The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-24
WILL SALUTE SPANISH FLAG
AMERICAN VIRSHIPS TO FIRE
 TWENTY-ONE GUNS.
As This Is Taking Place, at Noon, on January I, Spain's Flag VIII be Low cred in Havana, Forevcr--As the American Flag Is Rntsed the Spuntards Wtll Return the Snlute -------

Havana Dec. 23.-At the joint meet ing of the United States and Spanish military commissioners to-day the pro- gramme was finally agreed upon for the change of flags on January l at noon. Just before F o'clock the American war vessels will fire salute of twenty-one guns in honor of the Spanish flag. Promptly at 12 noon the Spanish flags on the various public buildings will be lowered; and immediately thereafter the stars and stripes will be hoisted over Fl Moro and the public buildings of the city, while Spanish artillerists at Cabanas Fortress will salute the American flag with twenty-one guns, Spanish warships in the harbor partici pating in the salute, At the same hour the Spanish troops, if any then remain in the city, will be paraded in barracks and will render proper salutes to the American forces passing.
 Just before noon the United States and Spanish military commissioners, Jimenez Castallanos, the Spanish cap tain general and the ranking American officer in Cuba Major General John R. Brooke, if he arrives in time, and Ma jor General Lee will assemble at the palace. The Spanish commissioners will then formally surrender the govern ment to the United States commission CTS, who will immediately transfer it to the United States general command ing.
 It was agreed at the joint meeting that the Spanish troops remaining in Cuba after January should be con sidered in the light of foreign troops in friendly country and be accorded the privileges usually granted under inter- national law. The quarters, buildings and grounds occupied by them are to be covered by the immunities of extra territoriality; and further stipulations were entered into respecting the pre- vention of any disturbance of public order consequent upon their presence.
 Matanzas and Cienfuegos will doubt less be the only places where Spanish troops will remain after January l, and Cienfuegos will be evacuated last The Spanish sick in the hospitals will re- main under the safeguard of the Amer ican flag, the Spanish authorities pro- viding medicines and attendants, with food, and repatriating them on recov- cry. Generals Wade, Butler and Clous, accompanied by their aides de-camp, were received at the palace to-day with full military honors The Spanish trum- peters sounded calls and the palace guards saluted. The same ceremonies marked the retirement of the American officers.
 The Spanish transport Darmstadt sailed to-day for Cadiz with 2,72T off, cers and men, About 5000 Spanish troops have embarked this week for Spain, some 5000 others are left in Havana, it is estimated that there are 15,000 Spanish soldiers at Matanzas and there are about 30,000 Spanish troops in Cienfuegos. The Spanish troops here will withdraw to MatanZas and Cein- feugos soon after January 19. The Spanish cruiser Fl Patriotic has arriv- ed here with stores. The widow and daughter of General Calixto Garcia have been left in poverty and patriotic societies are contributing to their re- lief Preparations for procession, din- ners and speeches on New Years day are being made all over Cuba.