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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-17

Miss Clar!see and Miss Catherine
Clarke. of Louisville. Ky. are the
house guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cecil Whitaker, at Lea therwood
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Mr.. William L. Hearne, only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Hearne, gave a
dinner complimentary to n number OF
college friends in the city. last evening,
at Hearnlee. in Leatherwood.
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First Presbyterian church. the pas.
tor. Rev. d. a. Cunningham. D. D..
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Mrs. George Flaecus. Mrs. Addic
Boggs and Mr.. Kennedy Friend are ut
Cambridge Springs.
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Mrs. Oliver Thompson Rhodes, OF
North Main street, has returned after
months stay at Atlantic City.
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will preach at 1880 a. m. and 7:45 D.
m. Morning subject: Guarding
Against a Doubling Mind" Evening:
Christ and Nathaniel" NJ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-17

AT Vance Memorial church there will
be services at II n. m. and 7:45 p. M,
conducted by Rev DR.. Austin. Eve
ming subject: What is mani"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-17

me following concert. programme
VIII be rendered by the Wheeling On.
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society doings have subsidized md
18th the exception OF occasional COM
plmentary entertainments, the social
rendezvous Is "thc-wide out of doors"
Recent brilliant affairs We're the Shrlv-
er, Simpson. Hearne, Mathematician en-
tertainments. The coming week holds
the Whitaker reception and the "Thrce
Black Mantles" Connie opera) at the
Park Casino. after which the Oriental
street fair Will claim attention.
Miss Marion and Miss Nina Shriver
beautifully entertained 4 company at
whist at the Shriver home In Pleasant
Valley. 5#
Mrs. Charles Howard Simpson gave
charming luncheon at the Fort Henry
Club. complimentary to her sister. Miss
Emma Forbes, daughter Of Hon. and
Mrs. Hannibal Forbes of Elm Grove.
who graduated with distinction at Mt
de Chantal last Thursday. Among
those present were the classmates Of
Miss Forbes.
Mrs. James X. Hall and Mrs. Andrew
U. Wilson handsomely entertained the
Married Ladies' Euchrc Club yesterday
afternoon at the Hall home at Leather
wood. The prize winners We're Mrs.
William Glessner. Miss Agnes Wilson
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

AMERICAS SPLENDID CAREER.
st.s's Psa Her A.a.sls R.i- With s~Pts
H>ssar..- sat s-a.- sf wsr.i
R--p...Isaisty-

I.on,ioa. March s-In the intru,luc-
,ien to h. nsw history - Eriti>h In
dia. 10 be- published to-day. Sir Nm.
Wilson liuntsr. FORMER mstus,.r 81 ~.
lndiaa legislative council and former
president ~ the Indian fducation
commission. referring to the advent -
the tnitsd STATES a. eolanising Pow
pr. say
-Nm"riea starts upon her career 90
Asiatic rule with an amplitude Of ~
sourcs-s and s~H-. Of inornl respan-I-
hilitv which M previous state of Chris
tendon brought to the work. In he's
splendid and difficult task shr will
be trnmm-le,l hy mo- Portuguese inqui1'
~ition nf the sixteenth century. nor hy
the slave colonization % Holland in
'hr seyeutesuih. nor hy the cynical
rule for gain Of the rulers which. for
time. ,larkencd the british acluisi-
tion Of India in the eighteenth
The United States. In the govern
ment ~ their dependencies. will rrprs-
sent the political conscience OF the
nineteenth century. I hail their ad.
vent ~ new power for good. not
alone for the island races. coming un-
der their care. but also in that great
settlement Of European spheres of in
hu-nee in Nsia which. II W. could see
lrigh'. forms the world problem OF our
day"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
ADVISED TO BECOME BANDITS.
ti~go Newspaper. -Aathariti.. at Hs-
s.ns HsasLiv denounced.

Santiago de Cuha. March &. III Por-
vrnir. discussing the situation brought
s,oui bs the orders from Havana lii.--
i,ing IN. total expenditure upon III.
departments Of the provincial admins
tratioa 10 sIo.o0o, ssys:
There j. only one course op.n to
the men without work and food. name
~, 10 become handitti Hunger de-
mands bread. The proceedings Of the
United States authorities al Havana
are evidently antagonistie to MaJ.-s;en.
Wood. and born of jealousy Of his sue
cess and popularity among all classes
1f Cubans. Three Thousand men have
b.en thrown out Of employment at
only days notice. which must mean
a serious menace to public peaer and
property"
The lndepend-neia. III Cubano aud
the Santiago Herald comment in much
the same strain.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
FtFTV-FIFTh CONGRESS-.

