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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
Bicyoiists Will 60 to Paris

Chicago, December 3-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say:
"Three of this country's fastest short
distance bicycle racers, Arthur Gardner,
Earl Iliser and Tom Cooper, will go to
Paris next year. Prizes offered by the ex-
position company will amount to $4,000, and
the biggest bicycle meet ever held will be
one of the attractions of the exposition.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
Zig Sale of Wool

ST. Louis, December ga syndicate of
eastern mills has closed a deal here for L.
25000O pounds of territory wool. The
terms of the sale were private, but it is
said the wool sold four cents a pound more
than the price for which the same lots were
offered a short time ago and the deal
amounts to more than $25O,0o0.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
Were Surrounded ut Gras-Pan

Pretoria, November 27.-Monday, wa
Lourenzo Marquee, December 3.-Com-
niandant Dearey has reported to President
Kruger that the burghers, in spite of their
determined defense at Gras-Pan, Novem-
her IS, were completely surrounded by the
British and were compelled to retire
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
ornban Asylum for Cuban children

New York, December "a movement
for the raising of funds for memorial
orphan asylum for Cuban children which
shall bear the name of Mrs. Thurston. the
wife of Senator John NJ. Thurston and
VINO died shortly after a visit she made to
Cuba, was started tonight in the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian church. General
Vandervort OF Nebraska offered a tract of
land for the institution.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
WAREHOUSES; CANAL
q Mobile Herald.

From the Mobile Herald.
The Herald trusts that the commercial
bodies of Mobile will give encouragement
to the plan to build a canal from Bfrming-
nam to the Warrior river. 1t will benefit
Mobile as we'll as Birmingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
Four steamers Detained

New York, December S.-Four steamers
from Santos, Brazil, with coffee are de-
tanned at quarantine, having come from a
bubonic plague port. They are the ]. w.
Taylor, Roman Prince, Lassell and Ragusa.
The plague patients on Sw1neburne Island
are doing WE'LL There Is no Illness among
the crews of stevedores detained on board
the vessels or at Hoffman Island
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
20 .oo-sLEEPING CAR RATE BIRMLNG-
HAM TO MOBILE, VIA MERIDIAN

For the convenience of its patrons the A.
G. s. railroad has arranged for the sale of
Pullman space Birmingham to Mobile via
Meridian at the regular rate of S20e per
double berth. Parties leaving Birmingham
at 1O:15 D. m. arrive at Mobile next morning
at 1880. S-l6-u
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
DIR. Y. g. HOLLOWAY,
SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fall in
business by trying
to do too many
things. To be sue
cessful every one
should select some
one special business.
and to that devote
his whole time and
attention. For the
past thirteen years
in the city of Biz
mingham, Ala.
have treated exciu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
Twelve ISurghers Killed

Pretoria, Monday, November 27.-Ihe
Boer commander on the, western border re-
ports that twelve burghers were killed and
forty wounded in the fighting at Belmont.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
NEW SCHEDULE TO JACKSONVILLE.

The new schedule in effect via the Gen.
trail of Georgia Railway makes close con-
nection at Macon with the Dixie Flyer for
Jacksonville, giving frst-cIass sleeping car
service and fast time. Solop Jacobs, COM
mercial Agent, 20l5 First Avenue
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-04
SOUTH AFRICA
Is STILL SILENT
Continued From First Page.)

car that lay on Its side The other ear was
upright, but both were completely riddled
by the enemy's bullets and artillery fire.
Two graves nearby bore the inscription:
1.-TWO fallen soldiers"
The main Boer force is now gradually
getting near Chfevlry Station.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
TOPICS OF The DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
EIFry-FiETA CONGRESS.


