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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
CONDENSED THLHoRAMs

THE house in which Jeserson Davis
vas born. ten miles east Of Hopkinsviils.
Ky, will be taken to Nashville a. ore
Of the exhibits Of tho Tennessee Cen
tennial.
Will. KEELING, charged with killing
jim Spicsr ss . picnic a. Mayfield. Ky,
In 1893, surrendered on the Sd and VAS
Locked up He said he vas tired OF hid
ing.
A FREIGHT train On the Central OF
GeorEia railroad vent through . tsestle
near Cresuell. Ala. on the ID The en-
gine and dozen cars were wrecked
REPRESENTATIVES, Of several hundred
Bryan and Sewell clubs met in New
York on the xsh and orgsnixed the Pro-
Gressive Democratic League
THE ST. Lssis. Chicago 4 81 Paul
railroad. known - the BlEf Line, was
sold At Springfield. Ill. oa the I'd. under
foreclosure on . mortgage for 81. 500. 90
GEORGE MILLER. Who uas recently re-
leased from an insane asylum. Shot
three women neig bors At KincAid- kAs-.
on the Alb, and vas himself dangerously
wounded while resisting arrest
THE proper location Of . divisional
line caused . free fight and two deaths
near CullmAn. Ala. on the 4sh-
ApARfSe robbery was committed in
the business district Of Chicago on the
I'd A messenger boy employed BY the
wholesale wooden frm Of Kuhn. Nathan
& Fisher Was robbed Of s.. 500. after BE-
ing beaten into inssnsibiiisy BY two
men, one OF whom had been sent with
the hoy to protect him and the hrm's
money
AL the buildings Of the Shamokin
pal Powder Company we're wrecked By
. terrific explosion on the ID
TEE steamer J. +. c. Griggs SANG in
the Chattahoochee river near Columbia.
Ala. on the ID. and hve persona are rs-
ported to have been Lost
A CYCLONE passed over Cleveland
county, Ark. on the ID. destroying
great many country residsncss and
wes.Aing ten o. hfteen parsons
The condition Of the treasury on the
"a shows. Available cash balance. Sea3,-
800. 4oss gold reserve. sisi.7s3Ts7-
The oneida GILL State Bank uas
robbed ON the sist The safe was blown
open with nisro-glycsrins- The amount
taken is besueen $500 and IS. eooL
| The Blanc brothers uers executed Al
Lafayette. La. on the ID. In the pres
sses Of Sooo spscsaserA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

rvesssa street vhsssss.
Cmcsea April 1-Christ schultz.
agcd s. a messenger for the Wholesale
clothing firm of kuh. Nathan 4 Fisher.
at Van Eurrn and Franklin streets.
was ohh~d Of $500 at II q m.
on the Twelfth street viaducs. near
the Nickle Plate depot. Edward
Wilson. driver af a delivery wagon
for the firm. with two confedersteS.
committed tho crime. They knocked
the hoy in the head with billy. while
he was riding on the seat of the wagon.
schultz was bound and gagged and
left lying unconscious in the bottom os
the wagon. while Wilson and his con.
fedcrsses made gsod their escape
shortly after ten o'clock the boy
had been sent by the cashier ~
the clothing firm To the Metropolitan
national bank. i>s Ls>aiic street. and
caShed check for 81. 800 with which tn
pay the cutters Of the concern As IL
customary the messenger was accom-
panied by Edward Wilson. who has
charge of the delivery wagon. also
the property of the clothing firm
After cashing the check schultz
placed the money in n satchel. which
he carried on his lap. On reaching the
viaduct schultz was dealt a heavy blow
on the head with billy. lie saw VIII
son with the weapon in his hand mo-
sion Ia two other men. who were stand
ing on the viaduct. All threc then
boarded the wagon. bound and gagged
the youth. stufsing handkerchiefs in
his mouth With a knife Wilson cut
op-n the grip and pu, the 81. 500 in his
pockets The three men then jumped
from the wagon and escaped >ehultz
Is in a dangerous condition. from wounds
rx.-.rfx..i
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