In the senate. On the ssfh. a perfect
tr~nxy for Passing bills. principally psh-
ir ~ building biii-. seized IN. namhsrs.
nhi- earry ius an agxrvxass - eight
- ten millions % dollars xars s,+s-rt as,.i
mary mor- that hai not been ras-r,i b.
s, ~ hoa-rs - cgngr~ss we're piaeei a.
sn,etainents en the @unfry civil appre-
rt.a.lsn- BAT Finally, AZ a late hour
amendment tn the -uuary civil hill was
sa7ptsd sEFFupFia'ing = isr.s amount Tor
G ~ pr,lirninary WORK on the buildings
tiNh appropriations bii nas passed. al n 4
p m. having been Technically under can-
stnrrAtinn throughout the day and ~v~n-
.as In the hou@~ 81 hills. mostly Tor
the "rsction - pubic building. and car
rFinE Y. n--'.-i. were passed.
IN the senate. on the irt after les than
NY hcnrs debate. the naval appropriation
OH vas passed. with an anirrssrnrnt ~
inA the price to b. paid Tor plate arriar AZ
80 tpn-a reduction nf ti.a per ton .
mo autrerixing the secretary of Inc navg.
cost s. s.i.s and placing & ..e.i In nj.
cnntrol with which to operate d The - l.
ate adj pted resolution- % rrgr~t at the
death % Lord H-rpch-ii and concluded
the ~e-et"n with euioEie- upon the late
krpr--cntatiN" Dinghy .... IN the house
th~ conf-r-nce rvport on the omnibus
claim chi was agreed to. also the confer
enes' report ON she census hiIl Th- rivsr
and haArbor bill Wss sent 10 cnuferenr.
and the passage % the general d~girten,.y
appropriation btii va. moved under al y
r. nSion Of the rules
In th- z~uats on she 81 the farftnca-
tian- appropriation ban and the bin pro-
Wiling eosfs uf criminal laws for Alaska
we're passed. as were 4l~o large nurab.r
II minor bills. the cnirndsr h-ing entirely
cleane.t q private Pension bills and hills
csrtectinE military and naval records
The conference rererfs On the census ard
naval personnel blffs v-rr agreed tp ...
In the house haf' mflil1u dollars each
WIS appropriated. under su~p~n=inn of the
rulss. Tor tire Pan-Anerican exposition a.
N1nalu. y. Y. and the Ohio centennial
At Toledo. senate bill Carrying 81 s.a s-
Tor the rev building Tor IN. Department
Of justice ~a- PASSED Several minor bills
ver~ pa--si. and number of conference
reports Wcrr adopted
In the senate. on tn. D. amid scenes %
cor fusis n. sseminSiv tn>sunrahls from tire
closing sss~-tcn of the term. the army ap-
preparation htil carrying over tst.es s.
ant the general dsdgtenry btii. apqrnpTlas-
ing about s-3e-ts-s. WEIR pa-s.-i Ths
conference rs'ro-t sR the Alaska criminal
eosss- WIS agreed 60. ft@ Toledo exr-s-f-
tion hill. appruprtatinE Ezsi asa was passed
..-... In the house the confusion attending
the Closing session was 80 great that n was
with the greatest difficulty that The sueak-
sr could make himself heard consifiert-
tian of conference reports ocruplesf tho
session until far into tho night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
NOW We HAVE THE TRUTH.
The F1ipinos 10 Not Hold Any
American Soldiers as Pris-
oners Of War.
STONES MANUFACTURED At HONS KONG.
eea- ott. t.tt~. that. STAGE Fssraary
tesF~ u.~- ur-s t.seo ts.arx--i. ssp
tssNi. ~. Nest .s wh.,s- .s- H.tt ..
rsa.".ss- % w.s The rsSst. Ia srt.a.
at.t tanalalnsa

