The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-12
WAR Is OFF
Treaties are Exchanged and
Friendly Relations With
Spain Resumed.

Washington. April 1.-THE condition OF
war which has existed between the United
states and Spain since April q, iSgs ter
minated today when the last formalitios
In the restoration Of peace were PERFORM
ed by the exchange of rauncauons of tho
peace treaty. Coincidcntal with this. Pres
ident Mckinley ISSUED his proclamati,n
declaring that the war was at an end.
and the appointment of Bellamy storcr
was determined upon as minister TO spain
The principal ceremony of the day oc-
cured In the reception room at the White
house, when the exchange OF ratidcatons
took place at 3 O'clock. In anticipation OF
the historic character of the event, many
members of he cabinet aad officials pro-
minent In the administration gathered at
the White house These inluded
Secretaries Hay, Wilson and HltchcooK,
Senator Davis. ore Of the peace commiss
toner's who negotia a the treaty, Assls-
tant Secretaries Fdl, Adee and Cridler
OF the state department, acting secretary
IF war Meklejohn. Adjt-Gen. Corbin. So
llcltor General Richards. Hon. Wayne
McVeagh and MIR. Sidney Smith. chief
OF the bureau Of the diplomatic corres-
pondence, state department, who had pre-
pared the American copy OF the treaty.
Shortly after o'clock the French am
bassador NJ. Cambon, arrived in company
with NJ. Cambon, the first secretary OF
the embassy, the latter bearing the Span.
ish copy OF the peace treaty Mr. McKin-
ley cordially greeted the ambassador. and
after a brief interchange of we'll wishes
the formal ceremony begun.
The president stood back at the large
desk while secretary Hay and Ambassa-
dor Cambon occupied places at the desk.
Around this central group were ranged
the cabinet officers and others already
mentioned and officials to the household.
The powers Of the secretary and NJ cam
bon we're examined a protocol concerning
the days ceremonies signed and other
other formalities concluded These prelmi
naries took some dime. and 1t was nearly
$3.50 before the final interchange began
The signing of the protocol of exchange
occurred at 3:2S y. m, ambassador Cam
bon signing for Spain ana Secretary Hay
for the United States. The protocol was In
French, and briefly reclted the circIm-
stances leading up 20 the exchange This
cleared the way for the exchange itsclg,
! constituting 'he final act The president
took from the desk the American copy OF
the trtaty Handsomely bound and cngros-
sed in blue morocco and encased in a
black morocco portfolio, and handed Il
to NJ. Cambon. At the same time NJ cam
bon handed to the president the Spanish
! copy of the treaty also engrossed, Lound
In morocco and encased in a marojl col
ored morocco box. There We're deferen-
tial bows as each received from the other
this final pledge of peace. This exchaagt
Of ratihcatons occurred at 1886 D. m. The
President was the first TO speak
"Mr Ambassador" he said, "G viii Is
| sue my proclamation at once
NJ. Cambon thanked the president for
the promptness with which the prJciama-
ton was issued This ended the formal
ceremony and after brief feLcitat'ons.
the ambassador and other ofhcora with
drew. Secretary Hay took with him the
Spanish copy of the treaty and deposited
it In the archives of the state depart
ment NJ. Cambon cabed the Spanish
government Of the final restoration OF
peace and made known that the American
copy Of the treaty would be forwarded
through the French foreign office.
Following the appointment Of United
| States minister to Madrid and Spanis1
minister to Washington, II is expected
that consuls Will be sent 60 Barcelona
and the other large places In Spain VIII sre
cur consular representatives were sut-
! pended by the war AT the same time,
! Spanish consuis viii be appointed throug =
this country. For e time, the trade ana
navigation and commerce between tho
two countries win proceed without trea,y
protection as the war put an end to the
| commercial treaty, but a treaty of trade
| navigation and commerce suitable TO the
new conditions and the needs Of both
| countries and also an extraditon treaty
| VIII be negotiata1 soon.