Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-17
THE CLOSING CHAPTER
FULL OF INTEREST.
Utmost Simplicity Observed in Performance of Ceremony
Which Brings War to a Close French Government Z
Thanked Through M. Cambon for the Part
It Took Which Resulted in
Restoring Peace

restoring IedCo'
cochere, passing through a Gordon
of newspaper men efore he and
Secretary Thiebaut were ushered
inscde.
They went direct to the library,
adjoining the cabinet room on the
upper floor.
At4:O5 they were announced to
the waiting party in the cabinet
room, and were ushered into their
presence.
After an exchaace of diplomatic
courtesies, no unnecessary loss of
time occurred, and Assistant Sec
ratary of State Cridler, on the part
of the United States and First
Secretary Thiebaut, OH the part of
Spain, retired to window, where
there was a critical formal ex-
animation of the protocol.
This inspection had all the out
ward formalities due a document
of this Importance.
1t was prepared in duplicate at
the state department, one copy to
be retained by the United States
government and the other to be-
come the property of Spain.
The text is handsomely engros-
Lsad in. q running old Engligh
scrip.
Each copy Of the protocol is
arranged in double column,
French and English standing
along side for easy comparison as
to the eXactness OF translation.
The two copies are alike, except
that the one held by this govern
ment has the English text in the
first column and the signature of
Secretary Day ahead of thst of M.
Cambon, while the copy trans
mitted to Spain has French in the
first column and the signature of
M. Cambon ahead of that of Sec
retary Day.
The protocol sent to Spain was
accompanied by, the credentials
issued by President Mckinley,
specially empowering the secretary
of state to affix his signature to
this document.
The authorization was brief and
in typewriting, save for the presi-
dents characteristic bold sig
nature.
Later, the American copy Of the
protocol will be accompanied by
written credentials of the Spanish
government sent to M. Cambon
and bearing the signature of Queen
Christina.
The cable dispatch received by
him to-day conferred full authori-
ty Ia 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 to-day
M. Thiebaut showed the cable dis
patch to Secretary Day, and it was
accepted as sufficient to enable the
ambassador to sign in be half of
Spain.
When the written authorization
arrives it Will be presented to the
state department to accompany
the protocol.
The examination of the protocol
was satisfactory, and the document
was handed to M. Cambon first,
and then to Secretary Day: who
affixed signatures in that order
to each side of the two copies.
Then the last detail in making
the protocol binding was admins
tered by Assistant Secretary Grid
ler, in charge of the chancery work
who attached the seal of the
United States.
Throughout the ceremony all
but the two signers remained
standing. M. Cambon, in signing
for Spain. occupied the seat which
Secretary of the Navy Long, now
away Oh a vacation, usually oc-
cupies.
The president stood at the left
hand corner of the great cabinet
table.