Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-06


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 shah
be restored to them.
Spain will upon the exchange of the
ratiheations of the present treaty, pro-
coed to ewacuate 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
other islands in the West Indies under
the protocol Of August IL, 1898, which
is to continue in force till its provis-
ions are completely executed.
The time within which the evacua-
ton of the Philippine islands and
Guam shall be completed shall be fixed
by the two governments. STANDS OF
colors, uncaptured war vessels, small
arms. guns of all calibres with their
carriages and accessories, powder, am
munition, 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 neavy
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 mater
ial from Spain if a satisfactory agree
ment between the two governments 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-
sons detained or imprisoned for pol1t-
zeal offences in connection With the
instructions in Cuba and the Philip
pines and the war with the United
States.
Reciprocally, the United States will
release all persons made prisoners OF
war by the American forces and VIII
undertake to obtain the release or all
Spanish prisoners in the hands or the
insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines.
The government of the United States
will at its own cost, return 10 Spain,
and the government of Spain Will, at
it's own cost, return to the united
States, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines, according to the situation CT
their respective homes, prisoners re-
leased or caused to be released by
them, respectively, under this article.
Article VII.-The United States and
Spain mutually relinquish all claims
for indemnity, national and individ-
ual, of every kind of either government
or it's citizens or subjects against the
other government that may have
arisen since the beginning of the late
instruction in Cuba and prior to the
exchange of notifications of the present
treaty, including all claims Of indem-
nifty for the cost of war.
The United States will adjudicate
and settle the claims of its citizens
against Spain relinQuished in this
article
Article VIII.-In conformity with
the provisions of Articles |, ii and III
of this treaty, Spain relinquishes in
Cuba and cedes in Porto Rico and otn-
er islands in the West Indies, in the is
land of Guam and in the Philippine
archipelago all the buildings, wharves,
barracks. forts structures, public high
ways and other immovable property
which, in conformity with law, belong
to the public domain, and as such be-
long 20 the crown of Spain.
And it is hereby declared that the
REIMBURSEMENT or cession as the case
may be to which the preceding para
graph refers, cannot in any respect i'm
pair the property or rights which by
/, law belong to the peaceful possession
or property of all kinds, of provinces,
municipalities, public Or private estab-
lishments, ecclesiastical or civic bod
les, Or any other associations having
legal capacity to acquire and possess
property in the aforesaid territories
renowned or coded Of private indi-
viduals Of whatsoever nationality such
individuals may be.
The aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT or ces-
sion, as the case may be. includes all
documents exclusively referring to the
sovereignty relinquished or ceded that
may exist in the archives of the Pen
insula. Where any document in such
archives only in part relates to said
sovereignty, a copy of such part will
be furnished whenever it shall be re-
quested. Like rules shall be recip-
rocally observed in favor of Spain in
respect to documents in the archives
of the islands above referred to.
In the aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT or ces-
sion as the case may be, are also included
such rights as the crown of Spain and its
authorities possess in respect to the Off
cial archives and records. executive as
we'll as judicial, in the islands above re-
ferred to, which relate to said islands or
the rights and property OF their inhabi-
tants. Such archives and records shall
be carefully preserved and private per
sons shall without distinction have the
right to require in accordance with law
authenticated copies of the contracts.
wills and other instruments forming part
of notarial protocols or files. or which
may be contained in the executive or jul
dicial archives. by the latter in Spain or
in the islands aforesaid.
Article IX.-Spanish subjects. natives of
the Peninsula, residing in the territory
over which Spain by the present treaty
relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty,
may remain in such territory or may re-
move therefrom retaining in either event
all their rights of property, including the
right to sell or dispose of such property or
of it's proceeds; and they shall also have