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WORK is FINISHED.
Peace Commissioners at Paris Sign
the Treaty,
The Essential Features of the Docu-
ment--Presfdent sends His Con-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
the Commission.

Paris. Dec. 12.-The treaty of peace
was signed at s:45 Saturday evening.
The treaty as signed consists OF IL ar
ticles. II having been found advisable
90 subdiyide two or three OF the articles
I'm the draft agreed upon at the last
meeting. The commissioners Of the
two nations wrote their signatures on
two copies OF the treaty, one copy be-
ing for the archives The document
was prepared by Secretary Moore, in
behalf OF the United States commits
ssioners and by Senior Villa Rutia for
Spain, on account OF the continued ill
mess 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 approved previously by the com
missions without n joint meeting so
there was no controversy on this sub
feet.
Principal Features.
The essential features of the peace
treaty are as follows:
First-The customary preface OF treaties
On the nature of an expression OF amity and
OF hope for perpetual peace.
Second-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain OF
her sovereignty over Cuba.
Third-The withdrawal OF all Spanish
troops.
Observation-Disclosures by Spain OF
sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fifth-Spain's cession OF the Philippines
sixth-The withdrawal OF the spanish
troops there.
Seventh-Payment by the United States
OF S20.Oo0.00O for the Philippines.
Elghth-The provision for the open
door commercial policy in the Philippines.
Nlnth-Cable station rights IN other Span
Ish colonies.
Tenth-Release OF Cuban and Philippians
political prisoners.
Eleventh--Mutual abandoning OF all
claims for indemnity.
President sends Congratulations.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE official
news Of the signing Of the peace treaty
was received in Washington a little
Halter than the press reports. 1t was in
cipher form, as usual, from Judge Day.
1T was at once transmitted 10 the pres
ldent. Nalo was alone at the time, but
within a comparatively short time all
The members Of the cabinet had either
called or sent their congratulations
The presidents congratulations were
promptly cabled 10 the commission.
The news OF the signing had been SO
thoroughly discounted that the actual
receipt OF the official adwices created
aittle stir here. There was n general
feeling OF relief, however. that no un-
foreseen circumstances interviewed at
the last moment TO block the peaceful
close of the negotiations.
Expenses OF the Commission.
The following figures give the esti-
mated expenses incurred by the Amer
Ecan members Of the peace commission.
NEW spending theirseventy-frst day in
Paris, mp 10 this time:
Salaries OF commissioners, $50 900: salary
or secretary, $4,000: compensation OF inter-
proters. legal advisers, etc, $4,000 steam
tStiiip passage for party, 5000 hotel accom-
Inu9ations. $4,000; personal expenses OF
party, incidentals, etc, $4,000 services or
special employees. 10000 Total, 100000.
The American peace commission Is
composed OF five members. secretary,
a score or more translators, tpye-
writer's, stenographers and retinue of
servants. In all, 30 persons were in the
DQrty