The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-21
In Fact, Everything Belonging to the
Sen and Land Forces of Spain, to
BE Retained by Her.
ONLY PUBLIC BUILDINGS
FORTREsSES AND OTHER REAL
PROPERTY TO BE TRANsFERRED.
Many Provisions for Protection of
Archives, Registers and Public Doc
uments-GcncraI Foreign News.

LONDON, Dec. 21-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Morning Post to-day gives
a translation of the seventeen articles of the
Hispano-American treaty. His wording
with the exception of the eighth, twelfth and
seventeenth articles-is almost identical
with that given by the Paris correspondent
of the Times, Mr.. De Blowitz, of Dec. IA,
and then cabled to the Associated Press.
The text of the treaty as it appeared in
the dispatch Of M. De Blowitz to the Times
did not contain the eighth, twelfth and sew
enteenth articles, and was incomplete as to
the contents of the third and fifth. The
Morning Posts Madrid correspondent sup
plies these omissions:
Article 8, after defining minutely the geo.
graphical position of the ceded Philippines,
adds: "The United States shall pay to
Spain $2O,OOOOOO within three months after
the exchange of ratificatons of this treaty.
Article s. after providing for the repatria-
ton of Spanish soldiers in the Philippines,
adds: THE evacuation of the Philippines
and Guam shall be made upon conditions
similar to those regulating the evacuation
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 caliber, with
their carriages and accessories, powders,
munitions, cattle, material and effects of ev-
cry kind belonging to the sea and land forces
of Spain in the Philippines and Guam shall
remain the property of Spain. Pieces of
heavy caliber, which not field artillery,
mounted in fortifcations and on the coasts,
shall remain in position for period Of six
months from the exchange Of ratifcations
and during that period the United States
may purchase said material from Spain il
both governments arrive at a satisfactory
agreement thereon
"Article BIN fulfllment of what is agreed
in Articles i, and of this treaty, Spain
relinquishes in Cuba and cedes in Porto Rico
and the other islands of the West Indies, in
the Island of Guam, and in the Philippine
archipelago, ell buildings, barracks, fort
resses, establishments, public roads and
other real property which by custom or
right are Of the public domain, and as such
are vested in the crown of Spain. Be it
nevertheless declared that this renquish-
ment or cession, as the case may be, to
which the preceding treaty 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 prov
irces and cities, public or private establish
ments, civil or ecclesiastical corporations, or
whatever other collective body possessing
judicial entity for the requirement and own
ing of goods in the aforesaid relinquished
or ceded territories, and to particular indi-
viduals, whatever may be their nationality.
The said REIMBURSEMENT or cesson as the
case may be, includes all documents which
exclusively refer to the said relinquished or
ceded sovereignty which exists in the arch
ives of the peninsula. When these docu-
ments existing in said archives only bear in
part on the said sovereignty, copies of the
said part shall be supplied whenever re-
quested Analogous rules shall be recp-
rocally observed in favor of Spain with re-
spect to documents existing in the archives
in the above mentioned islands. In the afore-
mentioned REIMBURSEMENT or cession are
comprised those rights of the crown of Spain
and of it's authorities over archives and Off
cial registers, as we'll administrative as ju-
dicial, of the said island which refer to
them and to the rights and properties of
their inhabitants. The said archives and
individuals, without exception, shall have the
right to obtain, in accordance with the laws.
authorized copies of contracts, wills and
other documents which form parts of no
tarial protocols or which are kept in adj
ministrative and judicial archives. whether
they be in Spain or in the aforementioned
islands.
Article 12-Judicial proceedings pending
on the exchange of ratifcations of this
treaty in the territories over which Spain
renounces or cedes sovereignty shall be de-
termined in conformity with the following
rules:
''First-Sentences pronounced in civil cases
between individuals or in criminal matters
before the aforementioned date, and against
which there is, according to Spanish law
neither appeal nor annulment, shall be con-
sidered determined and shall be executed in
due form by the competent authority in the
territory within which said sentence should
be carried out.
"Second-Civil lawsuits between individ-
uals which shall not have been decided on
the above mentioned date shall pursue their
course before the tribunal in which each is
being tried or before the one which shall
replace it.
''Third--Actions in criminal matters pend
ing on aforementioned date before the su-
preme tribunal of Spain against citizens OF
territory, which. according to this treaty,
ceases to be Spanish shall remain under its
jurisdiction until final sentence has been
pronounced its execution shall be intrusted
to the competent authority of the place
wherein the action arose.
Article 17-This treaty shall be ratified BY
the Queen Regent and the President of the
United States. with the consent and appro-
baton OF the Senate. and ratifications ex-