Fair play., 1898-09-24
AFFAIRS IN HAVANA.
Preliminary Work Of the Evacuation Com.
mission-Ejected from . Thester-
A Row In . Cafe.

Havana, Sept. 19.-Rumors that have
that Gen. Wade, president Of the Ameri.
can evacuation commission, is i'll with
yellow fever, may be denied absolute
ly. Gen. Wade is looking the picture
Of health. He breakfasted yesterday
morning with his staff at the Louvre
restaurant.
To-day the commissioners and the
entire stats will remove to the Trocha
hotel, at Vedado, which has been put
in excellent sanitary condition. The
general health aboard the steamer
Resolute is good.
An Ofcial Meeting.
An official meeting Of the Spanish
commission to evacuate was held Sat
urday night to consider the form Of
evacuation by the Spanish troops, and
the exact number and position of
the Spanish soldiers and the best
method of embarlsing them.
Yesterday afternoon there were
sent on board the Resolute sealed doc
uments supposed to contain n state
ment of the results of Saturday nights
conference. 1t is understood that it is
proposed to start the evacuation from
east to west, embarking the troops at
the ports of Gibara, Nuevitas, Cien-
fuegos and Havana.
One Hundred Thousand Spanish Soldiers.
The official statement of the num-
ber of Spanish soldiers in the island
is said to place the aggregate ut 10O,-
900, and it is understood that it is pro-
posed that the men shall carry with
them their arms, ammunition, mate
rial and equipments.
1t is estimated that the end of Feb
ruary will have come before the evacu-
alton of the island is completed, Us
the soldiers must embark in Spanish
vessels. 1t Is suggested that this will
be an advantage to both countries, the
United States having opportunity to
acclimatize it's men during the winter
months, as it is proposed that the
American government shall land
troops to occupy each post simultane-
ously with it's evacuation, not leav-
ing any post unguarded at any time.
AT the Tacon theatcr last night there
was produced n play based upon the
Dreyfus trial, in which Dreyfus was
protrayed throughout as an innocent
victim of conspiracy in the French
army. From the start the sympathy
of the audience for Dreyfus was plainly
manifested.
Four Frenchmen, 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 carried boatswains'
whistles, and at the first insinuation
against the honesty of the trial they
began to blow the whistles and to
loudly hiss the players. A scene of in
describablc tumult followed. the entire
audience rising in defense of DreyfIs.
The Frenchmen were forcibly elected
and the performance was continued
without further interruption.
One of the Frenchmen, he who
was thought to be an officer of the
Fulton. refused to give his name at
the stationhouse to which the party
was taken after being elected from
the theater and was locked up.
Gen. Blanco has prohibited the fu-
turc production of the play in Havana.
A Row In u Cafe between Cubans and
Spaniards.
A difference of opinion between Gu
bans and Spanish officers in n prom
inent cafe here yesterday morning re-
suited in an exchange of abusive Ian
and gI.re.- rec fight. The disturb.
that caugh or a. ~-;.:lled by the po-
lice anu Tweniy five cents at all ,."d.
The disorder is sa
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