IN fh- sruats an the 9Th ~. r. .ss,utfpn
ae'isratgrN - spiicy of this government
y th- Philippines Was under discussion
To- tNe hours. but NJ vote reached.
ansi the rsSs atian finally went to the cal
ehdrr The Indian appropriation ball ws<
.asen up. but had rot been eompietet
Nhrn the senat. ad lourr~.f .. In th-
ho'ise - pahlic building bills carrying
~ ~ snthprtxtnE appropriations a<xrrxattnx
Nf". were considered and laid asid.
WIN favorable recommendations
IN the senate. on the ssh. IN. --~ssos.
eae confined largely q tho transaction II
routine business The Indian approprts-
tisfn btlt wss completed and passed. and
nc lssi-iative. executive snsi Judicial sp-
- y disposed o. 4 fe~ bills % minor I'm
R-'rfanrr Were passed. Ia the hau<s Il
ling the Sec"nd DAY allotted 20 the con-
ss1,- .ilon - public building halls. "a -ueh
eshs Nerr fave-abiy acted upon. But one
et ne hiii- 50 fl~or~,i ws- pa~ss-i. hos =
N-r. business being hiorkssi bv nlihu-ser-
- me part % those Whose htiis had
y heTn - acted upan
In th- senate. IN tho an IN. ~,ttr-
oL~n -e--ion VAS devoted =, s.,r-tsi~rs fssss,
" tn- i~<t<tatiNe. executive aud ittftrisl
sef,fuprta tissn ball. 81 - go - shtch xere
.lt ..-l-sset Or h-for~ the s~nate vent inie
~ ,itfts session for the remainder 81
~. aAy In N. hau-s several hiii~ II
ntnf.r tnf-srfanf~ we're p.~@~-I aft~r
Witch IN sundry etvi appropriations blll
aa- takru ap for general s@hsfe xhief.
eerupiea ths r-ulainsl.r af fbe sss1ion.
in th@ -~rttte on the iash the entire
= r-t"n sa- Devoted to consideration ~
tnr = -<f-iatitr, ex-cutitr and judicial xp-
lrHpttafton htii Little rr~xr~-% xa~
n,s.ss tn time h~inE isrxely tak~n up
suh debate en minor TOPICS ~ tn
es''i<e Ern-rai dehsfe 80. the ~an,iry cixi.
aprrvIsriaiiens hsli was cenriuis-f pslr
thE tn- course - The debaf~ NJ H~p
ttirn- chairman - the Interstate and ssss
FtEh essnrusfrN cemritt~~ gave rattr-
hat h@ N"nid offer the Nicaragua cana
~ A. an arnensiarut Ia IN. sun.irv sfxI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
DEATH In AN AVALANCHE.
-rhtrt~e. ssIfi E.sie-s ue.~~th the
Messt-ias sf sssw.

D~uver. Col. Feh IA special tu
the News from ts~orsetoW Col. says.
The mos, terriblr and disastrous
snowslide ever known in Clear Greek
county occurred Al Silver Plume. four
miles from hsrr. ai eight o'cio-k w.
ier,iay morning. The slide started twu
miles away and came with terrific.
force. carrying along bag~ honisiers
and immense tr~sS. \ short distance
from the starting Point the asalane.-
parted. one section coming down Cher
Dke- guleh. taking with II two cabins
occupied by Italians and the shaft
house of the Gary cts mine. Th..
other slide came down Miliihan gtiish.
between the P.iicaa aud the >evsp-
Thirty mines Tbs latter did the rnost
damage.
Settlements of miners. mostly ifsl-
ian<. werr situated in both gulch~s,
For n week or morr the inhabitants
have moved from place to place 10 -
cape the threatened disaster shanld IN.
mountain of snow start down th'
mountain side. Some fingered in their
homes and were CARRIED away in tbs
slide Yesterday. II is estimated thai
~ bodies are still buried h~nea,h ths
piles OF snow in the two guich-'.
Eleven have been taken ont slrad.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES.
q n-~k sf~r- f.s~ 4 ...-- tA- t...s Of
u~r% ia. Half silius
ittsltsfs-

