The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-19
CUBAN COMMISSIONERS
Have Received a Formal Statement
.sp.srs. : From the Spaniards. szsss
THE EVACUATION OF TIE ISLAND,

1t Is Estimated, VIII Not Be Com
, pleted Before the End of February.
1 Reports of General Wade's III Ilealt Ii
Are without Foundation.
Hava na, Sept. 19.-Rumors that have
been put into circulation to the effect
that General Wade, president of the
American evacuation commission, is Ill
with yellow fever may be denied abso-
lutely. General Wade is looking the
picture of health. lie breakfasted yes
terday with his staff at the Louvre
restaurant.
Today the commission and their en-
tire staffs removed to the Trocha hotel
at VedadO which has been pat in cx-
cellent sanitary condition. The gen.
eral health aboard the steamer Rcso-
lutte Is good.
An official meeting of the Spanish
commission of evacuation was held
Saturday night to consider the form of
evacuation by the Spanish troops and
with the object of acqGcinting the
American commission with the exact
number and positions of the Spanish
soldiers and the best method of eln-
barking them.
Yesterday afternoon there was sent
on board the Resolute scaled docu-
ments supposed to contain a statement
of the results of Saturday nights con-
ference. 1t is understood that 1t is pro-
posed to start the evacuation from the
east to west. embariiing the troops at
the ports of Gibara, Nuevltas, Clenfua-
gos and Havana.
The official statement CT the number
of Spanish soldiers in the island Is
said to place the aggregate at 100000
and 1t is understood that it Is propos ID
that the men shall carry with them
their arms amnuniticns Of war, mate
rial and equipments.
1t is estimated that the end of F'cbru-
Ary will have come before the eva 'ua-
tion of the island Is completed. as the
soldiers must embark in Spanish ves-
sells. 1t Is suggested that this will be
an advantage to both countries. the
United States having an opportunity to
acclimatize its men during the winter
months, as 1t Is proposed that the
American government shall land troops
to occupy each post simultaneously
"tii Ito GNd'utlloIi lipt any
port unguarded at any time.
At the Tacon theatcr Saturday night
there was produced a play based upon
the Dreyfus trial, in which Dreyfu5 was
portrayed throughout as an innocent
victim Of conspiracy in the French
army From the start the synlpathy
of the audience for Dreyfus was plain
ly manifested Four Frenchm"n. one
OF whom Is supposed to have been an
officer Of the French gunboat Fulton.
now lying in the harbor. occupied a
box in the first tier. All of them car
Tied boatswain's whistles, and ut the
frst insnuatiOn against the honesty OF
the trial they began to blow the
whistles and to loudly hiss the players.
"A scene of indescribable tumult fol-
lowed the entire audience rising in
defense of Dreyfus.
The FrenChmcn were frNCibly eject
ed and the performance was continued
without further interruption. On Of
the Frenchmen, he who was thought
to be an officer of the Fulton, refused
to give his name at the station house,
to which the party was taken after be-
Ing elected from the theatrr. and WAS
locked up over night. General BlancO
has prohibited the future performance
Of the play in Havana.
A difference Of opinion between Gu
bans and Spanish officers in prom-
nent cafe here yesterday resulted In
an exchange Of abusive language and
free fight. The disturbance was
promptly quellcd by the police. and the
ringleadcrs were arrested. The GiH
order is said to have been provoked by
the CuhanS.