Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-12
MACON and BELL In CHARGE
General Funston Will Return to United
States With Secretary Taft.
PARTY LEAVES HAVANA SATURDAY
General He'll Placed I'm Command ut
Request of Mr.. TAFT, who Was
Long Associated With Him
In the Philippines.

HAVANA. oct I-General Frederick
Funston will not continue in command Of
the American forces in Cuba. Governor
Taft announced tonight that he and Gen
eral Funston will leave Havana for the
United States on Saturday on the battle
ship Louisiana. With them will go AS
sistant Secretary Bacon and the affairs of
Cuba will be left in the hands of Cover
nor Magoon and General ]. Franklin Bell
In explaining this change of plans, Gov
ernor Taft said:
General Funston was summoned on a
hurry call from the Pacific coast because
hs was we'll acquainted with many of the
insurgent chiefs here and IL was thought
he could aid US, as he did greatly. in
bringing the men In arms to an agreement.
General Funston put temporarily In
command of the troops In Cuba merely as
eonvtnience until General Bell should
myself, with Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon
| and our secretaries are returning to our
Cubans object TO Funston.
| Governor Taft's special confidence in the
chief of the general stairs ability to carry
out the program the governor has initiated
| resulted In the decision TO continue him on
| the island. Many Cubans of the faction
| to which Mendez Capote and others who
| organized the moderate party belong, were
| outspoken against General Funston, aileg-
| ing that he had deserted them in the war
! to throw of the yoke of Spain. Governor
| Taft did not take cogniEance OF this bit
| terness, as he was familiar with the cir
cumstances under which General Funston.
| at that time, returned to the United States.
Funston was then Ill and he had the con-
| sent to return of General Garcia and other
leaders. who appreciated the long service
\ he had given their cause
Had the proposal 10 send three expedi-
| tons to Cuba been carried out, General
| Funston would have remained at Camp CO.
| lumbia as the commander of a brigade
| The close association between Governor
| Taft adm General Bell in the Philippines
| Influenced the provisional governor 20
make requisition upon President Roose-
Welt that General Bell be placed I'm charge
in Cuba.
Taft stops at Key West
The party sailing on the Louisiana, Sat
urdsy viii touch at Key West, where Sec
rotary Taft desires 10 stop. in connection
with a right-of-way across the military
4 reservation for the railroad which il be-
ing constructed across Florida Keys.
Certain senators are anxious that secre-
tary Taft should facilitate this work by
disposing OF the governments interest and
the secretary now sees the Importance OF
the work. which will practically connect
the United States and Cuba by a ferry
service.
| Twenty-Five marines have been ordered
10 proceed to Sancti Spirtus 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 0lynn OF the militia. who Il
also collestor Of customs. The SURRENDERED
arms were stored IN the custom house ans
Glynn rearmed the militia after the de
partuFe OF the disarmament commission
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