Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-21

stitution, assume and undertake all and
several the obligations Assumed by the
United states of America and her majesty,
Paris on the tenth day Of December, 1898.
Proclamation &c" simply declares the
new constitution to be in full force after
the date thereof and recites the pro-
visions.
Then comes the following:
HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT OF
c eId SoI Havana, May 2GoTo the President
Sirs-Under the direction of the president
of the United, States, 1 now transfer to
you as the duly elected representatives Of
the people of Cuba, the government and
control of the island, to be held, and ex-
ercised by you, under the provisions of the
tofore adopted by the constitutional con-
vention and this day promulgated. and l
hereby declare the occupation of Cuba by
the United States and the military govern
ment of the island to be ended.
This transfer of government and control
eminent of the United States will. under
stand that by the acceptance thereof, you
do now, pursuant to the provisions of the
said constitution, assume and undertake,
all and several, the obligations assumed by
the United States with respect to Cuba, by
America and her majesty, the queen regent
Of Spain, signed at Paris, on the 10th day
Of December, 1898. -
government down to this date have been
paid as far as practicable. The public
eivil funds derived from the revenue Of
transferred, subject to such claims and
obligations, properly payable out of the
sum Of 100000 has been reserved from
the transfer of funds to defray anticipated
expenses of accounting, reporting and wind
ing up the affairs of the military govern
ment, after which any unexpended balance
of said sum will be paid into the treasury
of the island. ~.
The plans already devised for the SANTA
vent a recurrence of epidemic and in
fictitious diseases to which the government
OF tn, United States understands that the
provision of the constitution. contained IN
the fifth article Of the appendix. applies are
as follows: ~
First-A plan for the paving ana sewer
tract has been awarded by the municipal
ity Of that city to Mckinney, Rokeby &
.second-A plan for water works. to sup
ply the city Of Santiago de Cuba, pre-
pared by Captain 8. p. Reekenbach IN
proved by the military government, pro.
viding for taking water from the waters OF
San Juan Canyon and pumping the same
to reservoirs located on the heights to the
east of the city.
Third-A plan for the sewering of Ha-
vana, a contract for which was awarded
by the military governor of Cuba and is
now under construction.
tourtn-Ihe rules ana regulations esIaD,
lished by the president of the United
States on January II, 1899, for the mainte-
nance of quarantine against epidemic dis
eases at the ports of Havana, Matanzas,
Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba and
thereafter at the other ports of the island,
as extended and amended and made APP
plicable to future conditions by the order
of the military government dated - day OF
April, 1902.
Fifth-The sanitary rules and regulations
in force in the city of Havana and In any
other city providing official rules, etc.
1t is understood by the government of the
United states that the present government
shall continue as a defacto government
pending the settlement OF the title to said
Island by treaty pursuant to the Cuban
constitution and the act of congress of the
United States approved March 2, 1901.
I am further charged by the president of
the United States to deliver to you the
1SitnedD LEONARD WOOD,
Military Governor.