The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-28
INlRIcAy FLAG is FuRLED
=, c,,o.N CoLORs TAKE THE PLACE
OF "OLO GLORY"
,.,,osiuo and Exciting Scenes at the Birth
''' :, ,hs Cuban Republic. Mr.. Bryan
an Honored Guest.

cuban independence became TACT
on ,p"' natal day of the republic OF
n' fonpd Havana arrayed like a
CuOa 10 await the coming OF her lord.
queen ynad reinvested for the occa-
she s 18th the dignity of the prosperous
SOL Of her power and wealth The
days u oos were universal. In some
decor Nv" ,an had worked all night by the
ca'es 81 torches to complete elaborate
i ls.isps. There was not a residence l's ICE,
us s.entious or humble that dld not
pFs'' mon its quaint facade some en-
,'esrn in honor of the event. /.
O' The actual transfer OF the control OF
1s,ord occurred exactly at noon,
sns a time, which is 1890 p. M,
, n@ time. Those invited to
we a' CEREMONY included, beside the
'uo onican officers and the members OF
.ident.elect Palma's cabinet, the
.mhprs of congress, the supreme
NV, ipdges, the governors OF the
w. .;rcos the officers of the visiting
p.U ,.hins the foreign consuls, William
prran and few other specially in
yited'guests'
PALMA'S SIGNATURE.
.onor Palma attached his signature
10 documents of transfer asspresi-
aart of the republic after an exchange
u congratulations, and the veteran
General Gomez assembled to the roof OF
.h,snolace. He was INSTANTLY recog.
ni7ad and met with general demon
s,ration of welcome. General Wood
himself undld the halyards from the
aorstatf and lowered the American
colors. Ashley huttered down the cav
aJry below saluted their flag, and like
an echo from the cheers which arose
anne the distant boom of one of the
GREAT guns of Cabanas fortress across
the bay. 1t was followed by another
and another until forty. 1--we shots had
been fired, one for each state in the
union. As the first guns spoke the
aags on Moro castle and those on the
Santa Clara and Punta fortresses were
lowered. The jurisdiction OF the Unit
ed States had ended.
GENERALS WOOD AND GOMEZ.
In the meantime Cuban flag had
been bent on the halyards of the pal
ace flag staff, and by his own hand
General Wood raised it, General
Gomez assisting him.
AS the flag flew, the streets below
fairly waved with the cheer that
arose. 1t was caught up by the people
on the roofs and rolled over the city.
Again the cavalry below saluted and
again the guns of Cabanas spoke, this
time with national salute of twenty
one guns. The bands started on the
plaza, the Cabanas and at Malecon and
crashed out with pride of country, and
revenue cutters ana battleships in the
harbor Numbered the strength OF the
war department.
GENERAL WOOD DEPARTS.
General Wood and his adjutant gen.
eral, Colonel Scott, with two aides. az
ter a last exchange of good wishes,
were driven to the pier, where they
entered a launch and were licked
away to the Brooklyn. Both ships
got under way as soon as possible and
steamed out of the harbor.
While this was occurring at Havana
a similar scene was being enacted at
Santiago, when General Whiteside at
noon turned over the authority to his
Cnban successor and sailed away
with two troops of the Eighth cavalry.
Only eight batteries of American ar
tillery remained in Cuba. A chapter
OF American history was en- ed and the
first chapter of the history of the Gu
ban republic was begun.