Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-25

N. was among Secretary Shertnau's
callers on The fsih lie called to talk
over the last demand of our govern
ment foe settlement Of the McCoiJ
claim. AMI. IA r,tarn. proposed t. ar
o'trate the ca~e- This proposition was
not acceptable 10 our government aud
the negotiations viii continue.
d. ". MARArrA. Just retired FROM
the position oi Jnited States consul
general st Melbourne. and wife. ar
rived at san Francisco. on the 18th. ca
Foate - :hrir hosae IA naAe.a
InS state department on the 18th.
notified Col. Charles Page Bryan 20 hi.
appointment a. minister - China, and
that he was expected 10 go 10 wash-
'ngtnn immediately - qualify.
inE British admiralty court on the
f -sth. awarded the British steamer Nie-
toria Eaa5, for salving the British
steamer Nellcda in March Last
SYLVESTER T.. COLLINS alias VIM.
Lyons. alias Murpby. os MeGregor.
la. who j. said 10 be th. leader ot a
gang - professional safe burglars. vas
+ captured On III. IsoNery in New York.
on the 10Th. and held al the request Of
post Office detectives
DUMSs the week ended the Iats. fail
ures throughout the United states. n
reported by L. e. Dun & Co. were sss.
against 5i' for the corresponding week
last year. For Canada the failures
were - against % last year
I On the 18th Secretary ~ state Porter
/ OF Nebraska was fined 81 20 Ia the Lin
/ coin police court for violating the
health ordinance by butchering hogs
within the city limits.
E.y. NATHAN TIRRALs. founder of
the old publishing house of ribbals Il
( sons, died, ON the 10Th. at his home in
Brooklyn. aged ~ years.
/ On the 18th the contract for the con-
/ struction of the FL Paso 4 Northeast
ern road was awarded IN George =.
Good 4 Co.. of Lock Haven. ia. This
I road opeus up Ia III raso. Tex. the
rich gold. silver and coal fields Of the
White Oaks country. and one Of the
finest agricultural aud stock districts
| in that state.
MAJ. W. II. IlEISER. corps Of engi-
ueers, has been appointed member
7
An order was issued by the Washing
ton ID. e. orphans court on the 10Th.
making Mrs. John A. Logan guardian
for Miss Evaugeliaa Cisneros- The
proceedings in conrt were very brief
but the senorita's appearance created
much interest.
/ Az Anglo American general arbitra-
tiou treaty will be proclaimed by the
present administration II il il within
the power of President Mckinley to
bring it about. lie has promised the
executive committee of the Mohonk
conference that he will work unceas-
ingiy 10 accomplish il.
THE secretary OF agriculture purposes
| issuing a series of farmers' bulletins ON
tobacco. and has issued a circular soiic-
iting contributions from experts ON the
method of cultivation. on the expert
tobaccos of kentu.Sy aad Tennessee
and ON the marketing OF tobacco.
Mts. NETrIE WISKLER wife of Jacob
Ninxler. was outraged and murdered
ut her home ia Cleveland. O.. ON the
18th. She was found on the floor Of
her home with her skull crushed in
! from n blow with hammer. Sne died
a few hours later.
InE government is actively en-
| gaged in the preparation of its case
against the Central Pacific Railway
Co. in anticipation of the company's
default of its payments due January l..
ls9s
| The state department makes public
the fact that since the beginning Of the
present administration. March Z, the
releases of - Americans immured in
Spanish prisons in Cuba have been OH
tanned.
TnE very noticeable improvement: in
the health of Mrs. Mckinley Is the sub
jeet of frequent comment in Washing
ton The gain has been steady ever
since she arrived at tie White HOUSE.
nine months ago.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MckESSs will
bid on the Kansas Pacific railroasl. he
eember Is. unless a guarantee i given
that the sale shall bring the full
amount Of the government claim 1,
necessary. the road will be bid IA for
me government