The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-24
EXCHANGE OF FLAGS
Takes Place in Havana on
January First.
NOON Is THE HOUR SET
GENERAL GARCIA'S WIDOW AND
DAUGHTER IN POVERTY.
UNCLE SAM WILL TAKE WAKE ISLAND
A Mere Speck on the P. .ciic We Need for
Cable Station. Thou ht to be unin-
habited. Water Must be OBJ
tanned by Condensation.
tanned by Condensation.

tanned by Condensation.
ing of the United States and Spanish
military commissioners to-day the pro
gram was finally agreed upon for the
exchange of flags on January 1st at
noon. Just before II o'clock the Ameri-
can vessels will fire salute of twenty
one guns in honor of the Spanish flag.
Promptly at l. o'clock the Spanish flag
on the various public buildings will be
lowered and Immediately thereafter the
Stars and Stripes will be hoisted over I'll
Moro. and the public building of the
city, while Spanish artiiieryists at Ca
banass Fortress will salute the American
flag with twenty-onc guns, Spanish war
ships in the harbor participating in the
salute.
At the same hour the Spanish troops,
il any then remain in the city, will be
paraded in barracks and will render
proper salute to the American forces
passing.
Just before noon the American and
Spanish commissioners. General Jiminea
Castellanos, the Spanish Captain Gen
eral and the American ranking official
in Cuba-Major General John Il.
Brooke, if he arrives i'll time and other
wise Major General Lee will assemble
at the palace. The Spanish commits
sioners viii then form and surrender
the government TO the United States
commissioners, who will Immediately
transfer it to the American General
commanding. After this the various
functionaries will remain a while TO re-
ceive those who may wish to pay their
respects to the incoming authorities.
1t was agreed at the joint meeting
that the Spanish troops remaining in
Cuba after January 1st, should be con-
sidered in the light of foreign troops
in friendly country and to be accorded
the privileges usually granted under in
ternational law.
Matanzas and Cienfuegos will doubt
less be the only places where Spanish
troops will remain after January 1st
and Cienfuegos will be evacuated last
The Spanish sick in the hospitals will re-
main under the safeguard Of the Ameri-
can flag. the Spanish authorities provid-
ing medicines and attendance with food,
repatriating them on recovery.
Generals Wade, Butler and Clous, ac
companied by their aides were received
at the palace to-day with full military
honors. The Spanish trumpeters blew
flare, and the police guards saluted. The
same ceremonies marked the retirement
of the American officers.
The Eighth and Tenth regular infan
try regiments occupy the forts at Five
dada. but there are no American flags
i'll sight.
The Spanish transport Darmstadt sail
ed to-day for Cadiz with 2.727 officers
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 10000 Span
ish soldiers at Matanzas and there are
about 10000 Spanish troops in Cienfue
gos.
The widow and daughter of General
Calixto Garcia have been left in poverty,
and patriotic societies are contributing
TO their relief.
Some Cubans entered the residence of
the Marquis de Pinar del Rio, in the
Cerro suburb of HAVANA, yesterday,
Libre." The Marquis, who is one of the
richest men in the island, and of a noted
family complained to Captain General
Castellanos, and Il note on the subject
was sent to the American evacuation
commission. The Marquis de Pinar
del Rio and other prominent Spaniards
are determined to leave Cuba, their
friends say, 'unless the United States
establishes a strong government ana
they are assured ample protection.
The United States flag was fomaliy
arrived at Matanzas yesterday.
The United States flag was fomally
hoisted at Cardenas yesterday by Lieut..
G.. II. Syburn, of the Eighth regulars.
AN ISLAND FOR JONATHAN.
Washington. Dee. 23.-Thc Government
has determined to hoist the nag over
another island far out in the Pacific
ocean and orders were sent out late TINS
afternoon to the commander of the Ben
nington, Captain Taussig, to proceed at
once to take possession in the name or
the United States Government of Wake
Island. lying in lat 10 H., long. 166 e.
tt is distant about 1000 miles from Nj
han. the westermost of the Hawaiian
1SlalluS ana I,OoO llileS eusl from tTuilu
1t is almost in direct line between
these possessions of the United States,
and is admirably adapted for use as a
station for a Pacific cable to connect
the Philippines with Hawaii and the
United States. 1t is about three miles
in length and encloses a lagoon of salt
water. The average height Of the island
is feet above high tide. 1t is scarcely