The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-19
'cUBAhs RECOGNIZES
|alnlurgent Forces Will Suspend
Hostilit iies. u
PLAN G FOR PEA CE.



Washington. b. o.. Aus. IS. The war IA
department has been advised through the
Cuban junta that the Cuban insurgents
will accept the terms 81 the peace pro-
tocol between the United States and Spain
and that hostilities will cease on their
part. e ss5 s3:s:
Senior Palma, the head sof the Cnban
Junta, has sent the following cable by
wayEof Santiago: .=. 7s .s's2
Bartolonio Maso. President Cuban Rapub.
ltc. Santiago, Cuba-I have, this 18th day Of
Cuban provisional government, the armistlce Ice,
Should IN. o oss sssatahs ar s'
Gens sSspsaans ~
SPAIN Nil esqa Ss1s al ssms
IS = r. II ESTRADA PALMA. !"
f. In reply to enquiries as to matters dis
cnssed BY Mr.. Palma and himself, AS
sistant Secretary Meikeljohn made the
following statement: :.S i ;=ys4F ;,
Pending giving notice through their Off.
j cial channels, Mr.. Palma desires orr govern
ment to afford him means by fast sailing
vessels and otherwise to communicate with
Cuban forces In different portions 81 the Isl.
and, notifying them Of the. peace proposals
ana. requesting suspension Of hostilities He
greatly desires the active assistance of our
government IN sending food supplies to the
as he Is without ships for this purpose s.
and assist In any and every way In promot-
have undoubted confidence IN the good inten.
and IN the satisfactory outcome Of the strug.
gle Tor the independence OF Cuba, which is
now nov assured He Is especially anxious that
~ procure the release Of the political; pris-
Soners IN spain's prisons -: .s'.. -
Fl Washington, D.. c., Aug. 13.-With
peace proclaimed all Of the energies of the
military, and naval establishments today
were directed into pacific channels. The
sudden change: from war to peace was
manifest at the war and navy depart
ments. There was no further expectancy
OF dramatic developments, of battles Or of
new, campaigns. :. =
The orders given last night for the i'm
mediate cessation of hostilities brought
all military and naval movements to a
halt and it now remained only to bring
affairs back to a peace basis. In this,
however, the authorities were acting on
the theory that the protocol of yesterday
was but the, first step towards peace, and
S0oS AAVS WILL Aud1 dlU ldSCluK peace
was secured could there be an entire re-
turn to a peace basis. This was particu-
iarly true as to the navy department. IL
that branch it was accepted that sperma-
nent peace undoubtedly would be made,
and yet instead of stripping our. warships,
redlstrlbuting them into squadrons ON a
peace basis and, returning them to their
old channels, the naval authorities acted
on the principle that the present sar'nis-
Stice might end in Q resumption of HOSTILE
ties. \ ~ 49, , =: <a>'s 'z -
T For that reason the four battleships
and two armOred cruisers ordered north
from West Indian waters are to undergo
a, complete. erhauling, with view to
putting them in: the pink Of condition.
For many months they have been in trop-
ical waters; their bottoms are foul and
their engines and machinery need careful
'overhauling. As soon as they reach New
subordinated to pushing the complete
oyerhauling of the big hattleships and
cruisers. ssx, -. .G{::.rs-s
:. Meanwhile" the smaller warships in
West Indian waters have. been ordered to
safe ?harbors, as the West Indian hurri-
cane season is near at hand, while stlffi-
Gent ships for police patrol are left along
the Cuban and Porto Rican coasts. The
big gnWieldy monitors will remain at Por-:
TO. Rico and most Of the blockading feet
will center at Key West under C6mmD-
dore Watson. The peace protocol will
give breathing spell and time for bring
ing every ship back to the highest state
of perfection. The complete return sto: a
peace basis, the establishment of peace
squadrons, etc., is q matter for, the fu-i
ture. :
It is expected that the American oc-
cupation of Manila will occur immediate
" after the receipt by. Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Merritt of the orders sent" them
last night. This may¬ be deferred BY
the lack of cable facilities, as the Ameri-.
can occupation of Manila will result in.
the opening of direct cable communica-i
ton between that city and the outside
world. The only difficulty thus far has.
been that the cable company would not
recognize American control of the cable
SO long as our, fercesg We're not in possess
sion of the city. The orders sent Adj
miral Dewey are much more specific than
those sent other naval commanders, as
the occupation of Manila and the holding
of the bay and harbor3 involve more i'm:
portant consideration than the mere ces-
sati0n; of hostilities. During the early
hours of today the war and navy de-
:partments received no acknowled gment
from the various naval and military com
manders, but it was presumed that the.
orders -suspending hostilities were being
carried out in all directions. *fs