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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
ENGLISH VIEW OF THE BATTLE.
Plain that TN. spanH.f.f. Have Met q Crush
ing Defeat. hat Det ais of the
Fight Wanting.

Laxpox. Nav While it is quite
clear that the spanish squadron has
suffered crushing defeat. the dis
matches leave unciear the intensely in
tgrc,tinr question whether the Aneri-
can SQUADRON has suffered material
damage
All news thus far comes from span
i=h sources. but IL seems evident that
Commodore Dewey has not captured
Manila Unls.s, he i able - make an
other attack and capture the town. he
will be- in an awkward position having
no base upon which 10 retire and To
refit
Probably. therefore, the United
states squadron will be obliged 10
make for san Francisco. az the en-
trance to Manila bay IS heavily mined
with torpedoes.
Commodore Dewey displayed great
pluck and daring in making for the
inner harbor. According 20 private
aiviees received from Madrid the
United states cruisers Olympia. Ra-
leigh and two other vessels. the names
of which are not gwen, entered the
harbor.
No dispatches give details as to the
vessels actually engaged On either side.
IL appears to be incorrect that the
American ships finally anchored be-
mind the merchantmsn on the east
s,d.. OF tbs. hay IL should be the west
side. Probabilities point IN the direc-
tiou of the second engagement having
occurred through the Spaniards trying
10 prevent the landing of the American
wounded
Reliable details cannot be had until
the commodore squadron Is able 10
communicates with Hong Kong. There
Is. however. n suspicious franknss'
about the Spanish dispatches that =.
vors OF a desire 10 break unpleasant
news 70 the SpaniafSls. 1t ~ not un
Ii,xetv. therefore. that Commodore
Dewey mag be able torrnsvs ths attack
A special dispatch from Madrid says
the spaniards fought spteniidly. the
sailors refusing to leave the burning
ana sinking ships. The captain Of the
Reina Christina went down with the
vessel
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Washington almost IN frvaxv af en-
thusiastic rejoi~iux For davs they.
in common with the people throa- -hout
the country have h.~n awaiting news
from the Philippine islands. a. every
thing pointed to battle at Manila
that might b. decisive conflict OF the
war When tn. news came indicating
a ,sreat victory for IN. American sstuld-
ron the enthusiasm of the people vas
let loose and the streess Of the city
rang with cheers throughout the night
The first news Of the bIttle received
in Washington came in brief cable
gram from Madrid about eight clock
last evening A. the night wore on
the cable continued ~ sing the new>
Of victory for the squadron of Admiral
Dewey ami the interest grew into tre-
mensiOus excitement
Ordinarily Washington ~ the quiet
est % cities on sunday. nut a. bu.-
Ietin after bulletin was posted in front
of the newspaper Offices. each suc'-s-s-
sively conveying information more
gratifying than IL predecessor. the
crowds in the streets bscams uproar-
ious ,;gad az well as basl news sprea Is
rapidly. anil by ten o'clock the street,
were crowded with people. all sliseuss-
ing tn. one exciting topic % the hour
Hundreds gathered ia front Of the
bulletin boards. anl every seiutiIla %
nexs-and it WIS all glorious -syls r.
ceived with enthassa itie cheers VAIL
victory had been exp 'eted the nesvs ot
ia it-coming A. u diI from >ptaiSt
sources gave vent % the patriotism Of
the people which has been Peut IN for
days Il was a spontaneous out Irst
Of patrioti, feeling that scarcely snrv
bounds Comma l0re y .wey nam was
ON every lip, and his praises were s1ng
in the reftieings 1f the people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
Another Bsas for IN. Spanish ships In
imertsas Waters.

NJ JoHSs. V r.. May The gov
ernor. sir Herbert Murray. issued a
royal gazette extraordinary Saturday
night. containing the following proc
lamatiaa. received from RI lIJa -
seph Chamberlain, imp psriai secretary
of state foe the colonies.
No coal shall be supplied toany be-
lIgsrent ship, except for the specific
parpos-. OF enabling them To proceed
direct to their own eountrv. or % some
other n1meI neutral destination, with
reference To which the supply Of coal
il given
Goal should not be supplied at az il
there are reasonable grounds fOr sup
posing that il is, in fact. 10 be used Oe
another Parpose.
The proclamation is regarded a pre-
venting the spanish 4 ret from secrtr-
ing eoal here for an attack on Amer
lean coast CITIES
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

