The record-union., 1898-11-26

HAVANA, Nov. 25.-The United
States transport Florida arrived in
front of MORO Castle to-day, took a
pilot on board and proceeded to Mari
anao Beach. General Green and his
staff went to Marianao early, in order
to superintend the landing of the
American troops there.
Blanco, whose resignation as Captain
General of Cuba has just been ac-
cepted. sails for Spain on Sunday next.
He will be succeeded by General JIM
inez Castellanos, division COM
mander.
All fours companies of the Second
Regiment Volunteer Engineers which
arrived off Marianao Beach this morn
ing on board the United States trans
port steamer Florida landed by $3.50
o'clock at the Marianao wharf, with
colors flying. They formed at the land
ing place and marched to their camp,
two miles, filing past General Greene
and his staff, who on horseback review
ed the men. All the men, with the
exception of five who are still suffering
from seasickness and We're taken to the
camp by train, were in line, and all
are in good spirits and fit for duty
One hundred and fifty Cubans Of
General Monocal's division were en-
ployed in clearing the camp site, and
by IL o'clock the tents were being
pitched for the first American camp in
Havana.
Passports We're delivered to the
aides-de-camp of General Blanco's
staff, who will sail for Spain on the
steamer Juan Forgas on December 3D..
On the same steamer it is announced
will embark General Blanco, General
Solano and his staff and the officials
employed at Blanco's headquarters.
Senior Fernandez de Castro, the Civil
Governor of Havana, last evening held
a long conference with General Greene.
Among the arrivals at Havana this
morning We're the Spanish cruisers In
fanta Isabel and Conde de Venadito,
from Neuvitas.
The volunteers forces at Cardenas
have delivered their arms to the au-
thorities.
Senior Gown, Secretary of the Interior
in the Colonial Government, has accept
ed the designations of the Civil Govern
ors of the provinces of Havana and
Pinare del Rio. The resignation of
Senior Page, the fiscal of the Queen Re-
gent in Cuba, has also been accepted
AFFAIRS IN SANTIAGO PROVINCE.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-General
Wood, commanding the Department of
Santiago, has sent an official dispatch
to the War Department of which the
following is an extract:
Il have sent rations all along the
seacoast and by pack trains into the
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the rations about in such manner as to
enable the people desiring to return to
their farms in the interior to do so.
with reasonable assurance that they
can obtain food while waiting the de-
velopment of their first crop Santiago
to-day is as clean and healthy as any
town of its size along the American
seacoast south of Fortress Monroe.
Excellent order prevails; there has
not been murder in the city since our
occupancy
Some time ago Major McLeary, whom
General Leonard Wood had appointed
Mayor of Santiago, requested to be re-
lieved of his Mayorality duties and to
return to his military post. This re-
quest was granted to-day. In the
opinion of General Wood, it is prefer
able to appoint to the Mayorality a
civilian acceptable to the Cubans, and
he has appointed as Major McLeary's
successor Senior Bacardi, an old resi-
dent. Major McLeary, as Military
Mayor, gave entire satisfaction to all
classes. He has now been assigned to
the duties of Inspector General of the
province
General Wood has high hopes of this
first attempt at civil government under
Cuban control
General Wood has given his approval
to scheme of school for the higher
education of women, similar to the
American normal school. To-day he
issued a notice imposing q fine of
Sl,OOO upon any person promoting a
bull fight, and fine of $50 upon any
promoter Of cock fight In the case
OF a cock fight the fine will fall upon
witnesses as we'll as promoters