Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-08-12

TIE king % Siam. accompanied b,
the crown princ~ of SIAM. Prince
ehoFvta Mana Naiiravuih. aud bv Lord
Harris, one of her mairsty'S lor,sN i.
waitinE. nasie a surprise visit at misi
night 10 an east end fLaasgon1 instisu-
ti"n established foe the shelter % the
horneie>> His majesty was greatly in
terrsted in the 300 outs,as,S occupviny
huniSs IN the building. and Inquired
ci"1ely into all the details of managing
such Institutions
A -roas accompanied By a .trikinx
electric display awakened Ms,li.n,
WIS people ahout a. m- on the gth.
Over Aia telephones were h.,ru-d out.
DAN McrAsskNr. ex-stat~ senator
from Montgomery county. la and
prominent a. q republican, politician.
was shot and killed at Ncrarvart-s
mill. near Liberty. kaN. on the tth. By
Henry >he-sley, .i-sse~ Of the mill.
Plans have been perfected for
raiiroad to the Grand Canyon Of the
Coloraio. aud construction il 10 begin
won from a point on the santa he Pa
eitic at Flagstaff or Williams. Arix.
DvMSs the burning OF n grain
elevator in Chicago. on the 5th. a ter.
rihe xplosion-vhethero of boiler os
mill dust is not known-ocrurrpd. as
result OF which five persons are
known To have been killed. and alarre
number Of others severely injured by
nying debris. Several small fires were
started by burning embers scattered
for squares in all directions
The London Evening News pub.
fishes letter from 4 Calcutta volun-
teer. reiterating the statement that
during the recent rioting there the ar.
tillerv fired point blank at . mob Of
5000 mill hands who were marching To
join the rioters with the result that
/. 500 of the natives were killed
LETTERS received in New York cfsv
recently from Japan state that a strong
anti-Ameriean feeling still exists in
that country. and that Americans are
being boyeotted on au sides By the
Japanese
liz s semi-oficinlly announced in
Yokohama that Japan has suggested
that Belgium be selected To act as ar
bttrator in the question in dispute be-
tween Hawaii aud the Japanese gov
erument
RAINS fell. on the eth. in Kansas
Nebraska, Iowa. Illinois and parts of
Missouri The rainfall seemingly was
general throughout the corn belt. and
10 came in time IN save the crop.
The latest official estimate of the
OF the United States is -
900. 0sis. and the money in circulation Is
placed ut So. 81 per capita
on the 5th. Hugh White. a coal
miner, on n banter. made the perilOus
leap from the summit OF the railroad
bridge at Clinton, Ind, To the water.
100 feet After the leap he swan $50
feet in his heavy clothing. climbed TO
the top of the bridge again and repeat
ell the feat
NEws has reached Seattle. wash, of
the DEATH last April. of Charles A. |
Georg. Boteher and j. w. |
miners. who went 10 Alaska |
IN 1895, and were frozen to death in |
trying To make their way back To |
khcy were lAst seen alive I
March q.
The Michigan salt association. com
monty known n the salt trust. has de- |
.ided 10 invade the Kansas field. and |
will construct a manufacturing plant |
1t Hutchinson with n capacity of /. .aod /
barrels daily The company has pur-
chased n tract OF 20 acres adjoining the |
.ity rs q site for the works.
The glass workers and the manu-
,acturers OF the American Flint Glass |
Workers union have settled the wage |
scale for the coming season. The only |
change in the scale il an advance of |
six per cent. on grinding ware.
Ar san Francisco. on the 9Th. Judge |
Campbell held Theo. A. FigeI TO
answer 70 seven charges of embezzle-
nsnt and two Of forgery and liked his
bail ut $4,000.
The sprin<Iiny ot railway tracks
with crude petroleum has been found
To efectively lay the dust. aud Is being
adopted by some of the eastern roads.
A DISPATCH FROM key West. Fla, on
the 6th, said .'Casala and Meudaa.
two insurgents who surrendered. will
be shot in . few days by 1der of Gea.
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