Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

-%ntsf Natst hEstn ir~Natt% 81 tho Nsvr
Narsi- aasi a. sh- s..s-rnuas ~ sr.-.si.
whst~s~r tsutrs~t. o-vs.ls.-.f ths I.-
u-ast ~r~n~- 80 N~tisttv >~~ss Have
He~a sss~piet~i ra- w.rs ct ,rs~s-'
>sirs ard
Pm anttrutA March - Their. wa.
general ai'>-ns,- Al League island
navy yard Yesterday ~ the unusual a.
tivity ~ waich prevailed last SUNDAY and
the SUNDAY previous \ few workn~n
werc busy abuut the var,i ansi ab.sard
the shiPs, bat their scrk was ~ I'M
ishiug uP character The Miaatonc-
nah, Nat.,hdin. Minneapolis aud Co
lufnhia arr now all but ready - Sail
withiu day ur two II =, ordered and
whatsvcr additional repairs nay b.
ncs,rssarv ran D. attended - IN route.
\ few more men arc needed fer the
ka,ahdiu and Minneapolis and a de-
tschfurut - marines. unsicr Lieut. Ful-
,er. arr eNp-ctesi shortly 10 complete
the Columbia complement
M the war ships are coaica aud have
rnast ~ their st"r,-> ahuar'i. and about
all that remains - b. dpne now = L.
rvp,euish their sto.k of ammunition
7 ai> - 81 D. d.sas a. ;hs- government,
magazine. q short distance h..loss the
navy yar'i. AMI all thu vessels will then
l.. r-asy for sailing at a uinurnt's ns-
tice The Columbia l. anchored in the
river. and a. ~trn a. her marines ar
rtsv will steam - the magazine.
The sov.rnmca, tug tcysien j. ~
Pcetei to-day or tn-m,rroN AMI will
tuv a large harg,- iuAi - csal t. key
ws>t Il - ryr-,rte,i that the govern
ment II negotiating for the purcha~.
- number of large harsy,> in this
city "a ~ used for carrying cuai and
supplies
The work % rccruising land>men.
ordinary >ramen snd machini>ts will
cnutiuue until further or,iers.
There has h.,sn a rush 20 applicants
for the army ansi marin. branches -
thc ~-rvis'c all vsr~k hut n. cf'issr. N
char,c arr aocePtinx only thoss wh.,
pas usssst rigtd examination La
clia~r'fu~ncr only a few arr hsing
cl,s--.u .snsi ths>s- Arc m-n - ho c',ua., up
20 every r,guiremrut.
comparative quiet also prevailed az
ta- other establishments in this
.cinity capable - cNe-uting ig'Yvrrn-
IA nj work The osscisi- of the Md
vale stevi works arr always rvti~ent
at-sut work going on therv. but from
usser sourr,ss u was learned that extra
fares-s - u.sn have lately been working
au prpj pje~tils>.
~ sunday work E, under way AZ the
Frankfsr,i sr,-rnai Last w~.x an err
si~r xas rs-,.~ivs.l there - wurk ten
haurs a iay. bat whatever crutraet
',.ss involved mas probably b.,vu coln-
E p'ete'l fnr the or,irr was rs-.-iusls,i
f. saturday night The avsrag~ daily
oatput ~ cartridges there - l.e.s,
raun.ts buf dariux the TIN huur say
thls cuu.d r. Increased hy frun s.o'si 20
I ipe.n
Is : ,he anly arsenal in the I'nite.l
state. whsrr snail am-iunitiou J.,
ui.ssl.-. The numh-r ~ rmpioysa, has
F h,sn gradually iss-rrass-i ef late -
I from 6sa - s,.l szurls al..n.
A. tho s.-huvlkiil arsrnal npshing
va -uiu- on This ar~enal merely
make clothing an,i tents f.,r the rysru-
Z lar army. and ~.sEretius.ss for thu state
militia. amt 1t employs ai-,at - per
~1us-
/ There vas work yesterday at Cramps
/ >hiPyard. hut II Wa on the new ktou-
f siikc sfsau--rs Ir.iiana aui FsuusFl-
+ vania Nashinx VA being dpne On
[ thu hattis>aip Alabama sr the Japanese
I cru i.s.r kasavi