The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10

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ARTICLE 1. Spain r%elinquishes all
claim of sovereignty owe and title to
Cuba.
And as the island is, upon its w
uation by Spain to be occupied by the
United States, the United States Will,
so long as sue occupation shall last,
assume and discharge the obligations
that may under international law re-
suit from the fact Of it's occupation for
the protection Of life and property.
ARTICLE II. Spain cedes to the
United States the island of Porto Rico
and other islands now under Spanish
sovereignty in the West Indies, and
the island Guam in the Marianas or
Ladrones.
ARTICLE III. Spain cedes to the
United States the archipelago known
as the Philippine islands, n compre-
hending the islands lying Wltnln the
following line:
A line running from west to east
along or near the twentieth parallel
of north latitude and trough the mid
die of the naVigable channel OF Bach1,
from the one hundred and eighteenth
<118th) to the one hundred and TWEEN
~ty-seventh 027th) degree meridian OF
longitude east of Greenwich, lei
along the one hundred and twenty-sev-
enth 127th) degree meridian of lOngl-
tude east of Greenwich to the parallel
of four degrees and forty-five minutes
(4:45) north latitude, thence along the
line of four degrees and forty-hve
minutes 4:45) north latitude to it's in
tersection with the meridian of longi-
tude one hundred and nineteen degrees
and t%hirty-fve minutes (119:35) east
of Greenwich, thence along the mer1-
dian of longitude n hundred and
nineteen degrees and t~hirty-five min
utes Q19:35) east of Greenwich to the
parallel of latitude seven degrees and
forty minutes GAO north, thence
along the parallel Of latitude seven de-
:grees and forty minute GAO north to
it's intersection with the one hundred
and sixteen Q16th) degree meridian or
longitude east of Greenwich, thence
by a direct line to the intersection of
the tenth Q0th) degree parallel Of
north latitude with the one hundred
and eighteen 01Sth) degree meridian
of longitude east of Greenwich, and
thence along the one hundred and eigh-
teen 01Sth) meridian of longitude east
of Greenwich to the point of begin
ming. The United States will a to
Spain the sum of twenty million dol
lars (HZU,UUU, UUUJ WIlIllll ILlLCc III
after the exchange Of the notifications
of the present treaty.
ARTICLE w. The United States
will, for the term of ten years from
the date of the exchange of the ratifi-
cations of the present treaty, admit
Spanish ships and m~rchandise to the
ports of the Philippine islands on the
same terms as ships and merchandise
of the United States.
ARTICLE V. The United States will,
upon the signature of the present
treaty, send back to Spain, at it's own
cost, the Spanish soldiers taken as
prisoners of war on the capture of
Manila by the American forces. The
arms of the soldiers in question shall
be restored to them.
Spain will, upon the exchange of the
ratification of the present treaty pro-
coed to evacuate the Philippines as
we'll as the island of Guam on terms
similar to those agreed upon by the
commissioners appointed to arrange
for the evacuation of Porto Rico and
the other islands in the West Indies
under the protocol of August IL, 1898,
which is to continue in force till its
provisions are completely executed.
The time within which the evacua-
ton of the Philippine islands and
Guam shall be completed shall be fix
led by the two government. Stands OF
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arms, gun of all calibre with their car
riages and accessories, powder, ammu-
milton, live stock, and materials and
supplies of all kinds, belonging to the
land and naval forces of Spain in the
Philippines and Guam, remain the
property of Spain. Pieces of heavy
ordnance, exclusive of field artillery, in
the Notifications and coast defences
shall remain in their emplacements for
! the term of six months, to be reckoned
\ from the exchange of notifications of
the treaty; and the United States may,
in the meantime, purchase such mate
rial from Spain, if a satisfactory
agreement between the two govern
ments on the subject shall be reached
ARTICLE VI. Spain will, upon the
signature of the present treaty, re-
lease all prisoners of war, and all per
son detained or imprisoned for politi-
ca offences in connection with the in
Surrection in Cuba and the Philip
pines and the war with the United
states.
Reciprocally the United States will
release all persons made prisoners O.
war by the American forces, and will
undertake to obtain the release of al
Spanish prisoners in the hands of tn,
insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines
The government of the United State,
will at it's own cost return to Spain
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cost, return to the United States, Cuba
Porto Rico, and the Philippines, &C
cording to the situation of their res
pectiva homes, prisoners released O.
caused to be released by them, respec
lively, under this article.
ARTICLE VII. The United State
and Spain mutually refnquish al
claims for indemnity, national and in
dividual, of every kind, of either gov
eminent or of it's citizens or subjects
against the other government, tina
may have arisen since the beginnin,
of the late insurrection in Cuba am
prior to the exchange of ratification
of the present treaty, including al
claims for indemnity for the cost O
the war. The United States will adju
dictate and settle h claims of it's citi
zens against Spain relinquished in thi
! article.
ARTICLE VIII. In conformity wit
h provision of Articles I, II, and III