Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-01-21

GENERAL NEWS.
Tow LOWE ~ years of aap- jailed at
nlson- Tex On charge Of disposing
mortgaged property, has made n
knts.ssi0u IN writing that he l. the
bs5and 0f rs wives. al Of whom he
married within the last eight
karS.
|lvISs - the pollution of Lake Mich
fAn- ChieagrU's 5 water supply, the board
| education has directed that thse sup
Of drinking water IN the s5s public
h0ols Of the city be shus of until
rtber notice The order was inme-
arely put into effect
THE Cuban League of the United
a.es. n New York dispatch SAYS. has
risi'sst ~ send special envoy "a Cuba
investigate and report upon the
sent status Of the war
NurTsN VI RoE was legally hanged
Napa- Cal On the 18th for the mur-
" a woman.
sav BUpD. Of California. declared
,sth legal holiday to celebrate
ieseat Of the Pacific railroad fund
hi-l N the national house of rep
enrarives-
BILE uin.. fishermen belonging "a
eneSaune,.- Nica-- wen. tending their
; on the ies on Green bay on tbs.
). The ice parted from the shore and
carried rapidly cut into Lake
higan- Il was thought the fisher
p we're Doomed 10 perish and their
p 1nj children spent the night on
aeach weeping
BsADsrRSE-r agency reports -, bylsl-
failures IN the United states for
week ended the 18th against ar for
cur-esponding week of last year
HE immense mills Of the Fox Paper
At Crescentville. o.. were DESTROYED
IRE oa the night OF the I4th. Loss.
hmated at $3.50. .0O0-
H New York Herald on the 1ath
ted that Cornelius Y Bliss. who had
fditionally accepted the secretary
? Of the navy under the incoming
ninistration. had informed Maj. Nc
n-ey that he felt compelled 20 de
pr the honor on account Of business
domestic reasons.
II the national convention of the
he'd Mine Workers az Columbus. O,
the 18th John A. Cairns. ex-prrsi-
nt- was expelled from the union for
lklng an attack on President Penna,
loss official acts were unanimously
orsed by the convention 4 propo-
bon for levying y cents per capita
month for defense fund was re
fre't 10 a special committee
HE Tom Boy gold mine of san Nj
county. Col. has passed into the
nsis IF the Rothschild syndicate II
ecugnized as one Of the richest gold
nes IN the United States
HE president of the Trades and La
union at 81. Louis recently essiEaat
shat fully q. 600 men were out OF
rS n that eirv.
Was said 10 be understood that
stdeat-eieet Mckinley had praeri
decided upon James Wilson. Ol
"a tor secretary OF agricuIture-
vas estimated that the famine in
IA WI cost ths Indian treasury
N 50 ooa oo0 70 so. 0s,a. 00a Millions
De sufferers 20 TIE end OF March.
~ dowayer empress Of Japan died
he 9Th OF lung disease. aged a.
'iHS e >PooxER was unanimously '
ninatsd for United States senasor
the republican joint lsgisiativs
Gus a. Madisou. Wis, On the 18th
EoRGE kILE. a Nenomonie. Wis,
SSeeper. killed himself by placing
head under the wheels Of = locomo-
Domestic troubles and \ short
were the causes
al magazine OF the Penusyivania
pesto Co. near Sham0kin. Pa. was
Sa up on the 18th and eomplesely J
Aoitsaed- Two men and two womer
Z taEn 10. pieces, one0f the men be
the superintendent. The buildings
ne Immediate vicinity were badly
Uttered
FtrrssTRGH. Pa. dispatch stated
tae strike Of the coal miners oE
Naeeling division Of the 4 & o
Fuad had ended. the men agreeing
ecsoc rh@ Scent rate offered
~~--1 A@<aA NEAAECA
u, Of Los Angeles. and Tommy
e OF Chicago. AZ New York on ths
resulted IN 4 draw
AeAdoe. Pa, an officer attempted
rreSs a drunken man when he wa.
upon hy a dszsn of his companions
'ods. stones aad knives were freely
ana the officers was friyhtfuily in
ead three Others were critically
naes- The ringleaders were ar
~ >EEE \ cripple was burned q
az Pittsourxh- Pa. aud Lizzis
nson was so badly injured fro-
PaHg cut Of a second story window
sne cannot recover seer at
.sN % nj lamo with oa while j
erniag and an explozio-. followel
s'is house aad eoEr<nts wer'
The Myers Athletic club At Al
n Y on the eth Dan Creedou
strata. 61ished Ton Williams
Lake Cry. in four rounds
p met Williams for pur$r. Ihs
81 ssght ehampfnnsh aad IA.
si.s1o purse A. Johzn1es
~ Afriea, reesntly