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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
1
Disjointed wire copy notes Guati rox deadly in Cebu with 4000 deaths since onset and 63 new fatalities. Belgium reports a strike near Charleroi with 1400 workers out. thefts and embezzlements tied to banks in San Jose and Chicago. naval memorial at Annapolis. French-Siamese tensions along the Sat ie river.
The senate discussed the Wilson tariff bill and amendments while executive session considered a revenue official nomination later rejected. In the house the Wilson tariff bill moved through committee with debate on the sugar schedule and related resolutions.
The itemized report notes J W Ginvixs appointed head of Hawaii Postal Savings Bank by the provisional government and his San Diego consulship. It mentions a bank closing in Ellis Kansas, a construction collapse near Fairview New Jersey injuring workers, a Minneapolis fire destroying a cereal plant, a Berlin invitation to the Duke of York, a Cary Carrara siege proclamation, and various arrests and deaths including Real estate dealer Evreron Wittiah and West Virginia politician Exexewan. Financials show Fort Scott and Elma Fassett family details, with property values and securities cited.
Dutch steamer Amsterdam arrived with chief officer J Merer among five men lost when port lifeboat capsized near the sinking American schooner Maggie E Well. Captain and crew bravely pursued救救 rescue despite snow squalls and cold. several saved, others drowned. The Maggie E Wells identified as eighty five tons, built in 1800s, Gloucester fishing vessel. Additional notes report railroad and accident updates with minor injuries and a later reconstruction train incident in New Jersey.
Reports from Honolulu detail a proposed Hawaiian republic constitution with president and two houses. Voting rules favor English literacy, limiting Japanese influence, while upper house requires education and property qualifications. Provisional government factions debate monarchy abolition and relation with the United States, amid security and tax-bond revenues.
A thrilling jailyard incident at the county jail occurs Thursday night when prisoner De France tied to life for mail robbery escapes. jailer Earnest fights to regain control after Christensen seizes keys and unlocks nineteen cells. Earnest recovers keys, restores order, and subdues the inmates with calm courage while keeping the threat contained.
At Annapolis January 30, a memorial stained glass window will be unveiled in the United States Naval Academy chapel. It honors officers and men lost when ships Trenton and Vandalia wrecked near Apia, Samoa. Capt Schoonmaker and Paymaster Arms are named among the drowned. Capt H. E. Clark will preach. Relatives of the deceased invited.
Gloucester dispatch reports Judge Charles P. Thompson of the Massachusetts Superior Court shot himself in his library at 10 15 am. Born July 20 1827 in Braintree he served as congressman from the Gloucester district in 1874 and chaired the Florida election investigation in 1876. He was a Democratic gubernatorial candidate and was later appointed to the superior court by Gov Robinson.
In Alabama at Pratt mine near Northite on January 3 seven convicts escaped after blowing a grate with dynamite. Deputy Sheriff Frank Dexter was killed in a confrontation as officers pursued the fugitives led by Jim Morrison. One convict fatally wounded. others fled with pursuing dogs.
Sheriff Broward reports Gov Mitchell angry at Duval club defiance and vows to stop any fight if possible. He aims to prevent the event in his county, denying licensed security aims and warning of action to avert the confrontation. Col Crocker notes securities tied to Stanford estate held in New York, with no anticipated legal suit.
Governor Stone receives a Mississippi letter from E C Walthall announcing his resignation from the current Senate term due to ill health and seeking a milder climate. The note explains action depends on legal ability to resign before the March 4, 1865 term and notes political ramifications for candidates seeking the seat.
January report by a joint House committee substantiates the University of M’s governance noting 155 attending students listed in the exhibit and finds no nepotism. the institution is said to maintain high educational standards and ranks with the best in the land. It urges continued state support and liberal appropriations.
A Memphis wholesale liquor house reported a siphoned barrel found emptied at Eden, with a mysterious night entry through a floor auger. The Mississippi Fair grandstand in Jackson burned, insured. Meridian hosted a fruit growers meeting forming the Madison Horticultural Society. Tilley of Red Banks suffered severe injuries after a horse threw him and Miss Boone from a carriage.
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