Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-09-07
TOPICS OF The DAY.
NEWS FROM EvERYwHERE
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The remaining 'roop~r~ II the Third
cavalry. numh~rins - men. under com
mand ~ Firs; Lieut.. Johnstone. en-
harksi AZ Seat;le. Wash. on m. lisi.
'or Manila. On the transport Victoria
The Victoria also carried laa cavalry
horses
August Isrub~rV \ thicago rial -
tate dealer. canf.-~sd bankruptcy. or
the 5isi. placing has liabilities at ST..
s51.i-s. assets none.
The nelgian chamlrrr % d-puties. on
the 5isi. rejected a motion TO r-yisc
the constitution. III. vote standing -
to u against a. The motion wasintsnd-
ed 10 pave the way for universal sui
frag. bill
Prominent families figure in another
terrible tragedy in Clay county. ~.
making the second within q few days.
James Eoh-rts WIS killed from am
bush while sitting in front of his
hou~s This may cause another feud.
on the r-comms nsiation If tn su-
p-rintendrnt of the military acadrmv
AZ West Point. the pr~si,l.n, has ,ii-
rcc'ed the summary dismissal from
the service Of the United Statc- -
Cadet Philip r. smith tNshraskal. 81
the third class. for harras~ins aud sn-
moving a fourfh-claSs man.
zen. i..r draws ROSY pi-fure II
conditions in Havana and santa Clara
provinces. cuisa. Railroads arr run
ming aud doing soosi business. trade
in the citi~S aud towns has revived.
all the old industries have renewed
work. the natives have ample oppor-
tuniiy for etnploy m-ni. and the pop
ulation generally j. prusp~rine and
contente,i.
The London agent ~ William Wal
dorf N~tor confirms report that ar
English syndicate i negotiating for
the purchase af Mr.. Nstor's american.
property. The amount offered is $780,
Ooo.00u.
President Figu-ro of san Domingo
has resigned. Tn. ministers will con
tinue at the head Of their various dc
partments until a provisional govern
ment has Leen formed. after which ths
elections for president and vice presi.
dent will take place.
Capt. DreyfuS created Tathetis
scene in court at Hcnnes. ON the atsi.
when he declared that but for rousi,i-
Grafton % the honor Of his wife and
I children be- would have committed
.uicide rather than suffer the d.sra-
tlation inflicted upon him in i>9g.
The treasury staement. isSued on
the 3iSi. shows that the amount Of th,.
net gold On hand was sea-. .ssO. .60i 5.
This i the largest amount on hand at
1ne time m the history of the depart-
ment, the next largest amount having
heen sea-, ,953. .026. ON December "a.
IssS.
Admiral Dewey's flagship. the cruis-
er Olympia, sailed from Willie Franehc.
ON the 3iSt. for Gibraltar, where a
stop will he made until September l..
Tie admiral declared himself in per
feet health.
The commissary department IL now
buying coffee in Porto Rico for sup
plying 'he army IN that island and
Cuba. This action has been taken as
a measure Of relief. Gen. Weston has
approved the purchase OF si.Oo0pounds.
81 600 pounds going to Santiago. 1900
to Havana. and the balance To points
where il may be needed.
Sharp fighting between the Congo
Free State troops under Iiaron D'IInHIs
and Batetlan natives. beyond Songla.
was reported ON the ist. The rebels
were driven back with the loss of i0p
men. The Congo troops lost IS native
soldiers.
After a session at Omaha. Neb.. last
ing two days. the Transmissor ri
committee of the Western Passenger
association concluded ,ts labors ON the
lst. The principal matter under dis
eussion was the question of military
rates
Joseph Martin. a half-breed Indian
living 20 miles southeast of Coffey-
vile. Mas, kicked his it-year-old SIS
ter to death to prevent her marrying
Albert Ball. 10 whom he objected.
A door in the Mckinley building at
Canton. o.. still bears the sign will
lam Mckinley. Attorney at Law"
The boiler in the Chapman q Sar-
gents bowl factory at Copemish,
Mich. exploded. on the list. killing
three men and fatally injuring four
others.
Elijah Micdlebrook. a farmer of
Eastern. Conn: MAJ, his if-year-cld
daughter. Toney korhler. aged "a:
Ethel Hit. aged II. and Florence
Hit. aged IA. were drowned al
Black Rock. Conn. on the ist. while
bathing in the surf.
IL was reported at Rennes. on the
I'd. that Lieut.-Col. Du Patty de Clam
had made the most sensational reyela-
tion, exposing all the crookedness in
which he was guilty In obedience TO
the direct instructions of his chiefs of
the general staff.
A boiler explosion at the Republic
iron works. at Pittsburgh. Pa. on the
LIST, killed FIVE men and seriously in
| iured seven. Fire. which broke out
after the explosion. added to the hor-
rur The mill was partly wr.ekr'i
art. the entire plant IVES compelled to
close down.
Communication with Key West, flt.,
bv the rest of the world has been pra :
ticalIy cut off by the orders cf DIR.
j. Y. Porter, executive officer of the
| Florida state board of health, on ac-
count of two deaths and several cases
which have been diagnosed as yellow
| fever.
Owing to one death by yellow fever
/ in New Orleans, and ;wo other eases
declared there, quarantine is being de-
clared by various so.thetr ei'sss
against persons and Iaggage from the
Crrkeent city.