LrxskKrox. n. e. April 1-Thurs-
day night FIRE was discovered in the
large brick store occupied by Frank
tough. which was quickly consumed
A strong breeze carried the flames
across Elm street. and by : a. m the
stores of l. M. Caldwell Redmond &
Co, {. b Lake, Nillsaps, H. b Pitt
man & Co. and the entire range of
buildings on the north side of Third
street. in all rs buildings. with most of
the stock. were destroyed Loss es.i-
mated as SiCo. 600.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

dxria-~. Weldon bridge. four miles
horth. was washed nus and ccaSideFsble
timber q the Quincy. Omaha & Kansas
city railway extension has h-ren lo~E
The BASEBALL park Is eosnPletely sub
mrrvesi
Mr. winsloyv. manager of the water
works. received telephone u.ssase
frcn the power station that water was
running in through the walls. and thai
IL the tio.-l was anv higher tc-morros
they woald vacate. leaving the eity
withon; any water supply. Six yuma
mcn on horseback attempted % erO~s
th.. hnttpsns west Of town and were
swept frurn their horS~s Thrse got
safely Ia land: the other ,hrc~ ica.ssi
down s,ream and were rescued froaa
the tire topS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
COAL BREAKER sURNeo
Asd 500 Mss and Bsys Thrown oas of
Esp,oy1 1s~t-

wmKEsRAKEE. Pa, April a-Maltby
breaker. an immense structure oper-
ated by the Lehigh Valley Coal Co of
Maitby, five miles from this city. was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
1t was one Of the best-equiPped coal
breakers in the Wyoming region, con-
tanning all the modern machinery, and
its capacity was 1900 tons per day II
will be . severe blow 10 this mining
village. rs the company employed
nearly 500 men and boys. who will be
thrown out OF employment for many
months The loss to the company Is
estimated at SO. go. on which there
was an insurance of so. .oo0-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

ST. Lours. April S-The body of Jesse
May Tate. aged six years. who with
her father. lost her life in Wednesday
nights food. was found Thursday even
ing at Lake junction in the Des Peres
river, in the rear OF the Jameson IRE
clay works 1t was one and one-half
miles from her home at Brentwood
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
rA~ sl.-ssrs River s,-.an, ci,-.s..x rr

ST. JcssrH. Mo. April A-The first
alarm was felt hsre to-day over the
rise Of the Missouri river. The s;reara
r,s~e scvsn-tcnths of fc,t here TO
day aud j. steadily climbing up. Re
ports frcm the ccantry > miles north ~
here state that the No-iaway. Nishna-
bo,ha aud other strssuls arc all out Of
their banks. Just south Of this city
the river i cutting badly. and The Bur
linxton railroad eompany has a large
force of men protecting it, tracks at
Rurnes' lake
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

HoVsroS. Tex. April 3--Alexander
Terrafl. the negro convicted of erimi-
nslly .sssElting white woman named
Jackson in December last. was hanged
here yesterday. The drop fell at li:Ss
. N and Terrall was pronounced dead
three minutes later.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

QUADRUPIE HANGING.
Nsv MEXICO psneer.fie leader. w.s
Avesged-


Nsw MEXICO prno~r.sie leader. w.s
AvesgesL
SANTA FE. y. NJ. April 3-The four
members OF the Button gang, Frans
and Antonio Borrego. Lauriano Alarid
and Patrieio Valencia. were hanged in
the Jail yard here for the assassination
Of ex->herin Frank Chavez. on the
night of May -. i>91-
The condemned men mounted the
scanold steps without n tremor. They
made no statement Viear-1.enerai
Fourchegu said the last prayer and in
the most perfect and orderly manner
the fatal drop followed only Patrieio
valincia's body showed the least signs
of life after the drop lie died Of
s,rangulation- The neeks of the Bor-
rego brothers and Alaraid were broken
The bodies were cut down at s.s5 = m
and at ten o'clock were placed in pine
eoifius and turned over to the families.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

DR JosKru J. Lcrx. found guilty in
the United States court ~ baltimore.
Nd. Of conspiracy and sending an
armed military expedition against a
friendly nation was. On the -sth- re
fused q new trial and sentenced 70 Is
aanths in the BALTIMORE Jail and &c
pay fne Of sea-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
SECRETARY CAGES POLICY


WASHINGTON. April Another for
mer empioye OF the treasury depart
ment discharged under the last zi-
rninistration was reinstated by Secre-
tary Gage lie IS d. W. Harrington.
of New York. who was dismissed from
the service after serving - wears Mr..
Harrington gets his old position Of
chief OF the accounts division, and the
incumbent. T. D. Mcdowell. who sue
ceeded him. Is transferred to the zrrhi-
lecture ofIiee as chief of division.
The reinstatement of Mr.. Harrington
is in conformity with the policy of
Secretary Gage with reference TO YER
Grams of the late war who were dropped
from the rolls Of the department
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

