Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 52, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 September 1898 — Page 7
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K THE SPAN1SHAMERICANWAR m
'Brief History of the Conflict from the Time of the Landing of the Maine at Havana tu the Signing of the Peace Protocol.
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Jan. "A, lh'js. The batile.slili Muineorderod to Havana. Feb. '. The De Imm letter published. Feb. 1. De Iconic resigns and his resbjnetlea accepted at Madrid. Feb. If. --Destruction of the Maine in the harbor f Havana. March 8. Cottgrena votes unanimously ami without Bebet, for a defense fund of $50,(100,00(1. Warn IB. United States hoard of in-
mirv rcliort s t hat t hi
blown Hp lv external mine. Anril 11. Prealdl nt M-Kinlcy
his Cuban message to congress. April 10. Th" government send it oltimatiim to Spain, and the queen rep nt opens Ihe eortes with a warlike speech. The BpanJah minist, r at Washington nsks for his passports. pril 2i. Minuter Woodford asks for his passports nt Madrid, and leaves for Paris. April 22.- War opens with the nshlidt't enpture of the Buenn Ventura
am! the New V.rk s apture or me r'edro. Havana harhor declared in a state of l.lockade. April 13. President calls for 125,000 volunteers. April 24. Spain declares war. April &. Congn M declares that war beiran on April 21 by act of Bp!. States . ailed upon for their quota of troops. April -'' -Chairman Dingley reports war revenue bill to the house. Kngland publishes her neutrality, dated April IS, reciting that "a state of war unhappily exists," etc. Spain appeals to the powers. April 27. Miitanas earthworks shelled and silenced by the New York. Puritan and Cincinnati. Steamer Quldo made a prize by monitor Terror. Dewey's Asiatic s.piadron sails from Mir.s bay to Manila, and the Spanish fleet leaves Manila to meet him. April Congress agrees to a naval appropriation hill of nearly $47.000,oeo, Anril 20. -House passes bill for popu
lar bond issue of $400,000.000. Naval bill pas-es the senate. Spanish fleet leaves Cape Verde islands. May 1. Spanish fleet demolished by Commodore Dewey in ihe Hay of Manila. Kleve n Spnnish warships completely destroyed. May t. The flucht Uf ships of Admiral Sampson's s tiad ror sailed from Key West, after preparing for a long stay at sea. May 10.- The Spanish cortes voted the war credit--. fav it, Maj. Oen. Merritt was orde red to the l'hilippine islands as military governor. hiav 12. News was received of the srrival of the Spanish Cape Verde squadron at Martieiipio. West Indies. The punboat Wilmington, the tnroedo bont WlUiloW. and the aux
iliary irnnboat Hml-on, whO
donas bav. wer
batteries and gunboats. Knsipn Hap-
by and four of the Window's rr.w itc killed and the town of Carclenns was shelled, hlav l''. Hear Admiral Sampson reported that he had bombarded the forts at San Juan. Puerto Rico, with the loss of two men killed nnd Rix wounded, the American squadron being uninjured. The flying squad-
Ton. under Commodore Sehley. sailed under secret orders from Hampton roads. The St. bonis broke the telegraph cable between San Juan. Puerto EttCO nnd St. Thomas. May 14. The Spanish fleet was reported at Curacao off the Venezuelan coast, and Admiral Sampson was (,tT Puerto Plate Hayti. May H'.. The Spanish fleet left Cura eao. and Admiral Sampson's fleet was reported off Cape Haitian. Mai 18. The Oregon was announced
as safe by Secretary I.onp. May I'.' Spain's Cape Verde fleet was reported to have reached Santiago de Cuba. Ma . The cruiser Charleston sailed from ''an Francisco for Manila via Honoboii. May 24. Admiral Cervera's fleet was reported bottled up in Santiago harbor by theAmerican fleets. The Oregon arrived at Jupiter. Fla. May 25. The president calhd for 75,000 more volunteers. The transports Australia, City of Peking, and City of Sidney, with 1,100 soldiers, left San Francisco for Manila. Ma 19, Commodore Behley reported sighting the Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor. "May 10. Gek. Shaffer was ordered to embark 13,000 or more troops at Tampa. Santinpo was thought tobe their destination. May 11. Spanish reports were received of the bombardment of Santinpo forts by Coanaeodore Behlej. June 1. Details wer1 received of the
bombardment of the Santiago forts
by Commodore Behlej on Haj II with the Massachusetts, Iowa an N.'vv Orleans.
