Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21

FROM anv ofstciai -ourr~ respecting the
crifeaf .itustiuu in China MI day the
telegraph offs~v- at the White House
and IN the state war ard navy depart
ua.nfs wsrv manned. but uo wor,i csms
Inquiries ~ the eahis ronapanie-
bowed thattot ,pt, wsr- the ceunmuni-
satiuns b., wirv with f"kin. Taxa. Ti~n
rnia aasi an nasth~rn shina su-g..uds,l.
but th~ u~tirr- cuusrye.l htti- IN -our-
ar-meut tor tho hoy that they would
b. soou reupsn~d
sssa-s..t~.tt-~ sst ~
The war department saris in the day
r~y~iv.d the fnllo~tnr message from,
the Western t,.lsn headquarters at
New York.
The only news from tho east to-
day - . notice 10 the interruption %
the Grvat Northern Inns bs'w~su
Blsgow~-trhrnsk and rsehi's. which
cut. - sii c"mmur ication with China
and Japan Via that route
The line referred ~ }. land wire
running eut of rskin 20 T~shita ." the
north anil connecting with the Russian
Sih.rian system thsnc- land wires
run through CORES and by a short "a
bls aer,,-- 10 Naga~aki. Japan.
=. N-~. t..-. ss..ts.t N~~vs.
The navy department. during the
CAV ms.i~ an -tfsr. to reach Rear td-
nlirsi k~npfs On hts sagShip Newark.
~ the TakH offisr At the mouth ~ tho
rei Ilo river. \ rahl~vram was all
dressed To- the commando of the nit
e,i states steamship Yorktown At Che-
foo. The nsarrzt treaty port - rska.
on thu northern si.is - Tho Shantuag
peninsula. r~p-ating tho message IN
dits,i to Ndmiral k~mpr last Thurs
day. iBquirtnE a. To- bis situation. thA'
conditions AZ r~ki1 AZ last report. and
into hi~ med for nore m~p and ship-.
th. message al oasr ta Takn and r.
turn with the snssrt
Dts the n--s "a t.sts-
The department dos-- not know
WHITTIER the message 20 Z h~fp.a can h..
delivered bat u,a.is The sfort. frum
shefa-s 10 tsku = s'niy single day.s
run for ths Yorktown. 80 that an
snsvsr frusn NdmiraI k~mpf shoalai
b. r-reis~,i by Monday night. II ehsfoo
can - reached to-day
VII. s-..rs q. oss-r s....-
FaiiinE IA this effort rs~ort will ~
sp--siiiy hsd - other nssasur~~ r..
ui-antiui~ word j. sut r..~ts..i FROM
som~ one IN authosstv ~ thias Just
- hat s~urse Will b. followed is not
y~t sistrrminv,i Nsimirai Rrns~y. at
Manila j. probably tsss far away sraas
th. .e~u~. the run 60 Tsku wouti
eupy wssk's tims. II - probable
that fh~ usar~~t utf~d state. CONSUL
ta Taku. uhs, - still within r~a.-h af
ths eatd-z. will h~ wired Instructions
to charter a sp~rsiy merchant steamer
at ous~ to run to Iaku with the d.
T-lrtmsut'- message. Nawa~akt. Japan.
- tn. n~aFvst p.,rt. but bsvaaxr the
uirs- from that point tn ths nite-i
States er,,=s Sii-sris and Enrops ovrr-
land. perhaps. the te-s route would 10
wa shanghai and the system Of brief
csbleS Via Iu,l,s sns. the Rel and the
Mediterranean Ssss.
Us.pstsh gss~- fr".s W.aiIs-
Meanwhile IL the yutmuniratipnS r.
main INTERRUPTED Nth rsku. y - c-r-
tain that a u,--s.agv wiit h. os.isrs 4 af
ouc- AZ Manila TO dispatch more naval
fore~. or trpop~ on transports. g. re-
inforrv Ndmsral kempfF aad extend
aid to ths international rrii~f column.
~hish. IL j. beginning Ia H. feared. /.
itself ia sore need help.
t..suasI~ p~fs,s.
ten. Mae Nrthur probably woald re-
quirr few days 10 prepare a military
expedition. ewing t. the inasistSsbiii,y
of reducing his present small garrison
IN Manila Even Ndmiral E-my may
b. Obliged 10 delay asndtng ships. NV
ing 10 the ah~~ucs ~ the smaller craft
suitable for such service "a - re
guir II on sroutins duty among the i.l-
snds Of the srchip-iago.
A.ssss. As..s rss~.ss
The state department to-day rvc,-ive,l
humorous telegram frcn relatives aud
friends of Americans in northern
Chlns and in P,kin- praying for news
| touching the welfare of their friends.
Mr. tedysri. Of Detroit. father of the
wife Of the German ambassadors at
I'skin. reported Ia lave h-.n killed by
the Bowers. WAS onc Of the most
RnxiouS of these i7guirrrs. and ~
Secretary Aigvr was another, each ia
timating a ~illingns - To meet any ex'
prnsr that might b~ involved in an or
der from the department to some re-
/ s..,,.flIe o4irtafs mar fh~ xrru.s M
trouole TO secure Information by amp
means IN their power