The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-21
The TREATY OF PEACE
OMISSIONS lasTHE TExr,0F BLowlTz' DIE
PATCH NOW SUPPLIED.
They are Portions Of Third and Fifth Articles
and Eighth, Twelfth and Seventeenth
Articles Entire.


London Dee. 20.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Morning Post to-day
gives translation of the seventeen arti
Giles of the Hispano-A treaty.
His wording-with the exception of the
lis almost identical with that given by
the Paris correspondent of the Times, M.
DeBlowitz on December 14th. and then
cabled to the Associated Press
The text of the treaty. as it appeared
in the dispatch of NJ. DeBlowitz to the
Times did not contain the eighth. twelfth
and seventeenth articles, and was in
complete as TO the contents of the third
and fifth. The Morning Posts Madrid
correspondent supplies these omissions.
Article 3.--After defining infinitely the
geographical position of the ceded Phil
ippines, adds:
The evacuation of the Philippines and
Guam shall be made upon conditions
similar to those regulating the evacua-
ton of the Antilles and within a period
TO be fixed by both Governments. Flags
and stands of colors, ships of war not
captured, small arms, cannon of every
callbre, with their carriages, accessories
powders, munitions, cattle, material and
effects of every kind belonging to the
sea and land forces of Spain, in the
Philippines and Guam, shall remain the
property Of Spain. Pieces of heavy
caiibre which are not field artillery
mounted i'll Notifications and on the
coasts shall remain in position for u
period of six months from the exchange
of ratihcations and during that period
the United States may purchase said ma
tcrial from Spain if both Governments
arrive at Il satisfactory agreement there
on.
Article SIN fulfillment of what is
agreed in Articles l. , and 3. of this
treaty, Spain relinqushes in Cuba and
cedes in Porto Rico and the other islands
of the West indies. in the Island of GU
am and in the Philippines archipelago
all buildings, moles. barracks, fortresses.
establishments, public roads and other
real property which by custom or right
are of the public domain, and, as such,
are invested in thecrown of Spain.
BE it nevertheless declared that this
REIMBURSEMENT. or cession, as the case
may be. to which the preceding refers,
shall in no way lessen the property or
rights which belong by custom and law
to the peaceful possession of goods of
all kinds in the provinces and cities.
public or private establishments, civil
or ecclesiastical corporations, or what
ever other collective body possessing
judicial entity for the requirement and
owning of goods in the aforementioned
relinquished or coded territories and to
particular individuals, whatever may
be their nationality.
The said REIMBURSEMENT or cession as
the case may be, includes all documents
which exclusively refer to the said re-
iinquished or coded sovereignty which
exist in the archives of the Peninsula.
When these documents, existing in said
archives, only bear in part on the said
sovereignty, copies of the said part shall
be supplied whenever requested. Analo-
gous rules~shall be reciprocally observed
i'll favor of Spain with respect to docu-
ments existing in the archives of the
above mentioned islands. In the afore-
mentioned REIMBURSEMENT or cession are
comprised those rights of the crown of
Spain and of its authorities over archives
tratiye and judicial of the said island with
and official registers, as well. admins
reference to them and to the rights and
properties of their inhabitants. The said
archives and registers must be carefully
preserved; in accordance with the laws,
authorized copies of contracts, wills and
other documents which form parts of
notarial protocols or which are kept in
administrative and judicial archives,
wi hn,y I.a i'm, IN, ~
mentioned islands.
Article II. Judicial proceedings pend
ing on the exchange of notifications of
this treaty in the territories over which
Spain renounces or cedes sovereignty
shall be determined in conformity with
the following rules:
EIrst-Sentences pronounced in civil
eases between individuals or in criminal
matters before the aforementioned date
and against which there is, according TO
Spanish law, neither appeal nor annul-
ment, shall be considered determined dnd
shall be executed in due form by the
competent authority in the territory
within which said sentences should be
carried out.
Second-Civil law suits between indi-
yiduals which shall not have been decid-
cd eli the above mentioned date, shall
pursue their course before the tribunal
in which each lis being tried or before the
one which shall replace it.
Third-Actions in criminal matters
pending on the aforementioned date be-
fore some tribunal of Spain against
which territory, according to this treaty
ceases to be Spanish. shall remain under
its jurisdiction until final sentence has
been pronounced, but once sentence has
been pronounced, its execution shall be
entrusted TO the competent authority of
the place wherein the action arose.
Article 11.-This treaty shall be ratifi-
ed by the Queen Regent and the Presi-
dent of the United States. with the con-
sent and appreciation of the Senate and
notifications exchanged within six
mouths, or earlier if possible.
Then follows the signatures Of all
the peace commissioners and the seals.