The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-08
TO CUBA
Troops Going
Soon.
PLANS COMPLETE
The First Division is AL
ready Under Orders.

Washington, Oct. THE war depart
ment has completed its plans for the
departure Of the second expedition Of
troops to garrison Cuba
The LIST division is already under or
ders. and should be started within
very few days from the southern ports
near their camping grounds.
The LIST division starts under com
nand of Brig. Gen. L. H. Carpenter, u.
S. ", who commands the cavalry brig
ade, composed of the 7th and Sth U.
S. cavalry.
1t is the intention Of the war depart
ment that Maj Gen. Wade, now presi-
dent of the military evacuation com
mission, shall command the entire
force of United States troops assigned
to duty in Cuba, but he will scarcely
take active command until he has com
pleted his duties with the commits
sion.
The I'd Division will comprise all the
troops now under the command of Mai.
Gen. Lee. These troops are stationed
at Jacksonville, and the force COM
prlses the following regiments:
The I'd, 4th and 9th Illinois infantry,
l6lst Indiana, I'd Louisiana, 9Th Nilsson
ri, Sd Nebraska, LIST North Carolina, I'd
South Carolina, LIST Texas, 4th Virginia
infantry, and the I'd United States vol
unteer cavalry.
The general orders will be issued to
this division to begin the movement
about Nov. l, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
The indications are based on the pro-
ceed1ngs of the military commission at
Havana, that the troops will be sent,
not in body, but in small regimental
and brigade commands. and that these
will be landed first on the western coast
and perhaps in part of the SOUTH prob
ably at Batabano.
The animating purpose is to reduce
the chances of hostile clashing between
the retiring Spanish troops and the in
coming American forces by keeping
back the latter until the Spaniards have
been deported.
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee received an
order from the war department today
directing him to move his command
from Jacksonville, Fla, to Savannah.
Ga, and get it in readiness to embark
for Havana by the last of this month.
Gen. Lee leaves tonight for Savannah
to make preliminary arrangements to
carry his orders into effect.
Havana, Oct. THE site selected for
the camp OF the American troops of oc-
cupat1on is situated east of MORO cas-
tie, between Cabanas and Cojimar, on
a bluff overlooking the sea. The spot
is exceedingly cool and healthful.
An important decree of the civil gov
.ernor was published today, in an order
to the mayor to no longer count upon
the slaughter house income, which ex-
Ir. J0rv ,s1I. 4h,1x, ery,
belonging to the Spanish bank, as coll
lateral for loans, had been been, by
decree of June 4, made over to the nu-
nicipal authorities to relieve the urgent
needs of the population. The decree
Of today returns this income to the
rightful owner, the Spanish bank thus
depriying the municipality Of it's rich
est source of income. ,
The civil governor is at swords points
with the municipal authorities. The
former, q few days ago, ordered the city
to be divided into zones, for the pSlr-
pose of increasing the tariff of cab
fares for the benefit of cab companies
and livery stables simultaneously The
mayor. in whose province such affairs
belong, published an open Gisapproval
of the regulation, warning the public
against paying the new rates, and adj
vising people to pay only the old fares,
in which they would be protected by
the law. the governor lnefeIOre Will
drew and revoked today the order gov
erning the cab regulations.
The mayor is standing his ground re-
solutely, in the interests of public well
fare. and public feeling is much ex-
ercised over the civil governors new
attitude, as heretofore he has always
appeared as a strong advocate of the
neople's rights and benefits.
Everything is quiet on the surface,
hut there is an undercurrent of mis-
trust among Cubans as to the inten-
tions of the United States.