Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-03


woman was found locked in her room
aud later the key of the room was found
IN her husbands pocket
CHARLES WrBB. colorcd. who killed
Ma4lie Wade, a colored schooi.tcachcr
an cold blood on May 30. Is9S. was con-
vieted at 81 Louis and sentenced to %
years imprisonment In the pcniten-
uary. The two were lovers.
A DISPATCH from Nanimo. n. C.
stated that the steamer Corona, with
sfs passengers on board, struck a rock
near the mouth OF the Skcena river
aud was wrecked. Iifeboats conveyed
those on board To land. 1t was fenrcd
thA& the steamer and nil her cargo
would be totally lost. She was on her
way to the Alaska gold fields
srrvgss a Co. = large hardware house
At Gsinessille. Tex, was destroyed by
hrv early the other morning. Every
pane OF glass within three blocks was
broken and several firemen were in.
jared eyan explosion Of dynamite dur
ing the fire
QUARREL over a game of cards by
negroes at Brooklyn. a suburb of Eas,
81 Louis. Ill. the other night resulted
in Ben Lucas. Dan Lncas and Ed Green
being probably mortally wounded and
several others badly injured. The con-
stable had to summons a posse Of the
people to quell the riot.
MR fIIsoS. school land commissioner
OF Oklahoma, recently reported that
Greer county. Ok, was booming. Over
5000 homestead entries have been made
in the county in the past six months.
and in driving out he passed 100 wagons
in single day. each carrying family,
bound for that county.
The steamer City OF Duluth struck
the bar outside St Joseph. Mich, dur
ing a gale and broke in two. The life
saving crew rescued those on board.
but Mrs William Tryon, one of the
ladies rescued, was reported dying
from the effects of the exposure.
ANGELO CoRBoSE has been snatched
from death when IL seemed almost as
though nothing could save him. as he
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing. \. ". on the 3ist.
-AtN1Neo'@A tttE iGat tiAuT-
derer, was caught on she 2sih in Baiti-
more, Nd. and when confronted with
the evidence against him broke down
and made full confession.
HELENA. Ark. the other night was
startled BY severe earthquake shock
Houses were shaken To their founda-
tious and subterranean noises were
heard that sounded like immense ex-
plosions. People who had assembled
in the Presbyterian church for prayer
meeting rushed out. expecting the
walls to- tumble down on them.
TnE big convention OF stockmen at
Denver. Col. came 10 an end on the
sTth with barbecue at which buffalo
meat was among the viands cooked
30 great was the crowd that the six
tons OF meat served was hardly enough
TO satisfy them all The next meeting
will be again held ut Denver
In anticipation of the new inmigra-
tion law going into effect. the rush of
immigration to this country has start
ed The Tartar Prince arrived at New
York on the ssth with TO persons in
the steerage. The vessel comes from
Italian ports
As result of the great eongestion
of money in New York, the Fourth na-
tional bank of that city reduced the
rate of interest which il has been al
lowing on certain deposits from two
per cent. to Ia per cent
A MOB of 100 men surrounded the sa-
loon of Jake Mace ut Young Amer
lea. Ind. while another party forced
entrance and demolished the entire
contents. The citizens were incensed
against Mace because of his treatment
of n young man who came for his
father, who was intoxicated. to take
him home. Over 200 kegs of beer were
destroyed.
THE explosion of n can of kerosene
oil in boiler house at Rosedale, Pa,
destroyed n cement mill and storage
house. 800 barrels Of cement and 300
tons of coal. Loss, sioo.oo0
HALF million poods of naphtha were
burned and several persons lost their
lives during a conhagration ut Baku,
Russia.
THE Indian Head cotton mills Just
completed ut Cordova, Ala began oper-
alton on the 25th, employing 1000
persons. The mills are the largest in
the state, containing $4,000 spindles
and 10, 600 looms, with an annual con-
sumption of 10000 bales of cotton.
The output. which is coarse grade
cloths, has been sold for several years
ahead in China.
EARLY the other morning two trains
met at the north switch at Peck, |. T.,
and the two engines were considerably
damaged and five cars wrecked. Two
trainmen were injured.
THE National Stock Growers con-
vention opened at Denver, Col. on the
25th with nearly LOCO delegates pres
ent representing 81 states and terrific
ries. John w. Springer, of Texas, was
made chairman and Charles II. Gould,
of Nebraska, secretary. In the after
noon addresses were made, J. G. Nc
Coy, of Kansas. speaking about the
contest between the shippers Of Kan
sas and the stock yards company OF
Kansas City.
A sKIFF, in which were r. +. Holly,
wife and infant child and q nurse,
Lulu Brown. was overturned in the
Ohio river near Cairo. Ill, and the
nurse and child were drowned
FIRE of supposed incendiary origin in
Versailles, Ky, destroyed Isham Bai-
ley's warehouse containing 10000
bushels of wheat and lao. 900 pounds OF
hemp. and three other buildings. Loss,
SIS, 900.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the Indians on
the neighboring Omaha reservation ae-
knowledged the contract before Dis
trict Judge Evans at Dakota City. Neb..
for the prosecution of q claim against
the government for $4,000 acres in
Knox, Cedar, Dixon and Holt counties
Neb. The Indians claim the tract was
ceded to them by the treaty OF 1854,
but never has been turned over.
Mrs. LIZZIE KING and Frank Carey, a
boy l2 years old, wese crossing trestle
over Highland creek. St Louis, when a
train came along. The boy was dead
when picked up. but Mrs King jumped
uar in iurieS however. were thought Z