Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-05


. through -. \ frsr il entertained that
t'fure retiring frpm the city ths. span
t>h tr,srP- Will smash the dslisa,. aud
rHmPlieatcd electrical apparatus fpr th.,
rrvrptiru snsi dispatch 10 ui...ag.-s. AMI
y = very unevrtain whether thcrr B..
enough technical skill ia the American
hrvt - repair ,n..h aanarr
b" mere cutting - the cable. a. rr
r"rte'i hv the Spaniar,i>. b, not re-
gar'lri as particularly ,..riuu-. sinr--
the rut 'euu'.i not H.. fir 80 shore amt
that e''uli tr easily rspsirv,i-
I The greatest anxiety B, f,.lt a, o. th.
/ ra~1alti~. sustained hv the American
f.et. frutn the stuht.iru si.frnss. uia.ls
I hv th~ ~paniar,i, IL b, f,ars.,l that rf,r,.
they burne,i blew up or sunk their
ships they managed 20 iuaiet zsv~rr
damage up"n Csumo.irrr Dewey y
/ squadron.
r.ss.s.rstrs~at 81 w.sit..
+ The late rep'r'S thai Manila w. h.--
T inr h"uftrsr.isi ,aus-d much an~a,,
mes, ~ the t.r~ign headquarters "
was aid that ~ the town itself Wa un
I der h.irnharsimsut ..-rioa> ,-nnpiisa
tinus might arise A. noti .,-,,ni hafsuts
amt th~ farviru ceiouiss. 10 81, h-i,l
,haHi,l have h+vu entitled u az iet.t
I twenty frur h-urs noti-r - an alta I.
IN thu town prupsr ~ however. esui.
n'siorr Dewey Is enuhninr hrs h,m
/ harsinrnf - ttv o. and pthvr fnrts. uo
,ueh que.tinn rln ARISE.
7 The ~pani.h rer~r-e a. Manila ssri
uusiv i,plsts-s th~ spanish navy a.
I tiu,s. e mem ,s b., ia u.s,i u~s-l 20 Ship.
WHh fh. burning - 'he tgya erus-.r-.
tsrtn1 Hr ,tin. and the ta,1iiis spain
has i..t tso - her b.-sf ~s,ou.I rat.
rrui~srs
The CHRISTINA wa- siu-ic screw
bartue rils-ea ,hir. 80 f.~t hong eith
% ,li~ria.vius ut 80 uJu tan- >he ha.l
a total nf twenty nn~ gems. ranxin-
frpsu the -tv insh brss-h .I,s.siin. /.
. iIenoris down - the small marhtn..
guns. an't several tarp.si@ tah.,. >b..
EARNED 30 nsn.
The Cruiser tastiIia wa : liarhfiv
/, larger than The Rsiaa Christina having
,i,sta tenn. sifsPlaevus rt. ~as has f.,ssr
teen large gum all hres.ssh. lssssilnr
krurps. anti two t..rp..,i-, tuh.s-
ias The lao L.. ias ,.:!.. d; =! Aglii ~, ? IT. aftb
gun h'at tFn.-. IN. wa. sIa f~,t l,ur.
t.tat tons displacement h.,sl ulus= .-an..
amt rarri,,l l.1 mem
A=i,i.. fram thu Gripping - tas
SPAN h strength. the burning sp am,
th. hl.,vtn= up - the ship, ,p.s.af'-,i
entails su asfaai Is=sz running iatss thr
miiliou-.
Tasar- "f the rbn,ppsa-..
A. fa the future - th.. slant Il B..
iisslv thaf m. .-asssnu,e ~ will retain
F..>s.->.i,,a - It. a. least IN. g,,.-i r.trt.
.u-h e. Manila fsr a ealing station
AMI base IT supplies ssuring thu ~
usain,lsr - the war Th~r, was un'i~r-
,ts.-l to D.. a -,usisirrah hl.- spanish fprr.
ira th,. Philippians and a large aumb,-r
1t native ar, .ai,i tB br s.lnval B
tween th.~s and ths Insurgents il b.
probable thu rivt war may rag, On ths.
i>lantl' fer -.smr tls1e outside vf Manila
proper II :, b.ii.vv,i th.. ofiiriaI, have
nat ti..,-isiesi s, hat - do with the i>lan.l,
~ tine end vf the war. hat IN th~ir
te-. - .sH
s''' "'es' .s's HF'H
''' o"
"t F"a"" VITA ~f'ain-
surprising Porto Rirn shall ueVt h.
...is..,I Il vv.,uld seem that spain will
h,,,. littl.. T., r,..,.ur,,.,. her IN f.,r,b...
-. .--.s...f--I.- - -
f"st' h'rf N"'''d mean th.' l''ss ot her
irslnelad fleet should 10 ,-rs,-, the A.
Ianfi-