June 2. The b o use of representat ivc passed an urgent lolloieney bill, enrrvimr nearly $ i snon.noc for war
spentee, June 4. Admiral Sampson repot let that Naval ( onstruetor It. V. llb
son. with a rolttftteer crtw of seven
men had. on June !!. sunk the collier
M riimac in the Santiago harbor
channel. shutting in Cervcra's licet
Bobaol ami his nrisoaere. The
e in Car
atta-ke1 bv Spanish
nun were made senate passed the
war revenue bill by a vote or 4s to.. June (i.- Further bombardment of Santiago reported. The house H-nt the war revenue bill to conftrenee, Mmeoncurriug in senate amendments. June 7. Admiral Snmpson reported having silenced, )ii June i. the Santiago fortifications without injury to the American shi s. The monitor Monterey and eoliier Bmtttl left San FraiH-iseo for Manila. June '.i.- The house a p reed to the coutcrcnee report on the war revenue bill by a toll of 4.1 to 22. Juiu- 11. Six hundred marines from the Panther, who had loaded at Cai in I nera, tin at ana mo bay . (u 1 a. June 10, under protection from the Marbiclicad.w re attacked bj Bpantarda, four Americans b ing killed and several wounded or missing. The Spanla rds ret retted. June 1.1. The president sipned the war revenue bill. The BantlOfO ex
pedition, of over 15,000 troops, left
Key West, convowd by warships. June 14. Continued fighting at ("aimanera was reported, two Americans and 17 Spaniard - being kill d. June 15. The second expedition to Manila, on four transports. sai!-d from San l'rain iseo. The Vesuvius fired her dynamite guns at Santiago forts, for the first time, with destructive results. June 1C. News came of a third bombardment of Santiago by Admiral Sampson's squadron. The Caimnnera fort was reduced by the Texas, Suwanee ami Marblchtad. June 17. Admiral Dewey reported from Manila under date of June 12 that the insurgents had practically surrounded Manila an dliad tak e n 2,500 Spanish prisoners. The Cadiz aquadron sailed, and the vessels wa re seen passing ( ibraltar, hound east. Hme 18. News was received of further sh'!l , 4 o Spaniards at Cainianera on J. 9 17. Juiu- 21. News came of the arrival off
Santiago tie ( uba oi uen, Banner s transports with 15.000 troops on June .'(. Qen. ShaftTand Hear Admiral Sampson landed nt Acerraderoa, Cuba, 15 relies from Santiago, nnd conferred villi (ien. (iarcia. June 22.- Offlclol reporta by cable from a st stloa on t he Cuba n shore.
in ar aiuiam ra. told of the landing of part of (ien. Shaffers troops at Batattlrt, near Santiago 1? (uba.
v ith little resistance. June 23. Landing hlfted to Siboney and eontlnned daring the night by aid . f St. bonis' aenrohllghte, Aimiral Cnmara's Cedln Icet was rcported off the Inland of Pantcllaria, half way from Cadiz to Suez. fuse '-'t. Sixteen American sohliers were killed nnd about 40 wounded in driving back a Spanish force near Santiago. Six of the killed were Roosevelt's rough riders. June M. Admiral Camara's Cadiz fleet renehed Port Bold, I'gypt, and awaited rd rs. Successful conclneion of the landing of the nrmy by the navy in a surf at BntOjulrl and Blbonej without loss or injury of a single man. June 27. It w is officially announced that ( ommodore Watson, wilh a
HtroiiL' fleet, would attack Spain 'a
m - . - coasts. June 2s. The president proclaimed a blockade of southern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cape Cruz, also of Puerto Kieo. (ien. Shafter reported that he was within three miles f Santiapo. Cnpt. Sigsbee, of the St. Haul, reported dUabUng the Terror at San Junn on June June no. -Further advances toward Santiago of (ien. Shaftcr's army were nporo-d. July l- Oen, Shafter reported the beginning of a general assault on Santiago, (ien. l.awtnn's division carried El Cnney. a suburb of the city, and the boosevelt rough rider, With the First and Tenth infantry, tok San Juan, another suburb, after
desperate fight i tip. w ith heavy losses.
