Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-03
BROOKE TAKES COMMAND
The Stars and Stripes Replace the Yellow En-.
sign Of Spain.
THE SPANIARDS EvACUATE.
Impressive Ceremonies MARK the End
Ing Of spain's colonial Empire
In America.

Washington. Jan. 1.-The following
brief cablcRrams conveying informa-
tiou of the transfer or Spanish sovcr-
eighty IN Cuba 10 the Americans aud
" the raising or the United States
flag were received during the after
noon.
Havana. jan. i.-gecrctary Of War
Wnfhington-Th ilnE raised on Castle
Moro. cabnnaa. the palace ana other
buildings In city. Government formal
" turned over BY Gen. Castellnnos TO
commission and by IL transferred to
Gen Brooke.
WADE. Chairman.
"CLous. Secretary"
Havana. Jan. 1.-The President.
Wnnhingt0n-Thc government formally
surrendered by ucn. cnsteiianos TO
American commission ut ~ o'clock and
by latter transferred to den. Brooke.
Ceremonies successfully carried out.
The American gag iiies from MORO
Castle. cabannH. the palace ana other
buildings. city orderly.
WADE. Chairman.
"cLouS. Secretary"
"IIavnna. Jan. i.-scorotnry Of War.
Wnshlngton--Thc Has sent up on MORO
Castle and the palace at 1904 y. M,
local time. JOHN Il. BROOKE,
"MnJor General. Commanding"
Havana. Jan. 1.-The sovereignty Of
cuba passed from spain to the Unit
ed statoa mt noon today The form OF
the transfer was simple. consisting OF
only an exchange OF speeches In the
saloon OF the palace. the hauling down
Of the Spanish Has and the raising In
ita stead OF the fing OF the United
States ON III. Flagstaff ON tho palac.
roof Sniutca were fired from the
heavy gum OF the forts and the war
ships before and after the change OF
fiaga. Tho raising Of the Stars and
stripes was greeted with ohcera by tho
people who covered the roofs Of the
buildings around the palace and plaza.
No crowd was permitted to gather In
the Htrcots In the vicinity OF tho palace
TO winners the cpoch-making functions.
AZ o'clock n guard composed OF
the second battalion of the Tenth In
fantry marched into the Plaza dc Ar
mas. under command ~ Capt. Van
Nicct. aud formed around the square.
Capt. Con. caHtollanOH watched them
with Interest from the balcony OF hia
apartments as they entered the square
and were stationed NJ aii the streets
approaching the plaza. No one was
allowed To enter without a pass. and
all the doors OF the palace facing the
square were ordered Ia be- closed. only
those who could get on the roofs and
balconies OF houses In the nciRhbor-
hood saw what was going ON before
the palace.
with the guard was the band or tho
second Illinois regiment. which had
been selected for tho occasion nH tho
best band IN tho Seventh army corps,
with the band were tho buglora u
the Eighth ana Tenth infantry.
The weather wnH warm. the
SUN BURSTING AT INTERVALS.
through the lght clouds and the sol.
oilers In blue who were forced 10 stand
In the sun found the heat oppressive.
The troops were formed IN extended
order around the square. three PAGES
front OF tho palace entrance across the
street, at the edge ~ the park.
nriR. Cen. clouH, the master OF cor-
cmonies of the day, a. 1880 o'clock H.
sued instructions 10 the officers who
wcrc Ia take charge Of the various de-
pnrtmentH OF the government ut ~
o'clock. Col. Dudley wnH assigned "a
tho department NJ Justice and Office
OF the secretary to the captain gon,
crai; Mai. l.. W. V. kcnnon, adlutani
general Of the department
: -ture; col. 4. 4. bliss OF the commits
fnry department 20 the treasury: Can't
Frank II. IInnnn, assistant adiutnni
general To the department nf public
instruction, md Col Dnnwoody of the
signal corps 10 the public works de-
partment Each N these officers were
instructed thusi
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS.
IN the nrlng OF N. last gun Of ths
first twonty-ons at noon you are To ~
TO the place assigned you aud demand
possession ~ Office In the name OF III,
These orders were given under tn,
arcade ~ the palace, Each officer had
with him a cuban Interpreter, grouI
of whom stood clad In dark olothe'
and wearing SILK hats In a carting,
near by were the American Hays whioi
Were 10 be raised az various points.
Al iil1 Mai Gen. wade ana Mai
Gen. Huilor OF the American eyacun
tlon commission arrived from ~ We
dndo on horseback accompanied D,
don. cloua and Mai. n, Bradley Mot
OF Gen. Ludlow's stan About III. sum
moment Iuclen ], Jerome, HriUsi
Vice consul. arrived He was warmly
greeted BY the American officers,
Mai Con. John ". Brooke, roVerho
ernor Of the city OF Havana, accom-
panied By their stars, arrived at lli8
In carriarea, Con. brooke ana Gen
Adna u. Chnffee, Gen. lirookes chi,
N stan. IN the first carriage In enel
on the other carriages rode cuha'
general with American officers, tn
cubana were Gems, lacroi, MAIL
Monocnl, Mayla Rodrignez, sernn'
Sanchez. Jose Miguel Gomez, Nodnrt
Rafael de Cardcrns, Asrnmente nh'
vidal, and col. Nnliente'
As the cnrrlnres drove IN the sec
ond company Of the spnnlrh infantry
mrder command II col. Don Hare
Salamanca, presented arms ma IN
American band started up with
THE STARS AND STRIPES FOR
EVER,
the Spanish colonel saluting.
Al fi.45 Mai Gen Lee. military COY
ernor OF the province Of liavnna' wiz
his atnf Joined Gen. Brooke The latte
then CROSSED the street TO the pane,
Cen. lee on one side Of him and on,n
Chaffee ON the other, followed by III
other American generals ana the tubp
officers. The cubans wore DARK p'u