The age-herald., 1898-08-21
A COMMISSION APPOINTED
To Determine the Details Agreed Upon a
 General Outline.
ALL PUBLIC HOUSES AND PROPERTY
Turned Over to the Staff Officers of the United States Army Churches Under the Safeguard of
 American Arms.

Washington, Aug. 2O-The war depart ing cablegram from General Merritt, giv- ing the terms of equalization of Manila:
 Hong Kong Aug. 20, 1898. AdjutantIGeneral, Washington:
 The following are the terms of capitu- lation:
 The undersigned having bee nappointed a commission to determine the details of the equalization of the city, and defenses of Manila and it's suburbs and the Spanish forces stationed therein, in accordance with agreement entered into the previous day by Major-General Wesley Merritt, United States army, and his excellency, Don Fermin Jardenes, acting general-in- chief of the Spanish army in the Philip pines, have agreed upon the following: 1. The Spanish troops, European and na- tive, capitulate, with the city and defences, with all honor of war, deposting their arms in the places designated by the authorities of the United States and remaining in the quarters designated and under the orders of their officers and subject to the control of the aforesaid United States authorities until the conclusion of a treaty of peace between the two beligerent nations. All persons included in the equalization 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.
 2. Officers shall retain their side arms, horses and private property. All puohc houses and public property of all kinos | shall be turned over to the staff officers designated by the United States. 3. Complete returns in duplicate of men by organization and full lists or puphc property and stores shall be rendered to the United States within ten days from this
 date.
 Families May Leave
 4. All questions relating to the repatria- tion of officers and men of the Spanlsn
 forces and of their families and of the ex-
 penses which said repatriation may occa-
 sion shall be referred to the government
 of the United States at Washington.
 Spanish families may leave Manila at any
 time convenient to them. The return or
 arms surrendered by the Spanish forces shall take place when they evacuate the city. or when the American army evacu-
 
 ates.
 5. officers and men included in the cap- itulation shall be supplied by the United
 States according to their rank, with ra- tions 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 l. Spanish treasury and all other pubic
 funds shall be turned over to the authori- ties of the United States. z. This city, its inhabitants, its churches and religious worship, its educational es-
 tablshments and its private property of all description, are placed under the special safeguard of the faith and honor of the
 American army.
 F. V. Greene, Brigadier General of Vol unteers, U s. Army. B. l.. Lamberton, Captu U. s. Navy. Charles A. Whittier, Lieutenant Colonel
 and Inspector General.
 E. H. Crowder, Lieutenant General and
 Judge Advocate.
 Nicholas De Lapena, General Excts. Carlos Reyes, Colonel De Ingeninors. Jose Maria Olaquen, Felia De Estado Major.
 (Signed) MERRITT.