The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28
CUBAN OCCUPATION
Rigorous Steps To Be Taken 10 Prevent
American Soldiers from Drinking.
THE SELLER Will BFPUNlSHED
Property Of Offender viii Be Confls-
Gated Besides Being Imprisoned.
NEW POLICE FORCE BEING ORGANIZED
Cubans, as Well as Spanlards, Being En-.
listed for the Service.
SEVERAL. SERIOUS ARRAYS OCCURRED.
A Number Of Guerillas lxined ana
Women and childrcn Have been
shot--TnisinE rreoautions.
Property Of Offender viii Be Confls-
Gated Besides Being Imprisoned.
Cubans, as Well as Spaniards, Being En-.
listed for the Service.
SEVERAL SERIOUS ARRAYS OCCURRED.
A Number of Guerillas killed and
& Women and chtldrcn Have been
shot--TniSinE precautions.
Especial Cable Dispntrh TO the New York Hes-
aid and Tho Houston Post Cnpyrightcd.
1SlS, by u ameS Gordon Bennett y II:

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Especial Cable Dispatch 10 the New York IIes-
aid and Tho Houston Post copyrighted.
iSas. by James Gordon Bcnnott)
Havana December a7~lWhilo tho COLI
duct Of tho American volunteers Ia Havana
province has generally been good officers
are given cause OF complaint because O.
che violent effects The Spanish liquor has
on mon MO are unused 10 anything
stronger than plain whisky, II has been
found impossible TO prtqeui the soldiers
drinking when liquor Is ohtafnshle. and fer
fhia reason Il has heen deoitsd 10 pllss.
the responsibility upon the seller inatesd
OF tho drlnkcr.
\ On Recommendation Of John Mcc,lloush
one of tnc first promuls s9scas WIN be The.
announcement that the sale OF inaoS.eatlns
ituuor OF any SORT TO American soldiers ~
uniform VIII result In toe corJ,aseaa5n ~
property bclcpgins TO phe SELLER aud re
fmpflsonmcng. ii
Tao sweating in OF Inc man who viii
form the police torce continues. about 40
bavlng already sworn allegiance 4, The
uniten States. The toiee wlll no ready ior
complete seryica 9baGt January J.. Tue
Ciipans ssili opleet TO the csiiistineao OF
Spanish soldiers IL. this Tore, but Aecu.-
io1.sA &.iss CJloht A.oIttolt nayc rsSoistn
10 ASK 40 uUSsepns colecrrgpes m0n lGr a.
ieXsanee II his record - e.szSn ana 80 S,singa
W 10 the mental ana pnssieai reqG.rs-
mems AT FIRST sao Crbans uclo ss.ct.rei
Ito hang back, but when they cav toA !.
they would DO taken at their word thy
made rush to secure a chance ut eayli-
ing S5v a month. About 400 from Msio.aa .
camp at MSaianao nave alieliy ecnght en-
ployapepi.
scnor Dc Castro. the civil governor az
IHavapa. agsgrg ~ accord With 9Siicsai
Ludtaw, has lbs ued an order sornia.ilx
my further fli.ag 81 fiseafas Of tha AK
piodlns OF ,.aeerscsrrs ds,,stae psh'to shss1
oughfarea. lie aiso prohibits the aasean-
bling OF crowds in the streets cr parks
after $3.50 -. M, orders the closing CT I'll
places OF entertainment. Including the the
aters and cafes, at II y. M. fotbjds pSople
taking pait IN certain African dances In
which the participants are dIessed In devil
costumes and fonbids all manifestations
which may produce conflicts between the
Cubans and Span ards or between Span
iards and Americans. Those who violate
these orders are threatened w,ta severe
punishment.
detachment or american srtillerymen
were admitted 10 Cabanas fortress by re-
guess of BrgLdier General Clous, 80 order
that the men might famlliarlze themselves
with the guns mounted there 80 IS 10 b,
able to salute TIE Spanish flag on jan
uary !.
Reglu was evacuated by The Spinlards
and occupied by the Americans today. A
banner having on X 4 portrait OF President
MCKINLEY, painted by Armande ,soroeni
has been on view in a wlnsow In Ob'sro
street si.ere IL NIs uhccrei by crowds OF