Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
|OPICS OF THE DAY.


,u.y. ln.rfi. r-vaharan plurality.
-a.
Ih~ rramssaaI r~pahii~ wlli h..nr--
~ 90 kna~a ~ me vaaI River esl.
The st~am~r City ~ S-arsi~ arrived
seattle. ua-h.- on rbr rith- erssn
axvay. win a. pass-~ng-rx and
sr "a xDsst
r. > r-psrr--f frum Nar-~icA rhaf
STANDARD esi %. 70 trying - Oh
snafrst % th~ th~shir- sait
-,l--
E4t-ss estimates 81 the prap~rtv
ssss ~ tiir great Texas stssrsss. plas-p
aewr~xans auoanf ar ssa. I-sl. aoo.
rh~ taraf ARA involved m tA~ an
sr4sif~ miner strik~ y g. square
piles. wifh "A annual s.tput of IL
80 ssn-. snspassssnw fs-.Bea miners
nst breaker hsnsl@. Htndrr,f- 81 train
r-ss vii b~ fsr--,f insa hilrn---.
rae anthrarit- miners have i~.us.l
sfarem~nr af sheir GRIEVANCES,
shirh. On irz flr-. shows them u D.
hr virtins % xrs=~ IN nsfir- ss the
unsia of rh~ operators. Soms sf the
suses complained Of are violations
pf rhe laws Of Pennsv tvanin-
owing 70 the utter impasaibilitv OF
w,v'ng prsp.r burial TO the dead at
alvrstsu. hundreds Of bosiirs hav.
b~en burned in pxrrs formed Of th.
srhris of wrecked buildinrs. This
ruurSe was rendered neressary bv
rsasun Of the rapid decomposition OF
biz unrscognixet remains.
Ear,f Roberts 4. making a eaucun.
rrafr,I movement on ksmatepaort.
and has left Pretoria IN order TO sli-
pre- II personally. Lysisnburw was
upparrntIv abandoned a. soon as cap
iretl. the British forces going in hot
pursmt st the remnant of the Bo.r
army. eastward toward IN. Portu-
yars- frontier
Fire. on III. 18th. destroyed the en-
ire plant owned by the McMorran
Milling Co.. the Port Huron and
orrhwesteru Elevator Go. and d. Me-
tlnrran q Co.. at Port Huron. Mich.
The loss will reach ss.5.0oo; covered
b. insurance. one hundred and fftv
thousand bushels of grain is a total
lnss.
Returns reeriv-'t fram all but two
of the 81 critics., towns and pianfa
-1aua IN Maine show the following
vurs Tor governor Hill (rep.I H.
1ls. Lord (si.m.k ss.9fTs Rogers
prn.l. 1f0Ts Lrrmoud lso.ialistl. }.
-, republican plurality. 53.st5.
\ conservative estimate plaees the
,irvassars.si district of Galveston at
snn arres. which was swept almost
risan ~ habitatians. and the fnan,
raj Iass 20 rhe city and surrounding
fawns is estimated at ss0.g0a.h0a.
Anrnpus Of Iooting at Galveston
Phs best evidence tends to show that
'srwesn fifty and SIXTY men were
ile't BY the regulars and mifitia. un-.
Der the eiti.ens' committees. within ~
hours. tine sergeant in Capt. Raf
ferty's Battery O. First artillery.
kfiied three men whom he eaughf in
the aet Of taking rings from the
bodies Of women.
U oom Paui Kruger leaves HI.
r-fuge at Larenzo Marquee for En-
rape he viii have to gu without his
VIE. a. the latter has responded to
request TO Ioin him that her health
would not permit IL.
eeorwe r Gregory. superintendent
Of the san Jose correctional school.
A. Havann. in dead Of yellow fever
He had been there since July "a. in
NE employ ef the state. He was a
native OF Whittier. Cal His widow
ahd four children are in Havana
Aeeortsing To the correspondents Of
The London Daily Telegraph. Mr.
kruger Is virtually a prisoner in the
resisiencc of the district governor at
Laurrnzo Marquee This is at the in
sfanee OF the British consul. who pro-
h'srest against Mr. Kruger using
Portuguese territory as n base for
air-etins has executive.
The German Methodist conferences
Of the St. Lonis district. composed OF
D. accent portions OF Iowa. Missouri
aad Illinois. in session at Burlington,
a. an the rsrh. eircidsd To hold the
neyr conference IN 81. Louis
Fhs statement of the treasury bal
anres n the general fund. exclusive
81 the si5a.000.go0 g0ld reserve in tbs.
at'sion OF redemption, on the 18th.
stiow@d. Avaslnhls cash balance,
si'-I..ise.7s gold. s-3.ss4.s54.
Walter SG Davis. assistant postmas-
irr Of Kansas City. No.. has been re-
nioset by the postmaster there No
r'asan IA assigned. but the action will
he runifrmsd by the postmaster g-n-
efaI
tailures for the week ended the
Lth. as reported by r. g. Dun a Co..
were I95 in the United States against
~ iast year. and 10 in Canada against
= lnst v-ar.
Gen. James :. Martin. of Salem. H..
VAS. au the Isrh. re-eieeted. for the
twelfth time, eommand~r at the
southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors
rriInian-
The post Office department. is ar
ranging for an efficient mail service
lar the army in China
III. National Association Of Msxi-
can Veterans viii meet at Cleveland.
w. next year.
some of the Pennsylvania anrhrar
sife coal operators declare that they
VII not attempt to ill the strikers
piaces. but viii shut down the coli
heries and wait for the men to re-
hsrn- They say they have no desire
% fsment disorder. and viii not en-
enarage il by bringing in new men,
The italian government viii Iimififz
claim against China for indemnity to
i,5oo.8na. bur the pop-'s bill for the
asssruesina of the Catholic MISSIONS
an amount to s2,4g8.9Ga.
Frank Brown. William Brown and
eavid Mnure. negroes. under iDdicS-
elrnr for murder. were Iynehrst at
lhnica. Miss. on the 1sth- b. a
"'Hsised mob composed Of abuus sixty
Zen The negroes were indirtsd for
@parare offenses. and were IN the
e"rnry jail awaiting srinI-
The 7svpFx rxuu I, a .n.4ss.a vvi t.n IrrIx.