The herald., 1898-09-21
OCCUPATION OF CUBA
BEGUN BY RAISING THE FLAG ON
HOTEL TRoCHA
MILES HAS PLENTY Of MEN
To FIJI the Garrisons Of the Island.
Cuban Soldiers Are Suffering
From Hunger

Associated Press Special Wire
! NEW YORK, Sept. pa dispatch to tn
: Herald from Havana says:
The American occupation has beguil. Th
e Stars and Stripes wave over the Hote
e Trocha, a tree-embowered villa IN tn
suburb of Vedado.
The whole commission party movec from
the Resolute to the Trocha today Th
: party includes three commissioners, Re
: cording Secretary Glous, with three arm!
! officers one naval aide, one counsenor, hi
t two assistants, fifteen interpreters. stenog
raphers, typcwriters and clerks, three mes
sengers and six servants.
The whole place is now in the hands Of
| the commission at the cost of $1400 a week
The hotel is still guarded by the Order
Publico against possible foes. The com
mission will probably post marine senti
nels as protection from possible over in
, trusive would-be friends
The whole party is In the best of health
Admiral Sampson has notably improved ir
strength.
new quarters tomorrow.
The first work of the commission TO.
morrow will be to prepare a seconc; series
reply to the first series sent a week age
today.
Garrison Forces
NEW YORK. Sept pa special to the
Herald from Washington says:
General Miles, when asked how many
regiments would be stationed with The vol
unteers at the different garrisons, replied:
About u 600 regulars In Cuba, 1000 in Hon.
oIu'u, 5000 in the Philippines and 1900 In
Porto Rico"
| General Miles said he expected that Cuba
would be garrisoned with about 50 900 men,
the Philippines with about % 600, Porto
Rico abou: 14,O0O Honolulu about 1000. All
| the regulars who were at Montauk Point,
with the exception of the Twenty-four;h h
Regiment, Twenty-second Cavalry and
| Ninth Cavalry will be sent to Cuba and
Porto Rico. and The Fifth and Seven tn were
to-day added TO the Eighth. and the Seventh
Cavalry, all of which troops will 20 to
Cuba
General Miles said the decision thus to
dispose of the troops was largely result
OF the conference held Saturday, between
the President, Acting Secretary Meikiejohn
AL General Miles. The Seventh Cavalry,
new stationed In Arizona and New Mexico
an7 the Eighth Cavalry, now stationed at
Fo"t Meade, have, however, been ordered
TO Huntsville, Ala, whittier most of the
regulars from Cuba will go. The Second
and Ninth Cavalry, now at Montauk Point,
will go to South Dakota and Colorado.
1t Is no: expected that the troops will
be ordered 20 Cuba before the first or middle
OF October. when the details of the evacua-
tion Will have taken shape and the dangers
from fever will have become less menac-
irg. In addition 10 the Seventh Army
Corps of about 10000, 1t is planned that the
remaining six immune regiments, also now
IL this country. will go to Cuba Four of
tLe immune regiments are now in Santiago
namely, the Second, Third, Fifth and
Ninth, the first three being white and the
Ninth colored. There are three other COL
oreo immune regiments, namely, the Sew
enth, Eighth and Tenth. now at Lexington.
Ihe others are white. namely, the Fourth.
al Jacksonville; Sixth at Admission. and
First, at Galveston.
General Miles said there would be plenty
or soldiers for the program. as there were
icft, he said. one hundred thousand volun-
teers ana $1,000 regulars. Those regulars
not needed will be distributed at army posts.
re volunteers not needed will remain. n
1t is needed, In the camps.
Cuban Conditions
NEW YORK. Sept. 2o.-Mator BENJAMIN
.Tioersa OF the Cuban army, who arrived |
mere from Santiago on the transport Victor, |
was at the headquarters of the Cuban |
Junta last night. Major Giberga went to |
Cuoa IN April last and for a short time
served as secretary to the president of the
provisional government. He then Joined |
General Garcia and became his scout Ma
)or Giberga left General Garcia on Sep
ember !, after the latter's resignat ation
from the Cuban army. Garcia was then
It Baire. with few members Of his staff.
Baire Is about fifty miles from Santiago In
he interior of the island and Is the town
where the present revolution started on
February "a, 1895.
According to Major Giberga, the resig-
lation of General Garcia and its accent
lnce by General Gomez was a complete
surprise to the civil officers of the Cuban
'epublic. 1t was known that there was
ONE friction between the two officers, but
10 one thought Garcia would resign from
he army, and even if he should present
lis resignation they did not believe Gomez
would accept it. The whole affair of the
esignation and acceptance was carried
n without the knowledge of the civil au-
horities. as General Gomez as command
r-in-chief of the army, promptly accepted
t without consulting the civil authorities |
iajor Giberga was inclined to believe that
iarcia'3 resignation would cause no dis
ension. although if 1t had been rendered '
rior to the cessation of hostilities 1t
night have injured the Cuban cause. In
peaking of the condition now existing In .
he interior of the island, the Major said: !
The Cuban soldiers are suffering for \
lck Of food. Before peace was declared
hey could obtain food by foraging from !
he country, but now they cannot do this. :
8 a result the men, who have not been '
aid since they joined the army, are suf-
ering from. starvation They have no
loney with which to purchase food and
lnnot take it from the field. The troops
nould be paid off as soon as possible and
lowed to return to their homes, where
ley can once more engage in peaceful
lrsuits. The payment of the troops Is. I
owever, serious problem which will
I'VE to be solved at an early date.
II do not believe that it will be necessary Il Il
r the United States to send a large army .
Cuba. In fact, think 1000 men would
Iffice to look after the island There Is no a