The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-02

WASHINGTON, May Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Vanderlip this
morning handed to Secretary Hay the
drafts for SIC, 100000 to be turned over to
the Spanish government through Ambas-
sador Cambon, according to the terms of
the peace treaty. The state department
at once sent word to the French ambas-
sador that the warrants were in hand
and would be turned over to him at any
time. Shortly after II O'Clock M. Cambon
strolled over TO the state department
He was alone and no extra precaution
was taken to guard the transfer of such
a large amount. Secretary Hay received
the ambassador in the diplomatic room
where the transfer took place with little
formality. The ambassador handed Sec
retary Hay formal receipt, which had
been already prepared. The original re-
ceipt was handed by Secretary Hay to
Frank A. Branagan, the dtsbursing offi-
Ger of the department of state, to be
filed away. One copy was given to M
Cambon, another will be sent to the Unit
ed States ambassador to France, Mr.. Por-
ter, and a fourth copy to the auditor OF
the treasury.
FGOBOOOtONO
folded the four warrants and put them
in his pocket case. Then he and Secre-
tary Hay chatted over the speedy res
toration Of diplomatic relations between
the United States and Spain, for this
payment marked the very last step of
the war negotiations. Mr.. Hay desired
to know when the Duke de ARGOS would
arrive in Washington. M. Cambon said
he thought the Spanish minister would
come in about two or three weeks; still
he was not certain of this, and said this
had been left largely to the dukes per-
sonal convenience. A cable notification
was sent to Madrid concerning the pay
ment and preparations made for having
the warrants paid and the funds forward
ed. This, however, will not be done to-
day, and the four warrants remain for
the time being in Washington. The mon
ey win be deposited in the City National
Bank Of Washington for the ambassador.
The form of receipt signed by the am
bassador was as follows:
Received from the secretary of state
of the United States the sum of $20, :,
GOO, in four drafts upon the assistant
treasurer of the United States at New
York, numbers 4509, 4510, 4511 and 4512, of
date April 29, 1885, each draft being for
$4,000, 000 the same being in full payment of
the obligation of the government of the
United States to the government of Spain
as set forth in article of the treaty of
peace between the United States and
Spain, signed at Paris, France, on the
10th day of December, 1885, the ratifca-
tions of which were exchanged in the
city of Washington on the 18th day Of
April 1899, the payment being provided
by the act of congress approved March g.
1899, entitled. An act making an appropria-
tion to carry out the obligation Of the
treaty between the United States and
Spain concluded Dec. 10, 1885,
Jules Cambon,
Department Of State, May /, 1885,"
NEW YORK, May lit Is expected
that the warrants for the So, 900 600 pay
ment to Spain will reach the subtreasury
tomorrow, and that exchange for the en-
tire 500, 600 will be purchased by Spain's
representative In the local market Deal
ers were of the opinion this afternoon
that exchange for about three-ouarters
of the amount of the indemnity had al
ready been gathered, and that the re-
noainder would be obtained without a
further advance in rates.
The treasury department has taken
steps to prevent the photographing of the
warrants for the payment of the $40, 600 900
to Spain for the Philippines because abuse
OF the privilege might lead to the coun-
terfeiting of government securities Miss
Frances e. Johnson, a well-known local
photographer, today was called upon to
surrender plates of photographs which
she had made Of the warrants In question
and willingly did so on the representa-
tons OF the secret service officials.