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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

A Summary Of ImportHnt Events.
FFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.



THE second session Of the Fifty fourth con-
Eress met. on the 7th. with Il senator, in their
seats and Is absentees. The presidents mes
sage vas read. the reading occupying one hour
and rfty minutes. At 53s .. m. the senate sd-
iourned until the sth- 49,. In the house almost
the entire session was devoted to hearing read
the presidents message. Tue pension appro-
priatton bill was reported from committee and
placed upon the calendar. The death Of ex-
Speaker Crisp was announced. and the house.
as mark Of respect ~ his memory. zd-
iourned.
IN the senate. on the sth. the only business
transacted was the presentation Of eummuni-
cations from several Of the departments and of
petitions. some OF which favored the passage
Of the Dingiey bill. message from the house
announcing thu death u ex-Spesker Crisp
was laid before the senate. which. out OF re
spect TO the memory CT the deceased. adj
iourusc for the day .-.--. In The house the call
Of committees was resumed where it VI. left
on at the close Of the lsst session. The COM
mittee on posi- Offices and post roads secured
the passage Of three eiiisl The general pen
sion bill was passed without amendment
Documents in the Watson Black contest case.
from the Tenth Georgia district. we're received
and referred to COMMITTEES.
In the senate. on the 9Th. the most impor-
-ant business was The passage OF q resolution
lnstructins the committee On Interstate COM
nerrc 10 Institute an inquiry a. to the prrven-
tton of business competition by the joint traffic
association 0f railroads, the nnur miliers and
the window glass manufaoturerS, and three
Joint resolutions looking to recognition of the
Independence Of Cuba The Dfngley bill vas
aiken up for action oy vote Of u to H.
In the house. during q three-hours session
nine bills tor no great public intercstl vere
considered and two conference reports agreed
20. The topics Of tbs presidents message
we're distributed 70 appropriate committees
In the senate. on the 10Th. senators Cullor
tIll.l and Call CF'ial advocated tho independ-
snce Of Cuba and the recognition Of the iasur-
gents as 4 regularly organized government
| - unfinished business. and after two hours
discussion was laid over till the first aondas
| In January In tho house, under the call d
committees, bills were passed prohibiting
me sale Of liquors in the capitol building and
protecting the rights Of dramatic authors anc
musical composers In their productions.
THE senate not in session on the lith -.
| In tho house Chaplain Couden. In his openlns
prayer. referred to the bill passed the previeu,
lay. forotdding the sale Of liquor in the capt
tol. and asked that IL might speedily become
law never to be repealed IL being privats
calendar day. nine bills were reported and tvs
passed. after consideration In committee O
the whole Two pension bills were ais,
passed AZ ave O'Clock the house took a re
.ess until eight O'Clock. the evening session
being devoted ~ consideration Of private pen
sion bills and finally adjourned until the 18th
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

The ex-slave pension organizations
are still being organized all over tho
State. This organization has caused
great excitement among the negroes IN
various portions OF the State. In many
instances they have been made dupes of
by inscriptions persons representing
themselves u DO agents OF she Uaited
States government and feccel out OF
good sums Of money. They have been
made 10 believe that there is no ques-
tion hut What tho government will ulti-
mately recognize their rights and give
them q large back pension and one
yearly sufficient to maintain them for
the rest OF their lives Many OF tho
more sensible negroes even believe there
is q fair prospect OF succeeding. As has
been pointed oat by several papers this
would be great scheme for the whole
South. a. IL would put great deal OF
money in circulation and would to an
extent coGnteract the pensions given
almost solely in the North. West aud
East-T. VI. Henry. in Commercial
Appeal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17
OFFICIAL ORDERS
Tell OF a Number OF Engsx-meats In All
of Which the Rebels are Defeated.

