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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
.PadcreWski.

va,ory at Florence which has the most
perfect instrument. indicated that an
earthquake had been felt at distance
Of over 1000 miles. Tho shocks were SO
severe that they injured the instruments,
The director of the Florence obsory:i-
tory IS OF tho opinion that the earth
Quake In California, viewed in connoc-
ton with the outbreak Of Mount ~ esll-
#vius and the earthquake Of Calabria IN
September last indicates the approach
Of further terrestrial commissions Us Stg
King Victor Emmanuel was most I'M
pressed with the news from California,
Following so soon after the Calapria
disaster and the eruption OF Vesuvtus.
He said that no one can sylnpathtze more
than the italians with the sufferers u N
ana about San Francisco, adding that
lie felt most anxious for 1.-The thousands
OF italian emigrants In Callfornia.
THE news was communicated to the
nope BY Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal
secretary OF the State. Tho pontlff gave
orders that lie be kept informed OF al!
the developments. especially In regard
to the safety OF Archbishop Riordan and
Of the clergy of San francisco.
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I. What Milne Says

&.fs3 u.s. What Milne Says
\ Professor John Milne, whose seismic OBJ
servato1,y at Slide Hill, Newport. Isle
of WI ght, recorded 10 disturban at 4 80
Iii: the ~ fternoo,i 8 + AV ednesday, April
18th, - has developed his Sseismo-p photo
graphic frecord $of Is the earthquake He
says the disturbance was caused by the
production Of a large fault created BY a
yielding of a rocky strata while under
going the process Of upheaval. The pro-
fessor predicts local shocks later, but
probably much less severe than those of
yesterday. S5 .s5.
Y Tho American Society has summoned its
members ly telegraph to attend "a meet
ing yto 7l,lorloy ~ for thu purpose of dis
8c,lssings. ans' to- assis t#t he sufferers at
San; F,rnnct Isl .. |. sAmbassad6r Reid is ex-
pected3 .: pfestd Z, y is3;s
Therefyw;ere nan callers ii Dorchester
House, 3Ambassado Reid s residence dur
Ing the day: to express sympathy with
the earthquake sufferers.
" Mr.. Reid was also In receipt OF nu-
merous kilograms. Including one from the
Lord Mayor Morgan OF London and an
other from the pcrinier, Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman. which lie Immediately
forwarded to d the State Department at
Washington. 4.S{f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
tHy Associated Prose-

III F
NEW YORK; April according @
n dispatch 10 the Wrstren Union, the,
suh-trcaslry in San francisco has been
destroyed. The sub-trcasnr$ Is not con-
nccted with the un.tcd States min,
which IS still standing.
William H. Baker, vice presaent a1'n
general managcr5of TIC Postal 5Ielesraph
ceived he following from, the deputy
x chief ~ tho san Francisco fire depart
anent: L
..7:sO tonight, nrc still under head d
lax fway. Fl IA tt,ering force and spreading
Two thirds of business section OF CITY =
devasted Fire heading for residen-5
tial district. Efforts to tightsf1aines7s
futile. Three hundred thousand VIII y
4 ee homeless to-night'35B%t SaturhaS
san Francisco will be an isl. heap.
Earlier. Reports. .s3.
Tho IRE l,ns spread over tllercrcata9t
1he Mob Hill residence section. ;teepi;dsiis
10 a dispatch, received here bs the West
@ern Union -t.The fainea "erEt s9!tN,etlns
in 4 nor,hcriy direction It a"as ZIP
u. N. San Francisco tine. when inns
itspatcll was st.nt,0and bccauHe OF the
dense smoke which cnva!epsa me city'
the sending operator Announces:
r at is getting 20 dark will have to
.
{, Tho -N estcrn Union Telegraph Company
I received the following from san Fran
! cisco later tsis afternoon.
"From burning city, homeless people
arc Hockint, 1wlti blankets nEE such
baggage MS can carry in arms 10 re-
fuec across bay. All traffic toward
city stopped hy.amiH taEyr-, ant horities
z nuu every i means of travel smadc. H
available 10 distressed !. and homeless
people, In m;lny{ cases wagons car
rled wounded sick and dying together
with what few household effects that
could be gathered together.
81. THE Oakland Hospitals snre flllfp
with injured ana dyiMg. who are, PC
ing conveyed 2to the her side, OF the 4
bay rs rapidly rs possible.
t5f 4, mcnsnge 10 .tl,e. Postal Telegraph
Company. announces that two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt'at Los An
geles at a:s5 p. NJ, Eastern itime 10 10
details were given ,.:..,
Il Area Destroyed
Ats i. NJ, Pacillctcpast time. the West
crn Union received a dispatch giving The.
area destroyed iB$ fire. The dispatch
shows that practically al OF San Fran
cisco has been burned or Is burning, The
inTrma ton WAS brought IN BY Sergeant
Binklcy, Tinted States army, who said:
s"!svcryllliliy3 OIL Market Street 10
abou, Twenty third street, IS burning
nercely,t Everything Is gone except
tile, mint The postolficc was injured
only blythe carthquake Only three
or four rooms there nrc damaged. Gt
Every bulldlns, OF any importance in
the city up%to Van HNess Avenue, IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
HOPELESS FIGHT no SAVE CITY
TOLD IN NEW YORK DISPATCHES

