The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-20
THE PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED.

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Friday, August ~.
The protocol Was signed by Wm. r.
Day, Secretary of State, representing the
United States, and Jules Cambon. French
ambassador, representing Spain.
As soon as the agreement had received
the official signatures orders were sent,
under President Mckinley direction, to
the American military and naval command
ers directing a suspension of hostilities.
The President also issued proclamation
giving notice of the signing of the protocol.
The terms of the protocol are practically
the same as those proposed by the United
States soon after the negotiations began
Porto Rico, the other Spanish islands in
the West Indies, except Cuba, and an
island in the Ladrones to be selected by
the United States are to be ceded to this
country. Spain will relinquish all sover
eighty over Cuba The United States will
hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila
pending the conclusion by the peace com
mission of treaty establishing the future
of the Philippines
All the Spanish islands in the West
Indies are to be Immediately evacuated,
and commissioners are to meet at Havana
and San Juan to arrange the details of the
evacuation.
A unofficial note was issued in Mad
rid stating that the Spanish army has not
been conquered and will return home with
all its arms and war munitions. As to the
Cuban debt, the United States, says the
note, refuses to assume it, and Spain will
try to arrange with the Cuban treasury to
pay it when the island is able The Span
ish government, it is set forth, wishes to
retain all Of the Philippines.
Efforts are being made to allay the ex-
citement in Spain caused by the belief that
the surrender has been too humiliating
Thomas Estrada Palma, head of the
lunta in New York, says he believes the
Cuban insurgents will undoubtedly cease
fighting when they hear that Spain has
agreed to evacuate the island.
The great feet which the United States
has assembled in Cuban waters will be
scattered and the finest ships will be sent
to the navy yards, where they will be dock
ed and overhauled and put in first class
condition They will then be assigned to
the various foreign stations which the gov
ernment maintains. The permanent Asi-
attic and Pacific squadrons will probably be
strengthened, on account of the new con-
ditions following the war with Spain.
The Navy Department has made public
fleet promoted for eminent and distinguish
ed conduct in battle Commodores Samp-
son and Schley are elevated to the grade
of rear-admiral, Schley being next in rank
to Sampson Captain Philip, of the
Texas, is made commodore Captain
Higginson, of the Massachusetts, Captain
Evans, of the Iowa, Captain Taylor, of
the Indiana, Captain Cook, of the Brook
lyn, Captain Clark, of the Oregon, Cap
tain Chadwick, of the New York, Lieu
tenant Commander Wainwright, Of the
Gloucester, Commander McCalla of the
Marblehead, and Lieutenant Victor Blue,
Of the Suwanee, are among the Officers
promoted.
A HISTORIC EVENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-The peace
protocol between Spain and the United
States was signed at the White House at
+. % p. m. today.
Immediately following it Adjutant-Gen
eral Corbin dispatched orders to the com
manders of the American forces in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines directing
them to commit no further hostile acts
against Spain. Similar orders were also
sent at once to the naval commanders, all
by direction Of the President.
The important proceedings which led to
this happy cessation of actual war took
place in the cabinet room of the White
House, in the presence of the President,
Secretary Day, the three assistant secre-
taries of State, Messrs. Adee, Moore and
Cridler, the French Ambassador, NJ. Cam
bon, and his first secretary, NJ. Thiebaut
Private Secretary Cortelyou, Captain Mont
gomery and Major Pruden, of the White
House staff
The President and Secretary Day were
waiting for the French ambassador when
he reached the White House, at minutes
after o clock, and he was ushered at
once into their presence Duplicate copies
of the protocol had been prepared
The only preliminary formality was the
reading and comparing of the two copies.
When this had been done Ambassador
Cambon signed both of them, as the rep
resentative of Spain, and Secretary Day
affixed his signature as the representative
of the United States.
The President watched the proceedings
with interest and at their conclusion he
shook hands with the Ambassador, con-
graduating him upon the important part
he has taken in the work of re -establishin.
peace.
One copy of the protocol the Ambas-
sador retained to be forwarded to the gov
ernment at Madrid. The other was re,
tanned by Secretary Day.
The French Ambassador was at the
White House not more than half an hour.
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bring about suspension of hostilities had
been taken.
Secretary Alger, accompanied by Adju-
tant General Corbin, had arrived at the
White House while the protocol was being
signed The first man to hurry from the
cabinet room was General Corbin, with
the orders to stop fighting. Then the Am
bassador took his leave and fastened back
to the French embassy to cable to Spain
that the protocol had been executed and
that the United States had already com.
piled with its terms relative to directing &
suspension of hostilities If Spain acted
with equal promptness both the American
and Spanish commanders in Porto Rice
and Cuba knew before midnight that the
war had been stopped.
! Proclamation by the President.
The President prepared and signed q