand. and he then drew
revolver and shspt the giri thrre
tines trvice in the face and unce
IA thr shouid-r >hc fell q the ho.is
and the woald-l.e murderer stepped
out On the walk and drew a knife
across his throat Il = thosxht TIA;
both Banker and Mss Hzrrisssn viii
de Banker has b-rn eogriing the
Siri, bai .he did bot seesn 70 carr fer
hinL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
= RAILROAD AGENT
s-a.-@ - N..k~a N-a- NAisre.a-G ana
1s@b1ssa-

MoSnsoEEEx. Ala, Nov s5-A spe-
eisi - the Advertiser irosz Troy. Ala
s4Fs- At ni6aixht. a. b T. Parroft
express and railroad agent Al >esriEh-
fOn WAS leaving his osice be UAs s~iz- q
hy masked men Eho took hiaa iato the
swamp and cat hi> clothes - hin-
SITTER h5eh they tu.slS him 10 Tie depot
ard compelled hiza 30 unlock the sac.
from watch they took = package of
lssan-E zraeunfing - Ssee aua sth@r
wslaahle~- risey arr st-n Al large
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
FATE OF TAE BELLE o'sRiEa
sss Of n~r Cr~~ Lsndea IN "a EHhaas
gand4ssaa-Gsts~r. I7Aasaxhf ts a-r As.-a


Csndlsasa-tsther- ThssEht te sr lest
LoNuoS. Nov. The chief nsscer
and fire 81 the cr-w sf the Azacr.can
ship Belle UBrien. Capt ColicF from
SAn FrAacssce. jun- -, far Qaeens-
town have landed IN small boat Al
kerryh@ad. south 81 the entrance -
the River >h4nnun- Ireland. They
Sere IN an rxhzusi-d condition Nhcn
they reached the shurs.
TIE ehi-f of5ner. after he lad some
what recovered. reported That he and
the men VITA hin Jeff the ship On No
vemter - >he Was thea no miles
aarth-nortAwest q kerrThczA Tlree
other mea emharsea in the long t.aAf
lsut were lot siEhf Of s,surtly after
leaving the ship Capt Collry. his
wife and four Of the erew were Ieft on
board the shiP Whieh u4s making
water tssL u Is h-lixFed that the
rsssel has fouu&-rrd
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

THE ChiclSasaw and Choclaw nations.
through their delegates. made public
their answer TO the Dawes commission
on the 2ath. They refus. the over
tares of the eommis ission aad make an
app~al to the government 10 See that
they are not despoiled of their tribal
rights
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
= CRISIS AT HAND.


IT Lsr1s Nov. z1-l nf,sr,Eai.saa
fron British Guiana j. To the eject that
the administration, actEag 1Pen IN
sfrnctians from The imperial govern
raent. has made ds.ciarafiosn - the
British Guiana legislature rhich clear
" indicates tAat unless Neaezzeln
part It the territory N aisvut-
the imErerlal government - prepared
70 assert the rights q British
Guiana hT force q arms. and the CO
8enial legislature hAs voted "a the
governor, IN executive eesa1cil an
upcn check far war eKrsruses
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
ATTEMPTED CREMATION


CoLugElA. : e.. Ner- 81 SPECIAL
- The state from HedE-s. = C. says-
An u8nccupl~d building four niles
from lserr in which fodder was Stored
wzs burned Afterwards the t.eay q
Naressszs Baguall Foung white
woman Whe started 70 Hodges 10 take
the tram for Atlanta vas feana in
the runs stBe had ss9 ssh~n lasf scen
bw her friends
John Niica-ii and Mash NAr~. TIVE
nrgrees. were arrested. charged Hifh
the murder on- of then t0ssk the
E-olan'> truak 70 the st4fion- Ware
made n statement HAT Mitchell did
the killing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

SENATOR PEFFER. of Kansas. has
called on the sergeant-at-arms of the
senate and of the house of representa-
nves for detailed and extensive in
formation on the subject of the aver
age expenditures that have teen made
in the past for disposirg Of the remains
Of dead statesman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
TYPsssTrIse CONTEST.
E~@.rl&Als K-.ulr. 81 the r.- ef Ih- Lys-
sfrs--s Sh.il-A---

CAlCASo. Nor- =1-ln a syPes~tiing
match here yesterday between GeorSe
VI Ir-en- Of Eo>tou. and EaEene y.
I4Elor. of Dearer. n whieh linotype
machines wer- nSea. ,sne~n Let mp -
20 czus q matter IN seFea hours 1nd
TaElor PGt uP 7s.cg- in the same tine
II hrn al earrectioas were made and
the imperfect lines Nere throza oct
the scure stoo4- Green, -. -sa- TAr Ter.
- 0<7- The match sra= tsros<hf sbout
~ challenge fru.ln Csrees-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