& Guiding the entire business section, anu
a all 1.-The hotels, has been entirely de-
stroyed. and the district running north \
from Golden Gate Avenue and lying
Lctwecn Nan Ness Avenue and Oc-
tnv.ia Street, also has been burned.
Chinatownis gone, The fire Is raging
on Mob I'LL. q l. hear that parts OF
Mob Fiji arc entirely wiped out. The 4
! fire crossed Van Ness Avenue east OF 4
Union Street. and everything III that
district is gone Certain parts of hob q
I'LL are still untouched, ,though.,very
seriously threatened. The fire is rag
ing around II Union and franklin
Streets with every prospect OF con- E
tluu ing. Il t. now looks as IL he entire
itci.F will be burned before the fire !:
Z, stops. "A. section bounded by, Union y
and Octavia Streets and Golden Gate i
Avenue. and another lying between +
n Market. Hayes and Fillmore Streets.
y, are about ;ali that is left Of the city
north OF Markets Street There is a 4
section in thc3atission District. south H
4 of Market Street. which hassnot yet
been burned. The prospects are, now =
ever. thatrit will go, because nothing |
.scan stop tho flames until they reach Is
4 the struggling outskirts OF tho city e5 .
Whole City Going.
The officials OF the Postal FTelcErap i
CompanyFin this city at S:35 received ~ ne
following message from Mr.. Storcr, INC
superintendent OF their service in SaI
Francisco f5 tIsi
* Tho fire is still going on and Will
probably consume the whole, city eH-6
cept those streets situated between the
Golden Gate Park and Webster Street,
in which ncighborhood there IL water,
and where the fire department can
work With some chance Of success
Report in Chicago !.
(By a ssociatcd Press tas,s !.
y CHICAGO. April 1a.-The Postal Tele'
graph Company at 6 II. bA-srecelved the
following message from Its Oakland, Cal
office: st, Is n H
Fire marshal Of San Francisco adj
vises that more than. two-thirds' of the
city of San Francisco has Eeen destroy
ed and there is possibility of say.
ing the rest OF the city. Tie follow
ing is the listtictlsnorth F5ofy Market
Street now devastated; snpsom TO
Market Street, ,gato !Ssacranlcnto,5 to
Buchanan, thence California ITO Hyde.
10 Eddy. to 1.arkin, to- Cough, and 4
10 Market On$5theH southtf3 side OF ,
Market Street, the fire; extends along
Market Street 10 Fourteenth: and be-;
low the Southern Pacflc5titrAckst TO g;
(, tho boundary" II; stsi n tSs b q q 4,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20