HAVANA, Dec. l5.-Oiicial adviees
from the. province of Pinar del Rio are
to the effect that Col Feiioo, acting
under orders from Capt.-tien. Weyler.
left Camp Florida, near Havana, on
Friday, and went in search of the
re bels, under Aguirre. Castillo. Aran-
guren, and other leaders. The insur-
gents. comprising 1900 cavalry. were
found at La Luzeranche. and were at
tackled and defeated. The Spanish
troops pursued them, and several
fights occurred at other points, in
which the rebels were invariably de-
feated. In all these encounters the
rebels lost seven killed and the troops
five wounded.
ON Saturday Gol. Feijoo's command
met a body of rebels ut Tumba Caatro
and dislOdged them from their posi-
tions- The insurgents left II dead On
the field ami carried many wounded
with them on their retreat The span
ish loss was - wounded
The Havana volunteers organized a
grand torehlight procession and un-
armed demonstration in honor of eien.
Weyler last night Large crowds
were out - witness the demonstra-
tion. The paraders. who were accom-
panied by several bands Of music,
marched through the principal streets
and then nrOceeieI u the palace, where
great crowd had assembled gen.
Neyler was most enthusiastically Y
eheerrd. and there were many cries of
Long live the king" long live
spain. and other patriotic phrases
A number of speeches were made ia
which the speakers expressed the
greatest loyalty To crown and country,
and urged their hearers ~ lay down
their lives, IL necessary. for the honor
of Spain All the speakers were
eheered 10 the echo. After the
speeches The demonstration ended
Gen weyler will return To tn.
province of Pinar del Rio this week.
k@isiss . Company for services In Cab&
TOLEDO. O.. Dee IA company Is
being organized here of members oi
the Ohio national guard for service. il
Cuba II is said that already 81 msE
have b~eu aurofled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17


Little Eiss Thsaght sr spossa os-rh.
seatim-at Amaa- All CIsss-. Decidedly
ia sympathy Win the Cabaa.-wui B.
nroaKht UP in CeaEre-. rs-Dsy.
WASHINGTON, Dee i4-Littie else
was discussed in Washington among
diplomats and politicians beyond the
tragic death of the insur-eut general,
Maeeo. The sentiment here among
all classes il decidedly with the insur-
gents. aud expressions of sympathy
were heard on all sides for the ult..
mate success of the Cuban cause. Tie
subject of Mace.'s death VIII hs.
brought up in congress to-day aud
most probably In the senate, where
several resolutions recognizing Cuban
beiligcrency are pending. II Il less
difficult TO bring the subject up there
than in the house. where the rules re-
strict action.
Chairman Hit of the house foreign
affairs committee was not in a post
tlo't last night. he sail, TO diseuss the
EugAtrst % Maeco's death The nsws
was tos conflicting aud indefinite, aud
he wss ia fs.a~s vf writing until the
ing that Maceo is dead are received
through United States official chan
neis. Mr.. Hit. because OF his promi-
neut position. il cautious. and he
voices the general sentiment OF the
conservative element OF both parties.
There il in both branches Of CON
gress large number " no are ready "a
recognize Cuban belligercncy whether
the Maceo incident proves correct OF
not
senator Blanchard, of Louisiana,
represented this element when he
declared last night that he was read y
at any time to vote for resolution
recognizing the belligerency Of the
Cubans, or better still, their indie
pendencs.
senator Platt, of Connecticut, said
that the meadacious character OF the
news FROM Cuba for the past SIX
months and its utter unrelia bleness.
prevented him from expressing ans
opinion in advance of official informa-
tion confirming Maceos deata NO.
body knows he declared. with en-
phasis. whether Maceo is dead OF
alive, IL dead. how he met his death OF
any Of the essential details upon
which 10 base an intelligent opinion,
and until do l will not speak a. Il
what ought Ia be done or indicate how
will act
senator ThurstoD. Of Nebraska, said
he would vote To enter the protest of
this government against the manner
of warfare being carried on in Cuba
and Mr. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, and
Mr.. Berry. of Kentucky, favored some
action by the government which
would show the world that the United
States did not stand idly By and ty
it, silence approve OF the methods ui
the Spanish government against
/ Cuba IL is not believed th... res
olution To investigate the manner IN
which Maceo met his death will be
/ offered in congress. Even Cuban sym
/ pathizcrs do not think such a mattci
IL within the power OF this govern
I..ent. a. is-.eso = Spaaish sHbiee.
and his alleged death occurred on
/ spanish soil; but it will be within the
/ province of the United States con
sal-general at Havana To institute
such inquiry and for congress to cal
for and act upon his report The mat
ter will doubtles take this course.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

