Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-18
PROTOCOL IS SIGNED.
Secretary Day and M. Cambou AK
Their Names to the Document.
The CLOSING CHAPTER OF TIE VAR.
The President Thanks the French Ambas.
sad0r for the Exercise Of Frances Good
Ohices In Bringing About Peace
-n0stilities Suspended.

sad0r for the Exercise Of Frances Good
Omces In Bringing About Peace
-hostilitiss Suspended.
Washington, Aug. la-With simple
ity in keeping with republican institu
tions, the war which has ragged be
tween Spain and the United States fol
period Of three months and 20 day.
was terminated at 4:s3 yesterday aft
ernoon when Secretary Day, for the
United States, and, NJ Cambon, for
Spain, In the presence OF President
Mckinley, signed q protocol which
will form the basis Of q definite treaty
ofpeace. The closing chapter Of events
that led up to the signature Of the pro-
tocol and the cessation Of hostilities
was full Of interest There were ru.
mors In the early morning that over
night the French embassy had re.
ceived the long expected final instruc.
tons from Madrid, but these upon in
quiry proved groundless, as 1t was not
until 1890 o'clock that the note began
TO come from Madrid In small lots.
The state department was soon ad.
vised Of the fact that the message was
under transmission, but as 1t was evi.
dent that 1t would be long, and that
Its reception would occupy much time,
the secretary Of state left the state de.
partment for his luncheon.
At 245 Secretary Thiebaut, OF the
French embassy, appeared at the state
department to inform Secretary Day
that the ambassador was In full posses.
sion OF the note; was fully empowered
to sign the protocol for Spain and only
awaited the pleasure Of the state de.
partment He intmated that the am.
bassador would be pleased to have the
final ceremony conducted in the pres.
ence of President Mckinley, where the
negotiations were begun. Leaving the
secretary of the embassy In his own
office, Secretary Day made short visit
TO the white house to learn the presi.
dents wishes In the matter. The latter
Immediately consented to accept the
suggestion, and Thiebaut fastened to
inform his principal that the presi.
dent would receive him at the white
house at four o'clock. Secretary Day
came first with large portfolio un.
der his arm, inclosing 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 Assist.
ant Secretary Moore, Second Assistant |
Secretary Adee and Third Assistant |
Secretary Cridler They went imme.
diately into the cabinet room, where
the president sat In waiting He had
Invited TO be present Assistant Score. |
tsries Pruden and Cortelyou and Lieut..
Col. Montgomery.
When Ambassador Cambon and Sec. !
rotary Thiebaut reached the white
house they were announced 10 the wait.
Ing party In the cabinet room and were
ushered into their presence. After an
exchange Of diplomatic courtesies, un.
necessary loss Of time did not occur,
and Assistant Secretary Of State
Cridler, on the part Of the United
States, and First Secretary Thiebaut,
on the part Of Spain, retired to a
window, where there was critical
formal examination Of the protocol.
The protocol was prepared In dupli.
cate at the state department, one copy
to be retained BY the United States
government and the other to become
the property Of Spain. The text Is
handsomely engrossed In running
old English script The two copies
are alike, except that the one held by
this government has the English text
in the first column and the signature
Of Secretary Day ahead of that of M.
Cambon, while the copy transmitted
to Spain has French in the first column
and the signature Of M. Cambon ahead
OF that OF Secretary Day.
The examination Of the protocol was
satisfactory, and the document was
handed to M Cambon first and then
to Secretary Day, who affixed sigma.
lures in that order to each side Of the
Two copies. Then the last detail in
making the protocol binding was I'D.
ninistered by Assistant Score tary
rider, In charge OF the chancery
work, who attached the seal Of
he United States The president
hen requested the hand of
he ambassador, and, through
lin, returned thanks to the sis. I
er republic of France for the exercise
y her good offices In bringing about
'eace. As further mark Of his dis.
POSITION, President Mckinley called ,
or the proclamation which he had
aused to be drawn up, suspending
lostllities, and signed 1t in the pres.
nee OF NJ. Cambon, who expressed his
appreciation of the action. Without !
Ielay Acting Secretary Allen astened
o the telephone and directed that cable
messages be Immediately sent to all I
laval commanders, Dewey In the Phil.
ppines, Sampson at Guantanamo, and
he various commandants at navy