Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-20
cuBANs CELEBRATED EARLY.
Watch Meeting Held to Welcome in the
New DaY.

| Havana, May 20.-The republic of
| Cuba is now fact, and the American
/ officials who have been for the last
| few years the ruling power here are
now only here as guests-but Wei
come and honored guests The repub-
| lie was officially proclaimed at noon
today Cuba is now nation.
! There was a little group at the pal
lace here last night to watch for the
/ hour of 10. Among it were some OF
/ the most interested Cubans and ali
| the Americar officials. AT the stroke
| of IL . silence fell over the assenb-
| lage. which listened with feeling of
lave to the strokes of the bell which
ushered into birth new nation. No
sooner had the bell ceased it's tolling
however, than the joy of the enthusi-
astic Cubans broke out in loud hur-
rahs for the new republic-cheers in
which the Americans heartily joined.
| Then there vas a general round OF
! hand shaking and the guests departed.
/ Outside the palace was throng
numbering thousands. which was as
Enthusiastic as the few within. All the
! streets of the city were abia2e with
lights and decorations, and the throngs
upon them resembled nothing so much
| as an American Fouth of July crowd,
| All night long the crowd has been
marching up and down, singing their
lpatriotic airs, and for the greater por-
ton of them there will be no rest until
Hong after the conclusion of the official
ceremonies today.
| For two months the war department
mas been gradually bringing home thy
American troops who have been sta
| toned at various parts ot the island,
and now all but 1,600 men have left.
Eight hundred of these are artillery
men, who will stay to man the forti-
! fications of the harbors until the Gu
bans can train a force to take their
places, and the other 500 will depart
at noon today. The Ward liner, MORO
| Castle, will sail from Havana with
eight troops Of the Seventh cavalry,
and the Seguranca will sal from San
tiago at the same hour with two troops
of the Eighth cavalry. Both will land
at Newport News.
| The remaining 500 artillerymen are
| intended eventually to oe stationed
permanently at the naval and coaling
| stations which will be agreed upon be-
tween Cuba and the Urited States.
| The naval station probably will be at
! iGuatanamo, while the c1aling ports
will be at Havana and Triscornia, just
across the bay.
Orders have been issued that not q
man be allowed to go ashore after the
American troops embarked at the con-
| clusion of the ceremonies today.
| Havana was awakened yesterday
morning by the ringing of innumerabie
bells, tolling the requiem for the patriot
dead. The day was also the anniver-
sary of the death of Jose Marti, the
| hero of Dos Rios and the father of the
| last revolution, who fell a the begin
ming of his peoples war for independ-
ence. Marti's death was commemorate
ed by masses celebrated in all the
churches, and Gen. Maximo Gomez
paid a touching tribute to his memory
| in Ell Mundo, expressing regret that he
could not have lived Until today.
Under the ausices of the city council
crown of flowers was also deposited
ON Tosos de Las Laurels, in Cabanas
| fortress, where the Cuban prisoners
were shot Gen. Gomez was present at
| the ceremony.
Sunday nights festivities We're con-
1
cluded with a great torchlight parade
The fire department, which is a great
institution here, turned out in full
spendor of showy uniforms, and all the
political clubs We're represented. At the
head of each contingent was a big Gu
| ban flag, and many of the banners dis
played bore pictures of President Elect
Palma and Gen. Gomez Half a dozen
Cuban bands Were in the procession
(which was two miles long. There Were
many women in the ranks, the coloreG
women, almost without exception
smoking cigarets or cigars. There was
great deal of jubilation but no disor-
der, and not single case of intoXicil-
ton The demonstration was continued
far into the night. 1t was almost day
light when the Spanish dancers al the
Rall de Las Fleres, al the Austuriana
club, sought thair homes.
Special trains began arriving yester-
! day from different parts. The propin-
| Mol olcalIae and all the ttiVi