In referring to the death OF Michael
Curran the Vicksburg Post says: AT
the age of 81 this old and respected citi-
xeh laid down the cares and troubles Of
this life and gracefully entered into
rest Mr.. Currzn has been favorably
identified with this city for upwards Of
sixty years. and at one time through
the practice OF economy and attention
To business was one of its prosperous
citizens lie leaves two daugh ters. both
married. residents now OF Arkansas.
The funeral took place from ST PAurs
Catholic Church and WAS largely at
tended by many friends Of kindly. hon
est Michael Curran.~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

M~y Result In I@a~ai.ss Aetssa ~ Goa
gre~. In Css-'s B~h.lk

MAY Result In IBaeai.ss Aetssa ~ Con-
grs-s In Css-,s B~h.Ik.
WAsHISGroS, Dec Ia-The news of
the alleged assassination of Maeeo IN
der the cover of what was practically
a fag of truce is accepted as true At
the cuban legation here, and WAS re-
ceived with thrill of horror by coa-
gressmen who learned Of IT, IL agthen-
tic confirmation of Mr.. HuAa's story
should De received fron Acting Con-
sul-General Springer. in Havana, some
immediate action from congress may
be looked for in the coming week
There are facts in Huau's story
which, as the Cubans here
believe, 1T in with previous
reports aud make them intelligible.
It was regarded as ineomprehensiol BILE
that q rough and tumble fighter such
as Maeeo should be found killed in
silk underwear and with all his Jew
elry on his person But if he was rid
ing out for a parley, nothing would be
more natural to a Cuban than To ar
ray himself in his best attire
Resolutions of inquiry on the sub
ieet will probably be introduced in
one or both houses Of congress to-mor.
row.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Mississippi Is a great STATE, with nat
ural resources surpassed by no state in
the Union, but these natural advantages
have not been fully developed. The
Yazoo-iississippi delta Is the best part
Of Mississippi. but has not grown in pros
perity as IL should for lack OF capital.
Misunderstanding enterprises build up a
section more rapidly than other indus
tries. but factories can not be- built aud
operated without money. ono great
reason Why Mississippi and the delta
have not secured factories is because
there are no cities IN the Statc-no con
gregation Of people and concentration
OF wealth on a large scale. There is not
a town of a0.000 people in our great
commonwealth and therefore no strong
com mbination Of interests and wealth to
build factories and fully develop the
great resources of our State. and csps-
cisity Of eur delta section.
Mississippi a. State. and the delta
as the best part OF the State, need a
city. and Greenville has the location
and all the natural advantages 10 be-
come that City. The people OF the State.
and delta especially, are interested In ths
growth OF Greenville. Every dollar ad-
ied to Greenville's wealth helps that
much TO pay state, levce board and
county taxes, and reduces correspond
ingly the burdens OF the balance of tax
payers. The delta can easily support a
city Of $1,000 people, and IL the business
OF the people of the delta was eentercd
here Greenvills would soon have that
many people within its limits. And
with city Of $4,000 people hero the
burdens OF taxation would soon be ma
terially reduced in the county and dis
trict, for Creenvlle could easily bear
the greater share OF the burdens. and
with 0,ooo people centered hero their
influence would be felt in Washington
and more liberal appropriations would
be received for levses and other pur-
poses. And with 80. 600 people in Green
Vile wealth would concentrate here.
new enterprises would be pat on foot. 4
home market for all the products Of the
soil would 10 furnished
Mississippi needs city: the delta
should have a citv; Grcenville. By vir-
tue Of its present size and location, is
the place for that city. II the people Of
the delta and those along the southern
railroad will concentrate their business
in Greenvills a city OF $4,000 people will
be tho result And Grecnville a. cot
ton market and a grocery market will
compare with any city in the South IL
I will cost you nothing to make Green-
vile city by giving her merchants
your business. for you will receive full
value. ue.-Greenville Democrat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

New Albany. Dec. Ia. Liddell
and John Fairthoihons broke Jail hero
last night The escape was effected by
saving in two four iron bars Of the jail
window Liddell was one OF those ae-
cused land most prominent Onel OF
getting farmer Davis roll Of money
some weeks ago. iis was arrested in
Memphis and brought back Fairtho-
thons claimed Grayling. Mich. as his
home. and vas in Jail FOR burglarizing
H. F. Whittington's dSelling Of this
place. After gaining their freedom
they broke into J. A. mallwood's store
and swapped all their clothes. shoes
and hats and a complete outfi 1 necessary
Tor a gsntlemans toilet Rewards are
offered and active means being used for
their apprehension. but not q word has
been heard nor a sign showing the
direction they took
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Ine southern part ot the State. down
about the Gulf. is looming up and 10
destined soon 20 be one Of the most i'm
portant parts OF the STATE The Gulf =
Ship Island railroad has opened up q
vast section OF country between Gulf
port and Hattiesburr. IL runs through
an inexhaustible body Of the finest long
leaf pine timber in the State and Land
adapted to the production OF vegetables
and fruits Of every kind. South Misis-
sippi is the coming section Hickory
Progress
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17
M0rttz Ro.enthzl. the EmIasnt Ptsaea.f.
Recovering slowly

