The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-12-15
THE PEACE TREATY SIGNED.
The Spanish Commissioners almost
Crushed at the Final Scene.
TREATY CONTAINS II ARTICLES
8panlards Pay q Heavy Penalty for Their
Errors-Give Up . Colonial Empire
Happy Ending Of the War for tho
American Side.

PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE treaty Of peace
between Spain and the United States
was signed at e:20 Saturday evening
by the members of the respective COM
missions.
The signing of the treaty would have
afforded fit subject for great his
torical painting. The groap gathered
about the table in the stately chamber
OF the foreign Office was impressive in
itself, while the fact that the sense of
the momentousness of the issues which
the act decided was deeply felt by all
the participants gave an impressive
and solemn tone to the scene.
Around the great mahogany table
sat the ten arbiters of the destinies of
an old and young nation. Ranged
about and behind Thorn were numerous
attaches of the American commission.
The jets from the crystal chandeliers
above the heads of those present mag
nified the brilliant green and scarlet
of the u-holsterings in their gaudiness.
There was theatrical contrast be-
tween the black clothed actors and the
scenery. To the Americans it YEAS a
happy ending of the epilOgue OF war;
for the Spaniards it was plainly Bit
ter tragedy, none the less painted be-
cause long foreseen. They sat silently,
as though almost crushed, and none
could withhold sympathy for Senior
D;oc hn nvoSsAnnf NJ tho
spanish commission, who, coming from
Isis bed was bundled in a great over
coat, though logs were burning in the
fireplace near by.
The spirits of the two bodies were
.ymbolized be the clothes worn by the
members of the commissions, for the
Americans were attired in evening
iress for the dinner given them imme-
diately after the meeting by Due de
Loubat, and the Spaniards wore black
frock coats.
Although the commissions met at
$3.50 o'clock, expecting to finish their
work in half an hour, the engrossing
of the treaty on parchment was found
to be SO troublesome that it delayed
the signing of the document until $500
Clerk Martin. of the American com
mission, worked all day without even
stopping to eat. When he came into
the chamber at 1880 with the docu-
ment he found the commissioners wait
ing. The Spanish copy had arrived
half hour earlier. Mr.. Arthur Fer
custom then read first the English
and after that the Spanish version of
the treaty. This finished, two copies
were passed around the table, the COM
signing them in the order
of their rank: William r. Day, Sena
tor Cushman X. Davis, Senator Will
lam p. Frye, Whitelaw Reid and Sena-
tor George Gray; Senior Montero Rios.
Senior Abarzuza. Senior Garnica, Senior
Villaurutia and General Cerero v
Saous, each commission signing its OPP
pcnent's treaty.
Both were tied with the Spanish and
American colors. When the seals were
to be affixed, attendants were
sent scurrying for ribbons of the
French tri-color. with which the doc
uments were sealed, as a compliment
to the French hosts of the commits
sious. Many officials interestedly
watched every detail of the proceed
ings.
The last seal being impressed, the
commissioners arose and, without for
mality, each member shook the hands
of all his antagonists and exchanged
assurances of sincere personal esteem.
The Spaniards afterward commented
acridly upon what they termed the
bad taste of the Americans in muster
lug a crowd Of attaches to glOat over
the contamination of their downfall
and to scramble for relics.
The treaty as signed consists of
seventeen articles, it having been
found desirable to subdivide two or
three of the articles in the draft agreed
upon at The last meeting.
The document was prepared by Sec
rotary Moore in behalf of the United
States commission, and by Senior Vii
larutia for Spain, on account of the
continued illness of Secretary Ojeda.
Of the Spanish commission.
Each contains the English and Span
ish texts of the treaty in parallel col
umns. The wording had been APP
proved previously by the commissions
without joint meeting, SO there was
no controversy on this subject.
The treaty pre- vides that Cuba is to
lie -relinquished and that Porto Rico
and the Philippines arc to be ceded
The Americans are to pay for the re-
patriation of the Spanish troops from
all the colonies. The Spaniards are to
return all prisoners held by them.
They are to retain possession of all
military stores and munitions of war
in the Philippines, and of such ships as
have not been captured.
The commercial treaties between the
two nations which the war ruptured
are to be renewed at the convenience
of the two nations.
Cher0Aees to Treat.
MueEOorY n H. IN IT,,