Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-03

Sherin Bell and Treasurer Bcney
Of Washington county. Colorado. have
been arrested by federal officers
charged with frauds while they we're
|officials Of the United States land Of
nee at Akron. Col.
The Indiana Steel Co. a subsidiary
corporation Of the United States Steel
Corporation. has begun work on a
model city to house 100000 people
In connection with si0.50o. 900 steel
plant to be erected in Lake county.
Indiana. east Of the mouth OF the
Grand Calumet river.
The theatrical benefit held in the
Bernhardt tent on the Lake Front,
Chicago. for the San Francisco relief
fund, and which continued from noon
until evening. netted s15,50a. Nearly
every company playing In the city
was represented.
Ex-Judge Abner Smith. president:
Jerome V. Pierce. cashier: q. =. Sor.
row, vice-president. and r. +. Creel-
man. a director Of the defunct Bank
OF America, have been indicted by the
grand Jury In Chicago ON charges Of
fraud and conspiracy.
Chicago's s5.000.00o city hall is
partly wrecked and in danger OF col.
lapse. due to excavating the site for
the new Cook county building.
The western women have surprised
their eastern sisters In their prof.
cheney at whist. as demonstrated at
the ST. Louis congress.
Miss Luebkemann. who went from
Red Bud. ILL.,, to St. Louis to engage
In domestic service. was asphyxiated
oy Illuminating gas on her first night.
DIR. Charles A. Nichols. OF Urbana.
was fined $3.50 and costs in the fed.
eral court at Springfield. Ill. on con
viction OF using the mails to defraud.
Pretty actresses in ST. Louis, selling
fiowers for the benefit of the San
Francisco fund. took in lots Of money.
One sold n carnation for q new 500
bill.
William II. Hill, of Brookline. Mass.
multimiIlionaire, aged 81, and Miss
Caroline Wright Rogers, who was
graduated from Wellesley In 1900, and
who was the founder OF the famous
Wellesley college inn. were married
at Dedham. Mass.
The United Confederate Veterans
reunion at New Orleans wound IN
with a monster parade, in which
much enthusiasm was manifested.
Commander stephen D. Lee was TAX.
en- seriously Ill during the parade.
The area devastated in San Fran
cisco approximates 10000 acres. or
about Is square miles, which contained
250.000 inhabitants beside 10000 tran
sients and some Of the finest buildings
In the world. among which were nearly
100 banks.
The Polish nationaiists won a COM
plete victory At the primary elections
and will form an independent party in
parliament.
Mrs. Dowie. or learning that her hus-
hand was seriously III in Chicago. paid
him visit at the Auditorium Annex.
remaining half An hour. She was ac-
companied by her son. Gladstone Dowie,
but the latter did not see his father.
The purpose Of the visit has not trans
pired.
II transplres that on the day Of the
earthquake in California IA men were
killed at Iona Preta. ten miles from
Santa Cruz. Cal. by the crushing of a
sawmille by 4 landslide following the
quake. The court house at Santa Cruz
was so badly shaken that 1t viii have
to be RACED
Mrs. Abbie Adams, national president
Of the WomaD's RELIEF corps. has is
sued circular letter to all departments
in the United States. calling upon them
to adopt measures for the speedy relief
Of San francisco veterans and their
families.
The $4,000 rendered by the empress
dowager OF China and $40. 200 raised by
charity In Hong Kong for the San
Francisco sufferers, has been courteous
ly declined by the state department at
Washington. and may be sent direct to
the Chinese in San Francisco.
King Peter OF Servia was thrown
from his horse. injuring his ankle.
The battleship Missouri won first
prize for the best allround shooting in
the recent target practice by the At
lantic feet
The British steamer Havana was
sunk In Halifax IN 81 harbor by the
steamer Stnfhcona- The captain and
seven men on the Havana were saved
The Suez canal authorities are pre-
pairing pockets wherein the dry dock
Dewey can lay mp nights during her
passage through the canal. so As not to
entirely obs.rret the passage Of other
shipping during the six days necessary
to traverse the canal
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress to apply 100000 OF the Chi
nese indemnity fund to the purchase
OF ground wherein to erect buildings
for our consular ofhces in China. Korea
and Japan
Of San Francisco has been formally
turned over to the United States army.
which viii do the work along systemat-
ic lines.
About 5000 men who wore the gray
assembled at New Orleans and partici-
pated in the sixteenth annual reunion Of
the United Confederate Veterans.
Lieut. Gen Stephen ID. Lee. the COM
mander-in-chief. was given a great ova-
ton Gen ]. B. CAN'T. OF Missouri, was
the orator OF the day The adjutant
generals report shows the organization
to be in good condition
Involuntary proceedings in bank
ruptcy have been started In the federal
court. in Chicago, against John Alex
ander Dovie. which promise to present
some knotty legal points for untangle-
ment
Twenty-one antitrust suits have been
filed in the twenty-sixth district court
OF Texas by the state. as . result Of re-
cent Investigation, involving penalties
aggregating 81. 7.000. 900.
The mtkado Of Japan has donated
500, 600 for the relief Of the San Fran