Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
EVACUATION.
Spanish Soldiers Will All
Leave Havana Before
January 1.
LEAVE $5,OOO,O0O BEHIND.
A Huge Inventory of All This Immovablc
Preparsd-Fourteon Span
ish Transports Due Within Ton
Days-A New York Merchant
Arrested.
LEAVE $5,O0O,O0O BEHIND.

Havana, Dec. 2O.-Capt. Gen. Jiminez
Castcllanos Informed Brig .-Gen. Clous TO-
day thai the evacuation of Havana would
he complete on or before january LIST next.
Fourteen transports are due to arrive
from Spain during the next ten days.
There are 1900 spanish troops stun III
Havana and It's cnVir0ns, but the ltSt
few thousand VIII embark simultaneously
This Information was particularly agree
able to the Americans because all spanish
troops who remain here after Jahuai! l
viii have to be protected.
The Eighth and Tenth regular infantry
regiments have been ordered by the tIl-
ted States evacuation commissioners from
Ouemados, and they will report mere Tor
Guty tomorrow under the oil
con Greene. All the s%eacolst batteries
ON the west. including La Rama. viii lac
,ccupicd by the American troops ~
Thursday. he men will camp in tents
with details to guard the forts.
Commodore l.. j. Cromwell reported TO
Tho United States evacuation commission
,rs to-day that he would take over the
nrscuui and naval property OF spain III
JIa\and after January ! and be captain
OF the port.
The Spanish immovablc property, ac-
ccrding to the inventory, Is estimated 10
he worth about Si.oO0,olO. The inventory
rs Il lAlAt wv NhA
hundred pages of manuscript, aud gives
fun details of all the Spanish property IN
CUBA.
At ) O'Clock this afternoon the orders
which had been issued TO the tighth ana
Tenth regular infantry regiments t. oc-
cupy tho sea coast batteries were changed
at the request Of Capt. Gen. Cast"IlanoS,
vho fears that Il conflict OF authority
might occur should the American" occupy
any portion of the city prior to the hhal
evacuation.
At noon to-day Major Russell T.. Har-
rison with Il detachment Of the First
North Carolina regiment, raised the stars
nud stripCS over Fort Atarcs, in full
sight Of the wreck Of the United states
battlcship Maine. Major Harrison as
provost of the Seventh corps, is chtrget
10 preserve order in Corro Atarcs ana
Ios,e dol Monte. the suburbs of Havana.
Two companies of the Second Illinois reg
iment and two of the First North Caro-
lima regiments are doirG guard dutE'
The cuban irreconciliables talk of over
turning the queen Regents statue In Cen
trail Park on January LIST. General Greene
saws the statute will be taken down care.
fully boxed and offered to Spain. no IN
dignity being allowed.
Last night Generals Julio Sanguily, La
crct and Mario Menocal were present NJ
"A dance in Cerro. which was attended by
a number of ~well-known Havana ladies'.
1 III ATl'll A. s'AAs y 49,
that suburb continue.
Although Admiral Sampson has gone
North, the other United States evacuation
commissioners will remain until after the
Kew Year. pending the evacuation of other
parts of tho island. To-day
John w. Philip made an official call upon
Captain General Castcllanos.
Col. Noulton and Capt. McCullaCh con-
tinue their examinations of candidates
for tho police force. In this matter they
are assisted by the advice of Gen. Mario
Mcrocal the ranking Cuban officer in Ha-
vana province. The idea is tn have tho
moral assistance Of the Cuban chiefs in
preserving ordcr.
Last night while an American lady from
Riohmond, Va, was walking with hex
husband in Central Park, she was hit by
II sTcnt rife bullet receiving a flesh wound
in her side. No report was heard at the
time,
A despatch from Sagua Ia Grandc an
nounccs the arrival there OF three mem
bcrs OF the crew Of the English bark
Iladyne, coal laden, which was lost on
the voyage from New York 10 Cuba. Nc
further details are given.
THE ARREST OF ISRAEL.
Havana, Dec. 2o.-Samuel l.. Israel OF
New York opened a few days ago a%.littlt
store on Obispo street for selling Amer
lean flags and jewclry. His wife. last
lElllt dllllNhi'b ~ - w N'''
saving Israel had been arrested and sh,
could not lind him. Gen. Green sent CApt
Mott to Captain General CaSteilancs, ask
ing that Israel be produced and sent L
Gen. Gre me. In an hour an aiie-dc-cami
Of the captain general brought the MAI
TO Hotel Inglatcrra. He had been in Tur
"a prison.
ISRAEL says that at 3 o'clock yestcrda!
afternoon a Spanish lieutenant entered
his store, tore down the flags and hrok'
the show case with his sword. Later IN
sent three men who arrested him..
Cen. Greene has asked Captain Genera
Castellanos TO investigate the matter AM
the latter said he would send a report Il
Gen Greene at 10 o'clock this morning,
Gen. Greene considers that, as Israel!
free, nothing more need be done by IN
American authorities. Israel filed a com
plant with Mr.. Jerome, the British vice
consul, who refused to consider II.
The Spanish transports Notre Dame wit
Gen. Estruches and 953 officers and mei
and Les Andes, with 1870 officers and mcr
sailed for Cadiz to-day.
The Spanish troops viii to-day begin TN
evacuation of the Northwest part of HAY
ana City.
The Spaniards will evacuate Santa Clar
and Rc!na batteries and all other fort
outside town, They will be occupied b
American troops, but no flags will be hois.
ed until January /. Spanish sick viii r,
main in Principe fort for the present an
after January l If necessary.
SAMPSON SAILS FOR NEW YORK.
Washington, Dec. 2O,-The navy depart
ment Is advised of the sailing Of Admir-.
sampson on his flagship New York fC
New York. Commodore Philip will be III
commanding officer Of the American ma
al forces at Havana by virtue Of his ser
iority. but admiral sampson retain
m of the entire North Atlant
station. 1t Is his pIrpOse upon arrivin
IN the United States to rest for two week
the first time he will have had the OF
portunity for a year and n half. 1t
not expected that the admiral will retur
10 Havana as the evacuation Commlssiu
will have completed its work before Il
first of the year.
LADY COOK AND COMPANY"