Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-14
English Report Of Text Of Peace
Treaty.

lowing as the text OF the Spanish-Amerl-
| can treaty:
Spain relnquishes all claims OF sover-
eighty over and title 10 Cuba; and, as
the island is. upon its evacuation by Spain
to be occupied by the United States, the
latter will, so long as such occupation
shall last, assume and discharge the oblI-
cations In respect to protection of life
and property which may, under inferno
tional law, result from its occupation.
Spain ceoes to the United States the
Island Of Porto Rico and the other Isl aids
nov under Spanish sovereignty in the
Nest Indies with Guam, in the Marianne
or Ladrone Islands.
THE PHILIPPINES.
Spain cedes 10 the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine Is
lanGs. The United States will. for a term
o. ten years from the date and exchange
4 ratihcatons Of the treaty, admit
Spanish ships and merchandise to The
| ports Of the Philippine Islands on the
/ same terms as the ships and merchandise
| OF the United States The United States
! %ill, upon the signature OF the treaty,
| send back to Spain, at its own cost, the
| Spanish soldiers taken as prisoners OF
war on the capture OF Manila by the
! American forces. The arms Of the sol
! diers i'm question shall be restored 10 them.
RELEASE OF PRISONERS.
Spain will, upon the signature OF the
treaty, release all prisoners Of war. and
all persons detained or imprisoned for
political offences In connection with the
f,,~t. l.. IL. MT
and the war with the United States.
''On their part, the United States will
| release all persons made prisoners of war
by the American forces. and will under
take 10 obtain the release of all Spanish
prisoners IN the hands OF the insurgents
! in Cuba and the Philippines.
1.-The United States will, at their own
cost, return to Spain, and the govern
| rnent Of Spain Will. at its own cost. re-
turn TO the United States. Cuba, Porto
Rico, or the Philippines, according to the
situation OF their respective homes. the
prisoners released or caused to be re-
leased by them respectively under this
provision
REIMBURSEMENT OF CLAIMS.
THE United States and Spain mutually
relinquish all claims for indemnity, ma
tional and individual, Of every kind, OF
either government, or of its citizens or
subjects, against the other government,
that may have arisen since the beginning
of the late insurrection in Cuba. and
prior 10 the exchange Of ratifcatiOns OF
the present treaty including all claims
for indemnity for the cost Of the war.
The United States will adjudicate and
settle the claims Of its citizens against
Spain. relinquished under this stipula-
ton. Spanish subjects, natives Of the
L., f,, h..
which Spain by the treaty relinquishes or
cedes her sovereignty, may remain in such
territory, or may remove therefrOm re-
taining in either events all their rights
Of property. including the right TO
sell or dispose Of such property
or It's proceeds. and they shall also
have the right 10 carry on Their
industry, commerce, or profession, being
subject, I'm respect thereof to such laws
as are applicable TO other foreigners. In
the event Of their remaining in the terri
tory they may preserve their allegiance
TO the Crown of Spain by making, before
a court Of record within a year from the
date Of the exchange Of Publications OF
the treaty. declaration OF theiIdecision
to preserve such allegiance in default OF
which they shall be held to have re-
nounced ii and 10 have been naturalized.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
"The status OF the Inhabitants Of the
territory thus ceded shall be determined
by Congress. The inhabitants of the
coded territory, over which America mas
sovereignty, shall be free in their re-
ligious professions.
"Spaniards remaining In the territory
coded to the United States shall be sub
ject to the laws of the territory i'm which
they shall reside.
COPYRIGHTS AND PATENTS.
THE right Of property secured by copy
rights and patents acquired 10y the Span.
iards I'm the island Of Cuba and I'm Porto
Rico and the Philippines. and in the other
coded territory, at the time OF the eX-
change Of ratihcations OF the treaty. shall
continue. and be respected Spanish
scientific, literary, and artistic works, not
subversive of public order in the terri
tories in question, shall continue to be
admitted free of duty into such terrific
ries for a period Of ten years, TO be reck-
oned from the date OF the exchange Of
Publications Of the treaty.
Spain shall have the right 10 establish
consular offices in the ports and other
places in the territory. sovereignty over
which has either been relinquished or
coded by the treaty.
SHIPPING PRIVILEGES.
THE government Of each country will,
for a term Of ten years from the eX-
change Of Publications, accord to the mer-
chant vessels OF the other country the
same treatment I'm respect of all port
charges, including entrance and clearance
dues, light dues, and tonnage duties. as
it accords TO its own merchant vessels
not engaged I'm coastwlse trade. This
provision may at any time be determined.
on six months notice. given by either
government 10 the other.
at is understood that any obligation
assumed in the treaty by the United
States with respect to Cuba is limited 10
the time of the occupation by the United
States of that island. but the United
States Government will upon the termi
nation Of such occupation, advise anv
government established in the island TO
assume the same obligations"
Personals and Briefs.
Mr. Lyman Chalkley. Of stanton, IS
at Murphy's.