The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-15
Gen. Ludlow, Military Governor Of
the Cuban Capital, Fastening
Preparations to Sail.
FITZHUGH LEE At MARIANAO
MORE UNITED STATES TROOPS LAND
ED AND SENT TO CAMPS.
Spaniards Looking for Chances to
Shoot CHbans-DueI Prevented by
General Wood at Santiago.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE recommen-
dation of the Cuban commission, Generals
Wade and Butler and Admiral Sampson, as
to the number of troops required for Cuba
and the places of station became public to-
day when Adjutant General Corbin sub
mitted q copy of it to the House military
committee, which made it public with the
assent of General Corbin. 1t is dated Oct
IS and signed by Major General Wade. 1t
is chiefly interesting in connection with Gen.
Corbins statement that it is the basis on
which the War Department has proceeded
and is now proceeding. 1t is as follows:
'Sir-As directed by your cable of the 18th
inst, have the honor to furnish herewith
a table showing my recommendations as to
the stations for United States troops with
number and kind of troops at each, on the
evacuation of Spain. The Spanish troops
now occupy fifty-two garrisons counting
Havana and other cities as one station each
1t will be neither practicable nor advisable
to replace all of these garrisons. My recon-
mendation is based on holding the luore inn
portant cities, seaports and railroad centers
with sufficient force to operate in the vicin-
ity and furnish small garrisons al such
other points as may become necessary. 7 his
believe will be the best disposition 10 rake
of our troops when they arrive. Should this
be approved the troops at eacn station
should be promptly furnished when asked
for by the evacuation commission, so as to
be at their stations in time TO relieve Span
ish garrisons and prevent occupation by in
surgent troops concentrated lear most of
the designated places. consider the num-
Der of troops named in the accompanying
table as the smallest that should be in the
island, not including those in The De-
partment of Santiago In fixing this num-
Der L have been governed by the following
considerations:
Cuba is and for a long time has been
really military camp and governed by the
most arbitrary rule. Practically there is no
civil government or authority. The Spanish
force consists of about 11S 900 regulars, 21 900
volunteers on duty and $4,000 volunteers
armed, but not on duty. The insurgents
claim to have about forty thousand men,
making a total of 231 ,OO0 Probably the mill
tary evacuation by Spain will remove about
100000 men, leaving considerably more than
that number who will be or recently have
been under arms to a great extent living off
the country. Many of these men will from
necessity if not from choice be without en-
ployment. Among these men as well as
those who have not taken part in the late
SpanlSh-Cuban war exist race feuds and
political frictiors. Many of these people are
very Ignorant, few understand what indie
pendence and liberty mean, or have fixed
ideas as to what the future of their country
will or should be. 1t will require tact and
force to harmonic the conflicting interests
and insure order. If u large force occupies
the island as soon as Spain evacuates it
can, under favorable conditions, be much
reduced in few months. But it will be
very unfortunate to begin with so small a
force and be obliged to increase it,"
me table OF proposed stations of United
States troops submitted by General Wade
shows a total of $4,000 troops distributed as
follows: Province of Pnar del Rio. 900O.
province of Havana, 24,OO0; province of Ma
tanzas, 10000; province of Santa Clara. 10 :
VUO; province of Puerto Principe O0O.
province of Santiago, 1000.
The towns at which the troops are to he
stationed and their numbers are as follows.
Guanajay, 1000 infantry; Mariel, 600 in
fantry; Pinar del Rio, 900 infantry: Ha-
Vana, 200 infantry and 1000 cavalry.
Matanzas, 1000 infantry and 1000 cavalry:
Caruenas, 1000 infantry; Cienfuegos, 1000 in
Iantry and 1000 cavalry; Trinidad, 1900 in
Iantry; Sagua la Grande, 1000 infantry.
Santa Clara, 1000 infantry Placetas. 000
infantry; Caibarian and Remedies 1000 in
fantry; Sancti Spiritus. 1000 infantry: Mem
Vltas and Puerto Principe, 900 infantry and
lOOo cavalry; Manzanilla, LOCO infantry. The
totals show forty-five regiments of infantry
and five of cavalry. There is also light
artillery, as follows: Havana, four batteries.
Matanzas, two batteries; total, six batteries
of 1900 men.