Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
ARMY ON THE MOVE


coast artillery will be ordered to Newport
News to act as provost guard.
Captain Frank Mcintyre, acting chief of
the bureau OF insulsr Affairs. accom-
panied by Major J. ]. Kean OF the medical
corps Of the army, will leave Washington
tomorrow for Havana. They win sail
from Miami. Fla. Tuesday night. Some
cases of yellow fever have developed in
Havana and Secretary Taft Is concerned
| lest the disease attack TIE troops which
| are TO be assembled there. Major Kean
had an extended experience, not only in
Cuba, but also in the Philippines, and is
| thoroughly familiar with the health con-
( dtions in Havana.
Captain Mcintyre will have a force OF
| clerks with him and under instructions
from Secretary Taft will deal with the sit
uation Of affairs in Cuba so far as they
may relate to his bureau.
Crowder Enroute 90 Havana.
Colonel Crowder. assistant judge adyo-
cate general Of the army, an expert in
Spanish law and an officer OF large ex-
perience as Judge advocate general in the
Philippines, is en- route to Havana to as
sist Secretary Taft in the legal department
of the provincial government.
Captain Archibald w. Butt. depot quar-
termaster in this city and one OF the prin-
cipal assistants of Quartermaster General
Humphrey in the Philippines. is also on the
way to Havana
Paymaster General Sninen has detailed
Colonel c. II. Whipple as chief paymaster
OF the Cuban expedition with Major @. F.
Downey and Captain ". G. Spinks as as
sistants. General Stephen p Jocelyn, who
has just returned from leave of absence
in Europe. had a conference with General
Bell today. Prior to his departure for
Europe he was a colonel on the general
STAFF and chief Of staff OF the Pacific d.
vision. Ee was promoted to be a brig
adler general while he was on leave. He
mas been assigned to command the Depart
mont Of the Colun,bia.
sumner sails To-day.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-The equlpping
with supplies OF the transport Sumner,
which late tomorrow will embark the first
expedtionary force for Cuba, continued
uninterruptediy tonight. Orders have been
received at Governors island for the Sum-
ner to sail at 6 o'clock tomorrow night and
late tonight these orders had not been
countermanded and it was expected that
the transport would be ready to sail at the
hour specified. The Sumner will carry 300
American troops, comprising two battalions
or the Fifth infantry, stationed at the
Plattsburg. N. Y. barracks, and battal-
ion Of engineers from Washington, D. c.
The Sumner will sail from Governors
island and probably reach Havana on or
before Saturday
Whit Leaves Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY. Kan, Sept. S0.-Brigadier
General Theodore J. Whit. commanding the
Department of the Missouri. left the camp
OF instruction at Fort Riley this afternoon
for Newport News to take charge OF the
embarlation of the troops that leave this
week for Cuba Major Richard johnson,
who has been in command of the medical
department at the camp left this afternoon
for Havana for duty with the medical de-
partment there with the American troops
Lieutenant Edgar Miller, medical de-
partment. left for Omaha to accompany a
signal corps FROM there to Cuba.
Companies e, + and G. Thirtieth infan-
try. commanded by Major William Aber-
crombie, left the camp for their regular
stations. the first two companies going to
Fort Logan Fl. Root. Ark, and the latter
going to Fort Reno, Okla.