Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-18
Directs That Our Army and
Navy Commanders BE No.
titled at Once.
Provisions of the Peace Protocol
That Was Signed at the White
House Yesterday.
A Military Commission tn BE Created I'M
mediately to Settle Details Of the
Spanish Armies Evacuating tho
West lndleA
Washington, Aug. IS. The president
last night issued the following procla-

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last night issued the following pfocia'
nation:
Whereas Nv n protocol concluded and signed
August l2. 1893 by William r. Day, secretary
of state OF the United States, and his excel
lency Jules Cambon ambassador extraordl-
nary and penipotentiary 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
ior tne establishment q, ., peace pes~oe'' ''0
countries S w San tha,
mon its conclusion and signature hostilitIes
between the two countries shall be suspended,
" ' n nostv nv cen 'v tn ths
commanders Of It's military and naval forces;
Now, therefore !, William Mckinley pres-
dent Of the United States, do III accordance
with the stipuatlons Of the protocol, declare
and proclaim on the Part OF the unltcd States'
suspension Of h0s'll'lles ana do hereby COM
mand that ordes DC llhmc1latciyglVcn through
the proper channels to the commanders OF the
military and naval forces OF the United States
TO abstain from all acts Inconsistent with this
proclamation
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United states
to be affixed Done nj the city Of Washington,
this twelfth day OF August, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred una ninety
eight, and OF the independence OF the United
States The one hundred ana twenty-thlrd
ny the president WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
WILLIAM Il DAY, Secretary OF state,
A copy of the proclamation has been
cahled In our army and navy com-
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manoers ike INSTRUCTIONS
PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOL.
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protocol that was signed yesterday
afternoon provides.
l. That Spain will reinqulsh all claim Of
sovereignty over and title to Cuba
wos, rnd,os .V o "" a ou is,an% ,So
drones, to be selected by the United states
shall be ceded to the latter
d That the United States win occupy and
nv," s,o o.s oy a''a ''",uor y, ma,a , p,"u
shall determine the control, disposition and
government OF the Philippines
4 That Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish
isiahos III .ne "css , inu'os snali % ,h'neal,
anpoInted within ten dnys shall within 40
daysfro the signing Of the protocol meet Ut
Havana and San Juan respectively, to arrange
1no execute 'ne uo'a's VI 'no eVacua'lon
.nron, NOT more Than eyo rom,as,onor .'I W
negotiate and conclude treaty Of peace The
commissioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the ~, iirst Of October b. ,., ,..,,,,,.
vi, ho Susnenaas s and na,, c ~ tha, e,,oc,
will he given as soon rs possible bv each aoy.
eminent to the commanders OF Its military and
naval forces
Inc ABOVE Is inc oihclal statement OF
Vne protocors contents us prepared
ana given 10 the press py secretary
LAY. Inc protocol III general Is re-
iteratlon OF the terms OF the note
given TO SPAIN with very little diner
ence IN the language OF those terms'
though@wlth some supplementary par
agraphs OF an administrative nature
The most substantial difference Is IN
regard to the evacuation OF the cap.
tured territory Inc note as handed
to Ambassador Uampon, called Tor I'M
mediate evacuation OF Cuba and Porto
kico' while the protocol leaves the
time OF evacuation TO be subsequently
determined upon the design being TO
nave the date OF withdrawal lett TO be
liked BY Joint military commission OF
the United states and spain
The military commission Will be
created immediately Its duties will
be OF great Importance 1t Will settle
the details OF the evacuation OF the
Spanish armies from the West Indies
and VIII decide oil questions relative
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