The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-11
New Workers Weary of Life on
Transport and Anxious to March
Through Havana To-Day.
LIVELY DAY ON THE BOURSE
BRISK SPECULATION IN SECURITIES
AT THE CUBAN CAPITAL.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and the 161st Indi-
ana Booked to Sail from Sa-
Yannah To-Day ga@

HAVANA, Dec. 10.-The United States
flag was unfurled over the city hall of
Marianao at 1890 o'clock this afternoon by
Colonel Young, commanding the battalion
of engineers at Playa de Marianao. A de-
tachment Of engineers drawn UP in the
square presented arms, and the Americans
and municipal officers present stood with
barred heads during the ceremony. A crowd
of townspeople which had gathered greeted
the raising of the flag with cries of 'Viva
Americanos" The Spanish troops withdrew
on Thursday, and for two days the Marquis
De Cervera, late military commander of the
department, was the sole Spanish authority
in the town and surrounding district, which
embraces 5000 persons but perfect order
was maintained during the interim. Last
night the Marquis De Cervera turned over
the municipal government to Alcalde
Gomez, and the latter at once called upon
Colonel Young, who will be the command
ant temporarily. A small guard is lodged in
the town.
1t is uncertain whether or not the Two
hundred-and-second New York Regiment
can get off promptly tomorrow. The pro-
gramme is to debark early and begin the
march through the city at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The regiment spent weary day
on the transport Minnewaska. The men
were eager to get ashore and see the sights
of Havana but no leaves were granted to
privates, and the anchorage of the transport
was shifted from the wharf to midstfeam to
prevent the soldiers from going ashore with
out permits.
This was lively day on the Bourse with
large speculative dealings for future de-
livery. AS the time for the Americans con-
troll of the island approaches shares in vari-
Gus ipsular corporations have risen to near
par. Street-railway stocks which six months
ago were quoted at "a sold yesterday at
91M, and to-day at SO, and United Railway
shares advanced four points to SO, while
municipal s per cents, issued at so, sold at
102.
A committee representing the officers and
men of the guerrillas and the mobilized
troops to-day waited ON Governor General
Castellanos and proposed that the men rep
resented by the committee be given 80 per
cent. of the pay due them before the end
of this month, Offering to present the other
half to the Spanish government for the ben
eft of the needy. CastellanOs will forward
their proposition to Madrid.
The Spanish evacuation commission in
formed the American commission to-day
that the evacuation of BejucaI, Santiago de
Las Vegas, Rincon, Vento, San Felipe and
all the other small towns in the eastern part
Of Havana province will take place to-mor-
row. These places include all the railway
stations on the route to Matanzas. The
Spaniards will retire from Pegla and
Guanabacoa on Monday next.
Advices from Santa Clara report that the
mortality there is "a per cent. less now
than it was before the american Red Cross
Society began it's distribution OF relief sup
plies.
General Clous, secretary of the American
evacuation commission, to-day notified the
Spanish commissioners that the Two-hun-
dred-and-second New York Regiment would
probably march through Havana tomorrow
and no objection was made by the Span
iards.
The annual election of the Havana Bar
Association, which was to have been held
this afternoon, has been postponed until to-
morrow.
The Spanish steamer Colon sailed tonight
for Spain. General Marroto, while going on
board the Colon, had stolen from him a
valise containing over ,OG0 of his pay. The
Colon carries over three thousand persons.