The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-08-13
PEACE Is IN SIGHT.
TIE Protocol Has Probably Been Sign-
e~d-Shafter's Army Is Returning
10 the United states.

TIE Protocol Has Probably Been sign
ed-Shafter's Army Is Returning
10 the United states.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The presi'
dent has determined to recommend lc
congress that Rear Admiral Sampson
be advanced eight numbers and Com
modore Schley six numbers. This vii
result in making each a rear admiral
but with Commodore Schley ranking
Immediately below Admiral Sampson.
Captain Clark OF the Oregon viii Be
recommended for an advance OF slN
numbers 10 the captains grade, and
lIieuienant Commander Wainwright
will 90 up eight numbers Eight other
promotions throughout the fleet will BE-
recommended.
Schley now outranks sampson Two
numbers 10 the official naval register.
Since the war Sampson was gwen TEN
p0rary rank above that OF Schley.
With an advance of eight numbers fol
Sampson anu six for Schley, both will
be Of equal rank numerically. 10 such
a case the one whose nomination is
confirmed BY the senate first Is the
ranking officer.
Madrid, Aug. IL 40 p. m)-The
government has received the protocol,
and the cabinet council rose at y 40 p.
M, having approved it. The govern
meut will wire NJ. Cambon tonight
empowering him to sign the preliml-
mares OF peace.
1880 ,. m.-1he day has been
alphabetically n Of the busiest since
the outbreak OF the war.
The matter was practically settled,
as already csbled, at the cabinet meet
ing this afternoon, and the receipt Of
the actual document, therefore, only
required \ meeting of the cabinet for a
formal acceptance.
Ministers adhere to the statement
that the protocol contains no modifica-
ton of the original terms, but only new
Suggestions.
They expect that it will be signed at
Washington tomorrow friday and
that a suspension of hostilities will be
declared Immediately.
Duke Almodovar de Rio, minister OF
foreign affairs, assures the correspon-
dent that the negotiations for the peace
treaty will take place in Paris, but he
says the commissioners have not yet
been appointed.
The terms Of the protocol will not
he published until the instrument has
been signed.
Ii is believed The ambassador has
been authorized to cable the French
ambassador at Washington, NJ. Cam
bon, authority to sign the protocol.
The first will be the cessation Of
hostilities, followed Immediately by
the occupation Of Manila by General
Merritt and the United States troops
under his command; the occupation Of
San Juan in Porto Rico by General
Miles, and the evacuation OF that island
by the Spanish forces. 1t Is believed
that there will be delay in the evacua-
ton Of Havana, Matanzas and other
Spanish strongholds in Cuba, as some
difficulties are anticipated in arranging
for a proper form OF government Of
Cuba, and because there is no desire tC
hurry American troops into the island
at the present time, the preference,
being TO wait for cooler weather.
Senator Allison, Of Iowa, and Senator
German, Of Maryland, have beer
prominently mentioned for places OIL
the commission.
Major General Skaters work IL
Cuba is complete. He will return Il
the United States with the last OF BIZ
troops, and after a short rest will com,
10 Washington. Secretary OF Wal
Alger will have General Shafter assist
General Corbin and himself in framing
a military government for Cuba.
Instructions tantamount 10 an order
to suspend hostilities except OF q defen
sive nature were cabled to Major Gen,
eral Miles today. He was informed Of
the status Of peace negotiations ant
notified that as the administration
expects the protocol to be slgneC
tomorrow or Saturday, he should gov
Elm himself accordingly, and run nj
risk to capture places which must soor
be peacefully evacuated.
Up to the hour of midnight the presi
dent had received no Official communI
cation as to the action Of the Spanish
government, but 1t was stated by those
who saw him tonight that be was very
confident that this was the last day Of
the war.
The French embassy has as ye
received no communication from Madril
authorizing N. Cambon 10 sign tn,
protocol, out the secretaries Of thu
embassy left orders on retiring to b.
called If any message was received
and it will be Immediately translated