The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-17
END OF THE WAR.
Protocol signed-A Cessation Of Hos.
tilities Ordered.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-An official
statement for press publication, set
ting out the provisions Of the peace
protocol, was read and approved at
the Cabinet session to-day. 1t was
prepared by Secretary Day, the pur-
pose being to make it public immedi-
ately after the required signature. had
been affixed to the protocol. 1t does
not give the text of the document, but
details its main points and provisions,
which are as follows:
l. That Spain will relinquish all
claims of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
2. That Porto rico and other Span
ish islands in the West Indies, and
an island in the Ladrones, to be Sc
lected by the United States, shall be
ceded to the latter.
3. That the United States will occu-
py and hold the city, bay and harbor
Of Manila, pending the conclusion of
treaty Of peace, which shall deter
mine the control, disposition and gov
ernment of the Philippines.
4. That Cuba, Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies
shall be Immediately evacuated, sand
that commissioners, to be appointed
within ten days, shall within thirty
days from the signing Of the protocol
meet at Havana and San Juan re-
spectively to arrange and execute the
details of the evacuation.
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than i've
commissioners to negotiate and con-
clude treaty Of peace. The commits
sioners are to meet in Paris not later
than the 1st of October.
s. On the signing Of the protocol
hostilities will be suspended, and
notice to that effect will be given as
soon as possible by each Government
to the commanders of its military and
naval forces.
AS soon as the peace protocol was
signed the President sent for Secre-
tary Alger, Secretary Long and Gen.
Corbin, and by his direction orders to
cease hostilities forthwith were sent
to Gems. Miles, Merritt and Shafter,
to Admirals Dewey and Sampson and
the military commanders generally.
The order sent to Gen. Merritt to
suspend hostilities was as follows:
Adiutant General Office, Washing
ton, August IL, l898.-Merritt, Ma
nila: The President directs all mill
tary operations against the eremy be
suspended. Peace negotiations are near
ing completion, protocol having just
been signed by representatives of the
two countries. You will inform the
commanders Of the Spanish forceS in
the Philippines Of these instructions.
Further orders will follow. Acknowl-
edge receipt.
By order Of the Secretary Of War.
H. c. CoRB1N,
Adjutant General.
The orders to Gen. Miles and Gen.
Shafter were identical with the above,
save as to names.
AS the order states, further instruc-
tions will be sent to each general.
Gen. Merritt will be directed to confer
with the Spanish commandant at Ma
Mia, to carry out the terms Of the
protocol and to occupy Manila imme.
diately. Gen. Miles will put himself
in communication with the chief au-
thority in Porto Rico, for the purpose
of having the Spanish forces turn
over San Juan and other points to
him preparatory to evacuation. Owing
to conditions in Cuba, the orders to
| Gen. Shafter, to be sent hereafter,
will be very different from those to
other generals.
The navy department is also prepar-
ing orders to all commanders on lines
similar to the war department order.
The President has issued the tol-
lowing
PROCLAMATION.
Bv the President of the United
States of America-A Proclamation:
Whereas, by protocol concluded
and signed August IL, ls9S, by VII
liam r. Day, Secretary of State of the
United States, and his Excellency
Jules Cambon, ambassador extraordi-
nary and plenipotentiary of the Re-
public of France at Washington, re-
presenting for this purpose the Gov
ernment of the United States and the
Government of Spain, the United
States and Spain have formally agreed
upon the terms upon which negotia-
tions for the establishment of peace