The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-26
General BIancO and His stan and 9th
er Spanish officers to Sail for
Home on Dee. 3.
NEW MAYOR FOR SANTIAGO
MAJOR M'LEARY RELIEVED AND A
PROMINENT CUBAN APPOINTED.
Gen. Wood, However, Will Continue
to Supervise the Government of
the City-NO Bull Fighting.

HAVANA, Nov 25.-Four companies Of
the Second Regiment Volunteer Engineers
arrived off Marianao beach, from Tampa,
this morning on board the United States
transport Florida and were landed by $50
o'clock at the Marianao wharf with colors
flying. They formed at the landing place
and marched to their camp, two miles away,
filing past General Greene and his staff,
who, on horseback, reviewed the men. All
the men, with the exception of five who are
still suffering from sea sickness and were
taken to the camp by train, were in line
and all are in good spirits and fit for duty.
One hundred and fifty Cubans of General
Menocals division were employed in clear
ing the camp site and by II o'clock the
tents were being pitched for the first Amer
lean camp at Havana.
Apart from the few cases of seasickness,
only two of the ESQ men who landed from
the Florida are on the sick list. Patrick
Toohig is suffering from dysentery and
Thomas Leonard from a disocated knee
cap. Both had their present complaints when
they left the United States. The site Sc
lected for the camp is excellent, on high
ground and we'll supplied with water The
men have arrived with only heavy UNDER
wear, wooden blouses and cloth breeches,
which are very trying under the screening
sun of the seacoast. The medical stan con-
siders it urgently necessary that Khaki uni
forms be sent at once tor the comfort Oh
the men.
The Spanish evacuation commissioners TO-
day delivered a note announcing the COM
nleta evacuation of the Holguin division.
The United States commissioners sent the
snaniards a note informing them that the
following troops were expected on or apouI
Nov % The Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers. which will be stationed at Plnar oei
Rio. the Third New Jersey, to be stationed
Of Mariel; the o-hundred-and-second Ne"
york. assigned to Guanajay all in the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio. The troops destined
for Mariel will be landed there, the port al
fordine. excellent shelter and facilities FOR
decentralization Those intended for the city
of Ioinar del Rio and Guanajay will land IN
Havana harbor, where they can make i'm
mediate railway connection for those points.
PASSWORDS were to-day delivered to the
aides-de-camp of Gen. Blancos staff, who
will sail for Spain on the steamer Juan
Forgas on Dec. 8. On the same steamer,
II is announced will embark Marshal
Rlanco. General Solano and his staff and
the officials employed at Blanco's headquar-
fers Owing to his expected early departure
CAPTAIN General Blanco was asked by the
limited States evacuation commissioners to-
day to appoint a day and hour when they
can visit him at the palace to say fare
well.
Senior Gown, secretary OF the interior IN
the colonial government, has accepted the
designations of the civil governors OF the
provinces of Havana and Piner del RIO. Ihe
resignation of Senor Page, the fiscal OF the
Queen Regent in Cuba, has also been ac-
cepted,