Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-11
CUBAN FLAG FLIES
Still Floats Over the Palace Al
though Occupied by an Amer
lean Governor.
DISARMAMENT is SLOW.
Troops Ready at Newport News
Twelve Transports Secured to
Carry the First Expedition
Reports from Provinces.


Havana, Oct. Gin response to thu
criticism made by Americans that thu
Cuban flag was flying over the palace
while that building is being occupied
by an American governor, Governor
Taft said Friday:
Il am here working for the Cuban
republic; therefore the Cuban flag
will fly as long as l am here in that
capacity"
While the disarmament Of the rebels
will not be completed Saturday night,
1t is now confidently expected that
the entire operations will be finished
by Monday with the exception of Puer-
to Principe province, which has been
less affected than any other prov
ince by the rebellion, but which is
now a favorite region for marauding
bands which should more correctly
be called bandits than rebels.
Although the surrender of guns has
not been made compulsory either by
the provisional government or the dis.
arming commission, rebel command.
ers have all given their followers to
understand that the laying down Of
their arms was matter Of duty. The
result Of this has been that the num-
Der of rifles surrendered is larger, in
proportion to the number of men dis.
banded, than the government expect
ed. For instance, 800 rebels disbanded
in Pinar del Rio province up to Fri
day have turned in 600 guns Cover
nor Taft regards this proportion rath'
er better than the average but reports
from Santa Clara indicate that nearly
all the guns of General Guzman's com.
mand have been surrendered. A great
majority of the rebel rifles are old and
poor and many dilapidated weapons
have been turned In.
Newport News, Va, Oct 6.-More
than 1000 troops are now encamped
above this city awaiting transports to
take them to Cuba. The first trans
port, the Tampa, reported here Fri
day night and is expected to sail Sat.
urday morning with the Washington
hospital corps and other troops. The
first detachment Of troops to arrive
here came from Fort Wood at Platts.
burg, N. Y, and consisted of 80 men
and one officer of the signal corps,
The other troops arriving were from
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, and from Fort
Smelling MINI.
A special train with the horses Of
he Fifth cavalry which sailed from
New York on Tuesday also arrived
rhe Eleventh and Eighteenth batter.
es Of field artillery from Fort Van
ouver, Wash, are expected Saturday.
These troops come the greatest dis.
ance of any that are ordered on SER
ice.
Santiago, Cuba, Oct. 6.-The mus. $
ering out of the revolutionists was
ompleted Friday. The work was con.
ucted by members of the disarma.
lent commission. Only one-fifth OF
be men turned over their rifles, the a
Tiers claiming that their guns were II
heir personal property. Confidence I
as been largely restored and business
rs improved.
Las Cruces, Santa Clara province II
uba, Oct Cover 1000 former in. =,
lrgents were disarmed here Friday, "
I'D are now on their way to Cienfue.
%. Considerable delay in the oper. +
ion was caused by differences among a.
10 rebels regarding the ownership Of h
,rses, but there were no objections
disarminR. .