Julv 2. The Spaniards made unsuc
cessful efforts to retake San .luan. Admiral Sampson's fleet continued Shelling Morro castle and other forts, doing great damnge.
Julv :t.- Admiral Cervera i aqonaron
made a dash for liberty from Ban
tiapo harlxir, but being beaded off
by Sampson's ships ran ashore, and nil were destroyed. The first Manila expedition was reported by Ad
miral Dewey to have joined him. öfter st opplng at the badrone islamls nnd capturing the Spaniah flicers there. ,ln t Pear Admiral Sampson reported the destrucllon of Admiral t'ervera's entire fli-et. the Vi.caya. Cristobal ( Klon. Oquendo, Maria Teresa, PlUton and Furor, in nnegorl to leave Santiago harbor. Hen. Shafter r ported that he had lcmnnded the surrender of Santiago, which had been refaaed. July :. Cnmara's fleet entered the sue eonal. Iiis three torpede-bont destroy rr. bow. v r. started from lvrt Said back to Spain. Julv f. The aenate voted to annex Hawaii. The prcs'ilent (netted a proclamation 01 I hatik-piv ir.g fir victories. H obson and hla men wort eiehnnged. The Texas sank the cruiser Heina Mercedes in Sauting harbor. The cruiser Alfousu Xli.
was sunk in ttttomptittg 10 ecap from Havana harbor, ( am irs aid his fleet were ordered back, to Spain from Been. July 7. -The pre- i!i i t ifgnjod the Hawaiinti an iH-xat ion resolutions, and the Phllndelphia sat ordered to po to Honolulu to rai-e the flag of tin United Stats over the islamls. Admiral Dewejf reported that the American troops of the first Manila fSjieditiou had landed at Cavite. am1 that on July I Aguinaldo had pro claimed himself president of tin
l'hilippine republic. July !. The armistice between Um United States and Spanish fon t s at Santiago was extended until noon of July '.), in order to allow (ien. binares to communicate with kind rid. July 9. (ien. Shafter reported th! the armistice at Santinpo had I M extend d until four p. in.. Jn!y 10. July MV Santiago refused to surrender. Thousands of refugees left the city and soupht American protection. The St. buis rendu d Portsmouth, N. H.. with 8M Spanish prisoners, including Admiral Cervera and ('apt. Filiate, of tiie Vi.caya.
July 1L Artillery attack on Santiago was reported to have begun. (ien. Miles retched Cuba. July It. (ien. Tornl again refused to surrender Santiago. July lt. Gen. Miles reported that a triM-e had been nmnged until noon, July 14, nt Santiago. Admiral Dewey reported having .-cut the BnlefghOttd Concord t Grande Island, Bnblg bay. on information that IttnOfgenta bad been prevented on July 7 by a C rman warship frJin attacking Spanlerdn. The Gercnnn vessel left ami Spaniards s urrend' r'd.
Julv 14. Oen. lorn I surrendered San
tiago ( if. and about one-third of
Satitiapo proviui . to the American
arm v under (ien s. Miles and Shafter,
on condition that his troops should
be sent back to Spain.
July 10. Oen. Shafter cabled that Oen.