thieaEn. Feh. - Th- ftr==furt
l.ri~k bsiltiing - tho u"rthur~t sornrr
u Wsl4ash as-nar aud Madison street.
u-7cHpisd hs the took and stationery
trm of N.C Mrelurg a to-. was. With
it. contents. totally d.siros~ bs tirr
Yesterday. eataiiinw a loss of nearly
sasa ,szi. of = hieh Ssssl.t-e sss> On th..
stock Me- turg 4 20. carried on. of
ID. lsrgrSi >toek~ of rirs old b.spl :
and manuscripts outside Of the gr.ai
lihrariss including many volumes
" hich can not bc replaced. MI thess
werr lost.
The fir- VAS started by an eNplo,ioa
Of gss. which leaked frnm a pip osi
the third floor. and spread with ams1
ing rapsdiiy l.-for- the tirsi engins
arrived flames w-rr pouring fupm IT.
second. third and fourih->ioFy win
,low~. aud IN q very short time III.
a"ars commenced TO fali in and tn
yaiis To- bulge
The fr-men. from the hrS' basi ts.
hop af saving the building and ds
reeicsl their sfnrts - preventing ih.
aameS spreading io Mansiri Hr,,h.r,
Try gsposis stor- arruss the aliry tot,-
siderable difiiruitt us~ sNp--rirn.r.-s'
bs them ai first On account of the las
water preS~nr- mann Of the hysirsuts
b.ing partly frozen uP. and II w.,s
n.ariy - minutss after the fire hroks
out that the pressure Has great
enough 60 carry the streams To tn.
! third story.
To add Ia thu difficulty of the Si,ua
tion. the temperature was several de-
grreS below zero. and bitter nortl
wind was blowing. MANY of the fir'-
men wsrr severely fro~tbittrn. About
two hours after the hre started 81.
Madison STREET wall fell out. tons 81
rr,i-hot brick crashing into the stre~l
and breaking many plate glass win
dous on the opposite side. Several firr
men had narrow escapes from bein-
caught
Mansrl Brotaers suffered loss q
ii,out SI0.oOO. chiefly from water iheil
tssa >ement tsing flooded. Other loSSe.
consisting Of broken plate glass ans
,laniag. hy smoke ard water. wsi
probably amount io sea. Met lnrg'
stock was insured for about s3sa.0o0.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
OXFORD MISS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1s. 1899.
DUEL IN A RESTAURANT.
fss ssxr-s-~ IN. oaiy oa. iaIar-e.
rs"~sh . b-s-. >ass. Were
rtr~s Ia . Crowd

