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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

your present neesls are provided for.
and 6y the by will be time enough TO
plan for yeGr future
Eaeh knew that by the by mean'
when -aIl was over
Mrs. Estabrook went baek 70 her
carriage and was driven 20 her home, a
wiser IL not sadder woman than she
had been for ua1ny = day To think
that she bad been s<lfishly bemoaniug
Helena's transition 10 a higher life.
when there WAS such real, living trouble
at ner door. needing the comfort that
she could 50 EASILY give
She had said that she could not give
up Helsna's dolls. and little Minnie
Crandall had had to give her only doll
to the waShwonlan. TO ease suffering
fa.her.
Dear Helena. how glad she will be
tomorrow. to know that her toys ha,e
gone 10 glad Eastertide for one oftiod's 5
little oues."
Her neart as last was stirred to its
most generous depths. and early Easter
morning. on her way TO church. she
drove to the door of the Crandalls' poor
home. for this time the carriage held
that W hich made il needful TO drive into
the narrow court
The faithful John had had to make
several trips to and from the carriage
for there was basket OF dainty dishes
for the invalid. and the dolls bedstead
With its sleeping twins. that would open
their ewes when Minnie should take
them up; the tiny tea table and arm
chair: the china tea set aud boxes full
OF other TOYS There were Helena's
gowns and other clothes for Minnie.
and plain gowns OF her own for the
other girls (At home she had left in
n box. ready TO be sent when needed.
her ovn plainest suit of black for Mrs
CrandalLi There was a box of books,
many OF them juveniles from her own
-irIhood's library. and there WIS not
only a Bible. suitable for use on that
last occasion" now 50 close At hand.
bat there were Testaments for Bella
and Carrie, TO replace those that had
been sold for food and medicine
Il could not sleep last night My
mind was so full of the sadness of see
ing that poor little Minnie sitting up in
that armchair so primiy. with nothing
at aII' to play with as she 50 quantity
said. and there were dear HeleRas
treasures doing no one any good. and !
am quite sure now. though have long
refused 10 see il 50. that they were do
ing me great harm. by keeping my loss
ever before me and helping to make my
h. art hard and selfish
When il was all over. Mrs Crandall
was helped to move into brighter and
healthier locality and the tenement.
though small. was made tidy and com
Portable By gifts from several who be-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
BEAUTIFUL EASTER CUSTOM
tas~ss OF Ks.srr~~stss Nav Hstt-d
VITA w~tasy and Irat-~


Ha"se "is,nrif aFts"pfiatc eN-
p''SS'." o. 'ns Ne'','ians love ~ ui.'-
S a"' 'i'T.r epp'r'''''i"n - ~ in-la r.
'As t'Nes N ." ~ t"aasi tH'h 30 'hfir
me ui's'asion % the hfsarrrr-
"o1 nay ~r',ss Ni'i1ofl no" lf'i. e =
% wan FASTER i@"h-
N 'ns L-A'iiss Home Journal thruu~h
,hs quiet streets GOT t'e'hishsn'. ta-l
N 'ne cary ui"rn- the troinoouisf> walls
ir"h pace Z" psae~. pouring t"rth
'heir grand inspiring anthem tnai
afo"s~s ths sismo~rtng town 10 The
Neis"tn~ Sn"~'rsise % the advent ~
'hs sior'ons day No~ hsrv- nee
tasfs- BOW every " h~rr the hEhts nP
p~aF "t'ein the windows OF the dwell
ineS. and the streets arr ihrungvi
Win people. Young and oid- neuf ins
'aeir ~as from al esrvefi'ias 'ow1r'l th-
enarch- and greeting one another With
lestng s7iutats"ns - TIE cay The
Easier service h begun within The
rhnrcn- and u continued theTs zntt.
th~ Frightening DAY anuounees the 40
vent 81 the dawn Then iu slow gru
csssion- ssie-iussi and ressrrn'- The lses'-
pie pass without the doors. ard- hras.-
ed BY the 'aaihoursu5ss~ soiemnlg
a~'end th~ winning hi - their ts--
Lowell snd qnaias Old buryiHs-grosfnsl
Within 'he closure of tbs cunsss-
Grated spot the congregation asseFi-
bieS and stansis in a sruii eirei- fsc~
in< the eastern hiii In teu1i antte5rat
afF - NasH - HM "a.sU
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
WILL BE READY IN AMPLE TINE
tnsP-srtsat kansaa~~m~as 90 ta~ tnt.f
srvhits~s >f the ~rr.as-.hs.i..ippt Va
Pasisi.sa .t om.hs- >~h

