The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-16

| Day that the Ambassador was III fuiI
| possession Of the note; was fully empoN-
| cred to sign the protocol for Spain AMI
| only awaited the pleasure Of the State
Department.. He intimated that the Am
hassador would be pleased to have the
final ceremony conducted in the presence
of President Mckinley where the ne
gotiations were begun. Leaving the
Secretary Of the Embassy III his own Of
flee Secretary Day made short visit
to the White House to learn the Prc9i-
dents wishes III the matter. The latter
Immediately consented to accept the sug-
gcstion and NJ. Thiebaut FASTENED to in
form his principal that the President
would receive him at the White House
at / O'Clock.
EXAMINATION OF PROTOCOL.
1t the appointed hour 4 driving rain
storm prevailed, obligng all the parties
to resort to carriages for transportation
to the White House Secretary Day
came first with i large portfolio under
his arm enclosing copies OF he protocol,
of the proclamation to be issued by the
President stopping hostIitics and some
other necessary papers. He was accom-
panied by Assistant Secretary Moore,
Second Assistant Secretary .Adce and
Third Assistant Secretary Cridler They
we're SHOWN Il]lInculHItiN lnto the laBl-
net room, whore the President sat in
waiting Hc had invited to be present
Assistant Secretaries Prudcn and Cor
t"lyou and Lieutenant Colonel Mont
gomcry.
When Ambassador Cantbon reached
the White House it was just 500 O'Clock.
five minutes in advance of the appointed
hour The rain WAS still violent and the
| Ambassador abandoned his usual custom
OF allGhtn- at the outer gates Of the
! Executive grounds He WAS driven un-
der the porte cochcrc, passing through
4 Gordon Of newspaper mon before he
| and Secretary ThicGaut were uShcrCd i'll
/ side. They Went direct TO the library,
! adjoining the Cabinet room on tho up
! per floor. At 4 %, they were announced
to the waiting party in the Cabinet room
and were ushcrcd into their presence.
! After an exchange Of Diplomatic courtc-
! sizes no unnecessary loss Of time occurred
| and Assistant Secretary OF State Grid
/ Ter on the part Of the United States
| and First Secretary Thicbaut. on the
part of Spain, retired TO 4 window where
| there was a critical formNi examination
! Of the protocol.
This inspection had all the outward
| formaities due i document of this inn
| portancC. 1t was prepared in dupicate
at the State Department. one copy.
! t. be retained by tie United States
! Government ard the other to become
| the property Of Spain The text is
/ handsomely cngrosscd in Il running old
English script. Each copy Of the pro
tocol is arranged i'll double column,
| French and English, standing alongside
| for easy comparison as 10 the cxactncss
OF translation The two copies are alike
| except that the one held by this Gov
ernmcnt has the English text in the
| first column and the signature Of Soc
| rotary Day ahead of that of NJ Camhon,
| while tn" copy transmitted to Spain
has French in the first column and the
! signature of NJ Camhon ahead of that
| Of Secretary Day.
NJ. CAA!R0N'S AUTHORITY.
! The protocol sent to Spain was ac-
compauicd ly the credentials issued by
| president Mckinley. specially empower
| ing the Secretary of State 10 affiX his
! signature to this document. The authors
cation was brief and in typ"writing, save
for the Presidents characteristic bold
signature. Later the American copy of
! the protocol will be accompanied by the
/ written credentials of the Spanish GOV
ernmcnt sent TO ". Cambon and bt>s,
| ing the signature Of Queen Christina.
! The cable dispatch received hy him
, to-day 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 to-day N.
Thiehaut showed the cable dispatch TO
Secretary Day. and il was accepted as
sufficient to enable tho Ambassador to
| sign in heha!f Of Spain. When the
written authorization arrives it viii be
] 1 10
accompany the proocol.
SEAL OF TIE UNITED STATES.
The examination of the protocol WAS
! satisfactory and the document was hand
| ed to NJ. Cambon first and then to See
! retary Day, who affixed his signature
! in that order to each side of the two
| copies. Then the last detail in making
| the protocol binding was administered
! Ey Assistant Secretary Cridlcr III charge
| Of the chanccry work. who attached the
seal Of the United States Throughout
/ the ceremony all but the two signers re
! manned standing. NJ. Cambon III signing
! for Spain occupied the seat which Sec
] rotary Of the Navy Long. now on 4
/ vacation, usually occupied. The Pres
! dent stood at the left hand corner 1T tEe
! head Of the great Cabinet table. Sccre-
tary Day, N. Thiehaut and NJ Cambon.
! in the order named, on the left side Of tn"
/ table. The rest Of the party were stand
| ING in other portions Of the room
No credentials were produced during
! the meeting 1T the White House. the
| President accepting Secretary Days as
! Surancc hat this had been settled to his
satisfaction at the State Department
/ 1t was 4:213 o'clock when the final sig
| natures were attached to the protocol.
and within the knowledge of all the
! officials present, this was the first time
/ that Il protocol or treaty had been
! signed ut the White House. AS this
! ceremony concluded Acting Secretary
Allen. Of the Navy Department. Sccre-
tary AlGer and Adjutant General Cor
bin appeared. having been summoned 10
t the White House by the President. and
they were admitted into the Cabinet
room just in season to witness one Of