Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-15
"DETAILS Of EVACUATION.
The Joint Sessions of the Commits
sion VIII Be Held Behind
Closed Doors.
ALL SECRETS zEALOUsLY GUARDED.
Spanish Financiering-The Banco Espan01
Refuses to Advance Money-The Local
Government In Debt to All Its Employees
Smallest Tobacco Crop ON Record
Work Begun on Sugar Estates.

steamer Ciudad de Cadiz, which arrived
yesterday afternoon, brought instruc-
tons from the Madrid government to
the Spanish evacuation commissioners,
dealing with the details of the evacua-
ton, questions of Notifications, build
ings, mortgaged and other properties
of the state to be renounced by Spain
along with her sovereignty of the
island.
VIII be Held Behind Closed Doors.
The joint session of the commission
ers will be held behind closed doors in
the palace of the colonial government,
and it is understood that the utmost
secrecy will be observed, all avenues
of information being zealously
guarded.
The United States transport Reso-
Lutte, with the American commission
ers, is expected to arrive to-day. The
commissioners, it is announced here,
will live on board the transport, COM
ing ashore each morning and re-
turning in the afternoon to the vessel.
Special precautions will be taken to
insure absolute order and to prevent
any hostile demonstration that might
possibly be made.
Spanish FinaneierinR.
On Tuesday last, acting upon the ad.
vice of the colonial council of secre.
taries, Gen. Blanco issued decree au.
thorizing the municipality of Havana
other preferred obligations those sums
which, as provided in the municipal
budget, should be applied in payment
of interest and mortgages overdue on
loans of 1000. 900 and 5000. 900 pesetas
respectively, and directing the Banco
Espanol to turn over to the municipal
treasury all sums collected under these
heads, suspending this quarters pay
mentsof interest on the bonds issIed ON
these loans.
Declined to Advance the Money.
Despite the agreement of the coun-
Gil and Gen. Blanco's approval, the
Banco Espanol decided, in order tc
maintain it's credit, not to advance the
money in payment due the bondhold.
ers on the loan, protesting against the
councils agreement as "a direct viola
ton of the vested property rights, re,
spect for which is the social and eco
nomic basis of any country"
The Local Government In Debt.
The local government is in debt te
all its civil employees. 1t owes eight
months salary to those appointed be.
fore the establishment of autonomy in
the island and four months to those
named since.
Small Tobacco Crop.
The tobacco crop at Vuelto Abajc
promises to be the smallest on record
The principal reason is the scarcity OF
oxen, which were stolen by the insur.
gents or contiscated by the Spanish
commanders to feed the troops. One
yoke of oxen will pillow the land nee
essary for planting $4,000 seeds which
should yield, on the average, Is bales.
Considering that many individual
tobacco growers have lost 800 or 40e
oxen eacli-not counting those lost by
the large companies and smaller firms
some idea may be gathered of the
drawbacks to tobacco cultivation il
this respect. There will be a great de
mand for oxen in all branches of gen.
eral enterprise, as practically all the
herds have been killed off, and no
work in the fields to speak of is posi-
BILE without them. Many of the sugar
ESTATES, AO"cfcE, nave OCS III "OIh N
different parts of the island.
Very Short of Rations.
The insurgent camp at Rojas, prov.
ince of Santiago. where the Cuban
forces are expected to concentrate
prior to the disbanding, is reported
very short of rations. The troops now
there include the commands of Jose
Gonzales, Veitia Napoles, Pancho Cor
ties and Gen. Carrillo.
Gen. Pando, as chief of staff to Gen.
Blanco, will go on board the Resoluts
after her arrival to receive and wei.
come the American commissioners.
Arrived at Havana.
Besides the Ciudad de Cadiz, the first
Spanish mail steamer to arrive here
since the blockade was raised, the fol-
lowing vessels have entered the port
within the last "a hours: The steam
ers Avata, from New York; Olinda
from Vera Cruz, and the coasting
steamer Guanico, all with cargos and
passengers, and the schooner Gabriel,
from Montevideo.