Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-08-18
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Which Follows the Formal Sigh
ing of the Protocol Between
the United States and
Spain.
The War is Now Over
.legraph to The Argus.

press publication setting out the {
provisions of the peace protocol
was read and approved at the
Cabinet session yesterday. 1t was /,
by Secretary Day, the
purpose being to make it public
Immediately after the required
signatures mad been affixed to
the protocol. It does not give the
text of the document, but details
its main points and provisions,
which are as follows:
/. That Spain will relirquish
all claim of sovereignty overa and
title to Cuba.
2. That Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West In
dies and an island in the La
drones, tos be selected by the
United States, shall be coded TO
the latter.
8. That the United States will
occupy and hold the city. bay and
harbor of Manila, pending the
conclusion Of a treaty of peace
which shall determine the cons
troll, disposition and government
of the Philippines.
4.-That Cuba, Porto Rico and
others Spanish islands in the
| West Indies shall be Immediately
evacuated and that commission :
ers, to be appointed within ten
days, shall, within thirty days
fromr&e signing of the protocol,
meN at>Aayana and San Juan,
res&actively, to arrange and ex-
iecusa the details Of the evacuas
ton.
5, That the United States and
Spain will each appoint not more
than FIVE commissioners to ne
gotiate and conclude a treaty OF
peace. The commissioners are to
meet at Paris not later than the
first of October.
6. On the signing of the pro-
tocol. hostilities will be suss
pended and notice to that efec'
will be given as soon as possible
) by each Government to the com
manders of its military and nava
; forces"
AS soon as the peace protoco
4 was signed the President sen
l for Secretaries Alger and Lons
and General Corbin add by hi
direction orders to cease hosd
= tiles forthwith were sent to Gen
r eral Miles, General Merritt an
General Shafter. to Admire
S Dewey, aud Admiral Sampso
and military commanders gener
t ally.
Il SUSPENDING HOSTILITIES.
The order sent to General Me-
rift to suspend hcstilities wasss
1follows:
Il ..Adjutant Generals ofic'
Washington, August IL, 1898.
y Merritt, Manila.
" 1.-The President directs that a
J. military operations against tt
i enemy be suspended. Peace OF
le gotiations are nearing compile
y ton, a protocol having just bee
as signed by representatives of II
~ two countries. You will lnfor
the commanders of the SPANS
ne forces of these instructions. Flu
~ Their orders will follow. A
of knowledge receipt.
by order of the Secretary
War. (Signed
III. G. CoRBIN,
Adjutant General"
The orders sent to Gener
Miles and General Shafter we
Identical with the above, save
- to names.
les The President has issued t
he following proclamation:
zen "By the President of I
,h- United States Of America:
sor GA
MI "Whereas, by a protocol CO
cluded and signed August
1898, by William R. Day, S
retary of the United States, &
His Excellency, Jules Camb
Ambassador Extraordinary {
lsul Plenipotentiary of the Repul
ira of France at Washington, RESP
,rn- lively representing for this p
,ey. pose the government of the Uni
this States and the government
.os.lSpain, the United States
iii Spain have formally agreed u
the terms on which negotiate
for the establishment Of peace
tween the two countries shall
undertaken; and
"Whereas, it is in said pr