soon aftervartI fire reached her maga-
zines and she was blown to pieces.
Meanwhile the sho-e bafteris exc
euted some good firing. and the Ameri-
can feet drew off, only toreturn 20 the
attack Immediately. The Rsina Chris
tina was soon on fre. and the cruiser
non Antonio de UIIoa and the gunboat
,findano were damaged beyond all USE
fitness.
At midnight it was given out that
..the Americans remain in the haroor,
b,r the forts and what remains OF the
spanish feet are keeping up a resist
ance.- Spanish officials. however
still claim a victory, inasmaeh as
the enemy has not yet taken Ma
Mia The Olympia and the Maria
CHRISTINA were the irss vessels en-
gagged. bot the latter was soon crippled
bv the Ofympia's guns. and nre soon
finished the flagship OF the Spanish
squairon-
The spanish admirals transfer OF the
Gar 20 the IsIa De cuba was an act OF
0reas daring The spanish report coz
tinu.d TO the ffees snat the Baltimore
OLYMPIA. Concord and Boston crippled
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

ing to these kilograms, compelled them
10 withdraw
The governor Of the Philippines has
teleyraphed thai the Manila squadron
il in a ro,d strategi. position OF Ca
vite. tie adfI..d that the arming Of the
volunteers continues and that the
Spaniars!s are ready To resist any at
tempt 20 land and to defead the integ-
ritv Of the country
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

says an ltstu flsim tstIsna FL Pre-
riuu- - fae tepart ure tsau tssl-na 81
fuslcr Emory ~pe..r - Na..,,a t,i- tn.
vtoaH~ut uratas wh3 enlDgizri o. "a.
Grant At The uu.-mnril. {. sirhrItisn lths
tsr1nt birth la ann4v vrfstryf. tn en
plnvr. uf tl. tillena tstz rte. thruua s
a c,'.nuitts-,. rr sent 81 "a with a e.sus
made from tho xpr> trn-h us.,d ~
,ieu- Grant b..i,srr ths var.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

The tru-..r., Il the Institute f"r IN.
Biins met ~ Iass-ru la>t ,ve~l for the
hrst time under tho nsx management
anil elected the following tsaehsr,i
Nis... earuci5l i.nsIs - ko>ciu>ssa. first
teirhrr. Mis-, Fransie ss'l-el. Jac.,son-
s..,.uui teacher. Mi>, Harriet t.as:ou.
Jackson. musiT teacher. II i stated
that of the thirty-ti pupils Of the IN
st.tutiau lc,, than dozen viii remain,
being uilFed At the change of suPcrin-
tendeut and teachers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
-FNNt~u To.-r. xyy.
Ds-pss~h frsm a.su. ., tn tls-r.l .t
NstrtsA

usirtsA
AsBafn. May IA di~path - The
Liberal from Manila sayS shat the
American ~stn1siryn arrived IN sight af
>uhig haV az faar oet-.ls SATURDAY a.
,-rnnsu. \ rve1uuai S~snr~ was masi~
~ the hav after which th.. ves~a.i. irll-
nr'lia,eiy hsft IN the dir~rtlpa II Ma
nila
several private tele<rans anN eeu-
firm the reports - battle A. Manila
They all concur IN stating that the
spanish lnssas vTvr- very hrsvv
Csnrn.i.lure Dewey masis ri. Vav in
10 the hay wifh the pIyHpis, Rsi-igh
and two other vs'--~is. despite the sub
marine d-srnss-s placr'i IN th.. thannsi,
20 tn. right and ieft of Csrregieirr ~
ian'i where there was aisl a battery
The spanish -.faasiren. though mari.
e,iiv Inferior IN guns aaii armament -
the American vr~ssis. attacked the lat
Ter with great -aiiantry. aud acrur,l
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Fully s.e)o persons took part in the
decoration of the graves of the Coufed-
crate dead at Yazoo City last week.
At the cemetery there were ritual SER
Vices by veterans. decoration Of graves.
recitation by Miss Maud Woodward and
an Grafton by Hon c. T. Hooker. clos
inswith benediction By Rev. Mr.. Miller.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
H~v r~~pi@ f-=rsaa- wntfF fnfsu-ls-ffs
over >~s. - tts,trsl D-~-Y-s
tlssssrr ~ Nsnils

wssHTSeraS May washinrtau s
~ Fiis.ing Not sine the siars llTs 20
III. great eivil conflict st a thiri ~ q
century l-sa have the p-rpl'- ~ rh.~ .ifv
hs.en ~ profoundly m.,se,l hv var news
A. they wrrs LAST evening
The first tatti-of the tiispaun- trner-
iean war has h,-rn fpurhf ANT v.sfarr
iie~ with sa0nrn,,si.rr p.,v~v, -.futdr1a
unsi.sr the >ta-s and strip
Thai was rlsurh 20 s.t fh~ p,.unIe -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

