Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

WNsufNs Feb. -.-Ifan Charlrs
" Eu~~.'ll assistant nitct states at
tnrnrv IN the department ~ jr~tics.
has rve~ivcsi thu fslis,Ning letter. 49,
know lssiVing the rvs~ipt of New Work
draft mailed - uite,i states CONSUL
BARKER at >sgua le '.ranie cuba,
u h.s.s district II I.a> villas cmhrasss
santa Clara. the capital ~ the province
% that nams. >an biming,,. Remedies
snd ans,th~r city ia the SAME province.
in the eastern part IT the island
In explanation of his estimate ~ the
nuuti.r - d-ath> from starvation up
a. the tims 20 hls rycsnt visit via ss,.-
ws- W EuS.s.Ii SAYS that hc lr,'t that
uurnhsr frs'se che c,,rnmon talk in Cuba
f"r instance h. s>hv.i = cuban What
the Insurgents said ai-iut as','.P,sag the
offer - autonomy. and the answer was
that spain hat put et'0osn crrp~.-~ b..-
tween her amt them. referring evi-
IDENTIFY - shs rsrincvntrasi',- The let
ter frilaW~.
1t II with uuf-ignssi pleasure. a.
well a. ineVprvssi hie gratitu,ic f,tr vvur
valued favor - the lJth. IN transmit
ting So nits,t states currency. ~ a
donation tn th. di~p"n~ari,'. a eharita-
tls institution - carw tor the destitute
ansi sicl chil,ireu - this city. contrib-
uts.i a. you say hy 'c-rtaia employees
uf your apartment
u must tell ysu anJ the other g,r'd
soul, contributing that the rsmittane-
was mn.t timely - their ~Nchs'luer
wa. empty and one rcnarked when
this rrltcf WIS mnsi., known We had
t...i and only ts.-i. u l,-,k ~. IN or,isr
that our TREASURY b.. rcplenishs,'L To
,.oi and ths,sc charitable Amrricaus
ar du.s our thanks.
air.. : pf B.s-tnn. has notified ne
that she has sent 10 my address a ease
- ,,susisn,..d milk fpr the samc pur.
p..-., a. ais, f,r the Remnant, ~ fami-
lies - rvconc~utrs.i,,- in an oit war;
huus. % whom have hear,L I a.
sum. il was y"u - hn called her atteu-
tiun a. thes. p--pr starving autcast-'
After speaking of the .r,..i ,.,n. hy
Mr. Ru~,siis visit o. cuba. the lsttst
pr'.cvv,i,.
Up ts date my district has reviewed
nothing ~ thu rvlisf ,snt by uur p,uply
rSerpt through your thoughtful rr
msmbranc~
ut cuurs.. Consul-,,vnerui i..-- Ia.
mot. NOR will h ever. in INV humble
Judgment. have sufficient contrib butiou-
sent "a Havana - share with IA. ~ ~
unite and Inaccessible in Transporting
supplies. In view of this. cputribu-
tiuu. ike vours in mrury viii aid
in saving thouSansi. ho must die with
out Su,trnancc aud medicine imms,-
diatclv furnished Far instance. this
remittance fruin the generous eru-
pleye- in your department will prove
uorc h.netis.iai than ten times that
sum D. days hence.
Il have eertihcates signed bv the
aleaiass ~ the principal citisa amt
towns in my districts showing that
my estimate ~ 5d.o.a p..ri>hfng souls
was under rather than above the mark
To nv mind and tp all Christian
people there j. hut on~. ~.sl~lv ou~.
ISSUE in this Cuban QUESTION. via. dss-
tftutiou and starvation The status
quo is a. hen you left save the ,i..s-
titntion grows and the death rate in
crvasss hourly.
4 mot the authorities have ssisctesi
and named agents eompp>..si ~ women
A. well A. msn y ho will distribute all
contributions reviewed and render
ne.drsi relief to all the destitute
>av tu the generous people - Amer
len who have never turned deaf sar
to the cry It ths. Distressed whether at
home OF in foreign land. t. send us
fnnd medicine and clothing for the
sick