Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-02-09

o. hryak the frac.. praeticaiiy rviras~s
th~ I ust~,l state from further obfxa-
tian IN this rv~p~vt. -e that teen otis .
,as uusgs-.sionahiy warranted. IN the .
otsimiou - shs administration of,ieial., .
.r .sNt~ussiag his has a. Dewey ~
lrrts ~ ha~ slcs~.
rh~ situasisn = r~<aryiesi h~r~ -
rafh~r auruiafsfs frrut a dipiernatts
,sandr-sns Legally th~ FTbpinos arr
stfi Spanish suhisvss. Th~T~fcr-. y
rprr1tisa- cs-ntinu~ cnssisl- - Manila
a. lahi down In th- pssl'.ssi- u WI /
sus.sant ta Fv-nmptinn - th~ war /
With >fain. ~ l-a-t fe~hubeaiiy-
ntstt- Tt.- ~ p------ pa-s-t.s t..s~s .
ss--~-s
Ofsrfais rofs-i sn~ tftl~ faS In .
tNw~v'. df-patch. i'm Walsh b. spssk~ .
- sh~ Nni~rirsn sruiv ard navy a.
-a-wuv rsaiiv ~us~~~sfut. conveying Just 4
tks fssst insiruation that ~ sesri- p.riut-
th~ r.~ulfs Wrrw u.rt A. satisfactory a.
AZ eth~r-. " - iuf~rrv,i h~rw that thu
uuixAt us~an sh~ Development - s~ak
rr~s az ss1n~ - th~ marv sNpsu--vi .
Fstuf- eu ths Nm~risan itus~. Shi.sh .
uii~hf D. easily sNplains,t ht th~ fact /
that ~ attack vas ulasi- az uiEht. /
p~rbap= w p1tcc~ vh~r~ th~ in~urseuf- .
csHisi crsrp up~l,s-.- unsl.'r ths shelter -
ths srspts7si Jungle that grow~ n-ariy /
int" ,hs to,sa % Naniia.
FsI s---s.s--s- u. s.--. .ss-.
Evsry roufltisne~. however - s~it
that ss~n TITS j. MASTER - ths .itus- /
tipu Tht~ csussivus. ~ ts--s,i ms. 1
oulv ou iatr rahlesr8ut<. hat srssrsi - .
p~atvi a~suranss~ - that ~F~~t cun- .
t~s~,l hv ts~u. Oti- - Wa~hinrtstu 4
frasu tinlr ~ tin~ dariuE th~ post f~w 4
n.1uth- rh~ fssrvv~ unsi~r his co1t- f
u'ausl. ~ shows hs the r~vssrsls - The 2
adinraus rvn~rais of1ir~ ury~mh=r "a. I
th- date ~ th- last r~part. w~r~ ei.sta .
tuzop-, and ~ th~~~ sh~r~ were PR Z
rut FOR duty is5ts m~u-
uv--v. sss rh-s- w. 80 ~.-n.
approximately s.eus m~u ar~ "a .
ttrtr vay 50 iain s.~n. Osis. In fs1r
s~parst~ evFssiittau~. fhau-h nam. -
~xp~stssi - rv-seh Nauiia fur thrv- .
wv~&s or uiunsh Th~rw arr tn
foarth ard fossr eunpsui~~ - ths So .
rut~~uth infantry. l-@~ na~u. nuslsr .
tsva- tsetaa- whls-h sa5l.,t frussa t.ifs#
taiisr hss Friday. th- TW~ntisth tu- +
sautry. eusnprisinx - sssis-~r- ansl -, {
u.sa. usssl~r ts~a- Wh-at1u. whieh iefs .
>an Fsanci~s-s Jauuars -. ~ TWsa-
tv=s-~,sssl Infantry. in g-ssulnsau.l afCal Z
Fzb~rt Wish i~fs >au Frau~i-.-a -arfv
be- tte pr~ssuf ulaurh. an.I ea.aa usan
aasi ossvwr~ - sh~ rh5rI AMI >.-vva-
teeth { nits-f state rs.riuisnfs - in= 4
fantrv. vhieh Eeft Neu Nark f'rssass .
aa sh~ >h~ruzau-
Thrrv - beg Transport th- SksFi- .
slan- ussss ua akiue rrasiv IN N~p Noga .
g. varry th~ Tu~if,h infantry. t>eu .
