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No date has yet been fixed for the
meeting of the Spanish and American
commission at Havana, a request for
Which was recently made by Spain's
representatives, the American commits
eioners holding off until they shall
have received reports from the officers
sent to different points In the island
to make Investigations. The Spanish
commission has repeated Its request
for n meeting.
Rumors were current that the Span
ish government had given orders that
the customs revenues Of the island
should be delivered to the Americans.
but II is understood on good authority
that the ransfer Is no to be made until
November /. 1t is said Captain Gener-
al Blanco had applied to the Madrid
government for leave to return to
Spain on Ocober 10 and has
been refused, the authorities wishing
him to remain In Cuba until the evaCu-
alton Of the island has been completed.
The conciliatory and cordial spirit
shown by the delegates to the Paris
conference has produced favorable
impression at Madrid. The newspap ers,
discussing the proceedings of the con-
ference, affect to believe that the
United states, besides respecting
Spanish sovereignty In the Philippines,
will also allow Spain to have share
In the settlement of the new regime In
Cuba. Inspired articles assert that
Spain will undertake to carry out the
promised guarantee of the Cuban
debts only until Cuba herself is able to
pay the interest and sinking fund. A
dispatch to the "Imparcial' from Paris
declares that both the Spanish and
American commissions have been in
structed to act ad referendum.
Surgeon Major Seaman. of the trans
~ Ca, N.. IL
declares that there will lie repetition
of the awful horrors II more sick soldiers
are sent on board. He says that when
the Obdam left Porto Rico many We're
sick, yet the first quartermaster re-
fused to furnish wine for their use, but
supplied them with hard tack and
canned food. Surgeon Seaman said he
would hold him responsible should any
deaths occur, and succeeded in obtain
ing suitable food.
He asserts that the ship has every
man that she can carry. Hearing that
a number of sick soldiers were to be
sent aboard. the surgeon major made
a protest, and says he was informed by
General Lawton that his protest
showed lack of discipline, and that an
officer had been appointed to see how
many additional men the Obdam could
carry.
Surgeon Seaman says he will cable
to Surgeon General Sternberg a pro-
test disclaiming responsibility for
whatever may happen.
Major General Coppinger in a report
to the war department placed all the
blame for army scandals on the ignor-
ance of the volunteer troops and staff
officers appointed from civilian life.
Nelson Hersh, of New York, laid be-
fore the war department investigating
commission a paper in which he made
specific charges that Camp Wikoff was
not properly prepared for the reception
of the troops, that the water supply
was contaminated, that the ambulance
es were used for taking officers friends
about the camp when they were seri-
ously needed, and that certain officers
stole supplies intended for the sick. He
cited as witnesses prominent generals,
surgeons and Red Cross workers