Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-21
City to Be Divided Into Wards and Precincts
on American Plan.
SPANIARDS AND CUBANS TO Be ENLISTED
New Military POstOfice is an Eye-0pener to
Captain General.
FITzHUGH LEE SETS HIS FOOT DOWN
Refuses TO Allow Cuban Forces to
Enter suburbs of Havana, whereat
the Latter Claim to lie
Much Hurt.

Copyright, 1898, by Press Publishing Coz
HAVANA, Dec. 20.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. 1.-THE organl-
cation Of the new police service in Havana
Will be completed In three or four days.
Colonef Moulton, who will be chief Of the
force. and Captain McCullagh are now only
awaiting approval from Washington of the
scheme they have submitted. The report
was sent by General Greene in the last mail,
with this request that II approved the in
formation be cabled, in order that the plan
might be put into force at once. The force
viii be semi military in character, with a
detachment of mounted men. The city will
be divided on the American plan into pre-
cincts and wards, with stations connected
by telephone. There will be patrol wagons
and everything likely to insure efficient pro-
lection for life and property. Distinction
win be made in e~nlisting men as to whether
they are Cubans, Spaniards or Americans.
Each will be selected on his merits. In a
Spanish speaking country 1t is, Of course,
desirable that the men shall know the Ian
guage, and this will naturally lead to con-
siderable recruiting from Spanish and Cuban
ranks. The men will be required to take
the oath Of allegiance to the United States.
The work OF the postal commission is pro-
ceeding rapidly. They have thoroughly in
spected the old Spanish postofilce, with the
view Of ascertalning whether or not 1t can
be utilized under the new administration.
A majority of the members are Of the opin-
ion that a new office should be selected, as
the present place Is unsuited to the needs
Of a modern postofice. A building in a more
central part Of the town wilr probably be
chosen temporarily.
Coraro1 no hna oHtsuA 60 alias &AA
Cuban forces to enter Havana suburbs.
Jesus Del Monte and Cerro having been
formally evacuated, the Cubans desired to
march In their troops, but General Lee
emphaticarly forbade the occupation. Con-
siderable feeling was shown by the Cubans
over the matter.
Captain General Castellanos visited the
new AmerlcaATpiiitary postonice today and
eH.rdsAs& 3.ytaS1ntration for tue excellest
arrangements: !
Fort Atares and San Ambrosio hospital
will be turned over by the Spaniards Thurs
day. The Vedado district will be evacuated
next week, and then Casa Blanca and Regla,
across the harbor. There are 5000 sick
Spanish soldiers and 5000 who are well
in Havana, Vedado, Casa Blanca and Regla.
Date Of Evacuation.
HAVANA, Dec. 20.-General Castellanos
oIiedulcT EcucTdl SiOub tOudy
that the evacuation Of Havana would be
complete on or before January 1 next. Four
teen transports are due to arrive from
Spain during the next ten days. There are
$1,000 Spanish troops still In Havana and
its environs, but the last few thousand will
embark simultaneously. This information
was particularly agreeable to the Americ-
ans, because all Spanish troops who remain
here after January 1 will have to be pro.
! tec.ed.
The Eighth and Tenth regular infantry
regiments have been ordered by the United
States Evacuation commission from Quema-
dos and they will report here for duty to.
morrow, under the command of General
Greene. All the s%eacoast batteries on the
west. including La Reina. will be occupied
by the American troops by Thursday. The
men will camp in tents. with details to
guard the forts.
Commodore b. J. Cromwell reported to
the United States Evacuation commission
today that he would take over the arsenal
and naval property In Havana after Jan.
uary and be captain Of the port.
The Spanish immovable property is esti-
mated to be worth about IS, 900, 900. The
inventory Is a huge document, containing
many hundred pages Of manuscript, and
gives full details Of all the Spanish prop
erty in Cuba.
At s o'clock this evening the orders which
had been issued to the Eighth and Regular
infantry to occupy the seacoast batteries
were changed. at the request of Captain
General Castellanos, who fears that a con-
hict Of authority might occur should the
Americans occupy any portion Of the city
proper prior to the final evacuation.
At noon today Major Russell b. Harrison.
with a detachment OF the First North Car.
olina regiment. raised the stars and stripes
over Fort Atares, in full sight of the wreck
OF the United States battleship Maine. Ma
1or Harrison, as provost OF the Seventh
corps. is charged to preserve order in Cerro.
Atares and Jesus Del Monte. suburbs OF
Havana. Two companies OF the Second H.
linois regiment and two Of the First North
Carolina regiment are doing guard duty.
The Cuban rreconcilables talk of over
turning the queen regents statue In Central
park on January 1. General Greene says
the statue will be taken down, carefully
boxed and offered to Spain. No indignity
will be allowed.
Last night General Julio SanguiIly, Jose
Lacret and Mario Menocal were present at
a dance In Cerro. which was attended by
a number OF well-known Havana women.
The celebrations over the evacuation Of that
suburb continue.
Although Admiral Sampson has gone
north the other United States evacuation
commissioners will remain until after the
new year, pending the evacuation of other
parts Of the island. Today Commodore
John w. Philip made an official call upon
Captain General Castellanos.
Last night while an American woman from
Richmond. Va, was walking with her hus-
band in Central park she was hit by q
spent rife bullet, receiving a flesh wound
In the side. No report was heard at the
time.