The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-22
THE CUBAN COMMISSIONS.
Spaniards Preparing for EvacuatiOn-
No Date Set for Departure.

Spaniards Preparing for Evacuation
No Date Set for Departure.
HAVANA, Sept 21.-Last night the COL
onial Cabinet held session, presided over
by Captain General Blanco to treat of mat
ters pertaining to the evacuation of the ISL
and and to examine into and approve of
the decisions of the Supreme Court in an
swer to questions which will arise at the
Paris peace conference. The colonial gov
ernment's judgment and opinion will extend
to matters of grave import, such as the
administration of justice, civil rights citi-
zenship rights, international relations, ter
ritorial rights, the public debt, and internal
debt of the colony, university and profess
sional titles, industrial and intellectual
rights, liberty of the army commerce and
tariff regulations and other subjects equally
vital. The colonial Cabinet has been fur
nished with a list of the questions which
will arise and the answers to be given as
decided upon at Madrid Its advice was So
licited on these different points and it is
understood the answers are fully approved
by it. Important documents will be taken
to Paris by DR.. Congosto, secretary general
of Cuba, who will sail for Europe, via New
York, Saturday next.
The American commissioners have not yet
answered the communication sent them by
the Spanish commission regarding the evac-
uation 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 it was
true that objection would be made to the
embarkation of the Spanish troops taking
until the end of February and whether a
protest or any answer had been made to the
note of the Spanish commissioners, replied
that he knew nothing about the matter
Such is the reserve with which our commits
sioners are clothed.
Mr.. Robert p. Porter, who is in Cuba on
a special mission from the United States
government in relation to the financial and
economic aspects of the situation, intends
to visit Trinidad before returning home
Since leaving Havana for Cienfuegos, week
before last, Mr.. Porter has been assiduously
gathering material for full report to Pres
ident Mckinley relating to tariff regula-
tions, port charges. internal taxation and
other sources of income of the island
Advices from Matanzas state that be-
tween the 1st of January last and Sept. 10
there were reported 331 births and 1901
deaths. OF the latter 80 per cent. were due
to hunger and distress These advices also
report that the body of a white man, who
had died from hunger, was found lying in
San Sebastian street, opposite the Matanzas
Railway station, yesterday, and that up to
o'clock this morning it had not been re-
moved. The conditions at Matanzas con-
tinue deplorable.
The announcement is made that the Ma
tanzas Railway Company will soon rebuild
it's stations at Golpi, Rabel, Bare, Garlic,
Podreso, Crimea and Murga. which were
destroyed during the year. and that. begin
ming Oct. /, it intends to run two trains
daily from either end of the line, thus re-
Stunning the operation of the road as it was
before the war.
To-day's shipping arrivals comprise the
steamers Western. from Mobile; Sparrow,
from Vera Cruz; Puerto Rico. from BARGE
Iona; Mascotte and Fanito from Key West:
Remembrance. from Santiago and ]. Jover
Sierra. from Barcelona. These vessels
brought cargo and passengers.
Senior Anto Maria Campos, chief OF the
civil administration, will resume the duties