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rh~ sr-.asra. s- rs~ts nA.. sr- N~r,
sa~.-isE.

EssSsU- Porto Eic'. sunday via IT.
fa.suas. y vs. T. Au~ si-ssen. Miles
.as,si.-a e th- i,isn.l - r,rt,, Ri,,, T.,
Fr=rrrSsinr ia a hiehiy SATISFACTORY
aaaan~r Nothing has taken place To
interfere With the plans finally decided
aq-sa BY 's~u- Nue~. amt the American
ir'-'-'s srr gaining advanced grornd
rvery DAY
rhi- pan q Having the army march
rr-aa >aa luan frsn f.sur dirrctio.l. a..
rerar.i-.i hrrv a. me - s.en Mucs
rsa-4-as asnErHsrats lie has the
>naaIsr'ls ia c,s.nf.l~tr Doubt. aud a.s
sess~u~s a arrv ~nongh farce uns.-r
sacn -vnersf - insure su--rs.faI re-
sssfan.- asatsrst Spanish alta -
A. th~ ssa~ siur- hv thls pan. s.sn.
w. ss sFz-siIlr sill hsrr s~rerai thu-s-
-ar.i >raa..h tr,~sus shut up IN th-
s'sin.rr 81 tih-snifa. aniess she ~u~usv
szssi.irrir rhan-se, ria-s zai h,s,ru> g.
~.au 1uaa er~r fh- military r,ssa.
4aer wi b. a f.r.nisf,bic Nas-ri.-aa
farre rsssls g. s.isaae~ spa th. Psrta
G.an eapi,aI slen the tr-,us ca l.-r
''--1. iiearg fs-ua q irnrtass with tho..
uas.l.-r '-ea- ~~a1san zs An~rit,.
i' b. pr1.isah.e tA4t mueh ef thr artil-
.err ia - a-'.,i "a tl4s -, ~ >sn Juan
riil a* sent ID Ar,--ii-s, AMI ta.s-n frora
there Co. ~an luaa bv rail This work
stli ir easily lss7rsuaFai ishssl AMI ts-n.
iieu-v an.itieu s-hr,aa " iil au.ioubts,i-
D D. abe p, f.srm a irin-t.on with the
af.'r-r fr..s.'s a., ,.-sn a. ths-v can march
Co th~ saritai So opposition il *.
f--ste'i , - tiae tu-risan try-.p< in the
rfe- st'ssa ~ tlu, plan.
~ - uur men arv light hearted. and
thsre p Pl~u'y - ry--i fs--i fnr all The
isszss'c far the her-~s is superb.
ts~n- Miles s. giving his p,rsonsi At
ieafi"u - tie management II IN. de-
"a 2, - the campaign. lie in,sn.is to
pres forward - >an Juan r.gar.i..-~S
at The ps-aer nesastiations. antil arsirrS
cg.He irssau " sshlngtan for hs.,tiliti.., -
/
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CARRIED LITTLE COMFORT.
-p.al-h Request for ts@-~--isa-
frosa ferua@-

LoNnny. Anx --rhe Nairid csr-
-s>pousisHt - the rinss. t-lrgraphing
>aHday. said To-,iay al the best
authorities agree that the g,tvernment
las deciled Ia acccpt the American
-sudi;ioaS The American reply 70
SPANS request for explanation
-eaehs'l Madrid Friday evening The
ext has not hsen divalg.i. but il :
SHOWN that il 5rougAi little cunspla-
lon
President Mckinley turned deaf
sar Ia the suggestion that Porto Rieo
night be left - >pais aud compensa-
ion sought elsewhere. Regarding the
Philippines. the reply was not saris-
'aetory. but it was Of such n nature
hat there was no longer a necsssity
'ur postPoning decision on the main
question
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r.. tsesstssas ~~Irva Of tl~ steamer
ifisw .ths for ssrsisas sf the
IL Bsarss.n-.

