Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-07

sa1onk tne frte7es of those absent
in the army or prisoners IN Jana.
lie otneers Of tbs Equitable Life ~
surance society announce that The IL
deb'edness TO the society os the rep. "
improvement Co. amounting 70 ssss
s9e-ss tprincipal and Irtsre-, has beer
paid.
tae National Firemeu's szSociatior.
In SESSION Al Kansas City. Mo. sele.t-
ed Roanoke. Va. a. the place for next
years meeting All Of the old officers
were reelected
christine Tennefson. ss years of age.
Killed herself AZ DEVILS Lake. Ind. by
jumping from a secuud setory window.
The main building OF the W. $.
otekey Clay Manufacturing Co.'S plant
on the east bottoms at Kansas City.
No. was destroyed by nre; loss. abou,
$4,000.
The people OF one Of the prime nj
residence sections Of Owersboro. Ky
have declared q war OF exteruinatioc
on cats n the diSseminators Of eiph-
iberia germs.
A movement has been started at
Lawrence. Kas.. to have the fndict-
ments against the QuantrsIi raiders re-
vived on aeeoun; Of the infammatory
utierances indHlgsd in By survivors AZ
the recent reunion al Independence. Mo.
A suggestion comes from Washington
that the conclusion Of the treaty Of
peace between Russian and Japan would
AFFORD an opportunity for another peace
conference AZ The Hague.
The Japanese Association Of Seattl.
Wash. sent a cougratulatory message
to President Roosevelt on the result of
the peace conference. saying the -
suits show that the emperor and the
car believe in this great country and
its president.
While feeling elated over the present
status OF the peace negotiations. Presi-
deaf Roosevelt says. "Whtstly softly; vs
are getting into thin timber. but We are
not yet out Of the woods. and shall not
be until the treaty is signed. sealed and
ratified.
The suggestion is made that the for
NAL signing of the peace treaty between
Russia and Japan take place AT Saga
more Hill. as a compliment to the pres
ident The matter. however. lies in the
hands OF the plenipotentiaries
The president is being delugsd with
letters from all parts Of the country
praying that some action be taken TO
preserve the natural beauties Of Niagara
Falls from the further rsvages Of com
On the recommendation OF Grant
Duke Vladimir the ear has parioneS
PrOkope under sentence OF death for the
ot Col Krsmarsnko. chief
Of police Os Viborg.
Pouzian. the French Algerian msr-
chant. has been SET AZ liberty by the
Moroccan authorities.
When the ezAr received NJ Whites
eablsgram announcing the success Of
the negotiations Al Portsmouth be was
delighted He Immediately eabled NJ
Witte approving the conditions.
c. J. Jordan. a telephone Iinenlan
was killed n St Joseph. No. by COM
ing in contact with 4 live wire Will.
on top Of 4 pole. His family
reside in ST. Louis
Pescs. for the lar east came With the
same dramatic suddeuess with which
he war begun Togo's midnight attack
AZ Port Arthur was matched by komu-
ra's act at the council table. when he an
that Japan would withdraw all
claim to Indemnity and thus meet Rus
sia on ground Of her own choosing
Mrs. Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox.
said TO have been the frsJ child born In
he White House. the grandrieee Of Ar
drew Johnson. died in Washington. d.
e. aged - years.
The late Gen WIlmou ". Blaekmar.
ommandsr-ln-ehisf OF the Grand Army
Il the Republic. leaves 10 the United
States government the chair IN which
r;er- Grant sat when arranging the sur
-erdsr Of Gen Lee at AppomaStOx-
President Roosevelt promptly re-
reived the selieitations OF the Porru-
xlese Peace league on the success Of his
Efforts to bring about peace between
Russia ard Japan. In which he IS char
ae.erizsd As a benefaetor OF humanity.
The sentiment expressed In Berlin IS
hat Japan has won great moral vic
iory. Russia a great diplomatic one and
hat President Roosevelt has become
he first figure in International states
Secretary Of the Navy Bouaparts has
iecidesi to convene a eourt-Bzrtial IN
san Francisco for the trial Of Ensign
Charles T. Wade, who was in charge
u the engineering department Ct ths
yunboat Bennington ~ the time Of the
explosion at San Diego.
The amount expended By the United
states for pensions for the last fiscal
rear was s1i2. 600 90. only a few hotu-
'ands less than the appropriation. and
Z is safe to say thai the most Of IL vent
nto immediate circulation
As the result Of a quiet bur thorough
Of the two attempts to de-
troy the great reservoir At St Narys.
J.. in August. 1904. and May. 1895.
eyeral arrests have been made NJ the
Instance Of Secretary MeCiintock Of the
tate board Of public works
William Barbour shot and kilied
Ella Denny, At Huntington. W. Va. t-
er a quarrel over love affair and
hen killed himself Both were promi-
lent socially.
Mayor Eugene E Schmitz Of San
francisco has been unanimously renou-
mated by the union labor party.
Lieut.. Mayer. Of the Chicago fire de-
lartment. lost his life in attempting to
escue children from burning build
ug- He was sunocat-d by the dense
moke.
LieuL-Gen. Adna r. ChAhee. T. 5. A..
.rrived at Waterloo. Belgium, on the
list uIt., and spent the day going from
oint to point. studying the famous bat
lefield-
Gov Douglas Of MASSACHUSETTS reiter-
ties his resolution NOT 10 be a candidars
or reelection
The doxager empress OF China Is
,aving a palace prepared in Pekin for
he o,,runaney OF Miss Alice, Roosevelt