The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-04-14
PEACE TREATIES EXCHANGED
THE SPANISH.AMERICAN WAR Is
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
LAST ACT IN DRAMA C0NSUMMATED
President Mckinley Issues Proclamation
OmcIally Announcing the
Restoration of Peace.

The condition of war which has ex-
listed between the United States and
Spain since April 21, 1898, terminated
Tuesday, when the last formalities in
the restoration of peace were per-
formed by the exchange of ratifca-
tions of the peace treaty.
Coincidcnt with this, President Nc
Kinlcy issued his proclamation declar.
ing that the war was at an end, and
the appointment OF Rollamv 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
rntifications 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 Mt the white
house.
Shortly before o'clock the French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon, arrived i'll
company with NJ. 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 NJ. Cambon andSec-
fetary Hay were examined, proocol
concerning the ia, IS ceremony s.gned
and other formalitics concluded. These
preliminaries took some time, that
it was nearly $50 O'Clock beforethe
Inc eiect of the action taken : 70
completely renew peace relotips
trade, official, diplomatic, consular .nd
IN all other ways, between this couI.
try and Spain. ~
Following the appointment of q
United States minister to Madrid orJ
'pahlsh 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
game time Spanish consuls will be nm.
pointed throughout this countrx
ceed without treaty Pr0ie9tig2,M,saassion ion
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 President's Proclamntion
! 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 bv
| their respective plenipoten.iories 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 ratitications of the two govern
ments were exchanged in the city of
Washington on the 11th day of April,
1899.
Now, therefore, be it known that 7,
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 he affixed.
Done at The city of Washington, this
1lth day of April, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety nine, and the independence of
the United States the one hundred
and twenty-third.
WILLIAM MCKIyLEY.
BY the President:
JoHN Hay, Secretary of Slate.