The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-13
Two Commissions at Havana and
San Juan.
PREPARING FOR WORK
AMERICAN POSITION AS TO
PORTO RICO DEFINED.
Spaniards Will Announce Their In
structions Today-No Meeting at
Havana Yesterday - Americans
Will Secure Quarters In the Sub
urbs-Yellow Fever In Ponce.

/ Havana, Sept. 12.-The United States
Cuban evacuation commissioners will
not hold meeting today. This morn
! ing General Butler, two members of his
staff and a doctor landed at La Ma
china wharf and went for a carriage
ride through the streets of Havana
( taking photographs of public build
! ings, etc. At 9:15 Colonel Clous, accom-
/ panied by Colonel Hart, the inter-
prefer, visited Senior Monteri, bearing a
sealed communication, understood to
J bear relation to the next meeting of
the commissioners.
The yacht Alfredo arrived here yes
terday, having on board Senor Benja-
min Guerra, treasurer of the Cuban
junta of New York, and Senior Theodore
Perez y Carasco. The government did
not permit them to land.
The steamer Arrecuna has arrived
here from the north coast without pas
sengers, and the steamer Commo Her
rera has reached here from Vera Cruz
steamer Alhva has arrived at this port
from Sagua.
The United States commissioners
have not engaged rooms ashore. They
are remaining on board the ResOlute.
Rear Admiral Sampson will probably
come ashore this afternoon.
Captain General Blanco has cabled
to Madrid a protest against the al
legged unjust attacks upon the Spanish
army made in the senate at Madrid.
The local newspapers here today pub
Hshed the text of the protocol.
The American evacuation commits
sioners, it is probable, will select places
of residence during their stay, at Ell
Yelado. beautiful village five miles
west OF Havana, on the coast just be-
yond Punta Brava- There is excel
lent sea bathing at that place. The
nelghborhood is aristocratic, and there
is regular steam transit between the
village and the city.
The Spanish gunboats Intrepedia and
Antonio Lopez arrived today from Gil
para and Nuevitas, shortly followed by
the Legazpi, with General Luque's di-
vision, including 80 sick soldiers.
The correspondent of Ell impartial of
MADRID, who has been imprisoned pro-
visionally at Cabanas fortress. was
released this afternoon.
The wharves of Havana are now
hlled with provisions, for which it is
impossible to get transit The papers
are urging the police to clean the
WharVeS and to take special precau-
tons against the continuance of i'm
moral and uncivilized scenes there
ne 1 1IocHd theatre at EIVeradO. for
merry used as a hotel, has been Of
Iered to the commissioners on lease.
the owners undertaking to install cleo !
tric lights, put in baths and other com
torts and have all ready for use with
IN week. Doubtless the offer will he
accepted. The commissioners are stiU
living aboard the transport, and, un-
der the naval regulations, they and
tnelr aides are obliged to return from
shore daily at p. m. While on land
the commissioners will spend most of
the time at the Union club. where
every courtesy is extended to them. All
oreakfasted on shore this morning. and
crowds gathered to watch them. They
express themselves as much pleased |
with Havana, and are making their ar
ransements for a long stay, possibly
Tor couple of months.
No date has been fixed vet for tho
hrst official session of the Commission
yesterdays meeting being only an ex-
change of credentials. The instrnc-
tions from Washington direct that tba
1eclSlons which shall be the outcome
Oh the sessions shall be secret
General Blanco has protested official |
" against the imputations and accusa-
t1ons of Count Almenas in Spain and |
officials here keenly resent tbe
insult 'ile