The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-10
BANDS WILL PLAY
PATRIOTIC AIRS
MEN UNDER GEN. DAVIS HAvuf
ARRIVED IN HAVANA, AND }
ARE READY TO MARCH
SPANIARDS CURIOUS
TO SEE CONoUER0RSI

Express Surprise at the Athletica
Build of the Americnns-Eriand
1y Greetings Exchanged by For
mer Enemies in Arms-Nev,
Workers VIII Proceed to Pinar
del Rio and Go Into Camp.
HAVANA, Dec. 9.-The first United
States troops to march through the
streets of Havana will be the Two
Hundred and Second New York regl
ment, which, with band playing and
colors flying, will march Sunday
from the San Jose wharf, after lano-
Ing there from the transport Minne-
Waska, through the heart of Havana
TO the Western railroad station. The
line OF march will be through the
Prado and Central park. These troops
Will be sent to Pinar del Rio provinces.
Gen. Davis, with the general head
quarters staff and one battalion, will
be at Pinar del Rio City, the regi-
mental headquarters, and the Second
battalion will be at Guanajay. The
Third battalion will be stationed at
Mar1el, and the Higgins signal corps
will be quartered at the city of Pinar
del Rio. The troops will remain on
board the Minnewaska until Sunday.
Gen. Davis and his staff landed at
noon today and reported to Gen. Wade.
He brealIfasted with Gen. Greene.
All on board are well. The baggage
stores and mules will be unloaded to-
day.
No objection has been made so far
by Gen. Castellanos to the march
through the city. The plan at first was
to march tomorrow, but the Western
Railway company has not rolling stock
enough to move the regiment, with the
mule trains and baggage and stores
in all ninety-seven carIoads-at one
time, so that the baggage and team
sters will be sent tomorrow, and the
| regiment on Sunday.
IMPRESSIVE EFFECT.
1t is intended that the first appear
ance Of the United States troops In Ha-
vana shall have an impressive moral
effect upon the Cubans.
Today number Of Spanish soldiers
gathered in the vicinity Of San Jose, I'M,
order to get a look at their late adj
vepsaries. Friendly gestures were made
on both sides. The Spaniards cona-
mented upon the large size of the
American men.
The regiment will take forty days
rations. Camp sites have been selected.
but no work has been done on them.
and the men will have to make their
own camps.
Until further notice Gen. Davis will
exercise the functions Of military gov
ernor of the province Of Pinar del Rio,
now completedw evacuated Gen. Davis
has had a conference with Gen. Wade.
who acquainted him in part with the
instructions the latter had received
from Washington
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press called the attention of Gen.
Davis to the fact that he would find
Cuban troops occupying Pinar del Rio
city, and asked him what he should
do.
'The authority of the United States
must be recognized as paramount" he
replied. But 1 can see no reason why
the Cuban troops may not remain or
ganiZed as militia companies, though,
naturally, when the necessity for their
remaining in arms shall have passed
suppose they will disband 1 have no
apprehension of trouble"
Gen. Davis said he did not intend to
disarm the Cubans or to interfere with
them unless that should be necessary
to preserve order