Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-16
SIGN THE TREATY.
PEACE RESTORED BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.
Negotiations at Paris Ended. aud the rresty
; of Peace signed by the Co,nmi-sioners-it
Now Remains for the Spanish Cortss aud
tho American senate to Ratify the Treaty.

Washington, Dee. 12.-Spain and the
United States are at peace. A treaty
was signed at Paris at s:i5 Saturday
evening. All that now remains Is for
the cortcz OF Spain and the senate OF
the United States to ratify the tire atty
which is only matter OF form, as the
Spanish have yielded every point de-
manded by our government
The ten commissioners OF the two
governments met 10 the room where
the conferences have been held, the
Americans in state OF citation, the
spaniards appearing detected and
downcast.
Although the commission met at $3.50
o'clock, expecting to finish their work
In half an hour, the engrossing of the
treaty Oh parchment was found to be
so troublesome that 1t delayed the
signing OF the document until $780,
Clerk Martin, of the American com
mission, worked all day, without even
the chamber at 1920 with the docu-
ment, he found the commissioners
waiting. The Spanish copy had ar
rived half hour earlier.
Mr.. Arthur Ferguson then proceeded
to read first the English and after that
the Spanish version of the treaty.
This finished, the two copies were
passed around the table, the commits
sioners signing them in the order OF
their rank.
William r, Day, Senator Cushman X.
Davis, Senator William p. Frye, White
law Reid and Senator George Gray
Senior Montero Rios, Senior Abarzuza,
Senior Garnica, Senior Villaurutia and
General Cerero Y. Scans, each commits
sion signing its opponents treaty. Both
were tied with the Spanish and Amer
lean colors.
When the seals were prepared to be
affixed attendants were sent scurrying
for ribbons of the French tri-color,
with which the documents were sealed,
as a compliment to the French hosts
OF the commissions.
Tie last seal being impressed, the
commissioners rose and, without for
mality, each member shook the hands
OF all his antagonists and exchanged
assurances OF sincere personal esteem.
The signing was finished at S:45 At
that time the door OF the chamber
opened and Senior villaurutia appeared
and exclaimed to a group of correspon-
dents who were waiting in the corri-
dor, "cest fini.
The other members OF the Spanish
commission followed Senior Villaurutia
and passed silently through the vesti-
bule to their waiting carriages. The
American commission strolled out,
chatting complacently, and as they
descended the steps the lights in the
chamber were darkcned.
The treaty, as signed, consists OF
seventeen articles, it having been
found advisable to sub-divide two or
three OF the articles IN the draft agreed
upon at the last meeting.
The commissioners of the two ma
tions wrote their signatures on two
copies of the treaty, one copy being for
the archives.
The document was prepared by Sec
rotary Moore in behalf OF the United
States commission. and by Senior VII
lauruthia for Spain, on account OF the
continued Illness of Secretary Ojeda OF
the Spanish commission.
Each copy contains the English and
Spanish texts of the treaty in parallel
columns. The wording had been APP
proved previously by the commission
without joint meeting. SO there was
no controversy on this subject.