The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-04
Must BE at Their Stations Before Nov.
%, the Date Set by Spaniards
for Evacuating the Posts.
OTHER TROOPS WILL FOLLOW
AS FAST AS BLANCO's SOLDIERS
LEAVE FOR THE PENINSULA.
Transport Panama Not Wrecked as
terday and Left for the North.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Secretary Alger
to-day issued the first order looking to the
military occupation of Cuba by the United
States troops. The order was issued only
after very careful consideration OF the re-
ports of the military officers now in Cuba
and OF the Hecker board and other expert
commissioners which have been in the field.
The order looks to the occupation of two
points to begin, namely, Nuevitas and
Puerto Principe, but the occupation will be
extended as rapidly as the Spanish evacua-
tion proceeds The order directs the nove.
ment to begin at once, but, according Ia
the calculations of the department. II win
scarcely be feasible to make the first land
ing before Nov %. Headquarters of the
new corps which has been created for the
purpose of beginning the occupation will be
at Nuevitas. under the command of Gen.
l.. II. Carpenter. He is now in command
OF the cavalry brigade composed of the
Sixth and Seventh Cavalry, at Huntsville,
Ala The order is as follows:
The headquarters of troops of the Eighth
United States Cavalry and the Third Geor-
gia Volunteers will be at Neuvitas. Six
troops of the Eighth United States Cavalry
and the Fifteenth Infantry at Puerto
Principe. The regiments will be prepared
Tor embarkation at once and the subsist-
ence department will arrange for the neces-
sary rations. The command win be equipped
ana rationed for sixty days. The quarter
masters department will furnish the neces-
sary wagon transportation for use at their
new stations. The surgeon general will
make provision for hospital and medical
supplies. Brig. Gen. l.. H. Carpenter,
united states volunteers, is assigned to
command these troops, with headquarters
at Neuvitas.
The cavalry brigade composed Of the
Seventh and Eighth United States Cavalry
is discontinued. The Seventh is assigned to
the First Army Corps and the Eighth to the
Second Army Corps. The Fifteenth United
States Infantry is detached from the
Fourth Army Corps and an infantry brigade
created composed of the Third Georgia Vol
unteers and the Fifteenth United States In
fantry and designated as the Second
Brigade, Third Division, Second Corps. The
orders sending the Second Brigade Third
Division, Second Corps, to Athens, Ga, have
been revoked"
The staff of General Carpenters brigade
will consist Of the following officers: Capt.
John e. McMahon, assistant adjutant gem
eral Of volunteers, adjutant general; Capt.
VIM. K. Alexander, assistant quartermaster
OF volunteers, quartermaster; Capt. VIM.
M Loveland, commissary of subsistence OF
volunteers, commissary; Maj. VIM. r. De
Neidman, United States volunteers, surgeon.
Nuevitas is a seaport st the eastern end
on the northern shore of Cuba. Puerto
Principe is located in about the central por-
tion of the province of the same name. This
general order has nothing to do with the
assumption of control Of the island by the
United States, no change being made from
Jan. l, the date agreed upon. Preparations
have also been made for the embarkation
of other troops which may be ordered to
Cuba. These orders may be directed to the
corps commanders, and not by general or
ders, such as issued to-day.
1t was explained at the War Department
that this first movement Of troops to Cuba
was ordered in advance of the date orig
inally intended for the reason that the
Spanish evacuation commissioners had un-
expectedly notified the American commits
sioners that they intended to evacuate
Puerto Principe on the 22d Of the present
month. Consequently, it became necessary
to have United States troops on hand IN
Cuba to replace these Spanish forces to
maintain order and protect life and prop
erty.
line IOllOWl0S OIIlcerS recently ap- Z
pointed have been ordered to proceed to
Santiago, Cuba, and report in person to the
commanding officer of the Ninth Regiment
United States Volunteer Infantry for ass
signment to duty: First Lieutenants Alex
ander Richardson, Edward Williams and
William Wilkes, Second LAeutenants Robert
G. Woods, Jacob c. Smith and John w.
Brown. They are all colored and were
forrnerIu attached fo the TyVQnfV-fourfh IN
fantry or Ninth and Tenth Cavalry They
were promoted on account of distinguished
personal gallantry in the field at San Juan
and Ell Caney.
Brig. Gen. Charles M. Humphrey, quar-
termaster's department has been ordered
to Savannah Ca. where he will superin-
tend the embarkation OF the Fifth Cavalry,
which is destined for Porto Rico