The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-28
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HAVANA. Sent 27.-The Spanish Commits
sion has not yet anfwered the American note
concerning the time Of evacuation. but II Is
almost certain that the SpAnlards will not ac-
cept the short time granted by the Americans.
Dispatches received here to-day from Madrid
announce that the Cabinet agreed at its last
meeting that the evacuation Of the island can
not be completed rs quickly ne the American
Government and the commission desire.
The correspondent Of TIE Sun has talked
with many high Spanish oficials here. and
they nll gave the same answer when asked
when the evacuation would be completed.
They declared that 1t would take Eve months
ut least, and talked rs though the American
Government had very little to say In the mat
ter. This seems to be the attitude. OF all the
SpanlRrds. 1t IL apparent that they intend to
suit their own convenience In the matter. de-
pending on dilatory tactics 70 hoodwink the
American Commissioners
The dispatches from Madrid regarding the
attitudy of the Cabinet confirm the statement
previously cabled to The BuN that the Span
ish Commission is acting under precise I'M
structions from the home Government in do
laying the evacuation as much rs possible.
The common talk here IL about the difficulties
OF embarkinR the troops. The soldiers from
the anterior will Nave m ha concantroted AZ
the porte. which win be slow work. The roads
are had. ana this viii DELAY tbe emharkatIon
OF the artillery for months. In addition, there
are not steameEs enough to convey the troops.
The Spanish Commission will set forth these
and many other reasons for delay when It re-
plies to the American note.
The iden of the Spanish troopa campine ont.
| aide the cities and the nronoaition that the ad-
| ministration Of affaina oe turned oyer IN the
Americans win surely be reiected as humIIi-
| atinr and as n sure cause of trouble The
| 9paniah army will haydlv aorea tn he n,acad
IN the same position AZ the insurpents, while
| the spanish officers would protest against the
government apreeinr To any such terms. Thev
have NOT vet fullv realised that Spain has been
whipped and imagine that thew ara in q posl-
! tIon to dictate terms to the Americans
According 10 the snanisb internretat;on ot,
the protocol. which has been given In n long
note. full of International law quotations. the
auhstance Of which has already been cabled m
Tun SuN tbe Snaniards ara 70 retain aovar-
eighty In Cuba until the troops have left the
! island. and the Go-vernor-GeneraI ba he Gen
Blanco or somebody else. and the Autonomist
Cabinet arc To remain until after tine army
has gone and the administration IL surren.
dared The American Commissionera 40 far
as known. have done little to oontroyert tbis
Interpretation Il Is not believed here that
the Evacuation will he Accommodated before
| Dec. 81 at the earliest,
Concerning the American proposition that
Havana should be evacuated arst. the snan-
iards will raise many objections, They hold
that az Havana ia the centre of the admins
tration of the ialand the Goyernor-Genera and
the Cabinet are To retain their power even
though the troops are sent away.
last night Gen. Aonirre the Spanisb mill
tary Commander in the province of Santa
Clara. arrived here and had n long conference
with Gems. Blanco. Jimenez. Castellanos. Ma
| roto and Gonzalez Parrafp. the President Of
the Spanish Commission. Gen. AR1Irre spoke
about the general situation of the Spanisb
| army, under his command. and views were ex-
changed concerning the evacuation of the in
terror.
Gen. Wade. the President OF the American
Commission. and Secretary Gould returned
this morning from Key West on the Resolute.
Another American note has been delivered
to the Spanish Commission regarding the de-
tails of the landing and distribution of food for
the reconcentrados and the committees TO be
appointed to take charge of the distribution.
The big gums from the cruiser Alfonso XII.
which were landed to be used In the defence of
Havana. have been dismounted and replaced
on the cruiser, which VIII return TO SPAIN.
The Diario de la Marina continues its cam
| paiRn against the United States, and says that
the Americans interfered in bad faith to con-
quer the island.
La Lucha says that during war go per
cent. Of the native white population died. and
is per cent. of the negroes. Now the native
whites number only 100000 and the negroes
100000. Such will be, adds La Luoha, the
population that will form the new Government
In Cuba.
Two hundred SPANISH residents of Havana
have siRniaed their intention to take no part
in the elections. but to remain as foreigners.
Gen. Blanco win soon sign a decree granting
amnesty to all political offenders. and ali no.
litIcal prisoners win be set free Immediately
afterWard.
The report published here that the American
Government will not feed the insurRenta has
caused a sensation. Gen. Gomez Is at Caiba-
rien waiting for food from the Comal. Th
Cuban General. MonteaGudo, in Santa CLARA.