The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-28
LIBERTYS FLAG IN HAVANA.
CASTEILANOS PERMITS DISPLAY
WITHIN SPANISH LINES.

They Float over Buildings SttiI
Guarded by Spanish sOldiers-Car-
20 of Four-Cent Flags Sold at
Dollar a Piece-Three Men Killed
and Twenty-Nine WOunded-M"nE
street Figbts-Gen. Brooke
Reaches Havana and Takes
Charge.
Havana, Dec 27.-Maj. Gen. John r.
Brooke, military governor of Cuba, arrived
here from the United States to-day
The citizens of Havana read in their
morning papers an order from Capt. Gen
Castellanos permitting the display of Gu
ban and American flags inside the lines
of the Spanish jurisdiction, and early this
morning the Stars and Stripes and the lone
star Of Cuba floated over many buildings
in the heart of the city and in streets
where the Spanish soldiers still kept guard.
The only buildings excepted in the order
are government offices.
Fear of the Spaniards disappeared with
the appearance of this order, for out came
thousands of flags secretly made by the
women Of the households, or ciandestnely
purchased from adventurous peddlers.
Robert A. Scott, formerly city treasurer
of Jacksonville, Fla, succeeded in getting
small cargo of flags into Havana some
weeks ago, and flags originally costing
about cents have been selling for about
81 each.
Senior de Castro, the civil governor of
Havana, acting in accord with Gen. Lud-
low, has issued an order forbidding any
further firing of firearms or the exploding
of frecrackers in the public thOroughfares
Many Things Prohibited.
He also prohibits the assembling of
crowds in the streets or parks after $50
p. M, and orders the closing of all places
of entertainment, including cafes and the
aters at II p. m; forbids people taking
part in certain African dances, in which
the participants are dressed in devil cos
tunes forbids meetings of Nanigos, and
forbids all manifestations which may pro-
duce conflicts between the Cubans and
Spaniards or between Spaniards and Amer
leans Those who violate these orders are
threatened with severe punishment.
A detachment of American artllerymen
was admitted to Cabanas Fortess to-day
by request of Brig. Gen. Clous in order
that the men might familiarize themselves
with the guns mounted there, so as to be
dpit 10 Sd4ute the spanish nag on Jan. !.
Hegla was evacuated to-day by the
Spanlards and occupied by the Americans.
a Picture of Mckinley
A banner having on It a portrait OF
President Mckinley, painted by Armande
Denocal, has been on view in window on
Obispo street, where it was cheered by
crowds of people II Will be sent TO the
President by representatives of the Ma
sonic lodges, who will meet tonight to ar
range for a patriotic demonstration.
The Havana wards which have already
been evacuated, were the scenes of process
sions and noisy celebrations to-day. \
cab driver was shot last night for refusing
TO enter the territory within Spanish jurs-
dlction with Cuban and American flags on
his vehicle; an omnibus driver and two
women were shot by Nanigos to-day. ard
the body of a lieutenant of guerillas has
been found near Sieba de Aqua, this prov
ince. He was taken from the town by a
band of Cubans and lalled.
GueriIIas Reported Killed.
Several guerillas are reported to have
been killed at Sanci Spritus after the
evacuation Of that place by the Spaniards,
and before the American occupation of the
town
The police reports show that twelve more
persons have been wounded, four of them
being Intentional cases, the rest of them
wounded are three children and a lady,
whose arm has been amputated.
The city jail was delivered into the
hands of The Americans on Saturday. One
political prisoner was found there, Col.
Bacallao, who was captured with Gen.
Ruiz Rivera, and who was pardoned for
political offenses, but sentenced to death
on the charge of murder.
the United States transport Mobile haV-
Ing on board two battaiions of the First
Texas and the Second Louisiana has ar
rived here from Savannah, which port she
left on Dec, "A.
Spanish Lines Contracted.
The Spanish troops to-day still further
contracted their lines and withdrew to the
extremity of the peninsula on which the
city of Havana is built. They now oc
cupy scarcely two square miles. The
United States troops have moved from the
suburbs into the city proper, and tonight
are patrolling Central Park and the Prado.
The Eighth and Tenth Regular Infantry
Regiments have been placed at the disposal
of Mai. Gen. Ludlow, military governor
of the city after Jan. /, and already six
companies have been quartered in build
ings within the limits of Havana proper,
and are doing police as well as military
duty.
Senior Fernandez Cartri has informed
Gen Ludlow that the Havana constabu-
larry were afraid 10 try to Keep order Ut
less they could rely upon the support of
the American troops, and Gen. Ludlow
Immediately issued instructions to the
American patrols when making arrests for
misdemeanors 10 turn the offenders over
to the ordinary civil authorities.
Cubnns Insult spHniards.
The whole population is in a state of
unrest-the Spanish residents fearful, the
Cubans eager to do something to show
they have gained their freedom. Bands
OF Cubans freely enter the residences OF
Spaniards. call upon them 20 hoist Ameri-
can and Cuban flags and TO shout "Nive
Cuba .ibre" and terrify them with their
machotes A dozen such cases were re-
ported to the American authorities to-day
In all such instances American guards
We're promptly sent 60 the houses lnvad-
cd but the Cubans were invariably gone
before the natrol arrived. nor was lhore