y J. Vi
1nur) and maze Of powder smoke, ASH
tlllcd dir and clouds OF mortar dust. FROM
two engines, trivial title streams OF
water were thrown upon the Walls Of
,standlng buildings In the hope Or wei
ting them SO tlioro,ighlys that tho fire
would 'notP2tnke hold WHEN It reached
them. .s.B ,s ss g5. I III ~ ..Y
Men Viii, blackoncd ! ceonges hanging
from their mouths, With eyes bloodshot
and faces darkencd by powder, left the
frightfui work in which they were ell
gagged 10 thrust their faces into the
streams from the hose and drink like
aniinnls OF 5lhe}precious va ter apparently
being wasted IN gross extrayagance upon
Ril,e work or the Are lighters was ~
vain. Rouring across the blocks Of Sun
irrnncisGos handsomcst dwellings, the fire
reached mvnn Ness street. amn 5w %nword
beyond :be last defense mat could DO
made against II. f
No Hope for City.
Thore is ,nothng more to BIO done san
flames 1t It's time. Nothing, apparently.
Tan save the rest Of the city from de-
strtction. 4.'grcnt rainstor,n a this TING
u nsnt p59t ad f'N as dry as .Indcr By %,
moro " night what was San Francisco
vii be mere heap II ashes bent a u enc
.tWlEleuF steer ana HluEuJ. y UihChciicu shSi-
Tons or It's once magnificent buildings
TO the traveller who has visited I. s! Sun
francisco. tourist fashion,, q Dissertation
Or the ruin and devastation Of the last
llirty-aix hours would convey to him the
impression that not o building. not an
object with which he was familiar has
escaped destruction.
The Gin House, which he would have
visited, has dropped from, It's rocky perch
Into tic sea. or the eastern part Of the
city. nothing that lie would recall re-
ma ms.
Mob It'll. the home OF the old time 'Bo.
,:anza 1iings;" has been wiped out. China
past The business heart Of the town
Is y utter ru'nE The h ErsHt stretch ar s {,
masts and tunnels. have been swept over
BY abanner of a mes that ma has LEI n1,hl
Tic grcatfnc wspaper buildings OF the city,
IFS magnificent hotels rest a,rants; Me- s.
chanics Pavilion where gath,e Ter - me n
the prizo-nghters for championships, and
the theatres OF the town arc. only memo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
CITY BURNING
At MIDNIGHT N i. l

SAN FRANCISCO, April.2o.
At midnight the flames were slow
~ but steadily moving on portions
Of San Francisco still untouched.
The sky presented lurid picture.
The strongest fire seemed to be in
the western end of the city, while
the volume Of flame in the Mis-
sion district would indicate that
the conflagration was less severe
than during the day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
GOVERNMENT AID
" POSSIBLE ] !. |. | !.
President Roosevelt Keeping in
Close Touch With Situation at @
San Francisco. If
CONFIDENCE CO T: ! V: {: in FUNSTON (, [!
Politics in National Capital For
gotten Taft Orders Rations N
Sent. 5,s.

