The record-union., 1898-12-29
Much Wrought Up Over the Order
of General Brooke
Barring Representatives of Insurgent Army
From Evacuation Ceremonies.
Declare That IF the Order is Not
Rescinded They Will Close
Their Houses ON That Occasion,
Tear Down Their Flags and
Decorations and Remain In
doors.

| CHICAGO, Dee. 2S.-A special cable
| gram to the Tribune" from Havana
says:
| Cuban residents of Havana declare
tonight that if General Brooke does
not rescind his order barring represent
atives of the Cuban insurgent army
from being present at the evacuation
day ceremonies of New Years day, they
will close their houses on that occasion,
tear down their flags and decorations
and remain indoors. The Cuban Peace
Committee, after stormy interview
with General Brooke, telegraphed Gen
eral Gomez not to come to Havana, as
he intended, as no courtesy could be
shown him.
The Cubans are greatly excited To-
night they stood on every corner of the
city discussing the situation in a half
frenzied manner.
I'VE have not fought for a change Of
masters; we have fought for liberty,
and not for new ownership declared
Juan FREDERICK Centenallas, one of the
most prominent Cubans in Havana.
Our army is still in the field. They
shall not lay down their arms until we
| AAAiA OOI w 4IClIICI we are TO De slaves or
free"
Two nights ago General Ludlow noti-
| ned the commission that General Go
mez and other prominent Cuban army
| leaders could be present at the ceremo-
MES, and that the Cuban army might
! enter Havana. Tonight General
rookie told the commission that the
pan army is not to be recognized.
q is to have no part in the demon
lions Of January 1st.
his action caused the Cubans to de-
care that they would stay in their
houses, and the day of rejoicing over
| the raising Of the Stars and Stripes
would be turned into a day Of gloom.
nd that the city should have the ap-
nearance of town in mourning.
Americans in Havana are much
'armed at the increased mortality in
| ne city. The civil register tonight
| shows that three persons to-day died of
| Afiatic cholera and four of nialarial
| fever. Yesterday four deaths were re-
ported Of yellow fever and eleven of
malarial fever, out of a total death
roll Of fifty seven. Smallpox is on the
increase. Three or four deaths are re-
| ported every day. Yellow fever cases
are increasing.
only a few riots occurred this after
noon. Several persons were wounded
and one man will die from wounds re-
ceived. The city is quiet tonight.
MANY ARRESTS MADE
HAVANA, Dec. 2S-The patrols of
American troops made thirty arrests
for misdemeanor last night and turned
the culprits over to the civil authori-
ties.
Two of the men arrested for the We
gets Bombe cafe affair are Spanish
marines. They were surrendered 70
the Spanish authorities.
Fifty United States soldiers have booo
arrested for being in the city without
IeaVe. Ihey were sent to the camps for
punishment. A detachment of 100 On
pans, under command of Colonel Jose
Estrance, has entered Havana. The
men are quartered at the Dragones bar
! racks.
A deputation of Cuban residents has
caIled on General Brooke, with the in
tent1on of bringing TO his notice GER
tain matters which they would like
done, ana TO press upon General I,ud-
lows attention questions relating to
the police and fire departments, schools.
sanitation and street paving.
The supply ship ComaI has arrived
here. She left 200 tons of rattons at
Matanzas and the remainder of her
cargo at Sagua la Grande.
Among the applications for positions
ON the police force here Colonel Moulton
OF the Second Illinois and Mr.. McC,1l-
| lagh, formerly Superintendent of po-
ice IN New York City, who have
charge or the organization of the police
department, have discovered many
| thieves and other criminals Ona
applicant offered indirectly the sum of
5OO centines for appointment on tbe
force
The Spanish transport Munchon sei1-
ed for Cadiz to-day with 2. 400 Spanisb
troops on board.
MAJOR General Brooke does not recog-
nize the Cuban army, and will do ev-
erything compatible with tact end
judgment 10 cause it's disarmament An
auxiliary force Of Cubans NAV he for,,,
ed, but the recruits will no taLan as
! individuals. Consequently volnn+orx,
| police work on the part of tbe C,,ho "
commanders in the provinces of Ha-
vana, Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio
will not be encouraged. The offers of
assistance which are continuously bo-
ing made by the Cuban chiefs ORC no
| litely declined
The Havana newspapers will NOT he
censored in the Spanish sense but thew
viii be watched cautioned against in
cendiary and untruthful ut erancas
and suppressed if habitual offenders
Press cablegrams will not be censored
! 1t Is understood that the TTnire5
| States Treasury will fix the value of
the centente at S4.62 and of the Snan-
| ish silver dollar at 60 cents
To-day the army officers who have
been appointed sub-collectors of cns-
toms at the various ports outside of
Havana-went to school, so TO speak.
Fourteen gathered at the banking
house of E. L. Childs of the Havana
Chamber of Commerce, and were in
| structed by him in the intricacies of
exchange and how to calculate the
double ratios of silver to Spanish gold
and American gold.
This afternoon a Spaniard named
Fernandez, member of the municipal
police, was surrounded by a. mob of