Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1898 — TERMS OF SURRENDER. [ARTICLE]

TERMS OF SURRENDER.

Cob litions Upon Which the Capitulation of Manila Waa Agreed On. The terms Of the capitulation of Manila as agreed upon by commissioners representing the two forces on the field, a* cabled to the War Department by Maj. Gen. Merritt, are in harmony with the plan of the peace protocol signed in Washington the day before t*ie surrender took place. The Spaniards give up control of Mnnila and its suburbs, which the American army is to control until the conclusion of a treaty of peace between the two nations. All public property and funds are to be turned over to officers of the United States. On its part the American army is obligated to protect the inhabitants, their private property, their churches, their religious worship and their educational establishments. The American authoritieswill proceed to exercise control in Manila, therefore, until provision shall have been made by treaty for the final disposition and government of the islands. The terms of capitulation facilitate the carrying out of the. provisions of the peace protocol. As the capitulation was for “the city and defenses of Mnnila and its suburbs” it is to be presumed that the Spanish will continue to exercise such authority in other portions of the islands ns the insurgents will permit. The term “suburbs” is indefinite, and in ease of need for activity for the sake of preserving order might warrant the United States in exercising authority over a considerable portion of the islund of Luzon, on which Manila is situated. WILL EXPLODE ALL THE MINES. First Dnty of Admiral tampion on Reaching Havana Harbor. The President has instructed Admiral Sampson that his first duty after proceeding to Havana will be to demand the surrender of Morro Castle and the keys to the mines in the harbor. Sampson is instructed to explode all the mines, leaving the harbor safe for the entrance of American warships, which are t'o keep peace during the sessions of the commission to Havana. i The commisson will probably meet on the New York. The board will not discuss the Cuban debt nor the question of public improvements. All improvements of every nature, according to the President. go with the surrendered territory. Siege guns and heavy armament in the fortifications must remain as at present. Only field artillery and Mausers may be taken from the island, and then only at the discretion of the commissioners. About the only question to be settled by the eommissoners is the removal of the portable Government property, and send; ing home of the Spanish soldiers. The latter undertaking is by far the grater of the two, and a large fleet of transports will be required to land all the soldiers on Spain’s shores. WANT TO GO HOME. Now that War Has Ceased Our Volunteers Desire to Quit Camps. Now that the war with Spain is at an end the volunteer soldiers (or at least a majority of thein) want to go home. Life in the various military camps, now that the possibility of fighting Spaniards has disappeared, has become more irksome than ever. The only chance for diversion that is left for the troops is to be sent to Cuba or Porto Rico to do garrison duty. This would soon become as monotonous as camp life in this country, and a man who is not constitutionally lazy has no desire for a three or six months’ loaf in some W ost India town where lassitude is one of man’s characteristics. Sickness in camp, too, has had a tendency to create a feeling of homesickness among the men. Then there are thousands who feel that they should be at home attending to business. They enlisted in the service of the United States to fight the enemy, and now that the enemy has been subdued, they would like to go home. DIE FROM HOMESICKNESS.

Fatal Effects of Nostalgia Among Troops in Cuba and Porto Rico. Homesickness and fevers are shown to have a worse effect than bullets among the troops invading Cuba nnd Porto Rico. The lack of mail facilities, for which the Washington authorities are blamed, has caused anxiety am? distress in the army. Sickness Infs been bred in all the principal camps in this country and on some of the transports. The neglect to provide suitable hospital facilities at the front has caused many deaths, and for this there is 6troug criticism of the military authorities. SAFE IN MANILA. Transports Peru and Puebla Reach the Captured City, The American transports Peru and Puebla. having on board Gen. Otis nnd Gen. Hughes, arrived in Manila Sunday morning. There was no serious illness on board either of the vessels. This addition to the military forces under command of Gen. Merritt raises the total garrison in the Philippines to about 14.000 mem It is expected at the War Department that more regiments will he sent from San frauciscp as soon as the transports can be provided. SPAIN’S MILITARY BOARD. Names of Commissioners Are Sent to the State Department. M. Thiebaut, secretary of the French embassy, has notified the State Department of Spain’S selection of the following commissioners for Cuba and Porto Rico: For Cuba—Maj. Gen. Gonzales Parado, Rear Admiral Pastor y Landero, Marquis Montore. For Porto Rico —Maj. Gen. Ortega y Diaz, Commodore of First Rank Vallarino y Carrasco. Judge Advocate Sanchez del Aguila y Leon.

fCHLKY AND EVANS ILL. Admiral and Captain Are Both Suffering with Fever. Admiral Schley is suffering with fever. His attendants nre the only ones who are permitted to see him. Captain Evans has also joined the ranks of the sick. He is suffering with fever and is unable to leave his bed on the lowa. PRISONERS THANK BHAFTFR. Spanish Privates at Santiago Congratulate American Army. The War Department is in receipt of a congratulatory farewell address to Uen. Slinfter and his army, which is signed by Pedro I.opcz de Castillo, a private of Spanish infantry, on behalf of 11,000 prisoners embarked from Santiago for Spain. After congratulating Shatter and the army on their magnificent victory, the soldiers extend their “everlasting gratitude** tor their humane treatment. -, i ■" if ' -