G (From Our Regular Correspondence n s
yv.ASEIINGTON,lA April 19.-The Garth
quake and fire at San Francisco COM
plctely monopolize public attention x al /
washington. Politics Astrological far5toS
the rear, and members and senators anc5 J
newspaper correspondents. and attaches
at the Capitol gather in knots to con-
slider the varied phases Of the horror
which Is more OF a cataclysnl thanHany5s
World. The press associatlona have MAIN;
tanned a bulletin service at the Capitol
to-day, and the boards where the neWs@
Mere IS surronnded throughout the day BY
Of the devastation, the razhhg Of one 81
ana ane beaalfui pe Cites Of tie World
1.-The bulletn-boa at the various news
paper offices downtown were surrounded
iinr, and the extra ira editions issued at fre-
quent Intervals by the three papers We're
bought up with an avldltyE which evidence
ed the peq 81 tho Sok
Gate. e& ii E&
President Much Concerned.
When the bulletin was displayed on the
board at the office OF the Star that Sec
rotary Taft had ordered that c0O,0y0 /
Ing city. there were hearty cheers from
y This action. was taken after conference
with tho President, who has been keep
Ing In closest possible touch with tie
situation, although the infrequency with !
which General Funston Is heard from at
the War Department would Indicate. that
he Is too busy TO do much telegraphlng.
The department believes thnt;,,a better
man to have charge Of the military dis
charging such n duty as that which has
devolved upon the commander at San
Francisco could not. have been found.
General Funston Is a man who has en-
collntered such a variety OF difficult CON
dltions In two continents and In all latt-
tudes, and overcome them, that his su-s
perlors do not doubt he Will cope with tho
situation N San Francisco as nearly as /,
slcrl Unprecedented conditions. III
But 1t Is fully realized that y is yimpos,--5
more than slight alienation of the dis
tress resulting from the conditions created q
by the earthquake and the fire History
does not supply the precedent for tho
guidance OF. those who seek to relieve the
suffering, The most terrible OF the earth
quakes which have DESTROYED human lives q
inElarge numbers have not been followed Il
by such tremendous fires, by, famine. and
by dearth of even water With which 70 z
relieve the thirsty. hyHI3- s El4ti8 *
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Tie towering mounds OF ilnmes and speecll-(
iated as. 10. Tho extent OF the territory
that was doomed u. II VI r N 4, 4, 4
Mayor sctinits and chief OF Police
Dinan have been forced from place TO
place by the nhines. DhSbrcak round
.ithem directing the municipal conhlcll.
which is Il committees Of safety FROM llie
FnIrmo,1nt Hotel. The beautiful structure
thnt stood Oh the tapfpt Mob Hi, But
that caught iirc. md theyactrcntedt 10 Tire
Cushing at Lariin and Suffer Streets;
then 10 the north end police station III
Sacramento street. s-s4
Last Desperate Stand.
!. 1Icrc tie council, composed Of thcinnan-
cial leaders or The city. met this morn
\ ing and decided ITO resort to the most
heroic MEASURES yet undertaken since tho
city has been In. the path of dcrhstntlon.
4 This decision WAS TO lombard the entire
scctIDn of The city wing along the cast
side OF Yam Moss Avenue from, Golden.
Gate Avenue 20 Pacific Avenue, sixteen
blocks in alt containing the homes OF
many inllionairgs and apartment househ.,
The last desperate stand OF tho fire Dght-
ers was made at San NHss street. one OF
the widest tliorough.farcg OF san Fran
cisco.
The order was given TO destroy by
CynHf1lle al lilc Juhuilbs. W ~ -,
side Of thls atreet95 for sixteen blocEs'
in the horc Of tcalinr out n trocl'a tue
fire could not cross. I
5a On The west side Of tnn7 Ness street,
n main had ,,een fornd 10 be IN fairy ~
good order. ~.h n small amount OF
water running throuThgit
The Last Stand.
Here al the fire engines hundreds res. Is OF
llromcu aud policemen and troops IRON
the preside. were .conGontra tel. ING lasl
few charges of dynamite and caslss 81
powder were sent to this point and mo
z fearful task Of blowing down 7ncarlyHa
nile or buildings began. It vas "a last
stand against the fire. For hours the
y thunder Of dynamite was echoed BY he
roar OF falling buildings i, /
Great black nasssc OF powder smoke
4 curled upward, and. beams. bricks and
evcn iron tiri5crs bombardcd the entire
ncghborhood.
The sunshonc down ncrcely upon he
workers who: gaspei for breath IN the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Urges South to Act.

(special to The Times-Dlspatch)
;pATT'[ATORE, Md April f19,--The Man
ufact,rors Record Of to-day IN n de ON tir.
e r,tr Mo- immediate action in contlibu'
H sons 70 ean nia ' Sam Francisco and says
Of rs abundance cmo and ds s 1Sa-
Ia,ns 1ooit in,nre Jacksonville and Gal y
u,ac i'" the South has the chance 70
prompt RELIEF for the stG ndn6e thal t Ihs
been entaled upon INA, tG pe eF,onst as "a
ms!r9pu o. the San nSsco earth,
quake. Who acts immeolate'y' ac'S
With double effect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
SORROW IN lTALY
FOR STRICKEN CITY
Shocks So Severe That They In
iured Instruments Of OBJ
servatory at Florence.