nisu Ia ait snti shr v{t5 start net lass-
than tb= ltsh instant
That u all that san ~ suppsi~,l "a 1
ten. osis ia tn vay - fr~infnrv~rnsnt..
ssror,iinw ta t.~n- Cngbin. II sh~ sci I
lieFs sre tu ~ - s~rvi~s IN this cam
paizsu. Norr. 81 enurss. viii folfo~ a. T
rapisiiy A. thy can ~ satt~a r~asix 4
II teen. oti~ usvsiS th~nl 10 any fatur.s .
operations h. NAV plan. but. a. Al I
r.adv stated. il = beli~yssi this pr I
tiealar erl-is Will have pzss-s,i h--forv 4
thsy can - transported a great DIS I
tans~ from the rnit-,l state
Tn. .ss..m sf th- A.-rts.. Aru.t
Th.ss troaP~. With fhsSs now IN 4
Gaha. rrprws=ut ths. cs~arl of the Nm I
ican army. a~cursiin< 10 ts~a Corhia /
II j. trus, that oniy sbssstt 1.auo ot sssa .
ofi>' s.sisii-rs arr rr.-ufarS bat hfs vol /
uutrvr soisliers E4e~ b-vu under fhnr
sagh sli~siplius and trimming fa- .
months. ard ul-Eny participated IN th- Z
sneagvusuts atss nsiiuzs ths ~apt4rr ~ Z
Manila and ars rraefieally a. <eo.I D
/ ths r~.-uiars.
rh- >tr-@<th 80 tr.t..l.isa. Aru.f ts-
kn@wa
No ons h~r~ Knows tn. rial str~u.-th
os the Insurgents oTp.l-s,i - tea Osss
I Th. aseuuut, ssf th~ir uumt--r ars rss-
ficting. and uaus - th~m- comes
I from rwliahiss sssurr~~- still the b.-.s
. t-riisf - ths aufhnritis- at tho var H.
partmsns j. that they uamhsr ab.aat
sf.ena ussu- but ,h~Y are not eanpar,s-
/ BE - the trn~r5eaa forres in person.
/ MI, discipline or quality IT arms n
: known shar th~y havr-sssEl.- Mau~.rrs.
~s.rn~ ReulinxtcnS aad \ variety of 9th
I ~ tir~arras. aHd II : -a~ps~ts,I ths.v
have bs~n quite plrnfifuily Supplissl
I With ammunition FROM ostt<isl-. SOURCES.
rsr~rt-.r rr.-~t.- ...s trusss~-ss~
3 Takeu - whole. this armament i
b eisls,Ily inferior IN that % ths. Nmer
iean troop=- Then. the insNp-riensssl
efiie~rs. iu many ea<~< even tn. re!.
ga~ls of regiments bsiug not more
than a war oid. aud their Lack af
know lrsisw ot tactics th~v arr At n
great disaslvaut1g~- Their xtrnn-
posnt j. thrir slso1stssig- ~ the e.srrn-
Z try and CERTAIN fanatieal bravery in
/ onslaught that Wuuld he torrnisfalsl..
to a volunteer furre mt well traius,I
To stand fr~. Like the Cahans. thsv
! rrly too maeh oa a sworsl-tik~ weapon.
corresponding To the mashese. wvar-
en of little value against lou- range
rifles.
Altogether the war department. Of
fseiaIS have not the slightest doubt Of
Gen. Otis ability tn bold his position
Indefinitely. anal th- oaiy cause for ap-
pr~h.nSion = the fear thar bv taking
10 the Interior ~ the country. pra~tic-
ally EuipaSSalsls for American troops IN
the approaching rainy s~aSon- a PRO
longed ghtinx <tyts Of cam
paisn may foliow.
a Nrrss~h5= Es<k ss Gibraltar IN ps--y-s
Ft-~t-
Besides his solslieFS. ten Otis has
at his back in Mauila hay. command
ing the city v~ritable rock of t.fI,-
rsItsF IN D~v~y's ae~s- With thosr vez-
s~Iz ~ noss haS ana shos.. ahosit N
min him- Dewey will have 81 ships Of
various Typ of fuil-fs~sig~d war
ships he HoN has nine. as follows. The
flagship Olympia the lcSteu- Balsi-
mors- Charleston. Concord Mouairock
Moater~y- Petrol ard the Buffalo. lie
1l-se has tss~e aFnzssf ~upPtv ships
which are la>t effective A. wa
ship aianc~a y stacking troops oas-