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Show TROOPS BOUND FOR CUBA. Marines Already There and Soldiers Will Be In Havana By Saturday. Washington. Amcrlcnn troops now nro moving toward rCuba. Mobilization Mobiliza-tion of tho forces will bo at Nowport Nowb, Va., for tho, rnost part, although a part" of tho expeditionary force to Cuba will bo sent from Now York and Tampa, Fla. Advices received at tho departments of tho military indlcnto that all is quiet In Cuba nnd that tho insurgents Intend to lay down their nrme. Tho probability Is the United States forces in 'the; Island will bo landed only ns a precautionary measure. meas-ure. So far ns officials aro advised no troublo of a serious kind Is anticipated, antici-pated, but In nccordnnco with instructions instruc-tions from President, Roosevelt, hurried hur-ried preparations aro being mado for tho sending of nn expeditionary forco of tho army to Cuba. Tho first American troops will bo landed nt Havana next Saturday. Moantlmc, tho marines and bluojack-cts bluojack-cts from tho American fleet In Cuban waters will protect Amcrlcnn Interests and support Secrctnry Taft, tho provisional pro-visional governor of Cuba, In tho preservation pres-ervation of order nnd tho protection of llfo and property. |