Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-21

"hhh y proposition on foot To d.
vide Alaska and create the territory Of
Lincoln.
NllIIE a play was being given at
Eohinson's opera house at Cincinnati
on the night % the 18th the plastering
began TO fall from the roof. which
caused the people 10 = out In
lew minutes the whole roof fell in.
hrrc persons were killed and about
III injured, some dangerously.
a DISPATCH from Denver. Col. on the
18th said that the first snowstorm Of
the season began shortly before mid
night heavy fall was reported from
the mountain towns
AN orchestra at colored dance at
Chicago refused 10 play until they were
paid, which caused fuss in which
razurs were used aud six men were
BADLY slashed.
Tow NEEDLES. Of Illinois. formerly
marshal cf Oklahoma. was appointed
a member Of the Dawes commission on
the 18th lie succeeded Montgomery.
OF Alabama. whose resignation was
asked for.
THERE were :p6 business failures in
the United States reported by Brad
streets commercial agency for the
week ended the 18th. against 259 in
the corresponding week a year ago.
ADAM HUFFMAN, a farmer near Brim-
field, Ind, was strangled to death by
BURGLAR because he would not tell
where his wealth was kept.
Ar Lexington. Ky. james T. won
the $1,000 stakes two-year-old running
race and smashed the worlds record
for tllies, making the mile in 2:iA
UNITED STATES SENATOR GoRMAN has
issued an open letter TO Edwin r.
Abell. publisher of the Baltimore sun.
in which he offers to relinquish the
leadership of the democracy in Mary
land, provided Mr.. Abell will accept
il and support the democratic ticket in
the coming campaign. lie also init
mates that he will forego his ambition
to succeed himselfin the United States
senate il it can be shown that such
step is necessary todemocratic success.
IL the parishes of Morehouse and
MON, La, vast bodies of oak and
pine timber have been DESTROYED BY a
fire said TO have been started by camp
hunters
Tue London Globe stated on the 18th
that the British government may he
depended upon to maintain the gold
standard inviolate.
EVER since the appearance of yellow
fever in Texas refugees from Calves
ton. Houston and other cities in the
Lone star state have been iociSing TO
~. Louis.
THE American Humane association
had a meeting at Nashville. Tenn. in
which resolution was passed de-
nouncing DR. Sanarelli's incubation
OF healthy human beings with the
germ culture of yellow fever as legal
lied murder. as many Of the unsuspect-
ing victims had died with all the
symptoms accompanying the dread
disease.
THE national convention of the Chris
tian church disciples of Christi began
ut Indianapolis. Ind, on the 18th and
will continue until October -.
DURHAM. n. C., was visited by the
most destructive fire in its history
Seven four-story wooden houses, filed
with tobacco. and eight dwellings were
destroyed. Loss, sa50.OoO.
NATION. Ill, held free street fair
recently, the business houses being
decorated and two miles of booths oc-
eupying the center of Broadway and
Western avenue. containing exhibits
of agricultural and horticulture prod
uets, domestic animals. merchandise
and mechanical appliances. IL proved
Il success beyond the wishes of the
most sauguine.
The bicycle road race from Lexing-
ton, Ky, to Covington, Ky. a distance
of % miles, was won by J. D. Park in ;
hours, IS minutes and 20 seconds.
CHESTER SHEw, n painter. was paint
ing a telegraph and electric light pole
at St Louis when his right arm came
in contact with a live electric ligh,
| wire and for Is minutes he was sus-
pended in midair, and as near eternity
as he ever will be again and miss max
ing the through journey. lie was res
eued. badly burned, by some firemen.
The Toronto express ON the Canadian
| Pacific collided with a freight and an
engineer, one mail clerk and two
tramps were killed, besides many other
| people being injured
ABOUT 20 railroads were represented
at the annual convention of the Ameri.
can association of General Baggage
/ Agents which was called to order ai
Denver. Col. on the 18th by Presiden,
/ r. A. MeWade. of TIE Pennsylvania
railroad. The question of securing
uniform regulations regarding the
transportation of corpses and the hand
ling of baggage from yellow fever dis
tricts are among the subjects 10 be dis
cussed.
THERE was n riot among the prison
ers in the St Louis Jail on the 18th,
during which 20 negroes engaged in a
desperate fight among themselves.
/ The taller turned in the riot alarm a.
the police. who overpowered the com
batants and placed them in dungeons.
| The fight started over a crap game in
which 50 cents was involved.
RECEIVERS have been appointed for
the Mechanics * Traders Building
association at Chicago. The examina'
4 tiOu Ol the upoh> ,Ao'ta bAa1 t'tNAt
tary French owed the association $3.50
900 and held property in his own or
friends names upon which there were
loans of s3I6, 900. secured by mortgages
upon property only valued at $4,000
French was missing.
1 A REGISTERED package containing
si40oO sent by Chicago bank, was
lost between Omaha, Neb., and Den
yer, Col. The package was traced te
Omaha
PRIVATE CHARLES HAMMOND, charged
with being absent without leave,
was tied by the feet by order OF
Capt. Leonard A. Loveing and dragged
800 yards by four members of the guard
at Chicago the other day. The captain
followed behind and prodded the
almost insensible soldier with his
sword, drawing blood at every thrust
The enlisted men who witnessed the
barbarity were in a state bordering on
mutiny.
T.. -. x,aeuura N the Creek council