The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-07-22


American flag is floating in triumph
over the governors palace at Santiago
de Cuba Gen McKibbeu has been
appointed temporary military gov
ernOr. The ceremony Of hosting the
stars and stripes was worth all the
blood and treasure 1t cost
A vast cOncOurse Of 10, 600 people wit
messed the stirring and thrilling scene
that viii live forever IN the minds Of
all the Americans present. A finer
stage setting for dramatic episode It
would be difficult to imagine The
palace, a picturesque old dwelling in
the Moorish style Of architecture,
faces the Plaza de Ia Reina, the princi-
pal public square. Opposite rises
the imposing Catholic cathedral
On one side is a quaint, bril-
Hantly painted building, with broad
verandas-the club of San Carlos
on the other building Of the same
description Is the Cafe de Ia Venus
Across the plaza was drawn up the
Ninth infantry, headed by the Sixth
cavalry band. In the street facing
the palace stood a picked troop Of the
Second cavalry, with drawn sabers,
under command of Capt. Brett.
the band and the line of horsemen
were the brigade commanders of Gen
Skaters division with their stats
On the red-tiIed roof Of the palace
stood Capt. McKittrich, Lieut.. Miley
and Lieut.. Wheeler; immediat ely above
them, upon the flagstaff, the ilIumi-
mated Spanish arms and the legend
sylvia Alfonso NIL" All about,
crOwding to windows and doors and
lining the roofs, were the people of
the town, principally women and non
cOmbatants As the chimes of the old
cathe draI rang out the hour of y yes
terday the infantry and cavalry pre-
sented arms. Every American uncOv-
cred, and Capt McKittricI1 hOisted the
stars and stripes. As the brilliant
folds unfurled in a gentle breeze
against a fieckless sky, the cavalry
band broke into the strains of 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner" making the
American pulse leap and the American
heart thrill with Joy. At the same
instant the sound Of the distant boom
ing Of Capt CaprOn's battery, firing a
salute of . guns, drifted in.
When the music ceased, from all direc-
tons around our line came floating
across the plaza the strains Of the reg
mental bands and the mUEled hOarse
cheers Of our troops
The infantry came to order arms a
moment later, after the flag was up,
and the band played Rally Round
the Flag, Boys" Instantly Gen. Nc
Ribbon called for three cheers for Gen.
Shafter, which were given with great
enthusiasm, the band playing Sousa's
1.-The Stars and Stripes Forever The
ceremony over, Gen. Shafter and his
staff returned TO the American lines
leaving the city IN the possession of
the municipal authorities, subject TO
the control Of Gen MeKibbon-
Scenes in the Captured City.
Santiago de Cuba, July 1s.-Since
four o'clock yesterday morning a
stream Of refugees has been pouring
into the city, some naked, and all hun
CRY, skeletons and foot sore Many
had fallen by the wayside- The town
Of Santiago presents a dismal sight
Most Of the houses have been sacked
and the stores have all been looted,
and nothing TO eat can be had for love
or money In the streets OF the city yes
terday morning, at the entertainments,
at the breastworkzs and every hundred
feet or so Of the barbed wire fences
were the living skeletons Of Span
ISL soldiers Among the arrivals
yesterday were the German, ia
panese and Portuguese cOnsuls and
their families, the British and French
cOnsuls having arrived Saturday
Gen. PanGO was never here, but $500
men from ManzanillO arrived on July
8, making the total garrison here 7,OOC.
The contact mines in the harbOC were
removed the day Admiral Cervera left,
but two chains Of electric mines, one
from Estrella Point and the other
from SOcapa, are still down The
armament Of the shore batteries Of
Santiago consists Of five brass siX-inch
muzzle-lOaders, in the Moro fOrtifcR-
tions; two six-inch HOntOrias, from
the cruiser Mercedes, and three 81
cen timeter mOrtars, never used, in the
SOcaPa upper battery; two useless 81
centimeter mortars, two eighteenth
meter muzzle-lOaders AMI four
eight-inch centimeter field pieces
IN the Estrella battery; one 81
miIIimeter and one 25-millimeter Nor
denfeldt and one 3T-millimcter HOtch-
kiss. IN the SOcapa lower battery, and
two six-inch HOntOrias, two nine-cen-
timeter Krupps and two 15-eentimeter
mOrtars at Punta GOrda- Four Span
ISL merchant steamCrs-the MOrtera,
the Reina de Los Angles, the Tomas
Brooks and the MexicO-and the gun
boat AIvaradO are now in the harbOr-
Market Place Was sacked
The market place had been sacked
BY the troops Twenty-Five thousand
refugees are CHARTERED at FL Caney,
s, eco at FTrmeza and 5, 200 at Cubanitas
eI BOniatO and san Vineente, where
they have been living for q fortnight
Al one case 500 were crowded into one
building, which was q regular pigsty,
with horrible stencil
spanish Laid Down Their Arms
Santiago de Cuba. July IS Amid i'm
pressiye ceremonies the Spanish troops
laid down their arms between the lines
C the Spanish and American forces at
alne o'clock yesterday morning. Gen