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

CRUISER 4 ahArlsstun aud the Cunt-stt
Ccuv,sr,i a-.tsssaarsi.-s tas susssy. The
Nn~rtsaas. after usa-nincrnt eharss-s.
cartur~,l several - The .u~uas'. l-s,s-
riun-.
H. Nussris4u> lsass ~ kilissi and -
'saun.isd Thc FsnFiues is-s h~aviiy
s-.--rst s=x-s--.--s - wst~s ts- Ia
.-s<--s- ~-s- tsss.~- a.-s-
w4~hin<ts.u. Fsh. g. The friissvs ia.
was rrVvtssd s~ster'iay nl"rusn<
To III. S~yrstsry II th~ Nasy
washiartaa iusur-~uts h~r~ inau-f-
rv'~,i geu~ral engagement s~-s~F'ias E
aighi. whsca ~as cuufiuu-d TO-DAY
Th~ Nm~riran army ausi navy b. gym
sraliy suc~rSsfsL lnsarv~urs ha.c
l-~n aris~n hack ausi our Mu- al
san.ssi NJ easssltiss 80 navy
-pEwEN-
H---.=st-x ps-s-.t-a fr.--. s.--.- sssa.
Wsshingten. F~h. s-Ths tciisysinS
szbirEram fraal ten utis has b-vn g~
c~ivs,l at th~ war department.
Manila. F~b. )
Ndiutant GENERAL. Washington
Have ystahli,hr,l ear psruzaneut lines
veil ouf. anst have dris~n - th- iu-
surx~nf,. Th~ trs.ap- has~ saaslsctr,I
ih~ua-.is~s with great h~rpisut. III.
ruuntrs at.a.si Manila = P-a~vful. aa.l
rhs city P-rf~ssiy quist. List of cas-
uaifiss - uaurrlN-
l>ixusdI -uri..-
Rts.S >--. H---ss--s fr@.s tA- Nr--y Ct
a.sfus-
Wszhingtnu- Fsb. 3. >. - D. us-- The
faliawtux t~l~wram Jlst rvvviv~,l ay
the ehi~f -ieaai eaierr. l. th~ arSs
ns~s reviewed fEom the arny at M
nilas
Manila Feh. s.
To s.su- s.r-vly. chat SiruaI ~
asvr. February Neti~a evntinu.s
~inev sariy morning. ie-s-s suise
h,asy. evvrythinS favorable 10 sss
aFuEs-
-rhouat.ss'n-
eol. Thompsoa = n. shi-f signal Of
nrrr On thu ssaF of ss~a. TITS
>--. Of IN. st<hs ia. w..Ai-<s---
Washington. Fcb. s. Admiral fA-,sss.
yesterday cabl-d thu navy s~tstrt me- al
that ho>tiiiti=-s had hs-xuu hrsveTu th-
Nua~risaa army auai naval forcs. ia
aud about Manila and the PhiIlpf,in..
insurgents. The Insurgents. h~ ,aisl.
had b.su thu aeErv>Sors ansi had b-va
n pulsed.
Tn~ news came like shask. for ths
administration. though apprisr,t thar
an ugiy situation prevailed in ths t-hil-
irpin~s. had eiang steadily 20 h~ps
tina, hy tact aud pa'iener aefuat fghr-
ing might b~ aV~rf-si. AMI even shsssss
publie mra Who FELT thar hsrzsiliti..>
waui.i follaW ,hosiisi th- TREATY =. rat
ifis,i and the I nire,l States attempt ~
o.cupy th.- i-la nsis. believed that 4zui
nzlsia sx,,slld not fezer the 6Shtiass
h-n th- rrraty % p-a~~ WAS in it,
usest eritjrai Srsg~. >amr SENATORIAL
oppon~uts 81 rafi'ratioa ~ the ir~at. /.
sdh~r~ 81 their ps1sstius. bat ths rvn-
~rai cpiuion in Washington nox p
that tbs a-vss frum Manila in-ur~= shs.
rasircatian u the tr~afy thiS after
noon-
Ktr-s >~-. s.-a- Fr~ss D~u~y-
The news u the beginning II au1th-
.r war came from isinliral Drwvy. Va
word hail b-vu reviewed fr,,m zen.
Otis up to nighsfaii Yesterday
IL seems "a tle p~Wey's fortuns al
ways To b. able 10 rvJart faxarahg..
news. and like all ~ SIS messages that
have gone hrfore. this cshlegram salsl
of the sucvvsS of the Amisriran fnrrs.
in the action IL was with Sr~at ~
sr~t. however. that the administrations
IesrnesI that the Insurgents had forc~i
the iSSue- II had hopssi all along tha;
they could h- brought t0 sec the nj
vanfaxes of placing their trust ia fhs
American psopie. ami rrlyiug up-an tas
president 20 d-ai justly with them. Tn
administration argued that with ths
Philippine commission fairly on thr
sea IN rsuf~ for Manila. bringing with
them messages FROM ths president ars
with the p~ace trvaty still unaetesl as
/ II was not To b. credited that thu
would refuse 10 wait to learn the par.
p~sss Of the American government. bat
vvould prrcipitate the long impending
eoEfict
l Have >sr H~~a Hitss Css~~r rhr~.f.
| While this was true the officials herr
ard the officers in Manila had not bser
blind Ia the threat contained in ths
situation there. and every preparations
has been made for just what o.,eurrrs
last night IL Is BOW aeknovx is,i.,ss
that fear Of an outbreak IN Luzon vi.
th~explanation for the much-cumnlen M
sd-ou failure Of Gen Miller TO forxs
a landing at Iioilo. on the isEand a
Panay. Osi< sslt that n. wanted ~
of the troops at Manila. where was 10
Gated the center OF danger
Part OF Millsr's force was. therefore
returned To Manila. and the genera
vas left with one regiment of regular
and a battalion OF artillery. Just suf
seiens tn take advantag~ OF anv d~
feetion in his front. but not enough I,
feFr~ his way sShSrr and hoid his own
Thus. rafk-r rs formal authorize tiou
for h~ did not ns-,i the instruction
Dewey was told 10 cooperate fun,
with ten Otis IN anv measures IA.
latter might take
oat~tfy Moved Hss >hip. Ists rs.lta.s-
| IL Is h-iieved that n was unknown
to the insurgents. but some OF IN,
American war ships were quiet,
moved into positions where they per
fe~sly commanded the insurrvn
trenches and eoald she'll them with Il
feet in ease of al outhrpak- Til
movement Sss effected noEv than lei