The evening times., 1898-11-18
Suggestions of a Black Colony
Not Pleasing.
GARCIA OFF FOR AMERICA
Soldiers of the Republic TO Be Paid
Mex Month.
Loans for the Purpose of Giving
Them One Years Wages Made
From Some Direction.

Havana. Nov. 1S-The American ard
Spanish Commissions yesterday exc ans-
ed signed documents in accordance with
agreements arrived at "Wednesday in the
joint session This virtually closes ag
gressive work for the Ame! leans as all
remaining FOR them is to see that the
evacuation proceeds as arranged.
Gen. Wade, Admiral Sampson and Gen.
Butler are delighted at the prospect of
an early return TO their homes, as at one
time they feared that they would BE- com
PEELED TO spend the entire winter in Ha-
vana. Gen. Wade is now making prep
arations for his more active duties.
Horses for himself and his aides arriv-
ed from Tampa this morning. and every
thing points TO the almost Immediate oc-
cupation of the Island by the American
troops.
The news from Topeka, Kansas, that
John T. Veny, a Baptist clergyman, IS
about to send 10 Santiago thirty n gro
families as a nucleus for large negro
colony, has caused an exceedingly bad
I impression among the Cubaus, who are
!
! shall come TO Cuba The more Tab.d pre-
dict a race war should many negroes
/ come from The United States. A : range
! feature is that the Cuban negroes are
| even more bitter than the whites in de
! nouncimg the movement
Gen. Garcia, with the other members Of
the santa Cruz commission, Gen San2uIy'
! excepted. sailed for New York yesterday
! on the steamer SeguIanCa. Leaving Mari
/ anO of the > o'clock train, Gen. Garcia
I entered Havana, emba rking at The wharf
MaChinas on the vessel without SPECIAL
notice His mother accompanied him 10
the pier There were also present mem
: bers Of the Cuban Junta and other prom
inent CubaRs of Havana.
The Cuban army will receive one years :
pay on December 10. Notes Tor the bal
ance due will be issued and the troops
4 will then he disbanded This information
| gathered from officer of Gen. Gar
cia's personal staff. on whose word inn
pIicit confidence may be placed. From
! what source the money will come | cannot
learn. but that the United States mas
guaranteed the loan is almost certain.
The new uniform decided on for the Gu
/ ban troops will be dark blue, resembling
that OF the United States army, but re-
tanning distinctive insignia for the Off
. GERS
Brig. Gen. Humphreys took charge OF
the quartermaster's department yester-
day. As Il preliminary step he visited
( Mariana in The morning and inspected the
pier for landing the troops. The con-
struction of the works, while satisfac-
/ tory so far as built. has been found INSULT
cient, and the pier will be extended e
I feet further into the sea. Another pier
| extending % feet will also be used as an
auxiliary pier for vessels of light draught
Gen. Humphreys has inspected the
camp sites On the hills round Gu ina5acoa
! and thoroughly approves the selection. \
change will. however. be made in regard
to the water supply The first scheme, to
utilize a separate reservoir, has been
abandoned. and the camp will be sup
piled from pipes leading 10 the city.
Gen. Humphreys does not think the ar
ranGements for the troops in the vicinity
of Havana will be completed before De,
cenber Is. and in all probability, the sol
tiiers not sent down here until then. Mule
teams are urgently wanted and. accord
ing To advices received at the quarter
masters department. sixty wagons with
siX-mule teams and forty with four-mule
teams will be dispatched from Tampa i'm
mediately
Work in preparation of the camp al
Guanabacoa for the reception of troops
commences Immediately. Gen. Hum
phreys hopes to be able TO bring the of
nce work disorganized by Col. ".nIams
death into good shape in the course of .
faw days.
At a meeting of the American Cham
ber of Commerce today petition was
drawn to be forwarded To President Nc.
kinney praying for early control of the
customs department OF Cuba by the
Americans.