The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-15
THE TREATY IS SIGNED.
The War with Spain Officially
Brought to a Close by the
Peace Commissioners.
THE CLOSE WAS A SCENE FOR A PAINTER.
The Doe1meni vas sisa-d at siss .. m. On
the night Of the 10th Ia Consists Of
ssvsDtssn Articles, Making 1900 Words
Tho sFAniArds were sadly Depresaed
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Paris. Dce. ii.--There we're two
Joint sessions Of the pcaer commis-
sions saturday. one lasting from
$3.50 p. m, TO 5;lS p. in., and
the other opening at p. m. The Icing
session In the afternoon aud the sub
scquent recess were due only TO the
fact that each article Of the treaty had
to be carefully read and compared ia
Spanish and English, and 10 the fact
that the engrn=-ing of the last article
IN Spanish was Incomplete. During
the wait the commissioners were pho
tographed.
The treaty was signed ai s:i5 p. IN.
A SCENE FOR a PAINTING.
The signing Of the trtaty wouldhave
afforded q subject for a great historic
painting The ss--c-r gathered aacg.
the table In thu stately chamber of the
foreign Office was impressive in itself.
while the fact that the sense of the
nnnisntnuAnszS nf the issues which
the act decided was deeply felt b. all
the participants gave Bn impressive
and solemn tone to the scene. Around
the great mahogany table sat the ten
arbiters of the destinies Of an old and
a young nation. Hanged, standing be
hind them, were numerous attaches Of
the American commission. The Jets
from the crystal chandeliers above the
heads of those present magniiied the
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holstcrinR Ia their gaudiuess. There
was the attraction Of contrast be-
tween the black clothed actors aud the
scenery.
To the Americans Il was a happy
ending Of the epiloeue of war; for the
spaniar,is Il was plainly bitter traPe-
dy, none the less painful because long
forrseen. They sat silently. as though
almost crushed, and none could with
hold sympathy for Scnor Montero
Rios. the president Of the spanish com
mission, who, coming from his bed,
was bundled In u great ovcrcoat,
though logs were burning Ia the fire
place near liy. The spirits OF the two
bodies were symboiizgd 10y the clothes
worn by the members Of the commits
sion. for the Americans wcrn attirrd
In evening dress for tine dinner given
them Immediately after the meeting
by the Due d'f.oubnt. and the Span
iards wore black fruck coats.
Although the commissions met NJ
a:39 o'clock, expecting TO finish their
work In half an hour. the cngrosSlng
of the treaty on parchmcpi was found
10 be so troublesome that st deiay 4
the signing Of the document eusil
$3.50 o'clock. Clerk Martin. os the
American commission, worked all day
without even stopping 10 eat. When
he came into the cbnmber st 7i3O
with the document he found the eom-
missioners waiting. The Spanish
copy had arrived half hour earlier.
ORDER or SIGNATURES.
Mr.. Arthur Ferguson then proceed
Ell TO read first the English, and after
that the Spanish. version Of the
treaty. This finished, two copies
were passed around the table, the
commissioners signing them Ia the
order of their rank--William n. Day,
Senator Cushman X. Davis. Senator
William T. Frye. Whitelaw Reid and
Senator George Gray; scnor Montcro
Rios, Scnor Abarzuza, Senor Garnica,
Senor Yillaurutia aud Gen. Ccrero v
shons, each commission sigfing it's
opponents treaty. Both were tied
with the Spanish and American col.
orS.
When the seals were affiSed, at
teneiantH were sent scurrying for rib
bons of the French tri-color, with
which the documents were sealed, in
compliment TO the French hosts Of the
commission.
Many officials interested watched
every detail Of the proceeding. The
last seal being impressed, the com.
mIssioneTs rose, and. without formal.
". each meiabcr shook the hands OF
all hi- antagonists, and each gave as-
suraaces OF sincere personal esteem.
The spaniards afterward comment
ed scritlly upon what they termed the
snd taste of the Americans in MUSTER
Ing a crowd Of attaches 90 gloat over
the eonsummation OF their downfall
and to scramble for relics.
The signing was finished ns s:4s.
A. that time the door Of the chamber
opencd.and Senior NilIaurutia appeared
and exclaimed 10 group Of eorre-
sponaentE who were waiting in the
corridor: ''C'Est FinI.r The other
members of the Spanish commission
followed senor ylliauFutia and passed
silently through the vesiibule TO their
waiting carriages. The american conn
mission ssreIlcd ont. chatted eomrIa-
GENTLY. and as the descended tho
steps the lights in the chamber we're
darkeued.
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