The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
SEVENTH CORPS CHRISTMAS.
GENERAL LEES TURKEYS WE'RE
TOO LEAN FOR EATING.

The United states Troops Have Re
gun "a Regular Patrol of Havana.
Disturbance Caused by Liquor.
Turkeys at 81 Each Somewhat
scared the sOIdiers-Re giments
All Had Good Spreads.
Havana, Dec p, p m.-The United
States troops have begun this evening a
regular patrol of the city of Havana, in
order to guard against possible disorders.
The day. however, passed in comparative
quiet
The bando issued on Friday by Capt.
Gen. Jimnez Castellanos, prohibiting
crowds from assembling in the streets, has
been generally observed.
Last night there was some disturbance.
said to have been caused by liquor, in
Montserrat place. a shot was fred about
midnight from a roof at a group of peo-
pie below, and many shots were returned
at figures vaguely seen on the roof An
unidentified man was killed and three
were wounded in other ARRAYS
Christmas at Camp Quemados was as
lively as the troops could make it with
slender materials. Turkeys, at 81 apiece,
were scarce, and everybody said that with
the heat at a summer temperature and
the hedgerows brilliant with flowers, the
day did not seem much like Christmas.
All the company messes of the Forty
ninth Iowa, thc First North Carolina, the
Fourth Virginia, the Second Illinois and
the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana
Regiments had extra spreads" out of
company funds, with gifts from well-to-do
members. The army ration was supple
mented by fruit, canned goods, sweet po-
tatoes and sometimes chicken.
Hard Day for MissOurianx.
The Sixth Missouri Regiment the last
to arrive, had no chance to prepare an
extra dinner, so The men dined on fresh
beef rice and beans. One battalion reach
ed camp yesterday, the other two march
ing to-day a distance of eight miles over
dusty road.
All the regimental bands played and the
men were granted leave within a mile ra-
dius of the camp. Company F of the One
Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana Regi-
ment, had a cactus tree, with a present
for everybody stuck on the points. as,
for instance, hard tack beans, salt pork
and candles. The officers Of the One Hun
dred and SiXty-tirst Indiana INDUCED after
dinner in songs and speech-making, with
several SOLO dances
AT El Nedado, the Eighth and Tenth
Regular Infantry regiments dined well at
the expense of the company's funds.
Mai Gen. Lee and his staff partook of
a modest dinner Gen. Lee had a number
of live turkeys available but as the birds
are very lean, he decided to keep them.
taking chances on their improvement. for
the New Years feast after the flag-rais-
ing.
Gen. Lee spent most of the day on horse
back studying the best route for the New
Year day parade The streets are too
narrow to allow the troops to march past
the palace. so that the route will probably
be through the Prado and Central Park
to Cerro, the Havana suburb Gen. Lee
expects 10 have II, 900 men. including the
Cubans in the military procession.
Maj Gen. Butler will go to Matanzas
and Cienfuegos tomorrow night on off,
cial business. The American troops are
about to take possession of the San Am
grosios Hospital.
c. S. Beaver, the United States postal
agent in Havana, has complained to the
Postmaster General of the irregularity in
the arrival of the mails from the United
States.