Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
TROOPS ARE NEEDED.
Our Cuban Commissioners in an
Unfortunate Position
PROTESTS ARE D|SREGAROED
No Attention Paid 10 Objections Made
by Uncle Sans Representatives.
BIG GUNS BEING CARRIED OFF,
Spanish Authorities Mt Habana
Violation of the Terms of the
Protocol.
Protocol.

HABANA, October 22-Yesterday after.
noon the evacuation commission was in
formed that J. b. Hammil was moving
the old guns, bought from the Spanish
Government at "A sale held by the authori-
ties, despite the commissioners protest
Captain Brooks was at once detailed TO
go to the artillery depot and make an in
yestigation.
When he arrived there the commandant
of the depot attempted to prevent Cap
tain Brooks from entering, claiming that
it was against his orders but tho latter
insisted, advising the commandant to
make a formal protest Of trespass directly
to the commissioners.
Captain Brooks reported that the entire
purchase had been removed, with the
wagons and carriages. Each article was
| checked as IL went out.
The commission addressed a note TO MIR.
| Hammil, warning him that the Ameri-
| can Government would claim fun right in
! the property, and would hold him respon-
/ sible for every piece removed.
Yesterday evening the commission made
a further protest against the dismounting
| Krupp guns of the Reina battery
COMMISSION POWERLESs.
The American commission here is
placed in an unfortunate position. The
Spanish Government, it is alleged, daily
commits some act in violation OF the
terms of the protocol, or the legality OF
which is doubtful, such as the removal
Of guns or the sale OF government pro-
perry. against which all the American
commission Is able 10 do Is 10 protest,
which it does regularly, only 20 see It's
protests UNDECIDED AMI ignored.
As one Of the members Ot The commits
sion said. we cannot go out into the
street and stop the guns from being
cartcd ON the road ourselves. We should
have troops or marines here 10 enforce
our protests. All We can do Is 10 pro-
test to which action no attention b. paid.
10 is the most extraordinary situation
, ever known. In the teeth OF. the protests
, of our commission, the Spaniards first
, dismounted the guns OF the Alfonso XII.
Z I'm the Santa Clara Battery, anti quls ,ly
o. returned them 10 the cruiser, aud they
4 now announce that she Will sail for
Spain on the Both"
p TROOPS EXPECTED SOON.
ospV T. VI nc Ai4lEiAitll fNHfill4 SON
yesterday Informed the spanish comm.s-
| sioners that the United States troops
! would begin to come TO the island during
, | November.
Captain Grscom and Lieutenant Reed
y returned from Pinar del Rio this eve
q ming. having visited the capital OF that
b province and a number Of the more Inn
portant towns They report there are
o 1900 Spanish troops ana the same num-
[ Der OF Cubans now under arms in TIE
3 province.
MORE AIDES.
Major General Matthew c. Butler. OF
the American commission, has been adj
vised by the United states War Depart
y ment that his son. Major e. NJ. Butler
Captain Calhoun and Lieutenant Barnes
q will leave for Habana on the ist OF No
Il yember, as extra aides on the stan Of tbs
b. commission.
j. =. Hammil the successful bidder
at the sale at the artillery depot thi,
, afternoon visited General Wade and de
3 clared his willingness TO renounce his
purchase The Spanish Government, h'
~ asserts, has 5000 which he deposited be
!, fore the sale as a guarantee OF good
- faith, and which the Spanish officials nov
n refuse To return.