Washington. March THE foiiow.
ing dispatch ~. t-rn received hs S-c-
re'arS ot Var Nigvr fron, ten O;.s. ia
answer to ~~crv'ary Nisrr'- inquiry
rv~psvting the number - Nneriran
prisoners held by the in-nrv~ntss
Manila, Marvh a.. S.,rr-tsry OF War
washingtar. nsirl.nt- have not tax.
IN. ucr in fhsy hold. a -ingic prisoner
of war thry have thre~ soisliers in
Maioio>. li'ksd up I'm Ianuar who.
without p~rmission. went am~ug thrus
near Sasitr ar.i taie.-an. : an is.,k
Ing after them. and providing mooney
Have cnP'urrd over Ian iusurr~ui
-s'l'iiers 'iusc February 8. aad trid th.
nral"rliy aa prisoners of var Dvtri-
mental rsrorfs whirh reach th- nite.i
state arr manufae'nr~,i urs tly in
iiou- hHug Truap. h~fr IN ~Pivnslll
consiltion- WIS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

A destructive cyclone pa-ssd ovrr a
part - Ysx.-, county last v~sk. Many
houses were blo~n down ansi twelve or
fourteen per~,ns were injured. VI.
ant Mr. Hamilton. together with their
~.,n daeghtcr-in-ls~ and two children.
werr carrisi bodily a distance 20 go
yards ty the wiud. liamil;on and Dr.,
wife were - badly injured that they
died shortly afterSar,i. Mr. b~vine. a
lady = years old. was crushed b. the
roof Of her house falling On her and
fatally injured. Eight 0r ten familiss
were rendered destitute aud much ~uf-
fering IS reported The force ~ the
wind was terrific Horses and cattle
and fou l. were killed in large ngmbers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Acu u-irrsand highly interesting quc~
tion la, arisen In Nalobusha county
which has never pcrhnps been raised
t--forv. Onc Pollen rented tract o.
land las; year upon which to make .
crVr. lie planted hts crop aud brought
u 10 maturity. but before he had
finished harvesting hi rcut term ~
pired. lie made n" contract Tor the
present wear. aud the landlord rented
the placc Is anothrr tenant. iclicn
estimates that he has sixteen hairs -
cotton vet Ia the f.id on the land which
he claims he has rsrh, To- gather. The
new tenant insists upnn hi- right ta
enter and take p-s>srssion 20 the lanf
In order 10 prepare the gruuud fnr thf
present years. crpp. Pollen claims that
rau~~- eryund his control prevented
him FROM gathering the crop, AMI that
loS. apon hsm. lie 3. -atiil~sl. he c'sn-
tends. 10 the bsn-ais 20 the contraet h-
made. aud inAsmueh a. h. has h~"n de
iayei in harvesting hy circam>tancr>
hevund his control be as~ertS that the
laadlors! has M right g. "ust him and
thus practically - fhr CONTRAST AZ
naurht The isudior,i and the TENANT,
on the other hand crnfend that the
contract has been fully oomplicd with
On she landlord, ,id~. and that - cos
iiau- Pollen Ia ps-.ses,inn Nvuid pr
hsf- prevent the MAJ inv - crvp on
the and this year. anil thns praetirally
amount o. eua.,ruiax roiiens one-
year contract into /. two vrar cuntraet-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
RiRGAN|l|AC THE ARMY.
The War Depa -tnent Has a Big
p-sa Of Hard Work Up.
Its Hands.
VOLUNTEERS MIST o. MUSTERED our.
4 N.w Nsiuate-r ur.nsh Mast rb~. u. Or-
s-stssd sad vs.tsfsJ - the es..s"-
meat rsT..,. "a Have (. ,l..sss oasa,''v
80 th- rr--.st ,.ia.t-sr Material 'a
~. N.- Fors-.

