Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-18
PROTOCOL SIGNED
War Between America
and Spain Ter
minated.
ORDER HoSTILITIES STOPPED
O-ders Sent to American Military and
Naval Commanders-An Impressive
Ceremony at the white House-Two
Com missions Provided For.


Naval Commanders--An Impressive
Ceremony at the white House-Two
Com missions Provided For.
Washington, Aug. i5.-With SIM
plicity In keeping with republican In
stitutions, the war which has ragged be-
tween Spain and the United States for
period Of three months and % daye,
was quietly terminated at 23 minutes
past o'clock this afternoon, when Sec
retary Day, for the United States, and
M. Cambon, for Spain, IN the presence
Of President Mckinley, signed proto-
col which will form the basis Of a
definite treaty Of peace.
The closing chapter Of events that
led up to the signature Of the protocol
and the cessation OF hostilities was full
OF interest. There was rumors in the
early morning that over night the
French EN- bassy had received the long
expected final answer from Madrid, but
these, upon inquiry. proved groundless,
as it was no. until 1890 tnat the note
began to come from Madrid in small
lots.
The state department was soon adj
yised Of the fact that the message was
under transmission, bnt, as 1t was evil
dent that it would be long and that its
reception would occupy much time. the
secretary OF state left the state depart
ment for his luncheon.
/ At 2:45 O'Clock Secretary Thiebaut,
OF the French embassy, appeared at the
state department to inform Secretary
/ Day that the ambassador was in full
possession Of the note, and was fully
empowered to sign the protocol for
Spain, and only awaited the pleasure
of the state department. He intimated
that the ambassador would be pleased
10 have the final ceremony conducted
In the presence of President Mckinley,
where the negotiations were begun.
Ambassador Cambon reached the
White House at just 1866 o'clock, five
minutes in advance OF the appointed
hour.
/ After an exchange OF diplomatic
courtesies, unnecessary loss Of time did
not occur, 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 critical formal exam
ination Of the protocol.
This instrument had all the OUT
ward fofmalities due a document Of
this Importance. 1t was printed in
duplicate at the state department, one
copy to be retained by the United
States government and the other to be-
come the property OF Spain. The two
copies are alike, except that the one
held by this government has the Eng
lsh 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 signature Of ID.
Cam bon ahead OF that Of Secretary Day.
The protocol sent to Spain was ao-
companied by the credentials issued by
President Mckinley, specially empow-
ering the secretary OF state to affix his
signature to the document The au-
thorization was brief and in typewrit-
ing. save for the presidents character
istic bold signature. Later the Ameii-
can copy OF the protocol will be accom-
panied by the written credentials OF
the Spanish government sent to NJ.
'Cambon, and bearing the signature OF
Queen Christina.
The examination of the protocol was
satisfactory, and the document was
handed to Cambon first and then to
Secretary Day. who affixed signatures
In that order to each side OF the two
copies. Then the last detail in making
the protocol binding was administered
by Assistant Secretary Cridler, who at
tached the seal OF the United States.
: No credentials were produced during
the meeting at the White House, the
| president accepting Secretary Days as.
surance that this had been settled to
Q his satisfaction at the state department.
? 1t was 4:23 o'clock when the final
Q signatures were attached to the proto
: col, and, within the knowledge Of all
r officials present, this was the first time
tnat treaty OF protocoA hhu peoh eiBhee
ut the White House.
AS this ceremony concluded, the
president requested the hand OF th'
! ambassador and through him returned
! thanks to tho sister republic Of France
! for the exercise OF her good offices il
bringing about peace. He also thanket
Z the ambassador personally for the i'm
portant part he has played in this mat
ter. and the latter replied In suitabl
terms.
: As a further mark of his disposl
n tion, President Mckinley lcalled 70
i the proclamation, which no caused t
9 be drawn up, suspending hostilities
3 and signed it in the presence Of NJ
b Cambo who expressed his apprecia
tion of the action.