Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-25
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CHOSEN as first United States ambassa-
DOR to the court Of Japan.
| Henry c. lde. at present acting gov
ernor OF the Philippines. will zneceel
Gen Luke E Wright in that Office and
VIII. In turn. be succeeded by James r
smith. OF California. June | next.
| ine Dominican government has
granted general amnesty To the revo-
lutionists.
| siarton Turner And Otto rreshwater
OF Emporia. kas.. claim to have found
buried treasure AZ or near Phoenix
Mound. southwest Of Emporia. to the
value OF sioo.00o. said to have been
buried by three men on their way east
from California, when surrounded hy
Indians. In 1s4s. ---
Ex-Gov. Peabody and the members OF
Ms family have recovered from their
experience with poison. Their Illness
l. now attributed 10 ptOmaine poison
ing.
Chicago is dealing out some hot
handed justice. An octogeuarian was
given ss-year sentence for attacking
4 ten-year-old girl and three youths
under 20 years of age were given life
sentences for a series OF rubberies
brought home by them.
The Christian home for orphans at
Council Bluffs. Ia. has just received
$4,000 in cash. IS the proceeds Of be-
quest made several years ago by Mrs
Mary +. Robinson, OF Sheboygan, Wis
Kid" GOog. prize fighter. was
Killed In the second round OF a bout in
Geo, McFaiden's place In New York.
kid" Sis. ais opponent. escaped for
the time.
Charles Murray. who IS said to be
known also as Col C. F. Colmey. was
held in 5000 bail In New York. in
Connection with the forged Norfolk 4
Western railroad bonds.
Gov. Nardaman OF Mississippi. who
charged the legislature TO investigate
the state convict system. Is to be in
vestigated by a committee appointed for
having personally kicked and beaten a
convict.
Ivan Palencsuk. leg years OF age.
was released from prison at Agram.
Hungary. after ~ years confinement.
ia spite OF his protest He immediate
" committed an o1else in order to be
reimpris0ned
Cot George W. Robbins. Who con-
nanded the Eighth Wisconsin Live
Easle- regiment in the civil war. died
suddenly al his home in Avon. Mass.
aged 81 years.
MeRsynolGs 4 Co. Que OF the best
known grain firms in Chicago. has
closed its elevators there and in 81.
Louis and wiIl 90 out Of business. Il i
said this course was decised upon for
the flll protection Of creditors.
A tutfer Of excitement vas caused
among the dipiomatiSss assembled for
the Moroccan conference. AT Aigeciras.
Spain. by the news that smallpox sx-
isted there Rear-Adniral Sigsbse. Who
learned Of the fact A. Gibraltar.
promptly forbade anyone from his
squadron going ashore ar Alseeirss
By a terrific explosion N one of the
mines Of the Detroit < kaEaxha C0al
Co, al Detroit. ". Va. en- Paint creek.
Is men we're killed The majority OF
the miners had come out to eat their
noeucay lunch. and 50 escaped the fate
Of their comrades
Il tranSpires that Mrs. HOilister who
vas recently murdered in Chicago. was
held A prisoner in a vacant house by a
gang Of young touyhs and abused before
she was taken to the place where she
was murdered
George Bolton was found guilty OF
murder In the first degree at MIskogee.
I. T.. AMI his punishment fixed at life
Imprisonment Bolton and his brother
Robinson Bolton. killed their two
cousins al Weir four years ago
In an effort to stop the wave OF crime
in Chicago an addition Of 500 patrol
men Is to be made to the police force.
At the suggestion OF MatGen- Bates.
chief Of stan. the president and secre-
tary OF war are considering a plan Of
having as many OF the troops OF the
army as possible take practice marches
during the coming summer.
Seven persons. all members OF the
family OF Charles Ayers. are supposed
TO have perished in Il fire which de-
stroyed Ayers farmhouse near Penn
broke. Nh. Ayers was found In the
road dying from q self-innicted bullet
wound
The Carnegie Hero Fund commission
has awarded Mss Nauae A Titus. OF
Newark. " j.. who saved Miss Laura
v. Reifsnyder from drowning. $500 TO
complete her education Miss Titus IA
ther died October 2s last
Philadelphia fttingiy eommemorafed
the two hun5edth anniversary OF the
birth OF Benjamin Franklin The
churches. public schools and various
societies participated. and at night the
great municipal building was beautiful
ly Illuminated.
Fire broke out in the basement OF the
Olive theater building in Lincoln. Neb-,
during a performance OF Ben Hur. II
was extInguished by the nre depart
meut promptly. and the greater portion
Of the audience were unaware OF there
being any danger.
Congressman Champ Clark, OF Mis-
souri,. who said recently on the floor
of the house that he would arm a youth
with a bowie knife ahd hatchet TO pro-
tect himself from hazers. is the sponsor
for Midshipman Chester il A. Blue
baum. Of 81. Charles. Mo-. who. II the
evidence is correct. is one Of the worst
hazers at the naval academy.
Charles j. Harrington, clerk IN the
money order division Of the Oakland
(Cal1 post office. is under arrest
charged with a shortage Of several hun
dred dollars. Harrington insists tnat
the apparent shortage is due to eier-
icai error.
Thomas ]. Emery, multi-mililon-
aire and one OF the largest owners OF
real estate in Cincinnati, died in Cairo,
Egyut. from pneumonia. He was an
extensive traveller and large contr!o-
utor to charities and education
Secretary Of War Taft and CHER En-
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