The herald., 1898-12-30
CUBANS CANNOT CHEER
WHEN THE SPANIARDS LEAVE
THE ISLAND
ALL PARADING IS PROHIBITED
The Majority Inclined to Sulk but
Dare Not Threaten to Make
Serious Trouble -
Associated Press Special Wire


HAVANA, Dec. 29.-Last night at meet
ing of the Cuban patriotic committee was
held, and this morning deputation consist
ing of DR.. JUAN OfaTrio, FREDERICK Mora,
Angelo Cowley, Emilio Nunez and Alfredo
Zayas, waited upon General Ludlow to ask
whether no portion of the program of
their celebration might be carried out:
General Nunez acting as the spokesman OF
the deputation, handed General Ludlow q
written copy of the program or six days,
festivities. 1t called for fireworks and
music every night.
General Ludlow, who was very polite tc
the deputation, asked them to leave the pro
gram with him, and promised tel give the
matter careful consideration. After tn,
deputation had withdrawn he conferred will
General Brooke, and it was decided that i
would be wise not to allow any puphc mani
festations on the part Of the Cubans. Gen
eral Ludlow prepared a writteTreply point
ing out the extreme need of maintaining or
der in the interests of the people OF Cuba ana
the sympathy of the Americans with the de-
sire of the Cubans to celebrate. ne uleea'
however, that while this feeling was perez,
| ly natural there was the danger q glsillS g an
opportunity to ildisposed or ,rnuS rnu harm
persons to make trouble which WoaiI nan llai
| the city's industrial and commeTclal lnter
ests On all these grounds; concluded zen
eraI Tmdlow Il was expedlent that there
should he no general public display OF feel
ing. - ;ssad +on;nb+.
S;re ne eGonerai Ludlow has instructed me to
d;.nat that ali places where spirituous or
otho,. ;rtoxicating liquors are sold shall be
oIarod and that order shall be preserved at
i ,;mes. that there shall be no large gath
or;hrs ar of citizens on the streets and no
nnisy uii parades by night or day; that no pis-
tols. firearms, knives or other deadly
weapons shall be carried by any one ex
cept troops on duty; that persons carrying
weapons of any kind in the streets, shall be
arrested and their arms confscated; that all
persons who shall sell Intoxicating liquors
of whatsoever kind are prohibited from sell
ing or giving the same to soldiers, and that
any place in which It is found that liquor is
sold or given to soldiers must be closed and
BENTLEY MOTT,
Major and Assistant Adjutant General.
This general order will be executed as re-
CARDS Cubans as well as United States
troops.
A Joint meeting of the committees of va
rious Cuban societies was held this afternoon
at the Irijoa theater to discuss the situa-
ton. The proceedings were private: but it
was decided to endeavor to prepare hastily
petition to be signed by business firms of
Havana, requesting General Brooke to allow
the demonstration. This feature of the pro-
ceedings is the only one made public. 1t is
reported, however, that most OF those pres
ent advised that all Cuban flags be taken
day of mourning, the Cubans carefully keep
ing away from the Americans. The mi
nority. on the other hand, urged that it
would be better to keep cool, to trust the
Americans and to wait and see how their
policy would work out.