The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-08


WASHINGTON. oct. o. President
Mckinley has cabled the United States
military commission at Porto Rico that
the Island must be evacuated by the
spanish forces ON or before october IS,
and that the Spanish commissioners be
30 informed. In case of the failure of
the spaniards to complete the evacua-
tjon by that date the United States COM
missIoners are directed to take possess
sion Of and exercise all Of the functions
Of government, and in case 1t is found
10 be Impossible to secure transportation
for the Spanish troops by October IS,
they may be permitted to go into tenn
porary quarters until transports can be
eecured to take them to Spain. This
fact was developed at to-day's cabinet
meeting, and 1t was also stated that
from this time forward more vigorous
policy would be pursued with respect to
the evacuation of Cuba.
Must Get Ont OF Gus
The President has notified the United
States evacuation commission at Hav-
ana that the spapiards would be expect
ed to have evacuated the island by De-
cember 1, with strong intimation that
in case Of failure the United States
would brook no further delay. but i'm
mediately thereafter take possession Of
the government.
At to-day's cabinet meeting two tele-
grams we're read from Gen. Otis at Ma
Mia, stating that the Spanish govern
ment bad requested that Gen. Jardenes
be permitted to return to. Spain, where,
It is understood, ne will be called before
court of inquiry to answer certain
charges Affecting his management of af-
fairs in connection with the surrender Of
Manila.
Gen. Otis was authorized to permit
the Spanish general to leave, together
with several other Spanish officers who
are on the sick In answer to inqui-
ries, It was stated that nothing SO far
had been received from the United
States commissioners that was in any
way significant. or that indicated that
the peace negotiations were not PRO-
gressing satisfactorily.
"The dispatches so far received by the.
government" It was said, have been
absolutely colorless, so far as indicating
what the results of the negotiations are
likely TO be.
A CHba From Dewey.
Admiral Dewey has cabled the navy
department that he has been advised
that a number of Spanish troops have
arrived at Singapore. bound for the
Philippines, to reinforce the Spanish
garrison at Ilollo, on the island of Pa
nay. At this place is concentrated
about all that remains of the Spanish
army Of occupation of the Philippines
outside of the few troops on the island
of Luzon. In despatching troops from
Spain to the islands. the Spanish gov
ernment has raised the direct question
as to the right to reinforce troops now
engaged in active hostillties with the
insurgent forces. The weight of opin-
ion here is that the action is permlss-
able and does not constitute breach OF
the terms of the protocol suspendlng
hogtlllties. A good deal, however. may
depend on whether the spaniards con-
fine themselves to a defensive position
or undertaking to carry on an offensive
war against the insurgents The cabinet
to-day gave some consideration to this
subject, which in the end is likely to be
left to the disposition of the peace com
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