CHICAGO. Dec Ia-Dr. E J. Kuh,
the physician in attendance on M0-iz
Rosenthal, the pianist, stated yester.
day that six weeks would be liberal
allowance of time for the artists re
euperation AID the resumption of his
professional engagements Accord
ingiy. his manager. Henry Wolfsohn,
announced that he would take Mr..
Rosenthal 70 southern California a:
soon as he could be safely transported
and begin the season on the cost in
February. with March and April in the
western and eastern states.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

The Davis Ellis Company. general
merchandise firm, having stores a,
Steen's Creek and Terry. assigned few
W. H. Barnes as assignees. Liabilities
are estimated at sap. .0o0 and assets a,
Seo.o00 There are several Thousand
dollars OF preferred creditors Bad col
tections Is given rs the cause. IL is be-
lieved the Arm will be able 10 resume
in : short tima
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Meridian, Dec. l4-The section oi
country east OF Meridian was visited
this afternoon by one of the heaviest
hail storms ever known here. The hail
stones were fully As large as hen eggs
and the ground was covered in place:
several inches deep
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17
This Il Hard to Beat.

French Camp may not lead in some
few things. but when it comes to the
hog and hominy" question she just
simply can't be beat Our people up TO
date have killed 81. 4sT pounds Of meat,
and by quiry we find that there will
be about 5000 pounds TO be butchered
in the near future. This makes a total
Of over $4,000 pounds-over 100 pounds
for every man. woman and child in town.
And all this was killed within the in
corporation. too. Can any other town
the size Of this make as good a showing
Is this? II 50 we would like 70 hear il.
--FrsEeh Camp News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Since tho removal Of r McEiroy
from the postmastersh } OF Meridian
severa' gentlemen havf made appiica.
tion for the place, and the contest. in
which the senator's and congressman nj
the other end Of the line are taking a
lively interest, is now waxing pretty
warm The most prominent candidates
arc Col II. M. Street, the leader OF the
gold standard Democrats in Mississippi.
and b. +. Cameron, an active free silver
Democrat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Captain Bradford. Of New Orleans.
who entertained a party of hunting
friends on his 2,Ooo-aere reserve on the
Tallahatchie river last week. claims to
have secured the finest. largest speci-
men OF male deer ever seen In the
Delta He has secured a taxidermist to
properly mount the prize for visible ev-
idence and as an ornament for his pala-
tial home in the Crescent City. A. l.
Dabnsy. son Of Maj T. G. Dabney OF
this city. is the young. skillful hunter
who brought the majestic animal "a
earth. Posi-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Carl MeC;innis and Alex. Perry we're
hunting on Spring creek. ten miles
from Rome. Ga MeGinnis was walk
ing ahead through the thick woods.
carrying both guns His foot tripped
on a vine and he fell forward. The
hammers of one gun struck a tree aud
both barrels were discharged. Mct;in-
nis scrambled to his feet aud saw Per
ry bleeding from a ghAstly wound In
the abdomen, where both charges had
entered. tearing the left side away.
Tho accident happened in a lonely
place, and MeGinnis carried Perry In
his arms to the nearest ho--- .---rzl
miles distant. where he died.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Ed Hardy, H. 5. Potts and VIII
Evans. three Of the progressive planters
Of the prairie. learned that 6. W. Sher-
man were in the market for long staple
cotton especially, and they submitted
to the head of that firm samples of the
fieecy staple Of their growth The re-
suit was that Mr.. sherman bought sew.
eral bales. paying the high price of II
cents for the lot A large amount Of
long staple cotton has been bought by
G. W. sherman & Co. thIs season, bal
this is the highest price recorded. =
Columbus Dispatch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17
The LuCANIA WINS