New oRrEsss. April All day the
sun has shone with almost midsummer
brightness. and the conditions have
naturally. 80 far ~ the city Is con
eerned. been exceptionally favorable
for the leveeS The river is slowly
rising. To-day's gauge registers 1s-s.
one-hundredth of \ foot above the
figure of yesterday. but this was
anticipated and no uneasiuess Is fe-
sultant Along the entire river front
OF the Crescent City, the vigilance OF
the authorities has not been nor Will il
be relaxed in the rernotest degree and
absolute confidence prevails All the
levees are apparently in splendid con-
dition and are able 90 stand consider
able pressure vet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

MIppLxsBoRo. KY. April Mid
dlssboro is again flooded The water
is four inches higher than in the food
five weeks ago. Most of the stores on
Cumberland avenue are flooded Sixty
fire families have been washed out
city Boats are plying on the prinei-
pal streets At PineviIle the Cumber-
land river i rising thres fee; per hour.
wes. Pineville IS under water. Ciinch
and PosSelrs rivers arc flooding the en-
tire country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

wozD was received In Brooklyn- On
the Soth- Of the DEATH from jungle fe-
yer, last January, in Central Africa
of Or. Samuel c. Armour. = young
physician. in the service of the Belgian
government Or. Armour's father is
Thomas Armour, of MiIlersburg. O.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

The Ohio state board Of partonS on
the ssth. unanimously rejected the APP
plicasion for clemeney for willian
Haas, the Cincinnati murderer Of Mrs
wm- Brzder. who is To be executed On
April s. Haas will be the FIRST person
20 be electrucrted in Ohio
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

NAJ.-GES. THOMAS IL RrGER
and according tn the slate Gen
Wheaton, who Is promoted past Yen
Brooke. who ranks him. will makssan-
other vacancy by retiring May :. when
Cen Brooke viii receive his deferred
promotion TO major general.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

The remains OF Mrs John w Aa-
irexs we're inferred in the Bethel
Church Cemetery. aIne miles soG,s Of
Aberdeen. last week. followed By large
body of relatives. frisnds and aequaint-
ance. Mrs. Andrews Was reared in
Monroe county. and Was liked By all
Who knew her. She leaves two dangh-
ters and largo circle Of relatives and
friends to mourn her loss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

The section aroand Meridian WAS vIs-
itsd By . most destructive hail storm
last week. The stones we're unusually
large Many wintoss we're bso<en
The damage to crops. especially TO gar
aea truck. is very heavy. TIE young
plants were beaten into the ground in
many localities and rsplAnsing will be
necessary
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

NArIoxAL bank notes ocsstaniing on
March 81. 1887 amounted to sssS. sos.-
-. \ decrease during the month OF
sssi-es6. but an increase since March
81. Ise6 of 81. ssl. go The god coin
age during the month amounted -
sl1s-o. 800. while l.seo.2so silver doh
lars were struck on
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

A DESPATCH from Constantinople. os
the ist. declared that proposal to pur-
chase the island Of Crete. made to Tur-
KEY by Greece. had been declined by
the porte. which would not undertake
separate negotiations 50 long rs Tur-
key remained in accord with the Eu-
ropean conccrt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

Hox- WAYNE MAcvEAsH. the retir-
ing United States ambassador to Italy.
with his wife and daughter. will sail
from Southampton for New York on
April 10. on board the American line
steamer New York
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

The Italian government has a.
ranged to send the steel cruiser Ligu-
ria TO New York upon the occasion cf
the dedication of the Grant naasol~ucs.
on April -. in response To the invita-
iiou Of President Mckinley.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
Gov. MeIAarin's Ersrt. In Behalf OF the
ffs<i sa6ersrs-

JACKSON, Miss, April t--tiov. Nc
Laurin continues to make diiigrnt in
quiry touching destitute food suffer
ers- He will perhaps be compelled 10
report To Secretary OF War Aigrr that
the amount of sle.oso mentioned in his
telegram. las, night witt be wholly in-
adequate to alleviate the want and suf
fering-
Hon j. w. Cutrer. of Coehoma- n
member of the Yazoo-NississiPpi levee
district, is here and states that he does
not expect the waters to zhate before
Nav Is.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

The steam yacht Fl Rio Rey. carry
ing the St Louis Republic correspond
ents> sank In - feet Of water in from:
Of the city Of Memphis, on the soth. n
ga m The crew, 1--WE in number. con-
sisting Of Capt Saunder~ John fitz-
gerald, p. Burke. T. A. Burke and Geo.
Schultx. had narruW escape&
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

