The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13

/ lot spain, IN the presence or President
Mckinley, signed a protocol which will
for the basis of a deiinltive treaty of
peace. 1t Is but simple justice to our
sister republic of France to record the
fact that to her good Offices this speedy
termination of a war that might have
run on indefinitely was brought about
and the president himself deemed that
action on the part of the French gov
ernment as worthy of his special
praise.
THE CLOSING CHAPTER.
The closing chapter of events that
led UP to the signature of the protocol
hnd the cessation of hOstillties was full
/ of interest. At 2:45 o'clock Secretary
Thiebaut, of the French embassy, ap-
/ peared at the state department to in
{ form Secretary Day that the ambassa-
| dor was in full possession of the note
was fully empowered to sign the pro-
tocol for Spain and only awaited the
| pleasure of the state department. He
| intimated that the ambassador would
! be pleased to have the final ceremony
conducted in the presence of President
Mckinley where the negotiations were
begun. Leaving the secretary of en-
bassy in his own office. Secretayy Day
made a short visit to the White House
to learn the presidents wishes in the
matter. The latter Immediately con-
sented to accept the suggestion and
Mr.. Thiebaut fastened to inform his
principal that the president would re-
Ceive him at the White House at
/ o'clock.
At the appointed hour driving rain
/ storm prevailed ObligiEg all the par
/ ties to resort to carriages for transpor-
tation to the White House Secretary
| Day came first with a large portfolio
under his arm enclosing copies of the
protocol, of the proclamation to be
issued by the president stopping hos
/ tilities and some other necessary pa
pers. He was accompanied by Assistant
Secretary Moore, Second Assistant Sec
retary Adee and Third Assistant Secre-
tary Cridler They were shown i'm
mediately into the cabinet room where
the president sat in waiting He had
invited to be present Assistant Secre-
taries Pruden and Cortelyou and Lieu
tenant Colonel Montgomery.
At 4:O5 o'clock the French ambas-
sador and his secretary were an
nounced to the waiting party in the
cabinet room and were ushered into
their presence. After an exchange Of
diplomatic courtesies no unnecessary
loss of time occurred, and Assistant
| Secretary of State Cridler, on the part
/ of the United States, and First Sec
retary Thiebaut, on the part of Spain,
/ retired to a window where there was
critical formal examination of the pro-
tocol This inspection had all the out
ward formalities due a document of
this Importance It was prepared 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.
TEXT HANDSOMELY ENGROSSED.
The text is handsomely engrossed in
a running old English script. Each
copy of the protocol is arranged in
double column, French and English
standing alongside for easy compari-
son as to the eXactness of the trans
I ldllOu. 1 ne IWO tbpltS are dllht CA
cept that the one held by this govern
ment has the English text in the first
column and the signatures of Secre-
tary Day ahead of that of NJ. CambOn,
while the copy transmitted to Spain
has French in the first column and the
signature of NJ Cambon ahead of that
of Secretary Day.
The protocol sent to Spain was ac-
companied by the credentials issued
by President Mckinley, specially en-
powering the secretary of state to
afflx his signature to this document.
The authorization was brief and in
type writing, save for the president s
characteristic bold signature Later the
American copy of the protocol will be
accompanied by the written credentials
of the Spanish government sent to NJ.
CambOn and bearing the signature Of
Christina The cable dispatch received
by him yesterday conferred full au-
thOrity to sign the protocol, and stated
that the written authorization would
follow signed by the queen regent in
/ the name Of the king. Prior to the cere-
mony NJ. Thiebaut showed the cable
| dispatch to Secretary Day, and 1t was
accepted as sufficient to enable the am
| bassador to sign in behalf of Spain.
| When the written authorization ar
rives it will be presented to the state
department to accompany the protocol.
The examination of the protocol was
satisfactory and the document was
I handed to NJ 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, in
charge of the chancery work, who at
tached the seal of the United States.
Throughout the ceremony all but the
two signers remained standing. NJ
Cambon, in signing for Spain, occupied
the seat which Secretary of the Navy
Long now away on a vacation usually
occupied The president stood at the
left hand corner at the head of the
great cabinet table. Secretary Day, NJ
Thiebaut and NJ. Cambon, in the order
named, on the left side of the table
The rest of the party were standing in
other portions of the room.
FINAL SIGNATURES ATTACHED.
II was 4:23 o'clock when the fina
signatures were attached to the pro,
tocol and within the knowledge Of al
, the officials present this was the frs
/ time that a protocol or treaty had beer