Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-05

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eyes Of the new.
The position - the Spanish authorities
was a painful one. aud though return 10
. Spain meant a heavy reduction In sala.
ries aud the complete loss % rich perqui.
sites, the sooner u came 90 an end the
better they would like IL This was the
tone they assumed
u was then tina, they were confronted
with new embarrassment. They had
no transports to convoy their troops
back 70 Spain aud were powerloss 20 ob.
tain them. They were compelled TO an.
nOuuco this 20 the American commits
sioners. Until the Madrid government
should prepare transportation thoy could
do nothing Our commissioners realiz.
ing the force OF this argument made no
attempt 10 force them, although it oc.
CURED to them a. it did to other Ameri-
cans in san Juan that transports Of 9TH
er countries could have been chartered
for the purpose Had there been too
much delay this view Of the situation
would have been presented officially.
But in this our commission preferred TO
accept the Spanish statements In per.
feet good faith and in due time their
course indicated. Waiting the arrival
Of the first transport the whole scheme
for the retirement OF the Spanish troops
10 San Juan was arranged Both the
Spanish aud American authorities were
being flooded with appeals for protec-
ton. The former was besOught by this
Spanish residents living between the
lines and within the American lines TO
guard their lives and property from the
rapacity Of the native inhabitants who
were threatening them with all sorts OF
prosecutions, and the latter wero sub.
jects II the import duties OF the rich
Porto Ricans within the Spanish lines,
who feared that the Spanish soldiers, As
n last act Of cruelty. would despoil their
property and perhaps murder them,
Some OF the appeals wen both frantic
and hysierical But steps were imme.
diately taken TO prevent disorders as far
a. possible.
IL was then arranged that wherever
the spaniards In their concentrating
movements evacuated town or position
the lines should overlap. That Is, tho
lower troops should enter the town
shortly before the Spanish retired
There was no hiatus and no opportunity
given TO the lAwless element When.
ever our troops entered Spanish town
OF position, by the arrangement Of the
commissioner the commanding officer
Of the spaniards delivered an inventory
Of all the Spanish military ==a govern.
mental property 20 the commanding
American officer and took the lAtter's ~.
ceipt
This inventory il 10 BE- turned over 10
| the United States authorities. This
plan obyiates the necessity Of sending
commission over the island 20 inventory
government property. When the last
inventory l. made and delivered nc san
Juan, General Brooke will have n com.
plete inventory Of all the government
property IN the ISLAND
Ever since the American commission.
err arrived NJ San Juan the native Porto
Ricans have deluged them with STOKES
Of the alleged scenes of the Spanish au.
thorities 20 carry on plumber which
properly belongs 20 the island, but the
only collision thus far has been In con.
nection with some G.inch seige guns on
carriages When the first regiment ot
troops were embarked ON the san Fran.
cisco THURSDAY four Of these guns were
taken 10 the wharf ready Tor shipment.
Our commissioners protested on tine
ground that although the guns were
movable, from place 10 place when In
action. they were located IN ombrasuros
aud fortified and must b. defended. In
other words. they were not movable
with fighting line After some discus.
sion, the Spanish commissioners agreed
10 this definition Of movable gun
which confined IL strictly 10 field artil.
lery pieces
| It's impossible TO tell exactly when
the last Of the Spanish troop. will de.
part Two transports are due IN a week
and the indications ara that IN less than
three weeks at most General Macias will
rehnQuish control ~ the last foot % ter.
rtory. 4 fitting celebration Is being
arranged Tor the occasion Of the flag
raising at san Juan Both the naval
and military forces wall participate. In
case General Macias Will accept. it il
probable that dinner or reception will
will be- given In mis- honor by the Amer.
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