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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

fiRE which started in the town
aa4l al Covingion. La. destroyed three
'ioe<s of buildings Loss. sl00. .000.
INDICATIONS strongly pointed on the
.4'n to a settlement between the
srAing miners and the virden TIL }
eoal company. Eiward cahiIl, presi-
ssat OF the miners union, left for
,A'easo IN response TO 4 telegram from
= = Lone<s, president OF the coal
company.
IHE National W. C. I. u, convened
Nsl Paul, MINI. on the 18th. The
s"osention was formally called to or
sr " Mrs Stevenson. acting presi-
1n- The annual report of the treas
Helen VI BARKER, showed receipts
va % and expenditures of ss3. 3J7.
1S balance on hand being sl,os9
iHk Nebraska university and the
AAtsas tity University Medical college
p'aa'i teams played a game 1T Kan
- ~ Mo, on the Tth and the latter
Won by a score of too
a CONTEST will probably result as to
aer or not the proposition to
ope voting machines in Cuyahoga
y. u, carried at the recent elec-
u lnere were .. 600 more votes
- IN favor of the machine than were
against the proposition. but 5000
Jailed to vote on the question
thE chinese consul at San Francisco
- convinced that at least Is Mongo-
s were drowned in the forward
= OF the wrecked river steamer J.
refers, which was LAYING on the
~ mats of Salito1 Several of the
tahaen were known to have consid-
.oie J. money. An effort will be made
"reeover the bodies
iNo masked robbers entered the
sss once at Arago, Ore. which is To-
a. IN the residence of W. H. Schroe-
49, postmaster They forced S<hroe-
a. the point of a revolver, to open
saie and secured 81, 500 belonging
Il ns Arago creamery and 5000 of post
srEhS roads have agreed to make
sa1s OF one fare plus 81 for the round
rom ali western territory, includ-
I tah, except that within a radius
a. - niles of Chicago, for the meeting
we uood Roads and Public Improve
~ association of Missouri. TO De
= al St Louis on November I'll and
sAs explosion in Schoolxcy mine.
west Pittston. Pa. seriously
four men Fire following the
n I.os'on overcame Anthony Branke.
- and John valvens. his laborer.
was dead when rescuers found
-, out Vaivens was restored to con-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Washington. Nov. "a Mr. Thong hi
Ne. connected With the household Of
the Crown Prince og Corea and eldest
son of Mr.. Chin Pom Ne. the minister
from Cora to This country. has been
appointed an attache of the Corran Ie-
take his post. He is "a years old. and
his main mission 20 this country is TO
be educated in the English language
and customs. lie left Cora unaccom-
panied. September Is. arrived in san
Francisco saturday night. and is ex-
p~cted to reach Washington the latter
part of next week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Tn. governor has pst,'vuett W A
Howard iiarrispn clnaty, forgery sen
tenc.d to two wears iaprtslt. ruent.
Howard cas-. isa novel one. 3. havius
newer hscn p.acvA "a th- peniteutiarv
H. was cunvirtci and ~snirucfi. bus
appealed O. the supreme crurf ani s.s
rar,loued while the appeal vas pend
ing his is the frat psrien Pvudlrs
spp-ai granted un.ief th- ucv cunstit1-
s.on Whish fsrei,ts 10 rtpr.-, terms the
granting - pariaus "h~furc runvic-
tion a, WAS PERMITTED under the 1it
constitution The ra.r therefore rsisss
ar uni,fur question a. - whether
rrtssnrr b. 'c.rnvtrfrd ia ths mrsnins
- th- ssln.flfafaan. whtl~ his ans i
snrrvae cour'. Has even aAmittiag
shat The pardon .sht b. uscousiiia.
tianai sher~ = further and siiA more
curiuws su.sti.sn ~ compllcatica whlca
sris=s sf.fr snnrvnrv rturt h4s be-
that i.tisttsu q the csustttatisu caa
eniy - pir..i--i ~ th~ party uhasa
rgats ar~ aTr-sr.t thereby ln ta.
ca-e the prl>.sa~r b-.ns tae party wtoss
right, arr sFr-t.si- pt hardly a.k 60
havr 'h- f.ir,isn auuuiirl That being
the raer th~ uuiv rsurs~ open 70 The
district at,aru-V 2 BE- s,iii desired
rur-ue the mn.fcr woald h- go have
She p-rty r.-arrc.t~f The prissuer
vs-nia then su. out writ - hab~as
cprPu. aud ~ up bis psnlau. rh--s
eornpl icat~f qusstious cgu.d aavc been
avei.i.si haI she pri..ru~r arst dlsmiss-l
b.. .pp~aL thereby making hls eouvie-
g.. q. .Hss4sf -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
x.rehaad to wnhar.w from r..hos..