RI-f ~. as-.i -a aa.i a prominent
farmer II the e,uisxaf .seftun in
ssraves. ssa1t N sasiei his ftfe be
=uttinx hfs tftHvsr sitaa bur-fs..r E, nifss
Nft~r IT,. esd s..4'I--un sH hasi infected
ta~ iatsi lv"uud ant With bie.ssi s.,ish-
lns thsrvitoin. b. ran after h5, aged
wife tu.l eafnr rrar ~t.shhin.f her. 81 hen
h- FELL IN tts 49, AMI expired IT,
was htsnie ".teefn~L he is supposed
70 havs. hs-n sissranx-sl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Mrs. NolIie r4a.nsn.r. wife afH u
Piummer. rts4itr os th- >rantnu
Mis- ssat.' bans to.ai. u4prpA5n. Tie
husband slaf nim- ~ tbreuxn tha
head At IN. AMI ,li.,I Instantly
is1mrstic troubles ars givel a. the
caus- THE h1nk> aTi.r, we're found
- b.. "a a,-r,i e9adlt."u-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

sam Kline, wealthy wagon manu-
fasturvr ~ Columbus, became involve
in a ,iiGieHIty with two Hegrnes. on his
place near Columbus. last week. anil
shot 10th cf them. Nr. Kline imms-
diateIy gave himself and WAS placed
under a 81 900 bond
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

f. J. Bell age,l -. died at TTerr1do
ltst week. Nr. Bell came frrm North
Caroliu and settled at Hernando thirty
wears azo. He was soon recognized as
a man ~ merit and influence and
gained the love and respect of every
one who knew him
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

News of a triple tragedy comes from
oochnrn. Va Without prov~.ation.
fars salts shot and aided a negro and
white man. ~ suits turned - run
he was shot down by hystander.. sev-
erai shots being fired into his hody.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Gov. Taylor ha, declared his inten-
ton Of going with the Tenn So, vol
untcere. regardless ot the result of his
application tor brlgaslier g.acraL,hip
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Webb. small hamlet - miles EAST
Of isrE,ia Miss On the branch rail
road. WAS burned, with the exception
of tn. hotel and depot Nine stores
and Que livery stable yvcrr destroyed.
making a total loss If 81. .una
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Frank J-nand.. >paniarI. who has
been hanging around town for some
time. was arrested at NicEsburg last
week on suspicion II being spanish
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

instantly si.leas Aif Ssress, proprietor
Of a negro iuneh stan /. at Selma, Ala
The negro sent an insulting message to
Ea.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Rev Dr. Hugh Spencer Williams, Of
Memphis. held a series of meetings at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church az
>'arkville during the past week lie
hsd large crowd, every night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

The eSodus from the gulf coast towns
on account u war has begun Many
residents Of Flsrii. and towns on t.ts
euast have Departed for points furtlstr
north.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
oLYmPr. LED TuE WAY.
.,.an- of Dewey. Flagship Worked Ter
ribE- D~-srurttan-

Madrid. via BIarritz. May l-Ae-
cortling To spanish reports here tom-
n0slcre Dewey led the way into Manila
harbor with the flagship olympia The
forts Of Cavite at once opened are. and
the engagement soon became general
The American vessels avoided the har-
hor mines and directed n deadly tre
against the Don Juan Of Austria IL
was not long before she was badly
damaged and her eommantler killed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


The State rnllruad c,i5ilrr issis,n has
inst rccrivs, the t..x return fr-ri tbs.
ssrissrie railroads ani their branches IN
'he state. showing The valuations
alaee'i uf-1n SAM. a. Follows.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Henry Watterson. Jr. and G. Harvey
Wattefsou. snns OF Eltor iienry Nat
terSon OF the Cour.er-Jouraal, Louis
vile, Ky, have enlisted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

When President Mckinley was asked
how many mn tnmaned fron yellow
fever New Orleans eoHld furnish, Ton
gressnan Meyer said fully J,0l0.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

WAsHtSsToS- May Lit Is oIieiaI
ly annnanseI that tbs army OF iaTa-
sion wlil leave Tampa Fla. on Tues
Jay, for CubL The hrs. army dis
patched Will number 6,Q19 OK I9,0OJ
troops
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