HkLtF8X- y = Aug s-rhe steamer
IIiaSatas. Nhich let Halifax July -
- s-are.a for bali.S of Ia IsJargo sus,
viegim~ return-,i iast might Mr. Per
.. one VI thc m-snbcrs of tltr exPe,ii-
tila. >asd the steamer wen. - the
plaes wsers ia. captain of the steamer
OidE~ll reported he saw eD1 Of them
floating NJ bodies were found in thi.
iosaiity bat a few miles further away
Tia. HrSt body vas foaad
nagias that dlv. sunday. aud sue
essrsi.ns isys arlil August ;. the arsa
b.srS u tbs expedition 50 orlsed euatsnu-
pusly. tl4r weather bein z favorable and
she Sea calm uuriag that tilae al
bssiirs - re fouad TAo-e foaud oa
the lrsi lar were in a fair stage of
pressrrasiou. Ttosss fouad later were
advancsd in dsv IuPnsitinH- Nearly
al were t1r h-fiiss of ssrvr4ge passen-
.srrs or ssilor~ This ooula =. told
frota the riotAlag. Most af the bo.lies
were uen. = few were uomsn. aud
sosnc boy. >otne were taken ON board
for particular exam natsaa.
None wers those Of the Dillon fam
uy A. . the bodies we're bazied at
s.a in th- usual HIanuer aad all the
effects. such a. they we're. were
brought ashore There was hardly
anything aboas the female bodies u
ald Identification oaly one or two
were those Of tirst-eiass passengers.
ca wednesday the Hiawatha went &c
CaHso on account OF heavy weather.
They were advised there of the reports
Of other steamers, particularly of the
Aldersgase, passing bodies
The ilIa~atha returned 10 the lati
tusie aai loagita l.. giv,a. bat WAS ua-
sole TO accomplish much, anil finding
no more bodies abandoned the trip and
returned The first body found was
that oi Ea seae DJboss. Of Montreal
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OTTAWA Ont Aug T.-Capt Con
stantine- who has been in charge OF
the Northwest mounted police in the
Yukon for the past four years. has re
turned here lie is preparing an OH
eial report to the government. and re-
fuses To speak in regard to the mining
regulations and other matters OF a
similar kind. which affect the YukoG
population lie considers that the re
ports os gold output have been grossIs
exaggerated Americans seem TO hav,
almost a monopoly of the carrying
tFaitic into the Y1ken.
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eit-rt M az .pJt >rl~.
ffss u Ma tsssuFsi-h~i By . wi.-t-.t,.-
pisn. Ehrsa<n Nerve asd Eta-

49," - - - astt-sast ~ haHstastfa=
Piss- Ehrs.s<a Nerve ssa Ets-
sSiffS.reS. Aug : The nan who
f.-sled the Spaaisris AMI captured Nd-
iutas lat Monday an. fhss dis.in-
xaiah-t himself. = frosn MlssisSippi an.l
IS well known here lie i sapt wm
u. Lamar - the signal s~rvi.-,.. anI 5.
related t. the late uit-,i State Ius,icr
l. . e. Lamar.
The story i that Cap Lamar de-
-~ived the >paniarsis with typical
American -blus lie was ia comma nj
= a scOuting party ua,Ier ten. >inlc.
and advanced elose upon Adiuutas n
told in this mornings dbpatches. the
spanish rvgulars fiji a. his appraach.
bat a number II volunteers determined
- resist the small signal service band.
capt Lamar. with much outward
show - confidence. summoned Lieut..
t.saoir and dispatched him to the rear
q bring mp the main b,-iy. This con-
sisted of pnly two mrn. vxho were act
iHzs A. rear guarsl~. The spanish v,l-
unterrs were frightened a. the though.
z more Americans. and SURRENDERED!
before the arrival of the American re-
N utorccments-
tapt- lamar came 10 this citv in lS~ss
hiring the first Cleveland adminfstra-
,ion. and was. prior T. his joiBiag the
.ignal service, a clerk in the postoiiice
department
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THE GENERAL ADVANCE BEGUN


P0ScE. Auk. Morning ng-Via st
Thomas. y W. L. Aug II general
advance Of ths. American far-e beyan
his morning The remainder Of tscn-
Ernst's brigaie, constituting the AT
sanes center. supported by two bat
.eries. moved cut a. six O'Clock. and n
part Of the Eleventh infantry. Of Gen
lIenrys division. started % the left
toward Adjantas. Troop \ Of New
York. the Philadelphia city troop ami
.roop II of the >ixta regulars. are e0n-
saying Gen BrOosse's transportation
,olumu along the coast road through
salinas 70 Arroy.
Wire communication with ten
Brooke. on the right, has not yet been
Established
Col Rice of Gen. Miles staff will
probably b. assigned To the command
II the sixth Massachusetts
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

