Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-16
DEED Is DO NE..
& Treaty 81 Peace Between Spain and
the United States Signed Last
Saturday Night. al


Paris, Dee. 10. The treaty Of peace
80 signed at S:45 this afternoon The
treaty 40 signed consists Of seve nteen
articles, il having been found advisable
10 eubdiyide two or three Of the articles
4 n the draft agreed upon at the last
& meeting. The commissioners Of the
!. two nations wrote their signatures on
two copies Of the treaty, one copy be-
I ing Of the archives. 4. The document
Y was prepared by Secretary Moore, on
/. behalf Of the United States commission,
and Senor VillaTatia for Spain, on ac-
!. count Of the continued illness of Secre-
4 tary Ojeda Of the Spanish commission.
Each copy. contains the English and
Spanish text Of the treaty in parallel
columns. The wording had been APP
\ proved previously by the commissions
without Joint meeting, so there was
no controversy on this point. There
4 has been great contest among the
/ families and friends of the American
sepmmissioners for possession of the
pins with which tile signatures to the
trSaty were written. Some of the
Americans were provided with hand
some pens. purchased for the purpose.
The Spaniards appeared to be unaffec-
ted by tbs souvenir craze, and con-
4 tented themselves with the ordinary
quill, pens strewnyon the tables. Arthur
Ferguson, the interpreter Of the Amer
lean; mission, requested Senior Mon
tero Rios to give him his pen, saying:
Have you any desire to preserve the
pen with which you will sign?" "Not
in the slightest said tue Spaniard,
with q courteous bow.
Although the commissions met at
half past three O'Clock, expecting to
finish, their work in half an hour, the
engnossment of the treaty of Paris was
found to be so troublesome that it de-
layed the signing of the document until
500. Clerk Martin OF the American
commission worked all day without
even stopping to eat. When he came
into the chamber. at 1880 D. m. with the
document he found the commissioners
waiting. The Spanish copy had arrived
half an hour earlier. Arthur Ferguson
then,procee led to read first the English
and sfter that the Spanish version of
the treaty. This finished the two cop
les were passed around the table, the
commissioners signing them in order of
their rank: VIM. R. Day, Senator
Cnshman K. Davis, Senator William P.
Erve. Whitelaw Reid and Senator
George Gray; Senior Montero Rios,
Senior Abarzuza, Senior Garallita, Senior
Villaurutia and General Cereo Y. Saons,
each commissioner signing its oppon-
ent's treaty. Both were tied with the
Spanish and American colors. When
the seals we're prepared to be affixed
attendants weresent scurrying for rib
bons Of! the French tri-color, with which
the documents were sealed as compli-
ment to the French hosts of the com
missions. Many officials interestedly
watched every detail Of these proceed
ings. The last seal. being. impressed the
commissioners rose and without formal
ity each member shook the hands of all
his antagonists and exchanged assur-
ances Of personal esteem.
The Spaniards afterwards commented
acridly upon WHAT they termed the bad
taste Of the Americans in mastering
corps Of attaches to gloat over the con-
Summation of their downfall and to scram-
BILE for relics. The signing was finished
at 8:45. At that time the door of the
chamber opened and Senior Villauratia
appeared and exclaimed to a group of
correspondents who were waiting in
the corridor: 20 Est fini.'