Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-08-24


tuition. under which each state :. with
respect :" H. own arairS. indep~nd~n,
- the others
NNW< was brOught 70 Jacksonville.
TIA. en- the 18th that the town os Red
isav. on the island % Andro<. in IN.
West Indies vas Swep, away in the
rccent tropical hurricane and about $40
lives were iOS,
lrkCEHytfLE. Ida. was wiped ont hv
tirr the other night. all the business
portion and most 90 the Residences b..-
ing destroyed Mos, of the people lost
everything they had. The hrc was
started by the overturning of lamp
Los. estimated AZ Ss5o. Oo0
N Omaha. Neb.. dispatch OF the 18th
stated that ,sov roynter has abandoned
the project Of providing a special train
for the First Nebraska. and the div
banded volunteers sill be forcssl 10 uSs.
the travelling allowance granted by the
government The governor i~>a~t a
proclamation in which he stated that
hs reSorsed - every possible measure
To- secure the funds without result.
IN explosion Of oil in the tvs-~torv
brick building at ess9 and sisl Dear
born street. Chicago. gave the hre de-
partment hard fight. The big struc-
turr was allied with paints and oils
from top to bottom and before ths.
blaze could be extinguishei IL caused
loSs Of $50. 0oo.
DtvER WILLIAM BALDWIN was killed
near Tacoma. Wash. while trying -
reach the sunken British saip And~-
lana. lying AZ the bottom OF the har-
bor with l. OF her s-ew. lie was IsS
feet below the surface when the pamp-
ing gear broke
Tar autopsy held On the remains Of
Jim Franey. the pugilisf. who died
after having been knocked out at >ln
trsnci~co by Frank Mcconnell showed
that his vital organs werv DISEASED aud
that be had be~n beaten To death By
Mcconnell who was arrested ON a
charge of manslsughter. A similar
charge was also placesi against the pro-
moter> of the SIGHT. the referee aud the
seconds Of both men
WALTER WEIINAS. and the survivors
Of the Polar expedition lei bv him ar
l. AANNNs - AAkAh@ffs s"kEAaN RtA VI" A7NAA
on the steamer Cap~lla. having suese>s-
fully completed their explorations in
Franz josef Land VIZ. Neliman has
discovered important n~N lani. ansi
many islands bat whl.. tcading the
party he fell into snow-covrrr,i crrv-
ass- and will probably b. permanently
crippled No trace va. tsaai "a Franz
Josef Land of the missing Asrsa=ss,
frof. Andree-
AoAKKiAsE containing six persons
was precipitate,i into vhi;e river. near
Washington. Ind, the other night a. IL
was being driven aboard a ferryboat
and all were drowned. The dead are:
Mrs. Albert Heu>el four Uenssl chill
drrn and Miss Amr Dillon- The horse
had just stepped aboard the ferry e,oat
+ when the haNser parted aud TIN, h-1at
swung cut. dropping the carriage with
its occupants into the river. The ~ n
current carried the victims under the
boat instantly and all were dr,,v ned.
t,EoRsE e. >rARCK. president ot the
>tonehili Wine company. of Hermann.
Mo-. the largest wine-making concern
east of California. and his >on. Ottma u.
>tarclS. the secretary. were arrested by
/ the United States marshal ON the charge
of defrauding the government by max
ing and disposing of brandy on which
the revenue tax bad not been paid and
the immense distillery wine cellars
and plant. valued a, s.5a.oo0. werr
seized
LENA NErZsEK. "a wears old, was
burned to death and Rose >albisamsr,
nine years old. was burned almost BE-
yond recognition by the explosion Of a
can OF gasoline in the basement Of the
home of the former girl at Chicago
FRANK BASas was instantss killed
by falling into n corn shelter at an ele-
vator in Beatrice. Neb. the other after
noon. He fell through the trap iats
the shelter and was caught by the sharT
steel prongs and torn 10 pisees.
The Las, Legislature in Texas passed
law putting into effect an amend
meat 10 the state constitutions provid
ing for the p~nsiaaiax - iadi<ent eon
fe,ierate veterans fsz apPropriati0a
i sl0o. Coz for the arSs year and sasa. oos
for the second year. The total aam
Der Of applications already Sahsnittst
is over Il. ooo. aud IL Is expected thai
the number will reach not l-~s thar
20. Ooo There II already talk of repeal
ing the law.
Mks@ y. T. GAss, assistant postm1s
ter Of White Pine. Tenn. met horri
bic death the other morning. >h'
walked. presumably in her sleep, frou
her hcme and encountered a rapidly
flying passenger train a. il passed. ths
station Fragments of her body wer'
found for seven miles along the track
The society Of American Florists an'
Ornamental HortiealturistS of Amerie.
convened at Detroit. Mich. ON the Issh
\ ARRIVALS and mail adviees frou
Negros and Cebu via Hong Kong agree
that the Filipino insurrecticn MAS gain
ing strength remarkably in both thos.
islands The results Of the autonomis
goveruaent in Negros were disap appoint
ing. Insuryent bands were operating
there, destroying much plantation
! property. claims for which were beins
presented To t;en. Otis. oiierrs of sai
United States yunboss Wheeling. whici
had returned from cruise aloag th'
northern coast Of Luzoa. reported thA
the insurgent forecs oseuPied everl
village.
SENATOR VI. l. HNTwAKD was strteis
en- with apopl~xy at Brownville, N~b-
Just a he was going to deliver an al
dress az the Modern Woodman picnt
on the 18th. The doctors reported hiu
in a very preearious condition
ApxRAL DEWEY. who has been sut
fsring from fever, was better ON th'
10th and in the morning he remIine'
on the deck OF the Olympia a, Leghorn
Italy
LIGHTNING struck the large bani
barn of Abraham Sarccs. near Niddles
bury. lad. blruiny il. together will
|. five horses, large quantity OF graii
and hay and many implements an'
vehicles
The Anti-Imperialis, league issued
document az Boston on the 18th whiel
asserted that its movement had mad
. rapid progress and declared that II he'll
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