The abstract Of the condition of the
national banks of Mississippi. at the
close of business July -. as reported to
the comptroller u currency. shows
the average reserve to have been sf-ds
per cant against 3s.si per cent on May
5 last. Loass and discounts increased
FROM s. o95. 80 To s,ssI. .0.,i; stocks and
securities from ssi3, 40 to siii. .sg3. gold
coir: from s5si. .5gI 20 sis iss: total specie
from sI5ta5s to sis4. s'i2; lawfal money
reserve. decrease from SIS. $50 tn s5I6.-
Tse; individuals deposits from ss.99s, III
To s.. .55s ,95a-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

The levve bard met at Greenville
last week and elected the following Of
Geers: J. ". Jayne, president; W. h.
Montgomery. secretary and treasurer;
Walter Sillers. attorney; l. C. Dulaney.
cotton tax collector, Charles II. West,
chief engineer; Robert Somerville. as-
sistant engineer. There is no change
in the officials save that of chief en-
gineer- Maj Starting has been faith
fuI and capable official His successor
has had extensive experience as an en-
gireer in the service of the Federal
government. and was highly recon-
Irended oy government officials
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Arrival of Transport No. ~ from ssnti-
ago with sixs and woandesL

FoRr MoSRoE. Va. Aug. s-one
hundred and seven sick anil wounded
soldiers who arrived here from s1nti-
ag5 Saturday on transport No -, the
LampaSIs. were taken to the post
hospital yesterday afternooa. 1t j.
understood that but few OF the men
are in n serious condition There
were no suspicious fever cases aboard
About rs men who have been in the
hospital here left last night on the
Washington steamer for Washington
barracks These men are reported con-
ya.esecnt
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HIGH HoNORs FOR HoBSoN.
Frrseatsd with . nsaatiful and Costly
s~sri ~ad kis.-.i by q Pretty
So Lsui. GIri.

LoxG BRAScH. y. j.. Aug Friday
evening. Lieut. Hobson. L. =. y, who
- here. was presented with beautiful
and eostly sword by the guests Of the
hotel, who got up an impromptu recep-
tion To the hero Of the Nerrimae Miss
Arnold, Of 81 Louis, distinguished her.
self by requesting the honor OF being
permitted 10 kiss the recipient. and the
lieutenant gaIIantIY sahsnittel
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SEVENTEEN SPANISH KILLED.
Americans ssizs the Custom house at fs-
jsrsio and Capture quay anna. After
a brave Defense

MAD9Ip, Aug. s--An official dis
patch from Porto Rico says the Ameri-
.ans. Saturday, seized the eustOmhoase
in the village OF Faiar,lo, which place
was without a garrison
An American column, the dispatch
also says. supported By artillery, ad-
vaneed on Gaayamn. The >panisrds
made brave defense, bat were forced
To withdraw TO Alturas. Seventeen of
the Spanish were killed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

I.oScaS. Aug. 9.-Thc Madrid eorre-
'Pondent Of the Times says: The
,romP'nsss with which the Spanish
zabinet accepted the terms on receip, of
he American explanations shaw that
does NO, desire ~ waste time in dila-
ory procedure The question when
tirect negotiations will begin Is rather
doubtful. because the cabinet Is resolved
o act scrupulously in accordance with
he letter and spirit OF the constitution.
nd the best authorities disagree in the
Interpretation of the constitutional
aw.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

fHE Madrid correspondent OF the
London Standard teEegraphing On the
"a slid- The governments reply 70
The American terms was forwarded
Yesterday evening through NJ Cambon-
Aad there is n strong prospect that
pszee wiz BE- coneluded"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

