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Show ESQ OF" SPANISH MiSRUTE; Old Glory Now Floats Above I.!wn Castle. Sim.i'sll C.ituin ;ciht;iI Siirrf'nclrrs t 1 t lil mil to .M;tjor ;-imt:iI l;rooki The Trails r.-r of Authority - com ' islictl WSSti IJut I.llllu Ceremony. I f :l v;l n a. Jan. 2. The American flag now l!t';i!.s over the city and Spanish rule has ended forever in the inland of Cub;.. At noon yesterday the transfer (jf authority was completed and today the hearts of all Cuhans arc exceedingly exceed-ingly triad. The form of the transfer was simple, consisting of only an exchange ex-change of speeches in the saloon of tiie palace, the hauling down of the Spanish Hag and the raising in its stead of tile tlag of the L'nited States on the flagstaff on the palace roof. Salutes were lire.l from the heavy guns of the forts and the warships before and after the change of Hags. The raising of the Stars and Stripes was greeted with cheers ly the people who covered the roofs of the buildings around the palace pal-ace and plaza. Xo crowd was permitted to g-ather in the streets in the vicinity of the palace to witness the speech-making' speech-making' functions. Brigadier-General Clous, the master of ceremonies of the (lay, at 10:30 o'clock issued instructions to the officers offi-cers who were to take charg-e of the various departments of the government at 12 o'clock. Colonel Dudley was assigned as-signed to the department of justice; Major L. W. V. Kennon, adjutant-general of the department, to the department depart-ment of commerce and agriculture; Colonel T. U. Bliss of the commissary department, to the treasury; Captain Frank li. Ilauna, assistant adjutant ft--5- M . 1 ' w f'C O' i&s Ay - 5 been enemies, but I respect vou for your correct attitudes and opinions. I have pleasure in shaking your hand." Gen. Kodriguee replied: "I thank you, general. I feel sorry for the Spanish army, which lias defended the bauDer it was sworn to defend.. I also have pleasure in shaking your hand." Captain-General Castellanos then took bis position near Major General Brooke. At the last stroke of 12. the boom of a gain brought all eyes to the point in the room where stood the captain general, gen-eral, who was talking with an American Amer-ican ollicer. Immediately all was silence. si-lence. The captain general stepped to the left, taking' his position directly in front of his staff. Gn his right stood Captain J. S. Hart, interpertcr to the L'nited Slates military commission. commis-sion. Next to Captain Hart, in the order named, Generals Chaffee, Brooke, Ludlow, Lee, Wade, Butler and Clous. Immediately behind General Chaffee was Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia. Vir-ginia. At this moment the band of the plaza was playing- the Spanish anthem. As the guns at Cabanas fortress ceased firing there was a breathless pause in the saloon. Everybody knew that the American flag was being raised on the palace by Major Butler, sou of General Butler, and that the stars and stripes were going up on all the other official stall's in Havana. After this second of silence, the band on the plaza played "The Star-spangled Banner, " while the guns of the fleet and fortress began to roar out the national salute of twenty-one twenty-one guns. Immediately Captain-General Castellanos handed the manu. script of his speech to Captain Hart and began to speak. Addressing himself to Major General Wade, president of the United States military commission, though he seemed to look at the floor, General Castellanos said: "Gentlemen In compliance with the treaty of Paris, the agreement of the military commissioners of the island and orders of my king, at this moment of noon, January 1, 1SD9, there ceases in Cuba Spanish sovereignty and begins that of the United States. In conse-qtience, conse-qtience, I declare you in command of the island, with the object that you may exercise it, declaring to you that 1 will be first in respecting it. Peace having been established between our respective governments, I promise you to give all due respect to the United States government and hope that the good relations already existing between our countries will continue until the termination of the evacuation of those under my orders in this territory." After Captain Hart had translated the address, General iVadesaid to General Gen-eral Brooke: "I transfer this command to you." Major-General Brooke said: "I accept this great trust in behalf of the government gov-ernment and president of the United States, and (addressing Captain-General Castellanos) I wish you and the gallant gentlemen with you a pleasant return to your native land. May prosperity pros-perity attend you ana all who are with you." Generals Brooke and Castellanos then shook hands, after which General Castellanos Cas-tellanos and staff retired from the throne room, shaking hands with Mr. Jerome, who stood near the door of exit. As they retired there was a movement toward General Brooke, Brigadier General Clous shaking him by the hand and sa3'ing, "Success to you." At the dock Generals Clous and Chaffee Chaf-fee bade General Crstellanos farewell, and the retiring captain-general put off for the Spanish transport Rabal, on wrhich he will proceed to Mantanzas. He will be accompanied by a battalio? of the Thirteenth, infantry. CRISIS IN PHILIPPINES. Americans Preparing to Attack Insurgents at Iloilo. Manila, January 3. The situation at Iloilo is grave. Fifteen hundred natives, fully - armed, are at Melo, a suburb of Iloilo. Seventeen thousand more, it is reported, are awaiting orders or-ders to embark at several points on the island of Negros, fifteen hours sail from Iloilo. All the women have withdrawn and many families have taken refuge with the Americans. The rebels, after a consultation, insist upon inaction until General Aguinaldo shall have been heard from. General Miller, when this demand was first made, declined to concede them time and insisted upon an answer being given him by noon toda3-. At the same time he gave assurances as-surances that lives and property would be protected. The rebels are strengthening their position and are preparing to resist. The streets of Iloilo are full of armed soldiers, who are constantly entering from every direction. There is great excitement, which was increased by the appearance of the guuboat El Cano, flying the Spanish flag. The public buildings, churches and boatr along the river are tilled with rebels. 41 AJOR GENERAL JOHN R. EROOKEL general, to the department of public instruction, and Colonel Dunwoody of the signal corps, to the public works department. Each of these officers was instructed thus: "Upon the firing of the last gun of the first twenty-one at noon, you are to go to the place assigned you and demand possession of office in the name of the United States." At 11:20 Major General Wade and Major General Butler of the American evacuation commission arrived from El Vedado on horseback, accompanied by their staffs. They were met by Brigadier General Clous and Major T. Bradlej' Mott of General Ludlow's staff. About the same moment Lucien J. Jerome, British vice consul, arrived. He was warmly greeted by the American Ameri-can officers. Major General John R. Brooke, governor gov-ernor of Cuba, and Major General Ludlow, Lud-low, governor of the city of Havana, accompanied by their staffs, arrived at 11:30 in carriages, General Brooke and General Adua R. Chaffee, General Brooke's chief of staff, in the first carriage. car-riage. In each of the other carriages rode a Cuban general with the American Ameri-can officers. At 11:15 Major General 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 of him and General Chaffee on the other, followed by the other American generals gener-als and the Cuban officers. On entering the palace, the American generals went to the saloon facing the palace. Captain General Castellanos entered the saloon without ceremony from the left, and greeted General Brooke and others. After shaking hands, General Brooke sat upon a sofa, while General Castellanos moved toward to-ward the group of Cuban generals. British Vice Consul Jerome introduced him to General Maria Rodriguez. Shaking both the hauds of the Cuban officer, in the usual Spanish fashion, General Castellanos said: "We have |