Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-25
OF AN AMERICAN MIL.
ITARY DISPLAY IN HAVANA.
WHEN THE SPANISH EVACUATE
GRAND ALLEGORICAL SPECTACLE
FOR THE CUBAN PATRIOTS.
Plans for n Well Paid Police Force
American Soldiers Receive
Christmas Presents-Sixth
Missouri Regiment
in Camp.

HAVANA. Dec. "A, 80 p. ma parade
of the United States troops through the
city will take placeIon January l, the date
fixed for the turning over of the control of
the island to the United States. The Ameri-
can evacuation commission will direct Ma
jor General Lee to make dispositions Of the
eight regiments here, numbering about $40
men each, including the arrivals OF to-day
the Sixth Missouri regiment. on the trans
ports OLDHAM and Roumanian, and battal-
ion Of the Tenth regulars on the Saratoga,
and another division to arrive next week.
Altogether it is expected that an tmpos-
ing display will he made. as numerous de-
tails OF the troops will have to be made to
guard the forts and camps.
Military men are divided in opinion to
the propriety of the troops paiading.
The officials in favor of the project aver
that a good moral effect would be produced
on the city by showing the quality OF the
American forces, while those who oppose
it say that as this is not conquered city
there exists no need for marching the SOL
diers through it, as it were.
The Forty-ninth Ohio regiment pitched its
tents to-day at Quemados camp, III TWO
hours, making better time than any resi-
Mrs. MouIton. Wife of Colonel Moulton, of
the Second Illinois regiment, has sent to
her husbands command l,2o ORANGES ana
dinner.
The military postoftice has been over
loaded all the week with parcels for the
soldiers. General Lee and his staff and
most of the Americans in the city are at
tending a reception tonight at the new
Major General Ludlow, military governor
of the city of Havana. has recommended to
Major General Lee, governor OF the PROV
ince OF Havana, that SIX army oincers &, De
spectors of police. The names of the Off
GERS chosen for these positions have not
been announced: They will be relieved
salary of s1,S00 year. The police plan pro-
vides for. a deputy chief at a salary at
$3.50, twelve captains at 81 $50 eacn, twelve
geants at $500 each, forty-eight sergeants
| of the second class at $3.50 each, and $40 pa
trolmen, each of whom will receive $500
salary.
The appointment of the deputy chief will
not be made soon. A number of the uni
forms. which will consist of blue serge
| clothing and straw hats. have been or
dered. The patrolmen so far chosen be-
| gan taking the oath of allegiance 10 the
United States to-day. They are mixed
men who served in the ranks of the in
surgent army. ex-policemen and others to-
| tally inexperienced in the. service.
An American wagon train on its way to
| this city across the Cherrera Rio to-day
| found number of workmen engaged in
removing a ,pontoon bridge; The man in
the bridge from the Spanish. The re-
| moval of the structure was at once
| stopped.
| The patriotic committees are preparing
| to hold on January a procession in which
| will appear floats with allegorical designs,
| emblems. banners and bands of music. A
! festival is announced to be held in the
! 1-acona theater on the same date. the pro-
| ceeds of which will be devoted to the pur-
| chase of shoes and clothing for the Cuban
| soldiers coming into the city.
! Dinner Will be served 10 the CubanS in
the prado. and there will be boat races N
the harbor in which American men-of-wars s
men are invited to compete. Two floats in
| the procession will be dedicated to the
| martyrs de la patria and to the victims of
| the Maine. 1t is proposed to give BAN
\ quet in honor of General Ludlow. An
| open air mass for Cuban soldiers will be
celebrated in La Punta. The patriotic COM
! mittees have called upon the public to con-
! tribute clothing SO that the soldiers will
| be able to make a decent appearance when
| they parade.
Among the Spaniards who left to-day by
! the Alfonso Kill. Were Senior Dolz. min
| lister of public works in the colonial cabi-
| net, and several other officers.
| The Sixth Missouri regiment marched to
| its camp this afternoon.