Evening star., 1899-01-02
Formal Transfer of Spain's Sover-
eighty at Noon Yesterday.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES ATTENDING
Gen. CasteIIanos Sheds Tears as He
Leaves the Palace.
NEW RULE Is SATISFACTORY

up"A ~ DuSlHeSS lpudN tranquil under
American control Everybody is satisfied
with yesterdays events The Cuhans are
in good frame of mind. and are pleased
with the consideration shown to the in
| surgent generals at the ceremonies yester-
! day.
American and Cuban flags stin fly to-
sether throughout the city. The Spanish
| classes ale quiet.
The most pressing problem for the mill
tary authorities is the organization of a
police force 1t has already been shown
that troops cannot perform this service
satisfactorily.
At the custom house this morning Col.
Bliss is doing a good business Ships which
had held back are now entering Rathbone
has issued his first general order remodel
ing the post office, which was badly de-
moralzed. The civil administration rloves
smoothly. PEPPER.
| The Cuban Flag Incident.
| By Associated Press.
HAVANA. January 2.-It developed today
| that the company Of the Indiana regiment
which waved Cuban flags during the parade
| yesterday was not arrested, as cabled last
night. Investigation showed that the flags
were distributed to them by Cubans in tho
| crowd, and that the act of waving them
was thoughtless and not prearranged.
Twenty-Five Cuban horsenIen, well mount
ed and armed, Joined the column at tho
Prado rode to Central Park and dehouched
| into a side street. They aroused consider
| able enthusiasm.
Three bluejackets from the Texas at about
half-past L. yesterday. rowed to the wreck
| of the Maine and hoisted a large stars and
| stripes TO the peak of the wreck The flag
was saluted by the shipping in the harbor.
An immense American flag was also hoist
ed on top of the 2OO-foot shears at the
naval dock, where it could be seen for miles
| around.
Twenty members Of the patriotic junta, in
| evening dress, and wearing opera hats,
! stood with the reviewing generals yester-
| day.
Major General Broeke's impressions of
| Cuba are pleasing. He regards the people
as being emotional mild and orderly.
Colonel Bliss, the American collector Of
customs, has been instructed by the au-
thorities al Washington not TO appoint
Americans to subordinate places in this OF
| the other customs houses. Only Cubaus are
10 be appointed.
General Brooke will not govern from tho
palace for a week two, as the building
needs thorough cleaning. After the gem
eral takes up his headquarters in the palace
Mrs. Brooke will arrange a series Of social
functions. The headquarters for the pres-
ent will be at the generals hotel.
Courtesies to the Cubans.
Generals Brooke and Ludlow see many
Of the prominent Cubans. They are easily
| accessible and wish to make a wide person.
al and official acquaintance.
As the civil police is slowly formed the
American troops will be sent into the coun-
| try. Colonel Moulton, who is in command
| of the Havana police. had as his FIRST Of
hcial duty the investigation of a case OF
cattle stealing.
Genel al Ludlow visited MORO Castle and
CabdnaS Fortress today. The batteries of
the I'd Artillery have been landed from the
United States transport Chester one bat
terry was sent to MOrro Castle. another Is
garrisCned at Cabanas Fortress. a third is
statloted near the palace and the other
three batteries are camped at Vedado.
iWo Spahlards were stopped in the act Of
taxing the picture of the king and the
crown from the throne room of the palace
for the Spanish Club. He said former Cap-
tam General Castellanos gave them to tho
club.
A party of ladies was photographed in
the throne room. with Mrs. NJ. {. Butler
sitting III the royal chair or throne
The body OF a Spanish private soldier was
found on Cabaileria wharf this morning.
The physicians decided that he died from
over-exertion. and that his comrades left
him there covered with straw.
The United States transport Saratoga ar
rived here today from Charleston, s. c.,
with the 3D. Nebraska Regiment on board.
Two Cuban soldiers carrying rifles were
stopped by a patrol of the 10Th United
States Regular Infantry, on Galiano street
last night, and were requested TO give up
their weapons. They did so, after an ar
gument
The Events OF Yesterday.
A Havana special to the New York Tri-
bune gives the following account of the
events of yesterday:
Spain's historical flag floats no longer in
the Antilles The stars and stripes went up
at noon today with impressive sirnnlicitv
The ceremony which sealed the yielding OF
Spanish sovereignty in Cuba took place IN
the palace The mass of the population
could not be admitted there and the Deonla
OF Havana gathered along the P,inta at
the foot of the Prado and opposite Morro
Castle and Cabanas Fortress They saw
the Spanish colors go up on MORO and re-
celVe the salutes of guns from Cabanas and
from the American warshps in the harbor
Quickly they saw the yellow and red stan5
ara come down and the American flag float
ing over MORO, Cabanas and the other
1orts OF the city, while they heard TN. So
Iute IN its honor from the Spanish artillery
which had been kept in Cabanas for tbat
purpose, and also from the Spanish sbins
Whlch were remaining in the harbor
Saw the Stars and Stripes Go Tn
People who were viewing the scene from
the nat housetops in which Havana aboundu
also saw the stars and stripes go up on the
palace. They did not see the Spanish en-
sign come down from the palace, because
this morning none raised. The Span
lsh authorities had thought il was enough
Tor them 10 go through the painful for
manly OF ceding sovereignty without hav-
ing their nag lowered over them and there
was no comment Governor General Cas-.
tellanos and his staff watched the early
morning movements of the troops of hoth
armies and received reports of the progress
made. BY IL O'Clock all the Spanish sol.
oiers were aboard the transports excent
the 10Th Engineer Corps, which remained
in Cabanas 10 fire the salute and two COM
panies of the Leon Battalion. which ra-
mained on guard duty at the palace. The
american troops occupied all the streets
Leading TO the palace and the Plaza az
Arms in front of il. The company of the
Leon battaiion was drawn up in double
file in the facade of the palace Facing
them from the Plaza of Arms was a COM
pany OF American soldiers. The contrast