The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
THE WAR is OVER.
and Military Commanders Co Suspend
HOstIIItIes-The Blockade Raised.


M. Cambon. the French ambassador,
representing the Spanish govern
ment. The protocol provides:
1. That Spain will relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title
30 Cuba.
2. That Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies
and an island in the Ladrones, to be
selected by the United States, shal:
be ceded to the latter.
8. That the United States will oc
cupy and hold the city, bay and har
Dor of Manila pending the conclu-
sion of a treaty of peace which shall
determine the control, disposition
and government of the Philippines.
4. That Cuba, Porto Rico and
other Spanish islands in the West
Indies shall be Immediately evacuat
ed and that commissioners, to be ap
pointed within ten days, shall, with
in thirty days from the signing OF
the protocol, meet at Havana and
San Juan respectively, to arrange
and execute details of the evacua-
tion.
5. That the United States and
Spain will each appoint not more
and conclude treaty of peace. The
commissioners are to meet at Paris
not later than Oct. 1.
6. On the signing of the protocol
hositilities will be suspended and
notice to that effect will be given as
soon as possible bt each government
to the commanders of it's military
ard naval forces.
AS soon as the peace protocol was
signed the president issued a procla-
nation ordering a cessation of hos
tilities, and the following orders
we're sent out:
Navy Department, Washington,
Aug. 12.-Sampson, Santiago: Sus-
pend all hostilities. Blockade OF
Cuba and Porto Rico is raised.
Howell ordered to assemble vessels
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YORK, Brooklyn, Indiana, Oregon,
Iowa and Massachusetts to Tomp-
kinsville. Place monitors in safe
harbor at Porto Rico. Watson trans
fers his flag to Newark and will re-
main at Guantanamo. Assemble al
cruisers in safe harbors. Order ma
rines north in Resolute.
ALLEN, acting secretary.
Navy Department, Washington
Aug. 12.-Rt mey, Key West: In &C
cordance with the presidents proc
lamation suspend Immediately al
hostilities. Commence withdraw
of vessels from blockade, Ordel
blockading vessels in Cuban waters
to assemble at Key West.
ALLEN. acting secretary.
The notification to Admiral Dewey
was not made public, but Assistan
Secretary Allen stated that beside
being put in possession of the presi
dents proclamation he was ordere'
to cease hostilities and raise tn
blockade at Manila.
In compliance with the orders sen
Admiral Sampson and Commodor
Remey, each will send 8 vesse
around the coast of Cuba to motif
the blockading squadron that tn
blockade has been raised.
o Admiral Schley being on the Brook
lyn and included in the orders t
i that vessel will come north with hel
The order sent to Gen. Merritt
i suspend hostilities was as follows:
"Adjutant Generals ONCE, WasE
ington, Aug. II, 1s9s.-Merritt, Ma
nila: The president directs all mil
tary operations against the enem
be suspended. Peace negotiation
are nearing completion, q protoc'
having just been signed by represel
tatives of the two countries. YC
will inform the commanders of IL
Spanish forces in the Philippines
these instructions.
Further orders will follow. A
IL knowledge receipt.
By order of the secretary of war.
II. c. CORBIN.
al Adjutant General.
[ The orders sent to Gen. Miles al
- Gen. Shafter were identical with Il
z above save as to the names. AS Il
@ order states, further instruction
will be sent to each general.
Gen. Merritt will be directed
confer with the Spanish comman
ant at Manila to carry out the teri
of the protocol and to occupy M
nila Immediately. Gen. Miles W
put himself, in communication wi
the chief authority at Porto Rico 1
tho DurnOaa Of having the Gna~;