The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-28
OuCU PATTON OF CUBA.
rLAx or TRANSPORTING TROoPs
TO THE ISLAND FORMtLATED.
First Division under General Wade
Leaves Ahout October 2O-Gencral
Lee to Follow In November.


washington September ga compre-
hensive programme for moving troops for
cuba has been outlined By the war depart
rent and its initial features have been
decided upon. This result is due to d. |
recticns given by the president on Septem-
her 49, to the effect that the details OF the |
troops be made for Cuba. Acting on this !
Major General Miles outlined plan FIR !
sending two divisions to Cuba, the first |
under command OF Major General Wade to
leave in October, end the second division
under Major General Fitzhugh Lee 10
leave in November. Each division Will |
embrace about 5000 men so that the plan
is TO have some 10000 troops in Cuba or
on the way there within the next sixty
days 1t is not contemplated, however,
that any large number OF this force snail
be assembled at any one point in this
country or in Cuba, the desire being to
keep them scattered, as they can tbs reby
be handled to better advantage. From the
fact that they 20 to Cuba Il does not mean
that they Will proceed directly to Havana
on the contrary, thu outlook is that there
will be very few troops al Havana, the
west end OF the island garrisoning the
small towns and the houses gradually put
ting into effect the military occupation 9!
TIE island. In anticipation OF the move
ment the quartermaster's department -
preparing to have the transports available
for the troops. 1t has been intended TO
thoroughly overhaul all the transports
putting taem in dry docks and transferring
them from crude merchant ships into
modern transports. But this plan will
have to be altered in order to keep the
transports ready for the approaching move
toward Cuba
The war department today gave out the
order directing the formation Of the First
division which is to 80 to Cuba. 1t ere
ates the division, making no mention OF
the service of Cuba or the expected time
o. departure Those features, however,
were embraced in a confidential telegram
sent to The several commanding o,hcers
affected by the order. Ii makes known 10
them that the division is for service in
Cuba not later chan October 20
The organizations forming this October
division are as follows: Cavalry brigade
composed Of the Seventh and Eighth
United states cavalry, 10 be oommauiei
United States Volunteers; First Infantry
/ brigade, composed Of the Fifteenth United
States infantry and Fourth United states
1 volunteers. commanded by General Simon
Snyder, United States Volunteers; Second
| Infantry brigade, composed f the First
| United States infantry and Fourth United
4 STAGES Volunteers. comm anded by BriGa-
| der General r. K. Weston, United States
Volunteers. The order leaves open the
command OF the division. but General Sny-
/ der Will be In temporary command until a
] division commander is chosen. General
! Mixes Recommendation of General Wade
for this command is likely to be carried
out, although it lis still or>I owing to the
doubt as 10 General Wade's being free
from the service at The heal Of this Cuban
omission now holding session at Havana.
Although the November division under
the command of General Fitzhugh Lee has
been fully projected a part Of uhie same
programme its formal formation has not
yet been settled.
Especial Dispatch to The Postj
Washington. September 27.-ln addition
to the troops already ordered TO go to
Cuba not later than October 90, there Will
follow four more divisons-three OF IN
t8nbry and one Of cavalry. 1t is the pres
ent plan Of General Miles that these troops
4 shall all be landed in Cuba by November
10. though an official said yesterday taat
he dill not believe the last would arrive
there before December l. The first troops
10 20 WILL 1t is expected, Wltless Vie NS
ginning OF the evacuation, and they nave
been hurried forward because the eVacua-
ton will begin earlier than was expected
Headquarters of three military depart
ments will be in Havan. Porto Principe
and Santiago. General Wade Will prooa-
bly, command the department OF havana
General Lee. will. It is thought be in com
mand of TIE central division the whol.
question will be canvassed with General
Lee when he arrives here on FRIDAY n'gh,
The cavalry will be uGdsr the command
OF General Wheeler unless nc resigns to re
mme his seat in congress. the cavalry
viii he scattered in dstachments a. many
POINTS.
General Miles is now selecting the troop!
CT the remaining division, ard II Is eS
pected that they will be announced i'll
ew days