Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-06
NEWSY GENERALITIES
ITEMS GATHERED FROM ALL
DIRECTIONS.
spanish Sovereignty over Any Portion Of
the Western Hemisphere Has Forever
Disappeared Surrender Of the Island
of Cuba to the Americans.
Passing of the spanish in the New world.

Passing Of the spanish in the New world
The stars and stripes were raised over
| Havana at noon Jan. /, 1899, and the
yellow and red banner was hauled
down, ending forever Spanish sover-
eighty in Cuba.
The form of the transfer was sim
pie, consisting only of an exchange of
| speeches by Capt. Gen. Castellanos and
Maj. Gen. Brooke in the salon of the
palace, the hauling down of the Span
ish flag and the raising in its stead OF
the flag of the United States on the
| flagstaff on the palace roof. Salutes
were fired from the heavy guns OF the
J forts and the warships before and after
! the exchange 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 pal
ace and the plaza. No crowd was per-
mitted to gather in the streets in the
vicinity Of the palace to witness the
epoch-making function.
A portion OF Gen. Fitzhugh Lees
Seventh army corps paraded some OF
the principal streets Of the city and
was enthusiastically greeted by the
Cubans The Second Illinois volun-
teers and portion OF the Tenth U. S.
infantry escorted the American officials
TO the palace, while the 3sth Spanish
infantry represented the Spanish army.
The American party comprised Maj
Gems. Wade and Butler, of the Ameri-
can evacuation commission, Maj. Gen.
Brooke, governor of Cuba, Mai. Gen.
Ludlow governor of the city Of Havana,
Maj. Gems. Fitzhugh Lee and Chaffee,
Brig. Gen. Clous, Maj I. Bentley Mott,
Senator Daniels. of Virginia. British
Consul Jerome was also with the party.
The Cuban army was represented by
Gems. Gomez. Lacret, Menocal. San
chez, Rodriguez, Nodarte, Agramente,
de Csrdenas, Vidal and Col. Valiente.
Capt.-Gen. Castellauos and staff me I
the Americans in the throne room OF
the palace. The Spanisrds were clearly
much depressed and the Americans
correspondence buoyant AS the last
stroke of II had sounded the national
salutes were fired at Cabanas fortress
and in the harbor and the bands played
The Star Spangled Banner" amidst
the cheers of the populace. Immedi-
ately Capt. Gen. Castellanos addressed
/ himself TO the Americans. making a
formal surrender of Cuba TO the United
States. Gen. Brooke replied briefly.
Gems. Brooke and Castellanos then
shook hands. after which Gen. Castel-
lanos and staff retired from the throne
room. As they retired there was a
movement toward Gen. Brooke, all
shaking him h. the hand and wishing
J him success Meanwhile the officials
Of Spain were saying farewell 10 their
nations seat ~ power in the new world
world. Caste amos left the palace es-
corted by Gen. Chaffee and followed
by his staff At the dock Gems. Clous
and Chaffce bade him farewell and the
retiring captaing general put off for the
Spanish transport Rabal. on which he
proceeded 10 Matanzas
Mai ten. Brooke held a reception in
the palace, the various officials OF
Havana paying their respects and
promising allegiance to the United
States