The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-11
Spanish Soldiers ON south Coast Con-
centrating at CienfuegOs, Where
They VIII Embark for Home.
MANZANILLO SURRENDERED
COLONEL RAY PLACED IN POSSESSION
OF THE CITY YESTERDAY.
Sanitary Conditions at Santiago I'm
Ordered to Move by Oct. IS.

HAVANA, Oct 1O.-The special American
commission charged to select camps for the
American troops to be sent here shortly
visited Guanajay, Mariel and other places
in Pinar del Rio yesterday. The commits
sioners travelled by special train, which
returned here last night. They have decided
that a camp is to be located on the hills in
the vicinity of Guanajay, and it is reported
that the first American troops will reach
there about Nov. 10. The railroad engineers
report the roads as being in very bad con-
dition.
General Wade, Colonel Clous, Captain
Hart and Lieutenant Wade had brief in
terview this forenoon with Captain General
Blanco.
Louis Kempner, United States postal agent
at Santiago, arrived here this morning on
his way to Washington, where he has been
called on matters relating to the postal
service. He reports that the concentration
of Spanish troops at Cienfuegos is being ac-
lively pushed, about 1900 men being brought
there weekly from the ports between Man
zanfllo and Cienfuegos on the south coast.
Mr.. Kempner has visited the Spanish post
offices at Manzanilo, Tunas, Jucaro and
Cienfuegos, and will make a report upon
their condition, suggesting radical improve
A meeting of great Importance, it is said,
will be held in a few days at some point in
Havana province of all the commanding
officers in the Cuban army. General Maxine
Gomez will preside. The proceedings will
have significance as deciding the future pol
icy of the Cuban army in the island.
The Western Railway of Havana has made
a reduction of 80 per cent. in the charge for
TRANSPORTING the Cuban troops
Advices from Cardenas received yesterday
report the arrival there of Colonel Rowan
and Lieutenant Parker, en- route from San
tiago and who have been visiting the Cuban
camps on their way under special commits
sion from the United States government
To-day they were to visit Brigadier General
Carlos Rejas 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, Senior De Castro,
where they had been summoned with view
to heading off a strike threatened for to-
day. Senior De Castro addressed them col
lectively and individually, and after a long
discussion he succeeded in persuading them
to abandon the proposed strike. This morn
ing the delegates called upon the mayor, who
subsequently had a long conference with
Senior De Castro. The situation was created
w he oIo of 90 nj iCbo
fares in view of the depreciation of silver
Their demands seem well-founded, and it is
now likely that the mayor will himself au-
thorize the desired increase. although he
repudiated it a week ago when ii was
granted by Senior De Castro.
The Spanish paymaster general has pub
lished notice to persons in the naval, mill
tary and civil services announcing that be-
ginning to-day, monthly payments will be
re-established, but there will still be four
months arrears outstanding.
The Red Cross steamer Antonio is ex-
pected tomorrow from Matanzas with re-
lief supplies All cases of restitution there
has considerable surplus remaining. A
portion of the Comals and San Antonio's
cargoes will be distributed here.
Major Beebe's illness has been diagnosed
as a mild form of fever, from which he will
recover in few days.
Senior Girauta, secretary to the Spanish
evacuation commission. delivered to-day to
Colonel Clous, secretary to the American
commission, an official reply to the request
of the American commissioners for the num-
Der of Spanish troops that had left the ISL
and since the 18th of August.
Senior Pe-fecto Lacoste, president of the
Cuban relief committee, called to-day upon
Generals Wade and Butler to thank them
for their offer of supplies for the troops in
the different Cuban camps.
The camps In the vicinity of Havana spent
to-day in celebrating the anniversary of the
Cuban uprising at Yara in 1868. This even
ing. will be spent in dancing and merry
making.
Rear Admiral Sampson is feeling much
better He has been at the Hotel Trocha.
to-day. The other members of the commits
sion are in excellent health