Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-18


other necessary He accompanied by Assistant Sec
Rotary Moore, Second Assistant Secretary Adee and Third As
aant Secretary Cridle They Immediately into the
CABINET room, where the president waiting He had invited
e be present Assistant Secretary Prden and Corteyou and
Lieut. Col Montgomery.
At 1905 Cambon and Thiebaut were announced to the waiting
party IN the cabinet and shered in After an eS
change Of diplomatic courees Assistant Secretary of State
Crder the part Of the United States and Thebau on the
part OF Spain, retired window where there was critical
examination of the protocol.
This inspection had all the outward fornaties due document
OF THIS Importance 1t prepared duplicate copy be
retained by the United States government and the other will be-
the property of Spain The text was handsomely en-
crossed running old English script copy of the proto
col arranged double column French and English standing
alongside Tor comparison the of the ansa
on Inc two copies were alike except that the held by this
has the English the column and the sigma
ue OF Secretary Day ahead of that of Cambon while copy
transmitted to Spain has French in the first column and the
signature Of Cambon ahead Of that of Day
1t 23 o'clock when the final signatures were attached to
the protocol and acknowledged by the officials that
was the rst time treaty protocol had been signed the
White house AS this ceremony concluded Acting Secretary
Allen of the navy department. Ager and Corbn appeared hay
ing been summoned by the president and they admitted
to the cabinet room to witness of the impressive features
Of the ceremony when the president requested the hand of the
ambassador and through him returned thanks to our sister re-
public France for the of her good offices bring about
He also thanked the ambassador personally for the i'm
porant part that he played the The later replied in
suitable manner As further mark of his disposition Nc
kney called for the proclamation which had caused to be
drawn up uspendng hose and signed it in the presence of
Cambon who expressed his appreciation of the action
Acting Secretary Allen fastened the telephone directed
that cable messages be Immediately all the naval COM
manders Dewey in the Philippines Sampson at Guantanamo and
the various commandments at the navy yards and Stations
hostite Immediately. There is dispatch boat at Hong Kong
and believed that it reach Merritt in As hours top
speed On the part of the army, while Ager avaed himself of
the telegraph Corbn rushed the war Department. where he
Immediately issued orderes which had been prepared in advance
to all the military commanders operations The
partment filled its duty by notifying all the diplomatic and
suar agents of the action taken The president spent half an
hour chatting with those present at 458 the rain still
carriage and driven the ambassy The pen which
used by Day in signing the protocol given Chief Clerk
Michael OF the state department. who had bespoken it. THE
baut secured that used by the French ambassador Upon
emerging from the white house, Day received the
gatualons of the persons present He stated that the peace
commissioners who draw up the definite treaty will be
appointed for several days but declined to indicate who they
would be.
The protocol Spain was accompanied by the credentials
issued by Mckinley, especially empowering Secretary of State
Day to ax the signature the document Later the American
copy Of the protocol will be accompanied by written credentials
Of the Spanish Cambon and bearing the sigma
of Queen Christina cable dispatch received by him
conferred full authority to sign the protocol and stated that
written authorization would follow Prior the ceremony THE
baut showed the cable dispatch Day and it accepted
sufficient to enable the ambassador to sign in behalf Of Spain
When the written authorization arrives it will be presented
the department accompany the protocol The exann
alton Of the protocol satisfactory and the document
handed to Cambon first and then Day who affixed his sigma
each side Of the two copies Then the last details max
the protocol binding administered by Assistant Secretary
Cder in charge of the chancey work. who attached the seal
of the United States Throughout the ceremony all two
sgnerS renamed standing, CambOn signing for Spain
pied the seat which Secretary of the Navy Long away
vacation usually occupies. The president stood the left
hand at the head of the great cabinet table Day.
Thiebaut and CambOn in the order named the
side of the table. The of the party standing
other portions of the
Great Relief Felt n Madrid
Madrid, Aug 13.-The peace protocol will be published
simultaneously the official gazettes here and in Washington
The papers discuss the situation quietly and great relief felt
and court circles that Mckinley has demanded
the convOcaon OF the cOre approve the pnares
The core will not be summoned until autumn by which
time expected the agitation of the extremists will have cooled
down and the country will become inclined accept the
accomplished facts The commission in the West Indies
will be composed it understood, of military officers and is
believed here that this commission will pave the way for
merca treaties and for recognition by the United States Cuba
of portion of the Cuban debt The suggestion that Moret for
minister of colonies may preside the Paris commission
not popular Various have been mentioned in
ton with the commissions personnel but nothing has yet been
settled Sagasa has again assured the queen regent that he does
not fear Car trouble and the Carss themselves appear
recognize that the country not IL temper that would sup
port Carlist rising. They specializing the return of
discontinued and repaaed army, hoping for mischief there
The government has decided withdraw its prohibition of wheat
expectation from and after next Monday.
rru, o.u an hour and half The only info