Aiianfa. Ca. Feb. =. \ s,-.eisi u,
'h~ Constitution frum Annisicn. Nla..
ssss.
ir"asl~ ih-i IA. h~en l.trwiur far
some iiDs l.rtW~~n Cot. David q. Co
son AND Firsi Li-ui. D.. u. Srott Of N.
Fourth ksnfnrky regiment. culusiaai
ri ~ late hour lat nigh, IN a
pitched hattie. in whi~h Col. Iaisas
was shot IN tho hip aud Lieut., S,a,s
aud many oth~r~ had narrow es~st-.
The encounter e.-gurrssi IN the Nam.
mouth restaurant. conducted y, P.rr.
oim~'ssd. al.oui midnight. Ii.u-.
Scott was sitting a. tablc Eating with
a friend. Lieut.. Rlskeu,an. ot the sam.
regiment. ~h~n Cot. Coi~.,a ~nterr.I.
Vie Walked e,rr R-sr the two n,en n
the ,stl.. and after ics,iing ~ ,h-r
few sr~onaS. stepped up snd pull }
Lieut.. iiiakeman'~ -ar. ~ IN. Ssm-
time applying vile ~piihrt. Lieut..
Scot' DECLARED that Lieut.. Hlak.man
wa~ his friend and h~ wauld na, A..
low him TO hc in-ulir,I \, TIN. ~
'ol~on drew pistol. aud Lieut.. S.-ot'
Fose from his chair With a pistol ~
each band
lh~rv wrrr quii~ . uumil~r 80 ntca
IN the the piacs. and white snlu~ So
ihey ." not knoW who fred 6rst. ~r,-
vrai deriarr that Cot Colson nt.-n..i
ih' fghi. Probably slnxrn Shoi- wsr,-
nr-d b~forr the astaunslssi anlaok@r.
could stop ih- fu>iiisd~ Lieutenant.
Mckay aud Phelps. ~ thu FOURTH
WISCONSIN. IN duty with the provost
guards. w~rv IN the rssnra. ami ir,,n,--
diairiy ionk steps 20 bring the enSs-r-
msri io an end.
Lisui- fh-ip- ran up 80 ii~uf S.,ns.
and dsunsnsls'i hi~ pistols The latter
said h~ willingi, r~iinaui-h.-,i ta~na fo
The proper suthoriii-.. and gave the,u
uP. Ii-u'. Mckay. in The n,rantius-.
hasi ~rsier-.l Cot Col-.sn - sii~arsn. h,s
he rrfu~ei 20 ,ie u. sud ths pistol vs.
iaken froEn him hy ferr~. Quickly a. q
fash toi- eoi-oa sir-w saothcr weaI-,n
ansi nrvsi. some -aN ~ Iirui >.-utt aa.i
"'FHNt~ Hat AfNats RNA WfNWHf NTrF-.
The provost lieutenant then brat ~.
efforts towards getting col Coispn-s
pistol snd IN daiBc ~ he struck Co..
olson fNir~ With hiS d,'- l,sti~in..
him isa'ily ~ thou=h bs a miiaael.-
Col. tol~ou was the aaly man in iur.-l
in the engagement. Iir announced tbs =
h- wa~ wounslesl. and was rarrisd =,
an upstairs rpon. wh~r~ phv<iclan~
~rrr suDnlonsd - is-,k after hi- ,i.-
i,fri~~. \ bull~' had en'rryl hi~ h,p
sRd rsng-sl srouni 10 The rrar. "A her
i va iosssss,l and eNfract.d
Cot Goi~an Wa furiou-. AMI u,asl
frantic efforts - g.i up and S-~ur..
he pistols. 1, ~aS some tim. t-~foge
b. eauld ~ qui-t~,l frirnd - Co..
tol~on Suorv euf a Warrant foe i-irstf.
scott. and he ~as arrested se>t~niav.
Hoth Officers have many warm g.~rSot-
al frf~nsis IA the rvzinsruf whirb wa
nin~frrs-i out SATURDAY n the tros'-
ble hs> bs.eu brewing for son,~ iina..
and a strong ard bstter f--linr hal
trru aroue~s,i letwr-n the two Ia
fions. IL Nas feared that fhcrs uiiea'
l,r furfh~r truuile. aud the entir- pr
vast guari was eui. I'D eus. Owing 10
the iatenrsS of the hour. howsvrr. few
psupls knrts Of the AFFAIR untii morn-
ing. aud the -. tiss-s Of the guard wsrs
not needed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16

The rcniten,i@ry aprrais~rs 1aausl
personal prspcriy on th~ vaTtoHS farms
oakley. sie.e=l-i. sandy Bavua. ~.
ssi.ss; Hall, G.0sks'. Forke-i Deer. g..
s;s..si. Watson. tt.ss@s.. uuisnev. g.
sii-os. >wayRc. si.sst.si. Randolph.
-. Harris o. - a.; It-lmoni ~ soa a.,
Prison Walls. sg.sso.et; Rankin sit.-
iss.sA Total. ssssgi.ss. FolloTsiug =
the estimated value of the p~niientisfy :
real estate. Prison Walls. ss.eess OAK
lev. s.oo1o; Rankin. s.i. ~, -. Iselnoi.t. :.
s...0oo. Total. siss - -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


