Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-15

4 LoxpoxEx Is now able to drop .
Penny in the slot for sig hours sup
ply Of an eight candle-power incan-
descent light ~ he can take the
whole amount at once, or divide il into
small daily fnsf.flmentx
THK Bethlehem pa Iron Co. on the
sth- made . shipment for the United
States government To Sandy HOOK. "
J.. OF - cannon. loaded on "a fiat cars
The shipaent was made mp principally
of eight and ten-inch guns, being TN
ished complete. ready for mounting.
The steamship ruerss bismarck.
from Mediterranean ports brought
nearly loo Italian immigrants
A MOB of coolies. numbering about
kooo engaged in IN .nti-foreixn dem
onstrstiou in shanghai On the ssh-
The volunteers were called out. and
detaehments Of marines and sailors
were landed to assist the authorities
in restoring orsier.
NM G. FEsHER aged 81. . million
xire dry goods merchant of Denver.
Col. died on the 7th. at the Gilsey
nO4sL III -NCW IOtk Gltr~ WlEEG MT HAL
been stopping for several days
HESKr ZEEsESHEIS trep.l was elected
mayor of St Louis at the election, on
the esh. by = majority Of 9. iss over two
opposing candidates in \ total vote of
l.7ls- The entire Republican city ticket
wss elected, ineluding the full ooun-
ell and ~ tand perhAPs 81 cut Of .
possible IS aiderUen-
An official denial was made. on the
9Th. of the statement from CONSTANT
nople that the British minister At
Athens had been Instructed 90 make
pacific overtures to Greece with the
view of enabling that country to extri-
cate itself from the present dilemma
THREE men were killed by asphyxia-
tion at Dow's brewery, Montreal. Can.
on the 5sh- They were cleaning .
beer tunnel. and were overcome BY the
earbonic acid gas which had collected
at the bottom
The board Of managers Of the Joint
Traffic association met in New York
city, on the sth- and fxed . rate Of
srsi As the Pacific coast tourist fare
from trunk line territory, going via
Washington and New Orleans. return
ing via DunAlo. etc. or vire versa
THK xundry civil and Indian appru-
priasion bills were reported to the s<n-
ate. On the sth- by the committee on
apprupriasionA Ths o1iy change Of
Importance made restores TO the Indian
bill the provision for opening the Un-
eompah gre reservation in Utah
Tvuxu persous wer Killed and
znany others injared BY n expiosiou
at Lisbon. on the sth. in fireworks
factory
THE statement Of the condition of the
treasury, iss.sA On the zlh, sho~ed:
/ AvailabIe eash baznnoe. -. 913 90
gold reserve. S15e. 8A5sA
THE governing eommiftee of the
New York stock exchange voted 70
| close the exchange q. Good Friday,
the 18th
TIE king Of Siam has started ca 4
visit TO Eurupe and the United States
| TnK Roumanian cabinet resigned on
| the Tth-
| JoHx ST. PKrxA wanted in Pitts
burxh, Pa for enbexzlement OF funds
l belonging - s2& " @&<-tr --s.@s@ " y =
| ers' association. of which he Was pre-
| ceptor and treasurer. wss arrested In
Oakland. Cal. on the sth-
| Az o6icisl dispatch from Manila cap
| issi Of lie Phihppine islands on the
nh. stated that 100 houses had been
destroyed At To1vo by . irs which waa
accidentally started
THx foressa admirals. on the sth,
sent . war ship 10 Kiunmo. with IN
xfxucfions to assist the Turks in evac-
rating that place, the latter having de-
clsred il to b. iapo<sibls to resist ths
Cxetan insurgents
/ a ne ForR freight t<sln Was anni-
kiufed b Al exrenakons a. the Belt
junction, near Indianapolis. Ind, ON
the sth- The trouble probably origi-
mated in . car loaded with ~hi=ky.
which had . hot box
In was reported in Havana. on the
TN. that . band Of Insurgents bad at-
lacked . train bearing Gen Rnis Rivera
from San Cristobzl 70 Havana and sue
ceeded in Carrying oH their voa.dsd
ehiefsair-