The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-03

Of YOU viii ever suffer what am suffer-
General clous embraced him and shout
cd. viva Espana.'
General Castcnanos answered: Thanks
Won are TOO kind" Then he jumped into
inc boat. which Immediately started Tor
the steamer on which ne Will proceed
to Matanzas.
The Cuban Generals Mayia Rodriguez
Mario Menocal and Rafael de Cardenas,
who had been invited by General BROOKE
were present at the Palaca during the
ceremony of surrender General Castcl-
lanos saw them there and asked to be
presented 20 them. The British Consul
introduced them. whereupon General
Castellanos said: 'I am sorry. gentle
men. lint we have been enmies, having
the same blood
sir" answered General Menocal we
fought for CUBA Now tina. she Is free
we are no longer enemies
General Castellanos shook hands win
the three Cuban leaders.
After the American flag had been hoist
ed the bands played the American ma
tional hymn, and this was greeted with
tremendous cheering by the crowd mat
had assembled in Obisp0 and OReily
streets near the palace and i'm the Plaza
a
main streets a hundred thousand persons
cheered the Americans and tho United
States. All the houses occupied by Cu-
bans were decorated the flags tnit hau
been taken down after General Ludlow
order forbidding demonstrations having
been replaced. The Cubaus. who al last
saw the realization of their dreams OF
many years, We're frantic with enthusl-
asm They shouted ''Niva Mckinney.
and "Viva Cuba librc'' until they were
hoarse. The women were as wildly OK
cited as the men. and their voices tdded
TO the uproar.
After All the formaNNes had been COM
piled with and receipts had been eN-
changed for the forts and other proper
ties that had belonged TO the Crown, ma
after the flag had been raised AT Cabanas
bv Lieut. F'itzhuch Lee Jr., and NJ IN.
Moro by Lieut. Wade. Generals BROOKE
and Ludlow and fhe members IF me com
mission proceeded to ,he Central Park
and the Hotel De ingl.terra, where the
troops under Generals keifer Nillislon
Hasbrouck. and Col. Armfold we're re-
viewed by General Lee the Military Gov
ernor of the province. The order -'as as
follows. The Second Louisiana. First
Texas. Eighth Regulars Fourth Virginia
sixth Missouri Forty-ninth Iowa, Secon'
Illinois. and one Hundred and SiXty-hrs
Indiana.
AS the troops marched past the GROVE
cheered and I'm other ways gave vent u
its enthusiasm General Lee was the re-
cipient Of q rousing ovation. Flower.
were thrown 20 b.m from the fousctops
and ladies waved their handkeichleis ah'
threw kisses 70 MIN.
Major Russell, g. Harrison took pos
session of the Cabanas fortress wher'
so many Cuhans have given up thei
lives i'm the Laurel Ditch for their cOun
trv's freedom He found the sani-ar
condition OF tho place so vile that unit
II Is thoroughly cleaned it will be impos
sible for the American troops 10 RENAL
there.
The Upper Court Of Justice was de
Iivercd 10 Or. Lame by order of Genera
Brooke. while the Custom House wa
turned over to Col Bliss. who foun'
81 400 I'm a safe which had apparently teel
overlooked by the Spaniards. The CIV
Government was sure ncered 10 TIE Mayo
of Havana. Marquis Esteban
After the ceremonies were concluded
commission Of Spanish officers came iron
the Rabat to take away from the paiac
the painting of King Alfonso and tn
ROYAL chair or throne. which had Zee
forgotten. but the American guard re
fused to allow them 10 enter the bu-d
ing. o-,,
Commission and eX-pVss censor. was ac
cidentallv locked up IN a room Of 'h
| nolace. After calling for assistance for
| long time one Of the American soldier
| set him free Col Glrauta was take
| aboard the Rabat MINIS his hat, who
| he had lost IN the excitement
| When the Cuban Generals hade good
/ hive TO General Brooke the latter ooiapI
| mented them on their courage IN the W"
| and said ne was glad Ia he tNer ttieh,
| They replied that they wor" fra'eiui
| tbe United states for what she had don
IN free cuba from Spanish rule, and OF
fered 10 cooperate wtr General B'ook
and President Mckinley in hrinem
peace and prosperity to the island.