Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-21

4 IA II huuer. an 1H,A@er. WHEY
known IN western mirirg Circles. vas
overcome BY the fumes q ores he waa
festirg AZ Salt Lake City. Utah. and
died shortly after being f1snd
Tie iury Ia the case q Mrs. Sarah
Caldwell. eh1rEsd with the murder of
her husband. sf Salina. kas.. disagreed
md was DISCHARGED Two are aid "a
have heii ont for srrnlstsi
The transport EafrrlI Eai.ef from san
Frauciscu for Mania ard WY ports
earryirE ten troops - the Thlr,i eaval-
~. number q recruits and 1000 tnns
u army supplies
Secretary of the Navy Bouaparfe Is
iaceuscG AZ he latest act q haxinE at
TIE uaval academy. asd has declared
that tae gsiiity raid@h2pman xsii ha
summary Dismissed and that other
disn1issals will follow as often az mid
shlpmen are found guilty of hazlng OF
eountenarcing r.
II. J. Freeman. alias ". n. Morton.
wanted at Memphis. Tenn. on a charge
of emhezxling s.5eo0 from the Chiska-
saw Bank 4 Swings Co. was arrested
In the Bad River country in South pa
kots and taken back TO Memphis.
Nebraska is not vet done with Pat
Grove. therefore Gov Mickey has de-
eiled not 10 honor-for the present at
least-the requisition of the governor
of Iowa for the removal OF Grove to
that state.
Hugh Watt. hnancler anil former
member Of parliament. was placed on
trial at he Old Bailey. in London. on
the charge of melting hired agents to
murder IS divorced wife. Julia Watt.
and Sir Reginald Beauchamp.
Fire. in Portland. Ore. destroyed the
wholesale grCeery establishment Of
Wadams & Kerr Brothers. causing a
loss OF upwards OF 500 00o. Four fire
men were seriously injured.
| NJ. NJ Let's. convicted of arson anS
robbery at Princeton. kas.. and who
escaped in a sensational manner some
tine ago. is en- route home from Colon.
Panama. in the custody Of two officers
In her four-hour endurance test
along the New England coast the bat
tleship Louisiana made an average
speed Of lSS13 knots an hour Her
contract speed was IS knots.
| The actual number OF post Offices in
the United States at the close Of the
last fiscal year was. First class. 215.
second class. i.g5S. third class. 4.120,
fourth class. 81. AS. Total. eS.13l.
The abolition OF the coucuriat ID
France. and the substitution Of the new
regime following the separation ot
church and state involves an extensive
change in the existing conditions un-
der which the state carried on thou
sands OF churches.
Great interest was manifested in thu
sale. at Christie's in London. of thf
theatrical relies OF the late Sir Henry
Irving. ard the Actors benevolent fund
profited largely by the general desire
to POSSESS some memento OF the dis.
tirguished actor, nearly all OF which
Possessed some historic interest
| The Kansas state board Of railroad
commissioners decided TO order a re-
duetion Of five per cent. in freight rates
| on all classes OF grain.
Prince Won Buelow. the German i'm
perial chancellor. has told the Chinese
minister-so the latter says-that IL
any other power should seize Chinese
territory the German emperor would
Immediately go to the help Of China.
| Mai Gen. +. C. Ainsworth. Brig
Gen. J. Franklin Bell and Brig-Gen
George B. Davis have heen appointed
as board OF government control Of the
United States military prison at Fort
Leavenworth. Kas
Judge Williams, in the circuit court
1t Centerville. Mo-. denied the motion
for a new trial In the case OF William
| Spaugh. convicted Of the murder Of
Sheriff Polk. and sentenced him to be
hanged February Is, 1896. Inc mo
tion for 4 new trial for Mrs. Spaugh
was granted.
The battleship Louisiana. In her trial
| over ths measured mile course near
Owls Head. Ne. easily exceeded the
contract requirement Of IS knots an
hour. developing a maximum speed Of
1881 knots.
Railroad and express company Off
eials deny the report that $50. 900 in
| gold coin was lost In the Overland lin
tied wreck at Ahsay. wyo. They ad-
init. however, the loss Of 800 sacks Of
AEstralian mail
The case Of the State of Iowa sgainst
Fred Fl. Cutting. formerly a banker at
| Oto Ia, accused OF embezzling $4,70e
from the First national bank OF Lyons.
Ia. was dismissed in the district court
at Sioux City.
Prof Henry S. Pritchett, of the Mas
sachusetts institute of technology, has
rendered his resignation, and will de-
vote his entire attention to the Car
negie foundation in Washington
Gov. Chamberlain of Oregon has ap-
pointed John NJ. Gearin. of Portland. a
democrat, United States senator to sue
ceed John II. Mitchell, deceased This
Is the first time democrat has repre-
sented Oregon since 1878.
The Colorado plants of the American
Smelling 4 Refining Co will, next year.
pay a bonus Of five per cent. for faith
fut, continued and efficient service" on
the part OF its employees
The secretary of the navy has adj
dressed a letter to Midshipman Meri-
wether administering the reprimand
provided for in the findings of the
eourt-martial. 1t is eouehed in kindly
and considerate terms; and it Is to the
credit of Mr.. Meriwether that he ae-
knowledges its justice and has ex-
pressed a determination to make his
future conduct atone for the past.
The American Woolen Co., OF Bos-
ton, will. on January I, advance the
wages Of its 10000 operatives ten per
cent The Scotia worsted mills of
Woonsoeket. R. l., has posted notice
of similar raise
The gunboat Wasp, for the safety of
which grave fears were entertained.
arrived at Newport. r. l., after ter
rife battle with a North Atlantic hur-
ricane, during which she sprang a Sc