The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
WILL NOT CHANGE THE DATE
AMERICAN DISPATCH BOATS
ENTER HAVANA HAHBOR.
Military Commissioners Begin the
Work of Taking an Inventory
of the Spanish Ord
nance.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The Presi-
dent, Secretary AIger and Adjutant
General Corbin had an extended con-
ference to-day, the principal topic un-
der consideration being the occupation
of Cuba. There is no disposition to
change the date. January i, fixed for
the assumption of control by the United
States. The questions discussed to-day
related mainly to transportation, ships,
equipment, landings and camps. The
reports of the Cuban Military Commits
sion and the army board appointed
to investigate and locate sites were
considered.
General Lawton, who has been for
some time Military Governor of San
tiago province, was present during a
portion of the conference, and gave
the President some information con-
corning conditions in Cuba. The re-
ports of the board to select sites in
.cluded list of articles which would be
Immediately necessary, and the de-
partment has ordered the issuance OF
advertisements for them. Colonel
Hacker and Colonel Lee, the latter
quartermaster with the board, have
been ordered to Washington to report
more in detail and to assist in the pre-
parations for the embarkatlon OF troops
to Cuba.
During his conversation with General
Lawton the President expressed his
qualification at the victorious conclu-
sion of the campaign in Santiago prov
ince and at the manner in which the
officers and men conducted themselves.
HAVANA, Oct. 29.-The dispatch
boats Scorpion and Mantero are in
IL, tor 10
The second eneineer of the Mantero
died recently at sec of heart disease.
The Marianne beach landing place has
been definitely selected, and work on
the landing stage began this morning
under the direction of Captain CraW-
ford of the engineer corps.
The Colonial Congress was dissolved
yesterday by decree of Captain General
Blanco.
Captain Brooks has been assigned by
the United States Military Commission
ers to make a detailed inventory of
every gun mounted on the Notifications
of Havana The captain began work
this morning, in company with two
Spanish officers appointed by the Span
ish side. This is the first step taken by
the commission to investigate on its
own account the ord3ance existing
here. 49,
The relief supplies Of ghe4 Red Cross
steamer City OF san Antonio nave Deen,
so far distributed as follows: Sixty
tons at Cardenas, twenty tons at Colon,
twenty tons at Jogellanas, twenty tons
at Navagas, ten tons at Union de
Peyes, ten tons at Sabanilla, forty tons
at Santo Domingo twenty at Sagua la
Grande, sixty at Santa Clara and
twenty at Guanabacoa. All the hos
pitfalls and asylums at Matanzas have
also received medical supplies and
stores.
The Civil Governor of Havana re-
Gently ordered the removal of all the
beggars who are infesting the public
thoroughfares. They will be taken
to homes, hospitals and asylums desig-
mated for that purpose.
The work of removing the beggars
has commenced. They were placed in
closed wagons, which, however, did not
turn out to be satisfactory convey
ances. The beggars proved to be most
unwilling passengers, opening the back
doors of the vehicles and taking to
their heels as soon as the drivers
turned their backs Consequently the
first attempt to free the streets and
public places of hordes of professional
mendicants was entirely unsuccessful.
But to-day the Civil Governor will I'M
doubtedly enforce stringent regulations
which will accomplish the beneficial
result proposed.