The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-04-22
PEACE TREATIES EXCHANGED
THE SPANISH.AMERICAN WAR Is
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
LAST ACT IN DRAMA CONSUMMATED
President Mckinley Issues Proclamation
Oficially Announcing the
Restoration of Peace.

The condition OF war which has ex-
listed between the United States and
Spain since April 81, 1898, terminated
Tuesday, when the last formalities In
the restoration OF peace we're per.
formed by the exchange OF ratiAca-
tons Of the peace treaty.
Coincident with this, President Nc.
Kinley issued his proclamation declar.
ing that the war was at an end, and
the appointment of Bellamy Storer
was determined upon as United States
minister to Spain.
The principal ceremony Of the day
occurred in the reception room at the
white house when the exchange of
notifications took place at 2 o'clock.
In anticipation of the historic charac-
ter of the event, many members in the
cabinet and officials prominent in the
administration gathered at the white
house.
Shortly before 8 o'clock the French
ambassador, M. Cambon, arrived in
company with M. Thiebaut, first
secretary of the embassy, the latter
bearing the Spanish copy Of the peace
treaty.
Mr.. Mckinley cordially greeted the
ambassador, and after brief exchange
of we'll wishes, the formal ceremony
began.
The powers of M. Cambon and Sec
rotary Hay were examined, protocol
concerning the davis ceremony signed
and other formalities concluded. These
preliminaries took some time, SO that
it was nearly $50 o'clock before the
actual exchange began.
The effect of the action taken is to
completely renew peace relations,
trade, official, diplomatic, consular and
in all other ways, between this coun-
try and Spain.
Following the appointment of a
United States minister to Madrid and
q Spanish minister to Washington, it
is expected that consuls will be sent to
Barcelona and other places in Spain,
where our consular representations
were suspended by the war. At the
pame time Spanish consuls will be ap-
pointed throughout this country.
For O time the trade and navigation
between the two countries will pro.
coed without treaty protection, as the
war put an end to the commercial
treaty, but treaty OF trade, naviga-
ton and commerce, suitable to the
new conditions and the needs OF both
countries and also an eXtradition treaty
will be negotiated soon. After the
ceremony President Mckinley issued
the following proclamation:
The Presidents Proclamation.
Whereas, A treaty of peace between
the United States Of America and her
majesty, the queen regent of Spain, in
the name Of her august son, Alfonso
XIII, was concluded and signed by
their respective plenipotentiaries at
Paris on the 10th day of December,
1898, the original OF which conception
being in the English and Spanish
languages, and
Whereas, The said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and
the notifications of the two govern
ments were exchanged in the city Of
Washington on the 11th day OF April,
1899.
Now, therefore, be II known that /,
William Mckinley, president of the
United States OF America, have caused
the said convention TO be made pub.
lie, to the end that the same and every
articles and clause thereof may be OBJ
served and fulfilled with good faith by
the United States and the citizens
thereof.
In witness thereof, ] have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washin gton, this
18th day Of April, in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-rline, and the independence Of
the United States the one hundred
and twenty-third.
WILLIAM McKINLr7.
By the President:
JOHN HAY. Secretary of State