Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES

WASHINGTON NOTES.
PROF. PARK MORRILL,, chief of the
forecast division of the weather bu-
reau, died at Washington the other
night of typhoid fever.
The formal answer of Spain to the
American terms of peace was presented
at the white house on the 9th by the
French ambassador. The cabinet held
a conference on the matter, but moth
ing was made public The reply was
said to be a document of about 1900
words and, although it accepted the
terms, it was understood that there
were so many conditions attached that
further negotiations will be necessary.
The United States government has
magnanimous1y offered to parole the
=. 300 Spanish naval prisoners taken at
the destruction of Admiral Cervera's
feet whenever Spain is ready to re-
patriate them.
NEW military department has been
created by direction of the president
to be known as the department of
Santiago. Maj. Gen. Lawton has
been assigned to the command.
THE president has determined to
Rear Admiral Sampson be advanced
six numbers. This will make each a
rear admiral, but with Schley ranking
immediately below Sampson.
The preliminary negotiations for
peace between Spain and the United
States advanced long step on the
10th. The French am bassador, acting
for Spain, and Secretary Day agreed
upon the terms and reduced them to
the form of a protocol. No changes
were made in the conditions originally
offered by the United States and the
protocol only awaited the formal APP
prevail of Madrid for cessation of
hostilities to take place
A GENERAL order was issued from
the navy department at Washington
and photographed recruiting stations
disseminating all naval enlistments.
This was due to the confidence of the
authorities that active operations
afioat will be practically suspended in
a short time and instead of an in.
creased force being required wholesale
discharges will follow.
THE administration at Washington
received information on the 18th that
the Madrid government had approved
the peace protocol and that NJ. Cam
bon, the French am bassador to the
United States, would receive instruc-
tions to sign the document on behalf
of the Spanish government.
I GEN. LUQUE, commanding the Span
ish garrison at Holguin, Cuba. has Of
fered to surrender to Gen. Calixto
Garcia. This information was received
at Washington in private dispatch.
Finding himself without any hope of
relief, his soldiers being on the verge
of starvation, he sent to Gen. Garcia
proposition to surrender
THE war department has decided not
to move any more troops from state
camps. The regiments now in state
camps will be the first to be disbanded.
The war department posted tele-
gram on the 18th stating that Maya
guez, port in Porto Rico, had sur
rendered to Gen. Schwan and his
troops had entered the city.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY was the re-
cipient of warm congratulations from
all parts of the country on the sue
cessfu1 termination of the war.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 13th is
sued a proclamation stating that a
protocol had been signed by the United
States and Spain for the establishment
of peace and that he commanded that
all hostilities with Spain be suspended
at once and orders given through the
proper channels to the army and navy
commanders to that effect.
THE protocol for peace was signed at
the white house at 1923 p. m. on the
18th, Secretary Day affixing his sigma
ture to the document on behalf of the
United States and NJ. Cambon, the
French ambassador, signing for Spain
by authority from the Spanish govern.
ment.
BRIG. GEN. EZRA P. EwERs, of the
volunteers, has been appointed gov
ernor of the city of Guantanamo, Cuba.
SECRETARY DAY will be appointed as
United States judge for the Sixth cir
suit as soon as he retires from the cab
met This was learned from reliable
authority at Chattanooga. Tenn.
GENERAL NEWS
REAR ADMIRAL KIRKLAND, q. S. N,
died on the 18th at Vallejo. Cal. He
had recently been operated on for acute
s.ousfri ctios, of the havva1s