Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-20


cently with the purpose Of laIdlng an
expedisiouary force there.
GENERAL. NEWS ITEMS
Gen " W Blackmar. commander
ir-ehief cf the Grand Army OF the Re
public. died a; Boise. Idaho. on the
issh inst. Of irterstitial nephritis. aged
G. years His vile was with him dur
ing his Ei-ssz- The tody vas taken
hack 10 Boston.
The roof os the chape, u the wom-
ems hospital AZ Ferno. Italy, fell in
during the celebration Of mass, killing
Is women ard so children and injuring
Iilry others.
The Peary Arctic expedition. bound
for the North pole. sailed from New
York, on the is-h. on board the steam
er Roosevelt Capt. Peary went with
the vessel as Ear as the Narroxs. and
then returned to the city. He will Join
the vessel At Sydney. Cape Breton, go
Ing there by rail
Edwin Park. an American. was ar
Fes.eG at Chrisisrs. Norway. On ar
rival there on the steamer United
States. A. the request OF the New York
police. chaFgA With being a diamond
thief.
A strike has been averted on the
Vienna and Warsaw railroad by per
nissior OF being given to the employees
20 nse either the Polish or Russian Ian
ggase
The Bulgarian government has asked
the powers to intervene in behalf Of the
Bulgarian population OF the vIlayet
of AdrianopIe. European Turkey. who
are made the victims of systematic
Turkish persecution.
Two men were killed and four 9TH
ers injured in a head-on collision be-
tween two freight trains near Midvale.
Va, on the Shenandoah division OF the
Norfolk L Western railroad.
" Witte. the Russian peace plenipo-
Tertiary, is expected to be the bearer
OF a personal message from Emperor
Nicholas to President Roosevelt.
Absolute denial is authorized OF the
alleged instructions to NJ. Witte. pub
aA "a - anu ctcCNncA I<u-
rope.
Fire believed to have been of incen-
oiary origin destroyed the plant OF the
Columbus tO.) Packing Co Loss. $751;
Coo; insurance. Sos. 900,
The Japanese premier. on the au-
thority Of the emperor. has signed q
pardon for Capt Bougouin and Maxi.
his Japanese clerk. condemned as being
spies for Russia, AMI sentenced to ten
years hard labor each.
By the death of Gen. Blackmar.
Capt. John r. King. of Baltimore. Md.
senior vice-commander-in-ch OF the
g. A. R.. under the laws Of the order.
becomes acting commander-in-chis
until the next national eneampment.
John Schidlofska. wanted at Bel
mont, Mass, for the murder of his
wife. was arrested in a Santa Fe train
at La Junta. Col. by Sheriff Barr. and
n,ade full confession OF the crime
According TO a 81. Petersburg dis
patch the Russian peace plenipotentia-
nes will receive 500 day each besides
an allowance OF $3.50 for travelling
expenses.
Arhogast & Bastian's abbatoir at Al
ieriosn. Pa. one Of the largest in east
ern Pennsylvania. was destroyed By
IRE; loss. $soe. 600
John Sehidlofxka Is wanted at Bel
mont. Mass. for the murder OF his
wife He In supposed 70 have gone TO
4r.ss
With whom he had been in correspon-
dence.
The Chicago Express Drivers union
decided to submit 10 a referendum vote
the question Of calling on the strike -
Tar as they are concerned
A story was sent, under great TO
serve. from ST. Petersburg. on the 18th,
TO the effect that VI. witte had had
audience with the emperor which Was
anything but smooth. and the result
might be that NJ. witts would not come
10 Washington after all
One OF a party Of Orangemen offered
. grstuitous insult TO Canada at Lon
ton. Ont, aud suffered the humiliation
Of seeing their flag. Old Glory. torn and
nampled by Canadians
Six deaths from heat and more than
score Of prostrations was the record
IN Philadelphia on the 18th
The battleship Oregon. of the Asiatic
eeef. has again won the trophy for the
highest scores In target practice made
BY vessels Of the battlsship class-
General Freight Agent Koonts Of the
Santa Fe estimates the Kansas wheat
crop At So 500 900 bushels. and Is dis
uih2tirg cars on that basis
E. w. Warfield, reputed to be the
richest man in st. Louis county. Mis-
souri. and cashier OF the ST. Louis
County bank at Clayton. committed
faicide at his desk. in the bank. BY
fhocting Continued III health and the
loss Of his wife, couple OF years ago.
tsbelieved to have unbalanced his mind
There were Is deaths from heat and
Z large number OF prostrations in New
York city on the 18th.
Subscriptions to ths $50, ,o0o. 900 Of the
Japanese lean allotted to the United
States we're 50 heavy that the lists
were closed the nrst day, and there will
nave tq BE- . general scaling down.