Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


the state board of health, on the
29th, and determined on immediate
steps to check the spread of small
pox and confine it to cities and towns
already infected. To this end, con-
ference was arranged between the
Kentucky and Indiana officials.
Judge j. G.. Jones. of Montgomery,
Ala. former confederate soldier
ielivered the Grafton az the Memorial
day exercises at The tcmb of Gen.
Grant at Riverside park, New York,
paying an eloquent tribute to the
worth of the dead soldier.
May 30, being the scTenty-ffth an
niversary of the founding of Fort
Leavenworth, kaS., the rcintsr,ncnt
of the remains of ien. Henry Lcaven-
worth, took place at the Fort Leav-
enworth cemetery amid impressive
ceremonies.
The massive granite monument, to-
gether with the large bronze figure
of the martvred rdsllnnt, William
Mckinley, a gift 30 the public schools
of Muskegon, Mich, by Charles I'll.
Hackley, a mill pnaire lumberman of
that city, erected AZ Il cost of S3o.0uU
was unveiled on Memorial day with
impressive ceremonies.
A two-year-old Indian tiger was
killed in a fight with horses on cir
Gus train while en- route from Goshen
to Poughkeepsie, N. Y, on the 3oth.
The tiger, which had been recently
imported, escaped from its wagun-
pen while the train was in motion.
Several of the horses were badly Ia
cerated.
Pat Meagher, a well-known steeple-
chase jockey, was killed, on the 30th,
at the Woodbine track at Toronto,
Ont. He was riding St. Sulpice in
the steeplechase, and while taking the
jump opposite the grand stand his
mount fell and rolled over him.
Meagher's back was broken.
Gen. William F. Spurgin, recently
promoted from colonel of the Fourth
infantry, was retired, on the 30th,
making two vacancies at present in
the list of brigadier generals, for one
of which Col. Samuel NJ. Whiteside,
Tenth cavalry, will be named.
Memorial services were held. on the
SOth. at Gen. Grants tomb in River
side park, New York, in the presence
of 5000 people.
Valdez (Alaskal advices. dated May
10. say that Mount Redoubt, in the
Cook inlet country, has been pour
ing out dense volumes of smoke for
over a week past, and few nights
ago spouted out flames. The natives
are greatly terrorized and many have
ought safety in fight"
~ Eraas F. NsctaalH If Chester
field, ss-isas been !, charged
by Irving MaureI; insaf 'ee agent
of Carthage, with the ef aszaesa ent
of 81 900 from him a.Sat wee
months ago, when he was res ient
of that city.
Capt, and former Congressman
Charles a. Hill. assistant attorney
general of Illinois. during the Tanner
administration, died at Joliet on the
29th, aged 6s years. He had been sick
is months with Bright's disease.
Mrs Henry Sparks, wife OF a sa-
loon-keeper at Markle, Ind. publicly
horsewhipped DIR. J. R. Zimmerlee in
the post Office lobby at that town on
the goth. The whipping was punish
ment for alleged slanderous state
ments.
Washington scientists who have
studied the reports sent from Mar
Unique regarding the disturbances
there say that the eruptions will con
tinue for some time to come, and that
the definite signs that indicate ees-
satiou of volcanic activity have yet to
appear.
What amounts to an ultimatum has
been sent TO the Beers by Secretary
Chamberlain. The leaders were
given until the night OF the sist TO
accept or reject the British terms,
This explains Mr.. Balfonr's state
ment that an announcement would
be made on Jgne 2.