The herald., 1898-09-29

there will follow four more divisions, thre<
Of infantry and one Of cavalry.
It 10 the present plan Of General Miles
that these troops shall all be landed in
Cuba by November 10. though an official
said yesterday that he did not believe the
last would arrive before December l. The
first troops to go will, 1t is expected. wit.
ness the beginning of tho evacuation, and
they have been hurried forward because
the evacuation will begin earlier than ex-
pected.
Headquarters Of the three military de-
partments will be in Havana. Puerto
Principe and Santiago. 1t is apparently
settled that General Wade will be in the
command of the department of Havana
General Lawton will remain where he is,
as commander of the department at San
tiago, and General Lee will, 1t is thought.
be in command of the central division. The
whole question will be canvassed with
General Lee when he arrives here on Fri
day.
The cavalry will be under the command
Of General Wheeler, unless he resigns to
resume his seat in Congress.
General Miles is now selecting the troops
of the remaining divisions. and it is ex-
pected they will be announced in q few
days.
The Protocol Violated
NEW YORK, Sept. ga dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
Members of the American Commission
were astonished by the sight of heavy
rapid-fire gun and carriage moved past
the hotel. 1t was taken by road engine
toward the city from q battery behind the
Hotel Trocha. AS a result terse note was
prepared, stating in unmistakable lang
uage to the Spanish Commission that the
American Commission considered the re-
moval Of the gun distinct breach Of the
terms of the protocol. adding the demand
that no cannon or other munitions of war
be moved without previous assent or per-
mission of the American Commission. The
note was promptly sent. being delivered
by Captain Hart and Lieutenant Hampton
to the Spanish Commission long before the
cannon reached the city.
A member of the Spanish Commission
said that he considered the matter OF no
Importance. Nothing had been said to the
American Commission because 1t was
considered that the return Of the cannon
into the cruiser Alfonso XIII. from which
1t had been taken to the battery. was per-
fectly natural and within Spanish rights
and that no American consent was neces-
sary, any more than for the return Of in
valid soldiers to Spain. upward Of 1000 Of
whom had been sent home since the pro-
tocol was signed without the official know
ledge of the American Commission This
reply was delivered at the Trocha by off,
cial Interpreter Major Benitz. 1t was re-
garded as unsatisfactory, involving fur
ther communication on the subject from
the American Commission.
No Spanish evacuation reply has been
sent yet because the commission failed to
meet last night as had been expected. It
nay be delivered tomorrow.
A member of the Spanish Commission in
formed me that there are about 20, 900 III
soldiers now in Cuba
Troops Available
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s - The move
nent of troops from the United States to
Cuba may not be hurried by the evacuation
If Manzanillo on the southern coast, which,
t Is reported, would occur on the 9Th Of
October A telegram has been received
rom General Lawton, saying that he has
hree regiments at Santiago available for
garrison duty and probably one of these
will he sent ~ MapzaniIlo Other troopS