Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-03
President Has Reconsidered His
First Plans and win Not Ap-
point Judge Magoon.
WILL BE BEEKMhN WINTHROP
Is Governor OF Porto Rico--SeCy.
TAFT viii Return to Washing
ion and Resume Duties.
Disarmament OF Rebel, Near Havana
Begins-speclnl Trains VIII Con-
,cy Them iIOmeward

Washington, oct 3.-u was an
nounced at The White House this after
noon that upon further consideratisn Of
the subject the president had decided
TO adhere to his plan formed yester-
day and send Charles r. Magoon to
Cuba to relieve Secy. TAFT as provision
al governor allowing Gov Winthrop
to remain Ia Porto Rico, where his ser.
vices are needed
Washington oct. 3.--After talk
at the White House with GOV. Magoon
today, the president reconsidered the
plan he had formed last evening of
sending the Judge 10 cuba as civil
governor and decided that I'm view OF
the fac; that Secy Taft had already
taken up the subject With E}eekman
winthrop, The present governor of
Porto Rico h. would not interfere
with the program Consequently Mr..
Winthrop VIII be provisional governor
OF Cube and Judge Magoon. after
short vacation will as originally
planned. go TO the Philippines as vice
governor and member OF the Philippine
commission
DGsARMING REBELS,
Havana. oct 3.--The disarmament
OF the rebel forces in the Immediate
vicinity OF Havana began today with
out opposition. Many OF the men were
allowed TO keep arms which they
claimed We're their personal property,
[ Special trains during the day will con-
I yey the disbanded troops homeward.
/ No trouble is reported TO have occurred
] i'm many parts Of the island
Preparations are being made at the
/ palace for the reception OF Gov, Taft.
who viii establish his Office here this
afternoon.
Df Barnet. chief executive officer OF
the cuban health department said to.
day
J Gov Taft has told us to use any
amount OF money needed for putting
/ cuba into q first class sanitary condi-
/ ton and for stamping out yellow fever
( Consequently we are today installing
sanitary brgades az Pnar Del Rio
Guanajay Matanzas, Cardenas, Colon,
+ tNion De Reyes. Sagua La Grande,
Santa clara. Clenfuegos. Saucti spiri-
tus. Camaguay. Guantanamo, Santiago,
Mazanlllo Remedies and GIbara. All
these towns will have ample oilng aud
] disinfecting brigades We have not
/ submitted 10 Mir. Taft any estimate OF
! the expense. He considers that the
/ work must be done and II viii be done.
/ IN Havana now there are three cases OF
/ yellow fever, one OF which came from
( Guanabacoa. There are no cases else
! where IN the island, and there Is no
I special epidemic threatened but pre-.
cautions are necessary The disinfect-
ing force In Havana already has been
increased from 20 To 1875 men, and the
| oiling brigade In Havana Is being IN
(, ,s,t.
now at work at Camp Columbia en-
gagged in quick but thorough job OF
disinfection and mosquito extermina-
ton in prSaratior for It's occupancy
~ American troops,
There Is some incendiary talk ot a..
sist2nce To the laying down Of arms
iu various parts OF the islaud, but Gov.
, TAN and the commissioners charged
| with the supervision OF the disama-
/ ment OF the Insurgents regard the sit
| uation MS being well in maud. Gen.
I Rodrlguc9 commander ,f the rural
/ guards, reported today thnt the situa-
( ton around Havana "a quiet Mai
( l.add Of the disarmament commission,
l and the insurgcnt commanders are
| working .n the rain accomplishing the
! work Of disarmlnr and sending home
1 the insurgents
Mr.. Tafts fogce Is engaged in nov
/ Ing his Office cliec,s from the Ameri-
I can legation TO the palace, the govern
meut departments ave engaged IN their
! usual work aud no designations OF gov
! eument officers have been rendered
TAFT QUITE HOPEFUL.
! Washington. Sept. SA-Secy. Root has
/ sent to the cuban minister here. Senor
[ Quesada, "a copy OF a cablegram which
/ he received from Secy. Tdu az tta-
/ yyna. iu which he says he hopes that
I Qucsdda WIN not think of resgnine,
( that his services WIN be of the greatest
/ vaue To cuba u the present crisis,
Secy. Root adda Cor himself.
with hopeful uurage and deter
| minauon on tho pari OF Cuha's real
| friends, an of this wrctchcd businey
vii soon h. over
The minister D. preparing q letter So
reply. undertatln2 "a remain at least
/ temporarily
SIGNAL CORPS STARTS
Omaha. oct company |. Of lhe
signal corps of the T., $. army, under
I command Of First Lieut. John w. Ah.
( hott lett for Newport News, on route
! 10 cuba this morning. There are le5
/ men IN the company, They are accom-
panied by detachment from the hos
/ pual corps under command 0f Or,
/ I'dpar Miller