The Railroad hotel AZ OlSoloua was
destroyed by tire last week The local
fire company. with the aid Of the water
works. prevented the spread of the IRE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

the spanish ships IN the sevpn,i a,ta,-;s
u VA. durinr this attack that the Cas-
tiiit caught nrr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

an.t IS 50. Er~at aasi Terrible spec
tarir. Tn. >panllrsts fruzht hraseiv
against ,upsripr f,'rst and suffered
heavy ie--e-- Faur hunsirs,i spaniar,is
a., rsrssrt.,l sili,.,i. irelutiiu-- te,o sum
uiausi.rs Th~ir i.s-s..s hv aHs are als.s
probably VERY great
The >p-nsarsts ,v',a..t n'-t .ive 'u- and
whoa th- trt~risaa f~.t rsturnr,t to
ravir. -.,ru~ sh.at, were >tli arr'i frant
thr ssrfs on -as.rv bet sur >aip- p..Iresi
in ,u.=a ,..rrshl,. s.sna.sna.i.. that fur
th~r resistance ssa- amp.s->ihls
Ths tm~r5eau Ships srrs apparently
amin Tars.t
toun.-i..rs Dewey atrarA Na~ well
carried saf- III. man,uvers of his
s.,uadran sas 4 h..sat5fui sight. and
the navlgatian q the has ~ our ships
wa a F,-narisahi, feat ~ seautlushfp
avoiding. as they did. ,u.,.rssfuily. the
n1ulsreus shailuEv~-
Al = uosv OVER AZ savitr.
Caura.-isre Dewey awaits the de-
eisiua - the governor general ~ the
Philippines before commanding IN.
b,ut la r,lm.ut II Manila Inl.-s a
favorable reply r., rr.vivrd frnm the
governor general 70 the Unit~d >taf~~
t.rt,,. .h,. b.,f, ,b,rtfrn.sut gvflf ..,ttu-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Iamented the unprepare,iuess of Ma
Mia 10 resiss the American wlrshiPs
whose attack hal long been expected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Prot. W. H. Tharp. OF Little Rock,
Ark. a graduate of Toronto university,
has been elected president of south-
west Virginis institute
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05

Annual convention OF Mississippi dr.
vision of the pIGsnt@rs .. tas- CJAfesl-
graey was hsli ~ Co Eo1s; next
meeting At Jackson.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05
THE SPANISH FLEET ANNIHILATED.
Crushing Defeat of the Enemy After a
Terrific Engagement
Reason tn Believe the American Fleet Sustained No DAM
age of Con>equence-8rant Bu Terrible
Spectacle Executed by Dewey.

Nsvu =. Monday 80 =. ~ Nav &.
Co'nmu-inrv tsw~y~ 4quadrp- -,us-
plstelv destroyed thu spanish feet in
Manila hsrh.r ssriy Yesterday u#~u
ing Thrr, ~ admiral Nonteio's ships
were burnt me was sunk, and the. r,.-t
- the spanish warshir- rendered. hnre
,Iu ualla' rs ih,. tmrri,an .un.
eur arct entered Manila hay yrster-
.iav morning a. so'ciocb and. anchar-
ing bcfirv Cavitr. the ,hir= t.-nls mp
their p..-i,iou- in lime - BATTLE.
The fort. ou shore as.uuc, eF'e nett frv
an uur -hip~ a. lrux range. and The.
spanish si~vt anrhorsd ~ Cavitr. i'm
uie.iiatelv f,iiovy,l with their heavy
run>
'ommo.irr, pvwrv. hagshP- the
olympia th.n ,irnaIe,l the rs-,t ~ the
American irvt 70 draw ri.-sr IN ,h"rv.
ami se-,n sfter,sar,i uur shirr- opyurl a
tsrriac csnuuna.is
~st~uttns wsnsnNert"<.
After half an h"ur hot Sighting.
r.-psr ships Hovr.l nat ~ range -
tho ifrbtrr spanish gun, amt continued
th. bornhariu1snt vith the big guns.
with Terrible effect
Twenty minutes later the olympia
sriin siguaIeH th- other American
ship. - draw in at clo-e quarters aud
one. nssrv a rspi.l and ins,~-aut canon
a.iiur b~gan
rht~ terrific b.irnhar,im.ut ~.i.,u ~n,i.,i
the arht. onr af,rr th. either the
spanish rrss..i, were -.'f1''-,i and hrr,
81 thc-u Taught arr. in.ludin., Ndmtrai
Nnutepi, flagship. Tn. Eeiua Maria
tbri~t NJ. frusi an rvp.senru essu-.d hv
-h..Il FROM our - .ur vv~-ri~ The
a,Iuirii at cnes Transferred BIS a1g to
the i-Is d.. cuba.
t'ne spanish vr~-rI wa .unS and ,sv-
sra, ssvr~ run ash''r,. - crap" capture
,smm.-iors uvvess attention ,sas
n"gs airvrt.d ta th,. land tattrriss.
whieh hs siisnsr,i sfter a brirt and
rnsrxstb. h.,utbar'iui.-nf.
sse-st .sss rsrrsss- ~p-st.sis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
OLD-GLORY FACTORY.
Flags of Our Ships Made In the Neyy
York Navy Yard.

