Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-05
American and Spanish Commission.
ers Come 10 a speedy Agreement
as to What Should he Done.
ALL TROUBLE so
FAR GUARDED AGAINST.
Spanish Seem Anxious TO Leave, and
the Americans Lend Them All Pos.
slble Aid American CommlS
sloners Using Much Policy.

Copyrighted isps By the Associated Pres.
San Juan. Porto Rico, Oct 4.-The
American commissioners 20 arrange the
evacuation Of Porto Rico have been EN-.
inently successul in their dealings with
the Spanish commissioners, and Il is DO.
lieved that within three weeks AZ the
most the last Of the Spanish troops will
have sailed for home and the star.
and stripes will be unfurled over
San Juan. Their mission has been
accomplished without friction. More
or less trouble was anticipated at the
outset, but our commissioners have been
agreeably surprised At the frankness and
oandor the Spanish commissioners have
displayed.
While General Macias and General
Ortega, the second In command in the
island, and one Of the Spanish commits.
si0ners, in their conversation with our
commissioner, have fully acknowledged
the fact that the loss Of CerverA's feet
cut of all hope Of succor from Spain,
they still maintain that the American
army had tremendous task before IL In
crossing the mountains, and MAcias con.
tends that the army could not have
reached the gates Of san Juan without
n loss Of 10000 men. The little skir.
mishes on the south coast, Gen.
eral Macias refuses TO call
rcyerses. because he claims his troops
came by his orders TO the strong posi-.
tions In the mountain passes A. a
matter Of fact. the only action Of impor.
tance-tho bomhardment Of MORO cas-.
tie by Admiral SIMPSONS feet early In
May-Macias insists was distinct Span.
ssh victory. SIMPSONS guns pounded
away for three hours. They wrecked
several buildings In the city, bu, for
their effect on the city walls Of the old
medieval courts the \ and I0.inch pro.
jectiles from the American warship.
had a. well been paper wads. Not a
gun was dismounted. not man killed
After the fleet had retired -'rrpulsei"
Is the word tine Spanish use-'the vic.
tory" was celebrated throusn out the
city. All the military bands paraded
the streets playing martial music, a
grand concert was given in the plaza aud
the cafes that night, echoed with the
cries Of viva Espanola, "Abaja los
Americanos So 10 was that the mill.
tary chieftains who met our commits.
sioners, met them not M defeated sol
diers 20 deliver mp property lost In bat.
tie, but rather a. soldiers martyred by
defeat Of other. TO yield that which they
still claim they might have been able
successfully 20 defend
General Brooke, Commodore Schlcy
and General Gordon were exceedingly
careful not 90 disturb their illusions IN
this respect, and 20 their extreme tact.
fuIness is due the ease and facility with
which the negotiations were finally con.
cluded. They decided before the first
meeting 10 stick to the main issue, which
was the immediate evacuation Of the
island and 10 b. generous 10 the point Of
magnanimity IN minor aud non-essential
matters
The Spanish commissioners. especially
General Ortega, were at hrst disinclined
TO discuss the main question. They
raised n myriad Of minor matters, few
which had anything to do with the bust
ness in hand All Of these question:
the American commissioners waved
aside, pending the decision Of the main
question, the evacuation. But for sew
eral days they allowed General Ortegr
to talk ON until he and his colleagues
were compelled 10 revert 10 the main Is
sue. The language Of the protocol wa
plain, definite and specific. IL provided
Tor the immediate evacuation Of th'
island On its text our commissioner
stood, aud 10 their qualification they
found the Spanish commissioners no
only acquiescent, but seemingly anxiou
| 90 retire from the island 40 the eurlies
possible moment Tho Spanish authori
ties realized that the entire population
had become suddenly hostile 10 them
that they had becn disposscssed by th'
high court OF war, and that they wen
there no longer by right, but by suffer
anoe. They were already stranger
among people of their own race, b.oo
and language Those who had fawne
upon the captain general in thcold Org
no longer came 10 the palace. He . v
' no mora fayOrs IN bestoy and they