4 rOAIl5, April I9,-Thc nows Of the
earthquake In San francisco and Us
vicinity caused q great deai OF sot.s
here. Many Americans hurried to the
embassy, consulate and office OF the AS
sociated Press, fearing for the safely
OF theirsrclatiyes or property. 1t Is cs-
,tlmated that here are over 1000 Californ-
.ians now visiting Italy.
Seislnographs In the obsevatorics
throughout Italy yesterday recorded dis
.tant earth shocks. Those Of the obser-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Give Great Sums for
Victims OF Disaster

, = +
Among the largest tcontrlbutions am;
sno,lnced yesterday for the San Fran
cisco sufferers Wer he tfoll E wing 49,.
Congress 4. \. Is. y 81. Il. j. ,CO, 900 B
Clarence Mackay slfor5@ Uni =,
versity) X. ' &. lco,VVo Z
2lneni i e y I, 900
Glggenheml g. Sons, New 81 4. Il s ooo
u asp ) Nj organ q: Sons q, 900
ia rne,sic Hero Fund ~. 25 900 Is
Mia ira 49,. !. 4. ]. r. iS,it {. 900
Relief funds are being; raised In near I,
.slys every city In the country and !, NIL NJ
lions &oi dollars will soon be avail g pie pie.
( Oyer 500, 900 was subscribed lin, New
city IN one DAY.. II Tbs Tea1tn .ed
$50. oOo Yesterday. RAILROADS are car :.
fryIng provisions free Of chars q dstel-
!! egrapli companies are Sending mes
4 saKes for nothing. The national gov.
eminent is lending every':a ssist + nee
possible In the way Of tents yandFIa-
tons. si.5 NJ Saj .s S1E9 y siS s.y VI =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Florida.
,(Bys Associated Press.)

n VI (By4 Associated Press) X
TALIlAIIASsSE Fla April III l9.--c (rc
.crnor Broward to-day sent the following
message of sympathy to the Governor q
California:
.'In the name Of the people OF Flor
n Ida. IT tender you sincere sympathy
and deep regret for the terrible calam-
ty that has overtnken the city OF I
san. Francisco. Advise us II we can
be Of assistance ~ 35
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Morris Now Under Arrest.

D Alexander Morris, the negro ~ I
and seriously vu,.,,,..odcd Edward Fry iasts
Monday night OF Seventeenth Street, was
caught and nut in the lookup at the First
station last night. II looks very much
like a case Of homicide against Morris. as
his victim Is expected to pass IN his chips
Mt any lnunient @ at1#-#
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Atlanta Gives $1,000.
Cpv 4 ssociated Press, J

slHTJ.A MIA, Gas h April ! ia speca
meeting Of Atlanta City Council this af-
tcrnoon authorized the appropriation OF
s. 600 for the relief Of TIE sufferers By NE
No q ,,nmedIntcly transmitted by telegraph
to M" Mayor : schmitz snbscrlpton Lists have
been opened at the offices OF the daily pa
pers here. +5t'4sH Il sttEt53 Ft,' III y '5at3.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
/. Carloads Of Goods.
nv Associated Iorcss.)

(L3y Associated Prcss.)
los ANGELES April 19.-E. F.. CALVIN Ca y, = !
55t"san Francisco. this afternoon wired
ntendent ingram 10 get a special
train. buy i've carloads Of goods and se l.t
them to San Francisco at the /, ea op,di.
lions in the stricken city are so Appalling
az Ia he beyond belief or comprehension.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
500, 900 for University,

Y. 1'EW YORK. April 1a.--Clarence
M ckay, president OF the Postal Telegraph
Gable Comnany Tonight telegrnphed to
President Wheeler OF the University Of
California, at Berkeley, saying he WILL
contribute 100000 toward the erection Of
"a new buill!ng for tho University.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Money From Treasury.

~ M Htt7(EY Assoc1oted Tressl f
!. 3W.ASHISGTOS, April 1e.-,'rhe secre'
'tnry. OF Tho Treasury has authorized tho
Geographic transfer OF s1o.U0ooo from
the sub.treasury ut New Yorw to San
francisco. THE cash Will be deposlted
In New 4 ork and Immediately paid out
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
Norfolk to Help

Especial to The Times Dispn tch1
SORFOLK, VA, April l9-The dlrec-
tors Of the Norfolk Chamber Of Com
merce decided this afternoon to raise q
fund for the relief of the earthquake ~ SUI SUI
ferers. f6el Z-7I-5I 5aaF,4 g. 77tg H5. 5l5a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
The Veterans for New Or.
leans Leave Richmond
1890 Noon Monday,
April 23d.

