13 Aug 1898
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1898
Page
1
President William McKinley has demonstrated success in both peacekeeping and wartime leadership, guiding the nation through conflict while pursuing diplomatic resolutions. His administration emphasizes steady progress in domestic and foreign policy.
The 1898 proclamation declares a suspension of hostilities with Spain following the August protocol and orders US naval and military commanders to abstain from aggressive acts. It details transfers of command, blockade adjustments, and movement toward peace negotiations and withdrawal plans for forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
At 11 tonight Adjutant General Corbin confirmed Shafter received the president’s proclamation. Miles had not replied by midnight, and corps commanders were told of authorities suspension. Shafter telegram stated peace negotiations near conclusion and plans to notify Spanish forces and Cuban troops.
The army will keep 272000 regular and volunteer troops until Congress enacts laws to allow a larger force. Even if a peace treaty is signed earlier, ratification by the Senate is required. Troops will be kept for policing new possessions. The Peace Commission selection by the President is pending, with Daily, Allison, and an unnamed senator among likely choices.
The White House ceremony at 4.23 pm marked Spain's surrender of West Indian possessions and Pacific property. Secretary Day and Ambassador Cambon signed the protocol. Cuba will be free and Puerto Rico retained by Spain’s terms, with peace commissions to begin in Paris next October.
General Roy Stone pushes toward Arecibo and Lares with about two hundred men aided by natives and Signal Corps. Night show of force at Arecibo causes Spaniards to offer surrender at Lares, refused due to size of his force. Mayaguez already occupied and Hormigueros taken as US troops continue rapid advances across the island amid rumors of peace negotiations.
Madrid announces to the French Foreign Minister Delcasse that the government accepts the protocol and asks Paris to inform Cambon the Washington ambassador of authority in line with President McKinley’s request.
The war between Spain and the United States ended quietly at 4:23 p m as Secretary Day and M Cambon signed the protocol in President McKinley s presence, with France acknowledged for mediation and a definite treaty to follow.
Washington reports detail the protocol outlining Spain relinquishing Cuba, ceding Puerto Rico and Ladrones islands, and U S occupation of Manila. It sets timelines for evacuations, joint commissions to negotiate peace, and suspension of hostilities. The note notes differences from prior proposals and frames the document as a peace treaty component.
An official San Juan dispatch confirms U S troops seized Mayaguez on the Puerto Rican coast. A Spanish garrison including a battalion and guerrillas, with two mountain guns, under Colonel Toto, made a sortie and suffered three killed and nine wounded. Gendarmes pursued the Castillo band at Cuevas, but the insurgents withdrew to the mountains.
Transports Yucatan and Santiago depart Port Tampa carrying large quantities of commissary supplies for the army in Puerto Rico. About a hundred Tampa area workers head to the island for government trades, with Depot Quartermaster Pullman sailing aboard the Rita. Doctors Glennan and J. Y. accompanying officials.
The Navy Department reports the fleet bombarding Manzanillo this afternoon will continue unless the fleet is informed of a suspension of hostilities. Efforts are underway to reach the fleet to halt the bombardment.
A Union special from Thoroughfare Gap Va reports Assistant Surgeon and Captain Duncan of the Twenty second Kansas Regiment will face a special court martial for allegedly opening the grave of Major Duke. Brigadier General Cole will preside and high ranking officers will form the court. Camp at Thoroughfare waits for nearly 4,000 pairs of shoes requisitioned as rain reveals some shoes were made of pressed scraps and brown paper.
War Department receives reports accusing volunteer officers of causing unnecessary suffering for troops under Shafter. Colonel J F Weston, Chief Commissary, conveyed facts to the President during a lengthy interview, while ill with fever. Continued on second page.
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