Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-10-29
SEND TROOPS 70 HAVANA
PROTESTS ARE OF NO AVAIL
The Spanish Forces Violate Daily
the Rules of the Protocol-TheY
Are Removing Heavy Guns, and
Ignore the Commission.

Ignore the Commission.
Havana. Oct. 24-rhe American com
rdssion have informed the Spanish com
Pensioners that the American troops
would begin to come to the island during
November.
friday afternoon the evacuation com
mission was informed that j. b. Hameli
was removing the guns bought from the
Spanish government at sale held by
tine authorities, despite the commissioners
protests.
Captain Brooks was at once detailed
to the artillery depot TO make an nresti-
CATION When he arrived the command
ant OF the depot attempted to prevent
Captain Brooks entering, claiming that
it was against his orders, but the latter
insisted advising the eommandant TO
make formal protest of trespass directly
TO the commissioners Captain Brooks
reported that the entire purchase had been
removed, with the wagons and carriages.
Each article was checked as it went ont.
HE commission addressed a note tG Mr.
Hamell warning him that the American
government would claim full right to the
property and would hold him responsible
for every piece removed. Yesterday al
tcrnoon the commission made further
protest against the dismounting and ship
lins from the island OF the heavy kIupp
eune of the Reina battery.
The American commission is placed III
an unfortunate position The Spanish GOV
cgnnent it Is alleged, daily commits some
act in violation of the terms Of the pro-
1ecol or issues order the legality OF which
Is doubtful, such as the removal OF the
guns or the sale of government property,
against which all the American commits
sion is able to do is to protest, which It
does regularly, only to see its protests
unheeded and ignored.
Guns Clearly stolen.
As one of the members of the commls
sion said: I'VE can not 60 out into the
street and stop the guns being carried on
the road ourselves. We should have
troops or marines here to enforce our
protests. All we can do is to protest, to
y mich action no attention is paid. 1t is |
.he most extraordinary situation ever
known In the teeth of the protests OF
cur commission the Spaniards first dis
mounted the guns of the Alfonso Nil III
the Santa Clara battery and quietly re-
turned them to the cruiser, and they now
announce that she will sail for Spain ON /
the 10th.
These guns technically belonged to the
fortress, where they were placed aaG
mounted and could not accurately oe con /
sldered as movable property. Next the
had a sale of about &20OO0o
>vcrth of brass cannon, which were dis
posed of despite protests, at less than hall
their value Matters have now culninat- |
ed IN total disregard for our commission /
ars, in the dismounting of heavy kraip
guns in the Reina battery for shipment +
II Spain.
Insurgents Are Troublesome.
IN Cienfueeos and Pinar del lilo there I
is intense ill-feeling between the Cu5ans .
and Spaniards, which gives rise to daily .
An investigation into the
cause of friction has been ordered.
The Cuban chief, Juan Bravo, in viola T
ton of the terms of the armistice, has /
entered and occupied the village OF Fl
| ondador or Trinidad, dismissed every Of
iicial and appointed others in THEM stead
Another insurgent, +. NJ. Gomez, has
occupied Oya station, Pinar del Rio pro
VINCE leaving a company of Cubans there
with Il soldier in command
The military authorities of Santa Clara
province have forbidden that any food
be allowed to pass the Spanish lines I'M
less accompanied by a special permit. .
which it is very difficult to obtain, thus
not only increasing the want and hunger
in the Cuban camps, but also making it
difficult to send supplies to the sugar