Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-06-06
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An Official trade. issued on the 70th.
prohibits Armenisns who have be-
come naturalized American or Rus
sian citizens from entering Turkey.
Mrs l. W St Clair and Mrs. ". r.
Moore. have presented to the trustees
Of Christian college. at Columbia. No.
property valued at $4,000.
Memorial services were held on the
deck OF the battleship Massachusetts,.
NJ New York navy yard. on the 30rh.
and beautiful Horal wreathS were
launched upon the waves in memory
OF Our heroes. ~Foriov-d oneS.- and
in tender memory Of all Gods chill
dr.n who have periSh~d at sra
Orders have been given BY the war
department TO ft mp the transport
sherman as teacher transport. with
accommodations for rs female and
40 or So male teachers. The vessel
viii sail from san Francisco early in
July- Thr accommodations are 20 be
as comfortable as possible
In tearing Off the roof of an old
farhouSe Eorth of EIdora. Ia. on the
5nth. Marvin FTnster found barrel
of money To his astoniShment he
was almost buried by rain of silve.
dollars
-, Is sa,hcritativeIy announced
firm Washington that Associate Jus
.se David J. Brewer and Mss Emma
siinor Mott. principal % he Morse
school. in Washington. will h. rsar-
rissi in Burlington. Vt. within few
DAYS PIE brid--~l-ct is about fifty
=, arS of age
Standing on high bluff overlook
ing the Missoari river. al Sioux CITY.
Ia a Handsome monument fa0 feet
high vas d~sii-ate,i. on thu nth. 70
the memory Of >~rgt- ChsrIss F1ov,i.
a nl~mb~r Of the L~wiS and Clark ~.
psdition- Nho~e remains lie on the
bluff He died near there August -,
Isol.
p T. McDonaId wa acquitted in the
criminal court at Birminghaui. Ala
for the killing of Thomas 2. Fitz-
patrick and Joseph Ashby. two ~
LouisanS- The killing occurred in the
Peerless saloon in November last. Nc
Donald-s claim was <elf-t~f~nS~. and
he proved IT,
Parts of Australia are becoming
lively rivals To Canada and the United
States IN the European apple trade
Tasmania. especially. has been found
q hrst-ciasS appl--rsiSin< country.
There are s.sz3 acres in zppl- or
ehards their. and the pro-sElct in f.ss
was 3s3.si5 bushels
Frank Reeves. a negro. was hanged
hy mob. on the nth. in Butler eoun-
". Ala He had attempted 10 assault
Miss Ada MeMillin. but Was fright
ened away by several m-n. Who had
responded TO the young woman's
screams for help.
Maj Leo Rassieur. of 81. Louis. ieom-
mander-in-ehief of the g. A r. while
in indianapolis. Ind OF the 3oth. lost
his Official badge IL carries three
stars. the insignia of his rank in the
order.
At Denver, Col. on the 3Ist. James
Dunn Jockey. was shot twice by Vic
tor Collins. anothe- Jockey. at Over
land park. in fraeas that started
in good-natured -guying-" One bullet
lodged in Dunn's skull behind the ear
and the otter entered his Jaw. He
was able 10 walk half a mile to
doctor. ami was afterwards taken TO
hospital.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive
of the $50 Cos. 600 gold reserve in the
division OF redemption. issued on the
51st, showed: Available cash balance.
Sls3. .7e5.s63 gold. Ss3.0is.l4O-
The secretary of the treasury. on
the 3Ist, bought several small lots of
bonds aggregating $4,000. all short
term foGrs. The price was slI3.Tss3.
The German government has char
tered I3 steamers to carry home the
German troops in China
At Alfuras, Cal. on the 3lst. yigi-
lantes took four alleged horsethieves,
a father and three sons and another
young man. from the officers and
hanged them
On the 3ist R c. Dun & Co. report
ed: Failures for the week num-
bered las in the United States. against
loo last year. and % in Canada.
against 20 last year"
Arbucklc, Brothers, of New York.
on the 3ist, reduced the price of all
grades of refined sugar Is points The
American Sugar Refining Co. made no
changes
Secretary of War Root, on the 3ist.
sent a cablegram to Gov.-Gen. Wood,
at Havana. informing him that the
action of the Cuban constitutional
convention in qualifying the Platt
amendment, defining the future rela-
tions between the United States and
Cuba. is not satisfactory to the adj
ministration-
Director General Buchanan received
q telegram. son the 31st. from Gov
Yates of Illinois stating that June 25
would be celebrated as Illinois day at
the Pan-American exposition. The IL
linois state building will be dedicated
on that day in the presence of Gov
Yates and mis- staff.
A dispatch received from Lord
Kitchener at the British war ofhce, on
the sIst, reported heavy engage
ment between Delarey's. men and
Gen. Dixon's force at Vladfontein, in
which the British casualties mum
bered ia, including four oficers
killed. The Beers left IS dead ON the
field.
1. James Gordon. sales and con-
tracing agent in Russia of the Bald
win locomotive works, disappeared in
ST. Petersburg last January. and is
said to have been errtsted by the Rus
sian police. on unknown charges, an
immured in . fortress in the Neya-