Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-29

A A~svxxxSr Is understood to be in
,r,v-~-s having fur iss object the rev
ee,fion Of that part Of the civil serv-
ire rules which appliss 10 the clerical
a,rrr Of pension agencies
S
rr Is charged that oioo. 90, 900 set
..ide for Indian famine sufferers has
been misappropriated by English on
GAS The details Of the charges rival
The case Of Warren Hasting<
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMAN, of Indiana,
Who IS suffering from serious compliczr
sous following n fall from . Washing
an city street car. was. on the 18th.
rported better but still in dangerous
eunditiou.
TuK United States weather bureau,
on the l7ts. gave out the startling in
tprmation that 500 square miles of the
stat. of Arkansas was under water and
that the Mississippi river would con-
tame to rise.
NM BAKER . lynotype operator in |
,hr Office Of the Seattle WASH Post
Intelligencer, has made new wcrid's !
-erori for eight hours machine compo-
stou. setting in that time s., ST. ems
of solid nonpariel
B.cenrrrG --BALDI. son OF the famous
Gen. Garibaldi. accompanied by Gari-
baldian veteran, Col Gafterno, sailed |
from Rome. on the 3fst for Greece,
where be will take part in the war
against the Turks
Ar the request of the Turkish gov
eminent the Egyptian government on
the 18th. handed the Greek diplomatic |
lgvnt VI :. Cryparis. his passports,
and ordered all Greeks to leave Egypt |
within fortnight
The government has won the famous |
Hat Trimming case in the Philadel- |
pha courts. which involves several |
million dollars in duties from import
rs. and which has been in the courts |
iDr long time past. -
SQUADRON Of eight British war |
|nips arrived at Lorenzo Marquee, Del |
|gpa bay, on the stst- The advent OF |
| he squadron caused much excitemcnt !
VI Of the ships entered the river. and |
'so others remained in the bay.
FALrREs throughout tho Uni1sd |
sates for the week ended 0 the ssa.
= reported by z q. Dun & CO.. were |
n against .,s for the corresponding |
week last year. For Canada the fall
gss were II. against ~ last year.
II is learned that the present visit Of |
|s squadron Of eight British war ships
% DeIagoa bay Is intended 70 frusssass
the intrigues OF Germany, Portugal |
md the rransvaal to change the status |
mo u the disadvantage of Great Brit
Nh.
IT is said that the president in So
letting John w. Foster 10 represent \
this country in the forthcoming nego- |
hations for . settlement Of the Beh- |
rng sen difficulties. has conferred upon |
nim the highest diplomatic rank and |
power.
CoSsuLLiESKRAL LEE. at Havana, CO.
eled the state depas time mt. on the s3d,
mat John j. Kelly, of Philsielphia
hat been released and would leavc tho
stand Nothing is knows a the de
partnent Of the conditions under which !
Aelly was arrested
IHx curtew ordinance bceADa . law
springfield. o., on the sfyG AL
boys and girls under is years must be
n bed by eight o'clock in the winter
nnnths and nine O'Clock in the sum-
n-r nouthx The purpose Is 10 rigidly
snfercr the ordinance.
laz kome correspondent Of the Pail
mai 6azstte telegraphed ts his paper.
on the -ist. saying . dispatch had been
reeived there from Athens expressing
EAR that, should the Grxekx suffer fur
'.isr reverses and the Turks occupy La
aSsa- revolution will break cat at
Athens.
JUDGE WILLIAM r DAI. of Canton,
" who Is To 90 to Cuba To witness ths
INJURY into the Ruiz case. arrived in
"ashlngton city ON the 18th lie ex-
peeted To spend some days in the ex-
amination of papers ON fiie ss she sssse
department and sfterward to proceed
=" HAVANA 10 coasinne the inquiry.
AHk supreme court OF the United
states on the 18th. refused the appli-
sacon for writ Of eertiorari and har
es corpus by Elverson z. Chapman.
.4e broker who refused to testify in
-ne sugar speculation investigstioa
whether senators had specnlased h su-
gar stocks while the Wilson tariff bill
rs before that body
PRESIDENT DIAx' staff military band,
eomposed of a. pieces, under the lead
Nhip Of Capt. Encarnaciou Payen.
passed through Chihuahua. Mex. on the
~ en- route To New York. where il
represent the Mexican govern
", .ene IN the Grant memorial exercises.
Ae expenses of the trip are borne by
'ne Mexican government
tak agricultural department Is be-
.s lnportnned from all arts of the
ssanfry for sugar beet seed. In view
me unsatisfactory pricsa reoeivsdl
=. s1apte crops during the past few
eAS and the prospective increase in
.ae daty Gu sugar, farmers in all Sec
..ons OF the Union evidently intend Ia
Experiment. with bees-su<.r euisure.
POLITICAL fanatic named Piesre
Ir'arito attempted to stzh King Hum
OF Italy while On his way to the
on the sed- He was seized before
: could carry out his purpess, sud nc
s proceeded TO the CsmpaneI1e race
.a seemingly unmoved- He was
waru the recipient Of wild dsmon
A''ons OF delight over his escape.
kxa kExD. On the 3fst, informed
asnt Gompers and . delegation
.ne American Federation of La
' wao called to urge sha enaetment
=. 1ner lsgI2.asioa hy congress. that
..s m aoase would enact NO Legislation
49, we t4yi4 Question was xesflat