Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-09
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Even,A
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


and marShals relative to the enforce
ment Of the Chinese exclusion laws. IL
Is proposed to let the suspects pass on
10 their destination. aud arrest and try
them where they are supposed to be
known aud can be identified il their
claims are genuine.
OS the 3ist the Seattle Wash. cham
Der of commercs received letter from
miners at SlSaguay. warning people Of
the futility of trying to reach the Yu-
kon by that route this season.
Mrs. ANNIE kIRK and her husband,
W. ). Kirk, have sued W. A. Atwood.
San Francisco dentist, for $3.50 dam
ages alleged To have been sustained
because he positively refused to exam
inc the lady's teeth after he had agreed
to put them in good condition. The
reason for his refusal was tina. she
went to his Office ON her bicycle and
wore bloomers.
Ar Harrisburg. Ia, on the 3lst, by n
vote of Sc to 26. the state democratic
committee adopted resolution dee,ar-
ing vacant the seat of William +. Har-
rity. of Philadelphia. on the Demo
cratic national committee.
WHILE making hay near Bartlesville.
l. T., ON the Sist, Smith Lonsbury set
fire to the grass. IN order to destroy a
nest OF bees. The fire got beyond his
control. and considerable hay aud sew
eral farm buildings were destroyed be-
fore it was subdued.
ANXIETY as to the fate Of the Yukon
steamer +. II Wesre. said to he laden
with gold. was set ut rest, on the 5ist.
by adviecs that the Weare was tied up
near Circle City, repairing her boiler
fiues.
ONCE more Paris Is singing the Mar
Seillaise. and accounts from the prov
inees show that the whole country is
given up to delirious rejoicing over the
Russian French alliance.
FRED MCCONNELL cashier of the Am
bia bank of Ambia, Ind, has fed
the city and about 81. 600 of the bank 5
funds are said To be missing. The bank
failed to respond to 4 recent call from
the state auditor for n statement
A DESPATCH from 1T. Petersburg says
that German sailor. who stabbed a
Russian in public garden during the
visit of Emperor William. was tried by
q naval court-nartiai and shot
The flibuster Bermuda. with her
machinery still out OF order. remains
at Port Antonio in the custody of the
government of Jamaica. which paid of
the crew and officers and betrayed
their passage to New York.
CAPT. MURPHY. who was convicted
and fined $500 some time ago for ncli-
compliance with the customs .regula-
tions while captain of the filibustering
steamer Laurada. having failed to pay
his fine, has been sent to prison ut
Kingston. Jamaica, for 20 days.
TIMOTHY TRAISoE. who had been an
outcast from his home for many years,
returned to the parental roof in Oak
land. Cal. ON the 30th. at midnight. His
father refused to take him in. and he
stabbed the old man SO seriously that
he was arrested upon u charge Of as
sault to murder.
osKAR LAMPrEzE, one Of the wealth
lest men who have returned to the
United States from the Klondixe. is
visiting relatives in Ottumwa. la, and
vicinity. lie went to Alaska two years
ago aud returned with over sis0. 900.
lie also left a claim there which he es-
Inmates is worth 81. 900. zoo.
The sultan is following the events in
India with the closest attention lie
has ordered Turkish representatives in
different countries to telegraph full re-
ports of nythiug bearing on the situa-
tion without delay.
A s0-roS hy-wheel at Burgess steel
aud iron works. at Portsmouth. o..
burst. ON the list. by a 4. .s00-pound ingot
stopping n roll. The mill was crowded
with workmen, yet, strange 10 say.
no one was seriously injured, although
the building was riddled. beams -
inches square being cut in two like
straws
DESTRUCTIVE tires are raging In the
timber in the mountains along the
north fork of Piney creek and near the
head of Prairie Dog creek, IN wyoming.
The hre Is destroying large aieas "
valuable timber and threatening the
homes of settlers
FRED HoRroS. young nour miller
of Los Angeles. Cai-. mas fatieh near "
q fortune of about s., 0oo. 900. amassed
by his father, Philip Horton, we'll
known Californian. who died suddenly
in Guayamas. Mexico. recently.
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
JAMES Ii. EcKELs arrived at Helena.
Mont, on the ist from the east. en-
route for the Yellowstone national
park. where he will spend ten days
Ar ella Bend. Ariz. on tine night OF
the list, tramps robbed the drug store