The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-28
TROOPS TO GARRISON CUBA
rryAL STEP TOWARD MILITARY
OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND.
VIII Be Transported. the First
Leaving IN October and the Sec

WASHINGTON. Sept. IA conpre-
asnsivs programme for moving troops 70
rkaas aas ssen outlined by the war Depart
rrnt and It's igitiai features have peen de-
ess8 upon
ms result Il cue 20 directions given by
"a. Crss. 5ent September -. 10 IA. effect
s .hat desa!as OF troops bs made for Cuba.
Acting on tbs. Gen. Niles outlined pl4n
ssr ssEdsng two divisions In Cuba the fsrs,
snaer COMMAND OF Maj. Gen. Ware. TO
nase in October. and the seccnd division.
und~r Maj. Gen. Fitxtsugn Ice. 30 leave in
NoyembeF, Each division vii embrace
s.oat s.fsi men. 20 the plan Is 20 nave some
1866 sF0opt' in Cuba or on the way there
within TIE next sixty days.
I. Is not contemplated however. that any
large number Of This force should te as
ssmbled at any one point in this county
or In Cuba. the desire being 10 keep them
catered they can thereby be handled
IS 70 better advantage. The fact that
sbsy go 10 Cuba docs not snean that they
Vii! proceed directly 10 Havana On the
contrary. the outlook is that there will i5s-
very fsw troops AZ Havana the Bulk Of
them being SCATTERED through the western
end Of the island as garrgsons at small
towns thus gradually putting Into effect
the military occupation OF the island
In anticipation az tbs move. the quarter
masters department. - preparing 10 have
been Intended 10 thoroughly overhaul ain
tns transports. putting them 80 dry docks.
and transform them from crude merchant
ships into modern transports But iiiss
plan will have to be altered in part 10 keep
lsaisports ready for the approaching NOV,
& towards Cuba.
The war department. today gave out The
sfoer directing the formation OF the ms;
division. which IL to 90 10 Cuba. II sim
ely creates the division. making no mem
ilan OF the proposed SERVER In Cuba or
the expected ,Gis of departure. These
features. however. were embraced In A
esnadent.al telegram sent 10 the several
commanders affected by the order it
nakee known 10 them thar the division IN
for service In Cuba not later than October
n The organiza tions forming THE Octo-
aer division are as follows:
Cavalry brigaas. composed OF the Sew
enih and Fifth United states cavalry. TO
BE- commanded by Brig. Gen. l.. II. Carpen-
ter T.. v.
First infantry brigade. composed OF tbs
FYftfensh United States Infantry and
Fourth United States volunteer infantry
70 be commanded by Brig, Gen. Simon Say
der {. s. v.
Second infantry brigade. First United
States infantry and Third United States
Brig. Gen. r. b. Wellington L. s. V
THE order names no one in cCrn-
mand of the division. but Gen. Snyder Will
be In temporary command until a perna-
amt division commander is chosen. Gen
Niles recommendation Of Gen. Wade for
this command IL likely 10 be carried out
although II IS stilI open, owing 70 doubt
as to Gen Waies bring free from his ser
vice al the head % the Cuban commission
row holding sessions at Havana. Although
the November division. under command OF
Gen Fitzhugh Lee. has been predicted as
ran Of this programme. its formal execu-
ton will be deferred for some time. The
sgments forming the November division
embrace both cavalry and Infantry. with
Ger sumner in command Of the First bril-
gade
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Samuel a Hoon, sr-, an old settler of
waila WaEa county. died last Friday. aged
" years.