THE funeral services over the body
of Rev : +. smith, famous a. the au-
thor OF the national hymn. America
were held at the First Baptist church
in Newton Center. Mass. on the 18th,
in the presence of thousanis
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

MARTINEZ CANPos has accer ted the
services of Winston Leonard Ch I-chill.
eldest son of the late Lord Randolph
Churchill. who has arrived in Havana,
as n Lieutenant of hussars in the SPAN
ish army in Cuba
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

A ST LoCIs frm has received from
the government of Spain an order for
1000 Missouri mules. to De used a.
pack animals through the mountain
Businesses of Cuba in the g-overnment's
attempt to suppress the Cuban re-
belliou-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

IT was reported. on the aad, that
Senator Calvin ;. Briee. Gov. elect Asa
; Bushnell and Col W. p Orr. Of Pi-
qua. O., had become owners of the ma
tional gas plants supplying sidney.
Troy, Piqua, Dayton, Springfield and
other Ohio towns, and also of the
Springfield illuminating gas works
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
FLAME AND DEATH
work Havoc at Another Grea'
Fire In Chicago.



rara-si oat Loss. sseo. .oeo.
CHICAGO. Nov 2a-A fire. diSaSsroui
% iiie aud property. swept through
the dry goods aud ucolen rxehang,
tins morning Five firrfneu. while II
the active discharge Of their duty un
der o-ders aud totally unconscious o.
danger. were carried through 4 aoos
amt buried under tons OF vreckagt
from the five hoors above. Four o,
The isen lie dead. bat the 9th was no.
seriously injured. One girl fell from
a window. aud received injuries from
which She died A dozen other men,
women aud girls were hurt or over
come by smoke. ami many were res.
eued FROM imminent death
The dead are:
Patrick ). 0DunneI1. Lieutenant q.
engine company M =. $50 Wallace.
Thomas J. Prendergast, pip~rnan
30.3 Batter street
Martin sherlock. ssss Lowe avenue
piPemaB.
John Downs. pipeman. ssss wallac,
street
Kate Landrrag sas North Hals,-a,
street. employed in A. Stein 4 Coz
garter factory.
All the dead and injured fremer
were members Of Engine eunpauv No
Their captaia. Lewis Fi.-n.. -
-aned th, awful pluns-- 10 death anlv
/ by hanging to the wall Of the uiadov
N the second fiuor uniii released from
I his periious posit On by dresnen on
ladder
The owners Of the burned building
are Kah. Nathan l. Fischer. the cloth
I inr firm. whose factory and rrar-heus,
r. at Van Eur~n ami Franklin streets
1ppsrSits the scene Of death ard De
,tructian.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
THE SUBLIME PosIE
WHst. TAr-~ N~uih. Msr. - Hamza
-t.a<hf~E-

EoNE. Nov s@-Amhassa4or Fansz
has tclerraphed fruru CozSLz at uepie
tias sutsstznce ~ an interview he re-
c~nuy had with lila RifAaf P&sha.
the grand riEier. who said thai tine
porte Eenid reqzire a. least three
months 10 suppress the Arm-nian ris-
ing Al Zeitoaa and 70 sef the reform
DAchiaery working The grand FiEier
r-q qs-sfed Italy and other powers 10
cooperate to rcstr1in the Balkan
stzirs from an ll-tizned agitation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

IL H. WESrwoRrE. aged -. and
wearing long hair, is said to be per-
forming cures in Atchison. kaS-, very
much the same as sehlatter. the alleged
messiah. did recently in Denver. ex-
eept that Wentworth does not touch
his patients. He Is credited with
namber of cures. and many are aoelx-
ing 70 see him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

CHrSESK aRpers received by the
steamer Empeess of China are bitter in
their attacks On the Japanese anthori-
ties in Corea. whom they blame for the
murder of the qaeen at SeoaL They
assert that Japan IS natioa pretend
ing to be civilized. but is the most bar
f4rou< es. earth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

SENIOR AUGrsroDE SEsUrRA THEprM
the Portuguese minister to the United
states, died AT his home in Washing
tom. on the eIst. of congestion of the
lungs, after a short Illness Senior
Thedin had been n sufferer from con.
sumption for nnsab.r Of wears
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

Meridiza. Nov. Is--The mast disas-
t-ous o0ufagr1tien IN the historv %
Meridian broke cat last ni-af AZ II-so
and r1ge4 unul O'Clock this morning.
when the flames Eere gotten under
control
Al the hour indicated the night
watrhmaa Al the Meridian sash and
hiin4 f4rtory discovered FIRE n tie
western portion q the factory builaing
proper. IN the vicinity q the large
boilers. The alarm vas prouptl 2
given, but before the IRE department
could reach the scene the 14nes. Eifh
such conbastihle material as shaFlnzs.
seasoned hard izmb@r. etc. % feed
upon. had made sach progress that a.
Efforts 70 cheek them proved utterly
futile.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

