Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-08-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NoTES.

WAShINNION NOAEo'
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 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
magnanimously offered to parole the
1900 Spanish naval prisoners taken at
the destruction of Admiral Cervera's
fleet whenever Spain is ready to re-
patriate them.
A 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
recommend to congress that Acting
Rear Admiral Sampson be advanced
eight numbers and Commodore Schley
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
for Spain, and Secretary Day agreed
upon the terms and reduced them to
the form of protocol. No changes
were made in the conditions originally
offered by the United States and the
protocol only awaited the formal APP
proval of Madrid for cessation Of
hOstilities to take place.
A GENERAL order was issued from
the navy department at Washington
and telegraphed recruiting stations
disseminating all naval enlistments
This was due to the confidence of the
authorities that active operations
ahoat will be practically suspended in
n 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 ambassador to the
United States, would receive instruc
tiOns to sign the document on behalf
of the Spanish government
GEN. LUQUE, commanding the Span
fish 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 a
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
cessful termination of the war.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 18th is
sued a proclamation stating that &
protocol had been signed by the United
States and Spain for the establishment
of peace aud that he commanded that
all hostilities with Spain be suspended
at once and orders given through tht
proper channels to the army and navy
commanders to that effect.
The protocol for peace was signed al
the white house at 4:2S p. m. on tht
oath, Secretary Day affixing his sigma
ture to the document ON behalf of tn,
United States and NJ Cambon, tn,
French ambassador, signing for SPAR
by authority from the Spanish govern
ment.
BRIG. GEN. EZRA P. EwERs, of tn,
volunteers, has been appointed gov
ernor of the city of Guantanamo, Cuba
SECRETARY DAY will be appointed a
United States judge for the Sixth cir
cult as soon as he retires from the cab
met. This was learned from reliabl,
authority at Chattanooga, Tenn.
GENERAL. NEWA