The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-18
QUIETLY ENDED.
Spanish. American War. Which Ragged
for Months, a Thing of the Past.
The War and Navy Departments Instruct
the Commanders That the War Is atan
End; -Peace Commissioners Vim
Be Appointed Ia Few Daya

dent has issued the following procla-
nation:
BY the Pres ident OF the United States Of
America.
PROCLAMATION:
Whereas by "a protocol concluded and sign
ed August II, 1898, by William X. Day, secre-
;ary Of state OF the United Staies and his cx-
cellency. jules Cambon am bassador extraor-
dinary and plenipotentiary OF the republic Of
France nj Washington, respectively represent
ing for this purpose the government o{ the
United States and the government OF Spain,
the United States and Spain have formally
agreed upon the terms upon which negotia-
tons for the establishment OF peace between
the two countries shall be undertaken, and.
Whereas 1t is in said protocol agreed that
upon its conclusion apd 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 milit .ry and naval forces.
Now, therefore, I. william Mex nley. presi-
dent of the United States, do In accordance
with the stipulations Of the protocol, declare
and proclaim on the part Of the United States,
a suspension OF hostilitics. and do hereby COM
mand that orders be Immediately given
through tho proper channels 10 the command-
ers Of the military and naval forces of the
United States to abstain from all acts incon-
sistcnt with this proclamation.
In witncss whereof I have hcrcunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be afflxcd.
Done at the City OF Washington. this isth
day Of August in the year Of our T.O~d one
thousand. eight hundred and ninety eight and
OF the independence OF the United States. the
one hundred and twenty-thtrd.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
by the President
WILLIAM X DAY. Secretary Of State
A copy of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army aud navy command
ers Spain will cable her commanders
lilee instructions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The peace
protocol was signed at 4:aS pm, Fri.
day by the represen tatives of Spain
and the United States
The examination of the protocol was
satisfactory and the document was
handed to M. Cambon first and then to
Secretary Day who affixed signatures
in that order to each side of the two
copies. Then the last detail in making
the protocol binding was administered
by Assistant Secretary Cridler, in
charge Of the chancery work who at
tachcd the seal of the United States
Throughout the ceremony all but
the two signers remained standing.
N. Calnbon in signing for Spain
occupied the seat which Secre-
tary uf the Navy Long, now
away on vacation, usually occupied.
The president stood at the left hand
corner at the head of the great cabinet
table. Secretary Day. M. Thiebaut
and M. Cambon in the order named on
the left side of the table The rest of
the party were standing in other por-
tions of the room. No Gre
dentials were produced during
the meeting at the white house
the president accepting Secretary
Days assurance that this had been set
tied to his satisfaction at the state de-
partment 1t was 4:.s o'clock when
the final signatures were attached to
the protocol and with the knowledge
of all the officials present This was the
first time that protocol or treaty had
been signed at the white house. As this
ceremony concluded, Acting Secretary
Allen, of the navy. Secretary Alger
and Adjt Gen. Corbin appeared, hav.
ing been summoned to the white house
by the president, and they were ad-
mitted into the cabinet room just in
season TO witness one of the most i'm.
pressive features of the ceremony when
the president requested the hand of
the ambassador and through him re.
turned thanks to the sister republic Of
France for the exercise of her good
offices in bringing about peace. He
also thanked the ambassador person
ally for the important part he has
played in this matter and the latter re-
piled in suitable terms As a further
mark of his disposition, President Nc
Kinley called for the proclamation
which he had caused to be drawn up
suspending hostilities and signed it
in the presence of M. Cambon who
expressed his appreciation of the ac-
tion.
Without delay Acting Secretary AL
len FASTENED to the telephone and di-
rected that cable messages be immedi-
ately sent to all the naval commanders,
Dewey in the Philippines, Sampson at
Guantanamo, and the various COM
mandants at navy yards and stations
to cease hostilities Immediately.
There is dispatch boat at Hong
Kong, and it is believed that it can
reach Gen. Merritt in 4s hours at top
speed. On the part of the army, while
Secretary Alger svailed of the tels.
graph. Adjt. Gen. Corbin braved the
storm and rushed across to the war
department, where he imme diately is
sued orders, which had been pre- pared