The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
tUBANS DECIDE 70 YIELD.
Evacuation Celebrations in Havana
to Be Postponed.
UNCLE SAM IS TO BE 0BEYED.
The Patriotic Committee of 100 Issues
. Maniessto In Line with General
Ludiow's wishss-Cuban soldiers Are
stiu Excited.

Dec. u. -lne CUBAN Patrl-
otic league, consisting Of $50 leading
Cubans, lawyers, doctors and business
men, at q meeting which lasted until
A o'clock this morning, decided to yield
without reservation to the wishes Of
General Brooke and General Ludlow
in the matter Of postponing the six
days celebrations they had planned
has approved a manifesto TO the Cuban
population Of Havana, on the lines OF
General Ludlo*'s reply on the subject
Of the proposed celebrations, quoting
some portions Of 1t and paraphrasing
others.
= An order has been issued closing tho
saloons, forbidding parades and pro-
hibiting the carrying OF firearms.
The Cuban citizens In Havana and
the Cuban soldiers outside tho city are
intensely excited, but the patriotic
committee and the military chiefs of
tho Cubans think they can quiet this
feeling aud 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Hernandez, has been withdrawn because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-
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 commandments Of the Cuban
army of liberation, and IL the men
who had fought with him for three
years were not good enough to come
he preferred staying with them. lie
secuted the idea that the presence Of
the Cuban troops would result in dis
order. lie trusted the American peo-
pie and feared tho politicians were
working against Cuban liberty.
The Americans are divided in senti.
Rent, many believing that a great
mistake has been made in not giving
the Cubans an opportunity to cele-
brate the event for which they have
fought so many years. General Lee
vas 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 Sunday
Is as follows:
At II n. IN. tho American commi5
~sioners, Generals Wade, Clous and
Butler, with their stats, will leave the
Erocha hotel at Vedado for the palace
IN horseback, In full uniform. but
without q cavalry escort. They will
arrive at the reception room of the
palace at HAS, where they will meet
Generals Brooke, Lee and Ludlow and
their stats.
Captain-General Castellanos, Admir-
al Minterola, and the Spanish evacua-
ton commissioners and their STATS,
will stand In the throne room, the
throne having been removed. At noon
General Castellanos will. in a few
words, turn over the command to Gen.
eral Brooke.
There will then be q short reception
TO the outgoing and incoming gen
erals. and Immediately afterward Gen
oral Castellanos will start for Caval'
lera wharf, escorted by General Clous
After Castellanos's departure al
Americans are expected to pay Their
respects to General Brooke. The gen
eral will then 60 to the Hotel Ingle
terra
One division Of Lees Seventh corp,
will, in the meantime, be massed a
tha Lea end of the Prado, and thes'
troops. 5000 strong, under General
keifer, will march on review.
Three flags will be officially raised
at the palace, at Moro and at Cabana.
by Lieutcnants Lee and Wade ant
Major Butler, all sons Of generals
The saluting will be with the bronze
guns Of Cabanas, made in l74o Amer
ban artillerymen will first salute TIL
ling Spanish flag and the Spanish
Atillerymen will use the same guns t.
ute tDe American flag.
Promptly at noon United States reg
hrs will patrol the entire city.