The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-17
PEACE DECLARED.
The War Between the United
States and Spain Ended.
A PEACE PROCLAMATION.

Made. Spain to Give UP
Cuba and Other West
Indian Islands.
With simplicity in keeping with re-
publican institutions. the war which
has ragged between Spain and the United
States for period Of three months
ana twenty-five days was quietly
terminated at % minutes past I
clock Friday afternoon when Sccrc-
tary Day for the United States, and NJ.
Cambon for Spain, in the presence Of
President Mckinley, signed protocol
which will form the basis of i definite
treaty of peace
An official statement for press publ
cation setting out the provisions of the
peace protocol was read and approved
at the cabinet session Friday. 1t was
prepared by Secretary Day. the purpose
being to make it public Immediately
after the required signatures had been
affixed to the protocol. 1t does not
give the text Of the document, but de-
tails its main points and provisions
which are as follows:
MAIN PROVISIONS.
l. That Spain will relinquish all
claims of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
,. That Porto 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
3. That the United States will occu-
by and hold the city, bay and harbor of
Manila, pending the conclusion Of u
treaty of peace which shall determine
the control, disposition and government
of the Philippines.
I. That Cuba, Porto Rica and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies
shall be Immediately evacuated and that
commissioners, to be appointed within
10 days, shall within 70 days from the
signing of the protocol, meet at Habana
and San Juan, respectively, to arrange
and execute the details of the evacua-
tion.
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than FIVE
commissioners to negotiate and conclude
a treaty of peace. The commissioners
are to meet at Paris not later than the
1st of October
6. On the signing of the protocol,
hostilities will be suspended and notice
to that effect will be given as soon as
possible by each government to the
commanders of its military and naval
forces.
THE PEACE PROCLAMATION.
The President has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
By the President of the United States
of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by protocol concluded and
signed August u, 1898, by William L:
Day, Secretary of State of the United
States, and his excellency, Jules Cam
bon, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary of the Republic OF
France, at Washington, respectively,
representing for this purpose the gov
ernment 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 between the two
countries shall be undertaken: and
Whereas it is in said protocol agreed
upon it's conclusion and signature, hos
tilities 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 command
ers of It's military and naval forces;
Now, therefore, l, William Mckin-
ley President of the United States, do,
in accordance with the stipulation of the
protocol, declare and proclaim on the
part of the United States a suspension
of hostilities, and do hereby command
that orders be Immediately given
through the proper channels to the
commanders of the military and naval
forces of the United States to abstain
from all acts inconsistentwith this pro-
clamation.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto
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 and eight hundred
and ninety-eight, and Of the indepen-
dence of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-third.
BY the president.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
WILLIAM R. DAY,
Secretary of State.
\ copy Of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy comman
ders. Spain will cable her commanders
like instructions.
ORDERS TO STOP FIGHTING.
As soon as the peace protocol was
signed the President sent for Secretaries
-Alger and Long and Gen. Corbin, and
by his direction orders to cease hostili
ties forthwith were sent to Gems. Miles,
and Shafter, to Admirals Dcwey and
Sampson and military commanders
generally. The order states further in
structions will be sent to each general.
Gen. Merritt will be directed to con-
fer with the Spanish commandant at
Manila to carry out the terms Of the
protocol and to occupy Manila immedi
ately. Gen Miles Will put himself in
communication with the chief authority
in Porto Rico for the purpose of hav
ing the Spanish forces turn over San
Juan and other points to him pre-
paratory to evacuation. Owing to