The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-25
eeCUBA FOR CUBANS."
Resistance to Landing of American
Troops is Urged.

Havana, Oct. 25.-Captain Hart to
day delivered a note to the Spanish
commission, reiterating the protest OF
the United States commissioners IN re-
gard to the sale of sO-called immoVaole
property, the United States claiming the
right to such property a United states
inspector and a detective OF the police
department have been detailed to duty
at the Trocha hotel, where they were
installed this morning.
Senior Girauta, secretary Of the Span
ish evacuation commission, delivered
two notes to the United States evacua-
ton commission, at the Hotel TrOchas
VedadO. One gave the number OF Span
ish troops who left NueV1tas by the
steamer Miguel Gallart, the other the
number of those who left Gibara by the
steamer MOntserrat- The total from
both ports exceeded 1900. all OF whom
were from the HOlguin division.
Captain Foraker, of the United States
military commission, who has been sur
fering for the past few days with severe
indigestion, was today in a very high
fever, and the excessive noise at the
headquarters of the commission made II
advisable to find him a separate house
at Vedado, into which he will be moved.
DR.. Lame refuses to allow any one to
see the captain
The commanders of the volunteer
regiments of Havana had a meeting to-
day with Captain General BlancO in
order to discuss the question of disband-
ing those troops.
Captain Griscom who recently re-
turned here from Pinar Del Rio, has
surveyed and recommended for selection
the site Of camp capable of accommo-
dating 1900 men L is easy of approach
by the nigh road and by rail and has
a good water supply. The suggestion
probably viii be acted on
Colonel Hecker and his staff viii leave
here tomorrow for Pinar Del Rio.
Captain GriscOm says he did not wit
ness the scenes of misery and want in
Pinar Del Rio that he has seen here.
The captain conferred with the Span
n
the Cuban general, LorantO. The for
mer said his troops were badly off, but
he has since been receiving shipments Of
beef According to General De We
lascO's statement, the sickness in the
Spanish camps in the province of Pinar
Del Rio has been reduced from IS to Is
On the other hand the Cubans there
are in great restitution. For some time
they have had no beef. Most of their
forces are distributed in bands Of thirty
or forty men, who find it easier to pro-
Z vide them selves with food in such num-
bers than when in larger companies
General Loranto keeps body guard
of twenty men
The Red Cross society's officers who
arrived today, from MatanZas, say that
no part Of the rations taken there by the
Red Cross steamer City Of San Antonio
will be delivered to the Matanzas people
as the ratlOnS taken by the COnaI have
supplied the local wants. a few medic
I al supplies will be turned over to the
| MatanzaS hospitals and aSyIums but
| the ratiOns proper will be distributed
among the poor of Cardenas, Sagua, Co
| Ion, Sabanilla and other interior towns.
From Gibrara and Holguin come re-
| ports of a fearful epidemic OF smallpox.
| In many cases the dead lie unburied
| over fifty hours, there being no one to
| dig the graves. Many victims are
| buried in the yards of their homes The
| whole district is panic stricken
The French mail steamer Charlton.
/ chartered by the Spanish Transatlantic
/ company to assist in the work Of trans
| pOrtatiOn sailed this afternoon for Spain
l with 500 troops and Il officers and fam
| lilies The Norte Dame Du Salut will
! sail tomorrow for Gibrara carrying
! General Luque who will embark a num-
/ Der of troops of the Holguin division
| General Luque will take $500. 600 to pay
| salaries for two months to those who
! embark
The Cuban general, Jose NIarteI has
| issued a proclamation addressed to the
/ people Of Cuba, demanding cuba for
/ the Cubans-" The proclamation ends by
urging all Cubans to resist the landing
/ Of the American troops by force. It is q
! highly infammatory document but
| finds few to justify it.