oHNHA. >-b,. April The an
nouncemsut WAS mai. yesterday ap-nn
authority - the ehirf architects 10 the
TransuissisSiPPi exP,ssitsoa tha, oil
construction Work will he Gnishe,i in
ample tiuis foe ths installation Of .x-
hiblts and the perfection - concessions
by the opening day. June /
The large buildings ars nearly really
for the arttstit decorations save the
hn~ sFt~ baiisting and the immense
ssruetur~ which the United States gov
erumens i building. GA the latter the
STAFF work i nearly done. snd the dome
= rveeiviu- the finishing touches The
c'sueessioaaireS are pushing e.sastrur-
ton work rapidly. a. arw the variuus
states. IS - which arr ercctinx build
inrS.
telegram from Alhanv .ays the
Euptrc state has made an ample ap-
preparation which will enable the stat.
ce5nmiSsion- - which ghsuneev VI
pspe1v aud Iir seward Webb are ;he
leading spirits. To make a large state
cXhibit
The governor Of Indiana has ap-
pointed state commission. Nhich
will prcpare a state exhibit Ohio.
PcuuSy ivania. Ma>sachnS IT., Ehoie
Island and ether eastern S,ates are ar
ranging tor state exhibits
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

rA~ >vsni.s rissstt. Net ss r~rts KI~s>
AArsiu. April a-The statement
eahied Friday that the tcvpsslo dosilla
Of spain had arrived At Porto Rico was
taken from n Newspaper here. Inv~--
tixatian sAo~s the announcement -
b. crr~s--sa- rt~ spanish notli.a nas
arrived Al aPe Verde islands. and IL Il.
said wili proved after ccstnx.
Il wss aft~r midnight Friday when
the ne-,s arss h~xan 30 cirvula,e that
thc iir~f hat arrived at rssrt0 Ri,ss. and
thc ps-splr went ainr>, Wild with de-
Light over the thoaxht that the aec,
hat arrived safely Nithout damage hy
stnrnl, ~ obstruction ca ths, part - the
tas-.rirsln ifsvt. and they arr cssrre-
sQ1usiiu<iy irprc>s~,i over she kuovvi-
q l--e that they w~rv deceived. aud bs
"ar q their own oaruals. into an
c'fu.ivrns - that indicats. only tc.i
plainly the anxiety - haze heavier
uaral se-,ae On the osher sisic % the At
lantic.
~ it has taken the spanish tsrpesia
f1,iiIa nine days - make the Cap,
Verbs slant. from the Canary islands.
~ Aich tAcv lxft March -. u Shossld.
t-1srin, on the the sane rate - sps,,,i.
tsss th~ intilia sbsut ~ davS frcul
uoN - reach Porto Ris-o fron the cape
Verde Islands. saPPosing the aotilia
was able - ooal and start again AZ
oucs. which j. unlikely.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
A ScATHING ARRANGEMENT.
Hsa>e tsussniste- "a ta,.lia
rsn<tou>.

