The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-02

| HAVANA. Jan. 1.-The sovereignty OF
| Cuba passed from Spain to the United
| States at noon today.
| The form OF the transfer was simple,
| consisting Of only an exchange OF speech
| es In the saloon OF the palace the haul
Ing down Of the Spanish flag and the rails
| Ing in its stead of the flag OF the United
States on the Flagstaff on the palace roof
Salutes were fired from the heavy guns
| OF the forts and the warships before and
after the change of flags The raising of
the Stars and Stripes was greeted with
cheers by the people who covered the
roofs Of the buildings around the palace
and plaza.
No crowd was permitted to gather in
the streets in the vicinity OF the palace
to witness the speech-making function
Al O'Clock guard composed of the
Second battalion OF the Tenth infantry
marched into the Plaza de Armas. under
command OF Capt. Van vleet. and formed
around the square. Capt. Gen. Castelar,
os watched them with interest from the
balcony of his apartments as they entered
the square and were stationed at all the
streets approaching the plaza. No one
was allowed to enter without pass, and
all tha doors OF the palace facing the
square were ordered to be closed Only
those who could get on the roofs and ball
comics OF houses In the neighhorhood saw
what was going on before the palace.
With the guard was the band of the
Second Illinois regiment. which had been
selected for the occasion as the best band
In the Seventh armv corps. With the
band were the buglers of the Eighth and
Tenth Infantry
The weather was warm the sun burst
ing at intervals through the iigh. clouds
and the soldiers I'm blue who were forced
to stand in the sun. found the heat op-
pressive. The troops were formed In ex-
tended order around the square. three
PAGES apart. and the band was massed In
front OF the palace entrance across the
street at the edge of the park.
Arrangements for the Transfer
Brig. Gen. Cious. the master OF cere-
monies Of the day. at 1880 o'clock issued
instructions 10 the officers who
were 20 take charge of the vari-
Gus departments OF the government
at IL O'Clock. Colonel Dudley was
assigned To the department of justice. the
office of the secretary OF the captain gem
erai Maj l. w. V. Kennon. adIutant
general ~ the department TO the DEPART
meDt 81 commerce and agriclilture: Col
T. L. Bliss. OF the commSsary department
10 the treasury, Capt. Frank h. Hanna.
assistant adiutant general. TO the DEPART
ment OF public instruction. and Col. Dun
woody. of the signal corps, to the pubic,
works department.. Each II these officers
were instructed thus:
'on the firing Of the last gun Of the
drSt iwenty-ogte at noon you arc TO 40 20
the place assigned you and demand pcs
session az the office ia the name OF the
United States"
These orders wer. given under the
arcade OF the palace Each officer had
with him Cuban interpreter, group OF
whom stood clad ifs dark clothes ana wear
ing silk hats In a carriage near b wers
the American flags which were ,o be
raised a, various poin,s.
At the Palace
A. 1l.ao Mai Gen. Wade and Mai Gen
Butter, Of The American evacuation com
mission, arrived from II vedaao ~, ht.rze-
back accenpanie. hv their stats They
were uet by Brig. Gen. G-loaS and Mai
/ r Bradley Mott % Cen- I.ss<Ssoe-s stafr.
Atoet the same momsn; I.aciez ). jerome
British wire consul arrived. He was
warmly greeted Jhe American officers
Mai GEN John r Brooke. governor q.
Cuba aid Maj. Gen. I.ailos. governor OF
ina sity OF Havana. accompanied by tfeir
stats. arrived at ll.s9 in carriages. Ger.
Brooke ana Gen- CaaT@e. Gen Brockes
ea4eF e< staa in thc aTss carriage in
each os tne other carriages rode a tSassaa
general WITH tAe Americas ofgl -evs. Tire
g-ssbans xsre Gems la f>~cs. Mario Meme
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Miguel Go~sez, Sotarte. Rafael Sc Car
stenas. AsYafns11se and Vidal An3 C>si
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secoaa company ~ tue Spanish t1taatry
under command 81 Ces- Dan Rafet Ssla-
ssanca, presented arms sra sae American
hara started up with THE Stars aad
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