The herald., 1898-12-29
TO SEE THAT ORDER Is KEPT AT
HAVANA
NO RIOTlNG is ANTICIPATED
But a Police Force Has Already Been
Organized to Guard Against
the Possibility
Associated Press Special Wire

NEW YORK, Dec 2S-A dispatch to
the World from Havana says:
The military administration OF Havana
under Major-General Ludlow will be devot-
ed to the preservation of order in the city
and the protection of life and property.
The work of public improvements will not
be commenced for some time--not IN any
case until the organization of government
in the island has been completed.
The big public franchises recently grant
ed will remain in status quo.
General Ludlow, asked about this matter
by the World correspondent today, said:
81 understand that upon the withdrawal
of the Spanish authorities the promoters OF
the various enterprises will submit their
PROPOSITIONS anew to the American admin
istration.
Nothing will be done for the present.
Our work is not to improve the street car
service or to tear up streets for sewers, but
to protect life and property.
Asked if he feared any serious disturb
ance, General Ludlow said: The temper
of the people seems entirely favorable to
the Americans, and l anticipate no trouble.
''The first attempt at disorder will be put
down by American troops, aided, II neces-
sary, by our Cuban auyiliaries.
General Menocal, the Cuban leader, has
offered the services of his forces for this
purpose and if required they will be used"
While the conduct of the American vol
unteers in Havana province has generally
been good, the officers are given cause of
complaint because of the violent effect Span
ish liquor has on the men, who are unused
to anything stronger than plain whisky.
1t has been found impossible to prevent
the soldiers from drinking when liquor is
obtainable, and for this reason it has be.n
decided to place the responsibility upon the
seller instead of the drinker. On the recon-
mendaton of John McCullagh, former Chief
of Police of New York, one of the first Amer
lean promulgations will be the announce
ment that the sale of intoxicating liquor of
any sort to an American soldier in uniform
will result in the confiscation of the property
belonging to the seller and his Imprisonment.
1t is expected that the Cubans will make
January lst day of great celebration, and
no attempt will be made to check them un-
less they grow riotous.
But enough troops will be in the city, os-
tensibly on display, to take control and clear
the streets. On the further recommended
tion of McCullagh, all the cafes and other
places where liquor is sold will be closed all
day on January lst. AT citizens will be sub
ject to search and those with arms upon
them will be imprisoned and the arms con-
fscated.
The swearing in of men who will form the
Il:
already sworn allegiance to the United
States. The force will be ready for complete
service about January 5th. The Cubans
still object to the enlistment of Spanish sol
diers in this force, but McCullasN and Col
onel Moulton have resolved to ask no ques-
tons concerning a mans former allegiance.
If his record is clean and he comes up to
the mental and physical requirements he
will be given the same show, be he Spaniard
or Cuban.
At first the Cubans were inclined to hang
back, saying that Il Spaniards were to be
employed the entire force should be made up
of them, but when they saw that they would
be taken at their word they made rush to
secure chance OF earning $50 a month.
About 300 from Menocal's camp have al
ready sought employment.
Havana tailors are now at work upon
the uniforms, which are to be of blue cassi-
mere OF the thinnest texture. 1t consists
Of trousers, coat, and rolling sailor shirt.
The police will carry clubs of the same pat
tern as that used by New York policemen
and the force will be organized on the same
general plan as that of the American city.
Major General Brooke does not recognize
the Cuban army and will do everything COM
patible with tact and judgment to cause its
disbandment. An auxiliary force of Cubans
may be formed, but the recruits will be ta-
ken as individuals. Consequently volun-
tary police work on the part of the Cuban
commanders in the provinces of Havana,
Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio will not be
encouraged. The offers of assistance which
are continuously being made by the Cuban
chiefs are politely declined, but are not ac-
cepted.
The Havana newspapers will not be CEN
sored IN the Spanish sense, but they will be
cautioned against incendiary and untruthful
utterances and suppressed if habitual often
ders. Press cablegrams will not be cen
sored.
1t is understood the United States treas
ury Will I'm the value OF the centlte at 81. AZ
and of the Spanish silver dollar al GO cents.
Today the army officers who have been
appointed sub-colectors of customs at the
various ports. outside of Havana, went to
school, os to speak. Fourteen gathered at
the banking house of Z. L. Childs of the
Havana chamber of commerce and were in
structed by him in the intricacies of ex-
change and how to calculate the double
rates of silver to Spanish gold and American
gold.
This afternoon Spaniard named Fernan-
dez, a member of the municipal police, was
surrounded by mob of Cubans on Bombay
street. Cuban and American flags We're
waved in his face his rife was twisted
out of his hands and half a hundred men
yelled to him "shout viva Cuba Lbre' or
die" Fernandez threw up his arms as if
to assent and then when the mob had qui-
eted down to hear what he had to say, he
cried in clear tones "Viva Espana." Three
knives were thrust into him and tonight he
is dying.
EXCITED CUBANS