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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-04
lOWN OF SUFFOLK
SPOKEN OF BRIEFLY.

The Norfolk and Western railroad will
| soon build new set OF track scales
| In Suffolk. Stone for the foundation
has arrived.
Miss Laura Leigh Mcleod has been
sick for several days. She's getting
bett;T now. -
There will be revival services at the
baptist church In q month or So
mir. Fletcher Campbell, of Ashland,
VA, Is being entertained by his BROTH
er. DIR. II. Wood Campbell, of Main
street.
Miss Sua EsgleSton is visiting rela-
tives In Hobbsville. N. c.
Mr.. James c, Cuusey LETT this af-
ternoon for a short visit 10 Bosley,
~ c.
Miss Emna Gillian has been vtss,-
ing in Richmond this week.
SHsS Julia Almond yesterday ceIe-
DRAFTED her 10th birthday by a reception
20 some or her young friends
Miss Lulu Powell. Of Windsor. has
concluded Il long visit to her aunt Mrs
$. w. Ashburn.
MT. j. G. Hubbard has finished n
Stay with friends in the county.
me young people of Newsoms are
liking for an old fashioned cake wall,
iceing and all.
miss Virginia Jordan has been In
Sin1thfeid this week as the guest of her
cousins. the Misses Wilson.
MISS Mary Sue Etheredge, of Cares
county, n. c., arrived in Suffolk 10
day for short visit to Miss Lizzie
Morgan.
Mr. a. c. Nurney has returned from
Nlaigarettesvillc, N. c.. where he nuetl
some building contracts.
10 you know that we sell the best Idre
insurance Policy to be boupht ony
where?
we represent the Union Central
Whicn Is absolutely the best company
Wh'ch writes business in this section.
our twenty Payment Life Policy
cahnot he cqualled by any contract Of
lcred by any other company. while our
Lie Kate Endowment policies are the
cSeapest and best endowment insur-
ahce written
lhese you pay ordinary life rates
anu get an endowment contract
gu VIII lose money if you insure be-
lore seeing u.s.
we also sell the very best Fire and
Accident Insurance.
WOODWARD & ELAN,
No. Main street,
Suffolk Va
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-04
FACTORIES ALL BUSY.
LOOKING FOR ICE.

Numerous parties Gf skaters have
been bunting adjacent lakes and frog
ponds to-day in search of icc-some that
was thick enough to hold them Skat-
ing around here doesn't come often.
and it's In demand strong ice was
found on some OF the small lakes ana
pretty good sport was enjoyed The
water in Lake kNby is nc,s even crust
ed vet
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-04

passed the House. but sentiment in tha
Senate seemed to be opposed TO the
change.
Much of the time Of the House was
occupied in discussing a bill to lease
to Howard Hathaway and oahrcs GER
tain oyster planting ground in the
Rappahannock river 1t was claimed
by the advocate of the bill that This
ground, some 800 acres, was left ont of
the Baylor survey, when il should have
been included. 1t was contcndcd by the
opposition that to rent these grounds
out would in effect break the Baylor
survey and would be setting a bad
precedent. The bill was defeated.
inc bill to create State Board of
Fisheries will reach the Governor TO-
morrow, the House amendments having
been concurred in by the Senate. AL
ready there is big fight on for the 20
sition provided for in the bill The
presidency of the board will pay 1900
per year. and the secretaryship 81 900.
MT. saunders bill to require the rail-
road companies to fence their tracks
or pay for stock killed, which passed
the House yesterday came over to the
Senate this morning. Mr.. Flood made
an unsuccessful attempt to get 1t on
the calendar. and II was referred 10
the committee on roads. which IL un-
dcrStood TO be opposed to the measure
The City Democratic Committee will
meet In day or two to fix the date for
the primary TO nominate city officers
who are 10 be voted for In May. All
or the candidates are in the field and
there Is a general desire for an early
primary. Nominationst are usually
made in April, but 1t Is likely that the
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-04
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALI
SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS

Estimates chcerfully furniscd. Give us
n call or ring us up OH either phone, 3o7.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
CONDENSED TELEiRAMS

