Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
A HISTORIC SCENE.
Signatures attached at
White House
IN PRESIDENTS PRESENCE.
Provisions of the Preliminary
Agreement Substantially the
Same as the Terms Origi-
nally Offered by tho
United States.

United States.
Washington, August 12-With sim
picity in keeping with Republican insti-
tutions, the war which has ragged be-
tween Spain and the United States for
period OF three months and % days was
quietly terminated at 23 minutes past
four o'clock this afternoon, when Secrc-
tary day for the United States, and Nj.
,cnmb )n for Spain, in the presence oi
President McKinley, signed protocal
which will form the basis OF a definite
treaty ofpeace.
Ii is but simple Justice to our sister
republic OF France TO record the fact that
to her good offices, this speedy trrmina-
ton of the war that might have run on
indefinitely was brought about, and the
President himself deemed that actiCn
ON the part of the French government
as worthy of his special praise.
The closing chapter ol events that led
up to tho signature OF the protocol and
thX.css,ition OF hostilities was full oil
interest There were rumors in the early
morning that overnight the French cm-
bassy had received the long expected
final Instructions from Madrid, but these
mpon inquiry proved groundless, and it
was not until half past twelve that the
note began to come from Madrid III
small lots. The State Department was
sage was under transmission, but as il
E1Iasevident that it would be long aud
that its reception would occupy much
time, the Secretary of State lett the
State Department for his luncheon.
AUTHOR1ZATIN TO SIGN.
The protocol sent to Spain was accom-
yanied by the credentials issued by
President Mckinley, especially empow-
ering the Secretary of State to afiix his
signature to this document. The au-
thorization was brief and in typewriting
save for the Presidents characteristic
bold signature. Later the American
copy OF the protocol will be acCompnn-
led by the written credentials OF the
Spanish government sent TO Nj. Cambon
and bearing the signature OF Queen
Christian. The cable dispatch received
by him today conferred full authority to
sign the protocol, and stated tliat the
written authorizat ton would follow sigh
ed by the Queen Regent in the name OF
the king Prior to the ceremony OF to-
day, NJ. Thiebaut showed the cable dis
patch to Secretary Day, and it was ac-
cepted as sufficient to enable the embas-
sador to sign in behalf OF Spain. When
the written authorization arrives il will
be presented to the State Department to
accompany the protocal.
SIGNATURES AFFIXED.
The examination of the protocol was
sate4sIbctory and the document was
hance to NJ. Cambon first and then 10
Secretary Day, who affixed signature 8
in that order each side OF the two
,ox,;.o Tban tha ln II Iaf,,il In n,ol sn ~
the protocol binding was administe cred
by Assistant Secretary Day Cridler. in
charge of the chancery wolk, who at
tached the seal of the United States
Throughout the ceremony all but the
tva singers remained standing. NJ.
Cambon, in Staging for Spain, occurie i
theysi which Secretary OF the Navy
Long, now away on n vacation, usually
occupies The President stood at the
let hand corner at the head of the great
:binct table, Sccr ry Day, NJ The
baut and NJ. Cnmbnn, in the order named
on the left side OF the table. The rest o
the party were scanding in other por-
tions OF the room.
Nocrslrntia's were i,rodnred dun.
the me. ting at the White Hol ST., th.
president accepting Secretary Days as