Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-02

Nicola TE~rA. the well-knosxu eIec-
trteian. SAYS he 10 satisfied that he has
machine which. when perfected. viii
enable him ~ make practical expert.
mentS IA distributing electric waves
about the earth 50 that messages may
be conducted u ali parts Of the globe
sim ultaneousiv.
EDEARD Dt Rg~sNyf. the renowned
violini=e, has had 70 cancel his concert
engagements. and may never be able
to make another concert tour. should
he recover from his present serious i'll.
hess While a guest at the home Of
Henry >artorius, an old-time friend, Ia
Davenport, Ia. he went into a general
collapse. due to heart failure and in
eipisnt dropsy.
+. III. CAsrLEaAfSx. aged Il. died in
New York city. on the night of the
18th. from an overdose of morphine.
taken. il i believed. with suicidal in
tent. He was the husband of one OF
the Sutherland sisters. and had only
been in the city n few days. having
recently left Georgia
FOUR men were run down by train
on the Central railroad in the freight
yards al Elizabeth. Y J.. on the essh.
Two were killed instantly and one was
fatally injured They were stealing n
ride. and in alightinsS from one train
ran in front of another.
JrD1E DrCKxY. Of the supreme court
sf New York on tbs .6th. granted a GER
tificate Of reasouan Ole doubt in tn. case
Of ex-Po.iee Inspector VIM. ". Nc.
Laughlin. recently convicted of brib-
cry and sentenced 70 sing sing
TERRssrK explosion of fire damp
took place in n mine at Brunnerton.
New Zealand. on the seth. Five persons
were killed outright AMI - more en-
tomhed with no hope OF rescue.
SENATOR LKxow'> greater New York
bIif passs4 the assembly. on th.. esth.
by a vote OF ayes. 81. NOES. 81. and
went to Gov. Morton for his approval
on the 9Th Sir Hercules Robinson.
governor of Cape Colony. telexraphed
from Cape Town to Mr. Joseph Cham
berlain. British secretary of state for
the colonies, that in the revolt of the
Nasabeles in the Inseza and Fiiabus:i
districts seven whites were killed with
knives and four were wounded
FALUEEs throughout the United
States for the week ended on the s-th.
as reported by T. G.. Dun 4 Co. were
=s9. n against 81 for the ccrreSpon,i-
ing week of last year. For Canada the
failures were 70, against a. for the
same week last year.
THE funeral service over the remains
Of the late Gen Thomas L. Casey. T.
i A. took place. ON the s-th. at the
family residence in Washington city.
CoUSr MoETERA- leader of the Cuban
reform party in Nadri.I. died On the
18th.
The eut-Siown in few Of the smaller
Rhode Island cotton mills IL not to b.
general The large corporations deny
that general reduction nj wages II
contemplated
TIE senate eummittee on pab(ic
buildings and grounds. on the --rh.
ordered favorable reports On bills as-
thorixing public buildings At Oakland
Cal. IA csS,t $50. .0sa. and At Tnslianaps-
lis, Ind. Ia cost - 6sa.sssa
THE schooner Matte L. Farsi was
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river. near Brisgeton. v J.. during q
squau on the esth- Two Of the crew.
Newell Dutch and Frank Ncors. we're
drowned
PRESIDENT kUEssER. Of tha. Transvaal.
has issued an official denial Of the ~
ports. which have found currency IN
England. that n strained condition of
relations exists between himself and
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. Presi-
dent Kruger SAYS further that be has
not declined TO visit England
\ HANDSOME woman committed sui.
eide BY shooting, on the night Of the
e1th. near the >ewenty-secoad street
entrance To Central park. New York
city Her clothing was of exception
ally rich quality. and the police be
heve that her position in society was
above the commonplace. She appeared
TO te Is years old.
CHEEF or PoLgE COSLTN. of New
York city. has issued seme instructions
about enforcing the Raines liquor tax
law The chief concluded to give sa-
loou-keepers a few days grace befor
putting the new law into operation