Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

States and Spain, being an exact copy
of the document brought to the United
States by the commissioners:
THE United States of America and her
majesty the queen regent OF spain, n the
81 h rs end tbe Stale Of war now Exist
ing between the two countries have Tor
sai The president of the United States.
William r. Day, Cushman X Davis. VIZ
H Reid CITIZENS ge Of OIL the United States
And her majesty the queen res regent as Ct
dent Of the senate; Don Buenaventura De
Abarzuza, senator of the kingdom and ex-
minister of the crown; Don Jose De Car
nice, deputy to the corteS and associate JUS
tice of the supreme court: Don Wenceslao
Ramirez de Villa urrutia, envoy txtraor.
Brussels, and Don Rafael Cerrero. general
OF division: 30 80
having exchanged their full powers, which
were found TO be in due and proper form,
have, after discussion of the matters be-
fore them. agreed upon the following ar
ticles:
Spain relinquisnes all claim of sovereign
~ over end title to Cuba And as the is
land is, upon it's evacuation by Spain, to
United States will, so long as such occu-
patton shall last. assume and discharge the
law result from the fact of its occupa-
tic, for the protection of life and prop
cry.
Spain cedes TO the United States the
island of Porto Rico and other islands now
Under Spanish sovereignty in the West In
dies. and the island of Guam in the Mari
aEas. or Ladrones.
Article III.
Spain cedes TO the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine is
lands, and comprehending the islands lying
within the following line:
"a line running from west to east along
or near the twentieth parallel of north
latitude and through the middle OF the
hundred and eighteenth Q1Sth) 10 the one
meridian meridian A Of longitude east OF '1 GreenWich.
thence along the, one hundred and twenty
tude " east Of Greenwieh to the pa G Of
four degrees and forty-fve minutes (4:40
for ana 6enee mppes
north latitude to its Intersection with the
meridian Of iongtnde b one hundred H and
f19:35) east of Greenwich. thence along the
nineteen degrees and thirty-five minutes s
CJ9:35) east OF Greenwich, to the parallel
OF LATITUDE seven degrees and forty min,
Of latitude seven degrees and forty minutes
100 n9rtn M 70 Its nte5se114h with the one
ridian of longitude. east of Greenwich
thence by a direct line to the intersectiop
latitude with the one hundred and eight
ecDth 1lSthl degree meridian Of longitude
hundred and eighteenth d1sth) degree me-
ridian Of Longitude east OF Greenwich to the
point of beginning.
sum Of twenty million dollars go ooo. go,
within three months after the exchange OF
the notifications OF the present tresty.
Article Nv.
1.-THE United States will. for the tern. Of
ten years from date of the exchange
OF the ratificatons of the present trssaty,
admit Spanish ships and merchandise to
the ports of the Philippine islands on ne
same terms ships and merchandise OF
the United States.
Article v.
1.-THE United States WILL upon the sig
nature of the present treaty, send back to
Spain, at its own cost. the Spanish SOL
diers taken as prisoners of war on the
capture of Manila by the American forces:
The arms of the soldiers in question shall
be restored 10 them.
Spain will. upon the exchange OF the
ratificatons OF the present treaty, proceed
TO eVacuate The Philippines as well the
agreed upon bv the commissioners APP
pointed to arrange for the evacuation of
Indies under the protocol of August II,
1898. which IS TO continue in force till it's
time within which the evacuation of the
philippine Islands and Guam shall COM
n!eted shall be fixed by the two sovern-
nents. Stands of colors, uncap tured war
vessels. small arms, guns of all caIibers.
with their carriages and accessories, pow
der, ammunition, live stock and materials
and supplies of all kinds belonging TO the
land and naval forces of Spain in the Phil
ippines and Guam remain the property of
Spain. Pieces of heavy ordnance, excIu-
sive of field artillery, in the fortifcations
ard coast defenses, shall remain IN their
emplacements for the term of six months,
to be reckoned from the exchange of ratifi-
cations of the treaty; and the United States
may in the meantime purchase such nate
rial from Spain X satisfactory agreement
ject shall be reached.
Article VI.
Spain will, upon the signature OF the
present treaty, release all prisoners of war
and all persons detained or imprisoned for
irsurrections in Cuba and the PhiIippines
and the war with the United States
"Reciprocally, the United States will re-
the American forces and will undertake
TO obtain the release OF all Spanish prison.
ers In the hands OF the insurgents in Cuba
al the Philippines
.,rhe government Of the United State
WILL at It's own cost, return to Spain, and
the government Of Spain Will, at its own
cost, return TO the United States. Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines, according
20 the situation Of their respective homes
BY them, respectively, under this article
Article VII.
The United olates and spain mutually
relinquish all Claims for indemnity, IA,
tional and Individual OF every kind. of
5ects, against the other Fovernmenf sEn
may have arisen since the beginning OF ne
late insurrection IN Cuba and prior 10 Inc
exchange Of ratiucauons Of the present
treaty including all claims for in6emniix
for the cost Of war
THE United States viii adjudicate ane
settle the claims OF its citizens against
Spain reiinemshed IN this article
Article VIII.
I'm conformity wlth tue provisions - /
Articles !, and o. his treaty, spain fe- I
l5nuufshes III cuba and ceueS in Porto - -
ard other islands in the West Indies in me /
island Of Guam aud IA the Philippine archi-
pelago, all the buildings, WharVes, bar /
racks FORKS. structures, public hisfusys I
and other immOkahle property which III I
conformity with law, belong 10 the public J
..l-ilu. and as such belong % the crown 81 +
Spain.
Aal i IS ferebv declared that the re-
l.r1siishnreut or cessiou- as the case NAV /
be r. watch Ene preceding paragraph re- /
fers. cannot n any respect impair the /
proper d or sights which BY law belong 10 i
the peaceful possession Of property Of all 1
KINDS. 90 provinces. municipalities. public &
or private establishments. ecclesiastical or 4
civic bodies Or any orher associations hav- 4
fug legal capacity 10 acquire and possess 4
property IN the aforesaid territories re- f
iuunCel or coded. or OF private 'ndivid- /
Gafs. Of whatsoever nationality such in6i- /
5fHafals rnar he.
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