wSSugNereN. april "A vigorous
arraiEnm~ut ~ spain was made in the
favorable report - the hause hy Repre-
sentative Eay. It New York. chairman
% the cozsamittee ON irvalid pensions.
% the Chselse-.ug hill to encourage
suiiStnlcuts Of veterans - she late war
dsrrin-. the anticipated war with spain. -
The reruvt say
-Narrrss- .ss attention q spain Ia hen
tlErra~t srfn tl- e=sh1n caiauy tae rsvpis
e4Ee pr7-p sri aaI r=rsily sHvancssL. bat 10
.nou a.ss e ssateraase progress hrvn aie In
sviltssrl11 anf me as=uls,I.ltiaa q Eealth shxa
.he aap-,-~.5s. laa.l x ta- matssr cagnsrv haS
scen plls-es aa tats HeuPa~ znd oppre-siau q
the men aaf nat-zi az1 as-ssis2l es4trsee q the
wszsEa ~ f7zzss-zi sht-r es~rT ferra of taza-
tt1n h1s ussa r-e1r.st -a 70 rtah m p pc q
the eF5sl-- g ~ .r tnis ast x-sn ts~1 a cssu-
filEsa - aao- serr.ta - ms apprrssssl gss-
pc asz< strsszist ~ rhs.t roveru=aeue SARA
e. bra tsa..sl.s pzpnl-r,t- eat usvwr zlre-
\ tss year A. . flzl.al rvae.ltsa rrrlass-
ls-- sa-c~- N&> o1ly ssn iE-l ~ rl- as=~ q r.
frFa1. az - sHuuer Ant tae reaels AL tasa
t1a5r z-rls t1z- ever rreull-s 80 erusra.
svVrF ss,lr ~ Gls-sasrt-1 aat ever saTEI -
1slrraze rrs7zset a. IA tse ssr1-xae far q ast-sg
uass - pr.,r-s,s "a s s=al.. 4 ~ n.cn sah.,-tei
. alalszss esrrF ft-1a * naFaarifF rae rerre-
-sa-ssis~ ~ Ea- ~rsalsa a4ztsn ia W1sa.ar-
issu Eaiir b .z.l.Es s5ar ~x-1asfVe 4is1 ~l1.f--s
af Vrstez. ~ fst~z i-hsp 1at rrazl~cs q imnss-
flzss aeasar ~ rn suss th= hat rtsis cosaillsan 4
1-zlrs = Eln4 aEe Nrirtat AL >ratzx -
epaia les-er. ana..as taf shiei n4rtstrs.s ef
taas rewuoite
geserriag 70 the Maine incident. the
report e1utinuss-
->>paaish ai-rtals aleae nsA tn means or
ku.ass-ie- ns,ssSnrF - s--lIre "a ezr-s-il1 q
tasss szlzr hezrztn th= N1ins- Nin-s aEf po4-
rrsl1i tasrT. i1sss do at = ~ zheut Havana har
Der h<e hu't2-1t~ IN pol Il l. N lactteat
% S1ea uiaraifssic that tn ciytiiEri wgrt
shla4lsg< a. t. ussnGiaz- Auerlc1n hle1l has
t.eea sassi zai cur American hnza : te~1il. II
We sre fails auars th8a ~ ttas u tass crGsi.
crafty d-sea rate aat osseset aAsisa has sever
bra pSaa=ef "a . fsos X G,i-s sresa earth oas
zauIsF. nssrule. oasz2se aai D. llasioa have
fsssaxat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

Oh. y~e arr always 80 kindt f.vsnt
you 70 30 with me aud xee what h,v.
seen \ laborer dying of a lingering
disease and poverty. with a wife and
three chil5rrH. haif-fed ard h.it.
warmed. The oldest girl is sisaat II.
the youngest only three. Wh~n the
huzhassss : awske the wife's time i
sient ~ ing 20 ease his suffering. which
Is constant. bnt by sewing durinr his
ssySfrie maps and nights. she has Kept
starvation away-not much more. Too
proud To beg. they have sold almost
everything that could b.s spared. n,,l
that was rot much. The do-rfor came
and asked rne 20 investigate the esSr. =
and sec Il ! could interest some nf the
ladies knew. found no fool. no
money. scarcely bit of fuel. and the
half-erazed dying man. SeOldiur be-
cause he was cold. aud finding fsuls that
the chicken broth he Ion yp,i for had NO,
been hrought 10 him Poor man. he Is
too far gone to Know the reason why.
and blames his wife: SAYS sh- i tired of
waiting upon him went to kind
market man and he has sent up has
ket full Of provisions. so that thsx will
have supper ard breakfast at l-,<,. r,--
they need fuel. clothes. medicine
everything. \ more eompiete case of
destitution I never saw. where there
WAS not drunkenness 70 cause II. and
the poor woman - brave Through Il all,
and proudly hushins the children wh-r
they said 10 me that they wer~ hungry
and cOld.-
Il will 20 there tonight alone. AMI
here Is $40 FOR yea to boy and send up
at once TO them What they most nevsi
for over Sunday
Mrs. Es;abrook wrote down the az
drcsS and called her carriage. Quickly
donning a street suit. she was soon
aligh;iuS at the entrance q aar-uu
street. and instructed her coachmaR -
wait there for her. as she did not like
To intrusie her private carriage and
servants where Il would create a stir
anil sensation. aS such an equipage is
ap, TO DO in tenement district
IL was indeed sorro~ful scene that
met her eyes The children gard upon
the beautiful woman in black who en-
tered their povsrty-stricken home like
a creature from. to them. an unknown
world They gaxed with the widely
opened eyes Of children accustomed 10
patiently enduring deprivation
They sat in silence. rs IL ahaShe,i by
the presence of coming death and the
poverty about them as well as by the
presence OF a BEAUTIFUL stranger. Had
she not been in black they would have
thought her fairy. but they had never
read Of fairies clothed in mourniu
They Were doing nothing as the very
poor often are fossnsi. because they had
nathing 10 Do with,
Mrs. Crandali was rs usat As her pow
erty Wcull permit her TO BE- There
we're neither rags ror unkemP, heals g.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