'h- ~'ranrr ~ Louis. sailing from
~" h"rA. on the STA took out ses.iHu
""nres OF silver
me state n'eni "a 'he condition Ct
'h" treasury i~~u~d ON thr sth shosesi
-N'ass.h'r cash t'iian"~. s-'3.--ii.e-s'
s"sd FesffNr' 4-sln.'~ia
" ; ref"fied that naahy cattle on
ihr western rangrs are suffering frotn
trSrn hooi>. ms usually proves
tataL
IN earthquake with pronounced
vibrations Na~ reported from May
Vile. N.Y. early ON ise morning Of thu
sth.
The Delaware a Hudson depot
>~ecny : hotel. the saratoga Cos an
y y wrrr burnesi. on the s'h. and
DIVERS saloon. the sheridan honSr-
the Spencer house and Eourkr's ail"y
were damaged
The Peaeh and apricot crops of Ner-
non and Cedar counties. Mo. are ~
ported killed The loss i estimated
at more than si0o.ooo.
vile. bcaring the bosiy Of t'en- taiiSic
Garria- arrived AZ Havana on the 9th,
the guns of Morro castle and the
American squadron saluiing her,
Every where hons-holders aud ship
lowered their hsgs 'o half mast. and
black sireamer> soon surinounied the
tahan banners.
fN orcier OF the secretary OF war all
soldiers now at home on furiough oE
in hospitals. whose regiments are do
ing foreign duty, will Nv at once dis
charged from the service This order
will let out about tS members of fhs
Fourth and the Ninth Illinois now at
their homes throughout s"nthern iiii-
noss.
Henry 7. Rhodes. eS-as~'stant 1ni--
ed states district attorney. died at
Denver Col. on the 9TH, from wounds
inflicted by himself with a razor. Vie
Was 81 years old. The same night
Mrs iavinius,a a young Russian widow.
said To have been the daneee of
iihosies. killed her little SON and her
self at the Arno hotel
With the Thermometer at 20 degrees
i--lo~ zero. at nine o'clock at night. o
the 10Th. one lady and two men were
bcptised by Rev. Wharton. OF the
christian church at Coal Run. o.. or
he Muskingum river. hole was Gu.
- the ice. aud the candidates for hap
ism were immersed.
silver loving cup was presenter. on
the 9TH. to Mrs. Sampson BY the feet
captains serving under her hushanI.
gear-.tdmiral W II. sampson The
ceremony took place on the cruiser
New York. at anchor OF Tompkins-
vile. v. v There were present b.
sides naval officers a number OF in
vited guests
Gen. Miles has made use Of his
prerogafisr as commanding general OF
the army and issued sweeping order
TO the commanding general of every
department in the service prohibiting
the use of canned meats of any sort
in the future This y the FIRST time
that Gen. Miles has taken matters in-
TO his own hands He directed hrs Of
fieers not receive canned b~ef. but 10
use beef on the hoof entirely
\ peculiar phase OF the taking OF
Caloocan was the fae' tina. 'ne Aner.
~an .as.ssasn nag va MI ~ Wa. @ ,hs only one
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
ADVISED BY ACoNcILL0.
issnrse.t kss-~ss.s.tis-st .. a~~rs~s A.
.ss~s t~-s-fssss Attsss rpss A~~r-
i~ss es~~~s d. Ns.si.

