The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-06

Headquarters Of the Army,
Adjutant Generals Offlce,
Washington, D. c., Nov. 4.
The secretary OF war directs that thu
following troops be held in readiness Il
proceed to the island OF Cuba and to oc
cupy the stations herein designated. tht
movement to take place from time TO time
under instructions to be communicated
hereafter:
First army corps, headquarters at Glen
fuegos.
First division. headquarters at Clenfue-
COS.
First brigade, headquarters and one regi-
ment of infantry at Santa Clara; two
regiments of infantry and the Seventh
United States cavalry at Cienfuegos.
Second brigade. headquarters and two
regiments of infantry az Trinidad; one
regiment of infantry at Sancti Spiritius.
Third brigade. headquarters and one
regiment of infantry at Sagua La Grande;
one regiment of infantry at Placetos and
one regiment Of infantry distributed be-
tween Remedies and Caibarien.
Second division, headquarters at Matan-
zas.
First and Third brigades and the Tenth
United States cavalry at Matanzas.
Second brigade at Cardenas.
Second army corps. headquarters at Ha-
vana.
First and Second divisions, at Havana.
Third division, headquarters at Marrel.
First brigade, headquarters and one reg
iment of infantry at Pinar del Rio; one
regiment of infantry at Mariel; one regi-
ment of infantry at Guanajay.
Second brigade, headquarters, and one
regiment of infantry at Nuevitas; one reg
iment of infantry at Puerto Principe; six
at Puerto Pincipe; six loops of the
troops of the Eighth United States cav
airy at Puerto Principe; six troopa of the
Eighth United States cavalry at Neuvitas.
Seventh army corps, headquarters at
Havana
First and Second divisions, at Havana
Second and Sixth United States cavalry
at Havana.
The Second regiment of the United
States artillery will be assigned to the
Seventh corps previous to departure. The
batteries win retain their present stations
unit! notified to prepare for embarkation
for H ana. Four light batteries, TO be
hereafter designated, Will be assigned as
/ follows: Two to the garrison of Havana
and two 70 Matanzas.
The Second, Sixth and Tenth United
States cavalry will remain with the Fourth
army corps until detached for embarka-
ton.
| Corps commanders are charged with the
preparation of their commands for these
movements. The quartermaster general
will make timely arrangements for the
| transportation, not only Of the commands,
but the necessary impedimenta- Hospitals
will, as far as possible be provided in ad-
vance Of the arrival OF troops. Subsistence
/ to meet the needs OF the above service will
be fully provided.
BY command of Major General Miles
! CSigned) H. c. CORBIN,
Adjutant Geneal.
| No povision Is made regarding the
Fourth corps. now at Huntsville under
command of Geneal Wheele although in
time it may be sent to Cuba The First
corps is under command of Major General
James H. Wilson, and the Seventh under
General Fitzhugh Lee. The Second corps
is under the temporary command of Cen
eral Young. but there is possibility that
when it reaches Havana General Wade.
now on the Cuban commission, will be as
signed to command it.
The quartermaster's department of the
army has begun making arrangements
for the shipment Of General Carpenters
| brigade TO the province of Puerto Principe
The ports along the north coast OF Cuba
where troops must be landed for this pro-
vince are not the best. 1t is probable
that Neuvitas will be selected as the place
of landing, but the transports will not be
able to get within ten miles Of the port
and the troop supplies must all be landed
with lighters. The troops are to be in
Puerto Principe on the 22nd and it will
be necessary 10 have the transports ready
for some days in advance of that date.
1t is intended to have the troops embark
at Savannah
Washington. D. c., Nov. 5.-The order
which designates the troops TO occupy DIFF
ferent portions OF Cuba has raised a ques-
ton As to whether or not it is the inten-
ton of the war department to have the
troops go direct from heir present camps
to Cuba instead OF occupying the south
ern winter camps selected some time ago
1t can be stated that such is not the in
tentiou and that the roops will be moved
from Knoxville and Lexington and Mid
dletown to those camps very soon. II Is
believed that the transfer will be bene-
fetal to the troops. and that not only will
they find a more salubrious climate but
that the duty OF breaking one camp and
them than remaining in one place. II
will be nearly two months before all the
troops designated for Cuba are sent to the
island. so there viii be quite long time
for them 10 remain in the Georgia and
South Carolina camps.
New York. Nov. "A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana SAYS:
Chief Quartermaster Williams does not
expect any troops until December The
organization for work on the site select
ed at Guana6aCoa. : nearly completed.
Il is expected that two hundred car
penters viii be obtained here. Others
viii be brought from Key West Four
hundred. altogether. VIII be employed OF
the work The landing place AT Playa
Mariana is being hurrieGly pushed for
ward Sixty-nine Cubans are employed
mostly from ATenocaTs camp in the Vi
Cinity. They are paid $50 in Spanish ST.
Yer daily. On the first day only three
Of the number could sign their names.
The American officials complain OF their
useleSsness in work. They say that one
American laborer is worth I'VE Cubans
They fear the delay Of the work and the
heavy expense OF this class OF labor.
Engineer Won Lee- in charge % the
construction OF the camps and water