Mr.. J. l. Barke died ~ TIliat0bia-
last week. aged g. years he ~as a
brave Confederate soldier. consistent
member Of the Baptist Church. Aaa a
good citizen He leaves a n aox. tour
sons and = daughter 20 mourn his loss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

THE Home Market club Of Boston
held its annual banquet NJ Music hall
on the evening OF the 2ist Hon II.
Clay Evans. of TENNESSEE Hon Charles
Emory Smith, OF Philadelphia. ex-Enin-
ister 70 Russia and editor Of the Phila
delphia Press. and Hon. Warner Nil
Ter. of New York. made the principal
Speeches.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


4 " Henri. n ArruFais Ipfmnerr al AEHcAL
The petition Cor the formation - =
new coenty - he called Capital. ur Sue.
ether appropriate name As the leglsi2-
ture nav dssi cnaar. uravs that the leg
islz;u-s pass An act submitting The
y acstion Z the formation - such coun-
~ - TIE people living in the territory
~hich Is - he taken from rortiens q
the present counties Of ninds. Rankin
and Madison The Peiitioa provides
that Il the vote be n the Affirmative
the act creating The neW county become
= Jaw IA January. 1900 II Is argued By
those favdring the new county that the
couniy site q The sane. assumed % he
Al Jackson. will be mrch more coavcn-
lent TO the peop,e living in the terri
tory 10 be organized into the new coua-
" than the present cogntv sites Of Ray
nond. Canton and Brandon. and that
their commercial interests are more
Homogeneous Besides fhis neE coga-
" would insure the keeping np q the
very important turnpike leading east
ward from Jackson, the only highway
A@AA@ Aff7Nl "a 20 AFAAe- NAaEA . - ~
long been difference between ulnds
and Rankin counties. This new county
Is an interesting question. being the
hrst proposition q the Kind under the
new constitution Here is what the
constitution says On the sabisct % max
ing new counties.
Section esa No neW county SHALL tse
formed Unless a ma lority uf the quail
fed electors voting IN each part 81 the
county or counties proposed TO BE dis
mem hered and embraced in the new
c0unty shall separately vote therefor.
nor shall the boundary Of any judicial
district in a county be changed unles.
al an election held for that purpose two
thirds % those voting assent thereto-
The elections provided for in this and
the section next preceding shall not be
held In any county oftener than once IN
four years No new cuanfy shall con-
tain less than go square miles. nor
shall any existing county lie red uced
below that size.
section 3dI- The expenses of criminal
prosecutions, except those before Jus
tees OF the peace. shall be borne hy the
county in which such prosecutions >hal
be begun and AL net fines and forfeit
u-es shall be paid into the treasury q
such county. Defendants in cases q
conviction NAV be taxed NIth the costa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is said 70 ae
hesitating between Judge Rufus Peck
ham and Judge u. Cady Herriclx for
the supreme court vacancy Both are
members of the New York judiciary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

The magnificent new battleship In
diana became the property of the
United States government. on the 10Th,
through her formal acceptance from
the contractors. the Cramp ship Build
ing Co. of Philadelphia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

The entire class of seanen gunners
under instruction At the Washington
navy yard. is under arrest for hazing
colored members. The class has b-cn
cut of from shore leave since the nth,
aud there IS possibility that the class
may be deprived Of the advantages Of
its special course and sent To sea
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

FAILUEEs throughout the United
States for the week ended on the I'D.
as reported by r G. Dun 4 Co. were
$50. as against 3ss for the correspond
ing week last gear. For Canada the
failures were 4e. against 81 last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

SECRETARY OLxEY. after rradipr ali
the evidence. says that ex-Cousnl Wal
Ter had fair trial. and that he has nc
eause for an indemnity suit against
France
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

The caravan which was under the di-
rection of the British trader Stokes.
who WAS hanged in the Congo coun-
try by Capt Lothaire. the Belgian.
Tor selling arms and ammunition to
natives. has arrived ut the coast of
German east Africa with s40. eco worth
0f ivory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

THE coronation - Emperor Nicholas
IL has been fixed to take place at Ms
COW on May "a next. the date Of the
seventy-sevenih birthday anniversary
OF Queen Victoria
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

e St1ckey. = prosperous farmer Of
simpson CoGzty. Sas Assassinated upoa
the public road izst w~ek- being Hrea
upon from ambush TIE load Of buck
shot hit Stackev N the head and be
cannot recover. thoagh alive sEeu
found next morning. Ii- coal1 lrll
nothing and the-e - No tlex- A fa-li-
r0E Is taoagh. ~ be Al t1e t.sttam -
the mystery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-28

OK the 2ist Gen. Ri. Hon. Sir Henry
T. fonsonby, many years keeper Of the
prisy purse and private secretary to
her majesty, Queen Victoria. died ut
os5orne cottage, Cowes. aged "a