Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-04-27
JUST LIKE ADMIRAL DEWEY
III" To" ,EGr~->is~.ermss ,smgraI
Dtsdrirh ursssLt wI,h
uoprd Turn

t"E"iah anu DIS nNerrE uf the I uifed
states cruiser Raleigh wrrr enter.
tanned at the nion League club last
night. The Jiriue room was haud.
some decorated with American and
British hags. and ten large tables were
weighted down with rcod things for
the returned heroes OF Manila.
Cheers t.r D-~., ssa tl. Wen.
Pr si'icui Eiihu Root presided. and
after speech Of wrirome called for
three cheers for Ndmiral Dewey. They
were giv,n So shat ths buil,iing -eetasd
60 thr"h in sympathy. Three cheers
followed for fant. Coghian Nmost
greater than either were she shouts Of
approval when President I;uot called
for -'rhrcc cheers for the men behind
The guns
Capt. C"shllu was ca'ied upon 10
sPeah. Iic accepted. h. -a,d uu the
good things that have hvcn said about
HIM and has men ~ bring meant for
admiral il-wey
t."Nrd titm N.r~ asd More.
-E,ert day vc wrrr with htm.~ h..
added. 1--WE learned more aud more TO
love him and more nnI more how ths.
vounfrN's interests werr safe IN his
hands. ard how be ,ould do nothing
hui that which would rebound 20 the
country credit Through ail tho,s.
long Weary months o' waiting aud the
most Outrageous uarging that any
hosiN could -ul.r wearing him io the
very honc. be held himssif up aud he
half-dollar a Sarl anywhere
rhriIIs.z story.
Then Capt. Coghlan told the follow
ing star} of bis admiral:
An officer Of our friend ADMIRAL
\on Dirdrich. came down onr daN
make cumplaini II Nas my pirasur,
TO step oui ON The quarterback just ~
he came aboard. ~ Was pattly bS ae.
cideri and partly hy design. ! heard
him tell the ad;niral about hi~ com
plaint, and { hrarfi m adniral reply
~Ge Tell Naar ADMIRAL
TELL your admiral those ships oi
his mu-t stop when .as so. wish
20 make the blockade of this hsrbos
cunplste.
The teruan ofieer replied;
"-liut. We Hy Tire h7-
The rrpl, 81 Cd, rdnifal was just
Ike pcw~s- lic ~aid-
-Thosc ilses can hc bought at q
half f-,loi'ar "a fard anyv here.
- Pea Ia His Tss-..
--TtrFe wa~ ro iuH fl shat rspre-
sion af the admifal Se teld the a.
hcrr that any one crHli Is q 6ermau
/ har. ard that "a whole spanish fleet
might csme upon him with tiesmsu
hags up. Then he drew haek am
~iroied his mus;aehe. lie has grrai
habit Of ~troking his uustaehe whsr
hs gets mad. lie >sid:
->.t- esr.sati, What ~s,
Tell your admiral am bios sadiul
here Now not~ carefully what -.sy
and tell your admiral that aay Ct.
have been making thi~ blockade a.
Easy for every body a. / could. but
am getting tired of the pucrilc WORK
here II has hern Of ~ura character
/ that man would not notice IL. al
though children might fight over it
bat the time has come when II musi
stop. Tell Your admiral that the
slightest infraction Of any rule vii
mean but one thing Tha, will h., war
II will be - accepted and resented i'm
mcdiately. II your people arr read,
for war with the United States the!
can have il at any time.
The Expected Game Unexpectedly.
Il am free to admit that that almos
took my breath away. II came 30 sud
denly. We had expected it all along
but things you have been expecting al
WAYS come NpeetediX. rs he ief
with a face about this long indicating
by holding mp his hands FAR apart. th'
German said To me;
| 4 Perfect understanding.
'''I think your admiral does not un
derstand.'
Not only does he understand
told him. but he means what he SAYS
and YOU had better look out
After that they did not breathe
more than four times successivei,
without asking permission"