Tornl, under authority from Madrid
had finally surrendered, the only-
condition beinn? that the United
States should tend the soldiers back to Spain. Julv 17. The American flag was raised
toinp'y before the Cnited Statecould bepln peace negotiations. July 31. The battleship 1 1 as n ached N.-w York from ( i Hanta latno. Hattie fought et Malate (in ar Manila). In the Philippines. American loss, II killed anl 44 wounded. Spain's loss eetUMted at 0t killed nnd eroundod. Bponlordo erern repulnod. Lnur. I. Oen. Merritt reported the
attitude of the Philippine insurgents as somewhat threatening, tug. 2. The terms on fulfll'iren'. of which the United state wo.ii! dle-
nttM peace with Spain were made public. They included the iinmediat evacuation f teofj Spni h depend, etiey in 1 1 western beml phero the relinojaiahmanl of nl! Spanish claims to aoeen ignty in Cuba; the cession of Puerto BiCO and other islands, except Cuhtt, to the I'nited Stat s; the holding by th.' Unit! d States of Manila city and bay. pendingsettlement by eommlnaiooern of the future disposition and government f the I'hilippin s,and the eession of an island (Ouam) in the badrnnes. The 1 nited Stat s asks no money Indemnity. Aug. 'l. It was stated unofficially that Spain WOttld accept our peace terms. Aug 4. Secretary Alger order d Hen.
Shafter to send the Santiago arinv to Ifontauh Point i- U n fast a possible. Shafter bad made public leitrs to him from Koosevlt and other officers, say ingthe army would be useless from diseese if not soon removed. Monitor Monterey arrived at Manila bay. An:'. 5. (ien. Shafter's troops, ac Cording to orders from Secretary Alger, began embarking on transporta for New Vork at Santiago. 7. Spain expected an immediat eesaation of hostilities. Rooeevelt'a rough riders started from Santiago for Montauk Point. Nearly all the American troops in Puerto lbco advanced upon San Juan. Aug. i. Ambasador ('million r ceived Spain's replj to President MoKlntcy, tnd the work of translation was begun. Secretnrv Long. In a published
letter, defended Hear Admiral Sampson. Cen. Miles wa eloslng in on San Juan from four directins. Aug. 9.- -Spain's reply in full received
tug. 10 I'resolent McKinley has 0e Mod to relu-e the army iiiunediatelv and at hrust 40,000 men will be mustered out. The gunboat Mangrove bombarded Cuibarien August 1", the c. .nno.li dt r not having heard of the siin ng of peace. After 0 Spanish punboat hail been damaged word was brought from the vowii under a llag of truce that the war was ov.-r. Aug, IT. (ien. Merritt as military govtraut took formal posession of Manila. Oon, Merritt anil Admirnl Dcwee nrere inatmoted that the l'hilippine ii -mi.:, n must recognize the authority of the Cnited States, and that there could be no joint nOOUfO t oa of the Oltjr. The massacre of more than 100 natives of Puertj Kieo by Spnnish troops on August It confirmed. The only offense of ti e people vvas in raising an Aiuer lean Bog at deles.
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at noon over Santiago, after the Spanish army had marched out and laid low n its arms. July is. The president issued a procla
mation which was sent to (ien. Shatter, ordering that lb local regulations of conquered territory should be disturbed as little as possible. July It.- (ien. Miles reported that he was ready to leave (luautanamo bay w ith transports for Puerto Itico. but that a naval convoy was lacking. July 21 (Jen. Miles, with transports and convoy. left (iuantanamo for Puerto Iii o. Cen. Calixto (iarcia. of the CabUn army, near Santiago, formally resigned nnd withdrew his forcea beeaane of non-recognition by (Ien. Shafter. July 22. (Sen. Miles reported the progress of the Puerto Hieo expedition from Mole St. Nicholas, lla.vti. Qen. Anderson at Manila reported that AgUlnaldu had declared a dictatorship and that the Philippine natives expected Independence. July 2.1. Two thousand Cubans at Santiapodrew up a petition to PresiIent IfcKialej a-kinp that Spanish ofltials at Santiago should be removed. July ti. Pen. Shaffer reported that 1,000 Spnnish troops nt San Luis and Palma Soriano, in the surrendered district, had laid down their arms to
Lieut. Miley.
