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OCCUPATION OF CUBA
spain Notified That Troops VIII Take
Possession of the Island
December 4.

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Spanish control over the island
must cease. The commissioners,
acting upon these instructions,
have notified the Spaniards that
all ports and customs receipts and
the management of municipal affairs
will pass into the hands of the Amer
lean military commander in the island.
This order was not intended TO work
hardship 10 the Spanish troops or
government. but II was thought best
10 fix n definite time 10 end Spanish
rule and 10 begin operations under
the United States.
1t is probable that United States
troops will go TO Cuba before that
time. BY December l il is expected
10 have troops so stationed that there
will be no need of Spanish troops 10
preserve order. The proclamat ions
that have been issued by the president.
establishing customs rates and defin-
ing the manner in which Cuban terri
tory shall be governed will prevail
until il becomes apparent that new
regulations are needed.
/ On October Is Maj. Gen. Brooke will
assume control of the island Of Puerto
Rico. 1t is possible that all the Span
ish troops will not have left Puerto
/ Rico at that time; il so, they will
be quartered in barracks until they
can be taken away. In the language
/ OF Secretary Alger, the United States
will be the host and the Spaniards
the guests after October Is. The
United States will not ship the remain
ing troops 10 Spain at it's own ex-
pense. That was no part of the pro-
tocol. The custom houses. the money
received for customs and the gov
eminent Of the islands will pass COM
pletely from Spanish control on the
date set. The present custom regula-
tions under proclamation of the pres
ident will prevail.
Madrid, Oct. 12.-The Spanish gov
eminent announces it's intention to
maintain a strong force of troops in
Cuba until the treaty of peace with
the United States is definitely signed.
Immediately after peace is signed.
the cortes will be convened and meas
ures dealing with the reorganiza ton
OF all the state departments will be
submitted TO parliament.
Washington, Oct. 12.--When the at
tention of the officials of the war de-
partment was called to the statement
made in Madrid that strong force of
Spanish troops would be kept in Cuba
until the treaty Of peace had been
signed IL was simply stated that there
had been and would be no change in
the orders o the United States troops,
and that the instruction given TO the
American military commission in Ha-
vaBa 10 take possession Of the island
on December /, irrespective OF the
presence or absence of the Spanish Off
cials. would be vigorously adhered TO.
The Spanish troops may stay in Cuba
for time after that date IL evacuation
is not complete, but they will be no
longer the masters of the island. and
United States officials will administer
all OF It's affairs.
Paris, Oct. 12.-After a fourth joint
session-lasting from two o'clock
Tuesday afternoon 10 n quarter past
four-the American and Spanish peace
commissions adjourned without hav-
ing reached final conclusion as 10
any point In the protocol. Thus far
there has been no joint formulation or
disqualification of views TO be returned
by each commission to its government.
for embodying In the final treaty The
question Of the Philippines has not yet
been considered in joint session.
though the Americans at their sep
arate sessions have acquired exhaus-
tive information from persons who
have lived in the Philippine islands and
done business there. They are now,
therefore, well equipped TO discuss the
subject when IL comes up. The Span
ish commissioners have presented
written views, expressions and propo-
sitions TO which there have been writ
ten rejoinders. These, In the original
and In translations. have been read at
the joint sessions, while during the re-
cesses they have been respectively di-
gested and responses formulated to
them, rendered into both English and
Spanish for the next joint session.
The Spanish, IL is believed, have
asked TO have the Cuban debt assumed
by the United States, urging that the
debt should pass with the sovereignty.
The debt so presented for American
assumption covers the expense OF the
ten years insurrection, the recent I'M
surrection and the war with the
United States, as far as SPANS out
lay in the war can be classified against
Cuba. The Americans probably have
replied that II indeed any part OF the
so-called Cuban debt Is allowable. the
part incurred In suppressing lnsurrec-
tons or in the war with the United
States Is not allowable.
Had served In the senate.
New Haven, Conn, Oct. i2.-Benja-
min Stark. one of the most prominent
citizenS ~ eaStern Counecticuf died