The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-06
CuBANS DECIDE 70 YIELD.
Evacuation Celebrations in Havana
to Be Postponed.
UNCLE SAM Is TO BE 0DEYED.
The Patriotic Committee OF 100 Issues
a Manifesto In Line With General
Lu llow's wlshes-Cubau Soldiers Arc
Stiil Excited.

Still EXclteu.
HAVANA, Dec. 31.-Thc Cuban Patri-
otto league, consisting of 80 leading
Cubans, lawyers, doctors and business
men, at meeting which lasted until
o'clock this morning, decided to yield
without reservation to the wishes OF
General Brooke and General Ludlow
in the matter of postponins the SIX
days' celebrations they had planned
for the evacuation. The committee
has approved manifesto to the Cuban
population of Havana, on the lines OF
General Ludlows reply on the subject
of the proposed celebrations, quoting
some portions of it and paraphraslng
others.
An order has been issued closing the
saloons, forbidding parades and pro-
hibiting the carrying Of firearms,
The Cuban citizens in Havana and
the Cuban soldiers outside the city are
intensely excited, but the patriotic
committee and the military chiefs OF
the Cubans think they can quiet this
feeling and prevent violent incidents,
The force of 200 insurgents doing
police duty at Vedado under Colonel
Hernandez has been withdrawn because
the United States military authority
could not recognize them except as in
dividuals. A misunderstanding be-
tween Generals Lee and Ludlow re-
garding American troops made the
entrance of the insurgents to do police
duty necessary.
A letter from Gomez has just been
received here He said that he could
not come to Havana unless he came as
the commander in-chief of the Cuban
army of liberation and If the men
who had fought with him for three
years were not good enough to come
he preferred staying with them. He
secuted the idea that the presence of
the Cuban troops would result in dis
order. He trusted the American peo-
pie and feared the politicians were
working against Cuban liberty.
The Americans are divided in scnti-
mcnt, many believing that a great
mistake has been made in not giving
the Cubans an opportunity to celc-
brate the event for which they have
fought so many years. General Lee
was in favor of granting permission
for the insurgents to parade and rec
ognizing Gomez as the head of the
Cuban army. Since General Brooke
gave his decision Lee has, of course,
refused to express himself.
The evacuation program for Sun day
is as follows:
At Ii a. IN. the American commits
sioners, Generals Wade, Clous and
Butler, with their stats, will leave the
Trocha hotel at Vedado for the palace
on horseback, in full uniform, but
without cavalry escort They will
arrive at the reception room of the
palace at 1l:45, where they will meet
Generals Brooke, Lee and Ludlow and
their STATS.
Captaiu-General Castellanos, Admir-
al Mlnterola, and the Spanish evacua-
ton commissioners and their STAINS,
will stand in the throne room, the
throne having been removed, At Eoon
General Castcllanos will, in a few
words, turn over the command to GEN
eral Brooke.
There will then be a short reception
to the outgoing and incoming gem
erals, and Immediately aftcrward Cen
eral Castcllanos will start for Caval-
lera wharf, escorted by General Clous.
After Castellanos's departure all
Americans are expected to pay their
respects to General Brooke. The gem
eral will then go to the Hotel Inglc-
terra.
One division of Lees Seventh corps
will, in the meantime, be massed at
the Lea end of the Prado, and these
troops, 5000 strong, under General
kcifer, will march on review.
Three flags will be officially raised
at the palace, at Moro and at Cabanas
by Lieutenants Lee and Wade and
Major Butler, all sons of generals.
The saluting will be with the bronze
guns of Cabanas, made in l740. Amer
lean artillerymen will first salute the
falling Spanish flag and the Spanish
artilerymen will use the same guns &c
salute the American flag.
Promptly at noon United States reg
lars will patrol the entire city.