The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-05

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The following
brief cablegram conveying information
of the transfer of Spanish sovereignty
in Cuba to the Americans and of the
raising Of the United States flag, were
received here:
HAVANA, Jan. l.
Secretary OF War, Washington;
The flag raised on Castle MORO, Cabanas,
the palace and other buildings in city. Gov.
ernment formally turned over by General
Castellanos to commission and by. IL trans.
ferred TO General Brooke. WADE,
CBoUs, Secretary. Chairman.
HAVANA, Jan. 1.
The President, Washington:
The government formally surrendered by
General Castellanos to American commission
at " o'clock and later transferred TO General
Brooke. Ceremonies successfully carried out
The American flag flies from MORO castle
Cabanas, the palace aud other buildings. City
orderly. WADE Chairman.
CLous, Secretary.
HAVANA, Jan. l.
Secretary Of War. Washington:
The flag sent up on Moro castle and the
palace at IL: 04 y. IN. local time.
JOHN II, BROOKE
Major General, Commanding.
HAVANA, Jan. 2.-The sovereignty OF
Cuba passed from Spain to the United
States at noon Sunday.
About O'Clock guard composed OF
Second battalion of the Tenth infantry
marched into the Plaza de Arm as un.
der command of Captain Van Vliet and
formed around the square. Captain
General Castellanos watched them with
interest from the balcony of his apart.
ments as they entered the square and
were stationed at all the streets an.
preaching the plaza. No one was al
lowed TO enter without 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 balloon.
les OF houses in the neighbarhood saw
what was going on Lefore the plaza.
With the guard was the band of the
Second Illinois regiment. With the
band were the buglers of the Eighth
and Tenth infantry.
Brigadier General Clous, the master
OF ceremonies of the day, at about
l0:30 o'clock issued instructions to the
officers who were to take charge of the
various departments of the government
at IL o'clock. Colonel Dudley was as.
signed to the department of justice and
general, Major l.. w. V. Kennon adiu.
tant general of the department of com.
merce and agriculture, Colonel L. u.
Bliss of the commissary department to
the treasury, Captain Frank b. Hanna
assistant ad Iutant general to the de-
partment Of public instruction and
Colonel Dunwoody of the signal CORDS
to the public works department. Each
of these officers was instructed thus:
son the firing of the last gun of the
first II at noon you are to 20 the place
assigned you and demand possession Of
the office in the name of the United
States"
These orders were given under the
arcade of the palace. Each officer had
with him Cuban interpreter, a group
of whom stood by. clad in dark clothes
and wearing silk hats.
In carriage nearby were the Amer
lean flags which were to be raised at
various points.
About ll:l0 Major General Wade and
Major General Butler of the American
evacuation commission arrived from El
Nedado on horseback, accompanied by
their stalls. They were met by Briga-
dier General Clous and Major L. Bent
ley Mott OF General Ludlow's staff.
About the same momenI, Lucien j,
Jerome, British vice consul arrived.
He was warmly greeted by the Amer.
lean officers.
major General John r. Brooke, gov.
ernor of Cuba and Major General Lud-
low, governor of the city of Havana,
accompanied by their staffs, arrived at
about IL 80 in carriages, General Brooke
and General Adna Il. Chaffee, General
Brooke 5 chief of staff, in the first car
riage. In each of the other carriages
rode q Cuban general with American
officers. The Cubans were Generals
Lacret, Mario Menocal, Mayia Rodri.
guez, Seratin Sanchez, Jose Miguel Go
mez, Nodarte, Rafael de Cardenas, Az.
ramente and Vidal and Col. Valiente
AS the carriages drove up the Second
company of tho Thirty -eig tn Spanish
infantry, under command of Colonel
Don Rafael Salamanca, presented arms
and the American band started up with
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" the
Spanish colonel saluting.
About ll:45 Major General Lee, mill
tary governor of the province of Ha.
vana, with his staff, joined General
Brooke. The latter then crossed the
street to the palace, General Lee OH one
side OF him, and General Ohaffee ON the
other, followed by the other American
generals and the Cuban officers. The
Cubans wore dark blue uniforms, brown
felt hats and gray gloves and they car
ried machetes.
A flourish of trumpets greeted the
procession and the Spanish troops pre.
sented arms as the Americans entered
the palace The Cubans remained out.
side until escorted in by members of
General Brookes staff, the Spanish
soldiery remaining all the while at pre-.
sent arms. AS soon as all were within
lhe Spanish troops formed in columns
)f fours and marched around the right
SIDE OF the plaza to the docks, while the
band OF the Second Illinois volunteers
played the Spanish royal march,
On entering the palace, the American
generals went to the salon facing the
plaza, which is ON the second floor.
Here were gathered the members of the |
captain generals staff, Colonel Gefpi, |
Lieutenant Colonels Belled, Girautl and |
Bonitas, Major Priego, Captain Ritene |
md Captains Adolfo aud Ramon Oastel. |
amos, sons OF the captain general.
Later Captain General CastelIanos en-. |
cred the salon without ceremony from
he left and greeted General Brooke and |
'thers. After shaking hands. General
srooke sat upon sofa while General
Jastellanos moved toward the group of |
Juban generals. British Vice Consul Jer.
me introduced him to General Mayia
Rodriguez. Shaking both the hands of
he Cuban officer, in the usual Spanish