Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-08-02

t0NNfttfNatM AENNNta NAHAttlA
On the slsh- Many wer- Killed and
vosrnsi~s. and a four hcurS- armi<tiee
vas agreed apun - aftens! fhe ~sunsi-
ed and bury th- ds,,l-
ThePrssi.l-ut has .i.rnifS~si hiswiIiinx-
u--S 20 ns~,iiafe bstWe~n the imperial
Ghiusse goN-run1-u- and the powers.
Iut aBly upon conditions whirh Hrxt
uiu~t NJ mrt bF the Chinese govern
uf~ut- These ineIasi~ the .afety aud
liberation Of the Foreigners in P~kin-
Cen Strrnhrrg avs that Ifn add
ti~usI nn~siical of'scvrs arr vant-,i By
The sHrg~sn general for dusy IN thv
Philippians ard China tie savs that
uuiv graduates cf reputable MEDICAL
colleges. with some experience aud vn-
der o. wears Of arv. ~iil b.. acvvptcsL
The steiner Cottage CITY arrived az
Nirteria. p G. on tho ssth. bringing
sluut slea.en0 in voId- sh.. had a
nu1uher % Eionslikers On h-aurli. News
was hrDughr ~ h-r that tn. miners
bad found rich placer digyings at the
b. asIsTaserS % the Yukon Dver i've
hunsir~,i miners had ssaanpr,t-I to
Gnas IN Glscier hay.
The sensational reports alleging the
lnminsner - massacre of Chinese la-
borsrs az Ro-k springs. Wyo.. seem u
have had m foundation in fact The
stjutaut g~u-ral wirr,i from Rncx
Springs on the stsh- No trouhle ana
M causs fsr alarm Citizrns insiig-
nant m account % SENSATIONAL and
unisehi~voas newspaper rvParts-
COMMISSIONER T1ttmaa. for th~
nit~sl States. and King. FIR Cauasl.l.
lave completed tn loeatiau af tle
PROVISIONAL boundary line on Whit
f-=ss summit. and gone 10 ths. Chili.osst
summit 10 perform the ssm~ <ervh-e
thrrv- No ckang~ IN existing eou.if-
tiubs viii rr~ulr on White Pass. a. the
line was clearly d~liH~d there
Brig-G~n. Patrick Henry Jones slir,i
o. his home as Fort RIchmoud. :. l.. or
The etth. agyd - years lie was born
IN Ireland. and came To America in
t>s8. At the outbreak % the civil war
b entered the Thirty->eventh New
York volunteers n second Iirntenant
lie was postmaster of New York city
during Pr-=isf,,nt Grants hrSt term
At the nsgru race conference AZ
Montgomery. Ala. on the eth. a pa
per from Susan r. Anthony was read
By the secretary She appealed 10 the
conference TO petition congress for .
siNreenth anleusfment. whieh shall pro-
hibit the Acknowledgement Of citizens
on account Of sex. and Declared the
eondition Of negro women was no, i'm
proved by emancipation
At Managua. Nicaragua. on the e-th.
President Z<laya presented to Cen r.
r Alexander. Of savannah. tia-. arbi-
trator in the boundary dispute be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Riea. n
gOid medal. in recognition OF his serv-
tcrs in connection with the arbitra-
ton The presentation was accom-
pauissi by an expression of the hearty
thanks of the government OF NIca-
EaS1Ia-
\ l~tter has bevn received by Capt
NceOy. at Tseums. Wash. from Nd
iHtaRt-ti~nsraI WilIer. Of the Spanish
American Veterans association hrad-
quarters st Chattanooga. Tena-. ask
Ing how many OF the First Washing
teB regiment will volunteer in ease Of
devlaratiou Of war with China Capt.
Mccoy reports that individual expires
sious are that all will 90 IL the rrgi-
men. goes
The streets Of san Juan de Porto
Ei-a. on ths. 18th. were labs rinsh Of
Eiittering Spanish Tags in honor Of St
Jago. the pairun saint Of SPAIN Ran
nsrs and bunting. suspended s-om
house to house. covered the thorough
fares. and everywhere the Lalecniss
were richly dressed. There was no at
tetapt whatever to display the Arneri-
can eolors.
Regarding the suit brought against
Cot kimball. quartermastsr at New
York. il was stated By Secretary Root
and ether officials at the war depart
rIent. on the s6th, that Col kiuba.I.
curicy his entire SERVICE. had been Il
most capable ard trustworthy or'cia1-
and in making his shipping contracts,
be had acted for the best possible good
of the service.
Col Willcccks. the commander of the
British relief column in Ashanti. de-
scribes his entrance into kuulassi as
rrrSsnt.ng n scene of horror and desc
lation. turnet houses and putrid bodies
being visible on all sides He adds that
native soldiers were too weak to stand.
and that the British officers thanked
God fer the relief. as few more days.
they 6sciared. would have seen the
end.
Peru has adopted the single gold
standard, and has issued geld coin,
Known as the libra, or Peruvian
pound. being indentieal in weight and
fpenesx with the English pound srer-
Ing The libra and the silver sol are
row received on equal terms BY banks
of the country ansI circulate concur
rrntly- The coinage of the former Is
free and silver Is used only in sub
sidiary capacity
On the ssth President Castro Of Ven
eznela declared the country enjoying
eomplefe peace The official deeiara-
tion was delayed for some time IN
order to rromuigats il on the anniver'
szry Of the birth OF Cen Simon Boz
va. ths -Lbgssor.