Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-03
General Brooke Takes Charge With
out a Single Incident of
Bad Feeling.
GENERAL CASTELLAN0S
DEEPLY AFFECTED.
A He Left the Palace, and at the
Wharf His Eyes We're FILLED With
Tears Cubans Greet Gen.
Brooke.

Havana, Jan. 2-The sovereignty OF
Cuba passed from Spain TO the United
States AZ noon yesterday. The form OF
the transfer was simple, consisting only
OF an exchange OF speeches in the salon
Of the palace, the hauling down Of the
Spanish flag aud the raising in it, stead
the flag OF the United States on the pa.
lace roof. Salutes were fired from the
heavy guns Of the forts and by the war.
ships before and after the change OF
flags. The raising Of the stars and
stripes was greeted with cheers by the
people who covered the roofs OF the
buildings around the palace and plazl
No crowd was permitted 10 gather In
the streets in the vicinity OF the palace
TO witness the epoch making function.
At o o'clock a guard composed OF the
second battalion OF the Tenth infantry
marched into the Plaza de Armas, un.
der command Of Captain Van Viiet and
formed around the square. Captain
General Castellanos watched them with
interest from the balcony Of his apart.
ments as they entered the square and
were stationed at all Of tho STREETS ap
preaching the plaza. No one was al.
lowed 20 enter without pass, and all
the doors Of the palace facing the square
were ordered 20 DO closed. Only those
who could get on the roof and balconies
OF houses IN the neighborhood saw what
was gong on before the palace. With
the guard was the band OF the Second
Illinois regiment which had been Sc.
lected for the occasion as the best band
In the Seventh army corps. With the
band were the buglers OF the Eighth
and Tenth infantry. The weather wa.
warm, the sun bursting at intervals
through the light clouds, and the sol.
diers who were forced 10 stand IN tn,
sun found the heat oppressive Tn,
troops were formed around the squar,
three PAGES apart and the baud wa.
massed in front Of the palace entranc.
across tho street at the edge OF the park
Brigadier General Clous, the master
OF ceremonies OF the day, at 1898,
o'clock issued instructions 70 the officer,
who are 10 take charge Of the various
departments OF the government at !.
O'clock Colonel Dudley was assigned
TO the department Of justice, Office o
tho seorethry OF the captain general
Major l.. w. V. Kennon, Of the adju
tant generals department, 10. the dc
partment OF commerce and agriculture
Colonel T. U. Bliss, Of the oommissarl
department. TO the treasury; Captain
Frank b. Hanna, assistant adjutan
general, 20 tho department Of public IN
struction, and Colonel Dunwoody, o
the signal corps, TO the public works de
partment. Each OF these officers wa
instructed thus; "On the firing OF th
last gun OF the first ~ at noon you ar
TO 30 TO the place assigned you and dc
mand possession Of the office in th
name OF the United States"
These orders were given under tn
arcade Of the palace. Each officer ha
with him a Cuban interprete, grou
Of whom stood by clad in dark clothe
and wearing silk hats. In carriag
near by were the American flags whic
wer 10 be raised at various points
10 Major General Wade an
q Major General Butler Of the American
ysaclaation commission arrived from 4
y vedado NJ horse back, accompanied b
their sALl They were met by Brigade
Censfal Clous apd Major n. Bentle
MIt Of General Ludlow's stan Abou
IA same moment Lucien Jerome, Oh
British vice consul, arrived, lilo wa
warmly greeted by the American OF
ecers Major General John Il Brook,
governor Of Cuba, aud Major Gono1
Iudlow, governor of the city OF Hayan'
accompanied by their stats arrived a
u,gO In carriages General Brook
aud General Adna r. Chaifee Gener.
proole's chief OF statI, IN the first car
rage. In each OF the other carriage
,ode Cuban general with America
officers. The Cubans were Genera
taoret, Mario, Meocal, Maria Rodr
cuez seraAn Sanchez, jose Miguel G.,
mez, NodArto, Rafel de oardena'' Al
mmento and Vidal and Colonel Val
ante As the carriage drove up VI
second company of the rhir'y-cigh'
spanish infantry under command {