Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-28

lRS. Z. A. THOlPSO.
VOL. XIV.
The most important position In u
edition of the London Spectator q
rhe I'D was occupied By q discussion
OF a proposition that Gr..s Brisai
should give it's formal adherence. .
the Monroe doctrine.
In the session Of the Methods
Episcopal conference Of yirrinia. /,
Newport News. on the .Dth. a meme
rial providing against admission Z
the church Of fhos~ divorced on an
but scriptural grounds was unan
nsouslv approved
Sir Frederick Trsvn~. surgeon :
King Edward. when submitting n
tsast TO the king At a banqu~< q
Aberdeen. on the e0th. said IL va
pleasant to know that his uiajess
had never enjoyed such excelleu
health a. at present
One hundred dollars reward to an
citizen for the capture of any burgia
dead or alive Is the substance of
resolution passed by the Findlay 90
city council on the nth The r~sois
siou was presented in good faith an
carried unanimously
santiago lgiesia<. the agent OF m
American Federation of Labor. wh
was arrested i'm san Juan. p. R. r
Gently, on a charge Of conspiracy, ha
b~en released on $500 bail The ba
was furnished by Samuel Gomp~r'
president Of the American Tederario
of Labor.
Gov Hunt OF Porto Rico says -ro
the first time since the American nd
ministration began the last fou
months show a balance Of trade :
favor Of the island The people ar
mot only acquie<cing in America
rule but they are becoming enrhusi
asticaIly American
The cabinet meeting. on the 18Th
lasted about two and n half hour,
The Who'll. time was spent in tn
reading of the presidents messag
and in commenting upon its varioa
features The message is long. in tina
respect at least quite characteristic
of President Roosevelt
The Metropolitan bank of Tacoma
Wash. fsilesf- a. .Ae- ta.t. - \ Es<ssl
of a run which started under a mrs
understanding with regard TO a sni
filed against a defunct bank of sim
liar name The deposits amounte
TO s5so.Ooa- Dwight Phelps was <ubs<
quentiy appointed receiver.
Pre~id-Rf and Mrs. Roosevelt. az
compani-si by their children. I~f
Washington. on the I'D. On the yach
Sylph for a brief cruise down tn
Potomac \ presidential salute of ,
guns was fred a. the president wen
aboard the Yacht The president an
his family will De gone day or swc
Mr- Dickinson, the dip}ouztic ax-n
of the United States at sofia. Ia
gore 70 Constanrinspie. there To con
fer with Spencer Eddy. the s~rr~tar,
of the United States Iexzfion. a< q
the best means Of Fastening sssurio,
IN the deadlock which has arisen i
the negotiations for the reIea<e Of Ms
Stone
\ Iarxe party of land and immigrz
sion agents left Chiesg0. on the fssh
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through which the Illinois Contra
railroad runs. The purpos. of IN,
trip. which will consume eight days
is to induce immigration To the soutl
by showing its advantage 20 the home
seeker
Revenue Inspector Guy p Cobb i
In the Greek nation at the head of 1
strong force of Indian police. eject
ing squatters and putting Greek eiti
zens in possession of alIotmenrs n
designed by the government Tn
squatters are angry and threatening
and in many instances force Is nee
essary to elect them
The friends of Joseph Chamb~riain
British colonial secretary. have fol
some time been concerned with re
gard to his health On the I'D Nr
chamberlain wrote to the Hansworsl
school, declining TO distribute prize,
st that institution. because as b,
said 1t is absolutely necessary fo'
me to eonfine myself TO public work
BY a decision handed down by Jas
tiee Nsrwin. at Rom-. v Y On th.
I'D one-hzIf Of the estate of Mrs
Moses " Davis. valued at s50.0oo, vii
90 to the Christian scientists Ths
charge of manslaught-r broughi
against members of the church fol
ATT allowing Mrs Davis medical 1t
tenrion- the Judge held. was ros
weak
The annual report of the commits
sIou-r of internal revenue. made pub
lie on the 18th. shows that the toez
receipts for the year ended June y
1901 were SIS. ST. $50. or s1r-555.5sl II
excess of the estimates. about tn,
same amount in excess of the receipt
for the year ended June 90. 1900. ana
s33.00o.e0o in excess of the receipt
FOR 1889
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