Judge Orlando Davis enc - The old
cSt ciiizrus - North Mis>i<~ippi died
at Holly SprinE~ last N~ek- ~ was a
native of NirYinis. aud vas st-cas -
Sears old at the time - bis death. Al
an early age h. fRovv.i "a Ripley. TIP
rah county. where he ss-,a rss-e a. a
lawyer. practising successfully for vs~r
thirty years in the courts q Wisst~.ipui
During the civil war he to-ss Errat tn-
tcrr>; in the southern s.iiii~r car-yiax
Z" the distant camrs ciDthinr AMI ota'.r
comforts He had q iar-e ar'gasinfan.a-
in North Mississippi. c~r~vi..iiy aau.aa-
the olsier s-fti-rs. uh.s sr-ak - hinn
with great kindness ausi afectiua-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

Eusenc stribb.int. r,,.tmas;cr 81
fr~~ Trade. Lake county = charged
with being short ahssf $50 Ia hi- a~-
cs'unf-~ Stribhiirg 5, su innoceut.la.i.-
ing farmer Hi> t-snsS W-re checked
up ssHc time ago by rsas'"fiier lnsp~c-
tor Warren. WIN found t.4s shortage
ah'ive stated oa heiag atvi-.-.I of thi,
>trteh.inE at ouec P1Id up. hat Il
do~sn Z, seem e. have barred a pr,s.eeu-
tion-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

nnmhrr ~ capitalists es Mrrtiiaa
have ,akrn th~ Initiative In the urr-aui-
zatiru - the Ea.t Missassirri ant Wsst
Alabama >ts-s Errc,i~r~ anil Pair
asss-riati.sa- The ,ss-rs cssunrauv = -
~ an sNt~u~isc on~. and a isrr~ saui
- nnncy wiii ~ eKu-nsivsi g. saaA~ the
venture On. - ,uc~.rS Ths fair whurh
viii b. h~it durin- thr as.ufh - e.
toi~r. wiii eclipse anything ~ th~ kina
ever held in this state.
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wrseksr. s.y They Fear she Cannot B-
saved.

PTsTA DEI EsrE. Aug. s.-The Mer-
ritt & chapman wrecking steamer Po-
toFnae has arrived at the scene Of the
battle of July 3, and has visited the
Cristobsl Colon The wreckers report
her 10 be in a very bad situation. and
they fear il is impossible 10 save her.
The auxiliary gunboat Vixen has re-
turned 10 Guantanamo Bay from san
tiago. Otherwise there has been no
movement of the vessels comprising Y
the American feet
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AWAITING oUR REPLY.
'sEasta ssnEuIs- MS Answer Win s.sI.f,
wsshingtoa-

NsngED, Aug. SIT IS said that as
soon ~ the American reply Is received
>snor Slgasts viii nominate peace com
uiSsi0aerS-
IL Liberal says; The government re-
seived an offer from England to nedi-
ite- The offer was favOrably regarded.
1ut was not accepted FL Liberal says
urther: The presence Of large Brit
sh squadron near Gibraltar is evidence
u an understanding. n not an alliance.
letwecn England and the L nited States
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11
Alexander steele. a Coasia of Eagtsadf-
-ersnd Old Man,. nspeiessiy H.

kansas CTEx. Mo. Aug T.-AleSan-
der Steele. n cousin Of Wm- Ewart
Gladstone, the .tsraad Old Man of
England. is hopelessly i'll At his houe
in Marshall. Mo, where he has lived
for the past l: years Mr.. Steele has
two daughters living in this city
Mrs. ;. l. Malice, and Miss Belle Glad
stone Steele. Another daughter is Mrs.
Theodore c. Jones. OF Saline county,
and the remaining child is the wife of
DR.. Roland, of Homer. Ill The daugh-
tiers are at the bedside OF the dying
man.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

Thsr- arr uovr hftsen soldiers iu ~,
arr seriously III The iadi-s' E~livf
Association has i~as.,.i a nisc cottage In
the vicinity % ths. camp and atissi ii ~
10 b. used A. hospital Ths->r ssms
ladies' srv NOW providing the sick ~si-
di.rs with such delisari-s a. the neeri
and crave, and src dpinr ev~rgtisinls
that i p-,s-ihle "a all~viat. th.ir ~ Ter
ings. and their relatives and frivus!s
need not b. uneasy ahuut th~ru-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

