Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-25
Havana Cubans Go Deiirious with
Joy When Gomez Enters
the City.
DAY IS a DOUBLE RED LETTER DAY,
Being the Anniversary of the Breaking
Out of the Rebellion Of Which Havana
Was the Prize the Cuban Chief Could
Never Capture-CIty Decorated Every
where and Fair Havanese Vie with the
Men in Doing Honor to the Old Chief
Latest News from Manila.

Havana, Feb. %. - General Maxine
Gomez, the Cuban chief.
entered Havana yesterday afternoon.
escorted by General Ludlow and his
staff and troop L. of the Seventh United
head of 2.0OO armed Cuban horsemen
and footmen. The Cubans of the city
We're wild with enthusiasm. throwing
themselves in front of the generals
horse. impeding its progress and pelting
him with flowers. The general reviewed
the troops al the palace. General Gomez
arrived on the edge of the town from
Marianao at 1890 d. m. escorted by the
Second Illinois band and three bat
taiions. These battalions then returned
TO their camp and did not enter the
city. The festivities yesterday in honor
of the Fourth anniversary Of the be
ginning of the Cuban struggle for in
dependence were most spontaneous and
wildly enthusiastic. Havana had never
seen anything like il before.
Whole Town Was Decorated.
. The whole town was decorated and
the streets We're packed with a crowd
twice as large that which turned out
at the Garcia funeral. AT 1880 General
Gomez left Cerro. the suburb from
a procession in the following order of
formation: The band of the Seventh
regiment. mounted. playing the Cuban
hymn and national airs: company l.. OF
the Seventh United States cavalry: staff
of General Gomez. with escort: General
Mayia Rodriguez and staff: General
MaNimo Gomez, upon whose right was
Major General Ludlow: members Of
Major General LudlOw's staff, then a
hap nf n
officers. some mounted and some in car
riages. and finally 1000 Cuban cavalry
and infantry.
Crowd Goes Wild with Joy.
AS General Gomez passed the crowd
went wild: hats were flung in the air
and women showered flowers on all
sides. He bowed and raised his hat in
cessantly. as the crowds struggled to get
near his horse and cluns to the animals
sides as long as possible. The procession
stopped frequently eventually filing into
the main streets of the city. passing
Central park and arriving a the palace
at half past . The Prado and other
avenues were lined with patriotic clubs,
taking up various positions Of vantage
and then joining the procession as il
passed on from the palace from 4 bal
cony of which il was reviewed by Cen
eraI Gomez. Once at the palace the
Cuban commander-in-chief was wei
coined by Senor Federico Mora, the civil
governor: Mayor Perfecto LaCoste. the
members of the city council, the Junta
Patriotica, the members of the assem-
bly,. the officials of all classes and
numerous patriotic clubs.
Havana's Fair Daughters Give Honor.
The palace was beautifully decorated.
and all previous efforts IL the display Of
banners and bunting was surpassed by
the almost endless showing of silk en-
hroicered standards and flags, hundreds
of which were carried by HaVana's
daughters. Following the procession
We're many private carriages. filled with
women representing the best society.
some allegoriCally dressed and others
waving 1lags. There were many ale
gorical floats expressing the friendship
between Cuba and the United States.
Two attracted particular attention. each
drawn by three yokes OF oxen. one rep
resented the Cuba of yesterday-a wo-
man standing with manacled hands. a
broken wheeIbarrow and other signs of
desolation at her feet: the other the
Cuba of today-a woman under palm.
smiling and surrounded by evidences of
prosperity.
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