Wa-hington. March a great deal
~ har,i work viii i~ required ~ N"
war department. tu changing the army
. tahlishursnt a. contemplated hl th
hilt which has iu-' bsc1u~ law. ~
psciaiiy viii this ~ thr ease in tie
asiiuiaut gcnsFafa of'ic~. y hich will -u-
n. r,isr the muster ont of th- cNistiu.s.
a. lun'eer @ -rnN and the recruiting
ard muster in 81 the Jteno men fes
ihs. ae,, suiuaf~vr hranrh. together
~iih -arh recruiting a. will ~ n~c,.
ary tn arar ih. rrrutlr ~-tsbitsh
mcnt up to the repaired strength.
y.laas~.r. 80 30 Nu.t~r~.i oss.
The yrrsvnt volunteer regiments will
h~ formally muster'' uut - the s~rstcs.
l,rt ths expectation b. that many ~
ihr men. after paving siait ." thesf
hogn.-. will again suii~f. - that this
branch viii have Tor IL uurlsus much
~ The rr,.ssnt siulsnt composing u.
Souis 81 the org-aniFa'i ~ may deter.
milne o. 90 in b--lils best the unsArr-
-tanding b. that each man will b. fr'e
to rN.rri~- his own will ~ tu remain
ing .u other words. here b. To- -
uothiu- -atorinw - consumption.
~ STAT D--Iss-tl--.-
Tn. newly recruited volunteers will
nut haze state designations. but Will
b. CALLED volunteer regiments % infan-
try 4nd rasalr1 rv.p~~ttu.ly. orEanis-'-
ti.n. IN .ash arm - IN. service. L.
ing nuuit.r, from one Yep. The cui.
onrl- ar~ - H. appointed hy The pre-.
tvuf larrr uumisrrs 81 soldiers wLa
enlisted In th~ rvruiar army AZ the
hr..inuir - the war with spain tt-ii,
asi,autarv "f that provision which p~r-
ritte,i their di-rharv~ after hn<tiliiis-
hssi s~a-.d AMI the estimate T. mais
that probably tuu 10 spa Is fair aver
age - tho-s who i~ft .tth regiment.
Macy NaIast-.F- u.v- re fsil-t~f-
Erfaorfs rsceisr,iat th. aiiufant gen
erals office -ho,, hs,,,~,sr. that o r'- =
q. rvsutaer 81 them hfsr rs.euiistssi
tor th- fuli term 1T army -srsic~. "
their discharge th@y received e~r'nsn
pat. travel and athsr allowance. AMI
having spent their mop~v an.i had
,rs, and visited their hons :. v~rr agatn
.nti-h.-l t. enlist. The department. j.
hlins. thr regular utuly r, gimrnts scot
fo ih- Philippine with full service
men. this IFecaution beng taken ta
synid thr nse~ssits 81 transporting
hou,. such ~ elect to tass Hsleaniae-
~ the l.N Permitting thcir discharge
10 the ..sss of the war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
ILLINOIS HONoRED DEAD.
list Of I'tiss.. >s'.ii.r. whs-- n,tI~- WI
b. uroaxht It.sa- the tsa-r.i
Ship FOR uari.t-

Washington Narch i.-'luartcrma>
Ter G.nerai Ludington has received
rnhl.eIam from santiago stating that
the work - eVhuming the hosli-s 80
United States soldi,rs iu Cuba i
progressing satisfactorily
In. majority ef ;hr bodies will IN
necauiane. With ths wishes Of rrls-
iivrs. -. given fnai aud honorable in
terIusut ia Arlington cemetery ON the
Virginia side Of the Potomac.
Following j. list of the Illinois
soldiers, with company. regiment and
date of death. whose bo,liss will bc
brought home;
Rsh.rt Haeeteh-r. \. FIRST August y.
" iaksr Il. t.ignth. July
D. " RaltKsr. -, fifrt. September ;
Arehir tlsatti-. e. First. August
~ brakeman. II. l.. F1r-t- Angus, ~
- X Bray t~aEnnsrs- y First. August
\ , nua-aer. r. First. August
laFn~= t.iEar Flrrt. August >
D. faiion. II Flrzt. August -
Ashley Fl~iis. ~ Ftrst August T.
. X Granger. u. FIRST. August -
wits Jarrett. ) Eighth. september is
~ " Gss-ts ?. FIRST Auxu-t D.
,itifiith. -~sFrant. q. Ftrst. Au-
: , Iieaaiey. l.. rir-t. Aus'.-t
4 HusssY \ First August -
u " Johnson. . First. Auruss 70
" T. tatkemau. Z. Ftzhfh sActnl-sT
4 - Il sMailre. J.. First july
q. NishauN. e Eighth September it
Nickei~su. a ftrst August
" J Micksis"n corporal. \ FtrEt. Au
gust
~ Niroski. NJ August .
T ~. Mulfarf =. firrf. August -
T. StCken-. musician. r. Eighth peto=
hsr
} .. o-Rrisn. . Firz,. Auel-, -
\ r Peterson. h. First. August O.
= " Richardson Z. First August "a
t'hHz. Sshnsislsr Z. First August 70
- = Shup.rt. g. Ftrst. September T..
Wm Thomas. X fsNhth. Neyeuib~r :.
= Niherts. corporal. D. FirSf. August :.
= " Whiting y First. August
W a. Young. I firsf. August l.
Paul Zou.hscs. l.. First. August 4
vi the above are privates unless
otherwiS. noted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
ri.atlas situation Ia IN. Delta.