iaSs Oh our Strips Made in the New
York Navy Yard.
From the Chicago Record
On the floor of the great flagroo7n in tbs
New York navy yard are drawn patterns and
designs from which the flags for the navy
are made, says the New York Press
The lines OF these designs are painted on
the moor or laid cut by means Of brass-headed
lines. p Vi HS''
The largest American flag made nv the
government is called No. l. It measures "a. "a
feet IN length and 1912 in breadth and Is
rarely ussd Probably the Detroit and Min
a neapoi ga are the only ones of Uncle Sans
snips mat regularly use this size. The size
Known as No. 2, which is considerably small
er, rs the popular size. and is the one used
by most Of the warships
NOW GENES the news that one of the most
famous flags owned by the government is
RAJ aaplu.y dlslntegrating from age and lack of
autentton-the flag in which John Wilkes
Booth caught his foot as he jumped on to the
stage at FoTds theeter on the night when
ne shot President Lincoln. The flag had
mace history even before the tragic scenes of
the assassination. 1t was made by the women
employed in the treasury department at the
time when the male employees organized 10 de-
fend the capital from the raids Of Jubal Early
Inc women presented the flag to the treasury
guard Two nights before the assassination
Une treasury guard gave an entertainment at
tords theater and the flag was emoloyed
IN tine decoration of the box ON the right of
the stage 1t looked so pretty that the man
until after the visit of the president. which
had been announced for the evening of Aprl
Il. The rert in the flag made By Booths
spur is still plainly visible.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
LOVE MAKING
In These Days Is Done in the Open
and without Disguise.

anu without disguise.
Billing and cooling as much a part of
summer time diversions as eating ice cam
or drinking soda water, but billing and COO
ing lin evidence are confined to social
strata in which the fashionable maid and
man have not the slightest concern.
In fact, ultra-smart romancers romance
SO elegantly that unsympathetic davis find
little chance to peck at their hearts.
Climb as high as you may the heights of
common sense and you will fail to discover
wandering in the dale of amatory foolish
ness single couple belonging to really good
society willing to afford the slightest chance
to the curious for fun-makng.
Sentlmentalites gaze in amazemnet at the
latest victims Of loves dream. There Is a
blissful maid, an enamoredi lover. The pair
trio lights. They are the center of the gay
est midsummer groups.
Why? Because shying away from friends
and relatives, watching 1feverishly for a
chance to look into each ather's eyes, hold
each others hands and whisper silly moth
ings into each others ears, has too much Of
'Arriet and AIRY mannerisms to suit these
modlsh young people
This late century lowe-rnaking is delightful
to those who must fill. ther unenviable POSI-
ton of onlookers. There is no greater mis-
selhshness of a spoony pair blind or indif.
ferent to their duties to polite society.
me new order of affairsI may well cause
interested people to rejoice. reverse so
excessive that a match may be made and
the wedding arrangements completed with
out anybody being the wiser brings a dis
unct blessing to all parties concerned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
A MOUSE STORY
In which Once President Hayes Is
the Economical Hero.

In Which Once President Hayes Ii
the Economical Hero.
From the New York Times.
A story that used to be told about Ruth
erford B. Hayes is recalled by the govern
ment's decision as to what it will do with
the spanards now at Santiago. 1t is re-
lated that one day Mrs. Hayes heard a
noise in her pantry, and that, after
alarmed investigation. she found the cause
of the noise to be a mouse in the flour bar
ment, and in some excitement she appealed
to Mr. Hayes for assistance. Like a good
husband he first Gained her natural ter
rors, and then like a brave man he entered
the pantry, removed the cover Of the flour
barrel, and, leaning over, caught the mouse
by the tail. He was about to throw the lit
tie animal out of the window when he no
ticed that It's fury coat was thickly COW
cred with -four. Now. flour costs money, and
willful waste makes woeful want. Realz-
ing these facts, the Ohio statesman re-
strained the hand that was to do the throw
ing until few gentle taps from finger on
the other hend had caused the -four on the
mouse to fall back into the barrel. A rural
Democrat who heard of this adventure ex-
claimed "a man as humane as that, and
yet as economical as that gets my vote!"
Whether the return of the Spanish soldiers
to their home will or will not win Demo-
cratic votes for President Mckinley at the
next election is a question requiring no i'm
mediate answer. but the treatment of our
prisoners is certainly both humane and eco
nomica1