The herald., 1898-11-01
THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Described With Equal Accuracy by
the One Word "Chaos''-Spanish
Soldiers Still Unpaid
Associated Press. Special Wire

nave been no hOstllltleS.
1t is understood that the eight battal-
ions OF troops remaining along Juracoa mil
itary line will arrive at Cienfuegos this
week, preparatory to being embarked tor
Spain. In all about 25,W0 troops are ex-
pected to concentrate at Cienfuegos for
embarkation home.
The Spanish military steamer Porto Rico
sailed from Cienfuegos Wednesday, carry
ing 1000 troops.
nounced to take place yesterday afternoon
were postponed by the order Of the Captain
General, it being feared that disturbances
might take place.
In answer to an inquiry Of our commits
sioners regarding recent transfers of State
property to religious orders, Secretary Cir
anita OF the Cuban Military Commission de-
livered today note to Colonel Clous. Judge
Advocate OF the American Commission, ex-
planning that the transfers referred to were
made PRIOR to the signing OF the peace pro-
tocol, adding that the negotiations in many
instances dated back to the year 1852
Manuel Negrin, Spaniard, a native of the
Canary Islands, has been arrested for ad-
yertlslng IN a manner which offended the
grocery store, advertised his business on
cards bearing the Cuban flag. These cards
were distributed in the streets with the re-
suit that Negrin has been locked up in
Moro Castle since Thursday night last.
The Crus del Padre lighthouse in the
| Province of Matanzas, which has been dark
lighted. w
The Cuban delegates who have been in
session at Santa Cruz Sur are expected to
continue their session at Mareno.
General Gomez is also expected here.
The government has ordered that the Of
icers and soldiers who are evacuating Cuba
b,,r 10, 4lor o1.1
Advices received here from Santa Cruz del
Sur say majority of the representatives OF
the army, at the meetings held there are in
favor of the dissolution of the Cuban in.
surgent government and the appointment CT
a commission to go to Washington for the
| purpose of thanking the American govern
ment for its intervention in behalf of the
| Cubans and to put themselves uncondition-
ally at the disposition of the Washington
authorities, so as to enable the latter to de-
| velop their program without any hindrance,
| The Cubans are also said to be in favor OF
the disbandment of the insurgent army. The
Cuban leaders, who will probably assemble
at Mariana, are to be presided over by Man
uel Sanguilly.
The work of cataloguing the military
property of the Santa Clara battery has been
commenced.
! Rear Admiral Sampson did not attend
| the services III lHe independent cnuTcn as
he was advertised to do This fact has given
great deal of satisfaction to the Americans
here who feared that his presence might be
| used to give semi-official Endorsement to
an anti-Catholic meeting.
| The bull fight and baseball game adver-
| tsed for next Sunday were vetoed by the
civic governor, the former owing to the al
legged fraudulent means used in adverts-
ing it and the latter because the license to
play was not obtained. These are the off
cial reasons, but the real reason was prob
| abaly to prevent trouble with the soldiers
and the fear of riot.
The commission which is inquiring into
| the health conditions of Guanabacoa, pro-
posed site for a camp for troops, has found
| that there have been 1905 deaths there dur
| ing the last two years and ten months The
| former death rate was $50 annually. Local
Physicians had promised to give full re.
port of the health conditions.
Blanco's Order
NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Two constructions are put upon the recent
order of General Blanco that the Spanish
| troops in Cuba should not be discharged
but shall first go to Spain to receive theil
payment.
This cancels the previous order of October
saying tIiaC sucn Spanlafds as desired
could remain in Cuba. Should the troops
choose to return under this later order to
Spain. it would give the Spaniards pre-
| text for asking longer time for evacuation
which may be their desire
On the other hand, it is urged by high
! War Department official that the cause of
| this order lies in the inability of Blanco te
pay them and in the hope, therefore, that
| they would desert and thereby relieve tn,
Spanish government of further obligation
| The Spanish regular troops in Cuba are now
much scattered and number about S5,775
In the province of Pinar del Rio there are
| in all l0,450 men; in the province of Havana
Matanzas there are $500 men.
| In the province of Santa Clara there are
23,2 208 men, of whom 1852 are in the Spiri-
| tus division. In the trocha Jucara- Moron
there are 6lOO men.
| In the province of Puerto Principe there
are 5000 men.
| The province of Santiago originally con-
tanned 1885 in the Manzanila division 75OC
| in the Holguin division and 2l,200 in the
| Santiago division. Out of the total of A.,
425 men in the Santiago province, about
"a 900 men have been transported to Spain,
l,leaving about 1925 men now there.
These are regular Spanish troops, with
will have to reckon. Besides these there
were over $4,000 volunteers and guerrilas
At Pinar del Rio
NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Pinar del Rio says:
Some American officers came to this town
a few days ago to look up the site for an
American camp. No parade was made of
! their presence, but their coming was CRATE
| full indication that something is being done
toward American military occupation.
Lieutenant Rowan had previously been here
and had conferred with General Veasco,
commanding the Spanish troops in the dis
trict, and with the Cuban General Lorenzo,
whose headquarters are short distance out
of town, The only other Americans who
have visited the place were two or three
tobacco buyers who come every season.
Nothing in their presence gave hint of the
new conditions. Tobacco would continue
to grow in Pinar del Rio, whether Spanish
sovereignty was in force or not, and buyers
would continue to come from the United
States.
1t is not likely that large garrison will
be established here. Yet the presumption
is that the military control of the western
end of the island will be centered at this
point. There is no other place except the lit
| tie port of Coloma. on the south coast, Is
or 20 miles away. That is not adapted for a
camp, though supplies may be landed there
and carried overland by supply trains, as
the road is an excellent one, or they can be