Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-01-06
STIRRING DAY IN Havana
Changing Of Flags in Cuba
Passes Without Disorder.
THE GOLD AND CRIMSON DOWN
Farewell of CastellanOs-Several Cuban
Generals Took Part in the Cere-
monies-General Brooches Reception.

Havana, Jan. 3.-The sovereignty OF
Cuba passed from Spain to the United
States at noon Sunday.
The form of the transfer was simple,
consisting of only an exchange OF
speeches IN the salon of the palace, the
hauling down of the Spanish flag and
the raising in its stead of the flag of
the United States on the fagstaffs 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 epoch. making function.
At o. clock, guard, composed of the
Second battalion OF the Tenth infantry,
marched into the Plaza de Armas, un-
der command of Captain Van Vleet,
and formed around the square. Cap
tain-General Castellanos 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 al.
lowed to enter without a pass, and all
the doors of the palace facing the
square were ordered to be closed Only
those who could get on the roofs and
balconies of houses in the neighborhood
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 army corps.
With the band were the buglers OF the
Eighth 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 oppressive. The troops were
formed in extended order around the
square, three PAGES apart, and the band
was massed in front of the palace en-
trance across the street at the edge OF
the park.
AT 1855, Major GENIAL Lee, military
governor of the province OF Havana,
with his staff. joined General Brooke.
The latter then crossed the street to the
palace, General Lee on one side oil
him, and General Chaffee on the other,
followed by the other American gen.
erals and the Cuban officers. The Gu.
bans wore dark blue uniforms, brown
felt hats and gray gloves, and they car
ried machetes.
A flourish of trumpets greeted the
procession and the Spanish troops pre-
sented arms as the Americans entered
the palace. The Cubans remained out
side until escorted in by members O
General Brooke's staff, the Spanish sol
diery retmaning all the while at "pre
sent arms"
AS soon as all were in, the Spanish
troops formed column of fours anC
marched around the right side of tn,
plaza to the docks, while the band o
, the Second Illinois volunteers playet
the Spanish royal march.
, AS Captain General Castellanos wa
r escorted to the wharf to take his de
parture the band played the Spanish
royal march. General Castellano
, thanked the generals accom- panyin
, him and as he stepped into the launcl
, he wept. Crowds of Spaniards al
, dressed in black, gathered upon the Sc
wall and silently watched the fleet pas
out. Men and women wept together