Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-12

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Irish will have the Pacific coast dis
trict. President Mckinley said to
leading Californian that he honoret
Colonel Irish second to no gold demo
crst In America, and appreciated the
eminent Californian's stand against
Organism in 1S96.-Nonpareil.
The Sulu Treaty.
Following is the treaty made by tn.
Mckinley administration with lht
Sultan of Sulu:
Agreement between Brigsdier Gen
eral John G. Bates, representing the
United States, of the one part, and his
highness, the sultan of Sulu. the Dato
RaJah Muda, the Dato Attik, the Date
kalki, and the Dato Joakanain, of the
other part; it being understood that
this agreement will be in force only
when approved by the governor gen
eral of the Philippine islands and con
firmed by the president of the United
States, and will be subjected to future
modification by the mutual consent
of the parties in interest.
Article 1.-The sovereignty of the
United States over the whole archipel-
ago of Sulu and its dependencies is de.
clared and acknowledged.
Article 2-The United States flag
Will be used in the archipelago of Sui u
and its dependencies on land and sea.
ARTICLE 3 The rights and dignities
OF his highness the sultan and his
datos shall be full respected; the
Moros shall not be interfered with on
account of their religion: all their re-
llglous customs shall be respected, and
no one shall be prosecuted on account
of of his religion.
"Article 4-While the United States
may occupy and control such points in
the archipelago of Sulu as public
interests seem to demand, encroach-
ment will not be made upon the lands
Immediately about the residence of his
highness, the sultan, unless military
necessity requires such occupation in
case OF war with q foreign power:
and, where the property of individuals
ls taken due compensation will be
made in each case.
Any person can purchase land in
the archipelago of Sulu and hold the
same by obtaining the consent of the
sultan and coming to a satisfactory
agreement with the owner of the land:
and such purchase shall immediately
be registered in the proper office of the
Uutted States government.
"Article 5-All trade in domestic
products of the archipelago of Sulu
when carried on by the sultan and his
people with any part OF the Philippine
islands and when conducted under the
American flag shall be free, unlimited
and undutiabla
,'Article 6-The sultan of Sulu shall
be allowed to communicate direct with
the governor general of the Philippine
islands in making complaint against
the commanding officer of Sulu or
against any naval commander.
''Article 1.-THE introduction of fire.
arms and war material is forbidden,
except under specific authority of the
governor general of the Philippines.
"Article 8.-Piracy must be sup
pressed and the sultan and his datos
agree to heartily cooperate with the
United States authorities to that end,
and to make every possible effort to
arrest and bring to justice all persons
engaged In piracy
"Article Where crimes and
offences are committed by Moros
against Moros the government of the
sultan will bring to trial and punish
the criminals and offenders, who will
be delivered to the government of the
sultan by the United States authorities
If in their possession. In all other
cases persons charged with crimes or
fences will be delivered to the
omitted States authorities for trial and
unishment.
"Artiole 1O.-Any slave in the Or
chipelago of Sulu shall have the right
to purchase freedom by paying to the
master the usual market value.
ARTICLE 12-At present Americans
or foreigners wishing to 90 into the
country should state their wishes to
the Moro authorities and esk for an
escort, but is hoped that this will be-
3Ome unnecessary as we know each
other better
"Article l3 3-The United States will
give full protection to the sultan and
his subjects in case any foreign nation
"Article 14.-The United States will
island of the Sulu archipelago to any
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sultan of Sulu.
"Article l5-The United States gov
ernment will pay the following month.
ly salaries:
To the sultan. -. $3.50
To Dato Rajah Muda. Is
To Dato Aftk. 1000. .............. 60
To Dato Cable. ..... ............. IS
To Dsto .Joakanain. 90. ...... 80. IS
To Dato Puyo.. .......... 60
To Dato Amir Haissin. 60
To Hadji Buter.... ...... ........ 30
To Hahib Mura.... 80. .......... 90
To Scrif Ssguin. 49,. 15
"Signed in triplioste Id English and
Sulu, at .Iolo, this goth day of Aneu
A. d. 1889, 9th Arakull Akii 1910.
"THE SULTAN SULU,