The sIow Race Aers-s tho Atlantic. Fall
Ing six Hoar. Behina the - Louis
NKw YORK. Dec I4-The American
liner St Louis and the Cunarier Lu-
eania. two Of the fastest merchant ves-
sels anoat. tied mp at their docks yes
terdly morning. after the longest trip.
in point of time, in their history.
Neither met with an accident of any
sort, the delay being caused by gales
and squalls which they encountered
from the time they got well To sea un-
til the last 30 hours of the trip The
LucaniA won the SLOW race.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Since statistics Of mammoth hogs are
in order, it may be OF interest to Mis-.
sissippi stock raisers to mention 4
porker, grown and slaughtered by r ].
Nelson. OF Pontotoc. The hog when
killed was ~ months and days old and
weighed ass pounds net. Two hundred
and ten pounds Of fine lard were secured
from this big fellow
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Our old-fashioned eieo gia sugar yam
has practically be~u displaced by .
more prolific but inferior article, says
the Augusta lGa-l Chronicle. 1t has
vanished like our imperial and match
less Indian peach Virginia can not
make amends with her Spanish sweet
potato that our Georgia folks do not
fancy. The people north of Us cook
sweet potatoes with sugar. but this is
a poor substitute for the oldeu. golden,
luscious, vanished sugar yam, that dis
titled its own sweetness aud gio-ified
possum and all other auxiliary edi-
ble1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

HENRY SrocKsrILL, aged IA. whose
pune was at Maplewood. o., blew out
Is brains with 4 shotgun. on the 10th,
because his parents refused to allow
im to accompany them on visit TO
Seighbcrs- He placed the muzzle Of
he gun in his mouth and fred both
)arrels.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Gov. FOSTER of Louisiana has ap-
)pinted q committee of four to ar
hnge for the distribution of corn and
fher supplies in the parts of north
IN Louisiana stricken by drought
nd has ordered the committee to draw
p the state treasury TO the amount Of
e. .0On.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

Miss ophie Fsrrell, pupil of How
ard school, Clarksville, Tenn, ran
away at recess and met her sweet
heart. William ID. Darnell, of the Ninth
district, who awaited her with a mar
riage license aud buggy. They started
to his home, but in the northern por-
tion of the city met Squire Haynes and
several gentlemen riding into town.
The ceremony was then performed. the
couple seated in their vehicle. The
bride carried her school books to the
home of the groom.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

1 The bubonic plague. which has been
prevalent in Bombay, India, for some
eime past, is spreading rapidly. There
exere IS new cases and 20 deaths from
ehe disease on the sth. The mortality
n the city for the week from all dis
bases was LOCO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

A panther has been reported in the
vicinity OF Burnt Mills. Tishomingo
county. which has created great alarm
in that section No one has seen the
animal. but his shriIl cries have con-
vinced the neighbors that be is in the
locality, and one Of them is represented
by the Iuka Vidette as not venturing
outside OF the gate withOata double-bar.
rel shofrun-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

The negro Grant Nick. suspected Of
the assassination Of Maeklin Russell,
near Oxford. vas in hiding 4 few miles
from Poatosoc during a portion Of last
week Saturday night he vent 70 town.
and bis identity being discovered Mar
shall Bolen attempted his arrest The
willy fugitive evadsd the officer and,
disregarding 4 fusillads from his pur-
suers. made good his escape. The negro
is armed and seems 70 be desperately
resolved 70 avoid arrest The telegraph
wire of the Gulf & Chicago railroad
was cut the same night. presumably 10
baffie efforts for his apprehension
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

BENJAMIN h KIMBERLY. the success
Dr of the late Frank 2. Arbuckle as
eceiver of public moneys at Denver.
roL, is a Mckinley republican, having
ranch near that city. Senator VOL
bott is credited with securing his ap-
Dointment by President Cleveland.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

LEAVE of absence has been granted
Charles f. Grel and Adelbert H. West,
nembers of the Colorado national
6uard. who started for Cuba, on the
5th. with 200 volunteers, all of whom
lavs had military training. They will
)nlSst in the insurgent army.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

SECRETARY OLSKY received cable
ram from Minister Andrzde, at Cara
rs, on the Tth, stating that the men,
)randum between Great Britain and
he United States for the settlement
\ the boundary question was ac-
eptable to the Venezuelan govern
hent