The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-05
JUST LIKE AMERICANS
CUBAN YOUNGSTERS SPENT MONEY
FOR FIRECRACKERS,
Noisy ss Were the Thorough
fares of indianapolis,
BANQUET In THE EVENING
GOVERNOR GENERAL BROOKE AND
OTHER OFFICERS PRESENT.
Independence Day Speeches-Letter
from General CollaxO-President
McKfnley's Greetings.

HAVANA, July 4-The streets of Havana
we-s ablaze with bunting to-day. Ameri-
can .lags largely predominated with the
Cuball colors good second. The consulates
all Heated their own flags. A majority of
the business houses on Obispo and River
streets had besides flags, other colored deco
rations, giving them a gay and festive APP
pearance. Two Spanish flags f1oated proud
ly above the Spanish Club and though no
stores laid in supply Of firecrackers the
dozen or so Of American boys here made
their presence felt to the establishment and
wonder of the local police, who asked in
structions to arrest those around firing
bombs On the streets. the bombs being a
few crackers obtained at Chinese stores.
The Prado and other streets of Havana
were later In the day as noisy. doubtless. as
any quarter of New York. Chicago or San
Francisco. Cuban youngsters caught the In
lection and were given many dime to
buy firecrackers, which they religiously in
vested. Some enthusiastic Cuban annexa-
ZIONIST hired a band, gave three hundred
American flags to boys and men who would
march and then paraded the streets for two
hours. drawing large and cheering crowds.
At noon salute Of forty-five guns was
fred ~. Cabannas fortress. The Eighth
United States Infantry paraded. while the
regimental band played national airs. At
Camp Quemados, the headquarters of Gen.
eral Lee the Seventh United States Cav
airy paraded. The regimental band dis
coursed suitable music and in the afternoon
a programme of sports was carried through.
More than three hundred persons attend
ed the banquet In the Taeon nt Tne ar TINS
ernor General Brooke. Generals Ludlow.
Chaffee, Wilson, Lee and Gomez, Senior
consuIs and most of the army officers sta
toned In the neighborhood Of Havana.
After the toast to President Mckinley.
ernor General Brooke responded to The
United States OF America Gen. A r.
Chaffee, the governor generals chief of
Army" Lieut.. Lucien Young to THE
United States Navy" General Lee to THE
Army and Navy on Foreign Service and
Home" and Ernest Conant. legal adviser
to the military governor, TO Independence
Day The theater was splendidly deco
Gen. Enrique Collazo In a long letter Z
day compares the American annual celebr
upon the assistance which the French gave
to the Americans during the revolutionary
war and contrasts the subsequent behavior
IN Cuba. He saws m The Americans came
to teach us the sublime right of freedom.
Let US learn what Is valuable and forget
what Is vicious. Let US initiate them in
their love of liberty" The editorials in the
local press are generally devoted TO the
Fourth of July. La Lucia exhorts the
Americans to RESTRAIN their arrogance"
La Discussion congatulates the Americans
upon their happiness and says: Let them
not forget that Cubans possess the same
love of liberty that caused Washington to
begin the creation of that nation which
stands to-day a monument to his name"
FL Reconcentrado says: I'VE also have our
Fourth. which IL Is not necessary TO COM
pound with the happiness OF the Americans
To-day we are really servants and slaves
We cannot mix In the festivals OF free
people"
The members of the fire department and
most of the public officials of the city paid
visits OF congratulation to General Ludlow
to-day to express their satisfaction with the
untiring energy he displays In all matters
affecting the welfare of the city
III Diario de la Marine reports the arrest
with writing disrespectfully of the local
Bandits in the province Of Santa Clara
yesterday robbed farmer near Camajani
OF money and valuable papers
Senior Capote. secretary OF government,
has had conference with the governor
general relative TO the resources of the mu-
inequalities now organising rural guards and
to the best methods OF paying the expense
A new home for orphans will shortly be
established In Havana. TO be used principally
by children from the city Of Sanctt Spiritus,
which Il known TO be IN q worse condition
than airy other town Of It's size In Cube.
Hereafter public employee holding poni-