Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

President Roosevelt. on the nth.
vetoed bill pensioning Thomas +.
Walter. a lieutenant in a Pennsylva-
MIA volunteer regiment, in the civil
war. who was cashiered. by sentence
of general court martial, for diso-
bedience of orders, which was ad-
mitted at the trial.
The house of bishops of the Epis-
eopal church. in session at Cincinnati.
elected the following bishops: Salina.
western Kansas. Nathaniel Seymour
Thomas. of Philadelphia: Honolulu
Henry Bond Restarick. of San Diego.
Cal; Porto Rico, James Fl. Van
Buren, formerly of Lynn. Mass, and
later of San juan
Alderman Thomas Carey, of Chi
eago, recently offered his workmen
prizes of 5000 and 500 for triplets
and twins, respectively. in their fami-
lies. On the 18th William Roach be-
came entitled to the larger amount
There are two boys and girl, all
healthy.
The Presbyterian creed revision
committee completed its labors, mt
Washington, on the 18th. and ad-
Journed. The committee agreed
unanimously upon u report to be
made to the general assembly, which
meets in New York On May Is.
The nationalist papers in Ireland
haii the return of the coercion regime
as boom I'VE are glad says one.
Let the Irish in America and Great
Britain note it. The castle people
nave declared war on our rights. Let
there be war;
President Loubet was present at the
opening of the new Salon in the
grand Palais des Champs Elysee on
tne 18th The critics found that the
sNhioits were rarely above mediocre.
mere was no great picture Several
anerieans, however, received warm
compliments.
lhe statement of the treasury bal
anees in the general fund. exclusive
VI the si5o,00o.0oo gold reserve in the
aisision OF redemption issued on the
i',h- showed: Available cash bal
ahce- Si11,ys6.754, gold, sss. .o0e. .o0a.
The North Mpatana Round-Up as
soeiation at Helena. Mont. adopted
resolution, on the 18th. protesting
asainst the re-inspection of stock BY
ehe inspectors of Colorado and Wv
"ming while in transit from the south
I" northern ranges, when federal in
p~etors have given n certificate of
health for them
mat portion of the Rosebud Indian
reservation to be opened for settle
nent the coming summer contains
100000 acres.
me democratic minority in the
mouse OF representatives, with the aid
~ the beet sugar -insurgent- repub-
ncans, on the 18th, won a victory.
.,i sgainst the allies of the Sugar trust.
isey forced the republican managers
oi the house to accept an amendment
removing the differentiaI on refined
sugars imported not only from Cuba,
out rom all other places.
W. Camille Flammarion announced.
s' the last meeting of the Societe
Assronomique de France that one
oiiion minutes would have elapsed
u. 10 p M Of April is, since the be-
ginning of the Christian era.
Mrs. Lottie G. Dimon, widow of As
s's'ant Manager Dimon of the Amer
iean Bridge Co., was awarded a YER
Hict OF 100000 against the New York
eentrai Railroad Co., in the supreme
court at White Plains, N. ". on the
astn, for the killing of her husband
.h the Park avenue tunnel collision
IN January last.
ihe question of establishing q re-
sency Is being earnestly considered
ny The Netherlands government, and
u Is thought probable. in view Of the
iong iiiness Of Queen WiIhelmina, that
she states-general fparliament) will
De summoned. in Joint session. at ar
early date TO take action in the mat
tex-