Cairo. Nov. l4.-Maj. Marchand. com
nlander of the French expedition at
Fashoda. started yesterday for that
point with Capt. Baratier. who carried
Marchand's report TO Paris and
brought the reply OF the French gov
ernment. On their arrival at Fasho,ia.
the expedition will Immediately retire,
by way of Sobat. southwest OF Fash
oda. at the junction of the Sohsat river
and the White Nile. from which point
they will move overland to Jibutil. the
French post in the Eesa district on the
west coast Of the gulf of Alden.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Perdleton. Ore. Nov. H. Miss Nav
Wallace, teacher in the Pcndletoa
school. was fatally shot through the
body while standing by window az
the home of her parents in this city.
The shot was fired through the win
dow glass by some person unknown
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Justice Payne aud Constable Nash of
I.aNndcs county arrested John smith
aud his two sons, Nose and Jim. who
for some time past hav. breu running
wildcat still in the ~outheastarn section
~ the county. BESIDES the prisoners.
the officers captured the entire outdt.
which consisted of still with AL
necessary paraphernalia and about eo1
gallons Of liquor. the officers were in
formed 81 the existence aud Location Of
the still by an anonymous note which
vas found pinned on Justice Payneis
gate
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
r.xr. c.ptar-.i at .b.rde.a-

In the lower portion of Aberdeen.
work. Hearing some noise made hy
spme guineas, a. II hawk was after
them. upon going to investigate they
discovered that it was an eagle, but the
bird was - interested in the guinea-
that IL failed Ia note the approach Of
one Of th.. women. who knocked 1t ON
tn. head with club. stunning il until
1t could be- tied. The eagle Is a msR-
nific-nt specimen of the gray type,
measuring over eigh; feet from tip 70
tin.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
The sprias n-Id g Ne sad the N.x.sia-
EiH~

Gen. fiagler dos not claim for the
s5-euiib,r Springfield rifle an equality
with the new se-calIber magazine rife
ef the army. hHt says that IL j. vsrS
gocd arm and po--eSSes many merits
This f.aiurr has heretofore h-cH eaui-
mentsd upon in discussion Of small
arms ussd during the war.
The machinery far the manufae'ur,
of small arm ammunition WIS none
Of The s.-st Vet the department turned
out ~. .tta.efs0 rounds for the war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

The opening eNcreises % the 'our-
tevn,h annual session ~ the Industrial
Institute aud College were held in tho
chaD~I ~ that institution lat week.
Addresses we're delivered hy President
Kincanuon. Hon. VI A. franklin. Col.
W. u. Iiumphries, col J. I. Power.
Hon Wylie y. Nash aud Others. There
werr 2so students present. the largest
uumb-r ever present at the beginning
of any session All the reforms sug-
g..sted by the Legislature viii be put
into effect
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

NEw YORK. Nov IA cable dispatch
received in this city to-day from Lib
ertad. Nicaragua. states that a rcvoiu-
ton has broken out in Salvador. IL i
only a fortnight since Salvador, Hon
duras and Nicaragua ioinsd their dr>-
TIMES and formed the United States o:
Central America The people Of saliva
dor have not been enthusiastic over the
new scheme. particularly a. it appears
that the financial burdens Of maintain
ing the new State will fall most heavily
upon them, owing TO their having a
denssr population than either Of the
other parties to the consolidation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

HNvkNA. Caha. Nov. On the adj
vice of the captaiu-gcneral zen. Calixto
t'arcia and other members of the Cuban
commission. who have arrived here from
santa Cruz del sur. have gone into
camp at Narianso. ~ a. To avoid pub,is
demonstration
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
DEwEY's EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
LieutenAnt-Co msnder Paiae of th-
Olympia Retired

