Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-11
AMERICANS HOLD MANZANILLC
SPANIARDS YIELDED CONTROL OF
CITY YESTERDAY.
Spanish Troops Being Concentrated
Mt CfenfuegOs Preparatory to
EmbarkinS-Destit Mt
Mntanxas ReIieved-Cu-
bans Celebrating.


ceived at the war department indicate that
the evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish
forces is proceeding satisfactorily and
smoothly. The threatened trouble at Man
zanillo has blown over, and the Spaniards
have yielded control to the American
forces. The following dispatch was re-
ceived tonight at the war department.:
Havana. Cuba, Oct. 10.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Spanish forces evacuating Manzanillo
to-day; vacates military control of Spain
of entire southern coast line west to the
jurisdiction of Jucaro.
WADE. Chairman.
HAVANA. Oct. 10-Louis Kempter. Unit
ed States postal agent at Santiago. arrived
here this morning on his way to Washing
ton. where he is to call on matters relating
to the postal service. He reports that the
concentration of Spanish forces at Glen
fuegos is being actively pursued about 1900
men being brought there weekly from the
ports between Manzanillo and Cienfuegos
on the south coast.
Mr.. kempter visited the Spanish postof
fees at Manzanillo. Tunas. Jacuroa and
Cienfuegos, and will make a report upon
their condition, suggesting radical improve
ments in the system.
meeting of Importance. it is said. will
be held in a few days in some Havana
province of all the commanders in the Gu
ban army. General Maxine Gomez will
preside The meeting will have significance
as deciding the future policy of the Cuban
army on the island.
The Western railway of Havana has
| made a reduction of 30 per cent in the
charge for transporting the Cuban troops.
Advices from Cardenas received yester-
| day report the arrival there of Colonel
Rowan and Lieutenant Parker. en- route
| from Santiago, and who have been visit
| ing the Cuban camps on the way under
| 4 special commission from the United
| States government. To-day they Were to
visit Brigadier General Carlos Rojas at
| Camp Varadore, leaving for MatanZas by
rail in the course of the afternoon.
| The Spanish Military Club of Havana
held a meeting yesterday and resolved to
| dissolve. The clubs furniture will be sold.
one-third of the proceeds going to the
public orphan asylum of Havana, and the
| other two-thirds to the asylum for the
| orphans of the soldiers of Spain.
| Last evening. shortly before midnight,
| representatives of the local cab companies
| and livery stables assembled at the office
| of the civil governor. Senor de Castro,
| where they had been summoned with a
view of heading off a strike that threatened
| for to-day. Senor de Castro addressed them
collectively and individually, and after a
| long discussion, he succeeded in persuading
them to abandon their proposed strike
This morning the delegates called upon the
mayor, who subsequently had long con-
| ference with Senior de Castro The crisis
was created by the demands of the cat
companies for higher fares, in view of the
depreciation of silver. Their demands seem
| well founded, and 1t is now likely that tht
mayor will himself authorize the desired
increase, although he repudiated it a weei
ago when 1t was granted by Senior dt
Castro.
The Spanish paymaster general published
a notice to persons in the naval, militar!
and civil service announcing that, begin
ming to-day, monthly payments will be re
established, but there will still be fou
| months arrears outstanding.
| The Red Cross steamer Antonio is ex
| pected from Matanzas with relief supplies
All cases of destitution there have been at
| tended to by the Comal. which has con
siderable surplus remaining. a portion o
the Comals and Antonio's cargoes vii
| be distributed here.
Major Beebe's illness has been diagnoses
| as a mild form of fever from which h
will recover in a few days. Senior Giarau
ta secretary to the Spanish evacuation
commissioners, delivered to-day to Colone
| Clous, secretary of the American commits
| sion, an onclai reply 10 the request OF IN
| American commissioners for the number o
Spanish troops that have left the islam
since the 18th of August.
. Senior Perfecto Lacosto. president of tn
Cuban relief commission, called to-da
, | upon Generals Wade and Butler to than
, them for their offers of supplies for tn
troops in the different Cuban camps.
The camps in the vicinity of Havan
i | spent to-day in celebrating the anniversar
| of the Cuban uprising at Yara in 1868. Th
| evening will be spent in dancing and merry
| making.
Rear Admiral Sampson is feeling muc
better He has been at the Hotel Troch
. | to-day. The other members of the con
mission are in excellent health.