July 2.". Oen. Mile?, with the ruerto Kieo expedition, began landing near ponce, noutk coaati July It, Spain, through the Fretuh ntnbassinlor at Washinpton. formally asked Pr.sidenl McKinley fonatne terms upon which the United States would be willing to make p ace. jujy 27. The American forces advanced to Yauco. Puerto llico. meetitip some Spanish opposition. July It. 0eU P.rooki'. vvith soMien on the St. bonis. St. Pnul and HaOM i-hnsettn, left Newport News for Puerto RICO to join (ien. Miles. Julj Beportl were r'-. Ived of the surrender of the port of Ponce, Puerto Pico, on July 27, to Capt.C II. Dav is. of the Kixic. and of the city of I'once to den. Miles' soldiers on Jul) IB. Jul J .".-The president communicate. I to M. Camhon, French ambassador,
condition! with which Bpaln must
by President McKinley. American demands accpted, but conditions were tacked on. Part her negotiations looking to waul peace were resumed. Coamo. in Puerto Pico, captured by Americans. Aug. 10 New protocol of peace termsubmitted to Spain. Reported that Secretary Pay will head the peace eo. amission. Cuban troops be iepinp llolguin. Sampson and Behlej were promoted to rear admirala. Aag. 11.- Madrid cabinet reported to have approved the peace protocol. Maynguez. in Puerto Itico. captured by (Jen. Schwan' troops. Attg. 1- Peace protocol signed at Washington by S-cretary Day ami M. ( ambon, French ambassador. Auir. lit. -The Madriil povernm nt cabled to the governors general of Puerto MoO and the Philippinen instructing them to carry out the terms of the peace protocol. Senor Tomas F.strada Palma cabled to President Maso that he had. in the name of the Cuban repub'ic, aeci pted the armistice and requesting him to order hostilities to cense. The bombardment of Manoaallto, Cuba, was in progress whir the Soaniards received news of ti e sign
ing of the peaee protocol. A flag of truce was raisul and word was
sent to the fleet. The battle ceased at Onoe, Fifteen or more Spaniards were killed and considerable property was deetrojred after the pro to col was signed ami while the orders to cense inutilities were being convey ed to the nrmy and navy commanders. Aug. 14. Oena, Planen and Ma a officially acknowledged reci'ipt of the orders from Madrid for BUepettUiOU of heatllitlea and state that the instructions nre being obojred. Only 1,000 of Qen. Shafter's t roops remain at Santiago. Aug. 15. Consul Wi tflUtaa at llonpKong eahled Ihe itate deportment that Admiral Dcvviy ha i liombarded Manila Attgasf 19 ami the -ity BUf rendered unconditionally, (ien. tllanee has reafgned his ofBee as gorertoir of Cuba, wishing to avoid his humiliating dutici in cotinectitin with tl- evacuation. Atnerican fUrces nmler ( n. ::ciiwan l featl 1,'HJ Spaniards in l'ucrto Pico.
Ta nt the i'iiit mh-i iiv
relnrv llit iiimI l l million. I r- eli i in lniK.uiliir. "Mis aneelleticy, M. Cambon, smha ander enOraordinarv uad mla ister pteal potent lar Of the French republic at Wa-hington, and Mr. William Day, aeeretary t stnte of the United states, having rccelvod respectively to that if feet plenarj powers from the Spanish government and the government of the I nited Btatea, have established and Signed the following arti(d-s which deBnc the terms on which the t wogovernroOttta hare agreed with regard to the quentiona ea numerated below and of whleh the object is the establishment of peace between the two countries n.'inely : "Article 1. Spain xvill renounce all claim to all ovt n ipnty ov r and all her riphts over the Island of Cuba. "Arti' le 2. Spain will oedi to the United States the Island of Puerto lli o end the other islands which are at present BUder th! sovereignty of Spain in the Antilles, us well as an island in LedronU archipelago, to be chosen by
the I'nited Mates.
Article S. The Cnited States will oc-
copy and rexain nie cny huh outy m San Juan de Puerto Rico and the port of Manila pending the conclusion of a
treaty of peace which shall determine
the control und form of government of
the Philippin-.