The veterans OF Richmond and vicinity
have definitely arranged to leave Rich-
mond at 1890 noon, Monday, April 2Sd,
Via SOUTHERN RAILWAYS. Special
Pullman and coaches. will he arranged
for their accommodation. going through
from Richmond to New Orleans without
change. This arrangement viii only rs-i
uulre one night out, rs they Will arrive
in New Orleans at s;l5 +. NJ. TUESDAY,
Anrl 2Aui,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
DEATHS.

.K.E:RsE.- Died. at her residence, IS Np,s,'lS
South short Street, fnfter "a lingo rtns
Illness, MAGC;lEI \ II, 5Sli2RSE, daughter
or tho late .Tnu1es XIX rise, sTgg Al
EInsral NOTICE la terattsi 4, n gHigSr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20

on the order Of San Francisco banks en-
Titled to tho same.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
WHOLE OFTHE PROUD CITY
now IN WRECK AND ruin
Continued from First Page,

7 \ V !. 4 . b M Z.
reservation and 10 tic suburbs Residents Of the lsdcs Iii the
central p,rys OF city seemingly wr-c safe o1 tho roaring
furnace 1at was CONSUMING the business section They watched
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
ST 900 900 John D. Rockefeller Gives
Generous Response From All
Quarters.

they arc liable for the buildings de-
stroyed By fire as q direct result Of the
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q
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-10-03
LIVELY HEAVYWEIGHT
MILL AT LOS ANGELES
Pueblo Man Knocked Out by Tommy
Burns Who Claims Championship.

Los Angeles. oct. Tommy Burns
claimant of the heavyweight cham
pionship scored decisive victory over
Jimmy Flynn of Pueblo tonight be-
fore the Pacific Athletic club knock
ing Flynn out for ten minutes in the
fifteenth round.
The battle was a terrific one from
the start. Burns had Flvnn almost
out in the fourteenth round, the gong
saving knockout A right to the
jaw sent the Colorado fighter down in
the beginning of the fifteenth. He
was IN In a few seconds, but another
to the same spot put him on his back.
He rolled over and got to his feet as
Referee Robinson counted ten. He
was sent down again and then a few
seconds later went 10 the canvas with
out being struck. The referee forced
him 20 rise, and after felnting. Burns
sent In the punch which sent Flynn
down and out He lay on his back In
the center of the ring for ten minutes
Burns injured his left hand during the
latter part of the mill and was forced
10 rely solely upon his right hand.
Burns fought heady and shifty
fight. Much of his effective work was
done at close quarters
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-10-03
FUNSTON TO COMMAND
AMERICAN TROOPS IN CUBA

Washington, Oct 2.-Secretary
Taft cabled 20 the war department
that Brigadier General
Funston be designated to command
the American troops in Cuba and the
military secretary Immediately issued
an order to the effect. Formal orders
were also issued to Brigadier General
Wint, commander of the depart
ment of the Missouri, who reached
here late today and is to be in charge
of the embarkation of the expedition
from Newport News. The orders
show that the first expedition to
Cuba is to be known as the first ex-
peditionary brigade. 1t is much larg
er than the ordinary brigade but the
war department has decided to con-
slider II as such.
Secretary Root has been interesting
himself in the Cuban situation since
his return to duty in the state de-
partment, and in doing so has been
going over the diplomatic correspon-
dence that took place between WASH
ington and Havana before Secretary
Taft was sent to Cuba by the presl-
dent No information has been re-
ceived in Washington which indicates
the length of time that the United
States will occupy the island of Cuba
and none of the officials will venture
prediction on this subject, but the
presumption is that it will be some
time before a stable government can
again be placed in power and it is eX-
pected that meantime a civil governor
will be appointed to administer the
affairs of the islands under the secre-
tary OF war.