Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29
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* 4. isoS<. music teacher. and his
wife. aged and Pennies. were asphyx-
lated by gas. on the I'D. in their room
in san Francisco.
Chief Jussice Sir George Burton. OF
the eourt Of appeals. of Toronto. Ont,
died in that city. on the I'D. aged =,
years
Franklin n Hymn. formerly a
wealthy stock dealer. was found dead
in bed at the Mitchell hotel. Jackson
vile. IN. cn the evening of the ed.
Flynn weighed 81 pounds.
The secretary of the treasury, on
the I'D. purchased short-term bonds
as follows: 5000 thre-s. at los. .tsos:
si-4Oo fours. at lI3-sI05; $500 fives. at
at 1s-IOo..
Sir Th7nss Lipton's new challenger
for the Americas cup. Shamrock H..
had her first trial spin in New York
lower hay on ;he I'D Expert yachts
men Say the action of the craft as
srues an interesting contest for the
trophy
Memphis. Tenn. 10 becoming the
states and daily m-n who have en-
gagged in the business are bringing IN
gems which sell Tor good prices. The
rivers of Arkansas and Mississippi are
the most prolific Of the gems
George klauer. jointist. was
found guilty. on Il counts. of viola
tiOn of the Prohibisory liquor law.
before Justice Disney. at Topeka.
Has. on the I'D. and was fined an az
gregate of s..5oo. or i.550 days ia
Jail.
The war against woman conducting
post offers ina kentucky has brought
TO light the fact that j. c. Nontgon-
cry. a storekeeper in Bourbon eoun-
ty. is trying to Supplant Miss Matte
BOYD. a cripple. who lost both feet in
4 railroad accident. and who gets s4a
a month for her services.
State Health Officer W p. Blunt. at
Austin. Tex. was notified. on the I'D
that one death and two eases of vel
low fever have occurred at Tampico.
Mexico. on the Mexican steamer Yl-
eatan. from Vera Cruz.
Exiles of Madeira and their de-
scendants met in bloomington. ILL.,
on the ed. to celebrate the fifty-sec-
Ond anniversary of the arrival in thi.
country of that band of 900 driven
from fortugars province because OF
religious persecution
BY the construction of the missing
link by the Rocky Mountain Tele-
phone Co. and the Northwestern COM
pany between Billings. Mont. and the
present North Dakota terminus. a
Sircuit will be completed from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, the longest in
the world.
Baron Fava, the italian ambassa-
dor ut Washington, will inaHeErare
an investigation of the killing of Jo-
seph Gingotti. an Italian railroad la
borer, by one of n mob. near Ash
down, 20 miles north of Texarkana
Ark.
Because two union beef butcher.
employed by the Cudshy packing
house. at Armordale. has. were dis
charged. on the ed. 125 butchers
struck. causing that department &c
be shut down. The strikers allege
that the men were discharged with
out cause The company superintend.
ent says il was following out a plan
TO reduce the force in all depart
ments.
President Johnson. of the American
league. on the ed. expelled Shortstor
- -
Umpire Haskell. at Washington Mr.
Johnson said: Each player of the
American league who in the future
slugs an umpire on the ball field will
be expelled from the league That il
final.-
The tenth annual session of the
Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo has
been called to meet at Norfolk Va
ON September 9. After adjournment
the members will proceed to Buffalo,
y. V where they will participate in
the festivities of Lumbermen's week
at the exposition.
The statement of the treasury bal
anees in the general fund. exclusive of
the $50. .Oo0. 600 gold reserve in the di- |
vision of redemption. issued on the
esd. showed: Available cash balance,
S176, ass, ,i07. Gold. sl04.s91.l43.
James W. Lyall. aged g, wealthy
manufacturer of cotton goods. was
found dead, on the 23d. in the bath |
tub at his home in New York city. !
The gas was turned on. IL is believed
he was overcome with weakness and
fell. striking the gas Jet with his arm.
turning il on
J. a. Blodt, formerly secretary Ct
he Guarantee Savings and Loan Co.
.: Cleveland. o.. was. on the sd,
charge of embezziing funds of tina.
c~ncern-
The Marquis Ito has abandoned his |
proposed American tour.
On the ed r. G. Dun 4 Co. report |
ed: Failures for the week number
e05 in the United States. against Ill
last wear. and IS in Canada, against |
- last year"
According to a dispatch to the Lon
don Daily Mail from Simla. India. IL
inches of rain fell there during the
three DAYS ended on the Esd
The gunboat Machias. which is on
her way to Colon, arrived at Kings
ton. Jamaica, on the Esd
Lenox (Mass-) society is very much
stirred over an invitation given by
Norris h Jesup. the millionaire New
York inancier. TO Booker T. Wash
iIgton. the negro poet and orator. to
visit him at his splendid summer
home, Belvoir Terrace
Old Ii Hung Chang now fnds him.
self in the same precsrious position
that he occupied at the close of the
negotiations following the war with
Japan The native press is unani-
nous in violently denouncing him for
what is called his surrender to the
foreigners. and n number OF officials
have petitioned the emperor to pun
ish him for betraying his country