Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-08

.he British secretary for foreign az
lNrs died of conclusion of the hr,i,
me result Of being throwu from her
trap at Ellinghlm. Northunbsrland
hev. Reuben A. TOrrsy and Charles
NJ Alexander. the wei-known evan
seiists. have inangurated three
months mission in Philadelphia Great
interest Is manifested.
All the buildings or the home fnr he
aged in RenEeS. France. we're DESTROYED
ny hre. and a number Of the inmates
Iost their lives. Three women died
from fright.
Father Gilbert Simon ami three stu
eents-Cass Bannin. ot Champaigu
Cfaries Reuter-. Of Chleagn. and Frank
ChriStie. Il 81. LouiS-of 81. Bede's col
nege- near la Sale. Ill. we're drowned
IN Hackmaa's slough. where they had
gore to skate. Eight other stutrnts
we're rescued
Dr. William r Meyer shot and in
SANITY Killed his brother. Joseph "
Meyer. in ST Louis. The latter. while
intoxicated. threatened the lives of his
wttovef mother and sister. ssA 49,
doctor shot. as be alleges. In their and
his own defense
As the result of agitation q the ques-
tiou Of excessive public printing and
without any congressional acton. q
prospective saving of a million dollars
year Is already IN sight.
The recent FIRE ar Panama. accord
irg TO latest accounts. caused a logs OF
s55o.0oa. with but s1a.se insurance.
-Four hundred persons were rendered
homeless.
The Catholics Of Paris are making
the most determined resistance 20 the
taking Of inventories ot church proper
" under the church AM state separa-
tion law. TIE commissioners are met
with violence. reinforced with cayenne
pepper. % make the argument warmer
Owing to want Of confidence in the
present Moroccan representatives, at
Algecir7s. who disagree as to how to
deal with the European delegates. the
sultan oOrtemp,ates sending Ben Sill
man. foreign minister. TO the confer
cree.
\ notable dinner was rendered the
visiting Chinese commissioners. under
the auspices Of the various missionary
boards. at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York. Hon John ". Foster presided
Eight hundred men and women were
seated about the tables
Fire destroyed the knit goods fac
| ings adjoining In Cleveland, o.. involv-
ing a loss Of SIs5.o0o OF the 2ee girls
enployed. many ran from the building
without their street garments. in order
to escape the flames.
UEless some means OF adjustment Is
found meanwhile. 55o.eo0 members Of
the United Mine Workers OF America
will irausurate a gigantic strike April
I. all efforts al adjustment with the
operators having failed.
Thomas Winchsll. who was postmas-
ter at La Crescent. MINI. for ~ eonsee-
utive years-Is59 70 ises-died at La
| Cross, Wis. aged s. years. He he'd
the record for long and continuous
service.
Mrs. W. z. Corey. wife Of the steel
uiagnate. has purchased 4 home al
Reno. New. and will reside there PERM
auently
A treaty of peace has been arranged
| between the rival tougs in Chinatown,
New York city. which. IL is hoped. viii
put an end to the reign Of terror that
has prevailed there for long time
At the sale OF the Henry G.. Denny
/ library in Boston n set of the first four
foiios Of Shakespeare. containing the
history. tragedies and comedies. print
e, in Louaon between 1879 and 1853
was bought by Fred W Morris. Of New
York. for $3.50
Peter NcArdeI. OF Dover. y. H. CIV
/ il engineer and general railroad coz
tractor. known all over the United
/ States. died It Kansas City. Mo. o'
| pneumonia. aged 10 years.
William Clark. charged with the mHr-
Or Of Leroy Sumner. was acquitted Al
Dubuque. La
The monthly statement Of government
receipts and expenditures shows that
| the deficit Of a year ago Of over s-s.'
Jeoese has been reduced 10 S.iee. .ee1
| with the prospect Of the entire amount
beng wiped out within the rexr y
days
| Mai.-Gen. Henry C. Corbin IS en route
home from the Philippines and VII
| succeed Gen Bates in the rank OF lieu-
| terart general. He will assume COM
r1ard Of the northern division OF tie
army. with headquarters in ST Louis
Three men lost their lives and %
we're more or less seriously inluref-
principally by sufocztion-as the result
OF a ffre on hoars. the transport Meade
m san Francisco. on the eve Of sailing
for Mania with troops and stores
Nearly all Of the injured we're members
or the San Francisco dre department
The property loss was nominal
A formal motion has been aled IN
The case oe Albert T. Patrick. con
vtcsed OF the murder OF William Marsh
Rice, with the districf attorney IN Sew
York. on the ground OF newly discov-
cred evidence. The motion Is made
resurrabIs February s.
The supreme court OF Missouri has
Affirmed the sentence Of death passed
upon =. Seymour Darlington. convicted
Of the murder OF James p HeCann-
his friend and benefaefor. and has
named March Is as the day OF exeeu'
! curion at Clayton
Ms. Charles T. Ye<kes. aged 80. the
willow Of a month. with a fortune OF
A.. 500 sae and Wilson Miner. aged y
son cf a former United States minister
70 Mexico and Guatemala. and resident
Of san francisco. are said To have been
| married n New York.
The Medical Society Of the State Of
New York celebrated the centennial OF
its organization al Albany Ex-Presi-
sept Crevslzrd was one Of the speakers.
Paul Dresser. who wrote On the
Banks of the Wabash and the Blue
.-= sha cray- died al the home Of nis