Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily NevA


rnny fARk Mokkfff. chief OF the
s,-,-as. divisiou Of the weather ba-
-au. died at Washington the other
xsrh, % typhoid fever.
TpE formal answer Of Spain TO the
ln<rican terms Of peace ~ a. presented
NJ the white house On the 9Th by the
frsch snbasssdor. The cabinet held
. ooaference on the matter. bot no,h-
isr sas made public The reply was
ad - be q document of ab-ous .e1l
vsrds aad. although IL accepted the
.rzsS :: vas understood that there
~-rs - MANY conditions attached that
| sarsAer n~gosia;ious sill BE neee<sary.
THK Jaited States Esverument has
-sxuaniDoasly offered 20 parole the
ss spanish naval prisoners taken at
he Arsiruetioa % Admiral Cervera's
t-ei whenever Spain Is ready TO re-
rs;ria,e them
ASEE military department, has been
e-sfea By direction Of the president
o. be knoua as the department, Of
ssatiaz0 Maj G~nL Lawtoa h.s
tssn assi gned 10 the command
THE president has determined 10
r.~e1@end TO eongress that Acting
| Erar Admiral >zmFsoa be advanced
txa; numberz and Commodore >chiey
Al su1her~ This will make each a
rr admiral. but with Schley ranking
ss=e,.iately below >amp~on-
TEx preliminary negotiations for
raS between spain and the Tnitess
saaes advanced n iong step on the
iSA The French anSa>sador. acting
sx spain. and Secretary Day agreed
sPoa the terms and reduced them TO
tAe torn OF = protocol No changes
we're made in the conditions o<i xinaiiy
o&ersd hy the United States and the
FrOsoeol only awaited the formal ap-
Frvval Of Madrid for a cessation os
ssiiltieS 10 take place
A sNSEKAL order vas issned from
fAe navy department al wzShiugtoa
azd ielegraphed rvcruiting stations
tzsoontinuing all naval ensissE~ntx
Iais vas due to the confidence of the
ssthorities that active Op<raiions
ssos, will be practically suspended in
saort time and instead of an ia
srsas~d force being required wholesale
<sAarxes will follo-.
THE administration at Wa<hingtou
-rsiEed information on the 18th that
tae Madrid government had approved
n peace protoeol and that NJ Cam
h0n. the French ambassador TO the
tsised States. would receive ios;rue-
tsnS 10 sign the document on behalf
q the spanish government
6ES- LrVus. commanding the Span
NJ garrison at liolguin, Cuba. has Of
fered 10 surrender To Gen Calixto
Garcia This information was received
a Washington in \ private dispatch
Fading himself without any hope of
rsiief. his soldiers being on the verge
& starvation. he sent to Gen Garcia n
FrOpositiOn to surrender
IHE war department has decided no,
70 move any more troops from state
anpA The regiments now in state
znps will be the first To be disbanded
IHE war department posted teie-
sran on the isth stating that Maya
eseI. port in Porto Rico, had sur
readered to Gen Schwan and his
roops had entered the city.
fEysIDESr MckIyLKy was the re-
cpleni Of warm congratulations from
a. parts of the country on the sue
eessfHi termination of the war.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the isth -
saed q Proclamation stating that .
prO,oeol had been signed By the United
s.aies and Spain for the establishment
., Peace and that be commanded tina,
:. hostilities with Spain be suspended
. oaee aud orders given throagh the
Peopsr channels to the army and navy
sennancers TO that eject
iaE protocol for peace wax signed at
.ae white house At AZ D m on the
.-'1' Secretary nay zffxing his sigma
~fe 10 the document on behalf of the
aliea States and NJ Cambon. the
sneh ambassador. signing for Spain
rent
sRis- GES- ExxA r. EWES OF the
osa'eer~ has been .ppointed gov
sasor OF the city of Cuants1ano. Cuba.
steEsTARH DAr will be appointed Is
s.Aea states Judge for the sixth cir
@ a. soon as be retirex from the cab
So This was learned from reliable
1Aofity at Chattanooga. Tenn