The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26

Distribution of Cargo to BE superIntended
by tho Joint Commiasion.

DlatriDutiOn OF cargo to BE Hunerintenne0
by tho Joint Commission.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-Tho War Department
has declined to accept Captain General Blanco's
agreement to permit the landing Of supplies
from tho relief ship Comal at Havana as an act
Of courtesy. but not as IN act OF right.
After hearing from the American Evacuation
Commission on the matter to-day the War De-
partment sent instructions to Commissary
Niskern. who has charge OF tho supplies on the
vessel, to proceed to Matanzas.
This statement was given out by the depart
ment ut a late hour tonight:
The Comal has been ordered to sail for Ma
tanzas, where her stores will be distributed.
under the direction Of a commission to be
agreed upon by the Commission Of Evacuation"
No details on this disposition Of the Comal
case could be obtained tonight. II was the In
tention Of the War Department. when the Span
ish authorities at Havana declined to allow tho
Comal's stores to be landed without payment OF
customs and port duties. to have the vessel
60 TO Matanzas and make another attempt to
send supplies ashore. According to the state
ment quoted this has been done. but the infer
ence Is that the Spanish Evacuation Commits
sioners are to have a voice In the matter OF the
distribution ofthe supplies.
1t has been commended by some Of the higher
officials OF the Government that the Law Of
Congress authorizing the distribution OF sup
plies forbade Spanish participation in that dis
tribution. This was apparently the view Of
the War Department at one time. Now.
however, IL is indicated by the on
cial statement that the Evacuation Com
mission" not tho American Commission
ers alone. is to agree upon q sub-oommission
to have charge Of the distribution. The law
was a military measure. enacted after war with
Spain had begun. and Its trainers intended that
American military commanders should assume
charge Of the work Of relief among the starv-
While the fact Is not so stated. Il is a fair as
sumption from the language Of the statement
| tically acknowledged that Spanish Sovereignty
Il tbI Hay Isuns is N stll intact &c 9 or n eiSe have e ev vndeS
saff assSs; EfO on the IN sp 4 gSss, eeald !. Be- s SgSadd
after the statement was made public. but from
what was learned earlier In the evening there
the GGnlteeSd States es TIC to acfnoWle SI 'n that the
spsnierdsR had eny rights In O Cuba other , Than
The American Commissioners therefore. do
the feSesIine here. When the. comaSSii question
first anne, up there was a division Of opinion
ministtratioH on this. question Of sovsr-
eighty d. GpF;i 4 the period the SPANS, forces
acting secr q Of State and the present Sec
rotary OF the Paris Peace, Commission, rem
sse pSnisS az Claim GlRlfii IN adV piEaiGtlithhli Sy w fEn bePaTsms sns
in the distribution OF the Comals supplies.
This proposed settlement Of the matter met
S attn SRRH%f E Moore : had il Cabinet &st sa RSPaFtt9 n Ris
derrftood that wShiies the GoVernment was
anxious to avoid making an issue on
General Blaneo and his %oflcias. Lately the
t dhs'f spanisS hT GSsa aos ' ce%nmissfosnp S at {AS q.
vana., acting under Instructions from the Cap
tain General. who presumably Is directed from
Madrid, is Increasing. and there are likely to be
some, d~evelopmepts very soon that Will make
teS SeSpdI'et] er a4taGFit aed s sabisst t 10 tS eu dieta Is
tion Of this Government;
the ts Is d9 sfinfisnt too% thai see t6 pses sttsm temper oe tS Sd
spaniards to defer the evacuation Of their
Government! contemplate the beginning of the
occupation Of Cuba by United States troops not
Oct. 20. This intention appears to have been
definitely determined and will be carried out.
to have no oficial confirmation Of the press
.@ S.a to 81 duty; Smouqtlag 70 qSSat
mission has sa Inserted aetd" that Spanish sovereiSnty
Was intact In those parts Of CUBA not 9ccu-
however. doubted tho renort, and the fact that
It was accepted as true was shown by the ex-
pIessions o., dissatisfaction over the turn the
The IIns,S officers Of the {, A6dm instr who are
Spanish forces evacuate Cuba quickly are chat
ing over the. dilly-dallying methods Of Blanco
and his advisers. One Of the best known Of
the Washington end OF the work Of the
American Evacuation Commission said to-
night that for the present the matter Of the
Comal rested in the. hands Of Commissioners
Wade. Sampson and Butler. In whom the Ad-
ministration has every confidence.
AS to the broader question involved. that OF
Spanish sovereignty In Cuba. he said that the
Government was waiting for q report from the
commission before taking any action. No in
structions have been sent tothe Commissioners
War Department Is getting ready to send
troops to. Havana within a month. and II the
s y 0Ifsi vi f8rGes tb have fim not tS dspa TiIf he from %adt the he
go. even If the United States authorities are
compelled to resort to force to secure pos
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