THE treasury statement on the 18th
shows Available cash balance, $50
s9s,7si; gold reserve, sI69, sER,Is
Two hundred and sixty-four thousand
ounces of silver we're exported from
New York on the 18th
THOMAS McCAIx. a well-kncwn farmer
of Marshall county. ny. sho, and mor-
tally Wounded sam jackson near Bcn-
ton. ON the 18th The shooting was the
result of an old fead and done with a
shotgun on the roadside
THE total movement Of gold from
Australia To America this YEAR Is SEQ
0oo. .0oo-
THE Quartermont Hotel. at Anderson,
Ind. was wrecked On the 18th By an ex-
plosion of natural gas
Mas. ToNLISsoS. widow of Lieut.
Tomlinsoa of the Washington Fsnei-
bIe>. who was killed by an Iron Moun-
tain train in Little RocL thrive years
ago. on the Tsth, secured Judgment
against the rad for $4,000.
Ast>HRt Etnf AA@ 8AANArAA = AN
ter thanking President Mckinley for
signing the Methodist Publishing House
bill.
A YoUNG woman near Fayetteville.
Ark. i charged with numbering her
father b..eauss he dill not favor the suit
of a young man for her hand
The fact that bodies, have been
shipped north from Memphis. Tenn. for
medical college material has been estab-
Iished-
ELEVEN men perished by fire in the
Bowery Mission New York. on the Issh-
Tux welI-known Mississippi river ex-
cursiou steamer Grand Republic burnesi
10 the waters edge on the I3th at the
mouth of the river Des Peres. near
South St Louis
THEEE were s4s failures in the United
States the past week. against s5s for
the corresponding week Of last year
Ten millions of gold were ordered
from Europe for America the pest week
GEx. W. ). RosEcEASs died on the
nth at his home near Redondo. Cal
The will of the late Amos T. Emo.
proprietor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
New York. was filed for probate at
Hartford, Conn. on the nth. and dis
noses of an estate valned at SO. .O0o. 0oo.
Carr. PERAI.. president of the Span
ish court of inquiry as TO the cause OF
the disaster on the Maine, insists that
that the explosion was from the inte-
rior.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
ALL ABOUT ToRPEooES.


Ii~ss~asat a s'ssssusnat-r Net~sa a.is~-
wash ssia.ss~ tsr-ss.stlssa ts-sst th-
~ sstt, p~-trsst~r-4
NEwrsRr. x L. March - Lieut.
Commander Mclean Ma interviewed
a, the tOrps,ie statis,tl in rssar,i to ths.
rvp-srt that the Maine hai t--ru hTssyvu "a
1p hy Nvvvpirf tarr-s,la. The f,i'u.
uiansisr - authority for the statement
that there u "a, IA IA thinr as NcW-
P.,rt torp.ri',
The station herr Is largely for sNp.ri
mcutai PurP.s-.> n the WAY - trying
and testing tprTsr'i..-~. and Il ha, a.
varios> timss eVr--rim.uts,i with the
Whitehead. Howell ami ,uunln-ilaa
torp.si.-ss.
The whitshca.i tarp..,l.,. which : ths
PRO i-ctils IN rvueral u>.s ia th. 6 ni,s-i
>,atrs navy although the Howell E.
us--si 10 s.imr extent 3, an auto iu.7i.iIs
d~vicr In the erutrr - ths pr,.i-..-
tale. u hieh i n1.ie IN .azr> ~ Is and
= fg-rt IA len-th. il a cFliu.is.r f.sr the
rv,ePtiau 81 cpmprr~,s-i air whish
fs.,i> the MECHANISM IN the tail - ths
torp.,io. In frput - the ryiiusier fag
compressed air i plsc,,i the ,sarheasl
which ctutain> IA the nelzht-srhs-ui q
~ pound, - gun orttaa-
When the torp-sio j. prepared foF
action il j. PIaes,i in a nriue tuh.s
The firing tube byiuv discharged
throws the proj-ctils. distance % Is
pr - feet and the s7,mprs->s.-sl air ia
the tank j. released and supple. the
motive power for the mechanism tn tlts,
tail Enough ssnmpF,-~sssi air = can-
tanned t. carr the torp,,io .ssfJ or
I.>aD yar'ls. The distance which the
torpedo j. intended - travel may -
guaged by the adjustment % ms,-hau-
ism in the tail ~ the pr, isetiIs
When the Prujectilc strikrs IN
object the gun cotton j. eNplDi,-,l b.
det"ustion by means of a ehar.y., II full
inmate of mercury in the form uf a
cap. The forcc of the discharge of ~
pounds of gun cotton T. sufficient. II
properly PLACED. u sink a war ship. a.
was demonstrated in the brazilian IN
surrrction. when single torpesio dc
strpyet four compartments Of the bat
tlcship Aquidaban. shaking that vessel.
although >he was able. under her own
steam. To- grt from her mornings Il the
doek few hundred yards away
The Howell torpedo differs from the
Whitehead only in the mechanism
while the Cunningham torPs,to : pow
rrful. swift and destructive. but un-
eontrOllable.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

