The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-10-12
MAGOON IS ON HAND
Reaches Havana, Preparatory to Sue.
ceeding Governor Taft.
THE PARTY ROYALTY RECEIVED
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon Join, Their
Husbands-A General Decree OF
Amnesty Goes Forth to Rebels and
Political Prisoners.

Havana. Oct. 10.-Charles e. Ma.
COON, the newly appointed provisional
governor of Cuba, arrived here Tues
day afternoon. Coincident with his
coming Governor Taft gave out gen.
eral decree of amnesty, not only to
the rebels but to all persons charged
with political offenses or crimes IN
any way connected with the revolu.
ton. He also issued orders covering
the attitude of the American marines
and soldiers toward the people Of
Cuba.
The appearance Of yellow fever at
Cienfuegoes Tuesday caused the i'm.
mediate issuance of an order by Col.
Barnett, directing that the American
marines be removed from that city.
The men were marched aboard the
ships.
Three cases of yellow fever have
been reported in that city.
Steamer Delayed.
The steamer Mascotte with Mr.. Ma
COON, General J. Franklin Bell, Mrs
Taft and Mrs Bacon, entered Havana
harbor at o'clock in the afternoon
The arrival Of the steamer was de-
layed twelve hours because Of the
belated arrival of the train at Tampa
In the wake of the Mascotte came
the battleship Texas with detach-
ment Of 800 marines from Norfolk.
The battleship saluted as she passed
the Cabanas fortress.
A launch carrying Governor Taft,
Assistant Secretary Of State Bacon
and Captains Mccoy and Marti, aides
to Governor Taft, hurried out to the
Mascotte. There followed another
launch with General Funston and his
aide, and a third with a committee of
Cuban newspaper men, who carried
huge boquets of flowers to present
to the two ladies. Governor Taft
and his party boarded the Mascotte,
but returned at once with Mrs. Taft
and Mrs. Bacon, General Bell and the
generals aide, Captain Wright. The
flowers were delivered to Mrs. Taft
and Mrs. Bacon with brief address
of welcome
Welcomed by Mayor.
The Taft launch returned to the
wharf of the captain of the port. Upon
its arrival there the Taft party was
welcomed by Julio de Cardenas, the
mayor Of Havana, and the city council.
In addition there were a number of
officers of the navy present at the
landing. Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon
came ashore carrying their boque,s.
They were followed by Mr.. Magoon,
Governor Taft, Mr.. Bacon and the
aides. After the presentations to tn
mayor and the city council, the party
entered carriages and were driven to
the palace. AS they were about to
enter the carriages, Mrs. Taft and
Mrs. Bacon were presented with more
flowers from Commander Villaverde,
OF the rebel army, a,.u his wife
Upon arriving at the palace, Mrs.
Taft and Mrs. Bacon entered their
private apartments, and then Cover
nor Taft, Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Magoon
had a long conference in the COVER
nors office.
Decline to Discuss Plans.
Following this conference Mr.. Ma
goon received the members OF the
press. He declined to discuss mis-
plans for the future. He said he had
expected upon arriving at Washington,
to have thirty days leave of absence
prior to his departure for the Philip
pines. He did not regret, however,
the change In his program, and he
expressed himself as gratifled at, BE-
ing in Cuba. He said he would take
up his residence with Minister Nor.
gan, as the minister's guest pending
the departure Of Governor Taft, and
that he might continue to reside there
il he found it convenient.
General Bell will reside at the army
headquarters in Merianao occupied
during the first period of American in
PREVENTION by General Lee. General
Funston will make his headquarters
IN Camp Columbia.