Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-06-13

United States Ambassador TO Berlin
White attaches great Importance Z,
the news that some of the principa
German states will drop their doubl.
tariff. as he believes this will max,
the negotiation of the commercia
treaty between the United States ans
Germany much more likely.
Negotiations between the Cramp
Maxim-viekers group of ship build
or, and stockholders of the Bethle
hem tPa-) steel works have been re
sumed and the consolidation original
" mapped out had. on the sth. beer
arranged 30 far as that was possibl.
without the actual delivery of tn.
stock.
The Rritish ship Poltalloch. which
vas stranded eight months ago on tn,
ocean besch near the North Coke
lighthouse. was fcated on the sth
For over two weeks she had beer
within 30 feet of deep water. She
was uninjured. not even being strained
20 any perceptible extent. and locke
ncne the worse for her stay on tn,
beach.
A snowstorm occurred throughout
the central and northern portions o
North Dakota on the 9Th. At James
town snow fell for two hours. \ sim
liar state of affairs is reported II
towns on the jamestown Northern
railroad. The snow quickly melted
Snow fell late in May, 1891. but sim
liar occurrence in June is not known
TO have happened before.
The Hong Kong press warmly cen
pures Count Won Waldersee for bac
conduct. of military affairs in Norti
China. The papers say the command
er-in-chief can not be personally ex
onerated from blame for permitting
attacks on innocent places and limo
cent people until German mill
tary rule il North China is a by-wort
for iaefaciency and injustice.
George W. Cumberland. known Il
the American stage as George W
Thompson. Father of the Elks," dice
In Brooklyn, on the 9Th, from bloot
poisoning following an operation
upon his hand. He was born in New
York city in 1886. He is said to hav,
founded the Order of Elks IS year.
ago. becoming first exalted ruler ol
New York lodge No. in 1865.
The Berlin Lokal Anzieger calls at
tention to what il describes as tn,
"ill-temp<red utterances" of the Lon
don Times, regarding Count Vor
Wsldersec's return. and says: The
snimus OF the wrath of thu
Times, Is the fact that several hun
dred Germans remain in Shanghai
thus permanently divesting the cit,
Of its character as British domain"
The State flank of Indiana, at In
oianapolis. cioeed business on the I'd
The gilt-sdeed assets and deposit
were transferred to the Columbia M
tional bank. which opened its door,
the same day. Other paper wal
placed in the hands of the Securit,
Trust Co. ~ trustee. for collection
all depositors of the State bank will
be paid dollar for dollar on demand
Al . result of the agitation by tn,
German Colonial society in favor o.
some notifications of the law of 1870
hinder which thousands of Germans
abroad were denationalized without
any desire on their part for such I
result, the government announces
mat = new law is being drafted. b,
the terms of which Germans abroat
will lose their nationality only b,
their own volition.
About the first OF next month full
e,vil gorernment will be set up in tbs
Fhihppine irlands, exactly as project
% BY the Philippine commission A.
soon after that date as an administrs
i've machinery can be made ready
TOT II, the new Philippine tariff wil
oe proclaimed. also following out III,
original plan formed before the an
nouncement Of the late decisions o.
the supreme court
For the third time the case of Ne
prasks against the bondsmen of Jo
seph Bartiey. former state treasurer
u on trial in the district court at Om
aha Suif is brought to recover th.
amount of Bartley's defalcation o.
over six hundred thousand dollars
Ihe case has been tried twice previ
ousiy In the same court. and both o.
the verdicts were set aside by the .su
Preme court ON errors of the tria
court.
JAS ID. Ross. president of the Rail
rsy Porters' association. has issued :
call for q meeting of the executiv'
committee in Chicago, ON the .oth. Is
complete arrangements for the cstab
nahment Of private hospital for col
BRED men in the rr;lway service. Tn
question Of calling . national eonvcn
non before or after the national con
senaon of the Colored Peoples Ma
.'onai business association viii ais'
Ne considered.
The sigournsy Tool Co., of Hart
sord, Conn.,, Voluntarily decided. OF
tne 4th, to put its factory ON basi
nine hours . day with ten hours
pey. About one hundred men ar
saented by this move. There hs'
- ue lty{ka a this shop.