The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
Spaniards who Served I'm the Cuban
Insurgent Army Among Those
Sworn In as PatrOImen.
SWINDLlNG SCHEME BLOCKED
SPANISH TRICI1ERY EXPOSED BY
ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
Attempt to Hide Existence of Crown
Property from the American Evac-
UatiOn Commissioners.

HAVANA, Dec. PA parade of the
United States troops through the city will
take place on Jan. /, the date fixed for the
turning over of the control of the island to
the United States. The American evacuation
commission will direct Major General Lee to
make dispositions of the eight regiments
here, numbering about eight hundred men
each including the arrivals to-day-the
Sixth Missouri Regiment, on the transports
Obdam and Roumanjan and a battalion of
the Tenth regulars, on the Saratoga, and
another division to arrive next week. Alto
gether, it is expected that an imposing dis
play will be made, as numerous details of
the troops will have to be made to guard the
forts and camps. Military divided
in opinion as to the propriety of the troops
parading. The officials in favor of the prof.
ect aver that a good moral effect would be
produced on the city by showing the quality
Of the American forces, while those who OPP
pose it say that as this is not conquered
city there exists no reason for marching the
soldiers through it, as though it were.
Major General Ludlow, accompanied by
Captain March, paid an official visit this
afternoon to Captain General Castellanos.
Brigader General Clous, secretary of the
American evacuation commission, called at
the palace tonight to sign and exchange
notes with the captain general with refer
ence to the arrangements for the ceremonies
of Jan. 1.
The United States sentries stationed on the
outskirts Of the Cerro suburb were fired at
fFeiIa~ths-heages.av or six times last night
by unknown persons. The sentries returned
the fire. No one was hit.
The Forty-ninth Ohio Regiment pitched its
tents to-day at Quemados camp in two
hours, making better time than any regiment
in the camp.
Mrs. Moulton, wife of Colonel Moulton, Of
the Second Illinois Regiment, has sent her
husbands command 1900 oranges and 1900
lemons as a part of their Christmas dinner.
The military postoffice has been overloaded
all week with parcels for the soldiers
General Lee and his staff and most of the
Americans in the city attended reception
tonight at the new United States Club.
Major General Ludlow, military governor
of the city of Havana, has recommended to
Major General Lee, Governor of the prov
ince of Havana, that six army officers De
appointed 10 assist Colonel Moulton as in
spectors of police The names Of the ot1-
GERS chosen have not been announced. They
will be relieved of all other duties and will
be paid a salary of 1880 a year. The police
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of $1,000; twelve captains at $3.50 each;
twelve Heutenants at $1,OS0 each; forty-eight
sergeants at $500 each; forty-eight SER
geants of the second class at $3.50 each, and
S4S patrolmel, each of whom will receive $500
salary. The appointment of the deputy
chief will not be made soon. number of
uniforms which will consist OF blue serge
clothing and straw hats, have been ordered.
The patrolmen SO far chosen began taking
the oath of allegiance to the United States
to-day. They are mixed lot consisting of
former Spanish soldiers, men who have
served in the ranks of the insurgent army,
ex-policemen and others totally unexperi-
enced in the service.
An American wagon train on its way to
this city across the Cherrera Rio to-day
found a number of workmen engaged in re-
moving a pontoon bridge. The man in
charge of the work said he had bought the
bridge from the Spanish. The removal of
the structure was at once stopped.
The patriotic committees are preparing to
hold on Jan a procession in which will ap-
pear floats with allegorical designs, en-
blems ana bands of music. A festival is an
nounced to be held in the Tacon Theater on
the same date, the proceeds of which will be
devoted to the purchase of shoes and cloth
ing for the Cuban soldiers coming into the
city Dinner will be served to the Cubans
in the Prado, and there will be boat races
in the harbor in which American men-of-
warsmen are invited to compete Two floats
in the procession will be dedicated to the
martyrs de la patria and to the victims
of the Maine. 1t is proposed to give BAN
quet in honor of General Ludlow. An open
air mass for Cubas soldiers will be cele-
brated in La Punta. The patriotic commit
tees have called upon the public to contrib
ute clothing so that the soldiers will be able
to make decent appearance when they
parade.
The Sixth Missouri Regiment marched to
its camp this afternoon.
General Arolas. the Spanish military gov
ernor of Havana, delivered over his COM
mard to-day. and will sail for Spain to-
morrow.
A committee of Cubans this morning called
on General Wade, the president of the
American evacuation commission and in
quired if the commissioners would object to
Cuban troops coming to Vedado to-day.
General Wade replied: Perhaps it is better
that armed Cubans should not assemble on
parade. As the city viii be under the COM
rrand of General Brooke, beginning on Jan.
l, it will be better to consult him.. General
Wade, in effect, politely told the Cubans to
keep the troops out OF the city.
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