The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

in the city was all unknown on the
American w%arships and transports in
the harbOr nor did the news reach
there till this morning.
The United States evacuation COM
missioners and General Greene sent
General Clous and Captain Hart at
noon today to exchange views with the
Spanish commissioners. 1t was ar
ranged that all the Cuban officers and
soldiers including Generals Julios
Sa- gully and Jos. Lacret, should go
to the Cuban camp near Marianao, and
remain out of the city until the Span
ish forces are withdrawn.
The Two Hundred and Second New
York regiment began to land at
6 o'clock this morning and at 10
o'clock a column about 1000 strong
started to march from San Jose
wharf to the Christiana railroad sta
ton. The troops were led by Colonel
Seyburn and Major Abbott, the regi-
mental band playing simple marching
airs. The color sergeants bore the
Stars and Stripes and the blue and
gold banner of the state of New York.
There were only the ordinary number
of people in the streets and it was only
occaionally that cries of "Vive Espana,"
'Vive Americanos" or give Cuban
Libre' were heard. The onlookers
were most silent and were merely cur
ious to see the American soldiers.
The regiment arrived at the railroad
station at 1890 o'clock and after some
delay two trains loaded with troops
pulled out of the depot. Some of the
troops belonging to this detachment
are bound for the city of Pinal del Rio
about 118 miles from here. The 9th
ers will be stationed at Guanajay and
Mariel, not far from here, in the prov
ince of Pinal del Rio.
Washington, December 12.-The
Quartermaster's department of the ar.
my is now called upon to face the very
formidable task of transporting from
the Philippines all of the Spanish sol.
diers who constitute the garrisons Of
the island. There are about $4,000 O.
these, according to the best information
possessed by the war department. AL
of the government transports in ser
viceable condition, are required for thu
movement of the United States army
SO the war department will be obliged
to invite proposals from transpOrta
ton companies to carry the men.
Washington, December 12.-Repre
sentative Hepburn, of Iowa, introduced
a bill today authorizing the p%residen
to acquire by purchase from the state
of Costa Rica and Nicaragua full
ownership, jurisdiction and sovereign
ty of such land as may be desirable
and necessary to construct and defen'
a ship canal. The president is ais
directed to construct such a canal. II
negotiations with the states mentioned
the president may make special ar
engagements as to the use of the cana
The bill appropriates $4,000 900 t
complete it. The canal shall be con
structed under the supervision of en-
gineer officers Of the war department
Representative Hepburn of Iowa, to
day introduced a joint resolution pro
posing an amendment of tue %cOnstitu
ton as follows: mo new state
the territory of which was not a par
of the United States and under it
jurisdiction and sovereignty on the frs
day of January, A. D., 1898, shall b
admitted into the union unless three
fourths of the members elected to eac
house of congress shall vote affirma
lively for such admission" The resc
luton was referred to the judiciar
committee