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Show OCCUPATION OF CUDA American Trr-ips trill Itenrli Havana Abnnl Tl.aukialtlni New York, Nor 10 The American and Hpanlsh commission, in agreeing upon January 1 aa the dale of hpantah evacuation of Cuba took a precedent from the treaty of peace, entered Into fifty j ears ago between Mexico and the United fllatca, when on agreement was made aa to tho date of tlio American Ameri-can occupation to cease Then aa now It waa known that all the troops could not be embtrked hj the date agreed upon Theoretically, the Hpanlsh occupation oc-cupation will cease by January 1, though It la believed that 33.000 Spanish Span-ish troops will still remain In Cuba. The men will continue lo oceupy their barrack until they leave for the peninsula It un agreed thatallarrai, tavo thoao In poltlon, slioll 1ms returned re-turned to Hpaln There yet remain to be settled the right of Hpaln to aell the bronre cannon and to hnro pay for the public building within the lalnnda. (leneral (Ireen etpecta lho first troop! to reach Havana about Norem berS3 Colonel decker, who hat heretofore here-tofore counseled delay now thinks the tlmo haa arrived for vigorous action Tho weather lielng settled, ho would bring the troop here at once Btorlet are current hero In Hpanlsh clrclea that the Cubans nt.Marlanoa, lu Plnar Del Klo and at other camps, are burying arm and ammunition for tho purpose of provldlog for possible difference! dif-ference! with the Americana. It la atated that these anna are being stored In secret hiding places until a deflnlto declaration of policy I made by tho American government The Cubans atrongly deny the truth of the rumora and of course they cannot bo confirmed. |