Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
Army Transport Sumner will Leave New
York with 900 Men.
First Sunday Work BY officials srd 0lsrk,
Since Spanish American War.
AlL IS RlPORTIO OUItI N CUBA
Insurgents Are Preparing TO Iay
Down Arms. ana csiI for Troops
is precautionary Measure
OIpAR1MIN1 S ON 8 war BASIS

troops are moving toward Cuba. Mobili-
zation OF the forces will he at Newport
News. Va. for the most part. although
part Of the irst expedite. - force to
Cube will be sent from york and
Tampa, Fla Advices rec " the de-
partments Of the military y. 'ment
Of the government today hat
all is quiet in Cuba, and TIM n
surgents intend to lay down the
The probability is that United
forces In the island will be landedN
as a precautionary measure. So farN
officials OF the government here are ao
vised, no trouble of serious kind is
anticipated, but in accordance With In
structions from President Roosevelt hur-
ried preparations are being made for
the sending of an cxpeditionary force Of
the army TO Cuba
First Troops for Havana.
The first American troops viii be landed
at Havana next Saturday. Meantime the
marines and biuejackets from the Ameri-
can fleet in Cuban waters will protect
American interests and support Secretary
Taft. the provisional governor of Cuba
in the preservation OF order and the pro-
lection of life and property
In oficial circles here. American inter-
vention was regarded as inevitable. How
long It may continue. u Is impossible to
foretelI The nature of the intervention
and the preparations for II indicate
supervision of Cuban AFFAIRS on the part
of the American government, for an IN
DEFINITE period Arrangements have been
concluded not only for the hrst expedi-
tionary force TO Cuba of 5000 men, but
for second force OF equal numbers NO
orders for the mobilization of the second
force. Of course. have been Issued nut
II the men are needed all arrangements
have been completed for hurrying them
TO Cuba at the earliest posslble momont.
whether more troops than are included in
the frst expedition viii be sent to Cuba
will depend upon the Developments in the
island during the next ten days.
Departments ON war Dasis.
1t is certain. however. that a suficien'
force Of American troops will be main
tanned In Cuba to support the provisional
government and TO insure security tc
life and propsrts paniing the estahiisn-
snent OF a stable government by the
Cubans. ra
Operations in all departments of the
military establishment OF the government
today were on q war basis. rhe ACTING
secretaries and chiefs of ell bureaus wer'
at their desks and every ONCE was hum
ming with activity. Scores OF clerks. whc
spanish war, were on duty at the War an'
Navy departments and at the headqusr
ters OF marine corps.
General Ainsworth, military secretary
and General Bell chief of stan OF tn
army, worked throughout the day conclud
ing arrangements for the departure OF tn
first expeditionary force to Cuba. order
for the movement OF troops were sent on
last night, but today scores of orders wer
sent to officers who are on leave to joil
their regiments.
Transports Are Ready.
General Humphrey, quartermaster gen
+. erai, practically, closed arrangements toda
for the transports which are to conve
the expedition TO Cuba. The ships will b
A ready for departure before the troops hav
been mobilized at Newport News II
should be necessary TO send a second expe
ditIonsry force to Cuba immediately fol
lowing the first. the War department az
prebends some difficulty on account Q
'ouarantine laws OF the various souther
states A transport returning TO an
southern state from Cuba will have to re
D, main In quarantine five days before it ca
take on cargo OF troops Tor Cuba. Th
!. war department has taken up this matte
with the authorities OF the southern statC
in the hope OF arranging for waiver {
the I'VE days quarantine regulation.
sec,etary Taft. as the head OF the pres
dents special mission TO Cuba. has avai
shIe nearly 5000 marines and blue jacket
who could be landed on Cuban soil in
few hours IN case OF emergency. Oths
marines are en- route to Cuba and will
available for emergency service in two I
three days.
ltwin be a full week before the forc'
Of the army can be landed in Cuba. II
Arxt detail OF troops will leave New Yol
on Monday aboard the army transpo
sumner. They Will arrive az Havana {
SATURDAY afternoon next It probab bly, VI
be several DAYS later before other trool
of the hrst expeditlonary force OF the arm
WIN be able to reach Cuba. Where thu
viii be landed is yet undetermined.
is likely they will so to Havana, but the
precise destination viii not be determn
until practically the hour Of the sailing
the transports.
President Rooseveit's order.
No time is being lost In hurrying troo
. the point OF mobilization. Newpc
News. Va. The order OF President Roos
ve,t received az 1855 o'clock last mig
at the War department was imperati,
Its text was as follows:
Arrange for 5000 troops TO start for Gu
a. soon as possible
This telegram was received In answer
one sent 70 the president Yesterday NOR
,ns by the. war oficials, following the ms
sase from Secretary Taft Immediate
upon receipt OF the presidents order.>te
.rams were sent to the troops selected I
Cuban service to move at once. BY m
( night last All orders to the troops had be
aeapatched and advlces received today
the military secretary, General Ainswor
indicate that the orders are being carr
into eteot.
Wfnt Arrives Tuesday.
dispatch was received al the War
partmsnt today from brisadier Gene
theodore j. wint commanding the dePa
m@nt OF the Missouri, that be would arr
here Tuesday. He will be In eofnms
OF the troops A Newport News as q
mohilIss there ara VIII direct their :
barkation for cph4. Two companies
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