The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
PEACE PROCLAIMED.
War with Spain Comes to an End
After Four Months Fighting.
Protocol FORMALLY slEnsd By French AM
bassadOr aud Secretary Day, and the
President Omolsuy Declares .
suzpsnsIon OF HsstfIttisE

/
President Omolauy Declares
suzPensI0n OF HostIIItIes-
Washington, Aug. Is. With simple.
| lty in keeping with republican institu-
tons, the war which Eas ragged be-
tween Spain and the United States for
la period Of three months and % days
was terminated at as yesterday aft
srnOOn when Secretary Day, for the
/ United States, and, NJ Cambon, for
Spain, in the presence Of President
/ Mckinley, signed 2 protocol which
viii form the basis Of a definite treaty
/ Of peace
President UeKIntey's Proclamation
Washington, Aug. I3-The president
last night issued the following proela-
nation:
/ whereas, BY q protocol concluded and signed
/ August y, mss, by William r Day, secretary
/ Of state OF the United States, and his excel
lency, Jules Cambou. ambassador extraOrdis
nary and Plenip0tentiary Of the republic Of
| France at Washington. respectively represent
/ ing for tbis 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
l FOR the establishment q peace between the
/ two countries shall be undertaEen7 snd,
4 Whereas, ]. Is in said protocol agreed thas
/
| between the two Countries SHALL be suspended
and that notice 70 that eject shall be given as
| soon as possible BY earh government 20 the
| commanders Of its mi'i-ary and naval forces.
/ Now. therefor J. William Mckinley. presi-
dent Of the Uuft,d States %. in accordance
with the stipulations OF The Protocol, declare
/ and proclaim cn The part Of the United States,
| a suspension Of hosiilitscs ard 10 hereby com
mand that orders be Immediately givOn through
the proper channels TO the commanders Of the
mi
/ to abstain from AL acts Inconsistent with this
proclamation
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United States
/ TO be afiKed Done at the city Of Washington.
! this twelfth day OF August. in the year o. our
/ Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
| eight, and Of the Independence Of the United
States, the one hundred aud twenty-third
By the president WILLIAM MCKIHLET.
WLLIAlI r DAY. Secretary Of State
A copy Of the proclamation has been
cabled TO our army and navy COM
manders- Spain viii cable her COM
manders like Instructions
Provisions OF the Protocol
Washington, Aug 1S-The peace
protocol that was signed yesterday
afternoon provides:
l. That spain viii relinquish all claim Of
sovereignty over and title TO Cuba
2 That Porto Rico and other Spanish islands
In the West Indies and an island in the La
drOnes, TO be selected b. the United States,
shall be ceded TO the latter
g That the Uniied States win Oscupy and
hold the city, bay and harbOr % Manila, pend
Ing the conclusion Of q treaty or peace. which
shall determine the control, disposition and
government OF the PhEipPi-@S
1 Thar Cube. Porto Rico and other Spanish
Islands in the West Indies shall be immoii-
ately evacuated and that commissioners. 70 be
/ appointed within ten days shall, within 30
days from the signing Of The protocol meet a.
Havana and san Juan. respectively. TO arrange
and execute the details Of the evacuation
8 That the United States and Spain viii each
appoint not more than i've commissioners 70
negotiate and conclude treaty Of peace The
commissioners are TO meet at Paris nos later
than the first OF October
G On the signing Of the protocol. hOstilities
viii be suspended, and notice 20 that effect
viii be given as soon as possible By each gov
lernment 20 the commanders Of its military and
naval forces
The above IS the official statement Of
the protocols contents, as prepared
and given to the press by Secretary
| Day. The protocol in general is a re-
| iteration of the terms Of the note
given to Spain, with very little differ
ence in the language of those terms,
/ though with some supplementary par
agraphs Of an administrative nature.
The most substantial difference Is in
regard TO the evacuation Of the cap
tured territory. The note, as handed
to Ambassador CambOn, called for inn
mediate evacuation Of Cuba and Porto
! Rico, while the protocol leaves the
! time Of evacuation 70 be subsequently,
determined upon, the design being to
| have the date Of withdrawal left to be
fixed BY joint military commission Of
the United States and Spain.
The military commission will be
\ created Immediately. It's duties viii
be Of great Importance. 1t viii settle
the details Of the evacuation Of the
/ Spanish armies from the West Indies
and viii decide ali questions relative
to the removal Of submarine mines,
the immediate REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States Of the great fortresses
at Havana, San Juan and other points
/ and the transfer Of possession Of Ma
Mia city itself
The Feeling IN Madrid
Madrid, Aug. 1S.-The protocol viii
be published simultaneously in the
Official gazettes here and IN Washing
ton The papers discuss the situation
quietly and great relief is felt in gov
eminent aud court circles that Presi-
dent Mckinley has not demanded a
eonvocation OF the cOrtes 70 ap-
prove the peace preliminaries The
commission TO meet in the West
Indies viii be composed, il Is under
stood, Of military officers, and it is
believed here that this commission
Will pave the way for commercial
treaties and for 4 recognition By the
/ United States or Cuba OF q portion OF
the Cuban debt The drift Of pub
lie opinion here is aptly illustrated
by the following remarks made By
Senior Sagasta to one Of his friends:
I'VE have az least the consolation,
amid on misfOrtunes Of knowing
that we have, in Cuba and the
Philippines, bequeathed to the United
States almost insuEmOuntable obsta-
cles. which. for many years to come,
. IL viii b. in our power TO render Still
more formidable, should il be our
policy 70 do sO.7
Undrr CIoud
KanLas City, No, Aug. I3-Ou tho
recommendation Of Post Office In
Epector Williams, Postmaster Scott
suspended Wright Prickett, q clerk In