The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-22
RIOS HEAD Is LEVEL
SPANS Need Was of Just One
Single Patriot
TO YIELD WITHOUT WAR
Further Progress of Evacua-
tion--Peace Proceedings,

Madrid, Sept. n.-senor Montero Rios
.rss5dent of the senate and president Of
me Spanish peace commission in an in
terview, published today, is quoted as
saying:
1T is q painful spectacle to see polite
fans Of all sides trying 10 throw on each
other the blame for disaster, the respon-
Kbility for which rested on all parties
]. personally, have always favored aUton-
orly for Cuba Spain being unable 70 fore
IDLY maintain her sovereignty at such a
great distance"
Continuing, Senior Montoro Rios said:
'.It IS useless to speak of our disasters.
Has not the country accused all our gov
ernments Of exhibiting too much weakness
toward the United States? What Spain
wanted was man ready 20 sacrifice him
self and who recognized the impossibility
of war with a powerful nation, especially
after years of useless conflicts with insur-
gents"
COMMISSIONS PARIS CHARTERS.
New York, Sept. 2L-A dispatch TO the
World from Paris says:
The secretary of the United States en-
bassy has engaged rooms at the Hotel
Continental for the American commission
ers and their party.
The French government has offered the
conference room at the foreign office,
Quai D'Orsai. for the meetings of the
commissioners, but the offer cannot for
u7ally be accepted until both the Spanish
and American commissioners arrive.
II has been decided upon by the govern
nnent that the commissioners shah have
mo military escort while here, but all
members will be formally received at the
EIysoo by the president.
PORTO RICO'S EVACUATION.
San Juan. Porto Rico. Sept. 2O.-(Delay-
ed in transmissson)
The. repatriation of the Spanish soldiers
began today. -Four hundred men, of whom
200 were sick and 200 belonged TO the en-
gineer corps. sailed for Spain on board
the French steamer Chateau lie Fgtte.
Eight hundred infantry belonging to the
AstuI1as battalion will sail tomorrow on
board the steamer San Francisco.
The water front was crowded with thou
sands of people when the Spanish engin-
GERS marched down, 10 the music of the
Spanish qusckstep, to the wharf, where
they were received by Captain General
Nacias and General Ortoga. The captain
general did not make a speech but ne
shook hands with the officers and men
There was no demonstration made by the
people. Some Spanish field pieces are al
ready on board the San Francisco, but
question has arisen in the commission
concerning the disposition of some of the
guns, and IL was not settled when this
dispatch was filed.
The captain general today gave notice
No the Spanish troops to retire from Abon-
fte, Baranquitas and Barres on Sunday
and from Humacoa, Cuamani and Cayoy
on Monday. Our troops VIII move up and
occupy these towns as soon as they are
evacuated and the Spanish troops in po-
sition viii enter the city in order to be
ready 30 embark on the arrival of the
transports here.
The residents of Porto Rico and some of
the Americans here, are alarmed because
some of the Spanish ships returning from
Cuba stop at this port. They believe there
IS danger of the introduction of yellow
fever into the islands from the Spanish
steamer City of Cadiz. as some of the
men sick on the ship were too i'll to pro-
coed and were brought ashore. Our COM
missioners will protest if there is a rope
rition Of this.
The volunteers have all been disbanded
and the Spanish soldiers are engaged in
dismantling the armories and barracks
and in boxing the guns and ammunition.
They are rejoicing over the prospect Of
an early return to thee homes.
Rear Admiral Schley has refused 70 pur-
chase the coal stored here and it may
be purchased for the use of the United
States army.
MATANZAS INVESTIGATION.
New OrlS. Sept. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
Captain Page, Of General Buffers staff.