Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-02
SCHLEY NAY FIGHT.
Tho President Says He Expects An
Immestia.s Attack
500. Nit~- ~sv~ sh@ Nrter .. tssvtsg
rs@p. fs- s.e. WIN tact Near
~asfhsx- a. tahs-

~ AFaNaAr ~ ANa y ~NtFf'NAt % NatH
rribun~ frau Washington ,ays,
The PRESIDENT talA ,.,ms callers s.,
aixht Monday that hs expected C,,au-
ussiar~ ~,-hi.v e. attack tcrvrra with
IA tvyvaty fsur haurs
teen Miles made NJ secrvt hsf1rr
Ieavirr Washington 20 the inn'n..,iiat.,
i~partur~ ~ thr army frsm Tampa.
thsrurh b. declined 20 en.e,ura-s- any
snss-iIlatinn a. e. - Destination fs,r
rtsnfrE, ehvhsu. military rvasauS tt Is
snfsn. h.svevrr. that ever sincr the
-rfs1rts announcing tire ARRIVAL 20 the
>pana -.lua.ir,'a at >antsa.-, last sat
arelay utrht h. ha~ h.-rn ths,r,,uwhlv
alis~ - th~ ps.sste.aily Frph8aitase
danrvr~ whieh ruuai have - - en-
7ruusrre,i 81 an tnsriean iivrf IN 8 xht
ny lt> vay past the elevated hast~ri~>
tud ap ths. narrow au.I t..rtaasls char
n~i - that ha~h.sr o. f5rrr a battls.
sith the >ran,a-,i. AMI has ,tsadiiy
nrEr-i up-au th- auth~ritiss the uevs--
sitv 20 a lau.i atsacs "a the pia.,s a. tn.
quickest anil up.sst efsrvttvs ui~th.-i ~
deailuw spain a crushing hlsvv
Hs plans have hrrn fully matur,-,l
with tha, emit m view aai ths ouIv
lsn->ta1n o.. vbi.h the i~uartusr - th..
army fr,sm Tampa rested vvas in.ifsputs-
hte evi.i.nev % th~ rrr-~u.-- - th.
spanish te~t a. >antrar., 'sith an
power - prevent ~ ~srrs., aa.l p. b.
,frug ,t - 10 ast~urttt o. rsash the
apsu ~sa- lr th~ Transplant. AZ Tauiua.
'a at.i.tpsa -a the large ,laaut.tlrs nf
supplies u~-'ls'i hv shs ARMY whatever
r. te>ttnariun. have h.su srarv,i r. nuu4-
arr ~ powerful s,~arv gun-. vhHeh utii
b. effective fsr SMELLING th- entire basin
In rhirh th. harb,tr aud rItF - >anti
ago lsr. Nheu msunts,l nu hirh p.,si-
tHiu anauur the .urruundtn5- hliIs-
Thsre = h.sii~v,-,l b., h.. aulv a ,inri.
rs'otla zvury whh-h s,,sf'd .,u-ra,. G.,
rs#-isfv cen. Mic. plan. f,r th- an.i
affars "a Santiago, au.l that usav MT
.ievei q, until the fs'-t ~ Transports an
ler th~ csuusy = Niuirrf ~tmn-.,u E.
~fuasir.tu arrive, 30 eaps- Mays. iu the
vin.iuar'l rat~,ar~. ao mils~ f-,ui Ksv
Wet AMI -zir-siv h-itf a i-iv-. rrn sr,,ui
.h~ Prsps~-.i lln.iiuv p.arys s'u th-- e,,usr
near >ausiaru. TAI. - the p.rs.lhs .tv
that '.,aiu..i1rr >-.hfsv iu4pati-ut avsr
ta-- delay .u getting a. the >paaltr'is.
ta.i In -ls ah-ruev 20 accurate know E.
az haust uiag. au drawing the dr, %
he hatterir=s. ascertain that their
farmhiahaitE has h.-vn greatly exag-
rvrat-st. aast detrrmiu- "a tsrrr a..
vzaF iuta che harhsir aud euEuplst.. th..
srrk without assistaness. >haald tha,
o-ear. the aset II Transports and war
saip- arriving "a th. wfuwart Istssas,,-
aEiEI Fal,.isiv secure th,- u-1rs FROM s.-,lat
ship ansi the Alternative destination
- i''rt" i.ieu sTili b.. at ane~ a.tupt.,t
The pr,.mptns>s with vshish the ds-
parture II the ARMY FROM Tampa has
uevn Effected after the El~t d1uht -
trrvvra pre>encs at >antftgss, was ~
movcd. vrill perhaps not bs- kn,lyzn for
several days, although e,iuh,i-nss- j. s.x-
pressed that the eeisrity - the nitve-
A AHN N-a NaNNHN AHNAl=At AANfAf fNA AfsNEkfAEM
annals. In fact IL =, intimats-t n high
quarter, that several ~ the transu.irt~
have already reached the rvusivzvatts a.
kry West IT, iusts,.,f- the entire d--.t
i upt airvadv IN the vav- ~ kev
Nest an effective addition ta the h,u.i-
ing fsrce has bsrn provided in the
marine e1rpS battalion nu the trans
port Panther This 3, esmp.s,..,I II
tFa5ned meH, especially drilled 20 land
auder rirr. and it Is expected 70 b. the
first forre ashpr'- wherever the attack
4, ma,ts-.
tsen- Miles counts "a the active ,up-
port II the insHrx~nt ten tsarria. vs. g.,
was visited hy Lieut. Rowan ansi g.
81 hpul courirrs hav< airvaslv b.va sent.
tnfarmIug him It the purpu-.s - fhss
American army ta invest santiago
shauit such an operation L.. ns.-s-->.arv
tn destroy Csrvera $ fieet ten CalEaza
ant Cni IIeruansi.sz - ss~a- ssarriss-s
staff. who accompanied Lieut. Engsau
by Nay - the bahamas 20 Washington
have b@~n constantly -s,usutts.,9 by ss.n-
Miles fnr th. past three ar fgur slav~.
giving him iuEaiuahls. information rr-
garrtiug >antiazs.t province aasI th-g
will accompany the expeditions from
Tampa amt Act a. yui,ies for the army
after the lansiins is effected
TIN Miles iisp"i,s,,i al siaabts a. -
his active part ia the exps,iitiou By an
n1uucrHy that h. vauid b. prepared 10
embark AZ Tampa IA y ~,ins-siav in ou.
of the fastest small crs'S.rs. Shirh " vili
take him quickly 70 the -.;~ar - opera
tiuns.
The sizss - the fsrcs 10 be lau.is,I u.ar
santiago dn.s not exesesl IS. SEQ m=a. 81
whom It i expected thar not over 3. aoa
will actually taiSr part IN the siege the
oth~rs being held in rs-~erv,. sor ~. II
-xtraorstinArv resistance u rsencsuntere.i-
The outlook. however E, f1r quick ansl
is'-i>ive action. and there il s,ulden,.s.
among military mrn that The. city will
fall within ten days
THREE BIs. ~uIF~.