The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-01-11

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spain-Must He Ratified withia
Six Months.
\ Washington, Jan. 6.-The following
is the official text of the treaty of peace
concluded at Paris between the United
States and Spain. being an exact copy
OF the document brought to the onlied
States by the commissioners:
THE United States of America and her
majesty the queen regent OF spain, n the
maine Of her august son, Don Alfonso NIL,
Ing between the two countries, have Tor
that purpose appointed te he as Spt Cd states
William Il Day cush man and Pa White MH
Spain no b pen Eusenio MoqferO Rios. rest 81
Abarzuza. senator of the kingdom ana ex-
minister of the crown; Don Jose De Gar i
lice OF the supreme court; Don Wenceslao
Ramirez de villa, urrutla, envoy Nyt iSrrao ar
- Brussels, and Don Rafael Cerrero' generai
W. having assembled in Paris, and
~ Exchanged their full powers, which
md to be in due e, and nd P maPter sOf be
A agreed upon the FOLLOWING ar
suisnes all claim of sovereign
title to Cuba And as The he Is s.
-
oy the United States, the
will, so long as such occu-
|'t may under international
nm the fact of Its occupa-
nlrotection of life and prop
Article III.
10 me United States the
Rico and other islands now
sovereignty in the West IN
,isand OF Guam IN the Mari
ones.
Article Ill.
Ies TO the United States the
iknown as the Philippine is
experimenting the ISLANDS lying
q Following line:
Cunning from west to east along
H. he twentieth parallel OF norm
lnHsS and through the middle Of the
navigable channel of Bachi, from the one
hundred and eighteenth 0lSth) 70 the one
hundred and twenty-s venth Q27th) degree
meridian of longitude east OF Greenwich
seventh d27th) degree meridian of longi:
tude east of Greenwich TO the paraileeii 81. %, or
four degrees and forty-five minutes Q:45l
north latitude, thence along the pa ralel of
four. degrees and forty-five minutes g. 4Sl
meridian OF longitude one hundred and
nineteen degrees and thirty five minutes
m ois:III IS of f. longitude one bundled and
nineteen degrees and thirty-fve minutes
OF latitude seven degrees and forty min
utes GAO north, thence along the parallel
Gao north 10 its intersection with the one
hundred and sixteenth Q16th) degree me-
fhT thence by direct line to the intersection
Of the tenth G0tDD degree parallel Of north
eeptb d1Sth) degree meridian of longitude
east OF Greenwich and thencce along the one
hundred and eighteenth G1Sth) degree me-
ridian of longitude east OF Greenwich to the
point of beginning
1.-THE United States will nav TO Spain the
sum OF twenty million dollars $50 900 OOol
within three months after the exchange or
the ratifcaJions Of the present tresty
Article Nv.
1-ba Irnfted States will for he term IF
ten years from date of the exchange
o. the ratificatons Of the present treaty.
the Ie' ports Of the Philippine islands on ,as
same terms as ships and merchandise of
Article v.
THE Gxlled States VIII, upon the sig
sssn of eos ref the spSsS
dieTs taken prisoners OF Ts On f0rd .ne
be ne .e store i 10 them " ''''' ~
Spain will. upon the exchange CT the
e. evaouate he Philippine. as Well as the
island of Guam. on terms similar TO those
pointed TO arrange for the evacuation OF
Porto Rico and other islands in The West
Indies under the protocol OF August u
1s9S, which is TO continue In force TIL ~
time within which the evacuation of tht
Philippine islands ana Guam shall com
pieted shall be fixed by the two Govern.
ments. Stands Of coors uncaptured wal
vessels. small arms, guns Of all calibers
der, ammunition, live stock and material
and supplies of all kinds belonging to th'
land and naval forces of Spain In the Phil
ippnes and Guam remain the property o.
Spain Pieces of heavy ordnance, excu
ard coast defenses, shall remain IN the
empacements for the term of six months
sations of the treaty; and the United States
may In the meantime purchase such nate
rial from Spain II satisfactory agreemen
between the two governments on the sub
jtct shall be reached
Article VI.
Spain will, upon the signature OF n
present treaty, release all prisoners of w
and all persons detained or imprisoned I
iEsurreetions in Cuba and the Phiiippii 1
and the war with the United States.
"Reciprocally, the United States will re
lease ali PERSONS made prisoners of war b,
the American forces and will undertake
and the Philippines
The government OF the United State
the government Of spain wil al sPi its o S9
TO the situation of their respective homes
BY them, respectively. under this article
Article VII.
1.-THE United states and spain MUTUAL
relinQuish all claims for indemnity, ma
tiona1 and individual. of every Kind, Q
es AGAINST bs o GF
may have arisen since ,I S che beginning Of tn
sts e nSa a of t R0 70
treaty. including all claims for indemnit
for the cost of war
THE United States will adjudicate an
settle the claims Of its citizens aga ms
Spain relinquished In this article.
Article VIII.
I'm conformity with the provisions @
Articles 1, and of this treaty, Spain Il
iinquishes in Cuba and cedes in Porto Ric
ard other islands In the West Indies, in III
island of Guam and in the Philippine arch
pelago, all the buildings, wharves, bal
- racks, forts, structures, public highway
and other immoyable property which, /
conformity with law, belong to the publ
domain, and as such belong to the crown {
Spain
linqushment or cession. as the case ma
be, to which the preceding paragraph re
fers, cannot In any respect impair IN
property or rights which by law belong I