The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
A RICH FLASH OF COLOR
4Av'NA PoPUlACE QUIET, RESPECTFUL
A Conferer &c With 6Iarco. The First Session
CT the Comm ssonerS VIII be Held al
The Colonial Government
Office Today.


Havana. sept H. The United states
transport Rc,-oIutc having the United
States Cuban evacuation commission on
board entered the port shortly after
o'clock
Immediately arterWard She was visited
ly the commander of the Frcuch gun
boat Fulton
Shortly aftcrward. a Government
launch ran alongside The Rcsoure She
had on board Ir. Congosto. the Sccrc-
tary General of the Government, GEN
cral Solano the chief of staff. represent
ing Captain General BIanco, and Major
Garcia Benitz. Of the General staff
Their visit lasted fully an hour
Al the expiration Of the conference
an officer of the Spanish warShp AIfon-
50 MI paid his respects To Rear Adj
miral Sampson. This Interview wae of
i very formal nature.
Shortly aftcrward General Solano. ac-
ting for Captain General Rlanco. placed
the latter's private carriage at the dis
position Of the commissioners.
MI the foreign and American shipping
in port displayed every available piece
Of colored bunting, and the Resolutc
dipped her colorr III answer t. every
salute.
The Rcsolutc is moorcd TO Il buoy
close alongside the steel dock. She WAS
surrounded all the morning hy hundreds
OF small boats. which circlcd The vessel
while their occupants waved their hats
and handkcrchiefs.
At quarter past nine the American
commissioners, accompanied by the
Spanish officers representing Captain
General Blanco, landed 1T La Cnchna
wharf, and arrived ri the palace ii $40.
where the Captain Generals body guard
presented arms rs they appeared.
Captain General Blanco, dressed in
fun uniform, received the commissioners
III the reception room. where. after the
formal presentations had taken place,
and the official courtcsi"s had been cN-
changed. they sat down and conferred
fer about twenty minutes.
The Captain General addressed the
commissioners III English. lie asked
them to excuse any mistakes which he
might make, explaining that it was Il
lcng time since he had used that Ian
guagc.
The United States commissioners left
the palace shortly after 10 o'clock ac-
companied by General Solano and DR..
CongoSto They were driven to the
Machine wharf opposite the wreck Of
the Maine. where they took lunch, be
fore returning 10 the Itcsolutc for
breakfast.
Colonel CIous and Captain Hart. ac-
companicd by Il Spanish officer, then
paid Il visit to admiral Nantcrola and
TO the captain Of the port, after which
they returned on board the I,esolutc
The general public crowded the wharf
when the arrival Of the tcsolutc he
came known. but everybody behaved
quietly and respectfully.
Late this afternoon the American com
miSSioncrs. on the advice of the accom-
ranying physicians. decided to live.
ashore while here. bat they have not yet
chosen places Of residence.
The first session of the commission will
take place tomorrow morning ut
O'Clock ut the Colonial Government
office.
At noon to-day Lieutenant G. &.
Morse representing Rear .tapiral
Sampson. paid his respects to the Brit
ish Consul. who returned the visit an
hour later. when a salute was fired.
TIE Spanish steamer Cindad dc tadiz
left this afternoon for Spain with 600
sick soluers. two generals and their
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