Hostilities End

War began April 21, 1898 War elosea Aug. 12, 1898 Duration of hostilities 113 days Expense of actual warfare. ..$141,000,000 Americans killed 279' Americans wounded 1,465 Spaniards killed 2,199 Spaniards wounded 2,948 Vessels destroyed (American) 0 Vessels distroyed (Spanish) 35 TERRITORT LOST BY SPAIN. Sq. Miles. Population. Cuba 41655 1,631,000 Porto Rico 3,670 806,708 Guam 150 8,000 Philippim.s 52,650 , 7,000,000 Washington, Aug. 15.- War with Spain Is at an end. Cuba is free. Porto Rico is in the hands of the United States. The stars and stripes wlll soon float over Manila, probably never to be hauled down. The preliminary treaty, known as a protocol, after being signed in the White House, wiped out Spanish sovereignty in the western hemispnere. It put an end to four centuries of oppression. It snatched from American armies in the Indies of the east and west the glories to be won by battle. It reseued a Spanish army of 100,000 in Cuba from starvation. It saved a despairing band in Manila from the fate of prisoners of war. It ended the shedding of American blood and changed the map of the world. Spreading the News. President McKinley, immediately after the signing of the protocol, issued a proelamation directing all American forces to cease hostilities. Half an hour later messages were flying under the seas to the far Philippines, to Ponce, to Santiago and to Guantanamo carrying the news of peace to the American naval and military commanders and ordering them to stop all hoatile operations against the Spaniards. The good news probably reached all those commanders Friday night except General Wesley Merritt at Cavite and Admiral Dewey in Manila bay. A dispatch boat was at Hong Kong waiting for the message, but it may be forty-eight hours before It reaches the American besiegers in front of Manila. Then the cable will probably be repaired, and Washington will be in daily communioation with the American army in the distant oriënt. Provisions of the Protocol. The provisions of the protocol which was signed by Ambassador Cambon for the government of Spain and by Secretary of State Day for the United States are as follows: 1. That Spain will relinquish all claim of sovereignty over, and title to, Cuba. 2. That Porto Rico and other Spanish lslands in the West Indies and an island in the Ladrones, to be selected by the United States, shall be ceded to the lattcr. 3. That the United States will occupy tnd hold the city, bay and harbor of Mar.ila pending the conclusión of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the -Fiu.ippines. or tne Jriu.ippines. 4. That Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish is'.ands in the West Indies shall be Jmmediately evaouated, and that commissioners, to be appointed within ten days, shall, within thirty days from the signing of the protocol, meet at Haana and San Juan, respectively, to arra.nge and execute the details of the evaeuation. 5. That the United States and Spain will each appoint not more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclucle a treaty of peace. The commissionairs are to meet at Paris not later than Oct. 1. 6. On the signing of the protocol hostilities will be suspended and notice to that effect will be given as soon as posaible by each government to the commander of its military and naval forces. The President' Proclamation. The proclamation of the president declaring the existence of an armistice and ordering a suspension of hostilities reacis as follows: "By the President of the United States of America: A proclamation. "Whereas, By a protocol concludei and signed Aug. 12, 1898. by William R. Day, secretary of state of the United States, and his excellency, Jules Cambon, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the republic of France, at Washington, respectively representing for this purpose the government of the United States and the government of Spain, the United States ana Spain have formally agreed upon the terms tn which negotlatione for the establishment of peace between the two countries shall be undertaken; and "Whereas, It is in said protocol agreed that upon its conclusión and signature i.ostilities between the two countries Bhall be suspended, and that notice to that effect shall be given as soon as possible by each government to the commar.ders of its military and naval f orces; now, therefore, "I, William McKinley, president of the United States, do, in aecordance with the stipulation of the protocol, declare and proclaim on the part of the United States a suspension of hostilities, and do hereby command that orders be immediately given through the proper ehannels to the cmmanders of the military and naval forces of the ijnited States to abstain from all acts Inconsistent with Ihis proclamation. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 12th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninetyeight, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-third. WILLIAM M'KINLEY." "By the President: "WILLIAM R. DAY, "Secretary of State." Army and Navy Nottfied. Instantly upon the signing of the protocol United States aimy and navy commanders in the field weie notitie 1 to suspend hostilities in these dispatches: "Miles, Ponce, Porto Rico: The president directs all military operationa against the enemy be suspended. Peace negotiations are nearing completion, a protocol having just been signed by representatives of the two countries. You will inform the commander of the Spanish forces in Porto Rico of these instructions. Further orders will follow. Acknowledge receipt. "By order secretary of war. "CORBIN, Adjutant General." "Sampson, Santiago: Suspend all hostilities. Blockade of Cuba and Porto Rico is raised. Howell ordered to assemble vessels at Key West. Proceed with New York, Brooklyn, Indiana, Oregon, Iowa and Massachusetts to Tomkinsville. Place monitors in safe harbor irt Porto Rico. Watson transfers his flag to Newark and will remain at Guantanamo. Assemble all cruisers in safe harbors. Order marines north in Resolute. ALLEN, "Acting Secretary Navy." "Remey, Key West: In aecordanee with the president's proclamation telegraphed you, suspend immediately all hostilities. Commence withdrawal of vessels from blockade. Order blockading vessels in Cuban waters to assemble at Key West. ALLEN, "Acting Secretary Navy." Instructions were also cabled to Admiral Dewey, but are withheld from the press for diplomatic reasons. The instructions to Merritt and Shafterwere exactly similar to those sent Miles.