Arizona republican., 1906-10-14
COY. MAGOON
 IN CHARGE
Taft, Bacon and Funston
 Quit Cuba
FareweIIs Were CeremOni- Ous but Not DemOnStra- tive On Part of Natives.

Havana, Oct 13.-Secretary. of War Taft and Assistant Secretary oi State Bacon. President Roosevelt's cOmmis- sioners, completed their work here to- day and departed for the United States on the battleship Louisiana. They were followed and accompanied by liberal and x-revolutionary leaders, but the foremost government officials showed 10 disposition to join in the farewell, and no prominent moderates partici- pated in the leave taking. Two lead ing liberal nationalists, Governor Nu- neg, and Congressman Govin, were the only highly prominent members of the government group who saw the party off Brigadier General Funston left at the same hour on the battleship Nir- ginia.
 Preceding the departure of Taft and Bacon. the government was taken charge of by Charles B. Magoon. He issued a proclamation declaring that he had entered upon and would dis charge the functions Of governor, as directed by President Roosevelt, by virtue of the Platt amendment.
 Secretary Taft's governorshiD ceased at noon and a D. m. the party stood on the wharf and bade farewell to
 
 whom they had come in contact in the palace. The former included the mem bers of the cabinet, and the liberal leaders. Immediately thereafter they were taken on board the vessel. At the wharf they met a committee who pre- sented them with boquets The croWl at the wharf dOffed hats and the sec retaries responded likewise, but there was no cheering.
 Brigadier General Funston, who had preceded the others. had started for the battleship Virginia in a launch, and a few moments later MT. Taft handed the ladies into a launch and the party started for the Louisiana, Gov. Ma goon. MT. Steinhart. Gen. Bell, captain of the port here, Captain Mccoy and others accompanied them. The crowd was interested but undemonstrative.
 Within a few minutes they boarded the vessel and were received with a salute of r guns. The Louisiana, the Virginia and the New Jersey were slow in getting under way. When they left their anchorages, where they had been familiar objcts for three weeks, the harbOr appeared comparatively de- serted. The Louisiana passed out first, laundering a salute of 21 guns to the Cuban flag flying at her mainmast. with her crew manning the rails and the band playing the Cuban hymn. The salute was returned by the CabanasS fortress. In the wake or the flagship came the Virginia, carrying General Funston, and then the New Jersey. Afterward came the army transports Niagara and Seneca and a hotilIa of gaily decorated launches carrying leading liberals and ex-rebels. flying liberal banners. The battleships were escorted to the harber's mouth. where the hotilla stopped ~aluting. The war ships responded, Taft and party way ing their hats Among the liberals were Joe Miguel Gomez, Alfredo Zayas PinO Guerra and other prominent members of the party.
 After bidding farewell to Messrs. Taft and Bacon. Governor Magoon. L. s. Minister Morgan and Consul General Steinhart drove in an automobile to the sea-front and watched the battle ships disappear to the eastward. Be fore leaving, Secretary Taft issued a decree that army supplies. personal ef- fects of officers and men of the army and navy and marine corps and civil employees of the provisional govern ment. brought to Cuba from the United states, should be admitted free oi duty.