The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
Snider to Command the Troops That
Go i'm October and Lee to Lead
the November Contingent.
CHANGES MADE BY GEN. WOOD
SANTIAGO PROVINCE GIVEN A NEW
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Archbishop's Removal Demanded
latiOn of Cuba Only 745,OOO.

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-A comprehen-
sive programme for moving troops to Cuba
has been outlined by the War Department
and it's initial features have been decided
on. This result is due to directions given
by the President on Sept. 10, to the effect
that details of troops be made for Cuba
Acting on this, Major General Miles outlined
plan for sending two divisions to Cuba,
the first, under command of Major General
Wade to leave in October, and the second
division, under Major General Fitzhugh
Lee. to leave in November. Each division
will embrace about 5000 men. The plan is
to have some 1900 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 shall be as
sembed at any one point in this country or
in Cuba, the desire being to keep them scat
tered as they can thereby be handled to
better advantage From the fact that they
go to Cuba it does not mean that they V i'll
proceed directly to Havana. On the con-
trary, the outlook is that there will lie very
few troops at Havana, the bulk of them
being scattered through the western end
of the island, garrisoning the small towns,
and thus gradually putting into effect the
military occupation of the island In sntici-
patton of the move the Guartermaster' de-
partment is preparing to have transports
available for the troops. 1t had been in
tended to thoroughly overhaul all
the transports, putting them in dry
dock and transferring them from crude
merchant ships INTO modern transports, but
this plan will have to be altered in part, in
order to keep transports ready fer the ap-
preaching move towards Cuba.
The War Department to-day gave out the
order directing the formation of the first
division which is to go to Cuba. 1t simply
creates a division, making no mention of
the proposed service in Cuba, or the expect
ed time of departure. Those features, how
ever, were embraced in confidential tele-
gram sent to the several commanding Off
GERS affected by the order. 1t makes known
to them that the division is "for service in
Cuba, not later than Oct. 20" The organi-
zations forming this October division are
as follows:
Cavalry brigade. composed of Seventh
and Eighth United States Cavalry to be
commanded by Brigadier General L. H.
Carpenter, United States Volunteers.
First infantry Brigade, composed OF the
Fifteenth United States Infantry and the
Fourth United States Volunteer Infantry
to be commanded by Brigadier General ST.
mon Snider. United States Volunteers.
United States Infantry Brigade, composed
of the Twenty-first Infantry and Sixth
United States Volunteer Infantry, to be
commanded by Brigadier General E. B. Will
liston, United States Volunteers
The order leaves open the command of
the division, but General Snider will be in
temporary command until permanent di-
vision commander is chosen. General Miles's
recommendation of General Wade for this
command is likely to be carried out, al
though it is still open, owing to the doubt
as to General Wades being free from this
service at the head of the Cuban commits
sion now holding sessions at Havana. AL
though the November division, under the
command of General Fitzhugh Lee, has
been fully projected as part of this same
programme, its formal execution will be
deferred for time. The regiments form
ing the November division embrace both
cavalry and infantry. with General Sumner
in command of the First Brigade.