Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-01-11
Tue Peace Treaty.
Sent by President McKinlry to tn,
Senate.

to the Senate W thout comment or re-
communication. The text Of tie tea =,
in part, is as follows:
Article Spain Ii gus
claim Of sovereignty owe AMI tai to
Cuba And a. the island is. up II its
evacuation by SPAN, to be oec !,ed i.
the q. s. the U. s. will, so long rs
UGH occupation shall last, assume ard dir
charge the obligations that my und
international law result from the fact al
its occupation for the pr tect n Of Ne
and property.
Article III. -Spain, edes 10 he United
States .be i.lsnds Of Porto Rico and
o.hss islands now under Spa i h ".
srsignty in til, Wet Inaies, and the
Island of Guam in tue Mariana Oh
'Ladron.s
Article III. Spain cedss to the Un ted
States the archipelago known as s.
Philippine Islands,.nd compromising
the slauds lying within the following
(Hers fellows the geographical lc-
atom Of the islands with respect to
latitude and long.tude.)
TIL, UEised States will pay TO Spain
the ,um of twenty million dolla 9
$3.50, OO0.000) within three month.
after the exchange OF The ratification Of
the p esent treay.
Article Iv.-The United States will. fer
the tenn Of ten y.ars from the date o
the exchange OF the ratification IS Of the
present treaty,a Init S. 'anish si'i, and
10 the port, OF the Philip
Pine Islands en- the same term q sb pc
md merehandi,e o. tn. United States.
Article w. The Unit IS vii
,phold the 81 nature Of the present
Ire at,, send back to spain at ts own
ost, She Spanish sold.rs taken q,
ri. .ners II war en- the ca. ture OF
Mia by the American forces. The
rms OF the sold ors in iessi, n shall
Q restored to them.
Ar icls VI.-Spain will, upon the
gnsturs Of tn" present treaty rel ase
i prisoners Of var and oil persons de.
lied or imprisoned for political
fe es in connection with insurrec-
ons in Cuba and the Philippines and
70 war with the United States.
Reciprocally. the United states will
'lesss all persons made prisoners Of
ar by The American forces and will
,dertake to obtain the release OF ell
9anish prisoners in the hands of the
in Cuba and the Philip ines
Article VII.-The United Sites and
ain mutually relinquifh all 81 ms
. Indemnity, naiionsl and individual,
every kind, Of either governm m, -
its citizens or subjects. against tn.
Ter government that may hare arisen
ce the beginning Of the late insur. I
ton in Cuba and prior to tho ex- I
nge of notifications Of the present z
.ty, including al claims for indem- U
: for the cost Of the war.
he United States will adjucate and
10 the claims Of lis citizens against
in yelin pushed in this article.
rtiole VII1.-In conformity with u
provisions Of articles ], II and III u,
his treaty, Spain relinquishes in m
. and codes in Porto Rico and to
rsislands in tie West Indisa, in bu
Island Of Guam and IN the Philip ~.
archipelago all lths buildings m,
ives, barre sks, forts, structures. pub ba
highway and other immovabls Ne
srty which. in conformity with an
belong to the public domain, and .le
lch belong to tho crown Of Spain. an
tiels Ix.--spaaish subjects. ma fro
Of Che peninsula. residing in the
DRY over which Spain by the zee
ut treaty ,slipquishes or codes
oversi9nty. may remain in such \
DRY or may remove thsreirom, 70. inst
g in either event all their rights OF Il
perry. including the right TO sell
pose Of such property or Of its III
Dds and they shall also have the
to carry on their industry. COM r
and professions beng subject in drea
Il thereof 10 such laws a. are ap- 'ue
10 to other foreigners. !. or
Gle X.--The Inhabitants OF the life ,
riss over which Spain yslin- in ia
. or csdsa her sovereignty shall tr'e. >
- ' lief.
H. STAN
sic Xf.-Ths Spaniards residing the '
the territories over which Spain like q