New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-23
HARRISON REPRIMANDED.
ORDERED BY GENERAL LEE TO LOWER
THE FLAG AT FORT ATAREs.

LAST TINE ETO-DAY-DEsTITUT1ON IN HAVANA
SPANISH SOLDIERS SAIL FOR SPAIN.
Havana, Dec. 22-Major Russell Harrison. the
Provost Marshal. who on Tuesday raised the
Stars and Stripes over Fort Atares without
orders. and in contravention OF the promise OF
the United States Evacuation Commissioners
that no American flags should be raised IN ha-
vana or It's suburbs until January /, was To-Day
formally reprmanded by Major-Generai Lee ana
instructed to lower the flag. Lieutenant Lee re-
ported few hours later to headquarters 'ha'
the flag had been lowered. Nevertheless, at the
hour Of filing this dispatch 4.3O p. mo- II IS sun
flying on a tall staff over the famous fort, plain
ly visible from the harbor and city.
The last corma joint meeting OF the United
States and Spanish Evacuation Commissioners
will be held tomorrow. II, after that. any ne"
questions arise. they Will be settled by indi-
yidual interviews or correspondence. Ihe
United States Commission will adopt written
resolution OF thanks for the courteses e~-
tended by the Spanish authorities at Havana
and elsewhere IN Cuba under trying conditions
and bear testimony ito the excellent discipline
and soldierlike conduct Of the officers and men
Of the Spanish Army" Brigader-General Clous
to-day delivered the memorandum agreeihen'
regarding the places where Spanish troops are
to be stationed after January l. 1t VIII De us
cussed at to-morrow's meeting
Surgeon Major Archnard has visited '"e
Spanish hospital outside Havana. and to-ho'
row on behalf OF Surgeon General Sternberg'
will ,nsnect the hospitals within the city limits
FL, vEDADO TO BE EVACUATED TO-DAY.
FL vedado. the suburb OF Havana where y
situated the Hotel Trocha. which has been the
Ctnta n
mission. will be evacuated tomorrow. when the
seacoast forts will be occupied by the united
States troops Guanabacoa will be formally oc-
cupied on Monday next
II is the custom of Havana folk TO celebrate
Christmas Eve by street dancing and hring
crackers. Tomorrow Captain General Castei-
lanos will issue bando forbidding the gather
ing Of crowds. in order to avoid any possible dis
order.
General Lee, having received cable from
General Aleer saving that the Secretary of War
understood there were thousands OF persons
starving in Havana and directing him to feed
them without delay" Immediately ordered
Lieutenant Wood to distribute rations and to
make Systematic efforts to feed the helpless,
carefully avoiding waste. There are hundreos
In Havana to-day who. though not actually
starving are In a deporable state OF weakness
and disease. the effects Of the cruel reconcen-
tration policy. They need hospital treatment.
which is not always available. Much OF the
wretchedness is due to the neglected condition
Of the tenements. Every day or so the reiet
distributors come upon dead bodies. terribly
emaciated. Two were found In the suburb OF
Cerro yesterday. 1t is difficult to distinguish
between the professional vagrant and the really
deserving cases. but the committees with local
knowledge able to render excellent service.
The Cuban colonel Raoui Arrange. with six
hundred Cuban horserren paraded In Jesus del
Monte to-day, and then marched out again to
camp.
IOwA's REGIMENT ARRIVES.
The United States transport Minnewaska,
which left Savannah for Cuba on December 10.
with the 10th Iowa Regiment. arrived here this
afternoon.
To-day the Spanish transports Ciudad de
Cadiz and the Neustr.a sailed for Span the
former with 1856 men and officers. bound for
Santander and the latter with 1893 men. for
Cadiz.
The military telegraph from Puerto Principe
southwark to Santa Cruz the cable point, Is
nearing completion Thus wire connection with
General Carpenter will soon be made. Colonel
Dunwoodie, Of the Signal Corps, says the tele
graph vii. be built II for military purposes
and will require land lines to Santiago, as
projected.
The War Department has directed the trans
port Chester to take General Greene and his
staff to Savannah. She will sail tomorrow
Marshal Banco though not requested to do
so by the American Commissioners. issued di
rections before leaving Cuba that the rich sill
yer table service Of the palace be left for the
Americans. and that the magnificent furniture
Of the reception-r rooms be also left for the Amer
lean occupants. The official coaches with the
arms OF Spain and the furniture OF the Treas
ury Department Will be sold.
A proposition has been made in the Municipal
Council 10 change the name OF Obispo-st. to
Lee-st. This thoroughfare for time was called
Weyler-st Action in the matter has been de-
ferred
The steam lighter Laura arrived at Cardenas
yesterday with United States troops