Nashington. F~h. L. The foiiasyias
- Diagrams wcr~ rv~cite,i ~ the war
d' par'msn' yesterday
Nsniia Feb a..
Adiuisni urnersi. Washington Re-
is'r'"d that iusurw~nt representative
a. Washiag'~n ,~iegrsphsl Ngulnsld.,
:, drive ont Nia~ri~sa. ls-fcrr arrival
of r-infors~rn-ufs. \ dispatch was ~
c~it''i from HoUr konx snd rnail~,l
10 Maioi~~. Whieh si~vislra On an attack
'e - usssi- zioat .~t~-'h last. TIE
snsrrus-s - the lass. a~ut tr,sop~ TO
t~rin th~ engagement pF~stPita,sd the
tafiie- u - t~rN gui~t TO-DAY On line.
from salou-an On norsh - Pansav an
south. saturday small r~connaiirr-
ing party =. tnil~s snufh of rify w~r~
hrsd On and TIVE ntrp -iirhtis wpund.
ed. Two ips'trgvui~ ws'h arms we're
captured
w 'h- AFFAIR uf tt- Iash Mac ssthus =
dTvision VAS srry ss-.-~<ftri. The rurs
ny'~ loss wa~ considerable. have cnl-
l.etrd - d~ad lsssli~~. purv not scs
discovered. Insurgents r~t,oitesi To le
gathering farvc - mites norfh 81 rail
way. hat evidently PrrpleNc,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
rr...aiIsa OF ras.r.as..s..

~enting the international congress ior
the prevention of tuberculosis. whici,
will u; in Berlin from MAY - io .,
next. under the patronage Of Empr,.>-
Augusta Victoria agl the honorary
presidency @f the imperial chancellor.
Prince HohenIohe. called saturday ~
the United States smlsassy to -uii~i
American interest and cooperation iI'
The undertaking.
Dr. Z. " SfilsS. scientific attachr 70
the United States embassy. j. prcpar-
ing n report for the meiical press or
the purpose and scope 81 congress
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16

The board OF control of the State
p-ni;~ntiary has reached settlement
Of the claim against the Illinois Cen
trail Isilrusd over the disputed estimate,
for work done On the Naxoo Delta road
hy the oonvict~ The matter had been
left tn Superintendent Giileas to adj Just
and the settlement agreed upon WAS
si.5ao in full of the boards claim. This
was a compromise and was 800 in ex-
cess of what the railroad estimated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
The BIgg~ss Ftrs In the iilstory OF Van
U~rs. q.

Van Vert. o.. Feb. Is.-The biggest
fire in the history of Nan Vert de-
strose ed the four-storv stone ploek -
Humphreys a. Hughes. wholesale
groeers. Three walls mark all that ls
lef' OF one of the largest establish
ments in northwestern Ohio. The
United States post ofiie~. Evers a Co..
insurance: the natural gas ohies;
business college: law Office OF Capt.
Matthias, Second Ohio. are ali roral
loss Loss. siss.ooe; ;nsursnee. s;o.-
20.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16

The Madison County Fair A~,sesztiea
has rendered to the Na>snie grand
lodge Of MississiPri it, b-aa,iful
grouuds in the corporate Limits - Tan
ton. containing ;Neh;y-,hr-e acres. a
a gift upnn which To- ~rrri the Ma~,aie
Orphans lione and citizens are rraiy
4" give them ss,oso or more in cash 20
!oczte the homo IN Canfos-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
vsIsmssess D-,e-m~as. Csas as.isiax sixty.
Five rhos.a.ss wsr.i.-

Washington. Feb. lathe report
submitted 10 the president las
Wednesday by the commission sp-
pointed to investigate the conduct oi
the war department IN the war wi'h
SPAIN was made public last night. The
report is an unanimous one. all ths
m~mbers OF the commission having
signed II except Col. Sexton. who's
death occurred February /.
The report il yolamiaous doer,
Hent. containing In the pelshl-orLos-
Of O. 80 words.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
NINE. VILLA NEUvA DEAD.
she Wss Oss Hundred and gsnrsesa ears
Of Age ssd the Lsst Survivor
Of The Alamo.

san Antonio. Tey- Feb. M.ne
Can,lelsria Villa NueVa. the last sur.
visor of the tlamo. died OF old age a.
the home of daughter on Conch.
street in san Antonio Friday evening
The decreased was the most interes'-
ing woman in Texas and one Of tn
oldest in the world. having been bon
at Preside de Eio Grandc in lTs5.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
Drsss gss.dry harmed rsaie Narrowly
Avsrtsd-

