New-York tribune., 1906-10-14

the wharf. Two oLiberal-Nat!onalists, Governor
Nuhez and Congressman Gown. were the only
leaders Of the government group who saw the
party off.
The Louisiana passed out first, laundering a
salute of twenty guns to the Cuban flag,
her crew manning the rails and the band playing
the Cuban national hymn. The salute
turned by the Cabanas Fortress. In the wake of
the flagship the Virginia. carrying General
Funston. and then the New Jersey. After them
came the army transports Niagara and Seneca
and a hotilla of gayly decorated launches. car
rying mostly leading Liberals and ex-rebels. fly
ing Liberal banners. The battleships were
escorted to the harbor mouth. where the 1otia
whistled farewells. the warships responding and
Secretary Taft and his party waving their hats
and handkerchiefs. Among the Liberals were
Jose Miguel Gomez, Alfredo zayas and Pine
Guerra
Before leaving Havana Secretary Taft issued
a decree that army supplies and the personal
effects of officers and men of the army. navy
and marine corps and OF civil employees Of the
provisional government brought TO Cuba from
the United States should be admitted to the
country free Of duty
Without any formality except the issuing Of
an extra copy of THE Gazette" the government
OF Cuba transferred at noon to-day by Sec
retary Taft TO Charles E. Magoon Mr. Tafts
contribution to The Gazette was simply a
paragraph saying;
By direction and with the authority of the
President Of the United States I hereby lay
down the office Of Provisional Governor of Cuba.
assumed by August 20 and turn the same
over to Charles E. Magoon. my successor.
Governor Magoon issued a proclamation, as
suming the government of Cuba, which differed
from Secretary Tafts in referring definitely to
the Platt Amendment the authority for the
United States intervention. In his proclamation
Governor Maeoon said:
The policy declared and the assurances given
by Secretary Taft will be strictly adhered to and
carried out AS Provisional Governor 1 shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties pro-
vided for by Article 3 of the Appendix to the
Constitution OF Cuba, for the preservation Of
Cuban independence and the protection of life
and property. AS soon as 1t proves consistent
with the attainment of these ends. I shall seek
to bring about the restoration of the ordinary
agencies and methods of government under the
other and general provisions of the Cuban con-
stitution. All the provisions of the constitution
and laws which for the time being would be in
consistent with the exercise of the poWers pro-
vided for by Article 3 of the Appendix must be
deemed to be in abeyaancs All the other pro-
visions of the constitution and laws continue in
full force and effect
AS the hour of noon approached Mr.. Taft re-
marked to the local reporters that he had been
unjustly characterized the biggest in
Cuba" and he wanted them TO observe that Mr..
Magoon was bigger than he. Mr.. Magoon re-
piled that a matter of fact he had been
posing for caricatures of Mr.. Taft. The news
paper men of Havana presented to Mr. Taft
several pictures of the Cuban capital. including
one of the American feet. and expressed their
appreciation of the frankness and consideration
with which the press and public had been
treated.
The transport Admiral Sampson arrived here
this morning. having on board fifteen officers and
2S1 men Of the 11th Infantry The troops were
landed md went TO Camp Columbia.