The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-21
commissioners leave FOR HOME.
WORK COMPLETED.
Travel in Special Car Provided by the Railroad
Company--C Communicates From Agun-
aido's Representative.

The American peace commission left
Paris for the United states via Havre
and Southampton Saturday and sail
for New York on board the American
line steamer ST. Louis.
The United States ambassador, Gen.
Horace Porter, and the other officials
of the United States embassy, a rep
resentative of the French foreign Of
fee. and the members OF the American
colony, bade farewell to the American
peace commissioners at the railroad
station as they started on their home
ward journey A special salon car
had been provided by the railroad
company for the use of the members OF
the commission. The friends of the
departing commissioners gave three
cheers and waved their hats and hand
kerchlefs as the train started.
IL Is learned that Agoncillo. the rep
resentative of Aguinaldo, the Philip
pine leader, has lodged strongly
worded protest with the peace COM
mission. which thus becomes part of
the records. II begins with saying
that the very noble and gallant Gen.
Aguinaldo. president of the Philippine
republic" had honored him with the
post of official representative to the
very honorable president of the United
States"
Following is brief outline of the
articles or the treaty:
Article provides for the relinqulsh-
ment of Cuba.
Article 2 provides for the cession of
Porto Rico.
Article 3 provides for the cession OF
the Philippines for s2O,000,000 as com
pensation.
Article 4 embraces the plans for the
cession of the Philippines. including
the return of Spanish prisoners In the
hands of Tagalos.
Article deals with the cession of
barracks. war materials, arms. stores,
buildings and all property appertain-
ing to the Spanish administration In
the Philippines.
Article Is a renunciation by both
nations OF their respective claims
against each other. and the citizens of
each other.
Article I grants to Spanish trade and
shipping i'm the Philippines the same
treatment as American trade and ship
ping for period of ten years.
Article provides for the release OF
all prisoners of war held by Spain. and
of all prisoners held by her for politic-
al offenses committed in the colonies
acquired by the United states.
Article guarantees the legal rights
of Spaniards remaining I'm Cuba.
Article 10 establishes religious free
boiii tht anu buoi ahtNNS
to all churches equal rights.
Article II provides for the compost
ton of courts and other tribunals I'm
Porto Rico and Cuba.
Article 12 provides for the admins
tration of justice i'm Porto Rico and
Cuba.
Article 13 provides for the contin-
uance for Ave years of Spanish copy
rights in the ceded territories. giving
Spanish books admittance free of duty.
Article IA provides for the establish
ment of consulates by Spain in the
ceded territories.
Article 10 grants to Spanish COM
merce in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines the same treatment as TO
American for ten years, Spanish ship
ping to be treated as coasting vessels.
Article 1G stipulates that the obliga-
tions of the United States to Spanish
citizens and property in Cuba shall
terminate with the withdrawal of the
United States authorities from the is-
land.
Article II provides that the treaty
must be ratified within six months
from the date of signing by the res
pective governments in order to be
binding