The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-24
BY DECEMBER THE FIRST
HEADQUARTERS AT GUARAJAY,
20 MILES WEST OF HAVANA.
BLANC0's RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED
Il is Believed he Resigns Captain GeneraIship
of Cuba to Avoid Unpleasant Duty of
Surer dering Spanish Sow
oro,c,{u &c leland
ereignty of Island.

Washington. Nov. 23.-The War De
partment today issued the first of the
general orders looking to the occupation
of the central and western provinces OF
Cuba by the United States troops. The
order contemplates the early beginning
of the movements. as the Spanish troops
are expected to have progressed Will
the evacuation movement early i'll De
cember. The order is dated November
23d and is as follows:
Commanding General Second Army
Corps, Augusta. Ga.
with the approval of the Secretary
of War. the First Brigade. Third Divis-
ion of your corps will proceed fully
equipped for field service and take sta
ton in Cuba as follows:
''Headquarters and one regiment OF
infantry at Guanajay.
The troops will embark at Savannah
and the movements will he so regulated
that no regiment will reach Savannah
more than n hours prior to sailing.
The regiment for Mariel should land
ut that point The other two should
land at Havana and proceed to destina-
ton by rail. 1t is not necessary that
the entire brigade leave at the same
time, but regiments may move i'll sue
cession as transports can be provided.
The evacuation of pinar del RIO by the
Spanish will be completed by December
Sd and the troops above designated
should reach destinations by December
LIST, or earlier.
THE brigade will take as much of
its wagon transportations as is possible
and camp and garrison equippage, includ-
ing tent floors.
by command of Major General
Miles.
tSigned) II. C. CORBIN,
"Adjutant General"
The brigade is commanded by Brga-
der General William c. Males and con-
sists of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania.
Third New Jersey and One Hundred and
Second New York regiments. They are
now all at Athens, Ga. Mariel is the
seaport of Pinar del Rio province on the
north side. 1t lies about 80 miles west
of Havana and lying inland 10 miles is
Guanaiay, the nearest point to the rail
road line running from Havana TO the
city of Pinar del Rio the capital of the
province of the same name, which Is
about 90 miles west of Havana and is
to be the headquarters of the American
army of occupation in the province. The
railroad can be reached from Guanajay
by IA short march.
BLANCO'S RESIGNATION.
Madrid, November 23-The official
Gazette to-day publishes decree ac-
cepting the resignation of Marshal Blan-
co as Captain General of Cuba.
af 4ha
Gil Minister said that nothing definite
had been decided on the subject of peace
BLANCO'S REASONS FOR ACT.
Washington. d. c., November 23.-No
surprise is expressed in Government cir
Giles here ut the news of General Blanco's
resignation. 1t is known that some time
ago the General sought to resign the of
fee of Captain General of Cuba and he
was induced to retain that post only by
an appeal to his patriotism on the part
of the Madrid Government. 1t is sup
posed that his purpose is to avoid what
he may regard as the dishonor of sur
rendering the gem of the Antilles to the
United States. The Captain General of
the Philippines took the same course.
General Arolas the second in command
is likely to have the unpleasant duty OF
surrendering Spanish sovereignty over
Cuba. 1t is believed that Blanco's ac-
ton will not in any way affect the evac-
uaton. save in the possibility it con-
tains of melting trouble among the Span
ish troops.
PROGRESS OF EVACUATION.
Havana, Nov 23.-This afternoon
Senior Girante, Secretary of the Spanish
evacuation commission, delivered two
notes to the United States commission
ers. The first announced that the troops
in the province of Pinar del Rio and the
province of Havana would embark fol-
Spain Mt the city of Havana; that those
in Matanzas province would embark a
Matanzas city, and those in the province
of Santa Clara at Cienfuegos.
The other note announced that the
Trinidad division would be evacuated a
the end of November and the Sanct
Spiritus division on December Bird, botl
divisions belonging to Santa Clara pro
vince.
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