The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-19
Control Of Spain IN
Cuba Must Cease.
Commissioners Have Notified
the Authorities.

w 8shl02t00, Oct. ll.-AOSsloUstoue
have bsen sent to the United States
military commission in Cuba fixing De.
cember | as the date when Spanish
control over the island must cesse.
The commissioners, acting apon these
Instructions, have notified the Span
iards that all ports and customs re-
ceipts, and the management OF NUM-
! cipal affairs will pass into the hauds OF
the Amerioan military commander In
the island
This order was not intended to work
hardships to the Spanish troops or gov
ernmsnt, but it vas thought best to Tx
definite time to end the Spanish rule
and to begin operations under the
United States. It is probable Chat the
United States troops will 60 to Cuba
before that time.
Before December it is expected to
have troops SO stationed shat there
will be no need of Spanish troops to
preserve order. The proclsmationa
that have been issued by the President,
| establishing custom rates aod defining
the manaer ia which Guban territory
| ahall be governed will prevail until it
becomes apparent that new regulations
are needed.
On October 1S Mai. Gen Brooke
will assume absolute control of the ISL
aud Of Puerto Rico. tits possible that
all the Spanish troops will not have left
Puerto Rico at that time if 80, they
| will be qnarsered 10 barracks until
they can De taken away. 10 the Ian.
guage Of Secretary Aiger, the United
States will be the aost and the Spani-
ards the guests after October 1S. The
United States will not ship the remain.
ing troops to Spain at its own expense.
That was no par. of the protocol. The
custom houses. the money received for
customs and the government of the isl.
and will pass completely from Spanish
control on the date set. The present
custom regulations uuder the proclama.
ton of the President will prevail.
Madrid, Oct II The Spanish gov
ernmens announces it's inseusion to
maiosaia strong force OF troops in
Ceba until sae treaty OF peace With the
Ueised States is definitely signed. Ion
mediately after peace is signed the
eortes will be convened and measures
dealing with the reorganization of all
the state departments will Be submitted
to parliament.
Washington, Oc. 11-Tbe peace
commissioners 10 Psrie, SO far from
reaching point of absolute variance
on the qaes,ioo of the Philippines.
have no. as yet taken up ,has subject
for consideration The commission,
whoever meeting jointly, has been en-
gagged entirely With three questions to
the complete exclusion of the Philip
pines. These questions related entirely
to Cuba, Porto Rico and Guan, and.
according to the very last reports from
the American commissioners to Wash
iog,on. they are still uuder consider.
alton.
The United States will not assume
any financial Indebtedness as the re-
suit Of the cession or release of Cuba
apd Puerto Rico. It vas fully expect
ed By rbe authorities here that the Spao-
isb contiogens Oh the peaoe commission
wou!d make strong effort 20 make the
assumption of the heavy 6oaocia' ob-
ligatioos of these islands condition of
tie cessiou of Paesto Rico and the
abandoe0co of sovereignty over Cuba
Bat the America commissioners we're
fully and definitely instructed Oh these
pointe, aud the general tenor of these
instructions wes that such obligstions
we're not to be assumed BY the United
States.
No dissatisfaction is felt here at the
progress of the commission 10 the set
tlemeot of the questions assigned TO it.
Paris, Oct. II, 1880 a % After
fourth joios sessloo-iasting from
'c!ook yesterday afternoon TO quarter
past 4-tae American aud Spanish
peace commissions adjoaroed without
baviog reached 6oal conclusion as to
any poin. 10 the protocol
Thus far there has been 20 joint
formulation or crystsllzasion OF views
to be returned by each commission to
its government for embedding 10 the
6nal treaty.
The question of toe Philippines has
DOT ye, been considered in joint ses,
sioo, though the Americans q, their
separate sessions have scqoired ez.
baus,ive Information from persons who
have lived io enc Philippine islands
aud done busioess there. They are
now, therefore. veil equipped 30 dis.
cuss .ae subject when it comes up
The Spanish, it is believed, have
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