"Article 4. Spain will immediately evacuate Cuba, Puerto Pico, nnd the
other islands now under Spanish sov-
ereipnty in the Antill s. To 'his efTict ach of the two government! will appoint commissioners within ten days
after the signing of this protocol, nnd tlwse eommieaionera shall meet at Havana within BOdnpU nfter the signing of this protocol with the object of comIng to an Agrement regarding thw ear rj it lg nut of the details of t he afon-said vacu.ition of Cuba and of her ad jaeent Spanish islands; anil each of the two governments shall likewise appoint uithta ten da ja after the algnatureel this protocol other eoinmissioiiers. w ho s! all meet at San Juan de Puerto llico within Wdaj s after the signature of this protocol, to agree upon the details of the avaenntloa nf Puerto llico and other islands now under Spanish sovercipnty in t he Ant illes. "Article 5. Spain and the I'nited Stales shall appoint to treat for peace tive ooauniaaicaern at the most for either OOBBtfJ. The commissioners
shall meet in Fans on October 1 at the latest to proceed to negotiations nnd to the conclusion of a treaty of pein e. This treaty shall be ratified in eonfoi mlty with the const it nt tonal laws of I i.c h of the two countries. "Article a. Once this protocol isconeluded and signed hostilities shall be suspended, and to that effect in the two
eonntrlei ordere .haii he given iy either government to the ommanders of its land and sea forces as tpoodfl as possible. "Done in duplicate at Washington, read in Frem-h and in Enghat by the
unil'rsignet, wno amx ui iu iuui the document their signatures and seals, Augunt 12, 10. "jrULES CAMB 'N. "WILLIAM H DAT."
FIRE IN A COAL MINE.
.lbl a Men t i.iiIumI t lisdtM llfor llirlr lima- ( ranlr.l I liruuglt lini iiui naht Dauvillo,IH.,Aug.'.,7.--The large cool Uiilicoperutcd bj A II lb nuett caught tu i eat 1 v est, rd i morning, and burned until tWO o'clock in the after noon. aVghteoa io'U were iuthe no neat the time, aul barely escaped w itbttieir lives. When the alarm was given the entire foren runhod la the shaft aui found it in flames the cage and cable having been burned They resolved to try the air shaft at the other end of the mine and started to tight their way through t he dense naaoka and tire. The props were all abiaz- ami huge burning lumps of coal added to the intense beat. se veral of the men sanU -shausted and bail to ! carried out by their companions Hum -d and bruised they litarallr Omwlat! ver red hot coals and
timber until their bodlea were one mass of wounds. When they reached the air abaft they were drawn up by means of ropes. Many of them were so completely exhausted that ropes bad tob tied around their botbes in order tO get them out. Sinuc of the men may die from the ctfects of hurt s. ( 'buries Hatfield and son were umung tlms- who were seriously burned. The mules and borsca
i used for teaming were all nrennaaoeL The mine is practically worthless, and will probably never be worUeil again.
MRS. BOT KIN WILL FIGHT. Ike DeeearH Is ik Vmmeurmmd, nut llr I.mwji is arc llimy Willi l.ejjul MMtlters. San ruaalapo. fing IT. The police jf this city are working hard to perfect tho local end of the Botkin case before Detective MeVcy arrives from the east w ith the reOjUinitiou papers for Mrs. UotUiu s extradition. Assistant District Attorney Dunne is preparing to aid the authorities in every way, and nt Ihe same tunc Mi s iiotkin's attorneys are preparing au elaborate argument against a transfer of the case to the Delaware courts. Attorney Dunne has ropiired Chief-of-l'olme Lees to get a more delinite status of the case from the Delaware oflicials, and to that end the follOWUtg was telegraphed t Attoriiey-Genetnl White, of Delaware, yesterday, asking for the affidarita in the case oa the following points: Separate uthdavits from all parties knowing any facts temling to show who committed the crime, to-wit: From post ortice authorities of late of reaelpt of box; to whean Owiivered; by whom delivered tO the victims; who partook of i andy; dat- of leatbs, with names of victims; attending physicians on deeeeaed that nandr oaattniood ioimjii, atlidavits from cbemists analyzing camlyi date of aualysiM with result; parties present at eating of candy. Ail these, with Matth lit hat athdavita obtainable concerning proof of guilt as would be sutlicieut to hold the defendant to answer before magistrate for final trial, must be attached to and made port Of the mquleition papers, properly examined by magistrate and county clerk and authenticated accord
ing to law. Mrs Hotkin's attorneys will make a lespcrate fight in her behalf, and Chief Lees wants to have his side of the caw prepared on strictly legal infonaat ion. Mrs Hotkin spends a great deal of her time in perfecting the gorgeousness of tier attire. She changes her fowua frao, neatly, and to all outward appearances is not in the least nervous. She, however, takes a great deal of interest in the case and reads every line published in the newspapers. Sbo has had several consultations with her attorneys, but the ordeals ha- so far
had little appreciable effect rm her nerves.
