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Show Tb iJttl "tin It In III Vtar. The one hundred und fourteen daya' a waa ended by the protocol for peaie while Important operation wero In progress In Tuba, Porto Itlco and the Philippine Istund In Cuba our warships had bombarded Manianlllo all day and part of a night, and were about to resume firing In the morning l when new of tho protocol reached tho merlcan romauder In Porto Itlco Dm Miles' plan for Investing Ban luan from four different point un the land aide waa working eiicresw fully, un I Ocn. Wilson, at Toamo, had Just demanded the surrender of Albonlto, il'er having shelled Iho enemy nt Utimanta, nearb), when the order to iso hostile, operation va rerolrcd V Manila, Admiral Dewey and (len Merritt, Ignorant of the peaco nego-nations nego-nations In Washington, force! the sur-icnder sur-icnder of the city unconditionally by t vigorous bombardment by the fleet Ibe day after the proclamation of the protocol. The really great event of i tie war thus begun and ended beforo iho Philippine oopltnl. |