Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-01
Seven Hundred and Fifty Men
Proceed to Camp Columbia
Near Havana.
PREPARED FOR LONG STAY.
Palma Declines Taft's Offer OF a
Warship to Convey Him to
MatanzaS or Elsewhere.
Senior Qucsado Offcrs Him His House
For His IIome--Britlsh Foreign
ONCE Approves Intervention,

Havana, Oct. IA brigade OF mar
ines consisting of $50 men. commanded
by Mai. Wendell c. Neville, was land
ed at o'clock this morning from thu
I. $. warshIps Kentucky, Indiana and
MINNEAPOLIS and proceeded by trolley
TO Camp Columbia There was no
demonstration.
All the marines We're landed within
two hours. Tent supplies and general
equipment were brought along in the
boats with each detachment, SO that
each boatload Of men had with them
full equipment for long stay ashore,
Several field guns We're also landed.
All the landings were made at the new
wharf OF the Havana Central electric
railway, Thirty street cars and sew
eral cars OF supplies were run direct
ly out upon the long pier and the ships
boats, laden with marines, We're towed
to the shore in strings OF three and
four by the launches As the marines
with their equipment reached the
wharf they were passed into the street
cars. which at once started. two or
three at time, for Camp Columbia.
PALMAs DEPARTURE.
The departure OF senior Palma from
Havana has been postponed until to-
morrow
GOV Taft offered Mr. Palma war;
ship to convey him to Matanzas or else
whore, but the ex-prosidcni courteous
~ declined 90 travel In that manner
It Is known that Pama's family are not
willing to traverse the island until the
pacitication has begun, but they are NJ
tot1ogr har Of n al a
sault upon the ex-president.
PALMA OFFERED A HOME
Washington. Oct l--Senor Quesada.
| the Cuban minister when seen early
| today, had not received any reply from
| Sccy. TAFT 20 his letter Of resignation
transmitted Saturday
The retiring minister entertains to-
ward former President Palma feelings
Of the greatest attachment and SYM
pathy
After spending 40 OF the % years OF
| his life in fighting for cuban liberty,
| President Palma leaves the palace IN
| Havana without dollar said senior
| Quesada. His private fortune, as wen
| as the best energy OF his life have been
| periodically poured out In the cause Of
his country.
| Il have cabled To- President Palma
an invitation to make my house his
| home II he decides TO come To- the
| United States Although President
| Palma Is practically pcnniless, he has
] hosts Of friends who viii remain
/ steadfast."
Mr., Quesada said today for the first
| time that year ago he had rendered
| his resignation, but that President Pal
! ma had declined to accept IT, He said
| IL was not his purpose to return to
| Cuba and participate in the election.
| He had no ambitions for future office.
A GOOD THING FOR CUBA.
London, oct. lit is the best
thing that could have happened to
| Cuba Is the opinion Of the foreign
| office here as expressed to the Assoc
| ciated Press today after full consider
| alton of the American action.
The new British minister to cuba.
| a, C. Grant Dun, recently secretary OF
the British legation at Brussels who
| was about to start for Cuba in order
| TO take up his post, has postponed
| his departure pending an Official COM
munication from the British ambas-
sador at Washington
ENGINEERS START.
Washington Oct. 1.-The Second bait
TALON OF engineers left here today TO go
aboard the Sumner at New York.
Two complete field hospital outfits
viii go to Cuba, sailing on the first
transport leaving Newport News.
Another company Of the hospital
corps is on its way from San Francis
co to Newport News Each OF the sew
en- regiments ordered TO Cuba will have
regimental hospital and full quota
of medical officers.
n Int. hn tttot
cured the British steamer Marion. now
at Philadelphia capacity 10000 long
tons ind $50 troops, as transport IN
place OF the Missouri. which the United
States Steel corporation refused 20
lease as an army transport. The Ma
rion Is ordered TO report Immediately
at Newport News Va.
washington, Oct. 1.-The battleship
Texas has been held at cape Henry
awaiting further instructions from
Secy. Taft The secretary wired the
navy department that he did not need
any more battleships but wanted more
marines He had been informed that
the Texas has 200 marines board and
further supplies for land service,
CUBAN MINISTER RESIGNS.
Paris, oct. DIR Ferrer, the Cuban
representative here has cabled to Senior
D'eEo, acting chief of the state depart
ment at Havana. placing his resigna-
ton at the disposal OF the provisional
government of Cuba. The tender of
DR. Terrers resignation is in no sense
a protest against what has TRANSFERRED.
on the contrary, like the resignation
of Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister
at Washington. II is offered in a per-
fectly sympathetic spirit and with the
view OF facilitating and not embarrass-
ing the task OF the United states DIR.
Ferrer being convinced that American
Intervention was the only course. open
under the circumstances-tt is believed
that the other Cuban representatives
abroad hayA taken similar stems