Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-22
IMP0SsIBILITY WAS DEMANDED
OUT OF THE QUESTION TO DEPORT
10000 MEN IN TEN WEEKS.
Delay in Evacuation Will Cause Delay
in Transfer of Sovereignty, Which
VIII Be Retained by Spain
Until Evacuation Is
Completed.

tain that the complete evacuation OF Cuba
will be delayed beyond the period originally
fixed by the administration. This will fol-
low entirely without reference to anything
that has occurred in Paris before the peace
commission. The war department has about
satisfied itself that the task imposed upon
the Spanish authorities. namely, the re-
moval and transportation to great dis
tance by sea of about 10000 soldiers. sick
and well. with their accoutrements. by De-
cember l, was beyond the ability of the
Spaniards.
The magnitude Of the task is shown by
the fact that the great transatlantic lines
crossing the Atlantic from New York. all
combined, in prosperous seasons. transport
only about 5000 persons in one year--less
than half the number that the Spanish Off
cials, with their poor facilities, were ex-
pected to transport in about ten weeks.
Delay In the evacuation of Cuba will
cause delay in the REIMBURSEMENT of
sovereignty by the Spaniards over the en-
tire island, which was set for December l.
1t is hardly deemed prudent to undertake
ito assume charge of the municipal affairs
of Havana SO long as the city contains
strong garrison of Spanish troops and
it Is felt that law and order could better
be maintained in such centers by allowing
them to remain under Spanish jurisdiction
until they are evacuated by the troops
and reoccupied by United States troops.
1t is not to be understood from this that
the American military commission is in
any sense abating the pressure it has
brought to bear upon the Spanish mill
tary commissioners to secure the evacu-
alton Of the island and the REIMBURSEMENT
of Spanish sovereignty. On the contrary
they have redoubled their efforts to secure
these objects, but are not disposed to in
sist upon the performance of impossible
tasks. and their demands will be largely
shaped by the knowledge that the Span
iards are acting in perfectly good faith in
their efforts to carry out the terms of the
protocol.
NEW YORK, Oct 2l-A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
An agreement between the two COM
| missions to the date of evacuation again
seems probable. The American Gitimatum
| is January l, and this date will be finally
| accepted by the Spaniards.
THE commission has served notice on
Mr.. HamiIl who purchased copper and
! bronze guns sold at auction that the Amer
| lean government would contest the legal
| ity of the sale, and he would dispose of the
| guns at his own risk. A New York agent
| who was about to deposit draft of $780,
| 900 to purchase the guns from Mr.. Hamill,
| was also warned, and later refused to
complete the deal.
DIR Drummer has just forwarded to
| Washington a complete report on the NOR
| tality of Havana from January to October
| IS His figures are enough to strike terror
to the hearts Of those contemplating visit
| ing the city.
Hunger has caused no deaths thus far
in October, but fevers are still on the in
| crease. DR.. Runners figures deal only
| with the city proper. Military hospitals in
| the suburbs would add materially to the
| report.
| In spite of the fact that Havana was
considered practically free from yellow fe-
yer this year. eighteen died from that ds-
| ease during July, twenty in August, twen-
| ty-three in September and seventeen in the
| first thirteen days of October.
| THE increase in typhoid fever is start
ling. as shown by the following list of
| deaths: Fifty-seven in June, eighty-Seven
! in July. 127 in August. 1856 in September and
| sixty-nine in the first thirteen days of Oc-
| tober.
| "Pernicious fever carried off fifty-seven
| in the first thirteen days of October an in
crease of 800 per cent over the record of the
| preceding month.
In the first thirteen days of October
malarial fever caused 145 deaths, making
a total since January of 652.,
| Fever is generally caused by lack OF
food, and might to be written starvation
| 201 have died as direct result Of starva-
ton.
| climate is good for tuberculosis will be in
| terested in learning that 2.243 died from
that disease this year.
| tober, usually a fairly healthy month,
| shows the increase of all diseases.
Colonel Waring is convinced that good
| if sanitation will decrease the mortality
percentage almost 90 per cent"