Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-23
WILL BURN CAIMANERA.
Spaniards Resolved TO Reduce the
Town to Ashes
street. ssr~va with str.~ saturated
Win osi. Ready f.r the rs~-h-us-
rta~- fupr--.~ss That A.sth~r
s..-s1t q. sss~tax.

oyF GrsNrANNNn. via Kingston. js-
maiea. June - Cuban s,outs ts-isy
r~Port that the inhabitants of Caima-
uera have s,rcwn the streets with straw
an' oil with the intention % destroy
ing the riiy aud fleeing 10 the hills
Caiuran~ra lies four miic> up the hay
from Camp NcCslla. under the guns 20
the American ships, and ,hc situation
= Desperate Starving and famine
stricken. convinced of the ultimate
,riaEsPh of the American arms and
wishou, faith IN the protevtioa % the
spanish sosdierv. the psoplc are be-
lieve'l - have 5etermiu.-,i - leave their
hnu~ss in ashes behind them aud s-c<
safety in the mountair~ Of the north.
The scouts declare that the story -
accurate. and say that every buiisiiny
of the town Is being rapidly prepared
for the torch
The situation Of the hesisg~d u a
fearful one. The people arr eating
horses and mnl-s. aud are s.,uuring the
hills f1r ffwi;s and herbs
H"HaANARAAAAV MfNFA ANttAA4tNtlEAlf u = =
from the Am@riran is.t leave the help
less eitixens terror stricken, NJ pr~para-
tions for defense being made.
I; Is also stated that the spanish gun
boat Caimanera has bcea loasiesi with
iniammahlcs and will he burned VITA
the city. her cum7nansirr DECLARING that
she viii never bccsrnc an American
prize.
Abe scouts als.s ~, that the spanish
soldiers are in aimn-t a. c,,uapirie a
state u panic a. are the civiiisn.. and
tina, they could easily b. in,luesl ..
surrender. >,sme Of the prisoners taken
By the marines also say th~y bsiisve
the spanish trnnpS arr On the vcrgo ..
surrender. owing u the iask ~ f,--a.
Nsp~<-ia< Desperate asisek-
Capt. NcCalla % the cruiser marble
head and Licut-CoL Huntington. if
command ~ the marins~, arr net ~
sure. however. of the r~r.srss,i spanish
rout- They rcccivest infcrmatiss r,-s-
tersiay that general attack By a fsr,-'
% :. 500 spanish saisiirrs ans xnvrriiiss
on Camp McCalla = contemplated 81 iih.
in a night ~ twa- Every preparation
was made last nigh, fsr an expected -
sauit The hills abssat the marine
camp xcr'e brilliant under the shifs5n-
rays - the searehi rhts - IA. Narhir-
head. Dolphin and Seprpina. 4ad The
marines werr iyiRg in the ridr pts. a.
the guns. ready and anxioas tor tatf .
but the night passed uitAeut the nrinr
u shos. The same watehful care - a.
exercised ,o.say. a. Caps Nctai,z i
-',urineet that an attack : iik-ig - -
sur al any usom-nt.
The Iowa t,inc,l the ie-s here thi.
morning. aud later the admiral came
over oa the flagship - inspect the f5r-
tisraiions aud c,pufer with eaps. Ne
Gala azd Lieut. d. IIuntington.
The coast IN the vicinity - Guan,A
nano Is dotted with the hright-hue,l
Cuban Tag. Numerous camps q in.
sErgentS, which havc heen essablish-
along the shore between santiago aud
this place. arc us..i By the admiral a.
means of communication with IA
Cuhans IN the interior-
The aid which these men have giTrr
has proved highly valuable Ia Aneri.
cans Their stories Of destitution and
revolt among the Spanish soldiery ia
this vicinity have been eorroborated hy
interviews with prisoners captured
AROUND the camp.
ten rerrejo. who i in command %,
the spanish fprees here. i undoubtedly
desperate in regard "a obtaining fa--i
Tor his men The prisoners who have
b scn captured appear 10 have been III.
fed. and are apparently indifferent q
their fate.