GKrsNytIIE. March I. March finds
- per cent of the opttan crop - is's
Sill ungathercd. sene packing ha>
been done during tn. pa>; ten days,
however. aud with ten days more 81
good weather the crop would hc nearly
all gathered. In the meantime prspar-
atoms are being made Ia plant another
crop. which is several weeks behind.
due 10 the bad weather. sualiy by
March most of the early corn =
planted IN this section. while the cot
ton lands are pioved and readv for the
seed To-day finds 40 corn planted and
no cotton lands prepared; in fact only
a very small per cent of the land To be
planted in corn has vet been plowed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Considerable interest il being mani
..Sted throughout the country in the
result of the municipal elections soon
to be be- held in Cuba. vt some points
the campaign has already reached a
stag, OF activity that is a revelation
10 the unsophisticatcd Americans
The senate. ON the LIST. passed ia.
bill appropriating se0.00o. 900 for pay
mcnt ,u Spain, on account of the PHI
irpines. without dissenting vote or
voice.
hdyices received from Apia, Samoa,
under date of February Il. say that af-
fairs there were still in an unsatisfac-
tory condition.
The United States supreme court adj
Journtd, on the 1st, upon the an
nouncement OF the death of Lord
Herschell.
The Covington tKy.i post Office was
ro bbed of stamps and money, reported
to amount TO 10000. ON the morning
of the -.
Queen Marie Henrietta of Belgium Is
gravely III of bronchial pneumonia.
There has been anathe- advance IN
tin plate of ten cents per box. max
ing the price $40. u net advance of 15
cents since the trust was formed.
An assay of black sand found in the
Kotalingua river. Alaska. made by nr
Willis r. Everett, of the Smithsonian
institutions said to show that one ton
of il contains <sTs worth of platinum.
besides iron cxide cf gold worth
si0.-s4, two pounds of tin, two pounds
of copper and one troy ounce OF iridos
mine.
Gen. Maximo Gomez asks Gov. v.-t;en
Brooke 10 reduce the American army
of occupation To 10000 men, retaining
900 Cuban soldiers in the service Of
the military government. At least 81
acted as interpreter at u council. "a
Havana, adding that Gen. Brooke took
the proposition under consideration.
Gen Toral, who commanded the
Spanish troops at Santiago de Cuba.
has been arrested in Madrid. and iua-
prisoned, previous to being tried by
eourt-martial, on the charge of capitu-
lating to Gen. Shafter at that place on
July ~, last.
- s '..' W.. w ' ~. ,o'n','
"",h ""s
I'm s' 81, ~ -. a''. n'' '' On
'""e A' ,"' .u "'''
pun'Peu out 'ne government 'uss Us
.s 'n
vas ""eu .P !" y" '"' ~
r, !, ,orn,,ion ,nI sho,,, -
o...,,,;ons ~. rsali,s,I one ,lv;ng ,hr...
rron,hs h.n.s u;II do "a a, sr.,,.r
.,,,..,rs, ,t,n ro,v a. !, IL .o,,.,nDI,,-
.I 10 make n sharp advance in burial
rrceu,nrl,s
Irpresentativc John W. Crawford. of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

The i.mous i.ip>-nrih psi-nnlng ea~s'
- kemp~r county va Affirmed in 'he
supreme court At jackson last wc~k
Ansl the defendant nr " u Lirersluh.
j. now ds-,mr,i - spsnd the balance q
be iifc ia the Penitentiary ani~~s "a
governor shall grant him a pardon.
Uh.ch j. ne' ihouwh; probable thfs =
the sccond time the cssr has heeu he-
fprc the >uprcm. court The tr.t AZ
pal vas fron death ~-ntrusc at
Judged ~ the lower csrrt and IN. ca-c
ws> reversed IN tc,-haicaiity. III.
s~ypnd trial resulted IN a iifc P~naitv
being imposed Lir~-a'ab was convict
eri of I-li-sning one ChaS r stewart
for the purpose - getting tho bcneat
~ Insurance on stew art, life.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
THE ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY.
Ss~ssst,-- 80 ssr.,ssi D-w-, s~-s 10 th.
~~ssts Nss~xsitsss fss s-J
s.~r. sell sstf.

