Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-08-11
END THOUGHT TO Be NEAR.
Unfted States Goye.nnlsnt officials
Giving Attention to the Next
Steps TO be Taken.
WANT EXEMPTION fHou cuss rtsr.


WAsuIveros. Aag. Aithauxh A.
yrt NithSut otii-iaI confirmation 20 the
report frpui faris thaf the span. sa
government has derisi-i - ac-wp, the
terms laid down By THE united states
a. essential - tine .xotiation OF .
treaty - pr.acr. tbs officially here are
rrucrr'sins unsicr tir cuavirtissa thus
the ~usi hns -sssuc and are giriag sstrns
tiou . the steps 20 b.. 'ais~n next
In view of tas = .isT ia ,'lsuiasr q, ,his
euuciusion. the hl.a ras br~iuniax 10
P-rsaii that the >PaaisA government
was
si.~at q. rss-r Pie. - sssa-ss-at.
and thn, the answer wol.I sxaiu b.
iacourius.v~. Ia tiiis s--ss the pr.sairns
was disposed - deal ariniy with the
issrs, % givs nntic~ that osl- pru,r,s >
were Withdrawn AMI 1T it De- unl -
sturI that warn sP4in a gaia s4.-l fts
peace IA. ran.litiaus - tu % 10 m1-l
more sevrrc than thpsc frs, 'asi dosvu.
n the spanish answer slnu,d cnhsuiv
an cf1ri % .c-lrr aay ussf -riai raan--
in tis e,1l4tiens. b. VIII inset uith
Pro'np, r. .ctiou
>1mr reierrn'. has t,eu made IN Zee
disPatetcs - Isriti,a neNspap.r, to a
drsir- on the par; % the spanish gov
crumsut - inciu.i- ia the rrritali nary
agre sHent
ctsu.s Eksmgtiaz ~ ff..sn ttasslry f.~ fh-
snhsa D~et
The formal >sa.rmrat ~ the rainft -
thc 2 nited >tatr- note. gsscr ou- fra.u
thc White ii4us.. nasl< no rrferrn.- 70
this subjs-t. and tt canna, b.. Aautsu
A. yet wAeth-r or MT thr fu trst
shows anything u.srr Eat pr-sl.n-
ing that M reference rhat-ver -
uisir 70 the Cahaa govcrum.at. it
- possible that u may b. rssard-i
a. pne that sh suii b. tryat-i av ,ae
peac- com nissioarrs Nha arc Cd "a ct
later to iraus this treaty
H.---a Ussa Pre-. K~r-.st.
% tias Pr-s-rrss bcing. male az Mtirii
toward returning tlic au~sver af "a "a.
q was eaIcuiat-,i b. ti- s..i,a .lt
eai-iais t.sat ti~ formal u.st, csu. .l i .s
have heen delivered 90 t.i- pre..,i n.
before to-day. aa.i thlt .ras sisi t.i,,
hcii-f 81 i',s Frea-t r-zi sts.t l1-
frSssa the Lsa<ta ~ riaa- C.sss4sa a ia tf.
Fr-psrsrt.sa.
I the note g ~ i..iisE 'f tu f1- lanx ttn4
eut1llnr tsaa sssaSu.ups5pu of murzt
fiuas "a f1rvar'iins it d-st o. Pari>. re-
| durfug b = cipher There. tr1uslustllu /.
/ u over the cable and tiaea ~ ransias
ing .f a. "a. r-aeii r,attsss Ia tas.
ease ~ the la~t aote t.sc atta-.l--s -
the esahaSsT sorsssl n Wv a. nisaat
- prepar- fh-iE cstal mani -tti.sa 81 tae
| >P.aaisla guveru,s ,s,.ns. t'lsH-.t t.se rlsa-
/ fsreue. with the .ir'-slslent e5s>s-'t ass-
fore i've ncip-.. "a tA,- aftcrn 1pu " "a
the ambas-aslor IA pus>e~sipa Of las
Unite.l >.4tes no.e.
>.ioait the >psaG-s Ats.tx b. .a Ua~sa-
aatisati i~v ,Pt.s-~
of our terms. spne a s,,s alton ma b.,
nccrssarv - asr,.. aPta thc steps Il b.
taken - give 'f-s. % the agreement
~ far a. caa To-, i-arne'l Il has not vet
been determined Aow TIL shall b.
| There ar, tx1 VIZ. al.a- tt. ar,t = a
military capirli4ti1l b. fis1 esp;tsn
generals - Cubl aai Pscia El..l.w1is.s
will immediately place the Aner can
/ military Or naval com "A A. iers "a teeh-
nisti oscnpaiIoa ~ the i>.lnsls aad en-.
able thea - carry oat IN tAsir ogsa
way ani ia their own tim the clE-
bar<ation 81 the >Panss't armies in the
islands
The question: as - w3c;aer they
shall b..
r-ru,itsssi ts Carry o- rssIr Arm.
il not now a. material A. il vas in the
ease of the surrender OF tea. Torai',
forces at santiago. where. occurring -
the midst OF the campaign. there was
a necessity Tor securing the moral ef.
feet Of compelling the Spanish soldier
to lay down their arms. SPAN having
sGccumbed. il might be urged tha. TIE
United States cualsr grant coaccssi OF
on this point % spanish pride withou.
fear 81 having the aetipa attributed "a
fear OF the consequence ot r~fasaL
This would uos apply, however. "a
the
ysIant-ers wbs Nj xht Eiscf TO k-sala Ia
1 eabs-
as il would not b. prusient tn allow -
large body Of men u carry arms
| without restraint in the days OF ree0n
struetions. when deiIcats and difieuis
matters of internal policy are 20 BE-
settled and new m-thosls applied 10 ths
| islands
4 Ta- ~-rsaa M.thsa
by which the preliminary peace agree
neat might be formally effected woald
be by protocol 10 be signed by ths
representative Of the president proba-
bly, Secretary Day in this case. and By
". Cambou in behalf Of the Sp1alsl
government It was b. just such an
agreement a. this, known as the CdsiI'
ing protocol. that war with SPAN was
averted as the result of the virgi Mus
affair.