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The formal act OF signing the peace
protocol was performed in Washington
on the 18th. Secretary Of State Days
name was affixed in behalf of the
United States and that of NJ. Cambon,
French ambassador, for Spain. Presi-
dent Mckinley issued n proclamation
suspending hoStilities and orders were
cabled TO the military and naval com
tmanders. The pence commissioners
will meet in Paris not later than Octo-
Der /.
The army is TO be kept consolidated
for the present, as the men will be
needed for garrison duty in Cuba and
elsewhere. Secretary AIger says the
troops at present in Puerto Rico will
be kept there.
Admiral Sampson has been ordered
TO proceed with his largest warships to
Tempkinsville, n. y, at once. The
monitors were ordered to remain at
Puerto Rico. Commodore Remy and
the blockading squadron at Havana
were ordered 10 Key West.
II. NJ. Hone and w. A. Henson. OF To-
ledo, o., and Clarence Babcock. of Glib
SOnDurR, W., WtTt uTTchltu ~ OltuO
for deserving from Chickamauga.
Gen. Greedy has issued orders raising
the censorship on all cable messages
except In Cuba and Puerto Rico, and in
those islands IL has been limited 10 ci-
pher messages and messages obviously
detrimental to the United States.
Adyices from Washington state IL
has been determined TO retain the vol
unteer army in service for several
months and TO increase the peace
standing OF the regular army TO prob
ably 100000 men.
The war department has been adj
vised through the Cuban junta that the
Cuban insurgents will accept the terms
of the peace protocol between the Unit
ed States aud Spain and that hostilitics
will cease on their part.
The American blockading squadron
guarding Havana harbor was fired
upon from MORO castle, and the flag
ship San Francisco was damaged by n
shell.
1t was announced from Washington
that no more troops would sail for
Manila.
Gems. Blanco and Machias officially
acknowledged receipt OF the orders for
suspension OF hostiities and state that
the instructions were being obeyed.
The steamer City Of Sydney. one OF
the first fleet of transports TO carry
troops TO Manila, returned from the
Philippines TO San Francisco.
Private la Luke. of the Second Wis
consin regiment, who shot and killed
Private Stafford, OF the regular army,
during quarrel in saloon at Ponce,
Puerto Rico, was court-martialed Au-
gust 3, found guilty and shot on the
morning Of August 4.
The Spanish steamer Isla de Luzon
sailed for Spain from Santiago. hav-
ing on board 2,136 Spanish soldiers.
1t Is reported in Washington that
Col. Roosevelt intends TO resign his
commission on account OF the action
of Secretary Alger in making public n
private letter of the colonel.
Governor-Gcneral August. OF the
Philippines. has arrived at Hong-Kong
on his way TO Spain, having renewed
his resignation. Augusti turned over
his Office to subordinate pending the
surrender OF Manila.
Consul Wildman. NJ Hong-Kong.
cabled the state department that Ad-
miral Dewey had bombardcd Manila
and the city surrendered uncondition-
ally.
IL was reported that Gen. Blanco has
resigned his Office as governor of Cuba.
wishing 10 avoid his humillating duties
In connection with the evacuation.
At meeting of American and Cuban
officers In Santiago II was resolved 10
disband the Cuban army and the Unit
ed States would pny the men Oft.
Gen. Wheeler and Col. Roosevelt dis.
embarked with their regiment Of rough
riders from the Miami at Camp Wikoff.
Montnuk Point.
The mortality was said 10 be so great
in the camp Of Spanish prisoners at
Santiago that no longer are the dead
buried. but n funeral pile of ten or
twelve bodies IL made. saturated with
kerosene and set fire TO, cremating the
bodies in the open air.
The Spanish cabinet has decided 10
order Gen. Dlanco and all other Span
ish commanders In the Antilles TO all
their respective posts until the evacu-
alton a completed.