Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-08-17
PEACE
rs Now At HAND.
Spain Accepts
Our Terms.
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
Hostilities 10 Cease
AT Once.


=, plicily in keeping with republican
-. situations, the war which has rag
between Spain and the United Stat
for aperiod Of three months and twent
g two days, was quietly terminated
% minutes past four O'Clock this ate
y noon, when Secretary Day, ior Il
United States, and u. Cambon, f,
a Spain, in the presence of Presidol
Mckinley signed protocol which vi
form the basis Of a definite treaty {
peace.
SECRETARY DAY NOTIFIED.
AT 3:45 o'clock Secretary Thlebaul
OF the French embassy, appeared at tn
/ State Department to inform Secretar,
Day that the Ambassador was in full
possession Of the note, was fully en-.
powered to sign the protocol for Spain
and only awaited the pleasure of the
State. Department. He minated that
the Ambassador would be pleased tc
have The final ceremony conducted in
tho presence of President Mckinley,
where the negotiations were begun.
leaving the secretary Of the embassy
IN Lis own office, Secretary Day made a
short visit to tho Willie House to lean
tie Presidents wishes in the matter
The latter Immediately consented to
accept the suggestion, and NJ. Thiebaut
hast mel to inform bis principal that
TIC President would receive him at the
White House at o'clock.
MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
When Ambassador Cambon reached
the White House it was just 1855 o'clock,
five minutes in advance of the appoint
ed hour. 1t was raining, and the Am
bassador abandoned his usual custom of
at the outer gates of the Ex-
ecutive grounds. He was driven under
the porte cochere, passing through a
Gordon OF newsp aper men before he and
Secretary Thiebault were ushered in
81 de. They went directly to The library
adjoinns the cabinet room on the up
per floor. At 4:O5 they were announced
% the waiting party in the cabinet room
md were usbered into their presence.
After an exchange Of diplomatic cour-
estes, ITO unnecessary loss of time oc-
lured, and Assistant Secretary of State
jridler on the part of the United States,
nd First Secretary Thiebault on the |
art OF Spain, retired to window |
here there was critical formal ex-
ninato.a Of the protocol.
This inspection had all the outward |
due document OF this i'm
1t was prepared in duplicate
the State Department, one copy to
? retained by the United States gov
nment and the other to become the
operty of Spain. The text is hand
mely en- crossed in a run uing Old |
nglish sc ript. Each copy of the pro-
col is arranged in double column,
'ench and English standing alongside
Translation. The two copies are !
Ike, except that the one held by this
yer nment has the English text IN the {
It column and the signature of Sec a
airy Day ahead of that Of NJ. Cambon, t
lie the copy transmitted to Spain Las t
ench in the first column and the sier- t.
ure of NJ. Cambon ahead of that oI' a
,retary Day.
SIGNATURES AFFIXED u
The examination Of the protocol was n
and the document was sh
lded to M. Cambon first and then to tn
Rotary Day, who affixed signatures pc
hat order to each side of the two &C
les. Then the last detail in making 10
protocol binding was administered
Assistant Secretary Cridler, in charge je
he cfancery work, who attached the in
of the United States. tn
throughout the ceremony all but the tn
sigllers remained standing. NJ Pc
lbon, in signing for SPAN, occupied co
seat which Secretary of the Navy -
g, now away on a vacation, usually tl'
pies. The President stood at the ma
hand corr er at the head of the
t cabinet ia Die; Secretary DAY, NJ. !
bault and M, Cambon, in the or ,
named, on the left side Of the table.
rest of the P arty were standing in J
portions Of the room. I
credentials were produced during I
meeting at he White House, the I
dent accepting Secretary Days I