The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-20
PRESIDENT lE:ssilllENT CALLS gre
THE DOGS Of VAR
Signed and Proclamation
Issued Calling For a Cessa-
tionsof Hoslilities. 81
ARMY AND NAVY COMMANDERS
That Protocol Is Signed
and All Military Operations
Are Suspended.
EVACUATION 0f TME WEsI INDIES.
Five Commissioners to no Appointed
by Each Government TO Con.
clude . Peace Treaty
at Paris.

rive commissioners TO 80 appointed
by Each Government TO Con.
cIude . Peace Treaty
at Paris.
Washington, Aug. 15.-With sim
plicity in keeping with republican in
situations, the war which has ragged
between Spain and the United States
for n period OF three months and
twenty-five days was quietly termi-
mated Mt two minutes past 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, when Secretary
Day for the United States and NJ.
Cambon for Spain, in the resence of
President Mckinley, signed a proto-
col which will form the basis of a def
mite treaty of peace. 1t is but simple
justice to our sister republic, France.
to accord the fact that to her good Off
ces this speedy termination of a war
that might have run on indefinitely
was brought about and the president
himself deemed that action on the
part of the French government as
worthy of special praise.
Presti~Dt,s Proclamation.
The president issued the following
proclamation Immediately after the
signatures had been affixed to the pro-
tocol:
"By the President of the United
States of Observation-Disclosures:
Whereas, BY a protocol concluded
and signed August IL. 1898, by VIM. r.
Day, secretary of state of the United
States, and his e~xcellency, Jules Cam
bon, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary of the republic of
France, at Washington, respectively
representing for this purpose the gov
eminent of the United States and the
government of Spain, the United
States and Spain have formally agreed
upon the terms on which negotiations
for the establishment of peace be-
TWEEN the two countries shall be under
taken; and
Whereas, 1t is in snid protocol
agreed that upon it's conclusion and
signature hostilities between the two
countries shall be suspended, and that
notice to that effect shall be given as
soon as possible by each government
to the commanders of it's military and
naval forces,
"Now, therefore, L, William McKin-
ley, president of the United States,
do, in accordance with the stipula-
lions of the protocol, declare and pro-
claim on the part Of the United States
"a suspension of hostilities, and do
hereby command that orders be i'm
mediately given through the proper
channels to the commanders of the
military and naval forces of the Unit
ed States to abstain from all acts in
consistent with this proclamation.
"In witness wehereof ! have here
unto set 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 in%depend-
ence of the United States the one hum
dred and twenty-third.
civilian Mckinley.
''By the president:
civilian r. Day, Secretary of State"
A copy of the above proclamation
has been cabled to u army and navy
commanders. Spain will cable her
commanders like instructions.
Provisions of the Protocol.
The protocol provides:
1. That Spain will relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
2. That Puerto Rico and other Span
ish islands in the West Indies and an
island in the Ladrones, to be selected
.by the United States, shall be ceded
to the latter. s.aS
3. That the United States wiA~oc-
scnpy snA&ko1d the city, bay and har-
Dor Of Manila pending the conclusion
of~atreaty of peace, which shall deter
mine the control, disposition and gov
eminent of the Philippines.
A.. That Cuba. Puerto Rico and 9th
er 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 proto-
col, meet at Havana and San Juan re-
spectively, to arrange and execute the
details of the evacuation. .
S. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con-
clude a treaty of peace. The commits
sioners are to meet ut Paris not later
than the LIST of October.
6. On the signing of the protocol,
hostilities will be suspended, and mo-
tice to that effect will be given as
sooon as possible by each government
to the commanders of it's military and
naval forces.
Orders HosuIlities 10 Cease.
The orders to General Merritt ut Ma
Mia were as follows:
"Adjutant Generals Office, WASH
ington, Aug. 12.-Merritt, Manila:
The president directs all military OPP
e%rations against the enemy be sus-
pended. Peace negotiations r near
completion, a 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. 4
by order of the secretary Of war.
III. C. Csrbin, Adjutant General"
The orders sent to General Miles and
General Shafter were identical with
the above, save us to names.
AS the order states further instruc-
tons will be sent to each general. Gem
eral Merritt will %besdirected to confer
with the Spanish commandant at
Manila to carry out the terms of the