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without delay Acting Secretary Alien
FASTENED to the telephone lind objected that
cable messages be Immediately sent to all
OF the naval commanders Dewey in The
Philippines, Sampson at Guantanamo ard
| the various commanders at navy yards and
stations, to cease hostilities immediately.
There Is dispatch boat at Hong Kong
and 1t is believed that it can reach General
Merritt In forty-eight hours at top speed.
On the part of the armys while Secretary
A1ger awaited of the telegraph, A6jutant
General Corbin braved the storm and
| rushed across to the War Department.
where he Immediately issued the orders
| which had been preparedozin advance to
all of the military comrnanders to cease
their operations.
The State Department filled Its duty by
notifying all diplomatic and consular
agents of the action takenG
All the formalities having been DISPOSED
of the President srent half an hour chat
ting with those present, and then at 4:58
the rain still continuing in force, the en-
| bassador and his secretary entered their
carriage and were driven to the embassy.
The pen which was used by Secretary
Day in signing the protocol was given to
Chief Clerk Michael of the State Depart
ment, who had asked for it. N. Thi ebaut
obtained that used by the French amba ssa-
dor. 30
Upon emerging from the White House
Secretary Day received: the earnest con-
CALCULATIONS of the persons present u,.on
the conclusion of the protocol He stated
that the peace commissioners who ere to
draw Up the definite treaty would Ect be
appointed for several days, but declined to
indicate who they would be.
The Presidents Proclamation.
Immediately after the protocol was signed
President Mckinley issued the following
proclamation:
BY the President of the United States o.
Americana Proclamation:
sigEe August -, 1898, by VIM R. Day,
Secretary of State of the United States,
and his eXcelency. Jules Cambon ambas-
sador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of
the republic of France at Washington re-
spectively 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 termr
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 its conclusion and signature hos
Titles between the two countries shall be
suspended, and that notice to that effect
shall be given soon as possible by each
government to the commanders of its mill
tary and naval forces:
Now. therefore, i, William Mckinley,
President OF the United States, do. in ac-
cordance with the stipulation Of the pro-
tocol, declare and proclaim on the part of
the United States a suspension of hostili-
ties, and do hereby command that orders
be Immediately given through the proper
channels to the commanders of the mill
tary and naval forces of the United States
to abstain from all acts inconsistent with
this proclamation.
In witness whereof. 1 have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
10Th day Of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred ana
Or nd of fho irH1n
the United States the one hundred and
twenty-third. se .sr.-
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
WILLIAM r. DAY,
Secretary of State
A copy of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy commanders.
Spain will cable her commanders like in
structions.
Orders to Naval Commanders.
In accordance with the proclamation is
sued by the President suspending HOSTILE
ties. orders We're issued last evening to the
naval commanders at the several stations
in the United States, Cuba and 1.-THE Phil
fppines carrying into effect the directions
of the proclamation. The Navy Depart
ment not only transmitted the Presidents
proclamation In full to the several COM
manders-in- chief, but also directions as to
the disposition of their vessels:i The fol-
planatory:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Washington. August r.
sampson, Santiago: forc.
Suspend all hostilities. blockade of Gu
ba and Porto Rico is, raised. Howell Or
dered to assemble vessels at Key West.
Proceed with New York. Brooklyn, In
diana, Oregon, Iowa and Massachusetts to
Tompkfnsville. Place monitors in safe har-
Dor in Porto Rico. Watson transfers his
flag to Newark and will remain at Guanta-
namo. Assemble all cruisers in safe har-
bors. Order marines north in Resolute
lSignedl ALLEN, Acting Secretary.
The order raising the blockade Is as fol-
lows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, August II.
Remey, Key West:
In accordance with the Presidents proc
l s,n telssraphed you, suspend imme-
drawal OF vessels from blockade. Order
blockad1ng vessels in Cuban waters to as
semble at Key West.
(Signed ALLEN, Acting Secretary.
The notification to Admiral Dewey was
not made public but Assistant Secretary
Allen stated that, besides being put in pos
session OF the Presidents proclamation, he
was ordered to cease hostilities and raise
the blockade of Manila
In compliance with the order sent, Ad-
mlral Sampson and Commodore Remey will
each send vessel around the coast Of Gu
ba to notify the blockading squadron that
the blockade has been raised. Admiral
Schley. being on the Brooklyn, and in
cluded In the orders to that vessel will
come north with her.
Orders to Military Commander.
The following order was posted at the
War Department at O. clock:
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
Washington August II, 1898.
Major General Merritt, Manila:
The President directs that all military OPP
erations against the enemy be suspended.
Peace negotiations are nearing completion,
a protocol having just been signed by rep
resentatives of the two countries. You will
INFORM the CONNIE ndsr of the Spanish forces
In the Philippines Of these Instructions
Further orders will follow Acknowledge
receipt. By order Secretary of War
II. c. CORBIN.
Adjutant General
Similar orders were sent to each Of the
other military commanders.
Skaters Acknowledgement.
At IL o'clock last night Adtutant General
Corpin received from General Shafter an
acknowledgment of the receipt by him of
the proclamation Of the President. Up to
midnight no reply had been received from
General Miles, 1t having been impossible to
get into communication with him.
ALI OF the COrnS a,,do nf he