The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-12-17
TREATY is SIGNED.
The Peace Commissioners at Paris
Finish Their Work.
The Final Scene "a Memorable One
Min Features of the Historical
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Government
Approves the Protest.

pSIcs' IL having DecIl lOuuu auNisub
to subdiyide two or three of the article
In the draft agreed upon al the la
meeting. The commissioners Of Il
two nations wrote their signatures q
two copies OF the treaty, one copy b
ing for the archives. The documei
was prepared by Secretary Moore,
behalf of the United States commi
sioners. and by Senior villa Rutia fo
Spain. on account of the continued ii
meas of Secretary Ojeda. of the SPANS
commission. Each copy contains tn
English and Spanish texts of the treat.
in parallel columns. The wording hat
been approved previously by the com
missions without joint meeting s.
there was no controversy on this sub
ject,
Principal Features.
The essential features OF the peace
treaty are as follows:
First--The customary preface Of treaties
in the nature OF an expression OF amity and
of hope for perpetual peace,
Sccond-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain OF
her sovereignty over Cuba.
Third--The withdrawal of all Spanish
troops. o.
FOURTH elnquishment by Spain OF
sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fiith-Spain's ccsslon of the Philippines
Sixth-The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops there. S..
Scvcnth-Payment by the United States
OF S20,OJ0,OOO for the Philippines.
Eishth-The provision for the open
Goor'' commercial policy In the Philippines.
Nnth-Cable station rights In other Span
isl, colonies. ."
Tenth Release Of Cuban and Philippine
political prisoners
Eleventh-Mutual abandoning of all
claims for indemnity. .,'..
Memorable scene.
The signing Of the treaty would have
afforded a subject for great historical
painting, The group gathered about
the table in the stately chamber of the
foreign Office was impressive in itseE.
while the sense of the momentous is
sues which the act decided was deep!,
felt by all the participants, giving an
impressive and solemn tone to TIN.
scene. Around the great mdhogan?
table sat the ten arbiters of the des
TIMES Of an old and young nation.
Standing behind them were numerous
attaches of the American commission
To the Americans it was happy end
ing Of the epilogue Of war; for the
Spaniards it was plainly bitter trag
edy, none the less painful because Icing
foreseen. They sat silently. ms though
almost crushed. and none could with
hold sympathy from Senior Montero
Rios, the president of the Spanish com
mission, who coming from his bed
was bundled in great oyercoat.
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place near by.
Close Of the Labors,
Although the commits ioners met 81
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 troubles ONE 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
n half hour earlier. Arthur Ferguson
then proceeded to read first the Englisl.
and after that the Spanish version Of
the treaty. This finished, two copies
were passed around the table. the COM
missioners signing them in the order
OF their rank. as follows: William il.
Day, Senator Cushman X Davis. sen
ator William =. Frye. Whitelaw Reid
and Senator George Gray; Senior NJ IN
tero Rios, Senior Abarzuza. Senior Ga.-
Mica. Senior Nillaurutia and Gen Cerero
Y SaenZ, each commission sigring its
opponents treaty. Both were tied
with the Spanish and American colors.
When the seals were prepared 10 10
affixed attendants were sent scurry-
ing for ribbons of the French tri.
color. with which the documents were
sealed as compliment to the French
hosts OF the commissions. Many Of
ficals interestcdly watched every detail
OF the proceedings
spnninrds 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
acridly 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 at s:45 At
that time the door of the chamber
opened and Senior Villaurutia appeared
and exclaimed to group of CORE
spondents who were waiting in the cor.
ridor: "C'est fni!" The other men,-
bers Of the Spanish commission fol-
lowed Senior Villaurutia and passed 81.
lently through the vestibule to their
waiting carriages. The American COM
mission strolled out, chatting com
placently, and as they descended the
steps the lights in the chamber were
darkened.
There has been n great contest
among the families and friends OF the
American commissioners for posses
sion OF the pens with which the sig
natures TO the treaty were written
Some OF the Americans were provided
with handsome pens purchased for the
purpose. The Spaniards appeared to
be unaffected by the souvenir craze and
contented themselves with the ord