The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-04
Troops Going
This Month.
THE ORDER ISSUED.
Occupation of Puerto Prin-
cipe and Nuevitas at Start.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Secretary Alger
today issued the first order looking to
the military occupation of Cuba by the
United States troops.
The order was issued only after very
careful consideration of the represent
atives of the military officers now in
Cuba and of the Iecker board and
other expert commissioners which have
been in the field The order looks to
the occupation of two points to begin
with, namely, Nuevitas and Puerto
Principe but the occupation will be eX-
tended as rapidly as the Spanish evac-
uation 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 November %. Headquarters
of the new corps which has been Great
ed for the purpose of beginning the oc-
cupation will be Nuevitas, under COM
mand of Gen. L. H. Carpenter He is
now in command of the cavalry bri-
gade composed of the sixth and sew
enth cavalry at Huntsville Ala.
The order is as follows:
The headquarters of six troops of
United States cavalry and the third
Georgia volunteers will be at Nuevitas
Six troops of the eighth cavalry and
fifteenth infantry to Puerto Principe. The
regiments viii be prepared for embark
alton at once and the subsistence de-
partment win arrange for the necessary
rations. The command win be equipped
and rationed for go days.
The quarteMnaster generals depart
ment viii furnish the necessary wagon
transportation for use at their new sta
tions.
THE surgeon general will make pro-
vision for hospital and medical sup
plies.
Brig. Gen. L. H Carpenter, United
States volunteers, is assigned to com
mand, with headquarters at Nuevitas.
The cavalry brigade composed Of
the Seventh and Eighth cavalry is dis
continued. The Seventh is assigned to
the First army corps and the Eighth to
the Second army corps.
The Fifteenth United States in
fantry is detached from the Fourth
army corps and an infantry brigade
created composed of the Third Georgia
volunteers and the Fifteenth United
States infantry, and designated as the
Second brigade Third division, Second
corps. Orders sending the Second
brigade, Third division, Second corps,
to Georgia, have been revoked"
The staff of Gen. Carpenters brigade
will consist of the following officers:
Capt. John e. Mcmahon, assistant adj
jutant general of volunteers; Capt. Will
liam K. Alexander, assistant quarter
master of volunteers, quartermaster;
Capt. William Loveland, commissary of
subsistence of volunteers, commissary;
Maj. William T. Deniedman, United
States volunteers, surgeon.
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 also been made
for the embarkation of other troops,
which may be ordered to Cuba
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
commissioners had unexpectedly noti-
fed the American commissioners that
they intended to evacuate Porto Prin-
cipe on the 22d of the present month,
Consequently it became necessary to
have United States troops on hand in
Cuba to replace these Spanish forces
to maintain order and protect life and
property.