The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
COMMISSIONERS EXCHANGE NOTES
Capt. Hart at Havana Protests
Against Spanish Trickery.

HAVANA, Oct 2A-tapt, Hart today de-
liyered n note to the Spanish commission
reiterating the protest OF tne United States
commissioners In regard isp the sales of
called !Inmoyabie properly. the United
states claiming the right 10 such property.
A United states inspector and detective
OF the police department have been detail
ed 10 duty al the Trocha hotel where they
were installed this morning.
This afternoon Senior Gtranta delivered
two notes to tho United States evacuation
commission at the Hotel T'rocha, xesiaao
One gave the number OF Spanish troops
who left Nuevtas by the steamer Miguel
Galiart the other the number OF these " no
left Gieara by the steamer Montserrat Tbs
total from both rof,s exceeded 2tsa all OF
whom were from the aolsuin division.
the commanders Of The volunteer reet-
nents OF Havana had meeting today
with Capt. Gen. f.laneo ia order 20 discuss
ths question CT disbantiog these troops.
Capt Griscom, who recently returned
from Pfnar del RIO has surveyed ans. rec
crnneuded Ter selection the site az a csrln
capsule of accommodating : Uc mon Ii Is
cary 10 APPROACH 10y the hish road aud by
rail- and has a COED water supply The
sugsestion probably will BE- acted upon
Col Hooker ara his stan will leave here
tomorrow fer psnar del Rio. Capt. Girls
com says he 3i6 not witness the signs Of
misery and want IN piuar del RIO that ne
had seen here.
The captain conferred With $40 spanrh
general. fernando sci9 SEQ ard with the
cuban general iorento The fernsr
said als troops We're badly of ha, he has
siaSs been rtceivlns Sh{tfnavutS IF setes
According q Ger. NelsScos statement
the sickness in IA spanish camps Is in
TIE provinces 81 HaV dvl Rlh spanish
sanf~ IN the pyot ..ce 0f V3uar del Il O
have been reisge~d from - ., 4 7,er cant
Ga the other hand. Inc G'uhanz thrre are
IN great des1ite;.oa. Fer sas,4e time ne,
have had no beef Most 81 tire Forces
are distributed tn hands o. thirty or f0rtv
men, WHO hnd Il easier 10 provide them,
selves with food la xuch nufsshets fh4.,
whea In larger companies Gen tsaran-
To keeps a buds guard OF twenty mon
TIE He'd Croas Sec ~ officers, who Az.
rsvrt today from MatanzAs saw shai ~
pNt Of ne rasioas tskea there ~ tss
Red Cross steamer {Nty - ~sa Anton.
viii Ia ds'Is erred 20 tae Matanxas poog
az the raticnS taken by she Coma Nave
supplied the ierAI wants \ few ss4s.stra
supplies wsl b. ttEaed over to tire Matah.
gas hospitals aua asViusns bu{ sAe r.
tioGs proper VIII I've StTshutexf among fhs
POOR or cAydcAAs, sagna. Cescn, Saba
nsilu aisd ptnar interior towRs.
From Gtlsara a'1i llolg.l ln e0ase report,
~ a fearfus epdemic 81 sans lpsx IL
many cases tss a~sa lie unnurfst eve,
fifty hous.. ,hete eesvr $50 one 10 dlg ~.
graves. MANY victims ere huFEe4 IN -.
yaris ~ thTfg hoes4s. Inc Wh.ass ststr.si
is ssan.c-ssFts ken
The Frsnca sseafusr CAevthca. rhartpT.
Cd by the Spanish Transatlantic C'oissf,a =,
20 assist In Tie N0rg AZ Transports al -
sailed this afternoon Wtfh ~ troops ~
Dame du SasNt wa sail ;onlovrow Is,
uthara. csrrvfrs Gen. fuQue wasa y
embark a nnEaber 81 troops - re ~.
Eun division Gen la4us vii a..
ssaA - pay salaries fcf taa nan.tAl. I.
hose who embark.