The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
An Important Order Relating to the Govern
ment of the Conquered Territory.
Spanish Tariff Schedules ModifiedAbout 800 Cases of
Yellow Fever in the Camps-NavaI Officials
Not Afraid of Camaras Fleet.

All persons who, either by active aid or by
honest submission. cooperate with the
United States in its efforts to give effect to
this beneficent purpose will receive the re-
ward of it's support and protection. Our oc-
cupation should be as free from severity as
possible
Though the powers of the military occu-
pant are absolute and supreme and imme-
diately operate upon the political condition
Of the inhabitants. the municipal laws of
the conquered territory, such as affect pri-
vate rights of person and property, and pro-
vide for the punishment of crime, are con-
sidered as continuing in force so far as they
ere compatible with the new order Of
things. until they are suspended or super
seded by theo occupying belgerent, and in
practice they are not usually abrogated,
but are allowed to remain in force and to
be administered by the ordinary tribunals
substantially as they were before the occu-
pations This enlightened practice is, SO
far as possible, to be adhered to on the
present occasion. The judges and the other
officials connected with the administration
of justice may, if they accept the suprem-
acy of the United States, continue to adj
minister the ordinary law of the land as
between man and man, under the super
vision of the American commander-in-chief.
The native constabGlary WILL so far as may
be practicable, be preserved. The freedom
of the people to pursue their accustomed
occupations will be abridged only when 1t
may be necessary to do so.
MAY DEPOSE NATIVE OFFICERS.
while the rule of conduct of5the Amer
lean commander will be such as
has just been defined, it will be his duty
to adopt measures of a different kind, If,
/ of nf1n
should render such measures Indispensable
to the maintenance of law and order. He
will then possess the power to replace or
expel the native officials in part or alto
gether, to substitute new courts of his own
constitution for those that now exist. or to
create such new or supplementary tribunals
as may be necessary. In the exercise of
these high powers the commander must be
guided by his judgment and his experience,
and a high sense of justice.
lone of the most important and most
practical problems with which it will be
necessary to deal is that of the treatment
of property and the collection and adminis-
tration of the revenues. 1t is conceded that
all public funds and securities belonging TO
the government of the country in its own
right, and all arms and supplies and other
movable property of such government may
be seized by the military occupant and con-
verted to his own use. The real property
of the state he may hold and administer,
at the same time enjoying the revenues
thereof but he is not to destroy it save in
the case of military necessity. All public
means of transportation, such telegraph
lines. cables, railways and boats belonging
to the state may be appropriated to his use,
but unless in case of military necessity they
are not to be destroyed. All churches and
buildings devoted to religious worship and
to the arts and sciences, all schoolhouses
are, so far as possible, to be protected and
all destruction or intentional DETACHMENT OF
such places, of historical monuments or
archives or of works of science or art is
prohibited. save when required by urgent
military necessity.
Private property. whether belonging to
individuals corporations, is to be re-
spected. and can be confscated only as here
after indicated. Means of transportation,
such as telegraph lines and cables railways
and boats, may, although they belong to
private individuals or corporations be
seized by the military occupant, but unless
destroyed under military necessity, are not
to be retained.
while it Is held to be the right of the
conquerer to levy contributions upon the
enemy in their seaports, towns or prov
nces which may be in his military possess
sion by conquest, and to apply the proceeds
TO defray the expense of the war, this right
is to be exercised within such limitations
that it may not SAVIOR of conhscation AS
the result of military occupation the taxes
and duties payable by the inhabitants to the
former government become payable 20 the
military occupant unless he sees tit to SUBJ
stitute for them other rates or modes of
contribution to the expenses of the gov
ernment. The moneys so collected are to
be used for the purpose of paying the ex-
penses of government under the military
occupation, such as the salaries of judges
and the police. and for the payment Of the
expenses of the army.
Private property taken for the use of the
army is TO be paid for. when possible In
cash at a fair valuation. and when pay
ment in cash is moi possible receipts are 10
be given.
''All ports and places in Cuba which mas
be In the actual possession of our land and
naval forces will be opened TO the commercA
of all neutral nations as well as our own,
in articles not contraband of war upon pay
ment of the prescribed rates of duty which
tion. WILLIAM M'KINI,EY
by order of the Secretary of war:
III. C. CORBIN, AdJutant General"
Several dispatches from General Shaeter
were reeaeiyed at the War Denartpaaut a,,r