The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-01
Cubans to BE Employed I'm Sanitary
Work, and the Revenues of the ISL
and Used to Pay Them.
HDvICE TO MAYORS OF TOWNS
CIRCULAR SENT OUT BY THE CIVIL
GOVERNOR OF HAVANA.
Too Many Beegars FIocking to the
Capitalism American Club to BE
Opened at Havana Monday.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-It is semi-offi-
cially announced tonight that most of the
volunteer engineers and many of the regu-
lars will be dispatched to Havana by the
10th of next month. The Fourth Regiment
Volunteer Infantry. commonly known as
the immunes, has already been ordered to
the Cuban capital. General Lee is in WASH
ington for the purpose of consulting the
President and secretary of war relative to
the movement of his army corps, and 1t is
understood that the whole of it, with Gen.
ei.ll Lee at it's head, will start not later
than the 18th. The engineers will map the
country and will initiate the improvements
in Havana destined to ultimately rid that
portion of the island of yellow fever. 1t is
the intention of the administration to es-
tablish rigid system Of sanitation just as
soon as the control is transferred from the
Spanish to the American forces. General
Woods wonderful success in reducing the
death rate in Santiago has demonstrated
that yellow fever can be driven out by SUBJ
stituting cleanliness for filth. The greater
portion of Cuba's customs revenues received
at Havana during next year will be used
for the purpose of placing the city in a
thorough sanitary condition. First Of all,
most of the high-salaried officials who have
sapped the financial life-blood out of Ha-
vana will be displaced, and the money thus
saved in the salary list is to be used in the
employment of laborers to carry out the
sanitary reforms. This policy is to be
adopted for the purpose of giving employ
ment to the Cubans as well as to Increase
the healthfulness of the principal city of
Cuba, which will be occupied for year at
least by large body of American troops
An Associated Press dispatch says: Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee was at the War Department
to-day. If there is no pressure for his i'm
mediate return to Jacksonville he intends.
after going to New York for a short visit,
to spend few days in the Virginia noun
tains upon the Recommendation of his
physician. General Lee has been suffering
somewhat from malaria There seems to
be no doubt in official circles that General
Lee is scheduled to go to Cuba. Some oues-
ton has arisen, however. as to the point in
Cuba that he will occupy. Quite a number
OF pTblic men, and it is probable that Cen
eral Lee himself, would prefer that his COM
mand go to Havana. There is some senti-
ment in the matter, and many persons have
expressed the hope that as B1anco marches
out General Lee might march into the city,
A number of men in official life have al
ready interested themselves in this subject
and will urge the President to issue his or
ders fer the occupation of Cuba with this
end in view.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was devoted
largely to matters of detail in connection
with the formation of the army which is to
be sent to Cuba. Reports were read to the
effect that by Oct. Is the danger from yell
low fever will have passed. and 1T is UNDER
stood that the movement of the troops will
begin about that time The conduct of the
Spanish customs officers at Havana is very
unsatisfactory to the President, and it is
said to have been decided to take possession
OF the custom house there at an early date
and administer its affairs under regulations
to be prescribed by this government. In
formation has reached the President that
the Spanish authorities at San Juan recent
ly took possession of and sent to Spain
about $4,000 belonging to an association of
school teachers This matter has been the
subject for a protest sent to the Spanish
government. 1t is said to be the purpose of
this government to compel its return if pos
sible. and If not vigorous measures will be
taken to collect 1t from the persons respon-
sible for its misappropriation.
There was also some consideration of the
subject Of mastering out a comparatively
large number Of general officers of the vol
unteer army to meet the mastering out of
the regiments already ordered. This sub
Ject, as we'll as other military matters, kept
Secretary Alger in conference with the
President for three-quarters of an hour
after the rest of the Cabinet had left. The
instructions given TO the two commissions
row sitting in the West Indies provide, it
Is stated, for the actual occupation of Por-
to Rico in advance of Cuba
Senator McLaurin. of South Carolina, and
delegation from that Staie. called on the
President to-day to urge that permanent
army camp be located at Columbia, S. c.,
and that an army hospital be established
at Charleston. 1t was also asked that
Charleston be made the point of debarka-
ton for the troops to be dispatched to Cuba
and Porto Rico. The President listened
very attentively to the claims in behalf of
the State and promised to give them con-
sideration. The President, in acknowledge
ing what was addressed to him by the dele
CATION. took occasion to pay an eloquent
tribute to the devotion and patriotism of
the soldiers of the South and said he had
not heard murmur of complaint from that
section.
CROWDED WITH BEGGARs.
Interior TOuua sendfu, rho.