The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-29
Insurgent Leaders Turned Down By
General Brooke.
VARIETY OF THREATS
DENIED PERMISSION TO CELE-
BRATE EVACUATION.
Declare They VIII Tear Down Their
Flags and Turn the Day Into
Day Of neutrality-suspicious., Vel
low Fever and Smallpox at
Havana.

Chicago, Dee. ga special cable
gram to the Tribune from Havana
says: Cuban residents of Havana de-
clare tonight that if General Brooke
does not rescind his order barring rep
resentatves of the Cuban insurgent
army from being present at the evac-
uation ceremonies of New Years day,
they win close their houses on that
occasion, tear down their flags and dec
oranOns and remain indoors.
The Cuban peace commission. after a
stormy interview with General Brooke
tonight, telegrapl1ed General Gomez not
to come to Havana, as he intended, as
no courtesy could be shown him.
The Cubans are greatly excited. To-
night they stood on every corner of the
city discussing the situation in half
frenzied manner.
1--WE have not fought for a change
Of masters; we have fought for liberty,
and not for a new ownership declared
Juan FREDERICK CentenaliaS, one OF the
most prominent Cubans in Havana
Our army is still in the field. They
shall not lay down their arms until we
find out whether we are to be slaves or
free"
Two nights ago General Ludlow noti-
fed the commission that General Go
mez and other prominent Cuban army
leaders could be present at the ceremo-
MES, and that the Cuban army might
enter Havana Tonight General Brooke
told the commission that the Cuban
army is not to be recognized and is to
have no part in the demonstrations Of
Jan. /.
This action at once caused the Cubans
to declare that they would stay in their
houses and the day of rejoicing over
the raising Of the stars and stripes
would be turned into a day Of gloom,
and that the city should have the ap-
pearance Of q town in mourning.
DEATHS FROM CHOLERA.
Americans in Havana are much
alarmed at the increased mortality in
the city. The civil register tonight
shows three persons today died of Ash
attic cholera and four of malarial fever.
Yesterday four deaths were reported
of yellow fever. and eleven Of malarial
fever, out of a total death roll Of fifty
seven.
Smallpox in on the increase. Three
or four deaths are reported every day.
Yellow fever cases are increasing.
Americans expect by hurried sani-
tary work to improve conditions rap
idly after Jan. L The thing that alarms
or rather disgusts the Americans
more than any other disease that -four
ishes here is leprosy.
Last night was one of alarm. It was
feared that today the riots would as
sumo a graver aspect.
The insurgents. who have not been
permitted in the city since the affair al
the Hotel Ingleterra, were allowed to
come in and act as police. The effect
Of their presence in Mariana, Monser-
rate, San Juan De Dios, and other dis
tricts where rioting has occurred was
magical The insurgents would ride
into a half-frenzied crowd of parade.rs
and after leading the shouting for a
few moments, would dlsperse the crowd
The insurgents word is law with the
simple people CT the lower districts of
the city, as they We're implicitly obeyed
Only few riots occurred this after
moon. Several people were wounded
aDd one man viii die from wounds re-
ceived. The city it quiet tonight.