Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22

rand steamed out of the harbor The men
at the taflrail of the Brooklyn were kept
busy dipping the flag in answer to the sa-
llutes Of thousands upon the water front
who watched her departure. The demon
stration was remarkable in many respects.
While this was occurring at Havana q
similar scene was being enacted at Santa
so, where General Whitside at noon turned
over the authority to his Cuban successor
and sailed away with two troops of the Sth
lcaValry. Only eight batteries of American
artillery remained on Cuban soil. The
chapter of American history was end d,
and the first chapter of the history of the
Cuban republic was begun.
Before the Brooklyn was hull down on
the horizon the CubanS resumed their fes-
rivals.
PRESIDENT PALMA'S REPLY.
The reply made by Senior Palma as pres
ident of the republic of Cuba to Governor
General W God is as follows:
II receive in this act the government Of
the island of Cuba which you transfer to
me in compliance with the orders CON-
municated to you by the President Of the
United States, and l recognize that in this
act the military occupation of the island
ceases. III accepting this transfer ! de-
clare that the government of the repub-
lie of Cuba assumed in conformity with
what is determined in the constitution,
each and all of the obligations that the
government of the United States took upon
itself in regard to Cuba by virtue of the
treaty signed on the 10th day of December
1888 between the United States and hel
majesty. the Queen Regent of Spain
Il nctc that all of the financial RESPONSE
bilities contracted by the military govern
ment up to this date have been paid; that
$4,000 have been set aside to attend in
so far as is necessary. to the lquida ii on
nf "a iIrat
tracted by said government and that there
have been transferred to the government
of the republic $eS9,1sl, which constitute
tho balance in cash to the credit of the ma =
ton.
I'm all that article V of the constitu-
tional appendix be applicable the govern
nlent will take care to facilitate the execu.
ton Of the work of sanitation planned by
the military government. The Cuban gov
eminent will also crdeavor, as far as pos
sible and as far as depends on it, to comply
with the necessity Of sanitation and the
observance of the system established by
! the military government of Cuba.
ut is understood that the Isle Of Pines
continues dc facto under the jurisdiction
of the government of the republic, pending
| what will be agreed upon between the
! United States and Cuba, and In conformity
i with what is ordered in the Cuban consti
tuition and by the law voted by the Con
} Si'SS VI lHt l lll'u CtdltS pissed MaTcf
.. 1901,
81 receive with great satisfaction tn,
letter which President Roosevelt has adj
drcsand to the Congress of the republic
and to me, on account of the sentiment o.
friendship therein expressed for the peo
pie OF Cuba. take advantage Of this sci
emn occasion when there is fulfilled tn,
honest promise of the government and o
the people Of the United tates in regar,
to the island of Cuba, and when the per
sonality of our country Is established as
sovereign nation, to express to you as
worthy representative Of that great nation
the immense gratitude that the people O
Cuba feel for the American nation; for it,
illustrious President Theodore Roosevelt
and to you, personally for the effort
which you have made for the attainmen
of that cherished ideal"
This afternoon there was a yacht regatt
In the harbor and ashore there was n re
view of lA,00 school children by Presiden
Palma. At noon solemn high mass Il
honor of the new republic had heen Cele
brated in all the churches of the islam
and at four o'clock a TIE Deum was sun
at the cathedral.
At the same hour the Cuban Congress
proclaimed the constitution. Tonight tn
whole city was illuminated and a grea
pyrotechnic display was made from tn
walls of Moro Castle and Cabanas for
tress.