\ .-r"u, asni.ulfy va, narrowly
,ssr,el Ia th. suart r,-.u a. IsksIb
Las rsr,.L tL. prin..ipsi, o.. .n.s IIsu- n.
U E.u~r~. prominent attorney -
i'ai.i.i. irl-a. Na,~. aua >srs-riutrf,l-
nt - E. lueaf1.sl T.ul Ttnn A. Eac-r-s
va. .,s,ninr agrr fr,.m I'hHad.Iptsa h..
passed rauu.. has-... several mile, s.ut
frozen IA-kaih Th~rr 8, an sI.I fa4r-
rel t.f,,.eu E.-rrr, ani Tam over
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


wcrisau. Narch 10 ur. ". H tirs.
c,luih will ou TUESDAY. again stand
trial f,r the iuur,irr - CharicsT stew
.rt. ~ thr first trial lss vas convicted
- l-ri-,ning bis rati~ut far life in-
surancr. but the >upfru. tourt ~
vcrs~,l the dsci,iou 20 the iover cpurt
un techuhalifis-~. The ra.r was eailed
Ia th, kvup,r cruuty esurt at skaib
Yesterday and counsel fsr defense
made a hard urht re contluuanec.
nr Lip~se,nb had - be helped up
stairs ints the courtroom and showed
sign, - great rayrieal weakness \
r-e~nt strakc of paralysis had -esfn-
inciy destroyed hi, voeal organs. and
" hen PLACED an the stand answered
question, with great dif3ruity and
s-arccly abovr whisper. lie >Worv
that be- thought il would kili him L.
stand trial now.
Then a dramati.- inei.i~n, s--rurre'i
DR. Lip~caulb collapsed and hs''i - as
hastily ss-ut for Court ss> at burned
for the dav but judy, iiu.idi s-'"u. not
h,.iug convinced % %. pri,..usr sim
,-rity. orricr,i pr~. rl,r~,n Mckinley.
Rush. >trnuis. code. Nahlrr and k~iIrs
to pr,-evvd u the pal and uaak~ an ev-
tminatp'n - Lipsc'rmh Pby~iral c''n-
irsiru. tivr uf th-m ~irned > Stale
meat chat shr rri,.sn~r was able q" en-
iure tra a. auiv Nnhirr aud k.ilf> cpu-
tending that he was t,-s ilt This was
b h1ds hirv 20 the dcfrn,s. aui ~ rat
ti..d thsIp that thry anuounc,si rvasiy
f1r trial \ .f--,iai vvnirv uf nifty men
VAS ,uum.u,,i AMI trial ~ fcr rus~-
iaT. PREVIOUSLY ths. dsf,n,- had an
aaun.rd that, failing to -e,ur- e,'ntinu-
aus,. thcy woaid ak for change -
eruu-
The murgsr % stewart ami other
r.,.i-.,a ur sasss and iif,. Insurance
srau.l, bare ~ wrought up the p,,pPl~
10 krfup.-- that 30 Is .i.ahtfaI Il a jury
orr be-. urci within sve'-k. The
~fa,- h~pr-, f's bring tuv ta-b. the sup
..e.~i rhr~f y.usptratar. e. trial this
.era. tuf IL b, dpubifai 10 his sa.c can
i. H..s..n..sF
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

L"Nu-,S. March u Ii,ut Allen.
thu ni'~d States military attsche At
Berlin. = rvp,rtr,i by ths Sunday >f~,-
cfai correspondent a. r'sahrminv Am
haS>tsi.rr White view - the ,ituaf ..i
On the strength II private advices that
have reached the Nmsrtran rmha>,s
alleging that th~ Investigations - tae
American csurt - inquisy clearly iu-
dicase that the sinking - thv WaIrc
was nos sus u a.s.isi.ut that ,uis,tau-
tial evi,i.us-~ - this effect has h..,n dis
cuv~ry,i. but that erins g. thr exeiss,l
state nf putii. ;vsiinr th.-..- faets have
been withheld fr,sm pabii-ati,u.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
AMBASSADOR wnire.


