Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-25

ON THE FNRST OF JAN UAR1-THE
DISPLAY WILL BE AN IMPOSING
CNlE-THE MILITARY POSTOFFICE
OVERLOADED WITH PARCELS
FOR TIE SOLDIERS MORE
TROCFS TO GO TO CUBA SOON.
Havana, December 24.-7:50 p. H.
A parade of the United States troops
through the city will take place on
January LIST, the date fixed for the turn
irsg over of the control OF the island to
the United States. The American
evacuation commission will direct Ma
jor General Lee to make dispositions
OF the eight regiments here, numbering
about 800 men each, including the ar
RIVALS of to-day-the Sixth Missouri
regiment, on the transports OLDHAM and
Roumanian, and a battalion of the
Tenth regulars on the Saratoga, and
another division to arrive next week.
Altogether, it is expected that an
imposing display will be made, as
numerous details of the troops will
have to be made to guard the forst and
camps.
Military men are divided in opinion
as to the propriety of the troops parad-
ing. The officials in favor of the pro-
ject aver that a good moral effect
would be produced on the city by show
ing the quality of the American forces,
while those who oppose it say that as
this is not a conquered city, there ex-
lists no reason for marching the SOL
diers through it, as though it were.
The Forty-ninth Ohio regiment
pitched its tents to-day at Quemados
camp in two hours, making better time
than any regiment in the camp.
Mrs. Moulton, wife of Col. Moulton,
of the Second Illinois regiment, has
seat to her husbands command 1900
oranges and 1900 lemons as a part of
their Christmas dinner.
The military postofice has been over
loaded all the week with parcels for
the soldiers.
General Lee and his staff and most
of the Americans in the city are at
tending reception tonight at the new
United States Club.
Major General Ludlow, military gov
error of the city of Havana, has re-
commended to Major General Lee, Gov
erhor OF the province of Havana, that
six army officers be appointed to assist
Col. Moulton as inspector of police.
The names Of the officers chosen for
these positions have not been announc-
ed They will be relieved from all
other duties and will be paid salary
c. $1,000 year. The police plan pro-
vides for a deputy chief with a slaary
Of $4,000; twelve captains at $3.50
each; twelve lieutenants at $1,000 each;
forty-eight sergeants at 5000 each;
forty-eight sergeants of the second
class at $3.50 each, and eight hundred
and forty patrolmen, each of whom VIII
receive $500 salary.
lie vi IlC 0Sputy ShIOi
will not be made soon. A number of
the uniforms which will consist of a
blue serge clothing and straw hats,
have been ordered. The patrolmen so
far chosen began taking the oath of al
legiance to the United States to-day.
They are a mixed lot, consisting of
former Spanish soldiers, men who have
served in the ranks OF the insurgent
army, ex-policemen and others totally
inexperienced in the service.
An American wagon train on its way
to, this city across the Charrera Rio to-
day, found a number of workmen en-
g&ged in removing a pontoon bridge.
Tae man in charge of the work said he
had bought the bridge from the Span
ish. The removal of the structure was
at once stopped.
The patriotic committees are pre-
pairing to hold on January I'd, a pro-
cession in which will appear floats
with allegorical designs, emblems,
banners and bands of music. A festi-
val is announced to be held in the
Tacon theatre on the same date, the
proceeds of which will be devoted to
the purchase of shoes and clothing for
the Cuban soldiers coming into the
city.
Dinner will be served to the Cubans
in the Prado and there will be boat
races in the harbor in which Ameri-
can men of warsmen are invited TO
compete. Two floats in the procession
will be dedicated to the martyrs De la
Patria and to the victims OF the
Maine. 1t is proposed to give a ban
Quet in honor of Gen. Ludlow. An
open air mass for Cuban soldiers will
be celebrated in La Punta. The patri-
otto committees have called upon the
business houses to contribute clothing
so that the soldiers will be able to
make d decent appearance when they
parade.
The United States senIries stationed
on the outskirts of the Cerro suburb,
were fired at from the hedges five or
six times last night by unknown per-
sons Tho sentries returned the fire