The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-13


restion and Mr. Thiebaut FASTENED to in
form his principal that the President
would receive him at the White House
at o'c ock.
At the appointed hour driving rain
Storm prevailed, obliging all the parties
to resort to carriages for transportation
TO the White House. Secretary LAY
under hisA arm, enclosing copies OF
the protocol of the proclamation to ne
issued by the President stopping hostln.
ties and some other necessary papers. ne
was accompanied by Assistant Secretary
Moore, Second Assistant Secretary Aeee
and Third Assistant Secretary Crlulgf.
They we're shown immediately into Une
cabinet room, where the President sat IN
Visiting He had invited to be PreseliIu
Assistant Secretaries Pruden ana Cof1ol'
you and Lieut.. Col. Montgomery.
When Ambassador Cambon reaohed the
White House it was just 3 % O'CLOCK, I'VE
minutes in advance OF the aPpo!lteSSo
hour. The rain was sUlll vloleno anu l1a+ ono
ambassador abandoned his usual custom
of alighting at the outer gates OF the exc
cutiye grounds. He was driven under
the Porte Cochere, passing through Z
Gordon of newspaper men pelore ne anu
Secretary Thiebaut were usherea lnslue'
They went direct to the library aoJolh--
inc the cabinet room on the upper noor. y
~
waiting marty in the cabinet room ana
we're ushered into their presence. After
an exchange of diplomatic courtesleS, no
unnecessary loss of time occurred, and
Assistant Secretary of State Cridler. on
the part of the United States, and First
Secretary Thiebaut. on the part OF spain,
retired to window where there was a
critical formal examination of the pro-
tocol. This inspection had all the out
ward formalities due document of this
importance. 1t was prepared In dupl-
cate at the state department, one copy to
be- retained by the United States govern
1nent and the other to become the proper
crossed in running Old English script.
Each copy of tho protocol is arranged IN
double column French and English
alongside for. easy comparison as to the
exactness of translation. The two copies
are alike, except that the one held by
this government has the English text in
the first column and the signature of
Secretary Day ahead Of that of NJ. Cambon,
while the copy transmitted to Spain has
French in the first column and the sigma
ture of NJ. Cambon ahead of that OF Seore-
tary Day.
The protocol to be sent to Spain was
ornpanied by the credentials, issued by
President Mckinley, specially empower
ing the secretary of state to attix his
signature to this document.
The authorization was brief and in
TYNE writing save for the Presidents
signature. Later the American copy OF
the protocol will be accom- panied by the
written credentials of the Spanish gov
ernmeflt sent to M. Cambon and bearing
the signature of Queen Christina. Inc
cable despatch received by him today
conferred full authority to sign the pro-
tocoI and stated that the written authori-
cation would follow signed by the Queen
Regent in the pame OF the King. Prior
to the ceremony of today, III. Th1ebaut
showed the cable to Secretary Day and 1t
was accepted as sufficient to enable the am
bassador to sign IN behsH OF SPAIN. Mne e1,
the written authorization arrives 1t will
be presented to the state department TO
accompany the protocol
The examination of the protocol was
satisfactory and the document was hand
ed to M. Cambon and then to Secretary
Day, who affixed signatures In that or
der to each side of the two copies. Then
the last detail in making the protocol
binding was administered by Assistant
Secretary Cridler, in charge OF the
chancery work, who attaohed.the seal OF
the United States.
Throughout the ceremony all but the
two signers remained standing. NJ.
Cambon in signing for spain, occupied
the seat which Secretary OF tbs Navy
Long, now away on a vocation, usually
occupied. The President stood at the
left hand corner at the head of the great
cabinet table. Sc cretary Day, III. Thiebaut
and M. Cambon, in the order named, on
the left side of the table. The rest of the
party were standing in other parts of the;
room.
No credentials were produced during
the meeting at the White House, the
President accepting Secretary Days as
surance that this had been settled to his
satisfaction at the state department.. 1t
was 4.23 O'Clock when the final signatures
were attached to the protocol, and, with
in the knowledge of all the officials pres
emit, this was the first time that protocol
or treaty had been signed at the White
House. AS this ceremony concluded,
Acting Secretary Allen of the navy de.
partment, Secretary Alger and Adjutant
{ General Corbin appeared, having been
summoned to the White House by the
the cabinet room just in season to wit
ness one Of the most impressive features
of the ceremony, when the President re-
quested the hand Of the am bassador and
through him returned thanks to the Sis
ter republic of France for good offices
in bringing about peace.
He also thanked the ambassador per-
sonally for the important part he had
played in this matter and the latter re-
piled in suitable terms. President Nc
Kinley then called for tho proclamation
which he had caused to be drawn up sus
pending =hostilities and signed it in the
presence of M. CaInbon, who expressed
his appreciation of the action. Without
delay, Acting Secretary Allen FASTENED
to the telephone and directed that cable
messages Immediately be sent to ali of
the naval commanders, Dewey in the
Philippines, Sampson at Guantanamo and
the various commendants at the navy
yards and stations, to cease hostilities
Immediately.
There is despatch boat at Hong Kong,
and it is believed that it can reach Gen.
Merritt in 4S hours at top speed.
On the part of the army, while. Seore-
tary Alger awaited of the telegraph, AID
jutant General Corbin rushed across to
the war department. where he Immediate
" issued orders which had been prepared
in advance to all Of the military COM
manders to cease their operations.
The state department. notified all diplo-
matic and consular agents of the action
taken.
All the formalities havingIbeen disposed
of. the President spent half an hour chat
ting with those present. and then at 4. So,
the rain still continuing in force, the
AMBASSADOR and his secretary entered