Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-15

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TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED
Spain Driven, at Last, From tho
Western Hemisphere.
PARIS, Dcccmbor 10.-Tho treaty o
peace was signed Mt S.45 this evening
The signing of the treaty tonight woulG
have AFFORDED a subject for great his
torical painting. Tho group gathered
about tho tibio iii t'io stately chamber oi
the foreign Office was impressive in itself
while tho fact That tho sense of tho
momontousness of the issue which the
act decided was deeply felt by all the
participants, gave impressive and SOLEMN
tono to tho scene.
Around tho great mahogany table sat
the ten arbiters of the destinies of an old
and q young nation. Ranged standing
behind them worL numerous attaches OF
from tho crystal chandeliers above tho
heads of those present magnifiod tho
brilliant green and scarlet of tho uphol-
stering into gaudincss. There was a
theatrical contrast between the black.
clothed actors and the scenery. To the
Americans it was II happy ending of the
opiloguo of war; for tho Spaniards it
was plainly bitter tragedy, none the
less painful because long forsocn.
spANIARDs ALMOST CRUSHED.
They sat silently, as though almost
crushed, and mono could withhold SYM
pathy from Senor Montoro Rios, tho presi-
dent of tho Spanish commission, who,
coming from his bed, was bundled in a
grcat ovorcoat, although logs woro burn
| ing in the fireplace nearby.
Tho spirits of tho two bodies were SYM
bolized by the clothes worn by Tho mem
bers, of the commissions, for tho Amcri-
| cans wero attired in evening dress, for
tho dinner given them Immediately after
the meeting by tho DUO Do Loubat, and
tho Spaniards wore black frock coats.
Although tho commissioners met at
half-past 3 O'Clock, expecting to finish
their work in half an hour, tho cngross-
to DO SO troublesome that it delayed tho
signing of the document until 500
Chief Martin, of tho American commits
sion, worked all day, without even stop
ping to cat.
IN ROTH LANGUAGES.
When he came into tho chamber at
7.30, with tho document, he found tho
commissioners waiting. The Spanish
copy had arrived half hour earlier. Mr..
Arthur Ferguson then proceeded TO
read, first the English and after That tho
Spanish version of tho treaty This fin
lshcd, two copies were passed around
the table, the commissioners signing
them in the order OF thoir rank.
William r. Day, Scnator Cushman X.
Davis, Senator William =. Frye, White
law Reid and Senator George Gray; Scnor
Carnica, Senior Villaurutia and Con. Cor
GRO Saons, each commission signing its
opponents treaty. Both werc tied with
Spanish and American colors.
When tho seals were prepared to be
affixed; attendants were sont scurrying
for ribbons of tho French ri-color, with
which tho documents were sealed as a
commissions.
a HANDSHAItE ALI. ROUND.
Many officials intcrcstedly watched
ovcry detail of tho proceeding. The last
seal was impressed, tho commissioners
rose, and without formality each member
shook tho hands of all his antagonists
and exchanged assurances of sincere per-
sonal esteem. Tho Spaniards aftcrward
commented acridly upon what they
termed tho bad tasto of the Americans
in mustoring crowd of attaches to gloat
over tho oOfstimmatiOn of their downfall
and to scramble for roles.
The signing was finished ut 8.15. At
that timo the door Of the chamber opened,
and Scnor Villaurutia appeared and OK
claimed to q group of correspondents
who were waiting in tho corridor: "C'est
finiP' Tho other members of tho Span
ish commission followed Senor Villauru-
tia and passed silently through tho YES
tibulo to their waiting carriages. The
American commission BtrL 'nd out, chat
tering complacontly and as thoS docondod
tho steps tho lights in tho chamber woro
darkencd.
Tho treaty as signed consisted of
seventeen articles, it having been found
advisable to subdiyido two Or throo OF
tho articles in tho draft agreed upon at
the last meeting.
TWO COPIES OF THE TREATY.
The commissioners of tho two nations
wrote their signatures on two copies of
the treaty, ono copy being for tho
archives.
Tho document was prepared by sccrc-
tary Moore in bchalf of tho United Statos
commission, itn,i Dy t;cnOr Viiiaurutia
Tor Spain, on account Of tho continued
illness of Secretary Ojcda, of tho Spanish
commission.
Each copy contained tho English and
Spanish toXts of tho treaty i'm parallel
columns. Tho wording had been approved
previously by tho commissions without a
joint meeting, go thoro was no contro-
vorsy on this subject.
Thoro has boon great contest among
tho families and friends OF tho Amorioan
commissioners for possession of tho pens
with which tho signatures to tho treaty
were written. Some of tho Americans
woro provided with handsome pens pur-
chased for tho purpose. Tho Spaniards
appeared to bo unaffected by tho souvo-
mir orazo, and oOntontod themselves with
ordinary quill pons str0wn on tho table.
Just prior to tho final reading of tho
treaty the commissioners wore photo.
graphed.
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