The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-08-20
PEACE AT LAST PROCLAIMED.
The President Formally ProcIaims
That the War Is over.

Washington, Aug 1.-THE president
has issued the following proclamation
BY the President of the United States
A Proclamation:
Whereas, a protocol concluded and
signed August u, 1898, by William r.
Day, secretary of state of the United
States and his excellency, Jules Cambon,
ambassador extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary 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 terms on which negotiations for the
establishment of peace between the two
countries shall be undertaken.
And, whereas, it is in said protocol
agreed that upon its concession and sig
nautre hostilities between the two coun-
tries shall be suspended and notice to
that effect shall be given as soon as pos
sible to each government, and to com
manders of its military and naval forces.
Now, therefore, /, William Mckinley,
president of the United States, do in ac-
cordanee with the stipulations 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 their proper
channels to commanders of the military
and naval forces of the United States
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.
the 18th day of August, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight, and of the independence
of the United States, the one hundred and
twenty-third.
WILLIAM M'KINUEY, President.
VIM. r. DAY, Secretary of State.
A copy of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy command
ers. Spain will cable her commanders like
instructions.
The protocol provides for two commits
will meet in Paris, and the second mil
itary commission, which will meet in Ha-
vana province, within Is days.
The military commission will be Gre
ated Immediately on signing the protocol
1t will settle the details of the evacua-
ton by the Spanish armies of the West
Indies, and will decide all questions rela.
tive to the removal of submarine mines
the immediate REIMBURSEMENT to the Unit
ed States of the great fortresses at Ha
vana, San Juan and other points, and
the transfer of Manila city.itself.
The Protocol.
l. Spain will relinquish all claim o
sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
,. Puerto Rico and all other Spanisl
islands in the West Indies and an islanC
in the Ladrones. to be selected by tn,
, United States, shall be ceded to the latter
3. The United States shall occupy anC
hold, the city, bay and harbor of Manila
f pending the conclusion of the treaty o
, peace, which shall determine the contro
+ disposition and government of the Philip
I pines
4. Cuba, Puerto Rico and the othe
! Spanish islands in the West Indies shal
be Immediately evacuated. Commission
5 ers, to be appointed within ten days, shal
within 80 days from the signing of tn
protocol, meet at Havana and San Jua
. respectively, to arrange and execute tn
details of the evacuation.
:. s. The United Sites and Spain will eac
3 appoint no more than five commissioner
to conclude the treaty of peace. The con
!. missioners are to meet at Paris not late
;, than the lst of October.
6. On the signing of the protocol ho
tilities will be suspended and notice l
= that effect be given as soon as possibl
by each government to the commander
of its military and naval forces.
!, The above is the official statement
= the protocols contents as prepared an
given to the press by Secretary Day.