Les Doss. who killed Luther Ball at
Pickensyills. Ala. for sending bis sis
Ter IN offensive v2lenslre. w.s tried be-
fore Judge E q Syks las, week q,
Aberdeen Gu . writ cf haheas corpus
snd remanded back {, the custody Of
the sheriff OF Lo~n3es eoaa;y. The
governor OF Alabama refused to issue .
reagisition foe him and the sheriff OF
Losndes county was compelled to re-
lease him lie proposes to 20 back 10
pfekensville at the proper time and
stand his trial H. is nov living at
West Point temporarily.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

7. A. RHopEs. an old soldier. for
neriy employed Is . eompositor in the
government printing Office. has entered
suit against Z L Benedict. ex-public
printer. claiming 500 damages for
violation Of civil service rules 1t is
understood that . number Of similar
suits viii be entered
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

on the s0th senator Foraker intro
duced in the United States senate y
modified form Of the Patssrsou pooling
Bill which permits railroads. under GER
tain restrictions. to pool in the matter
Of transportation Of freightS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

The United States weather bureau.
on the nth. gave out the startling in
formation that 800 square miles of the
state Of Arkansas was under water and
that the Mississippi river would con-
time to rise
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

on the 18th the president sent to the
senate the nomination OF fChArlemagne
Tower. Of Pennsylvania. to be envoy
extraordinary and minister pleniposen-
tia-y Of the United States to Austria
Hungary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

on the soth the republicans Of the
United States senate put into motion
machinery looking 10 the reorganiza-
,iou 81 the senate - far asshc commit
,.,e vacancies were concerned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

srsrS has accepted the invitation Of
President Mckinley. and will send the
war ship Maria Ther~sa 10 participate
IN the exercises ~ the dedication Of the
Gran, mausoleum on April q.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

THE debt statement. issued on the
is,. showed q net decrease in the pub
lie debt. less cash in the treasury. for
for the month of March, Of ss.sss.e .es1
Total cash in the treasury, ess5. s39. 80.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

oS the ID the Metropolitan Iron and
Land Co announced an increase in the
wage scale in their mines in Ironwood.
Mich, Of ten per cent This increase
viii affect every miner working in the
Norrie and East Norrie mines, about .
thousand men in all. and means an in
crease Of from Is 70 - cents per day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

Charley Bates was killed one light
last week At Iuka by freight .rasn-
Bates WAS in the employ OF the Mean
pals & Charleston Railroad Com any IS
nigh; operator =, Cosinth. us.ived A.
Evansville. a statioa Letween cSrinth
and Iuka. and had started hose when
be met death A freight traiF was pull
ing through Iaka aud Bates attempted
to bcari IL lie was thrown under the
wheels and both legs were sst er Jsss
below tho kaees- Bats lived about
three hours after the accident Bates
MAS 4 very young man. beng only ~
years old. lie had been "a the employ
Of the railroad eompanr for several
years. and Was reliable N every way.
lie married las. November, and leaves
a young wite.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

Poatotoc. April i.-Speclai Deputy
W H. Cross. accompanied by ". T.
Neely. r I. Beard ani Mr.. Hawkins.
invaded the southwestern portion Of
;his county yesterday in search of Illicit
aisttlleriss The officers. abou. thirty
miles from this place. were startled a,
the shout OF ssentinel and patiinx spurs
10 their horses they dashed through
tangled thieke,s aud over fallen timber
until they came upon tbs sill in fall
operation Three men were basily en-
gagged in operating the thing. whils a
reserve force in an adjoining nsli were
svidsntly on guard The men At tho
ssiil hastily retreAted pursued BY the
shots OF the officers. to which they re-
piled IN kind About thirty shots ~er-
Cred bat no one seems To have been
struck. One man WAS made prisoner.
has WAS subsequently, released ON ae-
sount of insn neicisnt proof The sill
WAS destroyed. Il was a very completely y
equipped Affair, By no means OF the
crude construction usual in such cases
Eighteen tanks Of beer. holding 400
gallons. half a barrel of tho hnIsh
product and the slill itself ~ ie,-gslon
capacity. Here speedily eoafseatsd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

n ALsxxr ArsusrR GABEEL HAxo-
rAux. Preach minister of foreign af-
fairs and Count Albert de Muir, the
celebrated French politician and phi
losopher and member Of the chamber Of
deputies for the arrondissement Of
Moriaix. in the department Of Fines
tere, were elected members Of the
French academy on the lst
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

FOOLED THE GOVERNOR.
a ssveaseea-Ys~r-ota Boy M.rrs<s . Gtri
Of Fesrse~n-

OF Foaxseen-
ATLANTA. Ga. April IA special
from Rome. Ga. says that ]. p. Atkin-
son. the iT-year-old son of Georgia's
governor. was ,sarried yesterday to
Ada Byrd. 14-year-old Atlanta girl.
The bride IS the granddaughterof Mrs
Mary L Bryan. the authoresS Gov.
Atkinson and c. P. Byrd. the brides
father. had offered 500 to any officer
who would arrest the eioping couple
and prevent them from marrying, but
the youngsters gave them the slip
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
VOL. XXI.