hair, but patches were plainly in evi-
dence, and the lack of comforts every
where
Mr.. CrandaIl had been failing for
many months. and now the doctor had
said that il was but question of days
when he would be out of his misery
Their few savings. for they had been
thrifty family, had soon melted away
for his medicines and their daily food.
The doctor expected no pay for his time
and advice, but the druggist had de
nsandsd cash for each prescription
filled. Mrs. Cranslall pitifully told how
she had managed 1t first. by the help
of the two older girls about the house
before and after school daily. to fnd
odd moments to sew by daylight. out
her needlework hEi bee= ehisny done
al night. when hss nusbarc's Eefs were
longest Yet she had only delayed the
hour which was now to be met. when
there was nothing for druggist or
grocer.
Customers naturally had carried their
work elsewhere. rs so often her work
was not finished at the time promised.
the husband requiring unexpected care
from her. Then she had had recourse
10 the selling of the cradle no longer
needed: then her own little sewing
chair, the birthday gift from BROTHER
bu, the few extrss brought small sums
from her almost as poor neighbors. who
purchased them II was the cid old
story: and now she could not nnd t'ine
,o sew II she had the strength. and she
was nearly exhausted with oserwork.
watching and weeping
The tale. brief a. it was, had 70 be told
with frequent pauses. as the Invalid IN
,b,. next room eonghed or tinkled a bell
for her to come TO change his position
and atreu,p, TO ease the discomfort Tor
- xbish there was but one real easement,
and that was hourly approaching
While the mother was away on these
5uties. the visitor talked with the ehii-
aren. drawing them oa; as TO their
studies and pleasures
Tb~ elder two evidently were good
s,.bolars.- and the youngest was
bright. quiet little thing. prematureiy
..-..d hv continuous want and the pres
s.,ee Of suffering in the house
and don't yod love dolls or play
things? do not see any around, nor
,uv hooks: surely you ought TO have
-;r,ure books to amu<e you Do you
r., go to Sunday-schooi?- for she saw
r,ue Of the usual evidences' the lesson
so.,ss: the Sunday papers. the
s;h~,rx hooks usually seen where there
,.s;l,,r.u. were all wanting here
Ts- eldest daughter quietly sald;
we have not been lately. isks many
osrer people. answering the las' SUES sue.
srs. I'VE never had many BOOKS
.ra they had to 90. We haven't any
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

There has been l0t of petty thiev-
ing going On at >snatuhia for ~ssue
time. bur No trace - the thieves was
found until last ueeS. when tseorsss A.
Micss. n mail q, atrartar. ant VIII
Baker, another Negro were fuund in
the country. about four mil,s frun zen
atobia, with rvssula- sserchoese Of
goosiS- Nearly every article carried by
find. All sorts If dry guosis and .yro.s-
ries. barbct wire. wind1Sx sash. ploxs.
lumber. etc These parties must have
bsen carrying ga this business for
mnathS. and the amount and varied lot
of stuff they had accumulated suulsi
dO credit 10 higher order OF Thieves
than these two negroes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
coxxoDoaE scHLEY READY.
uss >ssin~.s tas A.sssssst~- - u.-Aiax-
t~a ts.f ~. "a. >~n - q.
msar1. ~ssie~

