The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-10-29
SEND TROOPS TO HAVANA
PROTESTS ARE OF NO AVAIL
The Spanish Forces Violate Daily
the Rules of the Protocol-The
Are Removing Heavy Guns, and
Ignore the Commission.

Havana, Oct. 24.-The American COM
r,ssion have informed the Spanish COM
Pensioners that the American troops
Guild begin to come to the island during
November
friday afternoon the evacuation com
mission was informed that j. b. Hamell
was removing the guns bought from the
Spanish government at a sale held by
the authorities, despite the commissioners
protests.
Captain Brooks was at once detailed
to the artillery depot to make an investi-
CATION. When he arrived the command
ant of the depot attempted to prevent
Captain Brooks entering, claiming that
it was against his orders. but the latter
Insisted, advising the commandant to
make a formal protest of trespass directly
to the commissioners. Captain Brooks
reported that the entire purchase had been
removed, with the wagons and carriages.
Each article was checked as it went out.
The commission addressed note to Mr.
Hamell, warning him that the American
government would claim full right to the
property and would hold him responsible
for every piece removed. Yesterday al
ternoon the commission made a further
protest against the dismounting and ship
ping from the island of the heavy Krupp
guns of the Reina battery.
The American commission is placed in
an unfortunate position. The Spanish gov
ernment it is alleged, daily commits some
act in violation of the terms of the pro
tccol or issues order the legality of which
! is doubtful, such as the removal of the
guns or the sale of government property,
against which all the American commits
sion is able to do is to protest, which 1t
does regularly, only to see its protests
unheeded and ignored.
Guns Clearly stolen.
As one of the members of the commits
sion said: I'VE can not go out into the
street and stop the guns being carried on
the road ourselves. We should have
troops or marines here to enforce our
protests. All we can do is to protest, to
which action no attention is paid. 1t is
She most extraordinary situation ever
known In the teeth of the protests OF
!
mounted the guns of the Alfonso Nil in
the Santa Clara battery and quietly re-
turned them to the cruiser, and they now
announce that she will sail for Spain on
the 3Oth.
These guns technically belonged to the
fortress, where they were placed and
mounted and could not accurately Oe con
sldered as movable property. Next the
authorities had a sale of about S2OO,UOt
wcrth of brass cannon, which were dis
posed of despite protests, at less than hal
their value. Matters have now culminat
ed in total disregard for our commission
ers. in the dismounting of heavy Krupl
guns in the Reina battery for shipmen
t. Spain"
Insurgents Are Troublesome.
"a Cienfuegos and Pinar del Rio Their
is intense ill-feeling between the Cuban
: and Spanards, which gives rise to dali.
: disturbances. An investigation into tn
+ cause of friction has been ordered.
The Cuban chief, Juan Bravo, in viola
. ton of the terms of the armistice. ha
1 entered and occupied the village OF +
Condador or Trinidad, dismissed every OF
f. ticial and appointed Others in their stead
). Another insurgent, f. NJ. Gomez. ha
D.. occupied Ova station. Pinar del Rio pre-
!, vince leaving a company OF Cubans ther
# with a soldier in command.
T. The military authorities of Santa Clar
province have forbidden that any foo
- be allowed to pass the Spanish lines III
less accompanied by special perm
4 which it is very difficult to obtain. thu
= not only increasing the want and hung'
r. in the Cuban camps, but also making
" difficult to send supplies to the sug1
II estates and farms.
nrrrn IN n1rrrn1O AT HOME