Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-25
THEIR NORMAL ASPECTS
Quiet Once More Reigns About the
Great State, War and Ma
val Buildings
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wssuINGroN. Aug - Conditions
about the great state. war and navy
building Practically have as.umed
their normal aspect. Only few clerks
were on datv in the principal bureaus
yesterday. and they did onIy a few
hours work
Aeting ~cs-rctsry ~ the Navy Nlien
>aid last evening that Yesterday had
been THE qui~teSs asy in his depart
aeut >iucr the destruction Of the
Nsine
| tatmp tdstss~
During the afternoon h, received rs
dispatches, 10 ~ which related q the
mov.m-nts of vessels. arrivals Or de-
parturc>. the remaining two referring
"a matters of the mer,.>t detail Not
word was received during th. dsy from
Admiral Dewey. Notwithstanding th-
fact that cable communication with
Manila h1h a.saiR bcra openr,L
III. t.gsssi.tL.,s sf a.ntt..
trnong the war oai ,ial~ the terms "a
the espifulstioa % Maniis a. cabiel
by ten 'rritt. was a topic 20 q ,rus.
sioa. NJ light has been tarpru npoa
the terms ~ Ten. Merritt he cahis,i
ths tcrIn> ta~u,c vss. eVpvrtins rrsb-
ably to forward b. masi thc canstru..-
tiou rlass'l urop tlt-m by the Amertran
snd span "a On -crs at NaniiA
what the a.. .sItat.st.a ts.l.t-.t
Gnofhcial 1slTic~s from Manila. re-
criv.d previous 10 the arrival ef the
text of the terms. Indicated tina, the
capitalization Of the city inciuaei the
surrender Of the Philippines. and that
spanish Sovereignty over the entirr
archiPciagp was. temporarily. at leas,
at an eud This view u nos sustained
/ BY In. conditions of the sur
reudcr n cablei by Gcn. Me-
ritt. ani. u may b. said. IL
l. not the view talsen bv the best
Informed oiic.als % the a,imiuistrl-
tiol Wlilc ~1me ot the war adthori-
ties last nis q wcr, iac,in.l - TIE
/ opinion that the articles of clpituiR-
1ion. necessarily temporary. ana natar-
ally sones hat cinstlr ia their phrase
olo.y. misat hc CONSTRUED t. mean the
surryn.l.r of spanish csatrol over the
e,,tire t'hilipp.a- group, the prevalent
! opinion now i that they mean pre-
eiseiy what they say. and that the sur.
render iaciais.s on tise city ~ Manila
and is iInmrsliatc surruuail "a =. or
suburbs, a. i exprssssd "a tts ar
ticie~
! sh- rr-.ist-ut sstt.He.t.
IL can b. said authoritasively that
the pr, Sislsnt j. qdifr satisfied with
the terms ~ mlde hy ,icu Merritt aud
Aim rdl Dewey Thrir iustructians
al ,rsl th IN considerable latitudy for
Individuality af acton. the president
feeling that tlsy would secure the
best po.,. Die terms in the circum-
ssancyS That they hav, done W hr y,
certain
Ercrt of the r.,rsa. ~ tssttatsttsa.
II is pointed out that the terms Of
the ctpituiation Of Manila can have
hut little Ell G. upon the action Of tine
PARIS peace cpinmi ,sion ia any event
The ptuieed ~ Signed by the a--
credited representatives ot the g1veru-
ments Of t1c United states aud Spain
provides for tine rcssion % the city.
bay aud harbor Of Manila H. the 1 uited
States. and leaves Ia the peace com
mission 10 determine the disposition
ansl government Of the Philippine isl
ands
Anas-tiaa for tn. F.rs. tsnai-.tps-
Whether. therefore. spain = to re-
tain her sovereignty over the islands j.
a question 10 hc decided by the Paris
: .,nisil s,ioa. The uetion Of the com
I.iSs.on j. eiryuns, rtb,l by the pro-
vision, Of tn. protocol. while the terms
% the capitui alton Of Manila. II j. sug-
gvstci. can havc very lsttie more seri-
aus effect uron the cbmmissioas work
than those OF the surrender of >anti-
sgo
Espset.i To trr,s-st vac hinEtsn To-Day.
K ar ADMIRAL sampson and Rear Ad-
mira ~chiry are expected to arrive ia
Was ,inst1a some time to-day. The
appointment OF the two admirals rr-
spectivciy ON the Cuban aud Porto Ri
can eumniSsious necessarily will
cause them to he detached trnporarii >
from their present commands. The
slctacImeat. it i said by the naval au-
thorities, will he anly temporary la the
absence Of Admiral Sampson. C0nmo-
,lorC Pailip will have command of the
squsdron OF vessels in New York H.
pairs on the ships will be pushed with
vigor. and a. rapidly a possible they
will be put in excellent condition for
sea duty in either war or peace.
Nse Vet Ready tn R.or<aais- ea reaes
fostisx.
No determination has vet becn
reached by the naval authorities on the
question of recognizing the naval
squaairons on a peace footing. in view
of the conditions which now confront
the United States.
4 During the day few Of the officials oi
the war department were ut their desk,
for longer than an hour or two
but the officials generally were taking
"a long needed rest Eirly in the after,
noon Adjt--t,en- Corbin received the
following dispatch from Gen. Merritt
| MANILA. AUG. 81. ts9s-
| ADJrrAsr-GESEsAI- waslington: tiai.
Gen. OtIs with stszm.rS Peru aud City O
Pueola has arrive'l ali sell; no easaaltieS.
MERRrrr.
This WAS the second dispatch re
ceived from Gen Merritt since the
opening OF cable communication with
Manila
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