Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
THE CRUEL VAR IS OVER.
The Closing Chapter in the Negotia-
ton of the Protocol Full
of Interest.
FORMAL and CRITICAL EXAMINATION.
Arrangement of the Protocol in Duplicate
French and English In Parallel Col
umns for Ease of Comparison as to the
Exactness of the TranslatIon-Prece-
dence of Signatures.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-With sim.
pliciLy in keeping with republican in
stitutions the war, which has ragged
between Spain and the United States
for period of three months and 25
days, was quietly terminated at 4:22
o'clock yesterday, when Secretary Day,
for the United States, and NJ. CambOn,
for Spain, in the presence of President
Mckinley, signed a protocol which
will form the basis of definite treaty
of peace.
Worthy of Special Praise.
It is but simple justice to our sister
republic of France to record the fact
that to her good offices this speedy
termination of war that might have
run on indefinitely was brought
about, and the president himself
deemed that action on the part of the
French government as worthy of his
special praise.
The Closing Chapter Full of Interest.
The closing chapter of events that
led up to the signature of the protocol
and the cessation of hostilities, was
full of interest. There were rumnrs
in the early morning that over night
the French embassy had received the
long-expected final instructions from
Madrid, but these, upon inquiry.
proved groundless, as it was not until
1890 that the note began to come from
Madrid in small lots.
The state Department WAS Soon Advised
of the fact that the message was under
transmission, but as it was evident
that it would be long and that its re.
ception would occupy much time, the
secretary of state left the state de.
partment for his luncheon.
Secretary ThIebaut Appears.
At pas Secretary Thiebaut of the
French embassy appeared at the state
department to inform Secretary Day
that the ambassador was in full pos.
session of the note, was fully empOw.
cred to sign the protocol for Spain anG
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.
Secretary Day Consulted the President.
Leaving the secretary of the en-
bassy in his own Office, Secretary Day
made short visit to the White House
to learn the presidents wishes in the
matter. The latter Immediately con.
sented to accept the suggestion, anC
Mr.. Thiebaut fastened to inform his
principal that the president would re,
ceive him at the White House at fouI
o'clock.
At the appointed hour driving rain.
storm prevailed, obliging all the par
ties to resort to carriages for transpor.
tation to the White House.
The Secretary and His Portfolio.
Secretary Day came first with q
large portfolio under his ara inclosine
copies of the protocol, of the procla.
nation to be issued by the president
stopping hostilities and some other
panied by Assistant Secretary Moore,
Second Assistant Secretary Adee and
Third Assistant Secretary Cridler.
They went Immediately into the cabi-
net room, where the president sat in
waiting. He had invited to be present
assistant secretaries Pruden and Cor.
telyou, and Lieut.-Col. Montgomery.
Ambassador Cambon reached the
White House it at 1855 o'clock.
The Rain was Still Violent
and the ambassador abandoned his
usual custom of alighting at the outer
gates of the executive grounds. He
was driven under the porte cochere,
passing through n Gordon of news
paper men before he and Secretary
Thiebaut were ushered inside. They
went direct to the library, adjoining
the cabinet room on the upper floor.
A Critical Formal Examination of the Pro-
tocol.
At 4:O5 they were announced to the
waiting party in the cabinet room and
were ushered into their presence. At
ter an exchange of diplomatic cour-
tesies unnecessary delay did not occur,
and Assistant Secretary of State Grid
Ter, on the part of the United States,
and Secretary Tbiebaut on the part OF
Spain, retired to a window, where
there was n critical formal examination
of the protocol. This inspection had
all the outward formalities due a docu.
ment of this Importance.
Arrangement of the Protocol In Duplicate.
Each copy of the protocol is arranged
in double column, French and English
standing alongside for easy COMPARE.
son as to the eXactneSs of translation.
The two copies are alike. except that
the one held by this government has
the English text in the frs column
and the signature of Secretary 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 Secretary Day.
The Protocol Sent to Spain
was accompanied by the credentials is
sued by President Mckinley, specially
empowering the secretary of state to
affix his signature to this document
Later the American copy of the prot
ocol will be accompanied by the writ
ten credentials of the Spanish govern
ment sent to NJ. Cambon and bearing
the signature of Queen Christina.
Full Authority Conferred on NJ. Cambon.
The cable dispatch received by him
yesterday conferred full authority 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 ceremony of yesterday
NJ. Thiebaut showed the cable dis
patch to Secretary Day, and it was ac-
cepted as sufficient to enable the am
bassador to sign in behalf of Spain.
Parliament Prorogued.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-When the house
of commons reassembled the MEM
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