Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-11

enarge as a personal courtesy 10 mer.
chants OF other patrons or for any rea-
sons
| The Omaha tNebi lighting contract
.nieh was recently forcibly put
tnrungh the city council has been de-
eiared invalid by the circuit court.
Fire AZ Kansas City. Mo. put the
Columbus Buggy Co. the Kinhali
fiano Go. and the Hettinger Bros.
manufacturing Co. out If business and
practically destroyed the National Bank
on Commerce building: estimated loss.
over s5an.mo.
Robert Henderson. a civil war vet
ersn and Kansas pioneer. who has
Won farle by erecting monuments To
perpetuate the memory of historical
events in Kansas. died at Junction City.
aged - years.
Mary Mcdonald. a nexr.Ss. vho
claimed to be It's years old. died At the
hcme for age. ami innrm colorvd per.
sons il philadelphia. She eiains-d 70
have been born November "a. f-7n. in
a settlement known a. Frogfowu. near
Valley FORGE. PA.
n distinct earthquake shock vas felt
In western Missouri. eastern Kansas
and southern Nebraska. on the evening
OF the 5th inst. with a motion from
north to south. and lasting about half
a minute No damage was done. but
many people were badly frightened.
The Japanese At Port Arthur are ap-
ptying their home customs regulations
snd collecting import duties.
The battiesaips Kentucky and Kear-
sarge ran aground in the lower har-
bors of New York. while the squadron
was putting To set. and the Alabama.
unable ts check her headway in time
struck the Kentucky a glancing hlow,
damaging her 20 that she had to return
for repairs when she had been pulled
out Of the mud.
1 The Chicago police believe that
Frank J. Constantine. who is charged
with the murder Of Mrs Arthur W
Gentry in an apartment building, and
who Is a fugitive. has criminal rec
ord. He posed A. the son of wealthy
parents who sent him money regularly.
bur this is now thought to have been a
blind.
Ellis Z. South. general agent OF the
Big Four Railroad Co. in Terre Haute.
Ind. was fatally injured by falling
down the cellar stairs at his home.
Burglars blew a safe in the Bank of
Jefferson at jefferson. :. D.. but we're
frightened on before they secured any
booty.
Charles Christador. ST. Paul CMinn. }
capitalist, shot and probably fatally
wounded himself In hts ONCE in the
German-American building in that city,
whether by accident or with suicidal
intent had not been determined
The large dry kilns Of the William
Ritter Lumber Co. at Panther. W. Va.
containing 400. 900 feet Of dressed oak
and poplar lumber. were totally de-
stroyed by ire: loss. 100000.
Ralph Voorhees,. Of Clinton. n j.,
has Just given a second sl00. .Oo0 to Car
roll college. Waukesha. Wis. to be used
for the erection OF additional buildings.
John Peabody, who lives just over
the Orange mountains from Montclair,
n. J., was arrested by secret service
officers on a charge OF annoying Presi-
dent Roosevelt with letters attacking
him for his position on the Panama
canal and other political questions. He
was released on promising to cease his
annoyance.
In a shooting ARRAY on the public
road near Akridge. Ga. William Drew
and Newton Threlkeld. prominent and
wealthy farmers. were fatally wounded
Herbert, the f3-year-old son of Drew
took a prominent part in the fracas. II
being alleged that he fired the shot:
that laid Thre.keld out.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt.
have announced that the marriage OF
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth. OF Cincinnati
will take place at the White House Feb.
ruary II. at noon.
Lawrence, Z. Van Wrinkle, a young
San Franciscan. who was recently sued
for 200 damages for alternating the
affections Of the wife Of Charles y
Watson a ranehmau. committed sui
eide by shooting in Golden Gate park.
Ex-Gov Bailey. of Kansas. has
turned into the state treasury 81 .s0e Of
money decided by the state supreme
court to have been Improperly used for
household purposes out Of the executive
mansion maintenance fund.
&c Farringtou. head Of an alleged
fraudulent matrimonial agency in New
Orleans, was arrested in New York city.
preparatory to being returned to New
Orleans. He vas indicted there for ad-
vertising the matrimonial oner Of an
alleged rich creole widow and roping In
| suckers at IS each.
DIR. &c. Howes. OF Omaha. Neb., who
was arrested at ST. Joseph. Mo-. for
| sending improper letters through tbs
mails to his young vtse-his sixth--at
Maysville. No. attempted suicide with
morphine he VIII recover
Charles Edwards Of New York