Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28


has-, was shot aud instantly killed a
Lconardville by Ike Warren. a tointist.
or "bootlegger.- upon whom hs wa.
sndeavoring 10 serve warrant War.
ren was arrested aud narrowly -
capped lynching.
Tns Indiana Bankers association IN
session at indianapolis. on the zis.
adopted resolution approving the
monetary commission. The resolution
rgaris the appointment a. wisc aud
expresses the opinion that IL will be
productive OF a ptan of currency and
banking In support Of which th. pcc-
pie can heartily unite.
LocuEL GRAHAM. - years old. and
said TO an cN-captain Of the United
states artillery, and t. have been
formerly an aide-dc-camp of Maxi
milan, was sentenced. at the West sas-
sex ,Engi sessions, On the slst, to i2
months imprisonment for dsfrauding
tradcsmen at Horsham. Sussex.
TnE Turkish government has granted
permission TO the Thessalian refugees
who fed from TheSsaly after the inva-
sion Of the couqucring Turkish troops
under Elhem fasha to return TO their
homes through PhourSa pass, MonselSa
pass aud two other passes, near Trik.
hala and Alymra.
DR NEWTON BATENAS. for IL years
president OF Knox college At tales
burg. H., and an educator Of ma
tional repute. died Of heart disease on
the sist
ON the slst $50 soldiers SICK. wound
ell ar otherwise incapacitated, en-
barked at Havana for Spain.
THE report telcgraphci from Vic
toria that the Canadian government
had decided to charge n duty ON every
pound Of goods taken into the klondike
country. Including miners packs, was.
on the s2d. denied from ottawa
WHrE Mr>. Joseph Howard. of Wash
ington county, Ind, was at Cincinnati
preparing to take the supposed re
mains of her husband hom. for inter
meni, letter arrived from the latter
sayiug that he was in Nashville. Two
weeks before he had myst.rioasly dis
appeared. AMI the remains of a muir
derci man found in the Portland canal
were identified a. those ot Howard.
MARsAKET T. Copr entered suit in
the district court al Denver. Cob. ga
the 81. for So 90 damages for SANDER
against Melville 4 Brown. al one
time mem bsr Of congress ami now
attorney for the s;ould. ia their dght
against Mary Angel who claims ~
have been a wife 81 Jay Gould
SEVERAL points in soathNes; vir-
GINA arc reported a. having expert.
enced an earthquake shock on the
night OF the @ist- No damage s re.
ported
\ CHic AsoAS writes from White
Pass. Aiass.a. that there have been six
suicidcs. three hangings. II killings
and a number Of deaths there FROM ex.
posure.
\ GRANDSON OF ten. Pail Kearney
has been adiudged. by supreme court
commisson Jersey City. y. J.. an habit.
ual drunkard aud will be sent To
sanitarium-
RoBERT I. LINcoLN will succeed tia
late George VI. Pullman as president oi
the Pullman Palace Car Go. The Pull.
man family, who own n ina jority 81
the stock. expressed wish that MIR.
Lincoln accept the place. and he gave
his consent.
The president gave n public recep-
tion ON the I'D, at which n large mum.
ber of callers said their respects.
Among them was Hiss Cossio Cisneros,
the escaped Cuban girl. She was ac-
eompanied by Mr.. and Mrs Karl
Decker and Mrs. John \. Logan. Mrs.
Logan introduced the party
The controversy over the use Of Vic
tor IIugo's LES Miserables- in the
girls high school OF Philadelphia.
which has attracted general attention.
has been settled by the placing of an
abridged edition of the work on the
eligible list of French books for the
school.
SECRETARY or WAR ALGER has sent
to Lieut.-Col. Randall. commander of
the United States troops ut ST Mi
chaels. Alaska. an order directing him
| to make use of the reindeer in Alaska
for the transportation OF supplies and
| the relief of sufferers