The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-29
LATEST NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Americans Protest Against Sale of Inn.
movable Property-Destitution Among
Spanish and Cuban Troops.

Havana, Oct. 25.-Capt. Foraker, OF
the United States military commission,
who has been suffering for the past
few days with sever indigestion,
awoke yesterday in a very hot fever,
and the excessive noise at the head
quarters of the commission made it
advisable to find him a separate house
at Fedado, into which he will be
moved.
A Reiterated Protest Against the Sale of
lmmOvable Property.
Capt. Hart yesterday delivered an
order to the Spanish commission reit-
Grating the protest of the United
States commissioners in regard to the
sale of so-called immovable property,
the United States claiming the right to
such property. A United States in
spector and a detective of the police
department have been detailed to duty
at the Trocha hotel, where they were
installed yesterday morning.
Gen. Solano has been sick in bed
since Sunday suffering from catarrhal
trouble.
Discussed the DisbandIng of Troops.
The commanders of the volunteer
regiments of Havana had a meeting
yesterday with Capt.-Gen. Blanco, in
order to discuss the question of dis
banding these troops.
Capt. Griscom, who recently returned
here from Pinar del Rio, has surveyed
and recommended for selection the
site of a camp capable of accommo-
dating 1000 men. 1t is easy ofaPproach
by the high road, and has a good wa
ter supply. The suggestion will prob
ably be acted upon.
Col. Hecker and his staff will leave
here to-day for Pinar del Rio.
Destitution Among Cuban and Spanish
Troops.
Capt. 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
ish general, fernando Velasco, and
with the Cuban general, Lorento. The
former said his troops were badly off,
but he has since been receiving ship
ments of beef. According to Gen. De
cluSCO = SldlcIlChG lHC ol~hlICSS III
the Spanish camps in the province of
PInar del Rio has been reduced from
75 to 25 per cent.
On the other hand, the Cubans there
are in great restitution. For some
time they have had no meat. All their
forces are distributed in bands of 80
or 40 men, who find it easier to pro-
vide themselves with food in such
numbers han when in large compa-
mics.
Gen. Lorento keeps a bodyguard of
20 men.
Distribution of Red Cross Supplies.
The Red Cross society's officers who
arrived yesterday 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 poor, as the rations
taken by the Comal have supplied the
local wants. A few medical supplies
will be turned over to the Matanzas
hospitals and asylums, but the rations
proper will be distributed among the
poor of Cardenas, Sagua, Colon, Sa-
banilla and other interior towns.
A Fearful Epidemic of Smallpox-Unable
to Bury the Dead.
From Gibara and Holguin come re-
ports of a fearful epidemic of small
pox. In many cases the dead lie I'M
buried over so hours, there being no
n to dig the graves. Many victims
are buried in the yards of their
houses.
Passengers who arrived from Nue.
vitas yesterday report the sailing
from that port on October 10 of the
Spanish steamer Miguel Gallaca, car
rying soldiers belonging to the Puerto
Principe division, under command of
Col. Eduardo Reiterez and Chief Sur,
noon Emilio Morales