Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-31

n d, on the ss.h. 10 ship crews for tho
new torpedo bns,s 1wyn and Talbot.
lHR cabinet session. ON the ss,h.
lasted until nearly 500 o'clock. The
entire situation was discussed at
length. hut no definite or final eonclu.
sion oa any particular point was
reach u. The situation was regarded
a. De 'iiedly critical. and II was feared
that's ere would be great difficulty in
avoiding trouble.
rHE purchase by the United states
% NJ. {. ~ Bsrdcns yach, Sovereign
has been recommended by the naval
board appointed 10 select vessels for
the hasy. No one connected with the
board would state the price asked for
the sovcr ign.
Hon. TRUMAN II. HANDY, who II IL
said. had the distinction Of being the
oldest active BANKER in the United
States. died at his home in Cleveland,
q, on the e5th. aged 81. Death was
due Ia heavy cold. followed by
stomach complications and exhaustion.
fAitrREs throughout the country. as
reported by Dun & Co. during tn.
week ended March Is, were ssi, a. eoss-
pared with :si for the corresponding
week last wear. For Canada the fail
ures were "a szains, 30 las, wear
ArAgrY OF 81 men from Sioux City,
Ia. with Dr. J. y. Henry n leader,
left Seattle. Wash. on the esih. for Ya-
kutat bay, aboard the steamer Alli-
ancc- The party expects 20 spend two
years prospecting in Alaska
A sPKctAL to the Omaha fNeb.l Bcc
from Deadwo-sd. ; D.. on the s5th. said
the jury before which the Bellc Fourehe
hank robbers were tried had ret Irned
verdict Of not guilty. There was
much public dissatisfaction
JoHS ; lIoPKINs. cashier of the Pco-
pies bank Of Philadelphia. which
closed It's doors. on the cath. committed
suicide by shooting, and did no, die
from heart diseas.. a. announced by
his family.
Tux United States minister. J. r.
Angel. returned to Constantinople, on
the e5ih, from a tour OF Egyp, and
Palestine.
THx Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Audaz arrived at Waterford. ireland.
on the ssth. with her bows stove in and
her stem twisted completely aroLnd
from about ten feet from the stern.
TmE only explanation vouchSafed to
the American minister at Madrid con-
eerning the departure of the torpedo
iiotilla from the Canaries was that the
movement was rendered necessary in
order to appease the Spanish pop"lsce.
This explanation is recognized by the
Washington authorities a. unsatisfae-
tory.
\ NAsHiSSroS dispatch Of the even
ing Of the s5th said that the state de
partment was engaged in drafting a
note To Spain asking IL she will volun-
tarily make reparation for the destrne-
tion Of the bat;lcship Maine. in Havana
harbor. without being formally re-
queSted To do 81
As THE result of the discovery Of seri-
GUS and wholesale bribery and corrup-
ton. 100 dockyard officials of the Rus
sian Black sca fleet have bern arrested
Admiral kopy ioff commander of the
fleet. has been dismissed Fivc officers
have committed suicide since their ar
rest.
The sending Of the spanish torpedo
boats and torpesio-hoat destroyers tn
American waters is looked upon a. =,
nearly the equivalent Of declaration
of war that IL the naval officers can
have their way this government will
see to it that the fiotilla never reaches
Cuba.
THE most important and significant
emergency order. issued on the 95th.
was that all battleshipS. cruisers and
other vessels under Capt sampson and
Commodore Schley, with the exception
of torpedo boats. shall be painted black
at once.
The Spanish minister of marine has
received the report Of the Spanish court
of inquiry into the loSs of the Maine.
IL declares that IL is scientifically and
practically demonstrated that the ex-
plosion was of Internal origin
Ex-St NAToR J. :. q. BLAcBuRS. OF
kentucky. was stricken. ON the e5th,
at Washington, with what was thought
To be a stroke of paralysis Of the heart.
He rallied later and was thought to BE-
out Of danger.