Tux Hawaiian commissioners. who
vii lay the foundation frr new xOw-
ernment Of the Sandwich islands. left
Chicago in body. on the tth. for san
Francisco. Before leaving. the three
Ritei >tates members OF the com
mission were driven 10 the Union
league and feasted By the members Of
the club.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

THE state department has been all
viset by United States Coasal Wild
man at Hong Kong that all prison
ers taken By Aguinalio. the insurgent
chief. including monks. are ''treatcI
with perfect humanity aud that all
reports to the contrary are absolutely
false
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

The governor has rendered the posi-
tiou ~ major - the s.cond battaiian.
Third Regiment. - " y. Gibbs. Jr.. 81
Naxr, county Mr.. Glib, occupied the
pss>itipa - first lieutenant - the Yaz,-p
gsf,es- stationed a, Panama Park. at
the time - his promotion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

yAScoryEs. B. C.. Aug The fruit
inspector has seized 40 boxes OF pears
that arrived Friday on the steamer
walla Walla from California, and :
consignment OF apples was ordered de
stroyed on the claim that they were
affected by the Goblin moth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

CINCINNATI. Aug- s-rhe Associa-
tion OF United GIrment Makers OF
America will begin their fourth an
nual convention here to-day. which is
expected to last a week.
sixty delegates. most OF whom have
arrived, will be present. \ large nun
Der of whom are women
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

By which the preliminary peace agree
neat might be formally effected woald
be by protocol TO be signed by the
representative Of the president Proba-
bly, Secretary Day in this case, and By
NJ Cambou in behalf Of the spanish
government It was by just such an
agreement AZ this, known as the Cdsh-
ing protocol. that war with spain was
averted as the result Of the virgi Mus
affair
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Railroad ,....-m..,. o..,.r..,.

The railroad commission ha. ordered
the q, A. = y Railroad e. make as..-s,--
mcuis for taNes from is>i ta l~ls. au,i
the Naz"p a MissiS ippa Valley Rail
ruad the Natchsz. jackson s cs,iuuaisss
division. to make theirs f-..m i~s.s, -
is9s. These rca1s have bren claiming
exemption but the rfalsniszassa r act
ing IN accordance with the revrnt >u-
Preme Court ds.cisit,n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

\ SENSATION was created BY Emperor
william. ON the - who telegraphe,i
eountermandin- the Bismarck obse-
quiss. which were to have taken place
in troat OF the reichssag building. aud
ordering instead that mourning services
be- held in the Emperor William Me-
moriai church
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

WoRD has been received ~ Victoria,
b C.. Of a desperate stampede FROM the
Copper River country IN the coast. the
statement being ulasis. that 3.00 men
are making their way over the valdez
glacier, and that many CT them are
tnonsd to starvation unless the
United States government sends Aeiief
promptly
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

WaES the president closed his Of
asal work. on the sth. he had not re-
ceived the reply Of spain nor any inti-
nation Is to how soon the reply might
be expected The French ambassador
hat not been heard from throughout
the day, and he as well as our govern
nent officials was waiting for Spain to
give the inaI response.
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DoSs ONLY ARE LEFT
Yea s..ats.tsnt. 81 sas J4sa r.s~ - th-
cod. ssst-r.i. ts-~s.s~ fsr ftshs-

Yea aisat1lstsnts - ~aR 1asn tsse - th@
~ wes-i. >s.-st-r.s. I,-%t.s~ sss rtsAs-
~t~ jrtN. Porto Eics,. An< S-The
trcsfs> arr huSiiy engaged c..nsfructin,x z
q feu~~. slthaurh th~ ls-al par~rS
largely pnhii,h ruHs,.rs - r.-aec. The
greater part - the pspuiatian q the
citx has .eft far the c,suntry. frarinx
b'su. pa ~ su~ut.
I aaa unable a. obtain reliable in w.
F'attnr ss'nerrui the >arply - rr,-
.i-t'ns. hut there ), NJ apparent earrtty
- f'--l in thc ciiv. Ia th- es1uutrs di.-
trlrts There d. ..lui~ dlstresN
Thc English cslnsai. ~ hi. c.suntrv
estate f. tc~iiur 80 pcr-on~. \ new
c''u,'-l siii rsriaec Cra y f,.si NJ ~ wee.
The captain general declines - graft
an interrlev. because % his iunp-srtant
r-.sition and bis delica,~ miSsis-,. which
rrcveuia him frum making any Kind 81,
a declaration
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

