The Portland daily press., 1898-12-31
SOVEREIGNTY WILL FORM
ALLY BE RENOUNCED.
Ceremonies Attending Transfer Of
the Island.
AMERICANS WILL OCCUPY MORRO
AND CABANAS FORTRESSES.

Can't. GEN. CastelIanos VIII Be Escorted
to steamer Rabat and VIII Embark
for Spatn-Cubans Acqniesce i'm the
plan of General Ludlow That There
Be No Demonstrations ON Their
Part.
Havana, December 30.-At 10 o'clock
Sunday morning, January /, the United
States troops will occupy the plaza in
| front of the Captain-General's palace
and the adjacent street, the Spanish sold .
iers withdrawing and proceeding to the
transports awaiting them. Captain
General Castellanos and the members of
his staff will remain in the Captain Cell
erals 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 remain behind to
fire salute to the American flag.
The United States military commits
sioners and the staffs, Major General
Brooke, military governor of the island.
Major General Lee, military governor OF
the province of Havana, Major General
Ludlow, military governor of the city of
Havana, with their staffs, will
/ Join Captain General Castellanos. toward
| noon IN the state saloon of the palace.
ON the palace roof will be Spanish officer,
probably of captains rank. sergeants
and a guard of priyates, with Major
Butler and detail of United States In
fantry.
| Immediately following the boom of the
American salute to the red and golden
flag of Spain, the Spanish officer will low
er the flag and Major Butler win raise
the Stars and Stripes, the Spanish guns
salutlna. The latter salute will carry it's
special significance to the brilliant COM
pany inside the palace, and Captain-Gen-
eral Castellanos, in few words, will
transfer the government to Major Gen.
eral Wade of the United States military
commission who, after replying to the
Captain General, will transfer it to Ma
| ior General Brooke. military governor of
| Cuba.
AS soon as these ceremonies are over,
| Captain General Castellanos will leave
\ the palace, escorted by the United States
troops, proceeding across the plaza to the
steamer Rahat, upon which he will en-
| bark for Matanzas. AS the Captain
General CROSSES the plaza the United
States troops drawn up will salute. A
| short reception will follow in the state
saloon, after which the American gen.
erals and naval commanders will go to
the Hotel Inglerterra to review column
of United States troops.
Lieut.. Wade, son of Major General Wade,
will raise the American flag over MORO
castle, and Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., over Ca
banas fortress. 1t appears that the span,
ish naval authorities have offered to sell
privately the signal flags stats and other
aides to navigation at MORO castle.
When the Uited States military COM
missioners heard of 1t, Bri raider General
Clous pretested to Capt. General Castelia-
nos The latter, who said he was quite
unaware of any suoh attempt, promptly
issued orders to the contrary.
The United States military commits
sioners " ill probably sail for the United
States in January z. The address of the
IJunta patriotica regarding the abandon
ment of the proposed demonstrations mas
been widely circulated today. 1t Is al
follows:
10 the people of Havana:
In accordance with the wishes of the
American authorities the directory OF the
junta patriotics after consultation with
the main committee has agreed to sus-
pend the festivities planned to celebrate
the independence of the island. In 9
reasonable letter to the commission
charged with presenting the festival pro
gramme, Gen. Ludlow has indicated tht
desirabi1ity of suspending for the preson
public demonstrations, owing TO a zeal
that at tho present momens, Wnen ths
Cuban police are not yet organized, tners
might be some Interruption OF publlt
order, in the preservation OF which al
citizens, and especially all Cubans, art
deeply interested.
At the same time Gen. Ludlow de
clares that the American authorities arr
in fully sympathy with the joyous feel
ing of the Cuban and that when tht
situation becomes more settled, they will
take pleasure i'll promoting such festi
walls as have been proposed and vii
even participate in them. But the Anne
, rjcan authorities are convinced that TN
present moment is not oppor5une ioi
celebrations.
tiuns TINS urged are quite in accors
I with obvious good Judgement, the rep
resentatiyss OF the directory have deter
mined to suspend the festivals ST, arFapges ha
for the coming week, whlcn WAL De car
riad out as soon as circumstances permit
The directory regrets the existence Q
such doubts and misgivings as preven
the carrying out of she programme a
projected, but they havs agreed to recon-
r mend to the Cubans to cooperate Il
. maintaining order during the chang
lof fags and in the days following, becaus