Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-16
THE PEACE TREATY
Signed by the Commissioners in
Paris Saturday.
IL Consists of IL Articles---Wul Not Be
Published UntII the Senate Has Seen
It---the Final Proceedings.

Il Consists of IL ArtIcles---WuI Not BE
Published UntIl the senate Has Seen
It---the Final Proceedings.
The treaty of peace was signed in,Paris
at S:45 o'clock Saturdayevening. The scene
of great interest in the history OF nations
which was enacted was simple and even
commonplace in all of its details A group
of gentlemen gathered about table in II
room overlooking the Seine and signed
their names to duplicate copies DIAL docu-
ment which transferred the colonial en-
pire of one of the oldest countries OF Eu
rope to the youngest adult member OF the
family of nations.
There was no ceremony and nothing eX-
pressive of the momentous significance OF
the occasion which marked like beacon
new epoch in the history, not OF two ma
tions only, but of the race itself. 1t was
the 22d session of the peace commission
whose labors had covered just III weeks.
In addition to the usual IL members OF the
two commissions several attaches came 10
witness the execution of the treaty which
had been drafted under so many difficult
ties. The commissioners, after being pho
tographed, occupied an hour IN revising tine
records of previous meetings and signing
cially and a recess was taken until 1880.
1t was nearly o'clock before the impos-
ing parchments were finally placed upon
the large table around which the commits
sioners sat in their usual order, the Span
iards on one side and the Americans on the
other. Each copy of the document con
sisted of II articles in both English and
Spanish in parallel columns. Interpreter
Ferguson read aloud the text of the treaty.
The only difference between the copies was
that. the Spanish copy, in the usual pream-
BILE, set forth, first, the names Of the Span
lsh commissioners with list of their titles
and the past and present offices held by
them following each and then the names
of the American commissioners.
One of the American attaches produced
a roll of red, white and due cord, which is
always used for this purpose IN u state
department at Washington, and the Span
lards supplied the red and yellow ribbon for
their copy. The American copy was then
handed to Judge Day and the Spanish
copy to Senior Montero Rios aud the two
presidents signed their names simultaneous
ly. The two treaties were then passed
quickly down the respective sides OF the
table, Senator Davis followed Judge Day
and Commissioners Frye, Gray and Reid
signed afterward in the order named At
ter Mr.. Reid had signed Mr. Ferguson took
the American copy to Senor Rios and
brought back the Spanish copy to Judge
Day, when the document was passed down
the table again, the Americans signing be
meath the English version and Spaniards
beneath the Spanish version in each case
The secretaries then prepared the seals and
each secretary affixed one opposite his name
The whole operation occupied at least /"
minutes, aud at $40 the secretaries began
attaching the yards of ribbon and cord and
sealed the ends of the rolls, some of them
using their private seals. Senior Montero
Rios said few words expressive of his
personal esteem of the American commits
sloners and thanks in behalf of his col
leagues for the Americans courtesy, and
Judge Day responded in two or three cor
dial sentences The commissioners then
shook hands and the work of the Spanish
American,peace conference was finished.
The only remaining incident was the
keen competition of the attaches TO obtain
the pens with which the treaty was signed
The Americans will remain IN Paris UNI
I'll Friday. They will sail for New York on
board the American line steamer st Louis
on Saturday