Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-08-03
TOPICS OF The DAY.
NEWS from EVERYWHERE
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

qus aud the government has .le-
erred the rrup"uing ~ the port.
- party ~ tourists werr going IN
TIE side of the Schneeh~rg. in ,h,
Aus trian rsroi. ON ihe e7th. when th.
cahi'' hy whirh the ear j. moved brnk-
n.nI tt.r summit The ear. which wn~
fliet with passengers. was prrcipitat-
e'l distance of 5000 feet. and was
dS~tsd =" pieces in the vale, below
Five of the pm srngrrS wer. fatally in
jufsd
Adolph luetgrrt the Chicago ny
"rtcisie. died suddenly. On the s7fh. in
his cell. at Joliet psnitentiarv. H..
was stricken with angina I,..ctaris an
~ s.rd away hcfore assistance conl,I
br given. Lu-tgeri had b~en. appar
entity. ia splendid health for weeks
previous tn his death
Mr. Ivy Crabtrce. the ts-yrar-oia
daughter ~ Walter :. Warthrn. living
mes Carmi. IN. is charge, with tho
murder. by arsenical poisoniug. Of her
brother. Floyd. IS years odd Th. giri
IN" made full confession of her
guilt. but saws that 81. intended 20
reiscn her father and stepmothrr. and
ntssni no harm TO her brother.
MI that = mortal - ths late Robert
q. lnger~oil rests in hronz. urn NJ
the home Of valston II Brown. N
Dohh's Ferry. v v. The body was ere
mated a; Fresh Pond. Long Island. ,n
the eIth. and the ashes we're taken
back by the family 20 the scene Of nj.
death
The bc,iy of Mrs t.eorg, : Norton
wa Inferred. On the 9Th. in the Paw
hing y. j. cemetery 10 strict ri
with her strange dsing wishes. Th-
body WIS SEATED in her favorite rocs.-
ing chair and incla-s,i in sren,
square haN ~ white chestnut. re-
-smbling a large family lee ehesr.
The two nrgroes who murdered
FIRED Bennett white. railroad en-
plnsr. while resisting an attempt 10
rob him. ~ Mount Pl.asaHt Ia. .4-rr
captured by the sheriff. on the 9Th.
after four DAYS ch=Sr They haze.
b-en fully hientifi-d aud pr,-.-rsl- IL
the rehi,rr, were found an thru
rh- ick~ of ths SEASON l. on Mr.. au I
Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt. Ir. Nho
started from Newport. q l.. for Ntr-
ragan~ett Pier. oa ths 18th. in an an-
tuBisii.ils. aud returusi in fsru~r's
wagon. ii was all ewing ~ the lts-,
that an automobile. like m0st other
sehisis~ will not run through ,nlld
three feet d~-p.
a. ....
identify the police disguise h.,hind the
fictitious namr ~ -'tseorge Edwards. e
was rohb..yi af s. 0eo through a --pan..l
game on~ratesi an the house of Nellie
Miller. ia chicago. The money eta-
sisted - seven - puo bills. This i the
largest amount of MONEY ever severed
in a siuiilnr robbery IN the lrse~ d.--
triet 1hs Nilirr WOMAN has l,.--n ar
rested
| Tn. first race for the Savannah,
| cup at DorYal. Qur.. en the 18th. Fr-
suited ia n victory for the American
| cha llsnger. Constance. over the "a
na,'iar defender. t.i.nrairn. Ill. hy
| two minutes and l. seconds. The ~
sui; was a surprise to the large crowd
o. Montr.alsrs Who were present 81
| thu course To ~er the race.
\ private letter from ten. Ludlow
in Havana To friend in Washington
city gives very encouraging account
Of thu situation in Havana. Tie ~avs
th; the health conditions Of IN. city
are such n 10 leave the .ioetorS with
eHt employme To a great extent. Tn
. SOC tEoops in the Iiasana command
arr in excellent condition.
The guartemastrr at Chickamaugss
fGrk. Tenn. on the ssth. started a
shipment of 4ss horses and mules for
tn. army in the Philippines via San
frs neisro. in compliance with an order
from. the war departments
Honest" John Salisbury. a formes
nhs mb-r Of the boar,i Of city aldermen
At Kansas City. Mo-. and for many
wears prominent live stock commits
sion man. committed suicide at his res
~, ne. in that city. on the 2-th. cut
tirr his throat with a pocketknife. H.
hal been mentally unbalanced for sew
erII months.
Tn. census in Cuba will he placed
under the supervision Of persons fa.
N .liat with ernsus work in the United
States. This means the selection Of d
general supervisor for the Cuban cen
suS
The steamer Moana. which arrived
at san Francisco. on the 2sth. brought
s5ue.0o0 in sovereigns from Sydney fo'
san Francisco and eastern banks.
ars Margaret Foraker. mother n
United States senator Joseph H. For
aker died AT her hosne in Hillsboru
O. or the asth. She had been i'll foI
long time.
The statement of the condition Il
tn. treasury issued on the 2sth
showed: Available cash balance. ss79.
6s6.tIs: gold reserve, s2i5.73i.I54.
Isaac Rask. a seaman of the Unitet
States cruiser Olympia, who died ol
tuberculosis. was buried in the Luther
an cemetery AZ Trieste. Austria. on ths
ss,h. The burial was attended by com
panieS of Austrian and American ma
rines Admiral Dewey. who atteadsc
the funeral. sent wreath. which wa'
placed on the coffin
The Paris tsauiois publishes a re
: nor, of an interview with t;en. de W.
grier. in which he i represented al
saving that he regards himself n M
longer belonging to the army. and tina
he intends TO retire TO the country.
Mai. Esterhazy finally declined e
testify at the Dreyfus trial. This wa
anticipated by the defense. The com
mandant at the last moment showes
the white feather. or "uhlan plume.
as it * mockingIy termed. notwith
standing he was offered safe conduct
Lieut.-CoI. Plummer. who i organ
Iixing the Thirty-fifth infantry at van
: eouver Barracks. Wash. advises. th'
: adjutant-general that number OF fh'
Oregon men desire to re-enlist z"
: service in the Philippines if given Al
opportunity 10 see their families be
sore returning 10 the front.
Il rrh. ,,,vv dqnartulsut has determined