f~Er Ne~RoE. Va. April s-fosn-
nasstoF~ ". : >chl<y will tsp-isy notify
the aa,horstles At wssaingtna that.
with the arrival Of the Txxa>. he will
b. rcaaiy IA uovc at an hoars n-otic~.
The most formidable s.ls&skrpa st fas
nghterS ever gcttea Together j. com
Piets Nith the ~xcvrtoast the rexAs.-
The cruiser Minneapolis e~-au ~
ac~sn yesterday b. ehNa<~ her rsat. and
the painting will b~ ini~h<ktc-,tav AZ
nssca. Her buRksrs~srv hllinw wssh
eoai snI. like the other w~sNrls of the
Acct. she j. faliy annunifisaeyl
t~rnus~tpv- >s-hley cxr-rts the bat
tlesaip rSxa< SitAi = sAs asxt ;weasy-
four hsur~ tSspiI. the endorsement
of the >uuaay Observance la~ in New
p-crt News. whieh has had the efyeet "a
stopping >aaslay SSrk GA the battle
ship k~arssrx~ 2at k~uturky. the
divers. three in nanh~r. essatiuu~sl work
Sa the bpttom ~ ss~ o~stsS>stP ws-sa-
chwsr,ts yester,iav. and made sss-h
Prssgr-s. that capt IIixxiaNaa believes
th+y wils ~ able - sziSA sy Ri<A,tall
to-day
The Nurk on tho Hr,rrklyu has h~-n
tGAtF o'npAst~tt. sust h~r stEht-turh
turrvt guns will now ,hsss a much
-rrater DISTANCE The Columbia has
nuiSh-sl painting anl c,nsltng. and - ia
splsnsiid c,snsiisisa- Corunns iorc >chl.v
understands the TsxaS = thoroughly
ccnPlvts-i in Improvement, u painted
the prevailing lead cs,ior AMI i all ready
Tor sea a. san a. she arrives here.
VARYING a. are the opinions ~ ~ this
aSs~snblage ot fighting b.n0,s IL = gen
ssally aslmit; "a by naval and army
Easa here that u Is imposing.
In addition 10 the active naval prep
aratioa here. Fort Nouroe II being i'm
proved rapidly. The dynansns for the
hig electric s>archlighs were adapted
saturday night. aud the light i, now
in operation The cmplac-msnts for
the raPid drc aud disappearing guns
will ~ finished this week aud this i'm
p,vtan, pojnt will then be in Some-
what mspi~rn cssndition from a war
standpoint.
Cornna.-iorr >sshlcy will probably take
the iiroo<iyu cut to sea TODAY 20 try
her turret guns
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

Easter Eggs can be eoiOre'i with ani-
line dye IL should be diluted TO the
proper shade and the ~gys boiled in IT,
Green. the color OF h0pe and Ts~urrve-
tion. Is particularly appropriate. hsi'
variety is Pleasinas-rvsl. pink. blue,
pale yellow aud purple. Eggs can be
boiled hard. and painted IN water-cOl-
oEs with a single spri.g flower. Is
primruse. or butterfly. also symbol
of the resurrection They shnali be ar
ranged in nests OF moss German chill
dren believe that the Faster eggs are
laid by h5res. so Representations Of this
little animal are often placed ON them.
or near them Painted butterflies,
mounted on wire. can be made to hover
over the nest--Ladies' Home Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

.-TAfrty days hath September,
Every person can remember.
But 10 know when Casters come
Puzzlsx even scholzrs-some.
Wien Mareh the twenty-nrSs Is past
Just watch the silverY moon.
And when you see IL full and round
kzox Eastern be here Soon-
After the Moon has reached its fun
Then Easter viii he here
The verx Suzd&yafter
In eacn and every year.
And Il IL har on Sunday
Th= n0oa shouifrsach lts height
TIE Saasay foHowing ta*s evear
VIII be the Easter hrtshk-
--Rossoa Transcript
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
Dr. LIp-sonb rosHa Cusisy.

Guilty. with life imprtsonment. was
the verdict returned against Dr- w II
LipseOuib !; DcKalb last vseek \; the
first trial for the murder 81 Charles r.
Stewart DR. Lip-eono was doomesi 10
death. bUs the decision was reversed b,y
the supreme court The cas- has been
the hardest fought in the history Of
Kemper connty, and aboaadet in sen
sational incidents
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

LONDON. April The cruiser which
LiSutenant-C commander Goiw~ll. nitesl
states naval attaehe here. Parca assd
Saturday from the Thames iron works.
snd over which he hoists.i the ssars
and Strips. WAS hailt b the rham-s
iron works for Peru Il Nas haiSasf
during the war between Peru sad
Chill. ami the British g1vsramsas
would not permit il 10 leave ga scnoaas
of the neutrality law
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

CLEyEIANp. %. April 4-Lieuten-
ant-Commantsr sieorgr < Mckay. Of
the naval rescrves. was in conmuniea-
tion with Adit--t -tsen- Aine yesterday.
and received orders % recruit the
Cleveland division up to its war
strength The ohio brigade will De
orgaaixed at once by recruiting four
additional divisions, oEe at Toledo.
another At >andusay. third al Ashta-
bula and a fourth here. Commander
Mckay was ordered 10 rush the work
OF uniforming the men Commander
Mckay told soms OF his men that he
expected orders 10 move at once-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

