Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-26
ALL QUIET At KEY WEST.
No News OF Horrent War to Disturb
the Stiffness of the Peace
full Sabbath.
NEWS FROM ADMIRAL SIMPSONS FLEET.
"rsPhis description .s the nsmhsrsi'"-.s
"f ~.atisxe dc sass b, ~..or trn~.te
Castro. WI" ws. an tr~~ita..s Of ,a-
tas.xsm-nt The ps-p,,ax "f the
Mtu.iow.

NV NEsr fia MAY - The tran
quillity Of a tropical sunday was un-
disturbed by d~haite news from any
quarter A few naval uniforms On the
street we're the only signs -, the proxi-
NIFTY of this languid town to the thea
ter of war
Speculation Is still concentrated On
the whcreshouts % ADMIRAL Cervcras =
squadron. the general opinion favorinR
some point on the southern c"sst A
both sides ~ the island are now pa
trullcd by United states war ships. the
naval Ruthoritic, will not admit tho
possibility of tcrvcras escape without
the most desperate conflict In the his
tory of naval warfare
Reports from Admiral Sampsons
squadron say that all Is quiet of the
northern coast % cuba. Nothing from
Commodore >chley - expected before
Monday or Tuesday.
SENIOR Erncsto tastro. wcll-knowu
lawcr, aud president of the ~ vulution-
AIRY iunta at CarlcnaS arrived here
Yesterday ON the United states gun
boat Annapolis nuriny the rec -nt
homhardm-nt at Cardena> senior castro
va, In the hay In small boa,. trying
to reach the American v,'~,cls and get
transportation Z" the nitci states on
n important, mission. lie was com
Pcllcd - return to shore. where hc
saw and heard Of the results ot the
humbardment
The spanish gunhoats that lured the
{ nited state, torpedo buat Winslow
into the death-traP were tho Antonio
| L"Pcz. Lraltad and l.igrra During
the lighting the two former retrcatcd
b,-h,nd the wharvcs aud the l.igera he
hind the key II was the Antonio I.o-
pcs that OPENED lire ON the WinSlow
aud drruycd hrr into the channel The
| spanish troop, formrd ON the public
square. not daring to go to the " wharv-s:
an the Spanish tag, we're lowered. a.
they furnished targets aud the fami-
lies all He'd to .lovcllaup>
Srnor castro ~ty> az american shell
exploited la the very entrance to th.
spanish casino. shattcring the build
| ing and setting II On lire. The casino,
which had hcrn used as military
hcadquart .r, and infantry barracls and
which was tile largcs, structure in the
town. was utterly destroyed. other
buildings were wrecked >omc Of the
shots went ~ far a. the Irirnt- sugar
| plantation. two miles in the interior
| The spanish loss of life Senor Castro
believes t. have been very heavy. II
was ~ reported After the bombard
ment ceased the military commander
pressed all able bodied men into the
| work of carrying sand tn build new
| batteries. and the next day /. .sun men
were brought from Matankas aud la
vana To- continue the work
senor castro. after pas ing four days
on the P,edras KEY. signallcd the
Y nited states guuboat Wilmington.
and was taken un lie says famine
prevails everywhere in tuba. la Tar
denas rice IS - cents pound. con-
densed milk sells at q. - per can and
horseiicsh brings - cents a pound
There i, M beef or bread
| The insurgent, are in dire distress
Formerly provisions were smuggled
| FROM the cities but that relief j. now
impossible. since the cities Themselves
are starving The insurgents are try
ing to suhsi>t on PepperY wood aud
| palm buds. scnpr Castro tasted meat
| yesterday for the first time in i've
| weeks