IeNuoN. March n rhr SUNDAY >pc-
eisl puh'i>hss frum its ls-riin rsrrr-
sf-,usicnt an intervirw with United
States Ambassador White uu the afti-
tusie ef the nitsSi State toward spain
ard the cuban situation. Anisss,i,d,,r
White, ac,-or'iin- o. thi, dispatch ,i,-
clar,-i the statement that tho United
States had entered into an ailianer
with England ard Japan absolutely
without foundation
The United >tates.- Mr. White j.
repurts,i to have ~aid "wiii never bind
hvr-rlf hy such an aiiiane~ rr,-siden.
NekinleyS administration cannot
act against the tradition which fprhi,i,
all such complications in America
international relations. Last Of all
will Il do for .he sake " American
interests in the far east
The fear of war with spain muS,
not ~ taken ,s-, SERIOUSLY. Thc S.1.-
esi.@1 credit - No pr,s,f that the
uitesl States iutsnd> going e. war.
Sinc- the government had long ds.
mansi..'i surh cr,'ii, frr the psrp.,>ee
- harhbr dsfru>s This. however had
l..,-u p-->tp.sned owing t. tn, nizgxsr,tiv
policy cpuxrc~> had hithsrto pursued 70
'haractertEing a, quite untru- the
sfat~m-nt that the Z nite,i states bat
Piacs,i lars,y erslcrs with Herr krupp
for guns
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
PROMISED = Gig CONTRACT.
raa-u.I ssti,ny At tn. Carpenter steel
Wsrk--

RESnfSe. Pa March u The pram-
ise Of a contrast f"r pro jeetile>. amount
Ing "a over 81 ssl1.g.t. to the Carpenter
strcl vprss. krPt the entire plant in
unusual activity yesterday. Work
Wa pushed al along the line on pro-
ieetilss ia the main plant; on the crc,'-
tioa of the threc new buii,iiugs begun
yesterday. aad in getting the Diamond
>tscl 81. work, (which have b.sen re-
lease,il into running order
Masln>. carpenters. uuaehi lists, steel
mclter> and makers and ~rore of
othsr CLASSES af vurssIusn were ou duty.
and IN tNa wrtss the company will
have an inerrt,s,ti plant to double the
present capacity and will probably EN-
ploy - men More shipments will b..
made Tomorrow by order Of govern
maent officials
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A sENt-cFFtcIAL note issued IN Nal
rid. ON the ssh. declared that the span
ish government had not received any
complaint regarding the attitude Of
Gen. Fitxhugh Lee. the United States
consul general at Havana
ISAAC y SHEFPAKD. one of the mos.
prominent citizens of Philadelphia
died. on the 9th. after n lingering i'll
ness. lie was Il years of age
CAPT. q. +. HANLIS. general manager
of the Ditmar powder works. of New
York. says that in November. is9T.
Weyler's agents purchased from him
5000 pounds of dynamite and $50 miles
of rubber-coverrt, insulated copper
wire. which WAS shipped on the steamer
Ciudad CondaL
A DIsPsTCH from Los Angeles. Cal.
on the Yth. said Gen w ;. Rosecrsns
physician reports that at II o'clock he
was slowly and peacefully passing
away lie is conscious and suffers no
pain His splendid vital force may
keep him alive several hours. possibly
until another day
A HAVANA dispatch of the sth said
that Capt--tsen- BlaneO would see that
the Mont ntgOmcry was moored at the
buoy held by the Fern. or that held by
the Spanish cruiser Alfonzo MI. IL
stationed at the latter buoy. il will be
interpreted a. a sign Of Cen Blanao's
determination that no suspicion shall
rest upon the spanish officials in the
case of the Montgomery.
ADvICEs from the orient by the steam
ship Empress of India tell of the almost
complete destruction of Manila. Phil
ippine islands. By fire Five million
doIIors' worth of property was de-
stroyed-
The European situation is regarded
a. more serious shan that between the
United States and spain Russia and
France will test England Sseelaration
that she would prefer war rather than
| the dismernberrnent Of China
TIN directors OF the New York Cen
trial railroad. on the 9Th declared the
regular quarterly dividend of one per
cent
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railroads, on the 9th- cut the
rates from Minneapolis. Mimi To seat
lie 10 $40. To meet the >ools slash
THE statement of the condition OF
the treasury, issued on the 9TH. shosvesf'
| Available cash balance, So, SAL go;
- -. g. "a ~
So -, -, ,,.,;-,r,Y d..s..nS.. hill
~ ~. s-.,.. IN ~. a,h hv =
- - - -. D-,,nntlv
.L-.A. unA - - -,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
SENATOR PROCTOR RETURNS.
fi~ss~d With the >ptsadid Conduct and
-pirrt Of the >sathsra People.

