Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-19
Exchange Of Formal Ratifica>
tons at Washington.
President Mckinley Proclaims Thai
Peace Has Succeeded War Be-
tween Spain and the United
States>>>Minister APP
pointed.

| Washington, April 1.-THE condi-
tion of war which has existed be-
,ween the United States and Spain
since April q. 1898, terminated TODAY
when the last formalities i'm the res
toration of peace were performed by
the exchange of ratifications of the
peace treaty. Coincident with this
President Mckinley issued his proc
lamation declaring war was at an
end, and the appointment OF Bellamy
Storer was determined upon as the
United States minister to Spain. The
principal ceremony of the day oc-
CURED in the reception room at the
J white house when the exchange Of
ratitications took place at o'clock.
In anticipation of the historic char
, acter of the event many members of
the cabinet and officials prominentin in
the administration gathered at the
white house.
Shortly before 3 O'Clock the French
ambassador, Cambon, arrived in COM
pany with NJ. Thiebut, the first Sec
retary of the embassy, the latter
bearing the Spanish copy OF the peace
treaty. Mckinley cordially greeted
the ambassador. and, after a brief
exchange OF well wishes, the formal
ceremony began. The president stood
back of the large desk presented to
the government by Queen Victoria,
while Secretary Hay and Ambassa-
dor Cambon occupied places at the
desk. Around this central group
were ranged the cabinet officers and
J officials of the household.
! The powers of Cambon and Secre-
tary Hay were examined, a protocol
J concerning the day sceremony signed
and other formalities concluded.
: These preliminaries took some time,
80 that 1t was nearly $3.50 before the
I actual exchange began. The signing
OF the protocol of exchange occurred
at 3:2S p. m, Ambassador Cambon
signing for Spain and Secretary Hay
D for the United States. The protocol
was in French and briefly recited the
: circumstances leading up to the ex-
change. This cleared the way for the
: exchange itself, constituting the final
act. The president took from the
desk the American copy of the treaty,
handsomely engrossed, bound in dark
blue morocco and encased in black
. morocco portfolio, and handed it to
CambUn. At the same time Cambon
handed to the president the Spanish
I treaty, also engrossed, bound in mo.
: rocco and encased In maroon-col.
ored box. There were reverential
Q bows as each received from the other
this final pledge of peace. This ex
change OF ratifications occurred al
3:35 p. m. The president was first to
speak. "Mr. Ambassador" said he
81 will issue my proclamation a,
| once" NJ Cambon thanked the pres
4 ident for the promptness with which
the proclamation followed. This
ended the formal ceremony, and after
brief fluctuations the ambassado or ant
other officials withdrew.
The effect of the action taken today
is to completely renew the peacefu
e relations, trade, official, diplomatic
b consular and in all other ways be
/. tween this country and Spain.
e Following the appointment of {
i United States minister to Madrid ant
D a Spanish minister to Washington i
Il is expected that consuls will be SEN
4 to Barcelona and other large places
e in Spain in which our consular repre-
sentations were suspended by tn,
war. At the same time Spanish con
suls will he appointed througbou
!, this country. For time trade ant
navigation between the two coun
tries will proceed without treaty pro
lection, but new treaties will soon b.
negotiated.