The herald., 1898-10-02
NEXT new YEARS. DAY
WILL SEE OLD GLORY FLYING
OVER CUBA
Half the Spanish Soldiers in the Island
Will Remain and Become
Cuban Citizens
NEW YORK, Oct. IA special to tho
Herald from Washington says:

NEW YORK. Oct. IA special to tho
Herald from Washington says:
If the present plans are carried out it
is expected that the evacuation of Cuba
will have been completed by December 81,
and the new year will see the American
colors raised all over the island.
1t Is now believed the plans will be car
rled out because advices today from the
Military Commission in Havana indicate
that Spain will no longer contend for de-
lay. 1t is said the transports which took
the prisoners from Santiago will promptly
return to Cuba to facilitate speedy evacu-
alton. These transports have a capacity
of 25,OO0 l am further informed that 1t is
not likely that more than 60000 or 1000
soldiers will return to Spain. The other
$1,000 or $4,000 will remain. lay down their
arms and become citizens of the island.
This. it is considered. will be in no wise
Questionable to this government. Secre-
tary Alger has said that 0000 or 10000
United States troops will be stationed in
Cuba at points which will probably be
decided upon within the next few days. 1t
is the plan of the administration not to
consolidate any great numbers of troops in
any one place.
The army Of occupation will probably
consist Of four infantry divisions and one
cavelry division. The plan of keeping the
Seventh Army Corps together will doubt
less be abandoned, and on this point Gen.
eral Fitzhugh Lee has been in conference
with Secretary Alger.
Colonel Hecker Of the Quartermaster's
Department, who has been In the South for
the past two weeks looking over points
that were most suitable for embarkation,
has recommended Charleston and Sa-
vannah.
It has been decided to abandon Camp
Meade, Camp Black and the camp at Lex
ington. Ky. Secretary Alger has said that
the troops there would be sent to camps
in the South, not yet settled upon, but
am reliably informed that the winter
camps will all be within the limits Of
Georgia and South Carolina.
Ell Porvenir publishes today three-col-
umn article reviewing the improved con-
ditions and the better feeling existing be-
tween the Cubans and Americans, in con-
sequence of Gen. Garcia's reception by
Gen. Wood here on September 22d and the
appointment Of Gen. Castillo as special
chief of Gen. Woods STAFF to represent him
In dealing with the insurgents in the coun-
try districts.
Editorially. FL Porvenir condemns the
letter from COY Enrique Colazo. published
recently by the papers. in which the colonel
contrasted tbe state Of affairs in the island
after the pGvolution in 1878 and the present
situation/
"Give khe Americans time." says the ed
itorial /"and they will carry out the reso-
lutiOnS pasaed nv congress-" 4"
Ge9. Wood believes that the best plan to
be adopted in the present circumstances
WIZ be to disband the Cuban army, giving
t1 each soldier $50. half In cash and half in
Agricultural implements The carrying out
|of the plan, It is believed. will necessitate
an expenditure Of $1.150.cy0 but it is be-
lievsd to be . cheap solution Of the difacult
problem and the best;