The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-19
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
Preliminary Treaty Between Spain
and United States,

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olspatch giving him fnli authorization Z
sign the protocol. The dispatch is long
and its deciphering will take some time
No hour has been set for the signing of the
protocol, but undoubtedly il will be signed
later in the day. ID 49, 49,, s. .A.,e
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H.. Inc domestic situation. ST..
~ The question 81 the acceptance Of the
protocol having been finally settled and
its signature explicitly and definitely au-
thorixed, the government is now consid-
ering the domestic situation for the best
means of aIIayine fhe excitement and
propagating the idea i that SPANS sur
render is not SO complete as indicated by
the bald terms of the protocol. AS the
hrst step in this direction a semi,othcial
note .,, has been issued. 1t is as follows:
The government is of the opinion that
the most critical period of the peace nego-
upon the arrangement Of details as to
Whetner the peace will be more or less
sadVantageous. Spain wishes to preserve
ner sovereignty over the whole of the
IhLhpPines, 70 which she proposes to &C
eora guy political and administrative re:
soIM consistent, with the maintenance OF
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IN regard to the evacuation of. Cuba
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fhst ass, amuMea 70 depart honoraDiy ana
thst Snanish and sf,sa;,s ;e,tns4. LII
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emns arms WI" ana ie e'nn;t u SPAIN Win us
syn" .T,, " .naSa anu munyon's.
11,;ta, iSSsatu 70 tne Cupan oeDt., as the
III Un'eu ntates refuses 10 assume IT., Spain
WI, WIZ e. enuea'or 70 arrange VAIN the treas
:s,r ~ pay =. Wnea the lsiahd IS aDle'
-; tne' 4uestion OF treaty OF commerce
WI Mll ,ea 40. 10 considerable discussion and
tn nay ~ ~: VIII De supnltteo 10 conm1t-
S &c VI 41plomats under the presidency OF
0enoi Gas',io'
~, Madrid Press Opinions.
Inc Liberal thinks the only bright fea-
ture OF the peace treaty is the immediate
suspension of hostilities, $50 that our I'M
happy soldiers will no longer have to die
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tne country upon the fact that the war is
~ snoeu, tno9gn spanish rule IN America
- ~ eo n;akt termlnated. we reserve
freodnsg nt i ~ ctleacise me protoco! when
VIII h s npnta. tue hlperal says: Inose
th ro p re.ra LII, .nas ;ne eFents OF the last
10. not e afoot "Sre s;Itpty accldents Which
~ th. a. si;"nisn HISTORY are uecelV-
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~ Terms OF frotoco!. 49,.
washington, u. e., Aug. 12.--An off
ear statement Tor press publication set
ing out the provisions of the peace pro-
loeoi was reao ana approved at the cabi-
set sess.o4 toou n.y. u was prepared BY
- .et Das, sne purpose belng to make
~. 1t pubic Hnnmed1atety attef the required
3onI r. 80 na ~ oesu aMAeu. 20 me proto-
.en+ h,et 5nt nGi eve .ne teAt OF the aoeu-
..; s, o"' uet''Ae IT'S "ain points ana pro-
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: - +is $500 go sn se.el Is relteration
~ r;+ tne sei l!t. VI ane note given 10 spain
- thosa a.s ~ 1ne ianguage
tary paragraphs Of mn administrativa M.
ture. The most substantial difference IS
in regard to the evacuation of the catl-
tured territory.
note as handed Ambassador
Cambot, called for the immediate evaclta-
ton of Cuba and, Porto. Rico. while the
protocol leaves the time of evacuation 10
be subsequently determined upon, the de-
sign being to have the date of withdrawal
left to be fixed by joint military commits
). Ihe portion of the protocol supplement
tary to what is embodied in the note re-
-lates principally to the manner of sex-
ecatlon Of the provisions OF the protocol.
Ihe protocol provides for two commits
SONS, shrsl the peace. commission: which
VIII meet IN Paris, ana SECOND, the mill
tary COMMISSION which will meet in Ha-
Vana province Wlthlne fifteen days. The
commission will be created inn
m m ION the signing Of the protocol.
Its duties will be Of great importance: It
will settle the details of the evacuation
Of the Spanish armies from the West In
dies and will decide all questions relative
to thes removal Of submarine mines. the
immediate REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States of the great fortresses at Havana.
San Juan and other points and the trans,
fer Of possession Of Manila CITY itself. =
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Masnlngton, y: -, aug. .l2;-Arrange-
ments were practically completed atsan
ELY n9ur Inns morning. For thezsigningof
ene,protocd winch IS to conclude the war
with Spain. The document itself, in two
identlcai originals, has been prepared in
the diplomatic bureau and all that re-
NAMED was to await word from the
French ambassador that he was really 10
attach, his signature. There We're open
and visible signs that the state depart
mont v,oo NO lonror IN 1o,,hk -, IL -