The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-13
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
Attended the Siguing Of The Protocol Between The United
States and Spain-The Details in Enll

that night the French embassy received long
pected final instructions Madrid but upon inquiry
proved groundes il until half past that the
began from Madrid small The depart
advised the message
translation but evident that would be long and s
cepton would occupy Secretary
State department for his luncheon Al 2l5 o'clock Secretary
Thebaut of the French embassy appeared the state department
inform Secretary Day that the ambassador in full possession
full power sign protocol and only awaited
the pleasure of the state department lie ntmated that the
bassador would be pleased ceremony performed
the presence President Mckinley the negotiations
begun Leaving the secretary of the embassy in his OF
hce Secretary Day short visit White
tain the Presidents wishes in the The
accept the suggestion and NJ TiebOu FASTENED
principal that the President White house
o'clock
At the appointed hour driving prevailed oblgng
all the parties to carriages transportation
White house secreay Day with large portfolio
der his enclosing copies the protocol proclamation
be issued by the President stopping hosties
papers He accompanied by Secretary
Moore Secretary and Third Assistant Sec
retay Crider They went Immediately into the room
where the President sat in waiting He had invited present
Assistant Secretaries Pruden and Cortelvou.
Montgomery When Ambassador Cambon
reached the White house just o'clock minutes in
advance OF the appointed time.
The rain sll violent ambassador abandoned his
usual aghtug gates executive
Gordon Of before he Secretary Tebaut
ushered inside They directly library Joining
cabinet the door AZ O5 they announced
the waiting party in the cabinet usheed into their pres.
-'a
exchange diplomatic courteses unnecessary loss
time did not and Assistant Secretary Crde
the part the United First Secretary Theau
part of Spain, retired to window where there critical
formal examination of the protocol This inspection had all the
outward formaities Importance
in
tanned government by gov
ernment Of Spain The text handsomely running
old English script Each copy the protocol arranged
double column French and English standing alongside for
comparison the The copies
alike that the held by this has the English
signature Secretary Day ahead
that of NJ Cambon, while the copy transmitted to Spain has
French the sgnaure Cambon ahead
of that of Secretary Day
The protocol Spain accompanied by the eden
al issued by President Mckinley specially empowering the Sec
tary of State to affx his signature this document
The authorization brief ypewing, for the
Of the protocol will be accompanied by the written credentials
NJ Cambon bearing signature Queen Christina
The cable dispatches him today full author
lty the protocol stated that the written
would follow signed by the Regent king
Prior the today NJ Tebaut showed the cable dis
patch Secretary Day and accepted be sufficient
able the ambassador TO sign in behalf of Spain
When the written authorization arrives it will be presented
to the State department accompany the protocol
The execution of the protocol satisfactory and the dou
handed NJ CamEon then Secretary
who affixed the signatures in that order each side of the
copies Then the last details in making the binding
administered by Assistant CdeT the
Gerry work, who attached the seal of the United States
Throughout ceremony all sgnes remained
standing NJ Cambon in signing Spain, occupied the
which Secretary of the Navy Long away
! y occupied
The President stood the left hand the great cab
net table secretaryDay NJ Tbau NJ cambon
named the left side of the table The the party
standing in other portions of the
No credentials produced during the meeting the White
house the President accepting Secretary Days
had been settled to his satisfaction the department
3 o'clock when the signatures pro
toco and within the knowledge all present this was
the first time that treaty protocol signed the White
hose.
As this ceremony concluded Acting Secretary Allen tho