The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18

be published in the offisial gazette.
Washington. March 1.-THE first news OF
the signature of the peace treaty BY the
queen regent OF Spain was conveyed to
Secretary Hay ana to the officials of the
administration bv the bulletin Of the AS
i stciated Press. The secretary was nat
{ uraily gratiHed at the action which he had
( expected would follow the course Of the
| cortes. The action makes ii possible to
! exchange the Publications and thus com
+! pletc toe treaty within the time set by the
treaty Itself as the maximum. The protocol
/ was signed August - last at the White
/ House by the president and Ambassador
Camoon. December 10 the treaty was
signed at Paris By the commissioners.
/ February It was ratified By the United
! States eenate after a memorable struggle;
/ February 10 the president signed it and
/ now today, seven months and four days
after The signing Of the protocol. the Span
I ish queen regent gave her formal assent
4 and signature.
| Official news of the action at Madrid was
mol conveyed to the state department be-
fore the close Of the department for the
day. NJ. Cambon called at tine department
/ about ten minutes 10 O'clock and in the
absence Of Secretary Hay called upon As
i sistant Secretary Hill. He told The latter
/ that nc believed the treaty had been
I signed.
! II seems now probable that to the am
| bassador Will be confded the honor of
! closing up the task which ne set out to do
seven months ago. bringing the two ma
lions from war to peace. Usually the rule
is for a nation situated as IL Spain to send
special envoy charged with the duty of
exchanging the Publications. In this case
the wish OF the United States government
will be consulted. and there is little doubt
! In view of the kindly regard for the am
bassador by the president that he will elect
/ to have NJ. Camb1n TO act for the last time
] as the representative of the Spanish gov
| eminent and make the exchange.
1t is believed that the Spanish govern
ment is DESTROYS to hasten the completion
| OF the peace arrangements and this gov
! eminent is certainly anxious, so that II
time can be saved by accepting the services
| OF the ambassador here instead of await
| ing the selection and coming of one from
| Madrid, that course is likely to be pur-
sued.
Contrary TO an expectation that seemed
| TO have obtained in some quarters. the
! signature of the treaty today does not in
voive the immediate discharge OF all the
| volunteer soldiers. II was stated posi-
lively at the state department that legally
the treaty does not go into effect until the
ratifcations have been exchanged and II
will further be necessary for the president
TO proclaim IL before the people of the
| United States, proclaiming the same TO the
soldiers before they can know officially
that The war is over.
| IL is believed here that the new Spanish
minister will come prepared immediately
after the exchange OF notifications, to in
stitute negotiations for a treaty Of trade
commerce and anitv. the old treaty hav-
ing been nullihed by the outbreak of war
London, March 1.-THE Madrid CORE
spondeat of the Standard this afternoon
referring TO the ratification by the queer
regent Of the peace treaty between Spain
and the United States says:
Official relations between the two gov
ernmen,s will now be promptly renewed.
II is rumpred that the minister 10 the
United States Will be Senior Don Juan
Brunette, Due d'Arcos. former Spanish
minister to Mexico, whose wife is an Amer
| lean.