Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-04
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TO OCCUPY CUBA.
Sec. Ayers First Order for
Movement Of Troops.
Points to Be Occupied Are Nuevitas
and Puerto Principe.
Ms sAr'y Move Made Necessary by Evacua-
ton by the Spanish.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Secretary AL
ger today, issued the first order look
ing to the military occupation of Cuba.
by the United States troops. The or
der was issued only after very careful
consideration of the reports of the mill
itary officers now in Cuba, and of the
Hecker board and other expert COM
missions which have been, in the field.
The order looks to the occupation of
two points to begin with, namely, Nue.
vitas and Puerto Principe, but the oc-
cupation will be opened as rapidly as
the Spanish evacuation proceeds.
The order directs the movement to
begin at once, but according to the cal
culations of the department it will be
scarcely feasible to make the first land
ing before Nov. %. The headquarters
of the new corps which has been Gre
ated for the purpose of beginning the
occupation will be at 'Nuevitas under
the command of Gen. L. H. Carpenter.
He is now in command of the Cavalry
Brigade composed of the 9Th and 7th
Cavalry at Huntsville, Ala. The order
is as follows:
1.-The headquarters of six troops of
the United States Cavalry and the Sd
Georgia Volunteers will be at Nue.
vitas.
Six troops of the Sth United States
Cavalry and the 18th Infantry to Puer-
to Principe.
1.-The regiments will be prepared for
embarkation at once and the subsis-
tence department will arrange for the
necessaryWratiOnS. The command will
be equipped and rations for so days.
THE quartermaster generals depart
ment will furnish the necessary wagon
transportation for use at their new sta
tons.
"The surgeon general will make pro-
visions for hospital and medical sup
plies. Brigadier General l.. H. Carpen-
ter United States Volunteers, is as
signed to command these troops, with
headquarters at Nuevitas.
1.-The Cavalry Brigade composed of
the It'll and Sth United States Volun-
teers, is discontinued. The 18th is as
signed to the LIST Army Corps and the
sth to the I'd Army Corps.
The 18th United States Infantry IS
detached from the 4th AThy Corps and
of the Sd Georgia Volunteers and the
Ioltl t}lllttd anu uG-
signated as the ga Brigade, Sd Division,
I'd Corps.
THE orders sending the I'd Brigade
Sd Division, I'd Corps, to Athens, Ga.
have been revoked
1t was explained at the war depart
ment that this first movement of troops
to Cuba was ordered in advance of the
date originally intended for the reason
that the Spanish evacuation commits
sioners had unexpectedly notified the
American commissioners that they in
. tended to evacuate Puerto Principe on
the 22d of the present month. Conse-
quently it became necessary to have
United States troops on hand in Cuba
to replace these Spanish forces to MAIN
tain order and protect life and prop
erty
The staff of Gen. Carpenters Brigade
will consist of the following officers
Capt. John ID. McMahone, assistant ad-
jutant general of volunteers; Adjt
Gen. Capt. w. E. Alexander, assistant
quartermaster of volunteers, quarter
master; Capt w. M. Loveland, COM
missary of subsistence of volunteers
commissary; Major VIM. =. DeWeid-
man, United States Volunteers, sur
-geon.
= This general order has nothing to dc
with the assumption of control of the
island by the United States, no change
being made from Jan. 1.
Preparations have been also made
for the embarkation of other troops
which may be ordered to Cuba.