Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-20
THE WAR ENDED.
Protocol Signed and President No.
Kinley Issues q Proclamation.
Army and Navy Commanders Notified 70
CsAse Hostiiities-Terms Identical with
Those First Demanded by America
CommlsaIon 70 Fax tho Rest.

LIONS, the wur which mas Tagcu oe-
tween Spain and the United states Tor
In period of three months and 2o DAYS
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united states, aud, nj. cannon, Tor
Spain, In the presence OF President
lMcKinlev sjrned N nrotocol which
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fresident mchin'eys Froc'amauon'
washington, Aug. l3.-The presidents
last night issued the following procla-
nation.
vhoro,s m, .o,o,o, .on.,,a,a and s,cr.d
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a. state ~ tho t;n,,ca States anS his c,cci.
In, y. c.,,au sas.S a.s n,,oas,-
49,. 40 r,on,rn,.'..,a - 80 ,ho ron,,hi,c q,
France at washington. respectively REPRESENT
Ing for this purpose tho government OF tho
United States and the government OF Spain.
inc Sn.ea S.a.cs anu spain nave a'Inas
s .,'. w. "",. ~, ... sas,..an ,hs
Two Countries shall be- undertaken, and.
Whereas. 1t is in said protooo, agreed thas
apon Its conclusion and signature hostilities
between inc Two countries snail DC suspended
anu 'hat notice. 10 .ha' cnect snaIi DC given as
soon rs possible by each government to the
Mn ,hars, =, Us W, sn M navu, ,ofucs'
NOW, tnerc,niS william Mchiniey' prcsi.
with the stipulations Of the protocol. declare
and proclaim on the part OF the United States.
suspension o. hos'ilI.lcS anu 40 hcreUy com.
he propcr channels 10 The COMMANDER Of iSe
military and naval forces Of the United States
to abstain from all acts inconsistent with this
pr roc ,n,san ,, ,, -
hand and caused the saai af tho limited STATE,
10 be onixcd. Done ut the city Of Washington,
this twelfth day OF August, in the year OF our
Lora' ono Thousand elght hundrea ana ninety.
STATE ,Ss On. hun%re9 ouS ,,soU ~ .a
BY the president, WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
WILLIAM n. DAY, Secretary of State.
A copy OF tho proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy com.
manders. Spain will cable her com.
manders like instructions.
Provisions Of the Protocoi.
washington, Aug. la-Ihe peace
protocol that was signed yesterday
afternoon provides:
I. That Spain will rcllnquish oil claim Of
sovereignty over and title to Cuba
That Porto Rico and other Spanish islands
70 .ne yves, ihaes anu IN is'ann IN tne La
shall no cca.d 70 Tho latte, '"' o''N '''"''''
4 That the United States will occupy and
hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pcnd-
ing ,ns conclusion Of treaty OF peace. which
.os.,nmon, y, ~ 'I p,,,uon. u''p'''''n anu
4 That Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish
Islands In the West Indies shall be lmmcdi-
ntely evacuated and taa, commissioners to DO
S SppO sron W., m s, .cn S'y VS. sna ".n,n
Havana and san Juan. resnectiveIv 10 arrsnso
and execute the details of the evacuation.
h That the United States and Spain will each
sppo,h. not I'm more IMAM ve commissioners 70
rommissIoners are 10 meet n. paris no. later
than the first Of October.
On the signing of the protocol. hos,ilItics
VII, WI, o, DC suspended ana notice to that effect
,rnmcut ~ tho commandcrs y; rs m,;, ." and
s.val forces
-hc above Is the otiicial statement OF
the nrotocol,s contcnts ne nronarsa
o,a r;,on % ,ho 49,. H., S..ra...
~. IN. ~ no pe's 80
my A"e pro.ocoi !" gencru' 10 re-
Iteration OF the terms OF the note I
given to Spain, with very little differ
encc in the language Of those terms,
though with some supplementary par
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