CHARLOTTE. y. T.. March is->ena
tor Proet0r passed through Charlotte
yesterday uaorning and tool breakfast
NJ the eating hou,s, here. lie talked
freely excerpt On the subjects Of >pair
aud the probability Of war. He saic
that the m"st gratifying thing he NIT
with on his trip was the splendii
ecaduet and spirit OF tbs south
ern people He felt that 1t was
worth tie total eoSt of al
preparation for war to demon>trate
what a sterling loyal spirit Was cher
isasd throughout the south a. he had
seen l. HE said he had gathered some
facts, bat did not know Just what
beArinx th-y might have on the prrs-
ent situation He would have 10 fiud
0ut the situation AZ home before he
cpuld even judge fairly % the ku0vsl-
csige he had gained on the trip.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT.
Harry or,s-r Fre@ the ssss~rum~at fer
Powder for Bt< ,.ua-.

WININsroN. DcL. March 1.-THE
powder WORKS ~ the +. l. Dupont De
Memours 0o- j. uow working day aud
night On a government order for hex
a-unal powder for the big guns. Until
day or two ago ouiy the day forve
was al work but It l. said that ORDERS
from Washington nses>sitats't the en-
Ploymsnt % night for'-c- In addition
~iusc Of the buildings are being en-
iarged AMI m.1re maeAinery = hssia-,
pat IN
Tnsrc arr - grinding mills on the
piase aud these are new all running
The daily capacity 81 the works i said
u b. ten tons of hexagonai powder
Work Is also said 10 be hurried at tn.
,pnpanys plant in Ssx Jerssy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

The huar'i of >up~rvi,nrs - Sr-a-
flower county rejected the p.-titiaa
against the ts>uane, of bonds - build a
courthouse. bs-s,an>s. the same did not
contain the names of 10 per cent. of tbs.
adult taxpayers - the county ami or
drrest the clerk - the b.slrd a. adver-
ti,r fpr contractors - file bids NJ the
next inserting t. build a courthouse.
The cpnrthou.s will -. one ofthe hand
s.,msst in the state and mp To date.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

The preliminary trial # J. q. CLAW.
charged with the killing II Young Ar
thur iiurhert at Ald~us recrntly. was
held at fernando last week. and Ciay
was admitted t. hal in the sum -
$1,000. which amelnt Was given mafF
times over by friends # Mr. clay. u lto
asked 10 b. allowed 10 sign the t-,n,i
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
THE RUSH ABOUT OVER.

s~--sss o-s'.t sxsia rr-vsii. Of tho Navy
sarsi- tai a. ~ s.ss-rnuas ~ sr.~n.i. r.
Nhst~s~r t~utrs~t. s.rvs.ls s-.f the la
u-asi ~r~a~- - Activity ~~e-s q. Have
He~a tss~pfet~i rs- w.rk 81 ,rsap-
>hips ard
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
Tramp Badly Iaiarea .aa Oae Hundred
>h-~p Killed

MIDWAY. O., March 1.-Two freight
trains eolgided near here yesterday
morning. Both engines were badly dam
aged and eight ears were derailed- En-
gineer' Van >eaid was slightly bruised
and an unknown tramp was badly in
jured There were no other casualties
A car loaded with sheep was derailed
and 100 of the sheep killed The eolli-
sion was caused by the engineer forget
ting the other train Money loss about
si.ga
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
FOUND DEAD.
Bsss~se-f Go Have B%~a Dragged MsrB~r-st
and Ess.A~.f-

