Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-10-24

The French budget for 1870, rs read
20 the budget committee Of the cham
Der of depa.ies. on the 18th. showed q
de6rit OF sa.es0.aCu francs. of which
sn.1pa.soG francs are due tn sugar
huunfi<.- The committee adopted q
proposal giving TO the state . monop-
oily Of petroleum refining
Gcv.-Gen- Wood. on the 18th. pro
mulg7te,I the Cuban election law Sew
eral changes have been made in the
drsft that was adopted by the con<ti-
turional convention The presidential
and senatorial electors viii assemble
in the capitals of the provinces 10
elect the president. vicc-prcSident and
senator's
The board Of control Of the Aneri-
can Red Cross has been notified that
the International Red Cross society
will meet in St Petersburg in May,
1909. and has accepted an invitation
to send delegates from the American
association The annual meeting OF
the latter win be held in Walking
ton in December.
According to q dispatch from Con-
stantinople, on the 18th. -the Russian
government has repeated its express
sion OF desire to assist the United
States government by all practical
means in reseuing Miss Stone. The
other powers are equally solicisous.
but Russia IS the best able to bring
the necessary pressure TO bear
A dispatch to the Paris Liberte from
Rome says it is reported in that city
that the Italian government intends
to expel Don Carlos. the Spanish pre-
tender. from Venice. in consequence
of Information that the latter has
had frequent conferences with party
leaders from Spain. which are believed
to be connected with the present
trouble in that country.
Rev T. j. Rice. pastor of the Baptist
church of Naryville. kas.- has been
accused by his congregation of lack
of patriotism and ousted from his
pastorate- On the Sunday following
the death of President Mckinlev. il
Is alleged, the minister failed either TO
pronounce an eulogy upon the late
chief executive in his sermon. or To-
refer to his death in his prayers
The London Church Times. the or
gan of the rituaIssts. makes violent
attack on King Edward for attending
the services at the Crathic Presby-
terian parish church The king de-
eiares this newspaper. lis Catholic
prince. and as such ought not to be
found worshipping in the cathedral
of the Presbyterians and conforming
to a different religion in Scotland
Philip T. Megaarsien. sheriff Of Hen
nepin county. Minnesota. was ar
raigned in the district court ut Mime
apolis. on the 18th. under IL grand
Jury indictments charging him with
perjury. grand larceny and embezzle-
ment- The sheriff is paid by fees and
the present Official Is charged with
swearing to false statements of serv-
ices and collecting the fees therefor
from the county
A dispatch from st. Petersburg, ON
the 18TH said- The British and Rus
sian governments have come to a conn
piete agreement regarding the Afghan
situation- 1t is asserted in high diplo-
matte circles here that even should
complications arise in Afghanistan in
consequence of the death of Abdur-
hraman and the accession of Habib
Utah. these would not lead to concur.
rent Intervention"
The Americans have practically
saosiued the insurgents in the Philip
pines said Chairman John Howard
Gwyther. reviewing the position of
the chartered bank of India. Australia
and China at a meeting of the share.
holders in London on the 18th aOr,
der Is slowly evolving out of chaos,
and the natives. feeling that peace
can be relied upon. are resuming their
ordinary avocations.-
Rev Charles Creegan. secretary of
the American beard announced. IN
the l7th- that = Mr. Ingram, of Eau
Claire. Wis., had offered to be one
OF ten to pay the $4,000 required
TO complete the ransom fund for Misa
Stone Mr.. Creegzn also said he had
received telegram from Washington
from Rev T. Dewitt Talmage, ofer.
ing to be one of so to pay 1000 each
10 ecmplete the fund
man. protesting that he belongs
IN Chicago. and that his name is
Schultz, has been convicted at Lublin,
Russian Poland. of having . false
passport under the name of Dega-
snon- and sentenced to four years
penal s<ritude and thereafter to de-
portarion to the Island of SakhaIien-
Schultz AYERS that he was born in
New York. in ISIS, and Is the son of
Philip Schultz. who died in Chicago in
1885.
The Rock River HD Methodist con
Terence, on the 18th, voted that Rev.
A. b. Smart was unfit for pastoral
work He was accused of making
slurring remarks about President Nc
kiniey following the assassination.
Resolutions condemning anarchy,
yellow Journalism and intemperance
we're adopted The late President Ne
kinley wsz eulogized for his states
manzhip and Christian character. and
confidence in the integrity or Presf
dent Roosevelt expressed
Tie crew Of the Shamrock IL sailed
from New York for home, on the 10th
ON the Ameriean line steamer st
Louis George l. Watson. designer of
Shamrock IL. and Thomas Batsey. the
sailmzker, saiIed On the steamship