Wa-hinEtoa. Narrh 8 The prrsi-
dent has s~ni - The ~ruat~ The nom
inafi"e- ~ Rear Nimirai ts.org- n-w-
~ 10 b. admiral ~ the navy un,lrr the
at approved March >. f-s9. aud Hrig.
t.sn. El~ell ;. otis. L : \. to b. ma-
icr-g~u-ral by b..yet. to rank frum
February :. isga. far military skill
and nost distinguished services in ths
Philippians Islands.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

Madrid. March 6.-Following is list
OF the new Spanish cabinet. the uien-
hers of which took the oaths Of Office
last saturday:
Senor Silvela. premier and minister
OF foreign affairs.
Senor Dato. minister of the interior.
Marquis Villa H.r,ie. minister of
finance.
Senior Duran. minister of Justice
Gen. Polievaja. minister of war.
Marquis Pidal. minister of public
affairs and of the colonies.
Admiral Camara, minister of ma.
rinc.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
The Bsssiugtoa Keturasd fiiiplso Cs.-
pliments

Manila. March 4. 6:05 p. m.-The
rebels in the village of san Jose fired
on the United States gunboat Ben
nington and the warship shellsd that
place and other suburbs of Malabor in
the afternoon.
The United States transports SeDa-
tor and Ohio have arrived here with
reinforcements of troops.
The United States Philippine eoza-
missioners who arrived here on board
the United States cruiser Baltimore
hsss rot YET landed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

Ns~hirrfnu. N1rsh . fhru1gh ths
cutftsss of >rsas-h resident a. Ma.
ntia. ths naty d~rartinsnt has ssvurrsi
a r"uci-e blsfors 81 the navs yar,i and
ar-suai ~ tastt~. u app-as~ 'his va
started in i.Pi hs tke spanish a.i'ai
raj u u. Na'a. she materials being
provided fram ~au f;ia~. california.
ih~ ar~ruai Developed dariag .hs r,u
rialt - t,~n. Enriie. in i.ls. wh-n .
iAr<s firate 'hs -. Esp raya. Was
latrrhssi ttvr~ \ -rvat par - the
huifdinr- was destrssr,i hy earth.
guak~s in is-s aust in i-s5. The ar
,rnal aud raw ynr.i cover 7t-st ~,tuar.
ailss and BE- j. r~prs-.ntsd. the ynr,l
can t-- masi- et~ - the ha naval
~tatipua in ths FAR east.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

The preliminary hearing ON Hayes
Williams for the killing of Henry c.
Doughty at BOYLE on January II, was
held ut Cleveland last week. After
hearing the evidence and argument Of
counsel the court admitted both young
Williams and his father, John Williams.
TO bail in the amounts of 5000 and
81. 600 respectively. 1t is generally be-
lievcd that young Williams will not at
tempt to make bond for his aPpearape ee
before the grand jary. preferring &c lie
ia Jail uutil eoprt ecrvrres In May.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
4 Ganbsat sheIIed the Ensmy st Gasd.-
foapr.

Manila. March 4. 1850 q. m.-At
daylight Gen. Wheaton's outposts dis
covered large body of rebels at
"a mpting to cross the river for the
purpose OF reinforcing the enemy al
iaudaloupe. and grnboat advanced
under a heavy fire and poured shot
into the jungle on both sides of the
river, and shelled the enemy's position
at GuadaIoupe. cffectualiy. but tempo
rarily. scattering the rebels. The enc
my's loss WAS heavy
Private John r. Or. of Battery c,
Third artillery, was killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

Candidates for the presidency 81 the
Siarkvillc Agricultural and Mechanical
college. made vacant by the resigna-
tion of Gen. :. u. Lee. which j. shortly
expected. are going to b. numerous
The name ~ Prof Magruslcr Of >;arN-
Vile has already been put forward.
Gen. Jacob Sharp has teen mentioned
by his friends aud il is rumored that
ex-,:ov. Stone and Prof Il. n Jayne of
jackson will probably be applicants
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

Manila. March : $40 p. MI {,
rived here after "A week. eruis.. alou.
the west coast ON the island OF Luynn.
The only incident of her trip was ths
burning of "a schooner loaded with
supplies for the rebels ~ Dagupan.
the terminus of the railroad The ma
t,ves fed aud abandoned IN. town
" hen the gunboat anchored in thu has