Tilt: PEACE I'Hdl I. AMATIOV '! f Ihe Doenment lncil by ttir rn-ildi nt of lle I n 1 1 ! SI f on luiinil IU. Whereas. Hy a protocol com hided and signed August IS, 1S98. hy William IJ. Day. secretary of state of the United States, and his excellency Julea ( ambon, auibassatlor extraordinary and plenipotentiary of t he repu blic of France, at Washington, respective I J representing for this purpose the government of the I'nited States and the government ofSpain. the l"nit'd Stntea and Spain have formally agreed BpOU the terms on which negotiations for the establishment of pence hOtWCCB the two countries hall be undertaken, and Whereas. It is in said protocol agreed thai anon its conclusion and signature hostilities between the two eonntrlei shall be nua ponded) and that notice to that effe,t shall be given as soon as possible by each government to the Commanders of its inilitnrv nnd aaval forces: Bow, tl i i ' fore. I. William McKinley president of the I'r.ited Stntes, do. in noeordaaeo vih the stipulations of (he protocol, declare an) proclaim on the part of the I'nited Statesa stupe nsion f hostilities, and dtt) hereby commatnl that orders be immediately given through the proper channels to the commanders of the inilitnrv and nave! forces of t h- I t'i t 1 St a 1 1 s to ii list a in from nil a-ts inoonsist e i t with tins proelamntion. In witness WberWOl I have hereunto set my hanl and enuseil the seal f the United StaNs to be affixed. Done at the ritj of Wnaaington thin ivth day of Angunt, la the rent of out Lord one thousand eight baadred and
aiaetjr-elght, nnl f tae ladependenna of tlie ( tut. I States the one huadtod and twenty-third. U M. 1.1AM MXfNI.KY. Py tlie PreiMent. tt'lLUAM it PAY. Sstrctsrj of aitste.
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER, nuneeteaaa srou io nun Pnoaaataa Amrli mi ( Omul linnmiiU llipralun ofdtiv Kieler.
London Aug. 27. The Daily Mail's lbmg Kong correspondent teb-graphs: The Hritisb consul at Kiting ( hau Hniaan has asked the American consul at ( anton t urge the Ticeroy to send s)lliersto Nolea, near Hoi How, to protect the lives lives and property of Amerit-an missionaries there who have b.n'ii obliged to flee for their ives from No lea and seek the protection of the British consul at Hoi How. "To-day the American consul at Canton BOtlBad the flttnroe of the state of affairs, ami retjuested him to imsnodlntl 1. telegraph peremptory orders t the otlicers to disperse the rioters, and protect the lives ami property of the Americans. "Reports just receivcl from Han. an indicated renewed successes on the part of the Triad eociety, who, strengthened by a horde of pirates, looted and burned a nuinbci of villages in the Hoi How district on August IV. The Br.tish consul appealed to the taotai to protect the threatened Americans, and s)lliers were dispatched, who succeeded in rescuing them and escorting them from Nodea to Hoi Bow."
AT WEALTH'S FOUNTAIN. Kevt-nti Knattrettl Pntanjneeetnnha n.oiuir t munition lull (lie Mlnm nt rliilf reck naal V Icier. ( il. ( ripple Creek, Ool . Aug. IT. Bett frnl hundred bankers, who were delegats t thtt convention of the American Hankers association, which met in Denver this werk, have visitel UHpple Creek and Victor, the loading fltfcni of this mining listrict Thejr wen" uc oinpanied by many of the lendlBg iniuing men of tho state, tho whole party Ulling four special traina.