Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-07
SPANISH FORCES QUITTING THE ISL
AND OF CUBA.
MANZANILLO OURS TO-DAY
STEAMER ARRIVED THERE WITH
400 TROOPS YESTERDAY.
Disgracefui Scenes in Streets of Ha-
yana-Dead Lie for Days In
buried-Mrs. Sampson Wei
coined by the Best Ha-
yana Society.

| HAVANA Oct. 6. 3 p. ma dispatch re-
ceived this morning from Manzanilo re-
| ports the arrival there of the steamer
| Reina de los Angeles, flying the stars
! and stripes with Colonel Henry Ray and
| 400 United States troops. Colonel Ray will
receive possession of the city tomorrow.
| Owing to the vast amount of red tape re-
| quired to obtain burial permits, many
| bodies of the poor, picked up in huts and
| the streets. are left for days unburied, even
| after they are taken to the cemetery. Two
| nights ago an old woman died in the middle
| of the Calzada del Cerro a street in Ha-
| vana. about 9 O'Clock. At her head sat
her little daughter in the last stages of
swollen with tears. Horse cars run along
| that thoroughfare, and many persons
| passed before the sad picture of distress
| and death. A purse was made up for the
! little orphan.
| Next morning the body was removed.
twelve hours after death. This sad and
disgraceful incident happened in the prin-
cipal suburb of the city. where apparently
no distress or want exists.
| w. II. Howes. captain of the bark Mary
| land formerly the Carlos F. Roses. whose
| owners, Messrs. Brown & Miller, together
| with several members of her crew. have
! sUccumbed to yellow fever during the last
fortnight. died yesterday from the same
cause at the hospital here. The Maryland
was a prize vessel, and when sold was
known to be fever coffin. no better than
a floating pest hole. Some such fate as has
| overtaken her had been anticipated.
| Last evening Mrs. Sampson, wife of Ad-
| miral Sampson was visited at the cottage
at Ell Vodane by a deputation of ladies rep
| resenting the best Havana society, who
| welcomed her to Havana.
| The American military commission will
entertain the Spanish military commission
| at lunch next Sunday at the Trotcha hotel,
| Vedado.
The United States transport Resolute,
| which took special commission to Puerto
Principe, is expected to return here to-
cay from Nuevitas: but at sundown she had
rot arrived. No date has been fixed for
the next meeting of the joint commission.
| General Mayai Rodriguez. commanding
the Cuban troops in the western depart
ment of this island. gave luncheon to-day
to the delegates appointed to attend the
| convention of October 10. After luncheon.
| the delegates came to Havana. They will
| leave this province tomorrow morning via
| Batabanc
Various law points were discussed yes
| terday by the joint commission. which de-
| oided to leave them to the decision of the
| Paris peace commission. The Spanish COM
| missioners were questioned regarding the
| armament and equipment of the irregular
| provisional and volunteer troops on the
island Regarding the artillery. some of
which is said to have been unmounted. the
| Spanish commissioners suggested that the
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it was to the interest of both countries to
save the e2orbitant freight and other
| charges of remounting new guns
| The Spanish steamer Maria Christina
which sails from here on October TO- will
| take over 80 officers and their families in
| addition to d number of Sick soldiers
| The Spanish steamers Monsterrat and
| Colon which are expected here on October
| T. Will be the next transports to carry
| troops back to Spain.
| Within the next few days steamers which
| left Spain some time ago should arrive at
| Gibara. province of Santiago de Cuba. and
embark the Spanish troops from Holgu;n
and Camaguey.
Six hundred men. machinists black
| smiths skilled workmen and Iaborers have
gone on a strike at Havana arsenal, re-
fuSing 10 work unless they are paid five
| months arrears of wages. The strike be-
| gan On Monday and no settlement has yet
| been made.
| The arsenal strike is liable to delay the
evacuation, so far as the navy Is concerned.
unless the differences are soon settled, as
| the vessels in their present condition are
| quite unequal to a sea voyage. especially
at this time of the year. The Spanish au-
| thorities continue to declare their inability
| to eyaCuate the island entirely before the
| end of February. The Washington govern
| ment. through the American commissioners,
continue to insist on prompt evacuation.
| The Spaniards say also as reason for de
| lay that in addition to the lack of vessels
a large proportion of their soldiers are too
weak and i'll to undertake the voyage in
| the winter season.
General Blanco is beset on all sides with
| grave problems requiring cash solution.
| Unfortunately, the Madrid government is
| unprepared TO meet them and the captain
| general is thus placed in a very delicate
| position. On the one hand is the nav
yard strike: the other are the troops
| clamoring for back pay. Last week Cen
| the provisional regiments in certain places.
| as for instance. at Sancti Spiritus. The
! troops refused to disband unless they first
| received their arrears of pay Many of
them went over to the Cuban ranks.
The commercial condition of the island,
| complete standstili. The undisguised cor
! ruption in every branch of the adminstra-
| ton fills all minds with distrust. There
| that indicate trouble with the Cubans.
| who are now openly proclaiming their
readiness to fight TO the last drop of blood
| for absolute independence. Prominent
| chiefs in the insurgent army have indi-
Gated their intention, as soon as the forth
| coming elections are over. to come to
Havana and work strenuously in behalf of
| Independence In this they are supported
by the laboring classes. or pacifcoS, not
! Identified with the last uprising. three
fifths of whom. 1t may he safely estmat-
| ed. profess their intention of joining the
| insurgent ranks in the struggle for inde-
| pendence and to fight the Americans if
! the latter in any way oppose absolute
freedom for the island.
Dstrust and uncertainty as to the precise
| with regard to Cuba keeps the island in
precarious and unsettled condition. Ha-
vana is deservedly alarmed over the report
of. the release OF 700 NanigoS, who have
been undergoing sentence in Spain's penal
colonies in Africa. These criminals are
mostly murderers, belonging to the Nanigo
societies. whose initiation rites demand that
the neophyte should murder the first person
he meets in the street after the ceremony
of drinking the hot blood of a cock II the
feathers in the cocks tail be black he must
kill negro; IL white, the victim must be a
white man; if yellow or buff mulatto or
Chinaman.
These Nanigos have long been menace
to the city, waging their battles in the
streets and committing terrible crimes.
them have been arrested and sent to Ceuta.
The report of their release and probable
return to Havana fills the population with
dread.
Transferred to the Twentieth