JoEIEF. III. March 1.-THE b.riy Of
Thomas Walsh. Of the large wholesale
,ros~ry house Of Walsh * sons. was
found in a ditch near this city Marks
on the head indicated that the man had
bevn murdered and IL IL believed by his
relatives that robbery was the motive.
for the crime
The police believe that Mr.. Walsh
was drugxed. carried To she lonesome
spot where his body was found and
murdered No arrests have been made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

The oid,>t eitixen If oxford and une
II tn. oldest of Mississippi. Cpl. +. H.
SkipNith. diesi al oxford lat week IN
thc esd year of his age. Col. >s,ipw ith
ua> born in Geurgia. h-e. e. i>a5. lie
was a grandson - s'vu- Nathaniel
tsrcen. of revolutionary fame. and a
grratgrandsou uf >iF Fcyton >5ipwith
Of Nfrt-fufa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

\ big rval estate deal has Just been
e,Iu,ummatesi By Nhieh 81. .o09 ami the
county Grange hands. The land was
the property - the >unhower Land
and Manufacturing Company Of Mem
phls, ami was sold "a party Of Iowa
capitalists. who were represented IN
the matter by = +. Busby. of Chicago.
sui y T. Averill. of Cedar Rapids. Ia
slr- Bashy i acting in the capacity OF
agent for capitalists in the NartEwest.
The southern end of the deal was en-
giueered hy William A Percy
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

ATLANTA. Ga. March il-Orders
were received tonight by the master
mechanics of all the rOais entering
this city 10 have every engine steamed
up and ready for use at a moments no
tiee. All rOundhou>es are lighted up,
and full force at work
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

LoSpox. March - The Paris corre-
ss,ondent Of the Daily Mail DECLARES
French support of spain would MT
exered PlatoHie sympathy, and that
there i no likegiha.5d that the friendii-
ness of Austria Or tiermany would sA-
tend further
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
PREPARED TO MOVE.
>olds-rs st wsstsrn Post. Ready for
Marching Orders

nESvER. Col, March l3.-Aeting un-
der special orders received from the
ticiai in the war department a; Ma.
In.ton- the commanding ofieer at
Fort Logan has distributed among
she various companies stationed
there tents in sufficient numbers
To provide them shelter. should
they be called To move. The officers
have also issued to the soldiers the
regulation equipments they will need
il called upon to move.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

AS-WEKISs question in the hou~c
e COMMONS. onthe 9Th. on the subject.
Nr Curnn. parliamentary secretary
q the fprcigu oifice. said Russia hai
v.lt sent an ultimaturn to Caina with
ryfrreues to Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-
Wan
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

OK the nth. ten brooke. command
.ux thc apartment of the Missouri. or
s-rsi a court martial in the case OF
capt tharlss 7. Withercll. stationed
a, Port Wayne. Detroit Mich. charged
with duplicating part Of his company 5
uar nsll>
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

NR THoNNs W CKiDDGtR- the spe-
sial commissioner of the United states
y ,hc Paris expo>itioa of Is-D and
,h.ri assistant secretary Of state. ~
gle>s- i1r Pres> t1 isny thr rcpsrt that
b. ha, h.,en commissioned 10 Purchas.
VIZ >IHa>
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17
PACIFIC COAST DEFENSE

The Oregon Ordered to PatrgI the Coast
soath~srd From san Frsses>es.
WASHINGTON, March i3-In maxim ?
Preparations for the possibilities Of the
future, the navy department has by M
means overlooked the stragetie defense
of the Pacific coast To guard
properly this important seaboard
it has been found necessary 70
send an advance guard some
distance down the Southern Paei6e
ocean The batsleship Oregon, and
one of the nos,powerfuI vessels in the
navy, has been selected for thiStass1.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

George : Brown. one of the best
known and successful farmers Of Pom
totoc county. died al Tupelo last week.
He had been a sufferer for = long time
with pulmonary trouble. and his death
was not unexpected 10 his fsmily and
friends.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

THE ~saa,e committee on imrligra-
tsn. "a Tn. iith- reported adversely on
~ an,niuatioa of Hon. r. v Ps,yVdsriv
b. b, commissioner of immigration.
" taandler-of New HAMPSHIRE united
rth -h, sieHnrratie senators ~ secure
a. a.lverse report
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-17

The British steamship OAK Branch
cleared from Mobile. Ma. rcorntiv. for
Japan with large amount of strue-
turaI iron and 5Up bales Of cotton