AS odicial dispatch to Madrid from
san Juan de Porto Rico SAYS that Col
>an Martin. who was in Command OF
the spanish garrison At Ponce. has
been eourt-nartialesi and shot for
ahandoning the place without resist
anee. Lieut. COD Puix. the second in
Command. committed suicide
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Discussed the oa--sisa er Assem- Biis< IN.
gort~~

PNEI>. any --rAe Madrid cDrre-
'paHdent u the Temps say>. 'Tae
'absnet council Yesterday morning dis
,assed the question of a,,-mbling the
urtes. but ua decision vas reached.
~ the ministers desire u ascertain II
he United states elasiserS the ap-
'ruval of parliament necessary - the
'cfinitive signing of the treaty OF
l..tss,. 20
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

rxK-tDKSr I. E-rR1DN PALwA OF the
Caban juafz sayss ~rhers u M dsa
x.r that the Cubans viii permit a
slight raisuasiers,ansiin-o % one Of their
-puatrvsnen even n xearral-with an
American to affecs the sacsrSsfai issae
of the campaign.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

lr Is reported in London. in couaec-
tion with the Anglo American move
ment, that strong enieavors are being
made 10 get the prince Of Wales to visit
the nitsd States and Canada next
summer, and il IS added that eneour-
agemeut has been gwen the idea in re-
spsuSible auarterx
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

PoScE, Porto Rico. Aug. :, via II.
Thomas, D. W. l.. Aug. s.-Gen. VIII
son has moved the headquarters Of his
division from Ponce 10 Juan Dias.
Gen. Sehwan. with the Eleventh regu-
lar infantry. and two batteries moved
to-day throggh Yaneo towards MAYA
guez. Gen. Brooke is moving north
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

TaE honorary secretary of the Rsval
Ulster Yacht elub. Mr. Kelly. tele-
.graphesi. on the II. szyinx that ths.
challenger for the Americas cup is sir
Thomas Upton. sir Thomas Is a new
eumer in yachting circles His yacht
Is 10 be named the Shamrock.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

Albert sydney Johnson camp. Con
fr,l.rate Nctsrans. held their annual
meeting near coriath last week. An
interesting program was carried out.
much to the enieyment of al present.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

VIENNA Aug. s-Two German tour
ists. Herren Zoll and Barbeck, haze
been killed during IN attempted aseen,
of the Dreisch Ustsrspits in the Dcla-
mite- Aims
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

THE Americans have taken peaceful
Possession of the eastern portion of the
sand OF Porto Rico. Small parties Of
marines have been landed, who have
lighted lamps in the lighthouse at
eape san Juan and other lighthous ses
aong the coast They met with no re-
sistanee- Indeed, at Cape san Juan.
icpatations of citixeus came out to
meet them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

fHz congress of the republic of
Colombia, il is annouHced in 4 dispatch
nom Bogota. the capital, has unani-
nous!y resolved to deposit sum equal
10 sSj.O0J ts39J0o0i As security for the
anoant due the heirs Of signor Ger
ruti. the Italian subject, whose claims
against the government OF Colombia
were decided in his favor BY President
Cleveland, as arbitrator.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

q. d. Gibbs. county superintendent
Of Yazoo county. has placed his rcsignl-
tion in the hands of the governor. There
are ALREADY many applicants for the
n.l.ifinn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11

The charter af the Pouto;a.- & Sta1k-
Vile railroad, a new company iu>t
t"rmsd. with a capital of SEQ es0. Ia
build a rad between the prints nam.-'i.
has been tiled with the secretary Of
state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11
TuE RAID FAILED.
FutiI. Attempt to IIb.r.ts Negro soldiers
at Tampa.

TAMPA. Fla. Aug. s-Early this
morning mob tried "a rescue three
nero teamster- Of the regular army in
carcerated in the Jail here An armed
guard ordered them tn dcsist. but the
mob opened ire On the Jail A voiley
was poured into the crowd from the
upper story % the building and several
shots took effect. The wounded were
carried away by their comrades and the
raid WIS unsuccessful