Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-03-09
THE Weeks NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome Of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
CONGRESS- WORK IN NUTSHELL

Latest Deve1opmeats n the Russs-
Japanese war, Together with
1senss Of Interest Called From the
Important Happeni.ss All over
the world.
CONGRESS.
The principal feature OF the closing
session Of the house Of representatives
Of the Fifty-eighth congress was the
presentation Of a massive silver loving
cup to Speaker Joseph @. Cannon by the
entire membership. and another to
John Sharp Williams, the democratic
leader. by the members Of the minority.
The principal matter to come before
the special session Of the senate. out
side OF the appointments. will be the
San Domingo treaty. on which the
president will send a special message.
The senate adopted the joint resolu-
tion authorizing the acceptance from
the state Of California OF the recession
OF Yosemite valley as an addition to
Yosemite national park.
The Joint resolution continuing in
force the present law applicable to the
Panama canal zone was unanimously
adopted by the senate.
Before adjournment. on the night Of
the Sd inst, the last OF the big supply
bills had been disposed Of. The house
was forced to recede from its extra
mileage grab, which the senate de-
clared would be a national scandal.
The statehood bill died with the FIJI
ty-eighth congress. The two houses
could not get together.
The bill appropriating S250,o0O in
aid Of the jamestown (va.) exposition
in celebration OF the first permanent
settlement OF English-speaking people
on the western hemisphere was passed
by both houses.
In the final agreement on the MILL
tary academy appropriation bill. the
amendments appointing Generals Peter
J. Osterhaus and Joseph r. Hawiey on
the retired list of the army. with the
rank Of brigadier general. were agreed
to.
TINE WAR IN THG FAR EAST.
Latest adyices from the seat Of war
say that Gen. Nogi. with his Port Ar
thur veterans, has dropped down in the
immediate vicinity Of Mukden. much
10 the surprise Of the Russians. II Ia
not quite clear yet whether an attack
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kin's line Of retreat to Tie Pass.
A report from japanese sources says
that the japanese now hold nine miles
of ground formerly occupied by the
Russian right.
A private dispatch received in St.
Petersburg from Manchuria says that
startling events may be expected
within the next two weeks"
Dispatches received from Gen. Kuro-
patkin in St. Petersburg are so rigidly
censored that little can be learned OF
actual occurrences at the front.
The already overtaxed Siberian rail-
road Is now to be called upon to trans
port supplies for the interior towns.
which are running alarmingly short Of
provisions
The engagement progressing In Man.
churia involves nearly all Of both
armies. and Is described as . death
grapple, upon the result Of which may
hinge the ending Of the war.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
The west-bound Twin Cities express
on the Northern Pacific railroad col
lided head-on with q freight at Bear
Mouth. Mont, resulting In the death Of
. mail clerk and fireman and the in
Jury Of both engineers.
G. w. Hunt. editor of the Salix Qa.)
6iftings, IN iconoclastic publication,
and who claimed to be Iowas oldest
editor, died Of pneumonia in hospital
at Sioux City.
In the name Of the city OF Seattle.
WASH, Samuel Hill. a member Of the
board Of overseers Of Harvard univer-
city. has subscribed S50.0 900 to the spe-
cial fund to relieve the million dollar
deficiency of that institution.
Anthony Defries. one OF the best
known newspaper publishers In In
diana. died at his home In Goshen.
aged "a years. With the late Schuyler
Colfax he established the st. Joseph
Valley Register. In South Bend. in
1882
Lady Curzon's return to Calcutta was
made the occasion Of a most effusive
and flattering welcome.
The disorders predicted for st. Pc
tersburg and Moscow as the result Of
the general strike order have not yet
occurred. although the situation is
threatening.
The statements recently issued by the
banks Of the Republic OF Mexico show
that the chartered banks in the. repub-
lie hold s22. .00o. 900 more specie than .
year ago.
Ambassador Powell Clayton, who
has been suffering from a severe attack
OF laryngitis at Mexico City, is con-
valescent.
The opinion prevails at Jefferson
City that something will be done this
week to break the Missouri senatorial
deadlock.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
dined with the duke and duchess Of
Marlborough in their new home. Sun
derland house. ON the night Of the Sd
Inst. II was q house warming.
Kansas senate unanimously passed
Senator Nofzinger's bill to prevent the
operation OF trusts within the state.
Executive ofhcials Of the western
railroads have decided to ignore the
order Of the interstate commerce COM
mission requiring them to charge no
higher rates for live stock than are
charged for transportation OF live
stock products. They will let the
courts decide.
A half crazy negro who shot and
Killed DR.. William B. Oliphant at
Helm station. Miss, was taken from a
deputy sheriff At elizabeth, by masked
men and hanged.
The western grain rate war has been
settied by an agreement to restore