The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-16
TDG War. Is OVGr.
VqEas1S "
.p.rN FORMALLY ADMITS HER
DEFEAT BY OUR ARMY
AND NAVY.
Gives UP Her POSSESSIONS
IN THE WEST INDIES.

-- Hh.~E
our Government to Have an Island of
It's Own Selection I'm the Ladrones-
Manila to be Held Until It's Fate is
Decided--Commissions to Arrange the
Evacuationo of Cuba and Porto Rico
Peace Commissioners to meet in Paris
in the Fall. ? 60
WASHINGTON, D. O.R August 10 The.
protocol, in other words, a condensed
peace treaty, preliminary to the treaty
ot peace between the United States and
Spain was signed at the White House
At 4 % this afternoon. Secretary of
State Day signed for the United States
and Ambassador Cambon for Spain.
The full text Of the protocol was not
made public, but the following State.
ment of its chief provisions was given
out: q EEW IS 2
/. That Spain will relinquish all
claims of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba. iui -1.tas
2. That Porto Rico and other Span
ish islands in West Indies, and an is
land in the LadroneS to be selected by
the United States, shall be coded to
the latter. .Gc11
8. That the United States will occu-
DIV and hold the citys bay and harbor
of Manila pending the conclusion Of q
treaty of peace, which shall determine
the control, disposition and govern
ment of the Philippines.
4. That Cuba, Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies
shall be Immediately evacuated, and
that commissioners, to be appointed
within ten days, shall, within thirty
days from the signing of the protocol,
meet at Havana and San Suan, re-
spectively, to arrange and execute the
details of evacuation
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con
clude a treaty of peace. The commiE-
sioners are to meet In Paris not later
than Ootober 1.
6. On signing the protocol, hostili-
ties will be suspended, and notice to
that tffsct will be given as Don as
possible by each government to the
commanders of it's military and naval
forces ---5s ii4ttf
WASHINGTON, August Is .-The Pres
dents proclamation declaring the ex
bence of an amistice reads:
By the President Of the United States
Of America:
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, by q protocol concluded
and signed August 18Th, 1898, by Viii
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
spectively representing for this pur-
pose the government Of the United
States and the government Of Spain,
the United States and Spain have for
mally agreed upon terms on which
negotiations for the establishment of
peace between the countries shall be
undertaken; and,
Whereas, it is, in said protocol agreed
that upon it's conclusion and signature,
hostilities between the two countries
shall be suspended, and that nc
tice to that effect shall be given as 500
as possible by each government to the
commanders Of it's military and naval
forces;
Now, therefore, L, William Mckinley,
President of the United States, do, in
IN accordance with the st~ipulations of
the protocol, declare and proclaim,
upon the part Of the United States, q
suspension Of hostilities, and do here
by command that orders be impedi
ately given through the proper chan
nels to the commanders of the military
and naval forces of the United States
to abstain from all acts inconsistent
with this proclamation.
In witness whereof, Ihave hereunto
get my hand and caused the seal Of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this 18th day of August, in the year Of
Our Lord, one Thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight, and of the indepen-
dence of the United States, the one
hundred and twenty third.
(Signed) WIN. MCKINLEY.
BY President. WILLIAM h. Day,
Secretary OF State.
MESSAGE TO MILES.
ORDERS to Stop Fighting and to Notify