Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20

Il 6tCON Nv OAAS lSht AHAAta ~ 49,
head Of the great cabinet table. Sec
rotary Day, NJ. Thiebaut and M. Cam
bon in the order named on the left
side Of the table. The rest of the par
ty were standing in the other portions
of the room.
No credentials were produced DUR
ing the meeting at the white house,
! the president accepting Secretary
| Days assurance that it had been set.
| tied to his satisfaction at the state de-
partment. It was 4:23 o'clock when
the final signatures were attached to
the protocol and within the knowl-
edge Of all the officials present this
was the first time that a protocol or
treaty had been signed at the white
house. AS this ceremony concluded,
Acting Secretary Allen, Of the navy
department.; Secretary Alger and Adj
jutant General Corbin appeared, hav-
ing been summoned to the white house
| by thu president, and they were adj
| mittted to witness one of the most inn
pressive features Of the ceremony
when the president shook the hand OF
the ambassador and through him re-
turned thanks to the sister republic
Of France for the exercise OF her good
offices in bringing about peace. lie
also thanked the ambassador persons
ally for the important part he has
played in the matter and the latter re-
piled in suitable terms. AS a further
mark Of his disposition President Nc
Kinley called for the proclamation
which he hA~1n-aaused to be drawn up
%suspending hostilities. and signed IL in
the presence of NJ. Cambon, who ex-
pressed his appreciation of the ac-
ton.
General Corbin Issues Orders.
without delay Acting Secretary AL.
len hastened to the telephone and di.
rected that cable messages be immedi.
ntely sent TO all Of the naval COM
manders, Dewey In the Philippines,
Sampson at Guantanamo, and the vac
rious communicates at navy yards and
stations, TO cease hostilities immedi-
ately. There is a dispatch boat at
Hong Kong and it is believed that it
can reach General Merritt In forty
eight hours at top speed.
On the part of the army Adjutant
General Corbin Immediately issued the
OIutTS "llINu lldu DINh iNDuiN' III "'
vance to all of the military command
ers TO cease their operations. The state
department filed it's duty by notify
ing all diplomatic and consular agents
Of the action taken.
All formalities having beeen dis
posed of, the president spent half an
hour chatting with those present and
then at 1853, the rain still continuing
In force, the ambassadors and his secre-
tary entered their carriage and were
driven To the embassy.
The pen which was used by Secre-
tary Day in signing the protocol was
given to Chief Clerk Michael, of the
state department, who had bespoken
it. NJ. Thiebaut secured that used by
the French ambassador.
Upon emerging from the white house
Secretary Day received the earnest
congratulations Of the persons upon
the conclusion of the protocol. He
stated that the peace commissioners
who are to draw up the definite treaty
would not be appointed for several
DAYS, but declined TO indicate who
they would be.
President Mckinley has been the re-
cipient of warm congratulations from
all parts Of the country on the sue
cessful termination of the war.
Many reached the administration
through the war department from Of
fcers POW in the field. The president
cNprehsed himself as greatly gratifed
that TIE war should have ended with
comparatively so small q loss to the
American arms.
Suspension OF HostiIities.
Washington, Aug, 15.-In accordance
with the proclamation issued by the pres
ident suspendihg hostilities orders were is-
sued last evening to the naval command
ers at tie general stations in the United
States; cuba and the Philippines carrying
into effect the directions OF the proclama-
ton. The navy department not only
trnsmitted the presidents proclamation
In full to the several commanders In chief,
but also directions as to the disposition
of their vessels. The following orders
are themselves self-eXplanatory:
Sampson, Santiago: Suspend all hos
~tllities. blockade OF Cuba and Puerto
Rico Is raised. YOU will be expected to
ASSEMBLE vessels at Key West. You will
proceed with New York, Brooklyn, Ore
gon, Indiana, Iowa and Massachusetts to
Tompkinsville, place monitors in safe
harbor in Puerto Rico. Watson transfers
his flag To Newark and will remain at
Guantanamo. Assemble all cruisers In
safe harbors. order marines north Id
Resolute. Allen, Acting Secretary"
"Remey, Key West: In accordance
with the presidents proclamation tele-
~graphed you, suspend Immediately all hos
~tilities. Commence withdrawal of vessels
from blockade. Order blockading vessels
In Cuban waters to assemble at Key West.
Allen, Acting Secretary"
The notification to Admiral Dewey was
not made public. but Secretary Allen
stated that besides being put In possession
of the presidents proclamation he was
ordered 10 cease hostilites and raise the
blockade of Manila.
In compliance with the orders sent, Ad-
miral Sampson md Commodore Remey
will each send a vessel around the coast
OF cuba to notify the blockading squadron
that the blockade has been raised. Ad-
miral Schiey being on the Brooklyn and
included in the orders to that vessel, will
come north with her.
Washington, Aug. i3.-At II o'clock last
night Adjtl Gen. Corbih received from
Gen. Shafter an acknowledgment or the
receipt by him of the proclamation of the
president. Up to midnight no reply had
been received from Gen. Miles, II having
been impossible to get into communication
with him.
All of the corps commanders of the
army were notified of the suspension OF
hostilities. In response to notification
sent to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the former
consul general at Havana wired the war
department: Thanks. The Seventh
corps has ceased firing. Unofficial
1t IL we'll understood that Gen. Lees
army was being reserved for the attack
upon Havana If the necessity for one
should arise.
AS an official of the war department ex'
pressed It last night: ut was a bit OF
the sarcasm Of fate that Lee did not have