The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-23
Entertained at Havana On the Eve Of His
Departure for the United States.
Will Sail for Tampa, Florida, This
Afternoon, and Will be Escort
ed From the Palace to the
Wharf by a Squadron Of Cav
airy and a Battery of Artillery,
Accompanied by a Band.

HAVANA, Dec. 22.-Sixty-five per-
sons were present at the farewell pan
uuet rendered to General Brooke to-
day at the Paris Restaurant. General
Mario Menocal presided, and Ernest
Lee Conant acted as POSTMASTER.
Senior Llorente, in proposing the
health of General Brooke, said: Gen
eral Brooke was called upon to govern
Cuba under the extremely difficult con-
ditions Of transition from the old. mar
row system, to the new, liberal regime,
and he did so without injuring the
rights of anyone. Cubans will always
remember him with gratitude and
love-
Major General Wood, who spoke
briefly in response to words TO welcome,
said: 1.-The United States is in Cuba
in the person of representatives who
intend to carry out great work, and
to fulfill strictly the promises of the
United States Congress. AS for my
self, 1 can only do what the President
has sent me to do, but 1 hope to enjoy
the esteem and confidence of the Gu
ban people, as General Brooke has en-
joyed them"
General Ludlow said: ''Those Amer
lean officials who remain behind may
count themselves fortunate, if, when
the time comes for them to leave the
island. they are followed by the re-
spect and good wishes of those of
whom they in turn leave behind, as
General Brooke is about to do. The
Cubans have had no better friends
than the American officers
General Brooke responding, said In
part: Il shall always remember the
long hours of toll in Cuba, but I shall
ever recall the kindness shown me by
all Cubans, especially by those who re-
alize that the Americans are their best
friends"
General Brooke will leave tomorrow
for Tampa. A squadron of the Seventh
Cavalry and a battery of the Second
Artillery, with a band, will escort him
from the palace to the wharf. A
Major Generals salute will be fired
from Cabanas as the steamer leaves
the harbor at 8 o'clock. A Governor
Generals salute will be fired in honor
of General Wood.
The "Patria," says: "Cubans VISA
formerly accustomed to say that the
autonomists forfeited all right to be
called Cubans by the shameless way in
which they abused their short term of
office, giving all the good billets to their
own kinsmen and friends. But, after
the shameful way in which the first
revolutionary government has wound
up its term of office, having made and
given all the billets to its own friends,
Cubans are forced to realize that Span
ish corruption has contaminated the
heart of the present generation We
must look to the schoolmaster to build
up generation of honest citizens
AT to-day's meeting of the Municipal
Council a motion was made to send
an address, of thanks to Presi Cent Nc
Kinley for his candid references to the
Cuban people and the future OF Cuba
in his recent message to Congress. The
motion was rejected, on the ground
as asserted by the principal speaker in
opposition-that the message contained
nothing new, but merely reiterated a
former promise.