THx senate, on the 10Th eoairmr ]
the nominations Of Prank IT. Nash &c
he register Of the land ofice and wn- c.
Whips 10 be receiver of public moneys
a, Kalispel. Mont
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
POST OFFICE HEApsMAK.
Fourth Assistant Poss.asser Geaer.l Bris-
tou Getting 10 Work

wAsHISsroS. April Fourth As
sistant PostmasterGenerai Bristow
yesterday made his first appointments
Of ffourth-class postmasters- His prede-
eessor. Mr. MAXWELL did not appoint
anyone for the last month. which left
Mr.. Bristow about s,5oo places to fill.
-aused by deaths and designations Of
lneumhentx.
Yesterday IS were appointed. and
out this number four were TO ell va
.aneies caused by removal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

WAsHrSeroS. April S-An effort to
remove the oiiee Of supervising archi-
tect of the treasury from the class fled
serviee was begun yesterday by SEN
Ators Psatt. of New York. p rector, of
Vermont. and Quay and Penrose, Of
Pennsylvania They had a conference
with Secretary Gage The senators
represented that the Office was of too
much importance TO be subject to the
:ivil serviSe raies particularly Is the
iuties involve the expenditure Of sew
.ral million dollars annually All the
senstors have candidates to succc ed
". Aiken. The Supervising architect
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
The Grand Rive sun ni.lax.

TRENTON. Mo-. April s.--Grand river
Is still coming ap. and the bottoms arc
completely under water, causing much
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

At Holly Springs last week Judge Ste
phsns heard the habsas corpus proceed
Ings in the matter OF Paul Jesries' APP
piiS.ssos fog bail Jssris.' Physicians
testified that his health was such thai
-ondnsmsnt in Jail this sznnsr would
bs greatly detrimental 10 hin. IL NOS
fatal Judge Stephens granted him
bond in the sam Of 5000. Pxal JEFF
fries. it will be remembered. shea Deu-
ton Oasll. Jr.. his fathsr-in-lax. In tAs
summer Of fsss. and was himself Sc
vsrsly vouuded in the encounter. lie
aas never recovered ffeu thess woanis
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

MAEXyIfrK. Mo. April t-Thc river
ro>e sin inches in a few hours here -
day. and the lowlands arc nearly TN
der water. At Bedford la water =
up to- the depot ami many families have
been driven from their homes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

css- Brpske nssed IN rro@ssssrs to Give
Gen. shessse Fsn Kssk-

wAsurxsrS. Aprl a-The army
changes realtins from Nai-.;en- Ru-
GERS rrtir.nent has been arranged.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

Contracts for the grading Of the Srss
ten miles Of the Memphis. TasraloOss
& ST. Losis Railroad have b-eu awarded
to c. u. wilkins & Co. OF New York.
Who are nov at Columbus With large
force Of men and teams and are ready to
commence work just As soon as some
complications which have arisen in re-
gard TO right Of way have been settled
DetermIned TO wlps Dat Biind TiEsrs-
The war on the bliad tigers At Msri-
dian took another sensational turn last
week IL l. wadaell. one of the men
r.ided by the police recently, aud who
took an appeal from the city court to
the circait court. jumped his bond. but
vas overhsuled At LAudsrdale and taken
back He Was again arr.igned before
Judge Woods and fEed $500 and sen
tenesd to thirty days on the county
roads Two other blind tises keepers
were also tried by Judge woods and
lined $50 each and given terms on the
public hiyhwaya
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
DISASTROUS FOREST FIRES

Raging Over rh.assa<ss Of Asr~- ts the
>ittsay Mountains
BEILEFoSrE. Pa. April A-The for
cot fires in the surrounding noun sain
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

A DIsPArcn from Havana, on the
18th. gave aeeount Of . battle near
Cabezedas. in the Rio Hondo district.
In which 100 patriots were defeated.
after . stubborn resistance. by supe-
nor force Of SpaniardS who captured
ten Rivera the successor Of Gen Ma
Geo. who was severely wounded in
three places Col Bsczllao and Lieut..
Terry were also captured. the latter
dying soon after Of his wounds