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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
1
The dispatch reports Peesenest McKasver pressing for ratification of the general arbitration with Keat Pritain via personal appeals to senators. It notes US envoy W. W. Totten from Portland, a former diplomat to Stockholm, rumored to be sent back, while Canada shows a drop in failures. The piece covers Treasury duties, dividend declarations, plague in Bombay, cabinet meetings, and political moves in Greece, Britain, and Cambridge.
The Republican House caucus unanimously renominated Reed for speaker of the House. Attendees rose in applause as Reed thanked the members and pledged to push a policy-focused session. Dingley outlined plans to prepare for an extraordinary session and report on measures to revive the economy and sustain free debate.
A passenger train from Chattanooga toppled a trestle on the Western & Atlantic line near the Etownh river, sending five freight cars and the engine into the water. Engineer Pittman, trapped on his post with a broken leg, clung to the engine before drowning. Fireman Kenney and several travelers were hurt, while other passengers escaped.
Indiana lawyer W. E. Colerick is found dead from carbolic acid in the front room of his fiancee Mae Hall in Fort Wayne. Mae Hall is found unconscious in a rear room. she is hospitalized at Hope. The deaths occur at 9 am as investigators probe motive and sequence.
The sarcophagus for General Ulysses S. Grant has been shipped to New York for transfer to the monument. Final dedicatory services are planned for April, with the casket to be housed inside the tomb and the body of Grant to lie in state.
A large Trafalgar Square gathering in Trafalgar Square urged Greek self determination for Crete and opposed foreign coercion. Speakers from the House of Commons including Michael Davitt Francis Channing J Havelock Wilson and J Dalziel condemned Salisbury and allied powers over Greece.
Secretary Bliss vacated and annulled orders in the Chicago lake frost cases and ordered a new trial before the general land office commissioner within a set period. The action followed a disclosure of a decision by Land Commissioner Lamorvaux to a third party, contrary to orders.
A Washington dispatch reports President McKinley offered Henry Payne National Committeeman the appointment as minister plenipotentiary to Germany. Payne’s supporters urged him to accept and leave his current administration. The source text is fragmented and contains unclear place names and dates.
President McKinley sternly warns Congress to pass broad revenue measures to restore the treasury. He cites rising deficits, Treasury reports, and the need to bolster domestic production and agriculture while addressing debt and currency concerns. A light humorous Agate note closes the item.
The official report details a five day march where government troops endured constant attacks by insurgent bands. Rebels repeatedly faded into the flanks and suffered heavy losses as the column pressed toward its objective. Forty wounded were left at a fort as fighting continued. two lieutenants and six privates were killed. American correspondent Sylvester Seovel, freed from jail, arrived yesterday.
A wealthy Irish family backs a dramatic courtship where a policeman wins the lady and a share of her estate by bravery. She follows him in a hansom with refreshment to aid his work and secure affection. Also notes on white cats, sacred Egyptian mummies, and feline anatomy.
A Manila dispatch reports the Philippine campaign paralyzed due to scarce troops. Spaniards cannot launch offensives amid secrecy and slowness in reinforcement. Captain Polaireja reportedly to stay in command despite health rumors.
Senor de Lome defies Sherman after a heated talk over Sylvester Scovel, the newspaper man jailed in Cuba. President McKinley seeks his release after 29 days without trial, with the Spanish minister warning Spain cannot act to help while U S coercive measures stand.
A Havana dispatch says Madrid urges Weyler to resign. Tensions rise as exchanges with Madrid surface. Havana fears changes in paper money and a Spanish bank substitution. About 200 Cubans sail for Ceuta in exile aboard a special transport.
Frank Dewis, 20, son of a King City miller in Missouri, drank carbolic acid in a saloon after a dispute over a hat. He died ten minutes later at the police station. The incident followed a failed drink purchase in which he had no money. A second dispatch notes Kruger’s remark on war with England and reports fresh atrocities in Asia Minor with Christians in distress and bloodshed at Exock.
The American Cotton Growers Protective Association aims to reduce cotton acreage in Mississippi during planting season. Widespread support from planters cites food crop needs, cash-only farming reducing cotton growage, and clubs forming to shift toward food staples and livestock.
March 14 Memphis Tennessee reports the Mississippi rises beyond expectations, flooding low islands and plantations. Livestock losses mount in Arkansas districts while residents evacuate to Tennessee shores. rail lines face washouts and bridge trestles risk undermining as embankments near capacity.
Wayne County residents discuss possible valuable mineral deposits while Wilson claims a copper and lead mine. Ore is sent to an assay office. Columbus plans a full sewerage and water system with a bond authorization of 5000 dollars.
State Senator J F P Salyer a gold Democrat from Monroe County died at West Liberty at three this morning of heart failure. His death leaves the Democratic side with votes on the joint ballot while Senator Thrivie is ill and Republicans may withhold support for Hunter. A Hunter faction meeting with Lt Governor Worthington and Attorney General Taylor affirmed adherence to the lieutenant governor’s ruling on the ballot timing.
Mrs Bradford of 75 Vienna Street in the East End was found in a dying state after swallowing laudanum and aconite. She admitted losing three children one after another, a sorrow that left her in melancholia.
Wasmigetos March 15 noon both houses of the Fifty fifth congress will convene in an extra session. It is unlikely the senate will stay in continuous session unless the president moves more swiftly on nominations. The foreign relations committee reports the arbitration treaty with Great Britain.
In Apalachicola Florida a tax collector Wm Hinsey was assaulted by a following man. His wife Mia Hilary intervened with a hickory stick, felling the attacker who died later at the guardhouse. The report also notes tar and feathering of Mormon elders in Baker county and other Florida incidents.
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