WASHINGTON. Nov I4--Another
officer of the cruiser Olympia. Rear Adj
miral Dewey's flagship. who was at
taehed TO that vessel during the battle
of Manila Bay. has been compelled to
relinquish active service in the navy.
Orders were issued by the department
today retiring Lieutenant-C1 1mmander
5. C. Paine, executive officer of the
Olympia when the late Capt. Gridley
was her commander Lieut. Paine was
retired on account Of lung trouble.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
THE SPANISH sPIIr-UP.
Arzgon Advances P~tition For Deeen-
tr.fixstion TIN a Peniteat fisa-

MADRID. Nov. 10. -Aragon has NOW
Joined with the other provinces of Spair
in demanding the decentralization OF
the government. on which subject
Catalonian depntation was received in
audience by the queen regent to-day.
The Aragonians. in presenting their
demands. point out that .Anglo-Saxons
Of America, aided by the Anglo-Saxous
Of Europe, have obIitcszted hzli OF
spain from the maps"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

In Europe the fad for Illustrated
postal cards has reached great heights.
IL began with having on the cards pic
tures Of famous scenes or historic mon
umenfs. for the benefit of tourists who
liked TO mail such souvenirs to their
friends These embellishments grad
ually developed into pretty. hand-paint-
ed landscapes and then into special dec
orative designs. something on the or
der of posters. Prizes have been given
for the best designs. and now large ex-
bibitiou of them Is in full swing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

New York, Nov. 13.-Dr. John S.
White. head master of Berkely school.
Il is announced. has purchased. as rep
res'-ntative of . syndicate. the Old
site OF Columbia university. II is pre-
posed to locate Berkeiy scnool there.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Within twenty or thirty days the line
connecting the Yazoo & Mississippi VAL
ley and the main line Of the Illinois
Central between Philip and Greenwood
viii be completed. and the work is being
rushsi forward as pidly as possible.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
Permanent Pay IN, ,.s~r'. oris. at Hunt--
ytfl~. Ala

Huntsville. Ala. Nov. i3.-The war
department has established perma-
neut paymaster's Office here. in charge
Of Maj e. r. Marsh and ;. H. Tyler
The remaining regiments will be paid
this week
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
wn r.r,i. H>-.--.ss-i rss Parton.

The h,,ar,i - c1ntrsi hss r-comm-nd-
~ T. tas rsvrrusr tie par'iDn a, WEI
iurvi,. the famous whit,.c4p pri.oncr
- Naratn epausy. serving 10 .rn-
trnr- far murder This aetlun Is based
ai.aiuiy uP.n a strong letter from Ds-
tries Attorney Neville. uhn pspsccuteI
rursi~ uPsn the charge - Killing wiu
Ra,si-y. a trl.asF IS vhitccapp-r. in ia,
In biz letter a. th~ board Mr.. Neville
states that rurvis wa convicted a. tho
time when feeling was high against
whii~cap " uutrage>. then % almost
nightly occurrence. IN that section. an
that be wuuid never have been coaviet-
81 hut for the testimony - Bucklsy's
brother. who sworr he saw Purv!s hre
the fatal shot. Nr. Neville farther
stated tha, he hat since had r-aSau %
hrii-vc Buckl-y's brother vas mistaken.
tie strongly recommended the psr-
doa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Judge ;. II. Iismm died at Meridian
last week. aged three-seore years and
zen. Judge Hamm served on the bench
in this State longer than any one man,
and was universally respected. He
leaves wife and several small chill
drpn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

AUSTIN. Tex. Nov. is.-Today the
last wire was strung by which Austin
can have Telephone connection with Ear
Harbor. Ne. The line Is 1900 miles
long and will be opened to the public
ON D.scemh-r ist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Wallace, Idaho, Nov. b. Gus Euz.
night clerk. snf John Moor waiter in
the New York Kitchen. wcr. >ufIo-
Gated in fire IN the Idaho hotel.
which. with adjoining buildings. was
burned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
THs PARIS CONFERENCE.
tag she ,stts~.t rssist ta -. settle
m-at w.Y Eat ta ssrtsr~.

