Oxford eagle., 1899-10-12
TOPICS OF The DAY.
NEWS FROM EvERYwHERE
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
On the ssh the prvsidrn, appointed
Daniel ". Sullivan postmaster at Grip
pie Greek. Col.
Nathaniel Borsiwine. a soldier OF tn.
Black Hawk war. aud a citizru of
lewiston. III. for 20 wears was 100
years old on the 9Th Members Of ,h..
g. \. X. post and prominent citiz-us
helped him to celebrate the event.
In the presence 81 iO.O0o persons. in
Guiding 10 survivors Of Terry's Texas
Rangers. hundreds of former eoufesler-
ate soldiers. ~curvs OF members of th.
C. A. r. and the governors Of Texas
and Indiana and their stats. the in
,errsting ceremony Of returning the
battle flag Of Trrry's Texas Rangers.
By its captors. took place in Dallas.
Tex. ON the 5th.
Masses of contradictory dispatches
come daily in regard to the conditions
an the Tran-vaal bortier. The situa-
ton at last accounts seemed 10 b- that
while each was making ready for con-
tiiet. there was still a faint hope of
compromise.
Kear-Admiral Watson. in command
Of the A~iatie station. with headguar-
,ers at Manila. is to be- reinforced in
the near future by the BROOKLYN. New
Orleans. Nashville. Albany. Badger and
Bancroft. and posSibly the Marietta
and NachiaS- It il the intention 10
completely shut OF outside supplies
from the Filipino army.
An earthquake along the Tennessee
and North Carolina state line occurred
at 5:l5 p tn. on the 5th. in the Smoky
mountsiu~. An opening was made
along Abrams creek. in the valley. at
the foot Of the mountain several hun.
drsd feet in length.
Conrad knopp and his wife became
involved in n row at their home in
Burlington, Ia. and knopp struck his
~ife in the face. Henry. the t5-y-ar-
old son Of knopp. came To his moth
er's aid. and the Old man turned on
him and chased him upstairs. The
hoy secured a 3s-calib~r revolver. and
a. his fatn~t ss-s---a 49, -x-sn, sHot
him in the right lung. tnfiicting a NOR
tai wound.
NJ Shamrock wins the series Of
races. and takes III. cup. capitalists o;
Lowell. Mass. wh~rc Gen Butler
lived. who owned the America. will
chip in s5oa.00o to build a yacht to re-
capture IL
Mrs. |. W. Conkey. wife of an ex-
bank president. reputed to be the
wsaIthiext man in Benton Harbor.
Mich. committed suicide. on the Sth.
by hanging herself in a barn. On a
previous occasion she had cut her
throat. Mr.. Conkey was the gold dem
cerat candidate for state auditor in
1895.
Gsen. Otis reported to the war depart
rn-nt. on the sth. the loss of over three
hundred mules on the transport SIAM
IL Is stated at the quartermaSter's de-
partna~nt that the mules which were
lost ON the Siam wer~ the trained pack
nsulss. which were considered the most
valuable s-nt to the Philippines
There was unveiled at Gothepbury.
Sweden. on the 9TH. in the presence OF
an enormous crowd. a statue OF John
Ericsson Nearly 40.Oo0 school chill
sir-n. with banners. marched past the
statue. which was modelled by tn.
Swedish sculptor Fahlstadt-
Numerous chiefs of various groups
of Peruvian revoIutionists are asking
amnesty for themselves and their fol-
lowers. Offering to submit to the gov
erEaarnt IL their requests are granted.
All the reliable intelligence from
South Africa points to a continuance
o. the existing situation for some time.
ss both sides are apparently reluctant
to commence an attack
In the nine months ended September
30 last. s.-Uo miles Of new railroad
were laid in the United States.
Gen. BENJAMIN Harrison and Mrs
Harrison arrived in Berlin. on the 9Th.
from Paris.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie Is in
dry dock Mt the Brooklyn navy yarsf
being fitted out to carry the United
States exhibits to the Paris exposition.
The statement of the condition OF
the treasury issued ON the sth showed:
Available cash balance. Sass. So, 40;
geld reserve. $3.50. ioi. $50.
Admiral Dewey has elected to accept
structed. instead of having one built
for his occupancy
Col Harry G. Kessler. First Montana
volunteer infantry. has been commits
sicned as brrvet brigadier general OF
volunteers for distinguished conduct
at Malolcs March 81. last.
The oiihous-. canning-room and one
small beef cooler at the Ss.hwarzsehild
& SuIzb~rgcr packing plant at Ar
monrsiale. kas-, WE'RE destroyed by hrv
that started in the oiIhoase early ON
the morning of the 9TH Loss essinat-
ed at 100000, fully insured
The commissioner Of immigration Is
in communication with Gen shafser
at San Francisco. with q view of Sc
curing passage ON . transport for Mrs-
l. VI. Todd. leper living in San Fran
cisco. whom il is intended to deport to
the Island OF Molokai-
Admiral Dewey will receive $4,000
watch from the municipality Of Bos-
ton. The city will spend $4,000 IN Civ
| ing the admiral n welcome The money
will be used for various purposes In
competition with the parade. which viii
be a feature of the celebration, and al
so for decorative features, one Of
Which already suggested ID the illumi-
| nation of Bunker HILL
&c. Clark. . leading member Of ths
Reno county (Kas-) bar. has been con-
victed of being accessory after the
fact to the murder Of W. C. Boyd By
Harry Posselthwait in Hutchinson. in
May. 1898.