The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-22
GRAVE ISSUES ARISE
COLONIAL CABINET MEETS IN
HAVANA TO DISCUSS PEACE
PLANS
CAPT. GEN. BLANC0 PRESIDED
Many OF the Important Matters That
VIII Come Before the Paris Conn
mission Are Discussed by the
Spanish Representatives. - De-
pIOrabIe Conditions That Prevail
in MatanZns Province

HAVANA, Sept. N-Last night the
colonial cabinet held session presided
over by Capt. Gen. Blanco, to treat of
matters pertaining to the evacuation of
the island, and to examine into and ap-
prove of the decision of the supreme
court in regard to questions that may
arise at the Paris commission. In the
cabinets opinion the commissions ac-
ton VIII extend to matters of grave i'm
rCrtance, such as the administration of
justice, civil rights, citizenship rights.
international relations, territorial
rights, the public debt and internal
debt of the colony, university and pro-
fessional lines, Industrial and intellect
ual rights, liberty of army, commerce
and tariff regulations, and other sub
jects equally vital. The colonial cabi-
net has been furnished with a list of
the questions which will arise, and the
answers to be given, as decided upon
at Madrid. It's advice was solicited on
these different points, and it is under
stood the answers are fully approved by
1t. Important documents will be taken
to Paris by DIR. Congosto, secretary
general of Cuba, who will sail for Eu-
rope, via New York. on Saturday next.
COMMISSIONERS RESERVED.
The American commissioners have
not yet answered the communication
sent them by the Paris commission re-
gardlng the evacuation Of the island
Admiral Sampson, when approached on
the subject Of the date for the final
evacuation proposed by the Spaniards.
and asked whether or not 1t was true
that objection would be made to the
embarkation of the Spanish troops TAX
Ing until the end of February.
and whether any answer had been
made to the note of the Spanish COM
m-sSioners, replied that he knew moth
ing Of the matter. Such is the reserve
with which our commissioners are
clothed.
Mr.. Robert P. Porter, who is in Cuba
on a special missi III fram the United
states government in relation to the
commercial and financial aspects of the
subject, intends to visit Trinidad before
returning home. Since leaving Ha-
Vana for Cienfuegos the week before
last Mr.. Porter has been assiduouslv
gathering material for a full report to
President Mckinley relating to tariff
charges, port charges, internal taxation
and other sources Of income of the ISL
and.
IN DEPLORABLE SHAPE.
Advices from Matanzas state that
between the 1st of January last and
Sept. IS there were reported S15 births
and 3019 deaths. OF the latter 90 per
cent were due to hunger and distress.
These advices also report that the body
of white man, who had died from
hunger, was found lying in San Sc
bastian street, opposite the Matanzas
railway station, yesterday, and that up
to o'clock this morning it had not
been removed. The conditions at Ma
tanzas continue deplorable. The an
nouncement is made that the Matanzas
hallway company will soon rebuild its
stations at Golphi, Radl, Bare, Garlic.
Podreso, Crimea and Murga, which
were destroyed during the war, and
that, beginning Oct. l. it intends to run
two trains daily from either end of
the line, thus resuming the operation
of the read as 1t was before the war.
Senor Antonio Campos chairman Of
the civil administration, will resume
the duties of acting secretary general
when DR.. COngOstO goes to Europe.