Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-11
FUNSTON LEAVES
WITH ENJOYS
GEN. BELL WILL COMMAND ON
THE ISLAND
Had Three Expeditions Been Dis
patched Kansan Would Have Re-
malned--Railroad Across
the Keys
Rv Associat d Press.

BY AssOclaJ a fFess
HAVANA, Oct 1O.-General Freder-
ick Funston will not continue In COM
mand Of the American forces in Cuba.
Governor Taft announced tonight
that he and General Funston viii
leave Havana for the United States
on Saturday on the battloshlp Louis
lana With them Will go Assistant
Secretary of state Bacon and the af-
fairs of Cuba will be left in the hands
of Governor Magoon and General ].
Franklin Bell.
Explaining the change of plans Cow
ernor Taft said:
General Funston was summoned on
a hurry call from the Pacific Goa st
because he was well acquainted with
many of the insurgent chiefs there
and II was thought that he could aid
us, as he did greatly, in bringing the
men with arms In. He was put tenn
porariy in command of the troops in
Cuba merely until General Bell could
arrive. General Funston with Assist
ant Secretary Bacon and / are return
ing to our permanent duties"
Governor Taft's especial confidence
in the chief of the general staffs abil-
ity to carry out the program the gov
ernor has initiated resulted in the de-
cision to continue him in the Islands.
Capote DlsIlkes Funston
Many Cubans Of the ia ction to which
Mendez Capote and Others who or
ganized the Moderate party belong,
were outSpoken against General Fun
ston, alleging that he had deserted
them in the war to throw off the yoke
of Spain. Governor Taft did not take
cognizance of this bitterness, as he was
familiar with the circumstances under
which General Funston at that time
returned to the United States.
General Funston was taken III and
he had the consent to return of Gen
eral Garcia and other leaders who APP
preciated the long service he had given
their cause.
Had the proposal to send the three
expeditions to Cuba been carried out
General Funston would have remained
at Camp Columbia as the commander
of n brigade. The close association
between Governor Taft and General
Bell in the Philippines decided the
provisional governor to make a re-
quest on President Roosevelt that Gen.
eral Bell be placed in charge in Cuba.
Examine Keys Railroad
The party sailing on the Louisiana
will touch at Key West, where Sec
retary Taft desires 10 stop In connec-
tlOIl Will IL tight OI way dCTOSS LHe
military reservation for the railroad
which is being constructed across the
Florida Keys Certain senator's are
anxious that Secretary Taft should
facilitate this work by disposing of
the governments interests and the
secretary now sees the Importance of
the work which will practically con-
nectSthe United States and Cuba by
a ferry service. S4
Twenty-Five marines have been or.
dered to- proceed to Sancti Spiritus
and Trinidad At the latter place
they will settle the friction between
ex-rebels and ex-militia men, who have
recently been disarmed. The trouble
appears to have been caused by
Colonel Glynn of the militia, who is
also collector Of customs. The sur
rendered arms were stored in the GUS
tom house and were given to the mil
itia after the departure Of the dis
armament commissioners.
General Rodriguez telegraphed
Colonel Glynn to disarm these men.
Colonel Glynn Is reported to still have
the guns in his possession and to be
disposed to make trouble. II these
reports are confirmed Governor Taft
will remove Colonel Glynn.
General Brava, commander OF the
insurgents in that vicinity, maintained
good faith with the commission, even
taking the revolvers and machetes
from his men.
Two cases Of yellow fever at Cruces,
in addition to the recent death from
yellow fever have decided Governor
Taft not to send the marines back to
Cruces Camp.