The age-herald., 1899-01-03
HAVANA RENEATH STARS AND STRIPES Old Glory Waves Prom Her Ancient
 CitadelS. CUBA IS AT LAST REDEEMED Glad TidingS of the New Year to a
 DORntTOdden People. SPANISH SOVEREIGNTY AT AN END Formal Transfer of the Island Took Place on Sunday at the Palace With
 Simple Ceremonies-Gen.
 Brooke in Charge.
SPANISH SOVEREIGNTY AT AN END

Havana, January 2-The sovereignty oi Cuba passed from Spain to the United States at noon Sunday. The form of transfer was simple, consist ing only of an exchange of speeches in the salon of the palace, the hauling down oi the Spanish flag and the raising in it's stead of the flag Of the United States on the flag staff of the palace roof. Salutes were fired from the heavy guns of the forts and the warships before and after the change oi flags.
 The raising of the stars and stripes was greeted with cheers by the people, At o'clock a guard, composed of the Second battalion of the Tenth infantry, marched into the Piaca de Armas. under command of Captain Van Bliet, and formed around the square.
 Captain General Castellanos watched them with interest from the balcony of his apartments as they entered the square and were stationed at all of the streets ap- preaching the plaza. No one was allowed to enter without a pass.
 Weather Was Warm
 with the guard was the band or the sec ond Illinois regiment, which had been se- lected for the occasion as the best band in the Seventh Army Corps. With the band were the buglers of the Eigth and Tenth infantry. The weather was warm, the sun bursting at intervals through the light clouds, and the soldiers in blue, who were forced to stand in the sun, found the heat oppresfve.
 Colobel Dudley was assigned to the de- partment of justice, office of the secretary of the captain general; Major J. L. V. Kennon, adjutant general of the depart ment, to the department of commerce and agriculture; Colonel L. U. C. Bliss, of the commissary department, to the treasury; Captain F. P. Hanna, assistant adjutant general, to the department of public in- struction, and Colonel Dunwoody, of the signal corps, to the public works depart ment. Each of these officers was instruct ed thus:
 To Demand Possession
 ''On the firing of the last gun of the first twenty-one, at noon, you are to go to the place assigned you and demand possession of the office in the name of the United States"
 Each officer had with him a Cuban in terpreter, a group of whom stood by clad in dark cloths and wearing silk hats In carriage nearby were the American flags which were to be raised.
 At 11:10 Major-General Wade and Major General Butler, of the American evacua- ton commission, arrived from El Vedado on horseback, accompanied by their staffs They were met by Brigadier-Gen Clous and Major T. B. Mott of General Ludlow's staff. About the same moment British was warmly greeted by the American off, cers.
 Cuban Generals
 Major General John R. Brooke, governor of Cuba, and Major-General Ludlow, gover- nor of the city of Havana, accompanied by their staffs, arrived at 11:SO in carriages, General Brooke and General Adna R. Chaffee, General Brooke's chief of staff, in the first carriage. In each of the other carriages rode a Cuban general with American officers. The Cubans were Gen. erals Lacret, Mario Menocal. Mayia Rodriguez, Serafin Sanchez, Jose Miguel
 
 Agramente. Vidal asd Colonel valiente.
 At 11:45 Major-General Lee, military gov- ernor of the province of Havana, with his staff joined General Brooke.
 A flourish of trumpets greeted the pro- cession and the Spanish troops presented arms as the Americans entered the palace. Captain-General Castellanos was at this time in a private room off the throne room. He had given farewell breakfast at 10 o'clock to the members of his staff, and had spent the rest of the morning virtually alone, looking at the Americans from the balcony.
 The Americans grouped themselves near a large mirror between the two central win- dows. the Spanish staff being on the right, while on the left were the American staffs, the Cuban generals and the correspondents.
 Castellanos Arrives
 Suddenly Captain General Castellanos en- tered the saloon without ceremony from the left and greeted General Brooke and others.
 British Vice Consul Jerome introduced him to General Maria Rodriguez Shaking both the hands of the Cuban officer in the usual Spanish fashion. General Castellanos said: "We have been enemies, but respect you for your correct attitudes and opinions. have pleasure in shaking your hand"
 General Rodriguez replied q thank you, general feel sorry for the Spanish army which has defended the banner it was sworn to defend. I also have pleasure in shaking your hands,"
 Captain-General Castellanos then took his position near Major General Brooke. Ad- dressing himself to General Wade, president of the United States military commission, though he seemed to look at the floor, Gen. eral Castellanos said:
 Speech of Castellanos
 "Gentlemen: In compliance with the treaty of Paris. the agreement of the mil- itary commissioners of the island and the orders of my king, at this moment of noon, January 1. 1899. there ceases in Cuba Span-