Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-01
PROSPECT BRIGHTER
1o-Days Change in Habana
Expected to Be Peaceful
BROOKE 50 TELEGRAPHS,
lie Says He Is Assured There Will Be
No Breach Of Order.
PLENTY OF TROOPS IN CUBA.
1t Is Thought the Force is Ample
to Carry Out This Governments
Plans-ProcIamatiOn to the People
of the Island.
PLENTY OF TROOPS IN CUBA.
1t Is Thought the Force is Ample,
of the Island.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December 81
The prospects for a peaceful change of
administration in Habana have brighten
ed very much as result Of the energetic
measures taken by the War Department
and the army officers in charge at Ha-
bana to prevent trouble. Advices to this
effect appear in a cablegram received to-
day by MISUNDERSTANDING Meklejohn
from General Brooke, Military Governor
Of Cuba, in which, after referring to
some routine matters. he says:
There will be no breach of order; of
that am assured. You may rest assured
that there has been nothing beyond the
usual i'm city of this size"
The War Department is also informed
that General Ludlow, in charge OF Ha-
bana city, is proceeding with vigor to or
ganize the police force there, to replace
the dismissed Spanish force, known as
the Orden Publico. After examining a
number of applicants for appointment on
the force, he has selected and appointed
1000 Cubans. He is being assisted in his
task of recasting the police force by Cap
tain McCullagh, late Superintendent of
the New York Police Force, who is serv-
ing him in a purely advisory capacity.
DETECTIVE CORPS.
General Ludlow has disco yered to his
force in Habana, so he has Called in
an expert member of the New York De-
tective Bureau to organize a corps for
Habana, imme iiately.
The War Department is confident that
there will be an adequate force of troops
in the island TO carry out its plans and
10 maintain order. Adjutant-Ge Cor
bin has prepared a statement showing
that tomorrow, when the Spanish flag
comes down, there will be an American
army i'm Cuba numbering 2,2l4 men. They
are distributed among the existing pro-
vnces as follows:
In Habana province. B,9l4; Pinar del
Rio. 21OO; Matanzas. 1854; Santa Clara.
2.l36; Puerto Principe 1,sl5; Santiago,
7,4O5.
MORE DEPARTMENTS.
To simply the administration Of mill
tary affairs and prevent possible conflict
of authority, the War Department to-day
issued an order creating four new mill
tary departments in Cuba-namely Pinar
del Rio, MatanZas. Santa Clara, and
Puerto Prncipe-bounded by the provin-
cial boundares~of the same name. Three
departments have been heretofore cstab-
Iished-Santiago. Habana, and the city Of
Habana-so that the island now stands
divided into seven distinct military de-
partments. each under the command Of an
army officer independent of the others
but all responsible to General Brooke,
the Military Governor of the entire is
land. General Lee already commands
the Department of Habana Province,
General Wood the Department OF San
tiago and General Ludlow the Depart
ment of the City of Habana. To-days
order assigns officers to command the re-
naming departments The order Is ad-
dressed 70 General Brooke at Habana,
and states that Brigadier-General George
w. Davis is assigned to the command OF
the Department of Pinar del Rio. Major
General James H. Wilson to the command
Of the Department Of MatanZas. Major
General j. c. Bates TO the command OF
the Department Of Santa Clara, and Bril-
gadier- General L. II. Carpenter to the
command of the Department OF Puerto
Principe.
SPECIAL CABINET.
The War Department has come TO the
conclusion that it will be necessary 70
afford General Brooke the assistance OF
special Cabinet, approaching In functions
the late autonomist Cabinet OF CUBA, IN
the admins tration or the civil affalrs OF
the island. 1t has not been decided whe-
thor the Cabinet. when appointed. shall
l,e made up OF army officers, specially
detailed. or whether assistants shall be
called in.
orders have been issued for the dis
match of additional troops TO Cuba, to
assist i'm the maintenance OF good order
there The orders are addressed TO MAJOR
General j. II. Wilson. commanding the
First Army Corps, with headquarters al
Macon, Ga.
THREE MORE REGIMENTS GOING.
The Secretary Of War directs that the
headouarters OF that corps, originally
fixed nj .Cienfuegos, Cuba, be changed TO
Natanzas. and that General Wilson, with
his beadauarters., and the Eighth Massa-
chusetts l6Oth Indiana, and Third Zen
tuclxy Volunteer Infantry, be put In
readiness for transportation to Cuba,
f,Ilv armed and equipped for field ser
vice and supplied with thirty days ra-
tions and forage, in addition 10 tnat
required for the journey
In a subsequent order, Genera NHsoh
was directed TO proceed with his mead
quarters and equipment from Macon 20
savannah, in time TO embark on the
transport Panama. The Eghth Massa-
chusetts and Third Kentucky regiments
iii, embark al Savannah in transports
m he provided. and the Tooth Indiana VIII
nroceed TO Charleston, one battalion at
y time. and embark on the Saratoga
which ship will convey the regiment to
Cuba in three trips.