Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-01

to Cuba. orders for the movement Of
the troops were sent out last night but
today scores Of orders were sent to
officers who are on leave to join their
regiments.
Transports Nearly Ready
Gen. Humphrey, quart ermaster gem
eral practically closed arrangements
today for transports which are to con-
vey the expedition to cuba. Tie ships
will be ready for departure before the
troops have been mobilized at Newport
News. If IL should be necessary to send
a second expedltlonary force to Cuba
Immediately following the first the war
department apprehends some difficulty
on account Of the quarantine laws OF
the various southern states.
A transport returning to any southern
state from cuba will have to remain IN
quarantine five days before it can take
on cargo Of troops for Cuba. The
war department has taken up this ques-
tion with the authorities of the southern
states with the hope OF arranging for
the waiver of a five days quarantine
regulation.
Secretary Taft. as the head Of the
special mission to Cuba. has
available nearly 5000 marines and blue
jackets who could oe landed on Cuban
soil i'm q few hours I'm case Of emer-
gency. Other marines are en- route to
Cuba and will be available for erner-
gency service in two or three days.
Transports Sail Wednesday
II will be full week before the
forces of the army can be landed IN
Cuba. The first detail of troops will
leave New York ON Wednesday aboard
the army transport Sumner. They Will
arrive in Havana Saturday next.
II probably viii be several days later
before other troops of the first expe-
ditionary force of the army win be
able to reach Cuba. Where they will
be landed is yet undetermined It is
likely they will go to Havana, but
their precise destination will not be
determined until practically the hour
of the sailing of the transports.
No time Is being lost in hurrying
troops to the point of mobilization
Newport News, Virginia. The order
of President Roosevelt received at 1:15
o'clock last night at the war Depart
ment was imperative. The text was
as follows:
Arrange for 5000 troops to start for
Cuba as soon as possible.
This telegram was received in answer
to one sent to the president yesterday
morning by war department officials,
the message from Secretary
Taft.
Immediately upon the receipt Of the
presidents orders telegrams were sent
TO the troops selected for Cuban SER
vice. BY midnight last night all or
ders to troops had been dispatched and
today by the military secre-
f,,1 10 % al
the orders are being carried into effect.
VIII Sail From New York
Nine hundred men will sail from New
York next Wednesday on the army
Sumner. One light battery
from Fort Sheridan, at Chicago will
from Port Tampa for Havana
for it's movement. The remainder of
the first expeditionary force, which will
about 500 men. will sail for
Cuba from Newport News, Va.
The troops to go to Cuba are bat
talions- of infantry from Plattsburg,
N. Y, barracks. Accompanying them
will be some officers and men Of the
medical corps and hospital ship corps
and signal corps.
The Sumner is loading at New York
She will carry commissary supplies for
the first expedition for thirty days, i'll
addition to the necessary supplies for
her crew and the men she will carry
en- route to Cuba. The New York de-
pot of the commissary department was
open all night last night and all day
today and every effort is being made
to facilitate the departure of the Sum-
ner.
It is likely that the troops, to sail on
the Sumner will be concentrated in
New York on Tuesday. Commissary
General Sharp will not cease his work
on the departure OF the expeditionary
force to Cuba. AS soon as the troops
are landed, which will be within ten
days, another full supply of commits
sary stores for thirty days will be sent
to Cuba by a merchant liner.
One week later a third supply for
thirty days will be forwarded to Cuba.
The object of sending the supplies so
rapidly is to get them into the depots
at Havana and have them handled
without confusion. Major Henry Z.
Wilkins, now assistant to Lieutenant
Colonel A. d. Kniskern, the purchasing
at Chicago, has been or
dered to Cuba as chief commissary of
the expedition.
Captain Frank Mcintyre, acting
chfef of the bureau of insular affairs,
accompanied by Major j. r. Keane of
the medical corps of the army, will
vana. They will sail from Miami,
Fla, Tuesday night.
Some cases of yellow fever have de-
veloped in Havana and Secretary Taft
is concerned lest the disease attack the
troops, which are to be assembled
there. Major Kean had an extended eX-
perience both in Cuba and the