The Mena star., 1898-08-17
THE WAR IS OVER.
The President Issues a Command
 That Possibilities Cease.
Freoch Ambassauor and Secretary Day Sign the Protocol, Which Embraces Every Demand Made by the
 United States

Washington, Aug. 13.-With simplic- ity in keeping with republican institu- tions, the war which has ragged be- tween Spain and the United States for period of three months and % days was terminated at 4:23 yesterday aft ernoon when Secretary Day, for the United States, and, M. Cambon, for Spain, in the presence of President Mckinley, signed a protocol which will form the basis of definite treaty of peace.
 President McKinIey's Proclamation.
 Washington, Aug. l3.-The president last night issued the following procla- nation:
 Whereas, By protocol concluded and signed August l2, ls98, by William R. Day, secretary of state of the United States, and his excel lency Jules Cambon, ambassador extraordi- nary and plenipotentiary of the republic of France at Washington, respectively represent ing for this purpose the government of the united States and the government of Spain, the United States and Spain have formally agreed upon the terms on which negotiations Tor the establishment of peace between the two 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 notice to that effect shall be given as soon as possible by each government to the commanders of its military and naval forces;
 Now therefore, I, William Mckinley, pres- dent of the United States, do in accordance with the stipulatonS of the protocol declare and proclaim on the part of the United States, a suspension of hostilities and do hereby com mand that orders be immediately given through the proper channels to the commanders of tine military and naval forces of the United States fsN a1Nctn Ira proclamation.
 In witness whereof I have herennto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this twelfth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight, and of the independence of the United States, the one hundred and twenty-third.
 By the president, WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
 WILLIAM R. DAY, Secretary of State
 A copy of the proclamation has been cakled to our army and navy com manders. Spain will cable her com manders like instructions
 Provisions of the Protocol
 Washington, Aug 13.--The peace protocol that was signed yesterday afternoon provides:
 l. That Spain will relinquish all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
 That Porto Rico and other Spanish islands in the West Indies and an island in the La drones, to be selected by the United States shall be ceded to the latter
 3 That the United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila pend- ing the conclusion of Q treaty of peace which shall determine the control disposition and government of the Philippines
 4 That Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish islands in the West Indies shall be immedi- ately evacuated and that commissioners, to be appointed within ten days, shall, within 30 days from the signing of the protocol, meet at Havana and San Juan. respectively, to arrange and execute the details of the evacuation.
 5 That the United States and Spain will each appoint not more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclude treaty of peace. The commissioners are to meet at Paris not later than the first of October.
 On the signing of the protocol, hostilities will be suspended, and notice to that effect will be given as soon as possible by each gov ernment to the commanders of it's military and naval forces.
 The above IS the official statement of the protocols contents, as prepared and given to the press by Secretary Day. The protocol in general is re- iteration of the terms of the note given to Spain, with very little differ ence in the language of those terms, though with some supplementary par agraphs of an administrative nature The most substantial difference is in regard to the evacuation of the cap tured territory. The note, as handed to Ambassador Cambon, called for inn mediate evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico, while the protocol leaves the time of evacuation to be subsequently, determined upon, the design being to have the date of withdrawal left to be fixed by joint military commission of the United States and Spain.
 The military commission will be created immediately. It's duties will be of great importance. It will settle the details of the evacuation of the Spanish armies from the West Indies and will decide all questions relative to the removal of submarine mines, the immediate relinquishment to the United States of the great fortresses at Havana San Juan and other points and the transfer of possession of Ma nii;. city itself.
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