Evening journal., 1898-10-27
WARSHIPS WANTED.
Generals Wade and Butler
Ask For Show Of Force.
SpANIARDS' HIGH HANDED COURSE.
Pay No Attention 10 Protest Against
the Removal of Cuns-Cubnn and
spanish Soldiers Crowing Furi-
ous-Troops want hack ray.

spanish Soldiers GrOWinfs Furi-
ous-Troops want hack ray.
HAVANA, via Key West, oct. ~
The American evacuation commission
continues to advise sending warships
here, but can get no reply from Wash
ington. The reason may be that Admit
raj Sampson has refused to join Gen
eral Wade and General Butler In recent
requests.
A joint session of the two commits
slons will be held soon. General Par
rado sent n communication TO General
Wade Saturday asking If the Ameri-
cans would consent to another joint ses-
sion. General Wade had previously Civ
en- notice that he and his associates
were tired of meeting without result
and would not again confer with the
Spanish in formal session unless there
was some probability Of agreement on
the date OF evacuation.
A frank talk General Butler had with
General Parade a few days ago result.
ed In this request for a joint session. to
which the Americans have assented,
saying they would select a date later.
An American commissioner says that
this session win almost certainly result
In making arrangements for evacua-
tion, as predicted IN these dispatches
few days ago. Spain viii agree TO With
draw her troops by January and relin-
quish sovereignty by December
I'm the meantime the work of prepar-
ms for the landing of American troops
is progressing as rapidly as possible. IN
officer connected with the quartermas-
ter'9 department has prepared a list Of
the addresses Of all available mechanics
and laborlng men n the city. If neces-
sary n large number of men can be
placed at work building wharfs, rail-
road spurs and hospitals at one days
notice.
Colonel HeclSer predicts that the
American camps i'm Havana province
VIII De taken as models by the armies
of the world for years to come. None
Of the abuses of last summer win be
permitted. The soldiers health will lie
protected in every possible way. Those
qlartered In the city must surely suf-
fer many losses from disease, but the
country camps will, It is believed, lie
kept free from fevers.
AS told in a recent dispatch, General
Butter warned Secretary Alger that
some show of strength must be made
soon or America would lose all prestige
with the Cubans. To this warning
there has been given emphasis by the
reported return to the hills Of a band Of
/ insurgents who had been encamped
near sagua.
These men sent word to General Be
tancourt that their condition was in
tOlerable. In The hills they could live
as they had for three years, and if the
American troops took charge of the is
land they would harass them as long as
life was left
1t is believed this move was counsel
/ ed by several fiery leaders. Only so
men are said to have gone out, but 9TH
ers are likely TO follow any day. Ac-
c0rding TO General Gomez, IL would re-
quire 10000 men to capture so insur-
gents fighting as guerrillas in the
mountains. The insurgents in the
neighborhood of Havana are quiet, but
/ far from satisfied
Bitter feeling among the Spanish
troops against the government for not
paying them is increasing daily and
/ menaces possible outbreaks, entailing
| serious trouble before long. The ordon
publico forces, who, as the name indi-
Gates, are intrusted with maintaining
order in the city, constitute the most
/ seditious and turbulent element.
At first the government proposed to
pay only those who were discharged.
Then after protest, it offered to pay
all by promissory notes, q proposal
which was refused. No cash settle
ment has been made. and the en-
tire body expresses its dissatisfaction
openly.
Tuesday so irregulars (NIovnizados)
from the Camajuani regiment arrived
here and went to the palace TO demand
pay. Their attitude before General
Blanco was such that he ordered them
90 be taken to Cabanas prison on
preteXt of being fed there, but they
have not been allowed to leave the pris-
on and, to all intents and purposes, are
under arrest.
Twenty-one members of the guardia
civil of this province also presented
themselves at the palace to demand
payment. They arrived just as the
Movilizados We're leaving for Cabanas
prison and met General Blanco's aid
who threatened to send them there
also. The threat had the desired ef-
feet, and they left the palace without
further trouble.
These incidents prove the real feeling
of the troops. The possibility of an out-
break is confirmed in private conversa-
TORS with the men, who threaten rio
il they are ordered to embark withou
payment.
During these last few weeks Spanish
rule In the island has been marked bl
unbridled corruption and license on thI
part of every man in power. one o
the most blatant instances is that OF Z
Spanish colonel who, in open viola
I tion OF General Blanco's decree forbid
ding the conhscation of cattle. wen
last week to a rich tobacco planter n
the province Of Plnar del Rio and. un
der threat of force, took 100 yoke oxen
3 pretending that he needed feed for hi
hungry men.
Colonel Brynn's Condition.