Paris. Npt. 70 Nmnng on-ioatrrs
herr the ifaprr-sinu exists though il
j. not thu r.-suit - any oiiicial state
uieut that The spanish Isaev comwf~-
sinn-rs viu nnt cuu-eui u" trraiy
y hi, N the American commissioners
could sigu
rss >p..i.sf. ~. shsaiss rh~ts
stssxst-
n seems aitno~i i'sss.irie. also that in
,hs pi'isl.ie pr~s.ur~ - whieh fhe
spanish commissioner orr sativstssi
between their lare- creditors. ho arr
ou th~ .f-st Watching th~m. srsi the
stern attitude uf th~ Z nif~si states. th~
Spanisr,is riat aisausian their -'rug
gls- and ira,~ the two forr~- So con
front zach other.
I, has NOT set l,s-u derisl-,i VI h~thrr
m. neNt i"int SESSION h. ~ s-.vug to-
day of Tomorrow Ih~ Spaniar5ls. "
has t,vvu arranged. will tnsnrm th~
Americans this Inoruiae wh-th..r thst
need the dav 20 pr~ia,rr thrir nsvt
ni-uoransium. " th.s ,is thr mi~-t-
Ing will take place -u,prroy
nsier the r'lis~ 80 pr,,--,iar-
adopted b, she conis rcnrr. if is nn,isr-
s'oo'i that The deliberations u1s net
h- iiu~ Nr-.t-,ily cpuslu.i.,i hs either
sidr
fh- I.. ss-r,..s u-u~.s..taa M-
xsrsisd 80 tisa.f-s-
The statement T. printed hsrr tha,
thv last mrmori,udum frozen the Nu,sri-
cans - regarded by thr ~ganisr,ls ..
a virtual ultimatum- fiut. a. mat
ter - fact. the Nm~riraus have nnf
presented an ultiuatuut
~ is ouiv -iur- N~sinsssiat last that
'h~ Sp1niar'i, has~ begun to fsrl that
th~ Nm~rieans purro-- taking over
th- Fhiippiu-s. and that fo-s vi'hauf
any assumption ~ ~fainizh tn.i~ht..,l.
n"~- Ns farY arr nass eausin.-.sl -
~. if uay r.. that ~pain's n.st pre-
sentiment ira csnf~r-u~e will fs- fh. su-
prvnv r.iis of her a4piamat-. sr.-u-
m"ufati,~ aud tactical forc.- o. NAV
even MARI The conclusion of aii shs
has tn -at bnt II she rule. ~ proceed
ur~ arr followed tn. American. y,ouid
siiil have another presentation Ia sal,-
mit
~ oP-~ HuptaF- ut.hi~ - 49, esr.
Eter sin-r orfol~r IL has I,rcn
within the rang. 81 ps,~~. l,iiity thai al
am meeting an open rupture mieht
"ccur. and on one .r two o~ru-fuu.. it
might hav- h.eu easily fact even h..-
t"re the taking uP ~ she Philippine
qUrstipn. Tho lour,luril-s of The field
IN which that question iH b-ina worked
nut arr h~cum'ue n.pr~ apparent. and
the angel of hual rftlsn~nt vin not
h. 'nr or. lt q treaty IS to result herr.
II uiHs fairly b- sXprrt trd within three
week. although ,f b, rot true a. re-
ported from the nitrsI sfatrs y,.ster-
day that ihs NmerieaHNfsse in~truc-
ttons rmhe,lsin~ time liiait for the
conclusion 1T the conf renes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

The board Of supervisors Of Nonros
county has awarded the contract for
building a steel bridge across the Tom.
bigbee river three miles north OF
Amory. The contract price is si5.7s1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
rHE eLAMoK roR CASH.
"a Gives sp1aI-h On.~rs In Cuba some
thing To Do