Two years ago the board 81 mayor
and aldermen Of Canton passed an or
dinanee declining 70 tax money ioansd
Agent Adlms has decided this orssi-
nance 10 BE- Illegal. and nOtised the
board that they were required b. law
10 tax all moneys and mortgages. and
furnished the marshal with list ,f de-
linquents for the past two years, aggre-
eating about s3oo, 900. which means q
revenue Of about $500 70 the eisy OF
Canton and commissions o. about sdee
~ the revcEue agent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
Referring 70 the Maine incident. q
rs.n.r~- t7asss5nu.-Se
The xi.esy. and oaa~aas Zone 10 Porto

NEW YoEK. April @--The Evening
Wool prints a copyrighted dispatch,
dated April l. on board the WoEld's dis
patch boas Triton, via Key West. which
savs-
The spanish warshiPs Vix.aya and
OIuenio No longer lie like big watch
dass across Havana ha-bor- They are
on their way to Porto Rico. The
Worlds dispatch boat followed thsu.
Friday, aasii this was male certain
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

81 JoSEPH. Mo-. April A special
90 the Daily News sAys AnSire~ J, Ne
Ciain, dsmosratie politi-Ssn and exn-
didat@ for marshal OF MzryxitIr- cosa-
misted s1iei6e oy shooting himself
ra- deed was committed 10 hiS bed
roosn IN the pressae- Of his ~tle Cause.
troUhle cvxx q wom4a-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

ST. PAUL. MINI, April J. Adj. Gen
AGhlsherg has received an order FROM
the war department requesting him to
ship sass the two ne~ Gatliny guns
ami breach loader furnished the tive
companies Of artillery Of this state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

I'sEr1N. April The sscrInaa am
haSsastrr al Na.lrid Herr Vou Ra,io-
rrits. reP.pvts a. the tor-ixn osiicss here
that tho spanish r,syai family fear. an
1utprrratk unless the ii frersae,-s h.s;vNe,.n
;he United >:atrs and spain are S-sa
seitiesL The CarIist movement = A.
suuaia.y nanrs active foru4. sn.l the raVal
faHally fcars esPs-ially a Prsnunria-
zaeare frpsa ssca wcylsr aad ia, mill
;sry party
Everyshinr Is prepared in th. royal
castles tor 8Eht The by king. Al
ion.z,. viii b.. taSen - >aa Larar lie
Eazsals.ia, an Ausiaiusiaa pors. vhere
"a vaeiit = kept reaiy apr sailing
Eae r-plie, :, IA. qus-n regents let
ter. asking far the interv sntioa eE the
EazaF-an powers have bs,ea wholly an
sat5>sn-trrr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

The Mississippi levee board has au-
thorized Chief Engineer Starting tc
Organize high water forcea To work
ON the weak paints ia the lcvecS and
ordered the issuance ~ So. .0oo in eer-
tiiicateS II indebtedness. bearing pet
cent interest. to meet the high watst
eNDeuS 6
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

kEv wEsv. Fla. April "A tug en-
deavorei 10 pass the flagship New York
too clos Friday night and did nos an
svvcr the siyaalsot the waships. where
upoa sour-Ponad sslot was fired across
her bows Thoss On boarI IA, tag r.
eesvsj a severe fright
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
Hslssiax M.shGAsry for Coal sI.sIsas Or
d~rnA.

CLkvELASD, O.. April t-The Brown
Hosting and Conveying Co. has just
received an order for hoistiay mAcoin-
cry f'rsfoar coal stations on the gulf
OF Mexico. two Ot which will De 10
Gated on the Dry Torsugas- fhe con-
tract tsricesiS sfSI.0oo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
Naval Cadets Pe-sapssrssy Ordered 10
Their ships

ASSAPoLIs. Nd. April s--The naval
cadets Of the first class nave reseive,l
perenPsory orders 10 Join their ships at
once Their diplomas were given them
without the customary final exarniaa-
ton
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07
ugLast. NAVAL Rss><<es orIe-eI To be In
EeAxine<&

SPKSGFiEL3. III. APEiI 4-G5v. Tan
ner has bern asked by the wa- depart
ment At Washington 10 have the Naval
reserves in readiness. and has issued
orders 10 that efTect.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

w AssfSsroS. April &-The president
did NOS ~ ~ church yestenday, but
.was busily engaged Quite number
Of executive clerks were also at work
during the day.