The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-10

after the battleship Maine was de.
| stroyed III that harbor by Spanish
| treachery he remained in Havana unit
| the last moment. When he left he told
Captain General Blanco that he would
| return 10 relieve him of the responsible
| tiles of the government OF Cuba and re-
sent the insults TO Americans. He will
| take his command. the Seventh army
| corps, into Havana when the Spanish
| troops now stationed there evacuate the
place. General Wheeler will stay with
| his troops until they have been settled
| in their new quarters. when, it is said.
| he will ask to be relieved, that he may
return home and take his seat in the
house Of representatives.
The new army organization. which is
| necessary To supply troops for service
in the new territory. is now being ar
ranged and so far as can be learned
will be as follows: Most of the volunteer
regiments from the various states will
be mustered out of the service as soon
as the regulars have been increased in
number. The standing army at present
has but $4,000 men. Under the new ar
rangement there will be 100 900. and
they are to be distributed in the follow
ing manner: Twenty thousand will re-
main for duty in the United States. 40
600 will be sent TO Cuba. so, 900 TO the
Philippines and from 5000 TO 5000 TO
Porto Rico. Some OF the troops that
have been mentioned for the Philippines
will be stationed at Guam. i'm the La
drone islands. There will be no trouble
or delay in getting the Spanlards out of
Porto Rico. In fact. they have already
started TO leave. and as they evacuats
the cities the American troops take
charge of them.
Cuba is the only place where there is
likely TO be any delay and while part
of this delay is caused purposely to ex-
haust the patience of and annoy the
United States commissioners who have
charge OF the work, other reasons are
given, among them being that Spain
cannot get tho necessary ships to trans
port the troops To the home country as |
quickly as she would like. According 1
to the arrangements. the first OF the |
Spanish troops now in Havana are To |
embark for home early this month. II |
is believed 70 will be some time later be-
fore they will he in readiness TO leave,
and army officials and military experts
say that from the way the Spaniards
have acted IN regard TO the matter the
new year viii be ushered in before the
last OF the dons' soldiers viii have left
the island. There are more than ls 600
1f them I'm the hospitals suffering from
ever. starvation and the effects of bat
he. " viii take considerable time to
remove these men, and there is little
loubt that Uncle Sam will allow some
II them TO remain i'm the hospitals until
heir condition is such that they can be
'emoved without fear of destroying
heir chances OF recovery. The Ameri-
an troops viii be ready 60 enter the
tiles and fortihcations early in Novcm-
er.
lt Is thought. however. that they will
lot be sent into the island I'm large bod
- until a month later. when the condi-
ions ~ the climate arc such thct there
viii be little risk from fever and tho
ther diseases. Then n has been miz-
estcd that the troops be not allowed 10
ccupy the buildings used by the span
ards. a. % b. thought that disease
efIns luIk in them. While nothing ha.
= Yet been done in regard t0 housing
he troops that viii go 90 cuba. it is
Npected that the government will pro-
ide portable wooden barracks until mr. I
angcmcuts have been completed and .
he quarters now used hy the spanish
oldicrs can be made ieuabie.
When the time does come for the Il