Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-07


destroyed by Ere; loss. siOoea
Seorge Prior Of the Peoria Social
Athletic club. Vas - seriously Injured
In the groin during a game with he
Lombard college team. THANKSGIVING
day. that he will be permanently dis
abled-
Except for the announcement Of tne
verdict after il shall have been passed
upon by the secretary OF the navy. the
Aeriwether court-martial. az Annapolis.
Nd. In 50 far as the public Is concerned,
Is at m end.
Henry AnDn. father OF Pop" An
son. the old time baseballist. and who
vas the founder of Mar.hallsown. Ia.
died in that city Of pneumonia His
weii-known son was the first white
child born in Marshall county. Iowa
Ambassador whiteiaw Reid delivered
an eloquent address at the Thanksziv-
Ing dinner Of the American colony in
London. at which a number OF promi-
nent English guests were present.
St Louis Thanksgiving day contri-
button to the Russian relief fund was
s7.o0o.
A grea. meeting was he'd in Carnegie
hall. New York city. Thanksgiving dag.
in commemorative Of the two hundred
and iftieth anniversary Of the landing
OF the Jews in America Several gentle
men OF nzrioual prominence made ad-
dresses and communications xere read
from President Roosevelt ard Vice
President Fairbanks.
The European powers are awaiting
British proposals for the next step II
the coercion Of Turkey. and Great Brit
ain Is awaiting the outcome q the
threatened government crisis.
The Macedonian committee has ~
sued an ultimatum that unless the
demonstration OF the powers shall BE
carried to a successful issue the revolu-
t.oraries will create a situation which
xill result In war between Turkey and
Bulgaria
Reports Of marine disasters indicate
that the recent storm on the upper
lakes was the most ealaritous to ship
pirg Of any in many years. but the loss
Of human life was providentialiy small
The Nsx York flyer on the Jersey
Central railroad was wrecked at stony
Creek. three miles from Penn Haven
Junction. Pa. the engine and one coach
plurging into the Lehigh river The
engineer and fireman were killed and
many injured
United States Senator Ralph Burton.
OF Kansas. convicted IN the federal
court at ST Louis OF having used MS
orciaI position in behalf Of the Ratio
Grain 4 courissiOn Co. before the post
once department. vas sentenced. on
txo counts. to SIX months In the iron
county (Nissoursl Jail and TO pay nnes
axgregztirg s.ssa
N = proposed TO organize the guard
force Of the Missouri psniSentiary on
milit,rv basis, and provide them WITH
improyet pattern siEes. they will also
be required to perfect themselves IN
m,rksmsnShip ani learn to handle the
GatIing gurs to b. provided
Columbia university ard the Uni
yersity Of New York have cut out
football. and q conference OF ID col
Iexes has been called by the latter to
decide upon the future Of the game
Sarrel Horheimer. q nephew OF Mel
son Morris. the millionaire packer. has
been arrexfed in Csicaxo. charged With
having svindIed 5 W. Strauss 80.
mortgage bankers. out Of s-56.a0o.
During three years campaign. Just
4 -. n
gelists Reuben A. Torrey and Charles
NJ. Alexander. have made nearly ieo.-
90 convert. in Great Britain Ten
thousand persons gathered in Tourna-
nent hall. Liverpool. to bid them fare
we'll
Battery A. ST Louis crack artillery
company. Is to be fully equipped with
a fun battery outat Of the latest three
inch rapid fire guns. This Is one Of the
I few volunteer batteries that passed An
almost perfect Inspection BY United
States army ofaes-s-
A rorth-hourd freight train Vas
xreeked on the Cairo division q the
Big -Four At Swango Hill. i've miles
south Ct Paris. III An unknown mxr.
stealing a ride IL a car Of lumber. vas
killed and two others seriously injured
Lake Superior. Lake Huron aad
Lake Msehigaa we're swept by one OF
the worst storms n many years. and
shfpuf-r Of all kinds suffered severely
The velocity Of the wind On Lake su-
perior reached 20 miles an hour The
entire northwest felt the effects Of the
storm. In some localities in the form
Of . regular blizzard
Charles Cheshire. q land dealer. was
found murdered six miles west Of Tsh-
omingp. I T. His throat was cut from
| ear to ear.
President Roosevelt sent . message
10 King Hsakon o. Norway expressing
cordial wishes for his personal welfare
and The happiness and prosperity Of
the Norwegian people.
OGeial announcement IS made that
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railroad Co. will at once begin the
construction OF an extension Of its
lines TO the Pacific coast
| During a family quarrel at Nilwau-
kee, Frank Alliotta was shot in the
head, his infant son shot and killed and
Mrs Frank Angios' arm broken Glo-
vanni Alliotfa. q brother Of Frank. Is
supposed to have done the shooting
In a battle with I'VE Italian
burglars in Harlem. ~ Y. . policemaa
shot cne Of them in the eye, mortally
voundiux him. captured another and