The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-14
PEACE TREATY SIGNED.
The Tlasl Aot ooea-r.d in Paris Saturday
Evening.

PARIS. December 1.-THE American
and Spanish commissioners signed the
treaty OF peace at $50 o'clock last night.
1t consists Of II articles, it being found
advisable to subdivide two or three
Of the articles agreed upon al the last pre-
ceding session. The Americans were at
tired in evening dress when they entered
the chamber of the foreign office. where
all the meetings have occurred, as they
were TO attend a dinner given by Due de
Lonbat, while the spaniards wore black
f-Ock coats. Mo1tero Rios, president of
the Spanish commission. was bundled IN
huge overcoat, for be had just risen
from sick bed. The interpreter. Arthur
Ferguson. read first the English and then
the Spanish version OF the treaty. Two
copies were then passed around the table,
the commissioners signing them in the
order Of their rank: William r. Day,
Senator Cushman X. Davis. Senator Will
liam P. Frye, Whitelaw Reid and Sena-
tor George Gray Senior Montero Rios,
Senior Abarzuzu. Senor Garnica, Senior
villanrutis and Gen. Cerero ' Saons, each
commission signing its opponents treaty.
Both were tied with the Spanish and
American colors.
When the seals were prepared to be
affixed. attendants were sent scurrying
for ribbons of the French tri- color, with
which the documents were sealed as a
compliment to the French hosts of the
commissions.
The last seal being impressed, the COM
missioDers rose. and, without formality,
each member shook the hands of all his
antagonists and exchanged assurances
of sincere personal esteem. The Span
iards afterward commented acridly upon
what they termed the bad taste of the
Americans in mastering a crowd of at
taches TO gloat over the consummstion
Of their downfall and to scramble for
relics.
The United States peace commissioners
rested to- day. They nnofficially inform
ed the Spauiards that they would be glad
to have the two commissions dine togsth-
er. The reply. which. like the invitation,
was conveyed diplomsticslly through a
third party, was that the Spaniards would
be most pleased, but feared it would be
inadvisable. because it might be miseon-
strued at Madrid, where already much
feeling existed against the commission
ers.
Several members of the United States
commission were inclined TO publish the
text of the treaty. but Senator Frye made
a strong plea yesterd ~ for the observ-
snce Of courtesy toward the United States
Senate, and his Arguments prevailed
Further details have been learned as TO
the wording Of the treaty. W which provides
that Cuba is TO be relinquished and that
Porto Rico and the Philippines are to be
ceded. The Americans are to pay for the
repatriation Of the Spanish troops from
all the colonies. The Spaniards are TO re-
turn all prisoners held by them. They
are to retain possession of all military
stores and munitions of war in the Phil
ippines 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 con-
venience Of the two nations. The proto-
col makes nearly COO typewriter pages.
The United States commissioners have
been overwhelmed with offers of din
ners in England, prompted by the de-
sire of prominent Englishmen to empha-
size the Anglo American entente, but
they will remain in Paris until the day
before sailing for the United States. They
viii make formal calls upon President
Faure aud high officials here, 10 thank
them for official hospitality. Unofficial
hospitality 70 the United States commits
sioners has been ostentationsly lacking
in Paris.