Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-12-15
The Peace Commissioners Eat Paris
. Finish Their Work. L.
The Final Scene Memorable One
Main Features of the Historical
DOcument-Spanis Government
Approves the Protest.

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, il
behalf of the United States commits
sioners, and by Senior Villa Rutia for
Spain, on account of the continued lii
ness 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 a joint meeting, so
there was no controversy on this sub
ject. ~s.., -. rY-A A..,.s ...s<sa r.
Principal Features.
q The essential features of the peace
treaty are as follows: lt ..55 -
First-The customary preface of treaties
in the nature of an expression of amity and
of hope for perpetual peace. ~..-s.l H.,
r Second-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of
her sovereignty over Cuba. l: 81 -.es:.-:
Third-The withdrawal of all Spanish
troops.
Fourth-Relinquishme by Spain of
sovereignty over Porto Rico. 7"a@@as.are"s-
Fifth-Spain's cession of the Philippines
Sixth-The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops there 81 "zs&~&S
Seventh-Payment by the United States
Of $40, 100000 for the Philippines. 49,.
Eighth-The provision for the ''open
Goor' commercial policy in the Philippines.
Ninth-Cable station rights in other Span
ISL, colonies.
Tenth-Release of Cuban and Philippine
political prisoners. 80. -
Eleventh-Mutual abandoning of all
claims for indemnity. s--..-.~... ..-....
Memorable Scene.
The signing of the treaty would have
afforded subject for great historical
painting. The group gathered about
the table in the stately chamber of the
foreign Office was impressive in itself,
while the sense of the momentous is
sues which the act decided was deeply
felt by all the participants, giving all
Impressive and solemn tone to the
scene. Around the great mahogany
table sat the ten arbiters of the des-
TIMES of an old and a young nation.
STANDING behind them were numerous
attaches Of the American commission.
TO the. Americans itlwas a happy end
ing of the epilogue of war; for the
Spaniards it was plainly bitter trag-.
aedy, none the less painful because long
foreseen. The sat silently, as though
almost crushed, and none could with
hold sympathy. from 5senor iMontero
Rios, the. president of the Spanish COM
mission, who, coming from his bed,
was bundled in a great overcoat,
though logs were burning in the fire.
place near by.
Close of the Labors.
6St. A1%h1rob
half-past three 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 S:45., Clerk Martin, of the Amer
lean commission, worked all day with
out even stopping to eat. When he
came into the chamber at 1880 with the
document he found the commissioners
waiting. The Spanish copy had arrived
half hour earlier Arthur Ferguson
then proceeded to read first the Englist:
and after that the Spanish version of
the treaty. This finished, two copies
were passed around the BILE, the COM
missioners signing them in the order
Of their rank, as follows: William Il.
Day, Senator Cushman X. Davis, SEN
ator William P. Frye, Whitelaw Reid
and Senator George Gray; Senior Mon
tero Rios, Senior Abarzuza, Senior Gar
MICA, Senior Villaurutia and Gen. Cerero
y Saenz, each commission signing it's
opponents treaty. Both were tied
with the Spanish and American colors,
# when the seals were prepared to be
affixed attendants were sent scurrv-
ing for ribbons of the French tri-
color: with which the documents were
sealed as compliment to the French
hosts of the commissions. -z, Many Of
.ficials interestedly watched every detail
of the proceedings. Off, a.
81 spnniards Criticise Americans.
The last seal being impressed, the
commissioners rose and without for
mality each member shook the hands
of all his antagonists and exchanged
assurances of sincere personal esteem.
The Spaniards afterwards commented
5acridly upon what they termed the
bad taste of the Americans in MUSTER
ing crowd of attaches to gloat over
the contamination of their downfall
and to scramble for relics.
The signing was finished at4s:45. At
that time the door of the chamber
opened and Senior Villaurutia appeared
and exclaimed s': in to a group Of CORE
sspondents who were waiting in the cor
rider: "C'est fini!" The other men,
sbers Of the Spanish commission fol-
lowed Senior Villaurutia and passed ST.
slently through the vestibule to their
waiting carriages. TheSAmericanc con-.
mission strolled out, chatting Gcom-