The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01

advertising in a manner in which offended
the Spanish officials here. Negrin, VINO
ness on cards bearing the Cuban flag. These
cards were distributed in the streets with
the result tnat Negrin has been locked up
in Moro Castle since Thursday night.
Rear Admiral Sampson did not attend
the services in the Independent Church, as
he was advertised to do. This fact has
given a great deal of satisfaction to Ameri-
cans here, who feared that his presence
might be used to give a semi-of1cial IN
dorsement to an anti-Catholic meeting
The commission which is -nquiring into
the health conditions of Guanabacao, a pro-
posed site for camp for troops. has found
that there have been 1886 deaths there dur
Ing the last two years and ten months. The
former death rate was 250 annually. Local
physicians had promised to give a full re-
port OF the health conditions.
Barring unforeseen contingencies, Colonel
Lee and Colonel Hecker, United States
transportation and camp-site commission
Washington by the Ward line steamer SEN
eca, in response to summons from Adju-
This afternoon the Spanish evacuation
commissioners sent to the Hotel Trocha, for
the American commissioners, a note de-
scribing the location of a monument erected
on Cabanas heights over the grave of Il
corporal and ten Spanish soldiers who great
ly distinguished themselves in the ten years
war, and requesting that when the island ~
turned over to the Cubans provision he
made that the grave be respected. This pro-
vision will, of course be inserted as clause
when the island is given up to the Cubans.
The Spanish note regarding the transfers
of government properties to the religious
orders here clearly shows a clear title TO
the properties in question in favor of the
Jesuits. Paulists and Carmelites.. The, doc
umentS issued and recorded on Sept. and
last were not transfers taking effect on
those dates. but certificates confirming vest
ed titles to properties which have been oc-
cupied for more than thirty-tive years by
the orders holding the titles. Mr. Gould.
legal adviser to the evacuation commission.
has been investigating the matter, and the
commissioners seem satisfied with General
BlancoS statement.
Captain Griscom and Lieutenant Read VIII
leave Havana on Thursday for tour IN the
province of Santa Clara to report upon po-
litical and sanitary conditions there and
to select camp sites.
This afternoon the Spanish evacuation
commissioners, as a matter of Formally,
sent to the Hotel Trocha permission for
the construction of landing piers and
wharves for the United States troops at
SO soon as Captain Brooks, who has this
special work in hand, completes his IN
ventory of the ordnance in the fOrtihcat1onS
of Havana, the joint evacuation commission
ers will meet to decide, beyond further con-
troversy, what pieces are to be considered
movable and immovable.
Tomorrow the Spanish commissioners will
notify the Americans that the entire prov,
ince of Puerto Principe will be evacuated
between Nov. 10 and 20.
Colonel Lvermore. Colonel Thompson and
Colonel O'Reilly will go to MatanZaS to-
morrow to select camp sites.
DIR. Lame who has been requested to make
q full report as to the condition of the Span
ish military hospitals In Havana asked
nit to visit the hospitals. A reply is prom
iSed tomorrow.
Mr. Daily, the stenographer to the Amer
lean commissioners, will go north by the
steamer Seneca tomorrow. His physicians
think he cannot throw off the malarial fever
contracted at Santiago unless he does so.