Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-23

AAAAt.A as - me Sr-r AZ
rointu~ns OF he kind ever r-asse in
the state
The house % Patrick reahv a. O..a-
~. oat. WAS burned eariv the other
morning and Leahy and ave of his ehiI-
dren. the oldest only nine wears Of are.
persshesi II wss supposed that Leahy
Dropped a lighted lamp.
Loss ef nearly .aoa eco was caused
esriy on the morning - the nth b. the
burning of the Hotel Dakota =. Grand
ForkS. y. Il II waS large fvp-~torv
structure that eos. ss50. e0e. Two large
Wholesale stores adjoiEinr were also
destroyed.
TRE swiss general assembly haSeiect-
ell Eugcne Eusy IN b. president of
the confederation. " Mueller VS.
elected vice president Both prrsf-
dent and vice preslaest-elect are radi-
Gals
BEstSSTSs with the new year the
Missouri. Kansas a Texas railway will
be operated from the roaf's Texss grn-
eral oftce. located in Dallas A A
Ailen~ vice President aud rea-rsi man
ager Of the ~Aaty. aad his eatire o.
Zee force will ~ there FROM :, Louis.
The change is due to an order from ths.
Texas railroad commissioner, which
made the residence in Texas OF an a..-
tive vice president os the road . ueces-
sitv.
THH A. =. Of l. az its meeting on
the 18th at Nashville. Tenn, decided
to admit negro unions
20 death on the 18th for the fourth
time for the murder Of Blanche La
mont at >anoFranciseu One Of his At
! torneys intended TO 70 TO Warrington
and make a fnal technical fxht baSed
on questions Of federal and state law.
Ms. MARssEEr H0GAS. aged s.. vas
found murdered in her store at Mobile.
Ala The place had been robbed.
A CONTRACT was being signed by
many Indians around Chelsea. I. T,
authorizing Attorney T. c. Adams to
get permission Of the government, and
sell the Cherokee land in the territory
at not less than $50 per acre and pur-
chase land in Mexico a. rot over 50
( cents an acre. the purpose being for
the Indians to emigra;e by January I.
/ is9s.
srkRzs from n burning livery stable
a. Dainger3eld. Tex. set fire to a cot
ton warehouse 800 yards distant. aud
between 80 ard go bales Of cotton
were burned Much Of the cotton be-
louged TO farmers. none Of whom had
any Insurance
EvEET basinsss hots-s. the schools
the courthouse and all city Offices IA
Canton. a.. were closed on the I4th ia
tribute Of respect fog Mrs Nancy Alli-
sou Mckinley. mother OF the president.
the last services Tor whom were FER
formed in the First Methodist ehureh-
Many notable persons were present
from Washington and other places 70
paw their last respects After the fu-
neral SERVICES the Washington guests
were entertained at dinner by MrS
tseorye u. Harter. and At eight o'ciocis
lef- on the special train to< washinx-
ton. the presidsat'scar being attached
The mztilasei b0,iy Of J. :. Yaatv.
wealthy farmsr. near Des Mol1e<
Ia. was found IN ditch on his far1n.
lie hal b.een missing IS huurs and had
been killed by fertr-i1us bull
A SEsRo named lake Asher. who
WAS said 10 have ia<ulted some young
ladies N visksburg. Mss. was sanI-
aaariIy dealt with By party q oas-
ragged citizens. who thraShed him t<r-
ribly ~ith a eowhitfe lie vas then
given i ninatss to <~s cut % s.ssxn
A rxKKiBLK s1Hds.crm raeed the
other day AZ PearsalL Tex and sur-
roandinx territory eaasinx al houses
and stores - be elsSsrsl a1st the ssSpet--
sion Of basinrss
JEwTsH congregations ia CIswelaad.
O. were mseh exercised over s<rzaoa
preached b. Rabbi Cries IN that esfy
in which he urged the adoption Of
SUNDAY a. the Jewish SABBATH Th.
attensianee AZ the SATURDAY. services n
The Jewish templx kor Ioag tiase has
{ exen very small
Ar 4 house party given BY r. L
CaiiF a. JsffersonviIle. Ga. the other
who was drunk. hseare offensive ana
Z he Was requested to withdraw. when
lie opened fire on his host and in the
( fzsiIlzde of shots both principals were
killed. besides another man. and two
( women xere fatally wounded
I TIE controversy at Omaha, Neb. re-
-arziinx the best method Ot calculating 2
/ freight rates on shipmentsof live stock
has been solved by the freight depart
Ea<nt Of the Darlington & Missouri
River announcing that IL will change
I its live stock rates from cents n hun
( dresi pounds back 10 dollars carload
on the i5th- The Missouri Pacific also
followed with a similar announce
meat
/ A DG<AsTKoUs fire almost wiped Ous
the town os Boyd Tex Half the bus
I mess housss in the place were de-
s.royed- The fire was caused By boys
throwing lighted cigarettes in 4 trash
barrel
A TRAMP was killed in \ freight
wreck near Marion. Va. on the Nor
folk K Western railroad Several ears
were smashed and .a.0oo gallons Of OIL
burned
TEE steamer Cleveland which re-
Gently left san Francisco for SEATTLE.
f Wash. was wrecked on the eoast of
/ Vancouver island and - OF her crew
were said 10 have been drowned
THE Mc7mous are 50 well pleased
~ith their colonization work in the
locality Of CaSas tsrandes, Mex, thas
they have Just concluded the rErrhas.a
OF another large tract on the santa
Maria river - miles south OF CAsas
gsranies
LATE advices from Madrid we're eazs-
( ing fears in administration eireies a.
Washington that >agssta might break
down under the terrific strain which
the opposition in Spain IS putting on
him in their fierce attacks on the Cu-
ban autonomy policy. in which ease 4
crisis would be preeipitated and the
( United States would have to intervene
in Cuba or be pushei into hostili,ies
with Spain by congress
Ar Auyustine. Pa. three children of
Mrs Jehz Frederick were burned 70
death at their hone Mrs. Freie-icl<
I rescued an infant. which was 50 badly
l baruei that il may die The woman
herself was seriously burned