The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-19
American and Cuban Flags Are
Raised, Crackers Fired and n
Noisy Demonstration Made.
CRUISER CINCINNATI FAST
STUCK ON A ROCK IN THE HARBOR
OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
Two Vessels Unable to Pull Her Of
Buoy Not in Position and No Pilot
Aboard the War Ship.

HAVANA, Dec. 1S.-The Spanish evacua-
ton commissioners informed the American
commissioners this evening that the Ha-
Vana suburbs, Cerro and Jesus del Monte,
had been evacuated The Spanish troops
left Jesus del Monte at o'clock this even
ing, Immediately after which American and
Cuban flags were raised, crackers fired and
the usual demonstrations made by the large
crowds in honor of the event. AT the hour
of filing this dispatch, p. M, it is reported
that some of the troops of the Cuban gem
eral Mario Menocal, are entering Jesus del
Monte Probably the United States forces
will be sent there tomorrow.
The suburb Of Cerro was evacuated yes
terday. American and Cuban flags were
displayed from the houses on the Calzada
del Cerro and crowds rushed through the
streets shouting "Viva Cuba libre!' About
$50 last evening a crowd of Cubans of the
lower class passed a barracks of engineers
on Infanta avenue shouting Long live
Cuba" and death to Spain!" and firing
shots into the air in celebration of the
evacuation of Cerro. The engineers did not
fire. but the guard was doubled.
The crowd then passed on from the Calza
da del Monte to the Caldaza del Cerro, stop
ping the street cars and compelling pas
OS1lSCAS W SuOuL viva IQUd llDIC. AIlOLB
the demonstrators we're a number of
butchers who carried pistols and knives.
Jose Gancedo and his cousin, Teodore
Huertas, who were on the cars, were
wounded with knives. Galzado died to-day
and Huertas will probably die. Later the
crowd met some engineers at the Esquina
de TEXAS and fired upon them, seriously
wounding one. The engineers returned the
fire, wounding a street-car conductor, q
civilian, Isodoro Basols, and John Leonard,
a colored man.
The rioting continued many shots being
fired in front of the Casa de Socorro where
the wounded were assisted. Spanish soldiers
were ordered to the scene and arrived about
8 o'clock. While marching through Cerro
they were fired on by men concealed behind
pillars. One Spanish private fell wounded.
and the battalion fired into the air to scare
the rioters. On resuming their march they
were again fired on,and another man was hit.
The Spaniards then fired and dispersed the
rioters. Among the wounded was colored
woman, and it is also reported there were
several others. The rioting caused great
alarm in Cerro and along the Calzada del
Monte, where all houses have kept closed
doors since last night.
General Clous called on Gen. Jiminez Cas-
LelidilOS lIlS AFTERNOON ny appointment 10
bring to the latters notice the action of the
Havana municipality in attempting hastily
to negotiate, during the last days of Spanish
control, a sewer contract involving the city
in an Indebtedness of millions of dollars.
The project underlying the contract was ap-
proved by the municipality last Friday,
without sufficient examination. and the con-
tract was to be executed at the next meet
ing of the Council, tomorrow morning.
General Castellanos expressed his surprise,
asserting that he had received no previous
intimation of the contemplated action, and
thanked General Clous for informing him
regarding a proposal which was entirely
without his sanction and diametrically op-
posed to his directions and desires. He
promptly announced that his secretary
would inform the civil governor, Senor Fer
nandez de Castro, and the municipal au-
thorities that no contracts of this nature
must be entered upon, and that whatever
had been done in this line must be annulled.
He promised to issue a general prohibition
of all proceedings of a like character during
the remainder of his term as governor gen
eral