The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26
IE TREATY HERE.
The Document Delivered by the
Returned Commissioners
'IlTE SATURDAY EVENING
~ the Presidential Makes a Very
BulIS Manuscripts Only an Inform
& Ceremony Attended It's Reception
~ the Chief Executive Tho Come
missions Work now Ended.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 25.-President
AfeKinIey received from the American
peaee commission late Saturday even-
III the treaty OF peace between the
ihlted states and Spain. In present.
ihF tAls momentous document Judge
Gay, as chairman Of the commission,
"a that II represented the earnest eff
f1rts Of the American Representatives
81 paris. and that 1t was submitted
WIN the hope that Il would rebound
"a fhe peace, credit and glory OF tie
American nation. Accepting the treaty
from the hands OF Judge Day, the
ldent Responded with heartfelt
thank and congratulations to the COM
mission as q body and to the members
Individually He spoke Of all that had
een ACCOMPLISHED and OF the happy
method by which difficult questions had
l5etn adjusted The formal ceremony OF
delivering the treaty to the President
nbmiFred IN the Blue room, and lasted
half an hour.
The commission arrived here from
New York on special train at 1920 p.
III A great crowd Of holiday excursion
lsls Oiled the railroad station. and In
aFder 70 avoid the Jam the special was
nun on q eide track where the officials
had an opportunity to leave the train
before It entered the depot, Chief
Clerk Mlchaels, OF the state department,
was on hand as representative Of Secre-
fafy Hay, and quite a number OF off
Gals from the state. war and navy de-
artmentB, as well aa friends and rela-
wives. were there to greet them. As
they stepped from the train there was
general Handwriting and cOngra tula-
tlon, and then the party was escorted
tos carriages and driven directly to the
white house.
Il was noticed that as Judge Day and
Ms associates came from the train they
were unincumbered with any sort Of
luggage or documents. But John B
Moore, late assistant secretary OF state
and LEGAL adviser OF the commission,
carried with him huge yellow case
Tits case never left Mr.. MOore's hands
FOR It was the peace treaty which the
Commission was bearing to the Presl-
dent. -Four OF the colnmissioners-DaV
Reid, Davis and FTye-took the first
caTriRge TO the White House, and soon
thereafter Senator Gray, the remains
ing member followed, with Mr.. Moore
4EukuEL 7GeAGs III
ia6ies Of the party also proceeded -
tie White House and Joined the COM
Hlisaioners as they went before the
President.
Secretary Hay was with the President
when the party arrived at the White
House, The frst greeting was quite In
formal, the President coming to the pri-
Nate vestlbule which leads to the sew
ftal drawing rooms. Judge Day WIS
the first TO grasp the Presidents hand,
and then followed the personal ex-
CHANGES The President remarked on
Che vigorous heslth of all the members
ia the meantime Mr.. Moore and hi;
precious bag had arrived in the outer
corridor. Before going inside Mr.. Moore
opened the case and from II took the
treaty, in morocco binding. about the
size of large encyclopedia. Thea,
Shining Senator Gray, they proceeded
together TO the private vestibule. Mr.
Moore carrying the treaty under his
arm.
An the members Of the commission
being now assembled. the President led
the way TO the Blue room. Besides the
President, Secretary Hay and the COM
nissioners, there was present Arthur
". Ferguson, who. as official interpre-
teF. had been through the arduous In.
horG Of the commission when the Amer
icaIi and Spanish representatives were
together! also MessTs. Hay and Gray,
s1hs OF the secretary and senator, and
everal ladies' Of the party respectively.
The President stood at the further
end Of the room While the party ranged
afpuud him. Taking the treaty, Judge
Day Addressed the President in the
ianner already alluded to His re-
marks were quite Informal. and i'm
promptu, BRIEF, dignihed and to the
r6iIlt IN assuring the President OF the
abstraction the commission felt that It's
afoTs were ended In such a way as to
I'VE promise OF the welfare OF the coun-
~, AfteS the Presidents response
some time was spent In Informal dis
6nEsl0n OF the trip, and then all of the
commissioners except Judge Day de-
pirted. The latter remained with the
President for dinner.
3Ir. Reid returned to New York. Sem
atbF Gray went TO his hclne IN Della
ware, and Senators Davis and Frye re-
HIain at their homes in Washington,
ft Was stated after the delivery OF the
treaty to the President, that Il would
not De made public at present, the us
mi courtesy to the senate requiring
that Il should be submitted To that body
before bsing made public. In the mean
tina Il win remain in the custody OF the
iate department for safekeeping. at
Though copies OF II will be Ia the hands
1t the President for such consideration
- mag be needed.
1T - the impression that with the
submission Of the 4Teatg 10 the Presl-
dent, the official existence o! that body
VIII have terminated Should there be
Occasion, which ~ scarcely conceivable,
FOR further negotiations on any OF the
enbiecth touched by the treaty, 1t IL
aaid that this will either DC done by
direct DeGOiihtlon with the Madrid gov
eminent, or through an entirely new
e1InmlssIon.
~ 70 rather remarkable fact that the
commissioners were enabled TO conf
plate their work In Paris In almost ex-
qetly The timep redieted by Judge Day,
The afesldehs OF the American commits
aion, before he left the Emitted States,
although there was complete change
N the instructions relating TO at least
one most important subject Included Ir
the treaty while the commissioners were
~ Paris.
II Is expected that the treaty will 90
submitted to the United States senate
almost Immediately utter the reassem
bling OF Congress-.
Senator Gray the onV Democrat on