Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-19

rage warehouse fell IS feet IN the nth
with four employees On board All four
were seriously injured. one probably
fatally.
The California executive eommittee
oft uerican bimetallic party passed
a resolution indorsing senator Morgan.
OF Aiaoara. for president and senator
Allen. Of Nebraska. for vice president.
GES. BoorH. os London. said on the
ffth that BaaIinxtsn Booths action in
withdrawing from the salvation army
was irexplainabIe and that he Gen.
BSothl had cabked ta him that il was
still not too late for forgiveness. but
had received no answer.
The republican state convention ut
Columbus. O., indorssd McKinlev
unanimously for president. The plat
form made the strongest declaration
possible for protection and fndorsest
reciprueity- The financial plank fa-
vnred the use of both gold and silver
as standard money under restrictions
that would maintain the parity of the
two metals.
The convention OF the republicans
of Iowa at Des Moines on the nth wa.
from beginning To end IN Allison con-
veution- The resolutions adopted were
simply 4 recital of the senator's quaIi-
icatiGns for president and said. among
other things. that he has at alI times
la6ored IA maintain an abundant chr
rency of gold. silver and paper. masfe
fnterruuvertihie and equal tn the hest
currency of the commercial world"
Ar Corunna, Spain. sno students be-
longing to the university. Joined in a
parade. eheered for Spain ami burned
an American flag. The police. how
ever, succeeded in preventing the
rioters from approaching the United
StateScunsulate
GREEN HARTLEY. a farmer uear FORE
Valley. Ga. while plowing recently un-
covered jar containing sis.00o IN
gold and silver
HENRY SHENFrELD. n prisoner in the
TOmos in New York foe larceny. has
been notified that an uncle IN England
ans left him $500. 000
The republicans Of the Ninth eoa-
yressional district ut Gainesville. t;a-
had an exciting cirrus on the 10Th
The convention ran with two chair
men. two SECRETARIES and two commit
tees On credentials Two speakers
were frequently On the floor at the
same time and everything was in \
state Of confusion. The convention
inaIlv broke M without expressing,
any preferences for presidential ennsti-
dates.
BALETSsroS Boora and his wife COM
uenced active work on the gth in
their new religious movement. called
the Defenders League. Many soIaiiers
OF the regular salvatiou army hav.
volunteered THAR services. Mr. AMI
Mrs Booth are planning n tour of the
leading cities Of the country to pub
liciy present 1t large meetings their
plans of religious work. and then or
ganize branches
A CONDEMNED building a. 80 md
s45 Alport street Chicago. collau-e,i
ON the 10th and five persons were Sc
riorsly injured and nearly 100 others
had narrow escapes
MANIAC. who alighted from a train
at Broelxton. Ont, on the 9th shot eight
me1- One man. Peter Moore. died.
and Chief of Police Rose was fatally
wounded The maniac himself was
shot through the body He nas!s. a
terrible hxht. His name was said to DO
LaPointe-
AN attempt to rob the First national
bank at Germantown, o, was made at
10 on the morning Of the Iith. but
the robbers used so much gfans
powder that the bank was wrecked
and the town aroused. The door OF the
vanit. Weighing SOD pounds. was thrown
I'D feet The vault contained S7U. G0a N
cash ard other securities
Ar Aennersvtlle. y. e.. hxht be-
tween revenue officers and noonshin-
srs resulted in two of the latter being
killed and two officers being seriously
woundetI
eiovAN Moon and William Bovti. two
students at the agricultural college at
EEergreen- Ala. qu=rreIed and Moor
fatally wounded Bovd with a knife
and then Boyd killed Moor with a club.
BoHENfAS farmer named Irxutz
was shot ami killed bv deputy sheriff
of PottawattoEnie county. Ok The
deputy Ead n warrant for the Boherni-
an. who could not understand English
and resisted with a long blasie4 knife.
when the deputy shos and killed bi:r.