The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-01-06
BA'S GREAT DAL
Stars and Stripes<G 60 Up
at Havana
ELLANOS NfLD TO TEARS
tin~~scene as the Captain Gem
Bids GOOdby to SpaEn's Lost
folOny-HOw the Change Of
Flags Was Made.

Bids GoOdby to spain's Lost
OlOny-HOw the Change Of
Flags Was Made.
ANA, Jan. 2.-The severe ignty of
passed from Spain to the United
at noon yesterday. The form of
ansfer was simple, consisting only
exchange of speeches in the sa-
the palace and the hauling down
Spanish flag and the aising in
cad of the flag of tie United
on the Flagstaff of sthe palace
Salutes were fired from the heavy
pf the forts and the warships be-
nd after the change OF flags, and
ising Of the stars and stripes was
d with cheers by the people who
the roofs of the buildings
the palace and the plaza.
crowd was permitted to gather in
sets in the vicinity of the palace
ness the epoch makingl function.
o'clock a guard composod of the
d battalion of the Tenth infantry
led into the Plaza de Armas un-
mmand of Captain Van Vliet and
around the square. Captain
al Casteilanos watched them with
st from the balcony of his apart
as they entered the square and
stationed at an the streets an
hing the plaza. No one was al
to enter without a pas, and ali
oors of the palace flcing the
were ordered to be closed. Only
who could get on the roofs and
hies of houses IN the neghborhood
THAT was goin8 on before the pal
h the guard was the band of the
d Illinois regiment, which had
selected for the occas IN as the
band in the Seventh army corps.
the band We're the bug RS of ths
h and Tenth Infantry.
weather was warm the sun
Ing at intervals throush the light
s. and the soldiers In blue who
forced>so stand in the sun found
eat oppreSsive. The troops We're
ii in exten&ed order around the
e three pacesNapart. and the band
nassed in fronA of the palace en-
e, across the sfrekt. al the edge of
ark.
gadier General C1ovs, the master
fenno7ies of the day. at 1890 o'clock
h linstructions to the Officers who
to take charge of the various de-
nents of the governme mt at Il
X, @ lionel Dudley Nas assigned
e dh, -tment of justice, office Of
ecr4ta of the captain general;
LlW v. Kennon, adjutant gen
ethe department, to the depart
of commerce and agriculture;
i T. e.. Bliss of the commissary
tment to- the treasury; Captain
X b. Hanna, assistant adjutant
ral, to the department of public in
tion, and Colonel Dunwoody of the
il corps to the public works de-
|pent. Each of these officers was
ucted thus:
b the firing of the Vast gun Of ne
>21 at noon you are to go to the
assigned you and demand pos
on of the Office in the name of the
ed States"
ese orders were given under the
lie Of the palace. Ea h officer had
him a Cuban interpreter, group
horn stood by clad IN dark clothes
we, ing silk hats. In carriage
by were the American flags which
to be raised at various points.
11:I0 Major General Wade and Ma
&General Butler of the American
uation commission arrived from FL
do on horseback. accompanied by
staffs. They were met by Briga-
4 General Clous and Major T. Bent
Mott. of General Ludlows staff.
& 1t the same moment Lucien J. Jer-
British vice consul arrived in a
rm of dark blue, wearing mon
md carrying a Sword with a gold
He was warmly greeted by the
ican officers.
or General John r. Brooke, gov
NJ of Cuba. and Major General Lud-
governor of the city of Havana.
|npanied by their staffs, arrived at
past II in carriages, General
ike and General Adna f. Chsffee,
eral BFeokes chief of staff, in the
|carriaEe. in each Of the other ear
rs rode = Cuban general with Amer
officers. The Cubans were Gener-
Laeret, Mario Menocal, Mayia Rod
ez, SerafIn Sanchez, Jose Miguel
|ez, Rafae1 de Cardenas, Agramonte
Vidal and Colonel Valiente. As the
iages drove up the second company
he Thirty-eighth Spanish infantry,
sr command of Colonel Don Rafael
inanea, presented arms, and the
srican band started up with THE
8 and Stripes Forever" the Span
colonel saluting
11:45 Major General Lee, military
.rnor Of the province Of Havana,
his star, Joined General Brooke.
latter then crossed the street to
palace, Genera Lee on one side of
and General Chaffee on the other,
wed by the other American geper-
md the g, nan officers. The Cubaus
J dark Blue uniforms brown felt
and graz gloves. ana they carries
|1etes.
flourish ef trumpets greeted tine
msssa. ane the Spanish troops pre-
ms as the Americans entered
Sc. The Gubans remained out
It'll sseojed a by members OF
fsBf6 ssie's staff, he Spanish sol
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