The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-12-16
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
Peace.
The peace treaty was signed, sealed

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The peace treaty was signed, sealed
and delivered at Paris Saturday.
Several members ofthe United States
commission were inclined at first to
publish the text of the treaty but Sena'
tot Frye made strong plea yesterday
for the observance Of courtesy toward
the United States Senate and his argu.
ments prevailed.
Further details, however, have been
learned as to the wording of the treaty,
which provides that Cuba is to be re.
linquished and that Porto Rico and the
Philippines are to be ceded. The A
mericans are to pay for the repatriation
of the Spanish troops from all the colo.
MES, The Spaniards are to return all
prisoners held by them. They are to
retain possession of all military stores
and munitions Of war in the Philippines
and Of such ships as have not been
captured.
The commercial treaties between the
two nations which the war ruptured
are to be renewed at the convenience OF
the two nations.
The protocol makes nearly six hun
bred typewriter pages.
The treaty, was signed at S:45 last
evening. The treaty, as signed, con,
sists of II articles, it having been
found advisable to sub-divide two or
three of the articles in the draft agreed
upon at the last meeting.
Although the commissions met at
$50 o'clock. expecting to finish their
work in a half-hour, the engrossing Of
the treaty on parchment was found to
be so troublesome that it delayed the
signing of the document until $40 O..
clock.
Clerk Martin of the American com.
mission worked all day, without even
stopping to eat. When he came into
the chamber, at 1880 o'clock, with the
document, he found the commissioners
waiting. The Spanish copy had arriv-
ed half an hour earlier. Mr.. Arthur
Ferguson then proceeded to read first
the English, and after that the Spanish,
version of the treaty. This finished,
two copies were passed around the tab
lie, the commissioners signing them in
the order of their rank-Judge Will
lam r. Day, Senator Cushman K.
Davis, Senator William P. Frye, Mr..
Whitelaw Reid and Senator George
Gray, Senior Montero Rios, Senior Alb
arzura, Senior Garnica, Senior Villaurtia
and Gen. Cereroy Saens-each COM
mission signing its opponents treaty.
Both were tied with the Spanish and
American colors.
When the seals were prepared to be
affixed, attendants were sent scurrying
for ribbond of French tricoior with
which the documents were sealed, as
compliment to the French hosts OF tie
commissions. Many officials interest.
edly watched every detail Of the pro.
ceedings.
The last seal being impressed, the
commissioners arose, and, without for.
mality each member shook the hands
of all his antagonists, aud exchanged
assurances of sincere personal esteem.
The Spaniards afterward commented
acridly upon what they termed the bad
taste of the Americans in mastering
crowd of attaches to gloat over the con-
summation of their downfall and to
scramble for relics.
The signing was finished at $40.
AT that time the door of the chamber
opened aud Senior Villaurutia appeared
and exclaimed to a group of correspon-
dents, who were waiting in the corrid
or: Cest fini." The other members
of the Spanish commission followed
Senior Villaurutia, and hurried silently
drought the vestibule to their car
riages. The American commissioners
strolled out, chatting complaeently,
and as they decended the steps the
lights in the chamber were darkened.
The United States commissioners
have been almost overwhelmed with
offers of dinners in England, prompted
by the desire of prominent Englishmen
to emphasize the Anglo American en-
tente, but they will remain in Paris
until the day before sailing for the
United States.
They will make formal calls upon
President Faure and high officials to
thank them for official hospitality.
Unofficial hospitality to the United
States commissioners has been ostenta-
ito sly lacking in Paris.
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