Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
ELABORATE CEREMONIES
At Washington City, Yesterday, Over
the Restoration

At Washington City, Yesterday Over,
the Restoration
OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH
SPAIN-DUC D'ARCOS, THE NEW
MINISTER, FORMALLY PRE-
SENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
IN THE BLUE ROOM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE - WHAT WAS
SAID AND DONE.
WASHINGTON, June diplomatic
relations with Spain, broken off April
81, 1898, were formally resumed at IL
o'clock to-day when President McKin-
ley greeted Due D'Arcos, the newly ac-
credited minister to the United States,
in the blue parlor of the White House.
Simultaneous in Madrid, if the pro-
gramme arranged was carried out,
Bellamy Storer, the new United States
minister to Spain, was being presented
to Christina, the Queen Regent, during
the legal minority of His Catholic
Majesty Alphonso XIII. 1t was not
able occasion in the worlds history
the resumption of friendly relations
between two nations which had been
at war and in the brief struggle had
changed the map Of the world
The speeches OF to-day were espec-
tally notable. They were plain spoken
and devoid of the usual hazy diplo-
matte phraseology.
THE CEREMONY
was exceedingly simple. Promptly at
II o'clock, the hour set, the two car
riages containing the Due D'Arcos, Sec
rotary Hay and the secretaries of the
new Spanish minister, Seniors Riano
and Pastor, reached the White House.
Quite crowd had collected to catch
a glimpse of the new minister. The
party was Immediately ushered into
the blue parlor. The Due was attired
in his respondent diplomatic uniform.
Across his coat he wore a scarlet sash
and on his breast sparkled the insignia
cross of the Order of the Catholic be-
ing the most conspicuous. He carried
his plumed chapeau in his left hand
and the copy of his address in his right.
The secretaries were likewise attired
in their gorgeous diplomatic uniforms.
On reaching the blue parlor they were
presented by Secretary Hay to Col.
Bingham, who remained with them
while the Secretary of State retired for
a moment. He Immediately reappear-
ed with President Mckinley, to whom
he presented the Due DArcos and Sc
nors Riano and Pastor The President
was
CORDIAL BUT DIGNIFIED
ir his greeting. Due D'Arcos then
read his address in Spanish. He stood
a little in advance of his aides, fac
ing the President, while little to the
rear and right of the President stood
Secretary Hay. Col. Bingham and AS
sistant Secretary Cortelyou stood upon
the left.
The minister said:
'Mr. President have the honor to
place in your excellency's hands the
royal letter by which Her Mojesty, the
Queen Regent of Spain, in the name
of her august son, King Don Alfonso
XIII, accredits me to this government
in the capacity of envoy extraordinary
and minister nlQninOtQOti1rV
Il have come to renew the relations
of friendship which have existed from
of old between Spain anr the United
States, and which were interrupted by
the war of last year. The treaty of
peace which Spain has signed put an
end to that war, and now, looking only
to the future, Spain desires that her
RELATIONS WITH THIS REPUBLIC
may be as friendly as they were in
times past, and from the days in which
this county was struggling to gain its
independence. 1t is my task to con-
tribute to the renewal of these rela-
tons, to strengthen them, and to draw
them closer; and, in discharge of it,
hope to be aided by the kindness and
cooperation of your excellency and of
your government"
The President responded as follows
Mr. Minister; l receive with the
greatest qualification the letter by
which Her Majesty, the Queen Regent
of Spain. in the name of her august
son, King Alfonso XIIIth, has accredit-
ed you near this government as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary.
You will find, Mr.. Minister,
A CORDIAL WELCOME
in this country, not only from those
whose friendship you acquired during
your former residence, but from all our
people, who rejoice, as | do, at the re-
newal of the ancient bonds of amity
which, with a brief interruption, have
united our nations for more than one
hundred years. That these friendly
relations may be confirmed and
strengthened, to the advantage of both
peoples, is my earnest wish, and / can
assure you that every member of this
government will heartily cooperate
with you to that desirable end"
1t was noticeable that Due d ARGOS in
referring to the qualification with which
Spain resumed the friendly relations with
the United States that had existed for
over 100 years, plainly said that these re-
lations had been broken by war, while
the President spoke only of the relations
interrupted for a short time.