Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30
VOL. XXVII.
News Of the World


on the goth inst, was elected pope |
February 20, 1873.
The cruiser Galveston was
launched at the shipyards in Rich
mond, Va, Thursday.
Safe blowers secured $4,000 in
cash and negotiable securities fro-a
one firm at Esterwood, La.
R. NJ. Hayes, a millionaire of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and his vile lost
their lives in s. FIRE which destroyed
hotel at Nome, Alaska, on the
goth.
Two people were killed by a Sc
we're storm which swept over Chica-
90. The dead men were moving a
piano in wagon and the wind blew
the instrument over on them, crush
ing them to death.
Court convened in Breathitt
county, Kentucky, on the goth to
investigate the numerous assassi-
nations in that county and also the
burning of Capt. Evans property
after he testified in the Jett trial.
Emperor William of Germany
has been apprised of a plot enter
ed into between four Chicago an
archists to assassinate him. The
would-be murderers are said to
have sailed for Europe a few weeks
ago. Q
Mrs. Kate Keck, a widow, aged
AZ years, of Centralia, Ill; took
her own life in a most
horrible manner by saturating
her clothing with coal oil and then
applying match, burning her body
into crisp.
Chief of Police O'Neal of Chica-
go says one of the most vital ques-
tions before the labor unions today
is the dealing with anarchists who
gain membership without knowl-
edge of the main body of their be-
hefs and objects.
The wheat growers in Oklahoma
are holding their crops for better
prices, expecting Is to 20 cents
raise over the present prices. On
the 101 ranch the crop will amount
to 100000 bushels, all of which
viii be held in storage.
J. 2. Walters ana James Cor
man, awaiting execution for muir
der in the Big Horn county, Wyom-
ing, jail, were shot to death by a
mob of cowboys. Deputy Sheriff
C. L. Price, who tried to defend the
prisoners, was also killed.
Jean Sykes, a notorious bagamist,
adjudged insane and placed in
the Mississippi asylum, committed
suicide by drowning in pond with
in the asylum enclosure. Sykes had
five or six living wives in the states
of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas.
Work has been stopped on all ex-
tensions of the Choctaw' Rock Is
land) now under way. The order
putting a stop to all construction
and survey work on the Choctaw
was issued by 0. F. Stevens, chief
engineer of the Rock Island system,
with headquarters in Chicago.
The promotion to be a brigadier
general and retirement of Col. Chas.
W. Miner removes from the active
service of the army one of the most
distinguished soldiers of the old
volunteer class. Col. Miners rec
ord as a soldier covers a period of
more than forty-two years. He be-
gan his military career as private
in company D, Second Ohio volun-
teers, in April, 1861, in response to
President Lincoln's first call for
troops.
Arthur Hewitt, the convict who
led the mutiny at the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan,
on November 3, 1902, in which a
number of persons were killed, has
been located in the Texas peniten-
tiary, where he is serving four years
for horse theft and burglary, COM
mitted at San Angelo, Tex. Hew-
lit is one of the few conviets en-
gagged in the beavenworth mutiny
whose capture was not effected. He
was admitted to the Texas peniten-
tiary on December %, under the
name of Jim Cook
In number of The internal reye-
nue. districts there are several gaug-
ers and storekeepers on the list who |
only receive pay for services actual
ly performed. The attention of the |
secretary of the treasury has been
called to the fact that in making as
signments preference is not always
given to honorably discharged vet
Grams of the civil war, and the sec
retary has issued an order to the eff
feet that the old veterans must be
given first chance at these jobs.
An indictment has been issued |
by federal authorities of New York |
City against G. W. Beavers, former
chief of the division of salaries and |
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