Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
PATRIOTISM
OF CUBANS
Satisfied by the Reception OF
Gen. Gomez.
A GALA DAY in HAVANA
The Celebration Has Left a Pleasing
Impression on All the
N~atiOnalitieS

New York, Feb. 25.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says Cuban
patriotism is satisfied. The insurgent
soldiers have marched through Havana
streets bearing their arms and Gen.
Gomez has been received with military
honors by the American military COM
manders. Surrounded by them he watch
ed $500 of his soldiers defile in the plaza.
He watched the soldiers from the balcony
on which Gen. Brooke and other Amerl-
can generals stood less than two months
ago when the last company of departing
Spanish troops saluted the American
troops and Capt. Gen. Castellanos FOR
mally yielded the Spanish sovereignty.
After witnessing the review Gomez
went to FL Vedado, which is Gen.
and conferred with him regarding the
disarmament of insurgent troops. That IS
the most important affair, now that the
Cuban celebration has been held. 1t is
also important to know that the result
of the celebration has contributed to a
better understanding and will help the
~disbandment. Expressions of good Will
toward Americans We're universal. The
events of the day We're credltable ana
were also significant in the lack of resent
ment toward the Spanish classes. 1t was
not a day of rejoicing for Spanish defeat.
yet they could not fail to be gratified at
the care taken to avoid WOundlng their
susceptibilities.
The fiestas were not solely in honor of
Gomez, as this was the fourth anniver-
sary of the beginning of the revolution,
but Gomez was the hero. There could be
no doubt of his popularity. 1t seemed to
partake more of gratitude than of per-
sonal affection. but the acknowledgment
of his leadership was UNIVERSAL. Some
scenes were tropical in their emotional
effusiveness. The climax was reached
when Gomez arrived at the place and was
received by Gen. Ludlow and other
American commanders. The paraders
gave a good opportunity to judge of the
sentiments of the people.
The Americans remarked with satisfac-
ton that the stars and stripes were seer
everywhere. They tloated over buildings
With Cuba'S emblem, We're interviewed ir
arches and among some of the patriotic
and workingmen's societies appeared tc
be more numerous than the Cuban flags
When the bands played the Hymn OF
Bayamo" the people were delirious, but
they also went wild over 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner and Dixie" Boys
from an orphan asylum were paraded by
. CA iiA'ti 'ift ~ - "it iiiNNi aN'
cried, Long live the Americans" A ban
ner carried by little Cuban girls bore thu
notices "Gratitude to the Americans
and Cuba for the Cubans." SeVera
dominican flags We're carried out of com
pliment to Gen. Gomez. The Cuban flags
tattered and torn, were carried by Cubar
soldiers and one, which was said to hav,
been Maceo's, stirred deep motions.
The Cubans present fewer evidences O
popular feeling than might have been eX
pected from the desire which had beer
expressed to have them parade with theil
arms. Three-fourths of them were blacE
cavalry who had carbineS of an old pat.
tern. Nothing in the appearance of these
soldiers was menacing to the
future peace of the island. The inciden
which attracted the most attention in tn
celebration was the blending of tn,
American, Cuban and Spanish flags
These three flags We're surmounted by al
emblematic banner, with the mott