HAVANA. Nov. IS via Key West. Nov.
iA.-The mutiny of the ordcn Publico
forers. which for two days threatened
the peace of the city, has resulted in
the dissolution of that body, when,
after the payment of some srrears and
the PROMISE of n full liquidation. the re-
voting trooPs laid down their arms
ten Blaneo then ordered all the foot
and mounted regiments of the orden
Publico To be disbanded. that organiza-
tion ceasing to exist from this date.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Nttertinn b especially invited 20
The experience - the la.t few uiouih>
IN attempting fo provide qu'vkis =
ceast si-feuss- II is believed to h. im-
prsrtieahie aud We viii always l-e
feu-vd IN any emergency - rely apaa
v hat has lssn PRO, stls'i IA the iiuls a.
fsaee thtnk it fslr "a state. Though
not a. thr WY Of complaint. that this
has been urged npan eonerr-S each
YEAR for the past ten year=.
The Situsfissa = very simple \ plaH
has been adopted for providing eum
plete cpa-t i,fsu-e With the present
aeilitie~ Il the department this work
can 10 eafried On economically and in
,hs mos' efficient manner in such
way a. ~ complete the presruf plan
~ bout seven wars Estimates oueht
20 Lc submittet zach YEAR for ~ mrrh
81 the vork a. the facilities for its
production viii permit. II rests with
congress how much 81 the work can
be provided for each year consistently
with the resources Of the country isut
tn. work cannot progress faster than
TIM appropriations provide FOR
III i probable that there must b.
added to the plans and estimates for
the coast defense some provisions fpI
'hc defen... of added possessions
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17

Field rats are esteemed as table deli
cacy in Cuba.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
OXFORD MISS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IL. 1898.
GEN. FLAGLERs's PORT.


Washingtcn. ~. 70 Gen. flag
Ter. ehisf - shc bursau of orinaa,,~.
ha~ naasi- ht, annual rvporf - fhr aes-
rstary - wa II shows that thsr-
wsrs ~~t,~n,issi duriur the aseai year
ending Juus ~ i-s~. - a. 1a1. snd
that th~r. sffil r~ntatn- Of tho srpr,-
pristion u'atir fer the ouiusnrr b'i-
Teau SiHeniEg Ibis larxv sum is b.
rived fr.u, th~ apprnpri fnr tho
a.rai ystr whi~h we're ,uasle fpr v.r
Parrusr~ ameuufing 20 st,ias igl.
rN- fsalr-..ss - s~s-ss.-r.
Regarding ~. -stuirsi~rt - voiul-
t~~r~. III g~nerai thinks IS wuuhl e
a. wi o. have tn government ,.saip
them iu.f'sd ~ bringing thrir state
srr,s into .-rsic-. saying that ii canid
- aon~ - guic,iv owing 70 ~ esi1-
ditiuu 81 The arms - ths state fr,.sfr.
We xseaks in seruf- - urai-. ~ the
manner Ia vhich vork Hss been f~r-
fersasi "a ar=~usls smsi orslpane. f1,--
torres iu the rush hat va- uia,I- rs
puffirr th~ rsnnfrt ~n fs-oftne ftr
var ~ith ~rain- N. TO she lp1lssut
~ the army ~ sava
I~p--rst~-sr- - K--v ~-srgt~. tt.as
- ienr ~ sh~ rrins I'.if f-1-snslers..-
in this esantry in time o. ssar i. p
arr~ vniuute~r furc- r~vsfs E.-ti=.I. it
= imprastieaiaie IA ksep on hand iare~
supuiiss of cassiry. artillery ansi har.-
-guipm~nts. - th--e fn th~ esiur-. %
10 f.s y~sr~ VIII uut unit d~frriurase.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

