The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27
PROCLAMATION TO CUBANs
ADDRESS TO BE ISSUED TODAY BY
: AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS.
peace to BE Maintained and Justice
Administered ImpartinIIy-Tcxt of
Evacuation Agreement.

A HAVANA, Dec. 26.-tranclScO IlulnterO a
Spanish guerrilla, while walking along Geni-
os street to-day. was fired at from the roof
81 a house and seriously wounded. During
;he last twenty-four hours one man has been
killed and twelve have been wounded in af-
rays in different parts of the city and eleven
Durglaries have been committed. The city
S in state of unrest. Christmas day was
5shered in by the cracking of revolvers and
;attling volleys from Mauser rifles in an af-
Tray which occurred near the center of the
city between the Spanish troops garrison
:ng the city and the Cuban residents. One
Cuban was fatally wounded, two others were
badly injured and a Spanish soldier was
stabbed A Cuban negro who feceived three
wounds made by Mauser bullets and bayo-
net cut across his forehead, and who was
taken to t; . emergency hospital is reported
to be dying. The affair was brought on by
the Cubans. who fired from housetop on a
company Of soldiers asleed in the Hotel
Roma The soldiers sprang to their feet and
at once returned the fire. A company of in
fantry scaled the low wall on one side of the
building and hunted over the roof top for the
individuals who had begun the firing. They
found a negro badly wounded and carried
him down. Other injured men were carried
away by their friends The volleying of the
Americans many fearing that fighting would
become general through the city.
party of colored Cubans this morning
entered the wholesale grocery establishment
at No. 11S San Jose street. owned by the
Spanish firm of Mestro & Mata, and ordered
Senor Mestro to kiss the Cuban flag and to
cry Viva Cuba Iibre." He refused to obey
whereupon one Of the Cubans cut his head
badly with a machete.
Three more wards of Havana were evacu-
ated to-day. La Lucha says it can see no
disloyalty to Spain on the part of Spanish
residents in Cuba if they choose to hoist
American and Cuban flags. because Spain
renounced the island without consulting the
Spaniards.
Captain General Castellanes, after formal
~ delivering over the island to the Ameri-
can authorities on Jan. /, will leave for Ma
tanzas, where he will remain a fortnight,
going thence to Cienfuegos
To-day Cuban mob Threatened to attack
the residence of Marquis De Montero. sec
retary of the treasury in the autonomist
cabinet, and a member of the Spanish evac-
uation commission. The house is No. 1893
Neptune street, in a part of the city all
ready evacuated. On the matter being
brought to the attention of the United States
evacuation commissioners a guard of regu-
lars was sent to guard the residence until
further orders.
Some disturbance having occurred in San
Lazare street, and a Spanish store having
been sacked by the Cabans the United
States commissioners have sent staff Of
fcer, with a detachment of troops, to the
scene OF disorder
The Eighth and Tenth regular infantry
regiments are encamped near the Hotel
TTocha, the headquarters of the Americans
st El Vedado.
The Spanish troops are evacuating the city
so rapidly that it is almost impossible for
the Americans to provide promptly for the
preservation of peace. The proclamation of
the United States commissioners appeared in
extra editions of the Spanish newspapers
this evening.
Major General Buffers mission to Ma
tanzas and Cienfuegos is in the interest of
sanitation and order in those cities after
Jan. ]. He Will take counsel with the Cuban
leaders with view to persuading them to
exercise prudence toward the Spanish troops
who. after Jan. /, will be the guests of the
Americans.
The United States transport Michigan.
which left Savannah on Dec %. arrived here
to-day with the second battalion of the First
Texas Regiment.
Major General Chaffee arrived this after
noon on the steamer Whitney from Port
Tampa.
The French steamer Corrientes, Captain
Loborhis, sailed to-day for Spain with 1913
Spanish troops. and the French steamer
Aquitane sailed for Santander with 1857
Spanish troops. The Carolina will sail to-
morrow for Cadiz with 2,070 officers and men.