The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-30
BLANco LEAVES ron SPAIN.
Steamer Bound to Havana to Take
Him Home.

Havana, Oct. 29.-The Marianao Beach
landing place has been definitely selected
and work on the landing stage began this
morning under the direction of Capt.
Crawford of the engineer corps.
The colonial congress was dissolved yes
terday by decree of Captain General
Blanco.
Capt. Brooks has been assigned by the
United States military commissioners to
make a detailed inventory Of every gun
mounted on the forttfications OF Havana
as agreed upon at yesterdays meeting Cf
the joint commission. The civil governor
of Havana recently ordered the removal
of all the beggars who are infesting the
public thoroughfares. They will be taken
to homes, hospitals and asylums desig-
mated for that purpose.
The Spanish mail steamer Vnlaverde
now en- route from Santa Cruz, is expect
ed TO arrive here on Nov. 8. Her cabin
and staterooms have been completely re-
fitted, and the vessel has been placed at
the disposal of Gen. Blanco to carry him
self and staff to Spain. Gen. Blanoo will
probably sail between Nov. 15 and 20. The
Vilaverde is the vessel which carried
Gen. Martinez Campos to Spain when he
returned home from Cuba.
From tomorrow the volunteers will per-
form only sentinel duty at the palace of
the captain general at headquarters of
the military government and the treas
ury.
1t was admitted at yesterdays session
of the American and Spanish Evacuation
Commission by the members of the latter,
in answer to an Interrogation by Gen.
Butler, as to the reason that Gen. Blanco
had ordered the suspension of the dis
| charge of Spanish troops, that the gov
ernment had no resources with which to
pay in fun the dues of the men, and that
the applications for discharge were so far
in excess of what was anticipated that the
| government was unable 10 meet the de-
mands made upon IL.
The orden publco mikes no secret of
their dissatisfaction and threaten to NUT
| my unless their claims are settled They
| will find willing support among the mem
bers of the Guardia civil and the regular
and volunteer soldiers.
Havana, via Key West, Oct. 29.-The
central revolution committee of Havana
Notwithstanding the receipt of several ad-
vices from Gen. Maxine Gomez as to the
| critical condition of the forces under his
command, has not sent any relief since
the separation of Gen. Gomez staff. A
strong propagauds Is being agitated
against Gen. Gomez, " no IS charged with
being despotic and his enemies are taking
| every advantage of his condition. 81
It is believed that the departure of Gen
Blanco and his staff for Spain, which II
is expected will take place about the mid
die OF November, will be a step toward
peace, as it is asserted that some officers
who are intimate friends of the captain
general and who have his confidence have
been melting the Spanish troops and in
surgent chiefs in the field to resist the
! Americans by force of arms If they are
not at once granted independence.
Several telegrams have been exchanged
recently between the Spanish government
and Capt. Gen Blanco with reference ia
the policy pursued by some of the lat
ter's friends. The government character
lied the action of Blanco as not only i'm
| prudent, but unpatriotc
1t is said that the 1900 men forming the
volunteer batta!ions In the province of Ha-
vana will next week manifest TO Gen
! Blanco, through their chief their desire
! to deliver up their arms before Nov. Is