The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-31
Flags to BE Raised and Lowered, Sa-
Iutes Fired and other Simple Ger
emOnies Carried Out.
LUDLOW'S REPLY TO CUBANS
AND THE JUNTA PATRIOTICA,S AD-
DRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
Insurgent Soldiers Not SuIIen-Mani.
festO from the Cuban Delegation
Strike at Santiago.

| HAVANA, Dec. 3O.-At 10 o'clock on Sun
| day morning, Jan. ], the United States
troops will occupy the plaza in front of
| the captain generals palace and the adja-
| cent street, the Spanish soldiers withdraw
| ing and proceeding to the transports await
| ing them. Captain General Castellanos and
| the members of his staff will remain in the
captain generals apartments. Early in the
morning details of United States troops will
enter MORO Castle and Cabanas fortress,
the Spanish troops thereupon withdrawing
to the transports with the exception of a
detachment of artillerymen, who will re-
main behind to fire salute to the American
hag.
The United States military commissioners
and their staffs, Major General Brooke,
military governor of the island; Major Gen
Lee military governor of the province of
Havana, and Major General Ludlow, mill
tary governor of the city of Havana, with
their staffs, will join Captain General Cas-
tellanos toward noon in the state salon of
the palace. On the palace roof will be a
Spanish officer, probably of captains rank,
sergeants and a guard of privates; with
Major Butler and a detail of United States
infantry. Immediately following the boom
of the American salue to the red and golden
flag of Spain the Spanish officer will lower
the flag, and Major Butler will raise the
stars and stripes, the Spanish guns saluting
The latter salute will carry it's special
significance to the brilliant company inside
the palace; and Captain General Castellanos
in few words will transfer the government
to Major General Wade, of the United
States military commission, who, after re-
plying to the captain general, will transfer
it to Major General Brooke, military gov
ernor Of Cuba.
AS soon as these ceremonies are over Cap
tain General Castellanos will leave the pail
ace, escorted by the United States troops,
proceeding across the plaza to the steamer
Rabal, upon which he will embark for Ma
tanzas. AS the captain general crosses the
plaza the United States troops drawn up
there will salute. A short reception will
follow in the state salon, after which the
American generals and naval commanders
will go to the Hotel Ingleterry to review
column of United States troops. Lieutenant
Wade, the son of Major General Wade, will
raise the American flag over MORO Castle
and Fitzhugh Lee jr., over Cabanas fort
ress.
1t appears that the Spanish naval author
tiles have offered to sell privately the signal
flags, staffs and other aids to navigation at
Moro Castle. When the United States mill
itary commissioners heard of it Brigadier
General Clous protested to Captain General
Castellanos. The latter, who said he was
quite unaware of any such attempt
promptly issued orders to the contrary.
The United States commissioners will
probably sail for the United States on Jan. T.
The Spanish gunboats Herman Cortez and
Pinzon sailed to-day for Spain.
General Brooke has announced the COM
position of his staff, as follows: Major Gen
eral Chaffee, chief of staff; Captains Dean,
McKenna and Campbell and Lieutenant
Castleton, aids; Richards, adjutant general;
Cannon, assistant adjutant general; Dudley,
judge advocate; Humphrey, quartermaster;
Bliss chief of customs; Abriel Smith, chief
commissary; DIR. OReilly, chief surgeon;
George Smith, chief paymaster, and Colonel
Dunwoody, chief signal officer
At sundown to-day there were fewer
Cuban and American flags in sight than
usual and the Cubans seemed to look more
coldly on the American troops, who are
patrolling the city this evening in force.
Nevertheless the townfolk can see no ade-
quate reason for stirring up trouble and they
accept the decision of the military admnis-
tration to allow opportunity for dis
order. The military Cubans are not espe-
cially sullen. General Mario Menocal told
Major General Lee this afternoon that they
accepted the American attitude. He is ad-
vising General Lee as to affairs in provincial
towns.
Percival Farquahar, on behalf Of an
American syndicate which has been COM
peting with the American West indies SYN
dicate and British syndicate for railway
franchises in Havana and the suburbs,
bought the Terrorical Urbano last night for
81, 400 co., Harry Payne Whitney is a men,
ber of the Farquahar syndicate. Tonight
Senior Fernando de Castro, the Spanish civil
governor of Havana, seeks to arrest Senior
Alvarez and Senor Castaleda for their part
in the transaction, alleging that the sale is
Illegal
The Eighth Tennessee Volunteers and the
regulars who are doing police duty en-
camped to-day in the parks in the heart of
the city. The United States transport
Chester Is due tomorrow with six batteries
of the Second Artillery. The men will be
lodged at MORO Castle and Cabannas
fortress.
A private of the Observation-Disclosures
first Indiana Regiment who had been sent
on detached duty ahead of the regiment.
developed mild case of varioloid to-day
and was promptly sequestered. He had