The silver lance., 1898-08-19
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
FIoHrINc TO CEASE NOW.
Ordering . Cess stis=i of Hostilitiss-
Terms Of the Protocol.

Terms of the Protocol.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Presi-
dent has issued the following procla-
nation.
By the President of the United
States of America:
A Proclamation.
Whereas. By protocol concluded
and signed August IL, 1893. by VIII
liam r. Day, secretary of state Of the
United States. and his excellency. Jules
Cambon, ambassador extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the re-
public of France at Washington. re-
spectively representing for this pur.
pose the government of the United
States and the government of Spain,
the United States and Spain have form
ally agreed upon the terms on which
negotiations for the establishment OF
peace between the two countries shall
be undertaken; and.
Whereas, it is in said protocol agreed
| that upon its conclusion and signature
hostilities between the two countries
shall be suspended and notice to that
effect shall be given as soon as possi-
Bile by each government TO the COM
manders of its military and naval
| forces:
Now. therefore, l. William Mckinley,
President of the United STATES. do. in
accordance with the stipulations of the
protocol. declare and proclaim on the
part of the United States a suspension
Of hostilities and do hereby command
that orders be Immediately given
through the proper channels to the
commanders of the military and naval
forces of the United States to abstain
from all acts inconsistent with this
proclamation.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington. this
18th day of August. in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety eight. and Of the independence
of the United states the one hundred
and twenty-third.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
BY the President:
William II. Day. Secretary of State.
A copy of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy command
ers. Spain will cable her commanders
like instructions.
Washington, Aug. 12.-With simplici-
ty in keeping with republican institu-
tions, the war, which has ragged be-
tween Spain and the United States for
a period of three months and twenty
two days. was quietly terminated at
twenty-three minutes past O'Clock
this afternoon, when Secretary Day,
for the United States. and NJ. Cambon
for Spain. in the presence of President
Mckinley, signed protocol, which
will form the basis of a definite treaty
of pence.
The French ambassador by appoint
ment drove to the White House at 4
O'Clock through n heavy rainstorm. He
| was accompanied by his secretary, NJ.
Thiebault. Secretary Day was accom-
panied by Assistant Secretary Moore.
Second Assistant Secretary Adee and
Third Assistant Secretary Cridler.
They went Immediately into the Cabi-
net room. where the President sat in
Whiting. He had invited TO be pres
ent the Assistant Secretaries Pruden
and Cortelyou and Lieutenant Colonel
Montgomery
The protocol was prepared in dupli-
cate at the State Department, one COPY
TO he retained by the United States
government and the other TO become
the property of Spain. The text is
handsomely engrossed in a running old
English script. Each copy of the pro-
tocol is arranged in double column.
French and English. standing along
side for easy comparison as to the ex-
actness of translation. The two copies
are alike. except that the one held by
this government has the English text
in the first column and tie signature
OF Secretary Day ahead of that of NJ.
Cambon. while the copy transmitted
to Spain has French in the first column
and the signature of NJ. Cambon ahead
of that of Secretary Day.
The examination of the protocol was
satisfactory and the document was
handed to NJ. Cambon first and then to
Secretary Day. who affixed signatures
in that order to each of the two copies.
Then the last detail in making the pro-
tocol binding was administered by As
sistant Secretary Cridler, in charge of
the chancery work. who attached the
seal of the United States.-
Throughout the ceremony. all but the
two signers remained standing. Nj.
Cambon, in signing for Spain. occu-
pied the seat which Secretary Long.
now away on vacation. usually oc-
cupied.
The President stood at the left-hand
corner of the great Cabinet table: Sec
retary Day. NJ. Thiebault and NJ. Cam
bon, in the order named. on the left
side of the table. The rest of the par
ty were standing In other portions of
the room.
1t was 4:25 o'clock when the final
signatures were attached to the proto-
col. and. within the knowledge of all
officials present. this was the first time
tilat treaty or protocol had been
signed at the White House.
As this ceremony concluded Acting
Secretary Allen of the Navy Depart
ment; Secretary Alger and Adjutant
General Corbin appeared. having been
summoned to the White House by the
President. and they were admitted in