The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-19
NOTICE TO THE FIGHTING MEN.
Army and Navy Ordered To suspend Hos
tiIities-BIOckadesR Raised.


Army and Navy Ordered to Suspend Hos
Observation-Disclosures Raised.
Washington. Aug 13.-In accordance
with the presidents proclamation sus.
pending hostilties the army and navy
departments -ant orders to all points
yesterday. The orders to General Mer-
rift to suspend were as follows: The
president directs all military operations
against the enemy be suspended. Peace
negotiations are nearing completion. q
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. Acknowledge receipt"
The orders sent to General Miles and
General Shafter were Identical with the
above save as to names. General Mer-
rift will be directed to confer with the
Spanish commandant at Manila to car
ry out the terms of the protocol. and to
occupy Manila Immediately. General
Miles will put himself in communication
with the chief authority in Porto Rico
for the purpose of having SPANS forces
turn over San Juan and other noints
to him preparatory to evacuation. Ow-
ing to conditions in Cuba the orders IN
General Shafter to be sent hereafter
will be much different from those to
other generals.
The navy department not only trans
mtted the presidents proclamation in
full to the several commanders in-c chief
but also directions as to the disposition
of their vessels. The. following orders
are in that sense elf-explanatory:
Sampson, Santiago: Suspend all
hostilities. Blockade of Cuba and Porto
Rico is raised. Howell ordered to as
semble vessels at Key West Proceed
with New Y jrk. Brooklyn, Indiana, Ore
5on, Iowa and Massachusetts to Tomp-
kinsville. Place monitors In safe har-
Dor in Porto Rico. Watson transfers
his flag to Newark and will remain at
Guantanamo. Assemble all cruisers in
safe harbors. Order marines north in
Resolute."
"Remey, Key West: In accordance
with the presidents proclamation tele-
graphed you, suspend Immediately all
hostilitles. Commence withdrawal ofves-
sells from blockade g
vessels in Cuban wate.s t. -...-...I = 1t
Key West"
The notification to Admiral Dewey
was not made public, but A ant Sec
rotary Allen stated that besides being
put in possession of the presidents
proclamation he was ordered to cease
hostilities and raise the bl cka DE- of Ma
Mia. In compliance with the orders
sent Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Remey will each send a vessel around
the coast Of Cuba to nifty the blockad-
ing squadron that the blockade has
been raised. Admiral Schley being on
the Brooklyn and includ d in the orders
to that vessel will come north with her.
All of the troops that were with
General Shafter in the Santiago cam
paign will be out of Cuba by Friday of
this week. General Shafter will ac-
company them to Montauk Point Tn re
will remain at Santiago FIVE regiments
Of immunes to do garrison duty. Gen
sral Miles has about 10 900 men in Porto
Rico. They will be sufficient for the
occupation of the island, and perhaps
more than are needed after the Spanish
evacuate. The remainder of the troops
will remain in the various camps to
which they have been assigned for the
present, though something may be
done looking towards diminishing the
number when it becomes apparent that
they are no longer needed The gov
eminent will dispose of the transports
that have been In use as fast as they
can be released and are no longer re-
quired for service.
Two Military Commissioners Named.
The military commissions for Cuba
and Porto Rico were announced yester-
day as follows: For Cuba-Major Gen
eral James f. Wade, Rear Admiral
William T. Sampson and Major General
Matthew c. Butler For Porto Rico
Major General John r. Brooke, Rear
Admiral Winfield S. Schley and Briga-
der General William w. Gordon.
General William w. Gordon is a we'll
known citizen Of Savannah, Ga. He is
the senior colonel of the Georgia state
militia and served in the ranks Of the
Confederate army. He Is 81 years old