Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-18

S29,50O,00O; navy, $5,5OO,OOO; to Aug.
18th, army $5,500,O00 navy, 81, 500, 900.
Total charged to war department., $685.
100000. Total charged to navy de-
partment, 1872, zoe, 900; grand total, $685.
100000. The appropriations made by
congress on account of the war aggre
gated about S360,OOO,OOO, and cover the
time to Jan. 1, 1885,
Proclamation of Armistice.
The president Friday issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
Whereas, By u protocol concluded and
signed Aug. 10, 1898, by William R. Day,
secretary of state of the United States.
and his excellency. Jules Cambon, am
bassador extraordinary plenipotentiary of
the Republic of France, at Washington,
respectively representing for this purpose
the government of the United States and
the government of Spain, the United
States and Spain have formally agreed
upon the terms on which negotiations
for the establishment of peace between
the two countries shall be undertaken.
and
Whereas. 1t is in said protocol agreed
that upon it's conclusion and signature
hostilities between the two countries
shall be suspended, and that notice to that
eject shall be given as soon as possible
by each government to the commanders
OF Its military and naval forces
Now, therefore I, William Mckinley,
president of the United States, do, in &C
cordance with the stipulations of the
protocol, declare and proclaim on the
part of the United States, a suspense on 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 ali acts inconsist-
emit with this proclamation.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. tis
Done at the City of Washington, this
12th day of August, in the year of our
Lord, 1885, and of the independence Of
the United States, the 132d
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
The orders to General Merritt 10 sus-
pend hostilities were as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 10, 1885,
Merritt, Manila: The president directs
all military operations against the enemy
be suspended. Peace negotiations near
ing completion, protocol having just
oS0A oA8AOu Wy representatives. OF GQ0 TWO
countries. You will inform the com
manders of the Spanish forces in the Phil
ippines of these instructions. Further
orders will follow. Acknowledge receipt
The order sent to General Miles and
General Shafter were identical with the
above, save as to names AS the order
states, further instructions will be sent
to each general. General Merritt will
be directed to confer with the Spanish
commandant at Manila to carry out the
terms of the protocol, and to occupy Ma
nllla Immediately. General Miles will
put himself in communication with the
authority in Porto Rico for the purpose
OF having Spanish forces turn over San
Juan and other points to him prepare
tory to evacuation.
Tournamenr OF Firemsn.
SHENANDOAH, Ia, Aug 49, - The
firemen's tournament of southwestern
Iowa will be held in this city on Tues
day, Aug. 80, one day only. There will
be given away in prizes $500.
Boy Drowned.
CLINTON, Ia, Aug. 13.-Yesterday,
Jens Carlson, IA years Of age, was
drowned in the river, falling off raft
while fishing. His body was recovered
two hours fater. J. d. Hamilton, a
travalinp man of thic citu bod bic o,,,,,