The record-union., 1898-12-10
The Two Hundred and Second New Yorks
VIII March Through the City.
Intended That the First Appear
ance Of United States Troops at
the Cuban Capital Shall Have
an Impressive Moral Effect Up
on the Cubans.

States troops to march through the
streets of Havana will be the Two
Hundred and Second New York Regi-
nent, which, with bands playing and
colors flying, will march on Sunday
from the San Jose wharf, after landing
there from the transport Minnewaska,
through the heart of Havana to the
Western Railroad station. The line Of
march will be through the Prado and
Central Park These troops will be
sent to Pinar del Rio province.
General Davis and his staff landed at
noon to-day and reported to General
Wade.
No objection has been made so far
by General Castellanos to the march
through the city.
It is intended that the first appear
ance of the United States troops in Ha-
vana shall have an impressive moral
effect upon the Cubans. To-day num-
Der Of Spanish soldiers gathered in the
vicinity of San Jose wharf, to get a
look at their late adversaries. Friendly
gestures were made on both sides. The
Spaniards commented upon the large
size of the American men.
Until further notice General Davis
will exercise the functions of Military
Governor Of Pinar del Rio, now COM
pletely evacuated. The oath Of allie
glance will be administered to the May
ors of the towns and other civic off,
cials. The existing authorities are to
be continued, with notifications to suit
future conditions. General Davis has
had conference with General Wade,
who acquainted him in part with the
instructions the latter had received
from Washington.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press called the attention of General
Davis to the fact that he would find
Cuban troops occupying Pinar del Rio
city, and asked him what he should do.
THE authority of the United States
must be recognized as paramount" he
replied, 'but / can see no reason why
the Cuban troops may not remain or
ganized as militia companies, though
naturally, when the necessity for their
remaining in arms shall have passed, I
have no apprehension Of trouble
General Davis said he did not intend
to disarm the Cubans or to interfere
with them, unless that should be neces-
sary to preserve order
Captain Hellings of the Signal Corps
reported to the United States Evacua-
tion Commissioners to-day that. under
orders from the War Department, he
would take charge of telegraph lines
upon the Spanish retirement. The
Spanish Commissioners, on learning his
assignment, issued orders that he be
given every opportunity to familiarize
himself with the line
The United States Evacuation Com
missioners have turned over to General
Greene hundreds of applications for po-
lice appointments. General Greene will
await the arrival of McCullagh former
New York Chief Of Police, who is com
ing to consult regarding police reorgan-
ization, before he takes any applica-
tions into consideration.
A committee of Cubans called upon
the Commissioners to-day to complain
that Spanish officers were tearing min
iature Cuban flags from their coat
fronts. They were advised by the
Americans not to wear those flags dur
ing the remainder of Spain's tenure of
wear them, to ask General Castellanos
for protection.
AT SANTIAGO.
SANTIAGO, Dec. 9.-The extremists
of the Cuban Republican party seem
anxious to assume the responsibility
for the outrage at the Spanish Club
Wednesday evening, when Juan Castil-
10, former Cuban officer, accompanied
by two negro subordinates, rode into
the clubroons, and with their machetes
smashed several lamps and did other
damage. "El Porvenir," the organ of
the faction, claims that the act of Cas-
tillo represents the feeling of a long
outraged but now sovereign people,"
Chief of Gendarmerie Valients has
now ready 1900 men, from whom Gen
eral Wood will choose a sufficient num-
Der to constitute a force of gendarmer-
les which he proposes establishing.
Most of them, Chief Valiente says, were
good soldiers during the war, but many
have since been virtually bandits. out
of sheer hunger, as they could not get
rations because they were armed and
refused to disband. He believes that
they would make efficient gendarm