Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-02
Babe Farewell in His Apartments
To Many Friends Then De.
scended Grand Staircase.
TOOK TRAIN FOR MATAROzAS.
Departure Was Witnessed by
Crowd of Loungers But There
Was no Demonstration.
Disarmament Proceeding Without q
Hitch--First Portion OF Cuban EN-
petition Sails ON thc Sumner,

Havana, Oct. 22.-Ex-president Palma
left the palace at $40 this morning. He
babe farewell In his apartments to
many friends, including Gen. Montalvo
and Gen. Rodriguez, and then descend
ed the grand staircase and, aceompan-
led by his family. entered a closed car
riage and was driven to Regla, whore
he took a train for Matanzas His de-
parture was witnessed by a small gath.
ering of loungers I'm front of the pail
ance, but there was no demonstration.
Gov. Taft viii take up his residence
there during the week.
DISARMAMENT GOING on.
The disarmament proceedings are CO.
ing on without hitch IN the vicinity
Of Havana. Elsewhere they have not
yet begun, While there Is some quos-
tion as 10 whether the disarmament
win be accomplished In the Cienfuegos
region without some friction. no oppo.
sition Of consequence is anticipated.
The news from Cienfuegos. province
of Santa Clara. is that he $50 marines
from Havana arrived there none too
soon as the situation vas threatening
caused partly by the dissatisfaction Of
| Ing disbanded with pay only fol the
! actual time served and partly by the
I uneasness of the revolutionists sur
/ rounding the city. In Santiago prov
/ ince the revolutionary movement has
| caused lack OF work ami actual suffer-
( ing.
| The disarmament commission sent
/ from Havana began WORK today In the
/ vicinity OF Santa Clara city and It Is
/ expected that thousand OF Pine Guer-
/ ra's men viii be enlrained for their
homes p pinar Del Rio province to-
{ morrow from q A0int near Havana
The provisional government Is con-
siderng whether il Is wise Go send an
escort OF 200 marines ON The train to
Z the city of Pinar Del Rio with the
homeward bound Insurgents.
Maj. Ladd Of the disarmament COM
| mission reports that he Is having no
| trouble whatever with the insurgents
| IN Havana province, many OF thfii
| actually laying down their arms and
/ others retaining their own rifles.
CUBAN EXPEDITIoNARY FORCE.
( New York. oct. Amid the cheers
and farewells OF wives, sWeethearts and
friends 900 men composing the first
portion OF the Cuban expeditionary
force To sail from New York city di-
rect 10 the island, sailed from the New
York hayward a few minutes before
noon today on board the United States
transport Sumner. There was big
gathering of the friends and relatives
of the troops on the dock to witness
their departure.
As the troop ship passed down the
bay amid the salutes Of the harbor
craft she was accompanied by a tug
CARVING Ia-
the department of the east Mrs. Grant,
Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley. Gen.
Weaver and Maj Sherman. The tug
escorted the big ship TO the sea to see
her safely clear Of the channels.
The troops on the Sumner comprise
two battalions Of the Fifth infantry
from the Plattsburg barracks, with ~
officers and 5lT men commanded by
Col. G. ID Cowles, the battalion OF en-
gineers from Washington, comprising
IL officers and 3ll men commanded by
Nal NJ. NJ. Patrick and detachment
from the hospitaI corps numbering two
officers and % men
THE BROOKLYN SAILS
Philadelphia, Oct. With more
than 400 marines on board and loaded
with ammunition. stores, medical sup
Pr nd 1900 tons OF COZ the ar
user Brooklyn sailed az noon
)m the League Island navy
cuba. The Brooklyn, which
lnded by Capt J.. c. Heilner.
iF .cted to arrive in Cuban waters
on Friday.
KENTUCKY TO MATANZAS.
Washington, oct Capt. Couden
the senior naval officer at Havana, re-
ported 20 the navy department today
thnl acting under instructions Of Secy.