The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-02

teliaaps Losfs his seifpoN;sssIon
aud his Eyes an with Tears as
no nlds ldi.usto the American
paieers-Ths a.Iast sigh of the
.loose Reversed by History.
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a ,blsttkyAfsAy;JSn. 1.-The sovereignty
l-at cnba,p passed from Spain to the Uni
( ted states at5aoon to-day.
& The form ef Y I,e trarsf,r was simple,
Teonhlatins only OF an exchange OF
z Shpeechesi 4 IN ttal salon OF the palace.
ths hauling tbYiiSof the Spanish flag
andithe fallihg in It's stead OF the nag
J ot the United States on the nag stan
ytpS the tklses ssss
saintes were ared from the heavy
FUNK OF the fcpes ana two warshlps be-
Sf9re anu amer BE- exchange OF the flags.
jThe falsing ot the stars and stripes
FE.s ,Sfeeted With cheers by tie people.
whip covered the roofs f3t the buildings
around the palace and The plaza.
I, no erowil was permitted TO gather
In Tho streets In the vicinity OF the pal
nee 10 Witness tho epoch-malIIng fune-
. tion.s At o'clock guard. composed
OF the second battalion " the Tenth in-
ifantry. marched into the Plaza de Ar
mas. under command OF Captain Van
-Sllet. and formed around the square,
!. Captain General Casteilanos watched
: them with Interest from the balcony
4 OF his apartments as they entered the
square, md were stationed at all the
streets approaching the plazn. No one
was allowed to Enter without n pass,
and all the doors OF the palace facing
the square We're ordered 10 be closed.
Only those who could get on the roofs
and balconies OF houses III the neigh
borhood saw what was going on before
the 5palace. 81
With the guard was the band of the
Second Illinois regiment. which had
been selected for the occasion us the
best band In the Seventh army corps.
4 ,Nitn,the band were the buBiers of the
Eighth and Tenth infantry.
The weather IVES warm. the sun
bursting at intervals through the light
clouds. and the soldiers ip blue who
we're forced TO stand III the sun found
he heat oppressive The lsesPs werr
formed in EXTENDED >eta5f around ,ths'
u efAiudict luiGe ptiGes apart. 9uti kne D1Ill
Yua massed In front ofsfhq palace en-
The park! sssil =
~ tBrigadler General clous. the master
of ceremonies Of the day, ut 1890
o'clock issued instructlonsf To the OIL.
GERS who were to take ichnrge Sof the
various departments OF the government
at Il o'clock. Colonel Dudieyiwas as
signed to the department. OF. justice, Of
nee OF the secretary OF the captain gem
e:al; Major l.. w. v. KennCrl, adjutant
general OF the department., 10 the. de-
spartment of commerce and agriculture;
Col. T. u, Bliss, OF the comn1lssGiy de-
Pertinent, TO the treasury; Captain
Frank B. HHnnna assistant iadjutant
general. to theidepartmento or public in
struction. and Col. hDunwoody. of the
signal 'corDSiItosihe. public works de-
partment. fEdch tof these officers was
INSTRUCTED this:fT Ea,stSi -
.On the firing OF the last gun of the
first, twenty-onei at noon you are to 20
70 the place Assigned to youtand de-
fnand possession ot the ofIIce In the
name OF the United States. I
~ These orders were given under the
arcade OF the palace. Each officer had
nth him a Cuban interpreter, afgroup
.Eot whom stood by. clad insdark clothes
2 aid wearing SILK hats. In 10 carriage
Nearby were the American flags 1vhich
Were to be raised at various points.
M AssemblYns Of the Gencrals.
~ ct sn:nOtMhJor1 General Wade and
Major General Butler, OF the evacia-
.son fommIsslPp. arrived from El ve-
: scaloj on horse back. accompanied by
their stasts, They were met by Briga-
dler General fIons and Major T. Bent
Z ley Mot, 5oc General Ludlow's stan.
I About the sanhe moment Lucien ]. Jer-
: ONE, Briush y,ice consul, arrived He
was warS SlBreeted by y:the4 American
4 OIL kersss So a52s2ss = ID sSEGIy.A
MaJors General John Il. Brooke, gov-s
u: fIior OF Cuba, and Major General .Lud-
low. goyernoS OF the city lof Havana,
Z accompanied by their stafns, arrived at
lFll:So in carriages. General lrooSa and
! General Adnag r.. Chafree.. General
] Brookes 8 chief-of-staft, were itheif first
carriage. IN each OF the othor carriages
4 rodea Cuban general wlthlt American
officers. The Cubans were Gsnerals'La-
cret. Mario MenocaI. Mayia Rodriguez,
sserafn Sanchez ,Toseg Miel,sl came I;
eSodarts. Rafael de5S Cardsuns, 4 a.as
5nel't and Yidal and Col. ydlIents' AS
= the Ekf,iagies drove up TIE second tl,nl!2
4 sJrsity .oi The Thirty gh,h Spanish In
Z afeht1 und., ccmmand 5of Eol. Don
q Rafset Salamanca presented a rms. and
5the a haarican- bands Sstarteua I'M with
!, i'srhG Sslrs .apl Stripes F6reyer.nIth The
'i.SeSrsSh c6i4nSl :sSirttDg. y
ftssSSt II ;ts q IN. Major General Lee.imti-
sftAFy governor of the proyitc9I OF Ha-
Sye ps with his stafr. Joined General
& Bkes Que Inter then CROSSED the
Z sfycsf Sto ue palace, Gcnerol5i Leo on
I n VI
5ttp,ofs.fS followed by the ttlier Amer
3ican$ Eeherals and the CuSanlT ofIlcerS
Tile Cubans wore dark bluG Uniforms.
II 3lDrown.caps and gray gloves, &nd they
4 ltfey carried machctcs. 49, :,
= "a flourish OF trumpets. grneie1 Ltbe
D, rocsSslon. and the Spanish tropps .pra-
Z fantcd arms as the Aniericansl Entered
Y the palace. The Cubans remaliied our
4 side until escorted In by mcrtbers9o;fJ
i On. 'Brookc's staff. the Spanibh sol.
I, dierS remaining all the whllr5 d t"pre-
sent arms" ~ l9g1 Z 4
Z e & IA soon assSH were withinithto snan.
I ish troop! formed iin column Oh foiIrs
snnd 5marchsd down the rishtJslae of
ssthe tptaE'tto the. aocKs. while tho band
4 OF the Sceond Illinois Voluntee4s Tiiuy-
red the Spanish royal march,. III s,
ts sonentcrlng:!t !thctpalsee. thas .tmcri-'
I can generals wont to the H.ii0n IfarInr.
5the plaza. which Is on. the seeoTld floor
II IA lofty chamberS. .deceraptd With
mirrors OF drep slit frames viii e3sajiu
drSperics and the scarlet afiis oIi SpuInsE
ioyee eaQh door and ,windnW.;l j ieGeSS We're
gathered tho members fSthe4 lcaptaini
lEenerlfs stan, Col. Gelpl. .SLieuds
Bclleds Glranta and Bonita.S SMdiGr K
tPrieG Captain TlIicnc undFctptnins
.tdolfo dfd Ramon Caste!lanos, Eon.of
tho captain general. cap:Siifedienufal, |
lCastsi!anos was at theyh u ,.e nliaYpri.