The herald., 1898-12-30

it's truth. They justified General MenocaPs
reported sensational action.
The situation grows out of the refusal OF
General Brookes permit for participation Of
Cuban troops in the exercises of evacuation
day.
The feeling in Havana tonight is intense.
The United States flag was torn down from
many houses in the lower districts Of the
city tonight.
Upper class Cubans sent cablegrams with
out number to President Mckinley today
| begging him to interfere.
Judge advocate Charles Gould of the
American commission today cabled to Pres
ident Mckinney that there is intense uneasi-
ness in the situation here, and advising that
the Cubans be permitted to participate in
the evacuation ceremonies. Late tonIght
no word has been received from the presi-
dent regarding the matter.
The more excitable of the population OF
| Havana's lower districts are beginning I'd
boot the American soldiers. The higllef
class Cubans are bitterly chagrineh A1
disappointed at the turn affairs have tefM
They hardly know what to say r. a.
Their plans were to have 100 900 pickea nehs
the flower of the insurgent army marcn
into Havana on January l.
The Cuban soldiers came into CLIP az Ia
Playa and Marianao with The under
that they were marching to Hsvana for eVac-
uation day. They bought new UNIFORMS IN
honor of the occasion
The streets of Hayans nave peen most iav-
ishly decorated. The people intended to
meet the insurcent soldiers at the outskirts
and escort them, with music and cheering,
to tbe Prado. The soldiers are the popular
, idols of The people of Havana. The en-
trance Of the Cuban soldiers into Havana
; has been the dream of the people Of the
2 unhdppy Island for fifty years. During the
4 late var Havana has ever been the object
i've point. Now Spain has been driven
Iout but the Cuban soldiers must not enter.
4 The Cubans compromised ON the original
iplan two days ago. 1t was said the soldiers
might enter on the I'd proximo. Five days
repoicing was planned. The people of Ha-
vana planned great feast for the soldiers.
General Brooke, who is supposed to act
under instructions from Washington, said
this arrangement could not be carried out.
The developments of the next few days
may mean peace or war between the United
States and Cuba. Havana citizens say they
beg not to be driven away from the United
States.
The second battalion of the Second Illi-
nois has been ordered to Santa Clara prov.
ince, two hundred miles from Havana.
Companies G, +, III and E leave early to-
morrow morning for that place, in COM
mand of Major Dusenberry. The Illinois
soldiers are to preserve order as the Span
iards withdraw There has been some riot-
were given hurry-up orders. One battalion
of the Forty ninth Iowa is ordered to Cien-
fuegos.
Forty convicts who were paving street.
near the Prado attempted to escape today
to the American lines, They were pursued
by the Spanish soldiers, who were in turn
chased back by the Americans Some Of
the convicts were captured, but seventeen
escaped through the houses and over roofs.
There is an unusual number of criminals at
large.
Senor Rodriguez, the owner of a provision
warehouse on the Calzada, was stabbed in
the face and back today, because he refused
in the hospital, and it is feared he will die.
The Cuban captain, Herreras, and his
men, of Colonel Arangos command, today
captured, at Jesus del Monte, an alleged
cattle thief, named Bartolonada, and shot
him without more ado.