The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-10-11
.THFRST TR()|)PSLANDED
Transport Sumner Unloads $50
American Soldiers at Havana
for Occupation Army.
GOV. TAFT TO RETURN NEXT SATURDAY
DisarminE of Insurgents Is Progressing
Although Some Trouble Is Being Ex-
perienred in SANTA Clara Province. and
American Troops May be Sent There to
Maintain Peace-More Marines Landed

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American Troops May be Sent There to
Maintain Peace-More Marines Landed.
Havana, Oct. S.-The first landing
Of American soldiers In the present
occupation of Cuba was accomplished
Sunday with marvellous promptness,
and Sunday night second and third
battalions Of the Fifth United States
are settled under canvas In
camp Columbia. The First and Fourth
battalions Of the same regiment, which
arrived Sunday afternoon, also were
sent out to the camp promptly. Sun
day General Frederick Funston es-
tablished his headquarters at Maria
mao, convenient TO his command. Col.
l. w. 7. Waller, commanding the
Marines. has been ordered to report
to General Funston and the entire
force of regulars and marines will be
under Fuston's command until the
arrival here next Tuesday Of General
Franklin Bell, who will direct the dis
tribution OF the forces throughout the
island.
Within an hour from the time that
the transport Sumner came alongside
the railroad wharf the disembarking
had been completed ana the $50 men
composing the Second and Third bat
talions of the Fifth had been trans
ported on street cars direct to the
camp. Their equippage and supplies
we're taken on freight cars by an
other route. The movement was SO
skillfully handled that the men pre-
pared their midday meal from their
own rations. The men are In good
condition and are pleased with their
camp and its pleasant surroundings.
The disarming Of former insur-
gents went on much better Sunday
Reports from members OF the disar'
mament commission In various prov
inces indicate that the trouble which
was threatened Saturday may be
avoided although ex-rebels and vol
unteers a few towns In santa Clara
province are still disinclined to be the
first to disarm, and 1t Is feared thai
American soldiers will have to bt
sent to back up the demands of the
disarmament commission. HRyfn ma,
Santiago Pinar del Rio. Mantanza'
and Puerto Principe province; are
| practically clear of rebels and show
| no signs of trouble.
Governor Taft, Assistant Secretar.
| of State Bacon and General Funston
are gratified at the situation and be
lieye that the difficulties in SAINT
Clara province will be overcome i
a few days. So confident are the
that Governor Taft and Mr.. Baco
say they believe they will be mad
to start for home next Saturday. Gov
ernor Taft will spend the time afte
Tuesday in familiarizing his succe'
sor, Charles E. Magoon, with the sit
uation. Mr.. Magoon is expected her
on that day. 1t is believed that afte
the arrival In Havana OF the wive
of Governor Taft and Mr.. Bacon tn
provisional governor will give pull
! | lie reception at the palace to intro
duce Mr.. Magoon to the people.
| A delegation from the town c
|, Guines came into Havana Sunda
|, night and reported to Gen. Funsto
|, that a party ofAsbert's disbanded rel
|, els had entered Guines and attacke
|, some policemen who have been SUI
|, pended under pay since the arriv'
there of American marines. Sewers
policemen were badly cut with mi
chetes and the rebels threatened I
kill the entire force. The people
Guines are in a state of considerabl
alarm. Gen. Funston ordered Cap
Phelan. of the marines, to co-operat
I with Capt. Figueroa, of the rur'
guards, and to exercise a SPECIAL Wig
lance Sunday night in view of a n
gro ball which was being held
, Guines.
o The cruiser Brooklyn, Monda
I morning landed $50 marines who wei
! to Camp Columbia The battleshiI
, Kentucky and Indiana sailed Monda
a afternoon for New England water
|. No further reports Of trouble In an
4 part of the island have been receive
The disarming of the insurgents
q practically complete with the exec
ton of small isolated bands, who wi