Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-18

Or thursday night last orr Govern
1leut received word that th5 Spanish
Government had accepted the Protocol
or preliminary treaty ut peace. and next
day. FRAY. the French minister and
ais Secretary appeared at the White
House, fully authorized " the Spanish
Government n sign the necessary pa
uer- which were examined during
binding rzin storm, and signed ny NJ
Canton for the Spanish Government
and Secretary Day for ours. II the pres
sncs If President Mckinley, VINO in
nee saieIy arber called Tor his proclan1a-
rion nspgrding hostih.ies and sigued it
II shs presence Of II. Csmboz The
P. .La1nation reads as follows.
By the President O. tie UniteG 5Jates
~ America = Proclamation
Whereas, BY protocol concluded and
-izred August u, 1895. by William X:
Csy Secretary Of State or the United
States ara His Exce,lency Jules Cam
bon. Amha ssador Extraordinary and
plsuipotentiary Of the Republic or
| France a. v ashington, respectively re
nre-euting for this purpose the GcYern-
Iuent Of the United Ststes and the Gov
epnrneut OF Spain. the United SJateS
ana Spain have formally agreed upon
the terms On which negotiations I0r the
establishment OF peace between the t7To
countries shall be undertaken; anu :
Whereas, 1t Is in said protocol agreed
| that upon its conclusion and signature
nos.ilities between the two countries
| s--I,.ll be suspeLQ6d, and thai notice 70
| that effect shall De given az soon as pos
sibIe by each Government 10 tbs com
nanders Of It's military and nava!
forces.
| Now. therefore, /, William Mckinley,
| President Of the United States, DO, AZ
| accorrla1ce with the stip1lat!ons OF the
protocol, declare and proclaim on the
part OF the United States a suspension
/ ~ hostilities, and do hereby command
| that orders be Immediately gwen
| through the proper channels 20 the com
| r1andeTs Of the military and n&Vai
| force OF the United States 70 abstain
! from all acts inconsistent with this proc
| iamatiOn.
| In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto
/ Bet my band and caused the seal OF the
| United States TO be AFFIXED.
! 18th day OF August, IN the year of ouI
\ Lord 1888, and OF the Independence OF
| thu United States the i23d.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
BY the President,
4 WILLIAM X. DAY, Secretary OF state.
Orders were Immediately caDied t.
| the Naval and military Commanders IL
tho West indies and PHILIPPINES to cease
hostilities, those for Admiral Dewy and
q neral MERIT went by way Of Hong
/ Kong anJ steamer to Manila, and prob
ably reached there by Monday.
The six paragraphs of the protocol
provide az follows:
Protocol.
I first-That spain will relinqGish all
CLAIM Of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
/ Second-That Puezto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West indies and
, an island ia tho Ladrones. to he selected
| ~ tho United States shall be cedcd to
! tie latter.
Thfrd-That The United States will
occupy aud hold the city bay and har-
Dor Of Manila pending the conclusion OF
I q treaty OF peace, which shall deter llnt
r4r--1rrr,frr--s --1------ 1-----A-i
fourth-That Cuba, Puerto Rico and
0tHef Spanish islands IL the west Indies
! nall bo Immediately evacuated. and
| that Commissioners, 10 be appointed
within ten days. shall within 80 days
from The signing Of the protocol meet at
| layaua and San Juan respectively to
\ orange and execute the details Of the
sgacuation.
Fifth That the United States and
\ spain viii each appoint not more than
five Commissioned ~ negotiate and
/ conclude treaty of peace The Com
uuissioners are ~ meet Ut Paris not later
, sllan tho lst Of October
sixthOn the signing or the prot col
hostilities will be suspended and notice
| TO tnat effect viii be given "A sooE as
possible ny each Government 10 the
commanders Of its military and naval
forces
Il was signed at 4:23 p NJ. Of Friday
ia days sitter hostiiities began was
handsomely engraved in both English
aad French. and after it had been sign
cd everybody and went 10 their respec-
tive places
The orders 10 the naval commanders
were 10 raise the blockades and take
their ships to American ports, and to the
military commanders to cease hostili-
tios and notify the Spanish Command.
cr8 Of The treaty Of Pence