New York. Feb. lS.-Th- factory
building of the Manhattan Brass Co..
ON East Twenty-eighth street. was de-
strpyesl by hre yesterday, togethrr
with large quantity of vsiuab'.
stock of finished material and ma
chinery. The estimated loss j. Seil.-
0oo. There was almost a panic in se,-
er4i of the big tenement houses ad-
joining. but the flames were confin i
to the factory building by the firem, n
no. however. were hampered by ,he
piercing cold and many frozen hy-
drants.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
4 ffssi d. N-rsh ssAsrt> that. In al rrsa
.l.siitv. settle. fh- Fst~ af A.sfr--

krasnoyarsk. Sit~Tia. Feb. ie-A
gold mine owner named Monasfyrs-
chin has received a letter saving that
tris-e % furgusos. inhabiting tn
Timur peninsula. North Siberia. re-
Gently informed the Russian polio
chief OF the district that. ON January
last. l'ciNeen komo ami Pit. in tn
province Of Y-nissisk. they found ,
cabin constructed cf cloth and
eord=gc. apparently belonging to :
balloon
Close ~ were the bodies of ;hrrg
men. the head Of one BADLY crushed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
THE FATE OF THE BULGARIA
Part Of u-s r...~"s~-s E-ss"-d by th-
u.~h.~k-s .sa Landed On
the Assr~--

Ponta d.l Csda. ASor-~ Islands. Fen.
II. The British tank steamer Me-
hawksu. capt. Casey. from rhiisd-l-
Isiiia. January =. for Hull. arrived
here With : passengers from the Ham
burg Nmsriesn liner Bulgaria. Gsp'-
S~hmi.if. from NsN Work. January =.
for iiausisurE
The Ne.haw krH rrg.orts The l:nlgarta
drifting hsiPlsss sso miles FROM the
Axnrt~.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16
Hope to ss More Fairly Represented ..
the An.riesa Pr~.s-

Berlin. Feb. I:.-The German news.
papers are unanimous in the opinion
that Saturdays discussion in the
reiehsrsg upon the Interpolation a:
Count Won Ksnitz. the Agrarian lead
er. regarding the commercial relations
br;we.n the United States and Ger
many. WAS an event of the highest int
portane.. All express the hope tha-
the explicit statements of the imperial
minister for foreign affairs. Herr Nol
Bueiow will put an end 10 the "fahr'-
cation of ansi-German rumors and
news in the American press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16

Tiae I uits-i ~;et.s --nsfe has pa~.-~i
ihr ttchsisurr park isii. ~hieh ss'sl,-
liShr~ naiional park ~ Ni-ksi,url-.
Mis-. ths hofss~ having uas-si 'h~ D. g
sssrFai DAYS h-forw- ard - - unsi~r
s'o--l that ih~ president viii sign fh--
for fh- rasi thr-- s~ars. sud opfieas
have t~~n ~-rur-,i hy ih~ Naiionai
rsrk ss-1--iatton uPcn i.sss s~r~> ~
lan.l. uhich -mbracrs th- ~ntir~ iiu =
of brvastverks snI fsrsifra1ioas tbs
>urruund tn riis amt o---urss.l as th.-
f~sisrsl --'idssr~ siIuug ths sirEr os
Nteks burg N i>sa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16

Ths batfle~hip Texas. Capt. sigs-
t-~. was ori~r.-l To Gaivr~,oa. Tex.
rnd sail~d from Havana on the sfh.
she will return tn Havana the day fol-
living the decoration of the graves -
the Maine victims. Capt. Sig~b~s'.
ihsrrfar~. will bc unable to sf,enl
The CEREMONY.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-16

A, the unanimous request of the Tar
Judge r. A. Montgomery prrt-rmitiei
the February term of the Iyefiorr eoan.
~ circuit court The docket was very
light and all business can easily he di>-
posed Of at tn. next term ~ court. The
request Of the har was made on ac,-ouni
Of the severe cold and cissgreeable
weather