Observation-Disclosures
The herald., 1898-10-14

euaplary skfe. Whila she lived In Brooklyn
she attended the uttle French church 1t
Woodhaten, under the ministrAtions Of
Pastor Lador. She Intended to spend the
summer with friends In Paris and Geneva.
and when she sailed on the vessel she was
overjoysd At the chance Of seeing rela-
tives whom she had not visited since her
arrival IN this country. Miss Roncy left
In the resadencs Of her friend, Mrs. Jac-
guard. . number Of books, sheets Of music
and other possessions. which she intended
to use on her return to this country. The
fact that she expected to come home soon
was evidenced last might. whom Mr.. Jac-
guard found among her effeots one OF her
most prixed treasures. namely, q portion
Of the cockade worn by Napoleon at the
battle Of Rivoli ON January "A, 1871. Napo-
leon had been only married to Josephine
about year then, and he gave her his
piumes worn at the battle az keepsake.
Whom he went to Bgypt the Duchess Of
6axe-Gotha sent Mr.. De Ia Lands to Jo-
sephins for some souvenir Of the great
general, and Josephine gave the messeo.
ger the plume and told its story. A portion
Of It was given to Miss Poncy's father. a nd
he had It framed in gold medallion. This
was the treasure Of the poor young wo-
man who sailed on the Bourgogne. and.
fearing 1t might 60 astray. she had left Z.
with her other effects. with her friends.
the JacQuards. The memento. which 10
labelled Fragment du panache de Bona
parte Ia Bataille de Rivoli, le II Janv!er,
1881" will be expressed with the other ef.
fects to Miss Ponoys sister IN Geneva.
Tho family regards the keepsake as price,
less.-Boston Transcript.
The herald., 1898-10-14
Famine in Russia

The results of the harvest Of this year are
now becoming known, and though good in
some southern districts, a number Of gov
ernments have been acknowledged official
ly to have suffered from bad crops and to
require immediate assistance. The minis
ter Of the interior has commissioned Count
Tatshtcheff to make a tour of inspection
OF the provinces which are particularly In
distress, namely, KazanskayA, Samars-
kaya Ufimskaya, Vyatskaya, Simbirskaya,
Saratovskaya and Permskaya, numbering
a total population of over 100000. The
petitioning the government for loan OF
2,557 600 rubles for the purchase of seed,
ETC., and for the maintenance Of the starv-
ing peasants. The KaZan Zemstvo asks
for a loan of 1876, 900 pounds of seed. needed
Immediately for sowing during this au-
tumn. The Menzelinskoe zemstvo asks for
1900 900 rubles, etc. A correspondent who
happened to pass village in the govern
ment of Samara gives heartrending pic
ture OF what he saw in that locality, and
states that during one day of his sojourn
in that village no less than twenty-four
sheep fell dead from lack of food. and that
the people, too, look more dead than alive
This" he says, ''is but one Of the numer-
Gus tragic panoramas which I see every
where but the figure of that woman, as
she was imploring the starosta (village
elder) to ask the landowner to save her
last COW will haunt me all my life"
Most of the affected provinces are the
same which suffered from the famine Of
1891 Who Is responsible for all this chronic
misery and starvation. We have already
replied to the question in our previous Is
sues, and have no hesitation in repeating
that at the bottom and root of all Russian
calamities lies the irresponsible autocracy
of the czar, who keeps the people In igno-
rance and helplessness, forbids even the
open discussion of public affairs. as plenti-
fully illustrated in our articles on the press,
and thereby makes the very first steps to-
ward any improvement mpossible.-Anglo-
Russian
The herald., 1898-10-14
STILL GUARD THE MAINE
More Treachery May Have Been Done
During the Blockade

Havana.-By night and by day two Span
Sh guards IN q little boat patrol around
and guard the wreckage that was once the
proud United States battleship Maine. The
first thing the inward-bound American
wants to be pointed out to him Is the wreck
Of the Maine From the buoy where the
steamer Mascotte lies to the landing is over
half mile, and the route passes not far
from the place where the Maine met to
fate. The passenger can see what there 10
Of the big vessel still above water The mil
itary mast stands like a sentinel over the
rusted iron and debris whdoh tell the story
Of the fatal night of Feb 18th. Far inland
In the great cemetery Of Cristobal Colon
sleep silently the poor fellows whom treach-
cry burned into eternity.
Rumor persists that the blockade has
made It possible for further treachery, and
now the wreck will show an explosion from
the inside. whatever may have been the
original shock which sent the Maine INTO
the mud Of Havana harbor. 1t should be
comparatively easy matter to show that
the wreck has boon tampered with. II such
has been the case. Americans here are very
cautious about making Investigations, and
say nothing that would lead to unpleasant
consequences.
The true story Of what has transpired In
Havana harbor since the blockade began
will soon come out and the American public
will have another opportunity to see how
things were done in Spain's neighborlng ter
r.tory.-Chicago Chronicle.