Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-10-19


During the month Of August OF the
present year e4409 aliens landed in
this country. The greater number or
'hese were from Russia. with naly sec
ond and Austria third.
Chairman o. ]. Bailey OF the Peoria
ulD school board has been Indicted
Tor malfeasance In oficn in connection
Nith the pecn'ations Of Superinfendeu,
Dousher'y. against whom a. additional
indictments have been found.
James VI. Beck. OF New York. sneak
ing before the Fire Underwriters Asso-
ciaiion OF the Northwest. declared that
many OF the conceded evils OF the In
shsance system are cue TO conditions
Tor whien the insurance companies are
rot responsible.
Harry A Leonard. the young bank
clerk who secured ss5s. .Oos worth OF -
eurities from the National CITY bank
of New York on a forged check. has
been Indicted for larceny In the frsi
degree.
Miss Cornslia W. Dow. daughter o,
Lorenzo Dow. and a well-known work
sr IN the fields % charity. philanthropy
ard reform. died ai0ier home in Port
land. Ne. aged 81 years.
Prince Sergius TrouhetSkoy. regard
ed As the foremost liberal In Russia
and 4 marshal of the nobility. was
seixed with spoplexy while attending
a conference with the minister OF etlu-
cation in ST Petersburg. and died with
Ing two hours
The American Bankers association.
At its convention in Washington. placed
itself sduarely on record in favor of the
rehabilitation OF the American mer-
chant marine by means Of a subsidy
law or such other legislation As would
bring about that end.
A conference on commercial esi1ica-
ton Is one OF the chief features OF the
exercises in connection with the install
alton OF DR.. Edmund J. James as pres
idert Of the University Of Illinois.
The big excursion steamer Corwiu IT.
Spencer. while being painted and re-
fitted for the winter cotton trade on the
lower Mississippi, near the government
reservation below St Louis. was burned
almost to the waters edge.
Because her husband boasts that he
has not bathed in - years Mrs. Phoebe
Neuman. wife Of an Iowa farmer, asks
for 4 divorce. the custody Of seven
minor children and 5000 aIimony.
As the result OF the recent conferences
betwsesn President Roosevelt and the
athletic representatives of Yale, Prince
ten and Harvard. II seems likely that
a more faithful observance Of the rules
in regard to roughness. holding and
foul play will be enforced.
The arguments on the demurrers "a
the Indictments In the Chicago packers
cases have been heard and Judge Hum
phrey will render his decision after a
thorough examination OF the authori-
ties cited.
Judge A. C.. Braniner, aged 81. COM
mitted suicide at his home in Kansas
City with Illuminating gas. He had
made three unsuccessful attempts with
morphine on the grave Of his wife al
Ouaga. Kas.
J. A. Erickson, ex-president OF the
defuuct Second national bank OF Ninot.
" D.. on his plea of guilty OF making
false returns to the comptroller Of the
currency. was sentenced to five years
in the penitentizry.
The Rock River conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church adopted a
resolution thanking President Roose
welt for his magnificent service as a
peacemaker for mankind"
Capt Rumeli AMI four OF his crew OF
the four-masted schooner Harry A
Berwind. were murdered by mutinous
sailors while bound from Mobile tc
Philadelphia The mutineers have been
captured
Edward George CunlifYe. a substitute
money clerk at the Pittsburg (Pa-) Of
fee of the Adams Express Co. pack
age containing 500, 600 In currency and
81, zoe Of other funds are missing. and
warrant charging Cunliffe with lar
ceny has been issued
One hundred thousand Japanese troops
will remain In Manchuria and Korea
The rest will be gradually returned to
Japan. 1t is estimated that IL will take
seven months to get them all back. as
each man has to be disinfected on land
ing
Robert Newcome. q negro, In Chica-
90. while matdened with liquor. killed
a woman and policeman and fatally
wounded another man before he was
captured.
The Norwegian storthing voted 100 to
IS against submitting the karlstad
agreement concerning the dissolution
Of the union with Sweden to a referen-
dunn. and then accepted the agreement
by a vote Of 10f to Is.
DR.. John A Ouchterioni. the eminent
physician, surgeon, author and profess
or. died Of a complication Of diseases In
Cincinnati.
Brig. Gen. Constant Williams. COM
manding the Department Of the Colum-
bfa. adds his testimony in behalf Of the
restoration Of the army canteen-
A thousand students from the uni
versity Of California assisted the fire
department OF Berkely. Cal. In subdu-
ing a fire In the Berkeiy hills which
threatened the university property.
had been found against Newton c
Dougherty. Peoria's banker-edacator,
involving $50 counts for forgery and
e34 counts for embezzlement- Dough
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