The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-03

Cuba are pleasing. He regards the peo-
pie as being emotional, mild and orderly.
Americans are now conducting tele-
graphs, customs. postoffices, in fact all
public business with Spanish and Cuban
employees.
Colonel Bliss, the American collector Of
customs, has been instructed by the au-
thorities al Washington not to appoint
Americans TO subordinate places. Only
Cubans are TO be appointed.
The customs receipts here this week will
probably be heavy as the merchants
stocks ara low and several cargoes are
due TO arrive.
General Brooke viii not govern from the
palace for week or two, as the building
needs a thorough cleaning. After - gen.
eral takes up his headquarters in the pal
ace. Mrs Brooke will arrange a series Of
social functions.
OF the prominent Cubans. They are easily
accessible and wish 10 make a wide per-
sonal and official acquaintance.
As the civil police is slowly formed the
American troops will be sent into the
country. Colonel Moulton. who is in COM
uand of the Havana police. has as his
official duty the investigation of cases Of
cattle stealing.
General Ludlow visited MORO castle and
Cabanas fortress today. The batteries Of
the Second artillery have been landed from
the United States transport Chester. One
battery was sent to MORO castle, another
is garrisoned at Cabanas fortress, a third
is stationed near the palace and the other
three batteries are camped at Vedado.
Two Spaniards were stopped in the act
OF taking the picture of the king and the
crown from the throne room of the palace
for the Spanish club. They said former
Captain General Castelanos gave them TO
the club.
4 party OF ladies was photographed in
the throne room, with Mrs NJ. c. Butler
sitting in the royal chair. or throne.
The body OF a Spanish private soldier
wa. found on Caballeria wharf this morn
ing. The physicians decided that ne died
from overexeruon and that his comrades
left him there covered with straw.
The United States transport Saratoga
arrived here today from Charleston with
the Third Nebraska regimen; on board.
Two Cuban soldiers carrying rifles were
stepped by a patrol of the Tenth United
States regular infantry last night and
were requested to give Up their weapons.
They tic so after an argdmert.
It develops today that the company Of
the Indiana regiment which waved Cuban
flags during the parade yesterday was
not arrested, as cabled last night. In
vestigation showed that the flags were dis
tributed TO them by Cubans in the crowd
and that the act of waving them was
thoughtless and not pre-arranged.
Twenty-Five Cuban horsemen. well
mounted and armed, Joined the column at
the Prado, rode TO Central Park and went
into side street. They aroused consid-
cradle enthusiasm.
Three bluejackets from the Texss, about
half past II yesterday, rowed TO the wreck
of the Maine and hoisted large stars
and stripes to the peak of the wreck. The
flag was saluted by the shipping in the
harbor.
An immense American flag was also
hoisted on top fthe 200 foot shears at
the naval dock, where 1t could be seen for
miles around.
Twenty members OF the patriotic Junta,
in evening dress and wearing opera hats,
stood. with the reviewing generals yester-
day. ..i..