Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-11-30
TOPICS OF The DAY.
yEvs from EVERYWHERE
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

t"F aNst'NfA- a-etr'auf ~AfEff n lit
the United States hospital ~~r, ..,.-
Robert L. Wilson. clarence NJ. wHt-..
Elmer 4. Esi~on and John ". sus.a e.
4 naticnal Hereford cattle show viii
h~ held in ~. Paul. Minn.. next s-n
'emhsr III 70 sth. In epajunction With
the Minneapolis state fair
Cen. Leonard woosi. military COVER
nor Of Santiago province. tuba. ha.
hcen summoned to Washington fus
cuiss uitatipn.
The Knights of Labor ha,r s-l~,s ,..i
birmingham, Aha. a. the ria-e r.,
holding their next general assembly
Manila dispatches ~ the esl rvpsti
Cen Hughes a. drisiny the psnay IN
sasrg-nts htck from the virinifv of
ilioio. and moving to attack their
stronghold. Santa Iiarhari. Fuur
Americans we're killed. ans, - wound
cd. including three officers. on the
sist.
secretary Longs unirrs 20 Eear-N NJ
mirli schlry to remain ont ~ s'autt
African waters were issued ;or diplo-
matte reasons. They srr the result ~
n conference. to which the secretary
OF state and the SECRETARY 81 the navy
vete parties. The situation S sscf
thai the president must ~ She jui-.
II The proper tirs~ for the American
fleet 10 enter these waters.
Gen. Mvthuen's ad,ance encountered,
an inirvnchrl force of Eo~rS. neur r.
mont. - miles south 30 Kimberley.
'aps Colony. ON the s1d. aud report.
having driven the enemy from thrr..
ridges. with heavy loss. The Eri,ish
casualties were - Killed. inelndir 4.
three oiiisers. i5s wounded. - Of hem
officers. and - missing.
Gen MrNrthur's headquarters al
TaIlae are located in Nguinaisla's
fosuer residence. The inhabitants ~
the placr and neighboring Villages
welcomed the Americans advent ,,ish
music and enthusiasm ssen. MacAr-
thur received an ovation
An Anglo-Egyp,ian torr~ numis. ring
e.eoo men under Col Wiugatr and
Lewis Bey. which rrcenily prorsssist
scufh 20 Fatikohi and th~nc~ wsst.
ward. attacked a furre Of s..sl ,i~rv
ishrs under command of Nhmrd F.,iil
the khaiifa's principal emir. ~ Nbs
NGiI. and routed them. killing .0o and
taking many prisoners. with loss ~
oniy three wounded.
\ Spanish corporal. captured by III.
F1lipiuos. has arrived At Manila from
Tarlae He SAYS he saw Aguinald,.,
accompanied bs a prominent Ieasiss
and Is mrn. arrive AZ Rayanhang
during the night of November Il. hat
l,Ss. his clothes torn and spatt-rv.l
with mud and his horse exhausted
Nguinallo. it appsars. rested a sha.i
time aud proceeded toward Manga
dsu.
\ new domestic employed in ,hs
family of Frederick q. Hills. general
mauagrr Of the Sioux Citv { Weste-n
railway. at Sioux CITY, Ia. unwittiusts
cooked some breakfast food that 4
been mixed with poison for rats Mr.
Hills is dead and. At last accounts.
Mrs. Hills was lying at deaths door.
The jefferson county lky.l election
| commissioners refused the demand II
the t.oelel democrats that the vote a.
he city nf Louisville he thrown ols
entirc. passing the matter up to the
state election board. where all the cen,
tests viii be heard.
\ Washington dispatch says that
President Mckinley has decided To NJ
point snd rrtirr. with the rank ard
pay Of brigaslier generals. thTrs. officer,
OF the volunteer army. Thes- oificer.
are Gen Joseph Wheeler. Gen fii2
hugh Lee and Gen James Wilson.
\ petition in bankruptcy of Morits
and Charles Friedman. cloak manufas-
turers of New York city. was filed IN
the United States district court on ths
esth. The schedule showed lishilitiss
/ % Sss3. 49,. and assets OF STs1.siAa. Witt
I sifS.s-3 cs the liabilities unsecured
The president will ask the incoming
congress to pass an act retiring G~n
Shafter with the rank Of major gym
craI in the regular army. He has al
I ready been retired with the rank o.
brigadier general.
ADMIRAL Nat>on's ii~et in Philippins
waters i about to be augmented by
the thre. gunboats. Isla ss Luzon. lsil
ie Cuha and Don Juan de Austria. cap
tured from Spain at the battle Of Ma
Mia bay. Commanding officers have
heretofore hewn assigned TO the W.
sells. and Admiral Watson has heen en.
powered 10 complete the list Of oifisers
from those with the Asiatic sgnadross.
Gen. Otis trI-graphesi to rhe war Il
partm~nt, under dat. of the cath. that
all claim to possessing government
by the Tagal insurgents hail b-ra
wiped out by the dispersion and figh-
of its members. some of whom hlsl
be~n captured while others had eoE4s
In and surrendered. The pursuit n
Aguinaldo was b~ing pressed.
EN-CongreSsman \. J. IoSfetter
dies. at his home eight miles east o.
Bedford. Ind. on the esth- of paralysis,
aged Il. lie represented his district
in congress in i>so.
Congressman J. j. F-ssh. Of LaC Cros~s,.
Wis. has DECLARED himself opposed to
SEATING Congressman Rob~rtS. Of Utah.
ON fer trial trip os.r the regular
ecUrSe. Oft the Massachusetts, es'a-t. on
the ssth. the hattIeShip kentucky ntsstis
an average record Of is.ssT knots an
hour. which Nas ;ittl~ better ihan
ii - made by the k~arsargc in her re
cent trial Revised fgurr~ and siday al
IowaneeS arr expected to better the
/ figures
United States Consul Naerum. Al
Pretoria. the Transvaal capital. has
been inSfriicfs.i Ia impress upon frs-si-
,lenr Kruger the iusistans. of thr Unit
ID States government in lis right te
rerfcrrn the same serTiee for the lirit-
ish at Pretoria thu Consul General
Stowe Is allowed to perform for the
Iioers BY the british
,ien. Macarthur reports the tipturs
t.v an outpost of Cap iawrense. IA
| rn.yisshnsa4. who toos Agpinaldo
steam launch Iaesnn from Hong Kong
10 Duaupan. The prisoner admits thai