The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
sancti Spiritus and Trinidad, in Santa
Clara Province, Now in Pos
session of Americans.
OTHER PLACES EVACUATED
SPANIARDS RAPIDLY SURRENDERING
CONTROL OF THE ISLAND.
Work of Cleaning the Streets of Ha-
wanna Under American Auspices He
gun-GeneraI Lees Troops.

HAVANA, Dec. 3.-General Wade accom-
panied by Colonel Clous, judge advocate,
Captain Hart, the official interpreter, and
Majors Alny, Allison, Butler and Brooke,
called on Captain General Castellanos at
the palace to-day. They were received by
the president of the Spanish evacuation
commission, who introduced them to Gen.
Castellanos. The meeting was of a most
cordial nature and when the Americans re-
tired, the captain general accompanied them
halfway down the stairs and shook hands
with all of them. The Spanish military
guard on duty at the palace was drawn up
and rendered the usual military honors to
the American visitors.
At noon to-day the American forces hav-
ing previously taken charge of Sancti Spir-
titus and Trinidad in Santa Clara province,
the stars and stripes were officially and
with impressive ceremonies hoisted over the
city halls and the military government and
other public buildings in those cities. When
the flags were unfurled the bands played
the "Star-spangled Banner" and the SOL
diers and large crowds of citizens cheered
enthusiastically.
San Antonio de los Banes, province of
Havana, and Jagury lie Grand, province of
Matanzas, were evacuated by the Spanish
troops yesterday.
The official records of Matanzas show
there were sol deaths there and seventeen
births during the month of November
The work of cleaning the streets of Ha-
vana under American auspices began to-
day. Over hundred men were engaged
in sweeping the main thoroughfare. The
refuse was taken to Paula wharf, where it
was towed out to sea in SHOWS and dumped
ten miles from the land
Colonel Hecker left for the United States
this afternoon, going from here to Tampa.
His journey is undertaken for the purpose
of attending the wedding of his daughter,
which takes place on Dec. u. Colonel
Hecker expects to return early in January.
He has accomplished much in the last fort
night in the way of simplifying the CLASH
ncation of goods and consummating agree
ments with different railroad lines for the
transportation Of American troops and sup
plies at rates advantageous to the Amer
lean government.
The Spanish transport Gran Antailla
sailed to-day for Spain with 1,447 Spanish
troops; the Fulda will sail on Monday and
the Vera, San Ignacio and Juan Forgas
on Tuesday, each carrying two thousand
soldiers.
The Spanish commission was advised to-
day that by Monday next the evacuation Of
Batabano and the entire line to San Fe-
lipe would be finished. This will complete
the evacuation of the entire end Of the
island west of those points.
A request has been made by residents of
the Isle of Pines, which was evacuated by
the Spanish troops on Thursday last, that
the Cuban general Menocal ship to-mor-
row. via Batabano, fifty Cuban soldiers for
police duty there.
The contract for the construction of the
government railway line from Triscornia
landing, in the Bay of Havana, to Cambute
has been awarded to the American Indies
Company.
A deed of sale Of the Tacon Theater 20 an
American syndicate, for $350000, which sale
was announced in the latter part of August
last, was signed yesterday, the property
passing into the hands of the Tacon Realty
Company, of which Mr.. Booth, president OF
the Ward line of steamers, Mr.. Caballos
and Guillermo Zaldo, are directors. The
Tacon, which is the eighth largest opera
house in the world, occupies an entire block
Under the new ownership improvements VIII
be made enhancing the value of the prop
erty, which. it is considered, has been sold
much below its real value.
Two more victims of the gunpowder ex.
plosion which occurred last Monday died
last night in the San Lazare Hospital.
In accordance with recent decree OF the
captain general, 1873 military prisoners VINO
were confined in the Cabanas fortress, and
nineteen prisoners from the Punta fortress,
were yesterday transferred to the civil jail,
pending their trial by civil tribunals.
All the troops which have arrived here
are in excellent health: The Second Snel,,
neers, together with 300 Cubans of General
MenocaPs division, as laborers, are busv
preparing the camp for the troops CT the
Seventh Army Corps, which are expected TO
arrive here shortly The engineers are
making surveys and plans for the const:uc-
ton of trolley lines and an electric hight
plant and for the sewerage and drainage
OF Marianao and Quemados, where pernla-
nent camps will be located.
The wharves and extension from the Tris-
cornia landing to the junction of the United
Railway tracks will be ready, according to
contract. by Feb. /. Warehouses +or QUA,
termasters', commissary ordnance and
medical stores will be built between the
tracks, which will be one hundred feet
apart allowing traffic to be carried on on
both sides of the warehouse simultaneously.
built within reach of the tackles of the
ships.