The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
STARS AND STRIPES RAISED.
,c or FREEDOM FLOATS OVER
oTEEN OF THE ANTILLES.


polacc-BoOm of GUNS Announces
the FINISH of Spain's Sovereignty.
,uiuoiS hand Plays Spanish and
american Airs-The City Reported
very Orderly.
u,vana Jan. 1.-The sovereignty of
cubs passed from Spain to the United
safes az noon to-day.
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 and the raising
IN rs stead the flag of the United States
or the flagstaff on the palace roof.
i s,lutes we're fred from the heavy guns
of the forts and the warships, before and
after the change of flags. The raising OF
tbe Stars and Strips was greeted with
cheers 10y the people who covered the roofs
Of the buildings around the palace and the
plaza
No crowd was permitted to gather in
i the streets in the vicinity of the palace to
witness of epoch-making function. At
o'clock a guard, composed of the Second
battalion of the Tenth Infantry, marched
into the Plaza de Armas, under command
of Capt Van Vliet, and formed around
the square. Capt. Gen Castellanos
watched them with interest from the bal
cony of his apartments as they entered
The square and were stationed at all the
streets approaching the plaza No one
was allowed to enter without a pass, and
all the doors of the palace facing the
square were ordered to be closed. Only
those who could get on the roofs and ball
COMES of houses in the neighborhood saw
what was going on before the palace.
Had Music From Illinois.
With the guard was the band of the
Second Illinois Regiment, which had been
selected for the occasion as the best band
Of the Seventh Army Corps. With the
band were the buglers of the Eighth and
T,nth Infantry.
The weather was warm, the sun burst
ing at intervals through the light clouds
and the soldiers in blue, who were forced
to stand in the sun, found the heat oppres-
siye, The troops were formed in extended
order around the square, three PAGES apart
and the band was massed in front of the
palace entrance across the street, at the
edge Of the park.
Brig Gen Clous, the master of ceremo-
MES of the day, al 1890 o'clock issued in
sUuctous to the officers who were to take
charge of the various departments Of the
government at u o'clock. Col. Dudley
was assigned to the department of justice,
Office of the secretary of the captain gen
cral; Maj. L. w. V. Kennon, adjutant gen
eral Of the department, to the department
of commerce and agriculture; Col. T. L.
Bliss of the commissary department TO
the treasury; Capt. Frank B. Hanna, as
sistant adjutant general, to the depart
ment of public instruction. and Col Dun
woody of the signal corps, to the public
works department.. Each of these officers
were instructed thus:
Possession Was Demanded.
"0n the firing of the last gun of the
first twenty-one at noon, you are to go to
the place assigned you and demand pos
session Of the office in the name of the
United States"
IAese orders were given under the ar
cade Of the palace. Each officer had with
nm Cuban Interpreter, a group of whom
STOOD by cad in dark clothes and wear
ing SIX halls. In a carriage near by were
'ue American flags, which were to be rails
'o at various points.
Az ll0 Maj. Gen. Wade and Mai Gen.
buter of the American evacuation com
mission arrived from El Vedado on horse
'ocN' accompanied by their staffs. They
We're met by Brig. Gen. Clous and Mai. r.
EGatioy Mott, of Gen Ludlows staff.
1t0oul the same moment Lucien J. Jerome,
bI'Ish vice consul. arrived. He was warm
ereeted by the American officers.
wal Gen. John r. Brooke governor of
D'a' ana Maj. Gen. Ludlow, governor of
'"e e'Jy OF Havana, accompanied bv their
'.als. arrived a t 1l:30 o'clock in carriages
U'A Brooke and Gen. Adna r. Chaffee
N'" Hrooke's chief of staff. in the first
',''tse' In each of the other carriages
NuDan general with American Of
,,''s- The Cubans were Gen. Lacret. Gen
G' 1''l Menocal, Gen. Mayia Rodriguez.
zen Serahn Sanches, Gen. Jose Mignel
Hofnez, Gen. Nodarte, Gen. Rafael do Gar.
o,"sS Gen. Agramente, and Gen. Vidal
aud Col. Valiente. ''''''
as Inc carriages drove up, the second
,YWp'ny Of the Thirty-eighth Spanish IN
o''tS' under command of Col. Don Rafae,
'''alAca, presented arms and the Ameri-
N ana started up with The stars and
'pes Forever" the Spanish colonel sa-
'"hans There with Machetcs.
~ II;io Maj. Gen. Lee, military eovernor
"t province of Havana, with his staff
'oNe' Gen, Brooke. The latter ,ba,
'0Sed the street to the palace. Gen Ice
". me one side Of him and Gen. Cbaffse
.i' other followed by The other Amer
g generals and the Cuban officers yrbe
90 ans Wore dark blue uniforms brown
i,,.t neis and gray gloves, and they car
"'N machetes. ""
.. "YurIsn of trumpets greeted the pro-
'''' ana the Spanish troops presented
m l'ls 's the Americans entered the naIace
|y uodhs remained outside until escor,-
s ll NY Gen. Brookes staff. the Spanish
o'eIy remaining all the while al "pre-
,s '' arms As soon as all were within
f 9panish troops formed column of
ana marched around the right side
9r 'He plaza TO the docks, while the band
y, 'ae Second Illinois Volunteers played
',g spanish Royal March.
w." entering the palace The American gen
vt: won't to the salon facing the plaza
''-h Is on the second floor. Here were
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