The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-24
rERxs OF THE SURRENDER.
naniis and its Suburbs Included IN the
cspitnlation.


wAsHINGrox, Aug. 2I-cable COM
n1nnication with Manila has been re-
stored but no dispatches from Admiral
Dewey were received during the day,
and the only message that came from
General Merritt znno9nced the arrival OF
Major General Elwell 5. Otis, with the
transport steamers Peru and City of
Pueblo. He reported that all were well
GU board aed that there had been no cas-
nalties during the voyage.
The War Department yesterday re-
eeised the following dispatch from Gen.
Merritt, dated the same day
The following are the terms Of the
capituistiou
"The undersigned, having been APP
pointed commission TO determine the
details Of the capitulation Of the city and
defenses OF Manila and its suburbs and
the Spanish forces stationed therein, in
accordance with agreement entered into
the previous day by Maj. Gen. Wesley
Merritt, United States Army. American
commander in-chief in the Philippines,
and His Exceliency Don Fermin Jau-
denes, acting general-in-chief of the
Spanish army in the Philippines, have
agreed upon the following:
THE Spanish troops, European and
native, capitalate with the city and de-
fenses with all honors OF war. depositing
their arms in the places designated by
the authorities of the United States. and
remaining in hequarters designated and
under the orders of their officers and sab
ject to the control of the aforesaid United
States authorities until the conclusion of
a treaty of peace between the two bell
ligerent nations. All persons included
in the cspitulatioE remain at liberty, the
officers remaining in their respective
homes, which shall be respected as long
as they observe the regulations prescribed
for their government and the laws in
force Officers shall retain their side
arms. horses and private property. All
public horses and public property of all
kinds shall be turned over to the staff
officers designated by the United States.
Complete returns in duplicate Of men by
organizations and full lists Of public
property and stores shall be rendered to
the United States within 10 days from
this date. All questions relating to the
repatriation of officers and men of the
Spanish forces and of their families and
of the expenses which said repatriation
may occasion shall be referred to the gov
ernment Of the United States at Wash
ington. Spanish families may leave Ma
Mia at any time Convenient to them. The
return of the arms surrendered by the
Spanish forces shall take place when
they evacuate the city, or when the
American army evaeuates. Officers and
men included in the capitulstion shall be
supplied by the United States, according
to their rank, with rations and necessary
aid as though they were prisoners OF war
until the conclusion of a treaty of peace
between the United States and SPAIN All
the funds in the Spanish treasury and all
other public funds shall be turned over
to the authorities of the United States.
This city, its inhabitants, its churches
and religious worship, its educational
establishments and its private property
of all descriptions are placed under the
special safeguard of the faith and honor
of the American army
Among the war officials the terms oi
the capitulation of Manila, as cabled by
Gen. Merritt, were topic of discussion.
[ No light has been thrown upon the terms
by Gen. Merritt. He merely cabled the
terms themselves, expecting probably TO
forward by mail the construction placed
upon them by the American and Spanish
officers at Manila. Unofficial adviees
from Manila previous 10 the arrival of
the text of the terms indicated that the
capitulation of the city included the sur
render Of the Philippines and that Span
ish sovereignty over the entire archipela-
go was, temporarily at least. at an end
This view is not sustained by the condi-
tioEs of the surrender as cabied by Gen.
Merritt, and j. is not the view taken by
the best informed officials of the admin
istration. While some OF the war author
tiles last night were inclined to the opin-
ion that the articles of capitulation, neces-
sarily temporary and somewhat elastic
in their phraseology. might be construed
to mean the surrender of Spanish control
over the entire Philippine group. the
prevalent opinion now is that they mean
precisely what they say and that the
surrender includes only the city of Ma
Mia and its immediate snrroundin gs. or
suburbs as it is expressed in the ar
ticles.