The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-22
A HISTORIC PAPER.
Mckinley Issues Orders Instructing Gen
Shafter in the Santiago Government
New Epoch in History.

IudG Will NC I1ISIOI1C, mai Ming al
epoch in Am erican history, was ISSUED
Monday night by direction of Presi
dent Mckinley.
By order of Secret ary Alger, Gen.
Corbin Monday night cabled the docu-
ment to Gen. Shafter. in command OF
the military forces at Santiago. The
paper is not only an authorization
and instruction of Gen. Shafter for the
government of the captured territory
but also a proclamation to the people
of the territory of the intentions Of
the government of the United States
regarding them and their interests. Ii
marks the formal establishment of q
new political power in the island OF
Cuba and inSures to the people of the
territory over which the power eX-
tends absolute security in the exercise
of their private rights and relations, as
we'll as security to their persons and
property.
The first effect of the military occu.
patton of the enemy's territory is the
severance of the former political rela-
tions of the inhabitants, and the es-
tablishment of new political power.
Under this changed condition OF
things, the inhabitants so long as they
perform their duties, are entitled tc
security in their persons and property
and in all their private rights and re.
latiOns.
The United States does not make
war upon the inhabitants of Cuba, mol
upon any party or faction among them
but to protect them in their homes, in
their emplOyments and in their per.
sonal and religious rights. All per-
sons who, either by active aid or by
honest submission, cooperate with the
United States in its efforts to give eff
feet to this beneficent purpose, will re-
ceive the reward of it's support and
protection.
Though the powers of the military
occupant are absolute and supreme,
and Immediately operate upon the
political condition of the inhabitants,
the municipal laws of the conquered
territory, such as affect private rights
of person and property, and provide
for the punishment of crime
are considered as continuing in force,
SO far as they are compatible with the
new order of things, until they are
suspended or superseded by the occu-
plying belligerent, and in practice they
are not usually abrOgated, but are al
lowed to remain in force and to be ad.
ministered by the ordinary tribunal
substantially as they were before the
occupation.
1t is conceded that all public funds
and securities belonging to the gov.
eminent of the country in it's own
right, and all arms and supplies and
other movable property of such gov
eminent, may be seized by the mil
itary occupant and converted to his
own use. The real prope rty of the
state he may hold and administer
at the same time enjoying the revenue!
thereof, but he is not to destroy ii
save in the case of military necessity
All public means of transportation,
such as telegraph lines, cables, rail-
ways and boats belonging to the stats
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 school houses, are, Sc
far as possible, to be protected and all
destruction or intentional DETACHMENT
of such places of historical monu.
ments or archives or of works OF
science or art is prohi bited, save when
required by urgent military necessity.
AS the result of military occupation,
the taxes and duties payable by the
inhabitan is to the former government
become payable to the military occu.
pant, unless he sees fit to substitute
tor them other rates or modes of con.
tribution to the expenses of the gov.
eminent. The moneys so collected are
to be used for the purpose of paying
the expenses of government under the
military occupation, such as the sal
aries of the judges and the police, and
for the payment of the expenses of tn!
army.
Private property taken for the use
of the army is to be paid for when pos
sible iii cash at fair valuation anC
when payments in cash is not possible,
receipts are to be given.
All ports and places in Cuba which
may be in the actual possession of our
land and naval forces will be opened
to the commerce of all neutral ma
tiOns, rs we'll as our own, in articles
not cOatraband of war, upon payment
of the prescribed rates of duty which
may be in force at the time of the i'm.
pOrtation.
Poor DigSings in Copper River.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 19.-Over 1OC
Copper river miners have arrived here
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