Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-10-05
TAFTNOW GOVERNOR
COBANS ON B1TH SIDES ARE
DISARMIkG.-. RETURN ZONE.
General Funston Says Affairs Will All
Soon Be Smoothed OVer-Secretary
Taft Is in Full ControI-PaIma Is
Out U. S. Marines and Soldiers
Have Landed.


posing peacefully of the revolutionary
forces in arms against the Cuban gov
eminent is already practically under
way. Brigadier General Frederick Fun
ston, chairman of the disarmament
commission, had two amicable confer
ences Sunday with Generals Pine
Guerrero and Del Castillo and ar
ranged a program perfectly satisfac-
tory to all concerned. In fact General
Funston said this evening that the
windup would be so smooth and rapid
that it will take much less time than
had been anticipated.
The first landing of any considerable
force of America took place Sun
day night, When $50 marines came
ashore from the squadron in the har-
Dor. This force proceeded for Glen
fuesos this evening on a special train.
1t was explained that luis movement
was not made on account of actual
trouble in Cienfuegos, but for the pur-
pose of exerting a calming inuuence
on the local situation, which contains
some possibility of a conflict by rea-
son of the tense feeling existing be-
tween the government volunteers and
the insurgents.
FareweIIs at the Palace.
The day at the palace passed quieIy
and rather gloomily. There are as yet
no signs of Secretary ats actual Oc-
cupancy of the edifice, which Sunday
was the scene of a number of farewells
to ex-President Palma and his family.
The members of the diplomatic corps
and the foreign consuls called in a
body to say goodby. They gave eX-
pressions to many sincere words of
| friendship and appreciation of the
character and kindness of the late
head of the republic. Senior Palma
received all his visitors with quiet dig
nifty and seemed entirely reconciled
to going, although he still appeared
detected at the outcome of the revolu-
ton.
In the evening the private reception
room of the palace was thrown open
and scores Of personal friends called
and remained for some time with
Senior Palma, his wife and other mem
bers of the family. The ex-president
is besieged for interviews by cable
grams and in person. The London
papers are urgent in asking for inter-
views. To the cablegrams the eX-
president has replied, while to the
newspaper correspondents he has sent
word that he has nothing further to
say.
Program of Disarmament.
Inc disarmament commission has
decided that the rebels shall not re-
ceive payment for their arms, but each
man will be given transportation and
subsistence until he reaches home.
The program of the disarmament is
that one member of the commission
will visit each command. The arms
will be deposited with the .aLCalion
commander, who will turn them over
to the commission. The rebels will
take their horses home, the animals
which have been stolen to be returned
later to the owners on proper identi-
| fication
| General Guerrero himself VIII assist
in experimenting the work of the re
turn of his men to their homes after
the forces in Pinar del Rio province
have given over their arms. General
Funston expects to remain in Havana
in general charge of the work of dis
armament. When this is completed
he will take command of all the United
States troops in Cuba.
General Pine Guerrero says all of
the men of his forces were eminently
satisfied with the arrangements. He
expressed the belief that the stability
of the government was now assured,
and predicted that never again would
there be revolution in CUBA, thanks
largely to the United States govern
ment for the hand it had taken in the
settlement of the difficulty.
Asked whether his men shared his
contentment with the proposition to
return quietly to their homes, General
Guerrero said:
The men under our commands will
obey us. Those who do not obey never
were with us. The revolution is ended
and we have won, and we are supreme
Iy content"
The landing party of marines and
bluejackets for Cienfuegos was made
up of attachments from the Louisiana,
New Jersey, Newark and Minneapolis.
They boarded 16 streetcars, in which
they were taken to Villa Nueva, where
they were placed on board trains of
six cars. Tents were carried with
them.
Governor Taft has informed all the
members of the Palma cabinet that he
would appoint ministers in about 10
days; that in the meantime the sub
secretaries are acting. It is believed
some of the ex-members of the cabinet
will be reinstated. Governor Taft has
sent a telegram to Senior Quesada, the
Cuban minister at Washington, re-
questing him not to press his resigna.
ton.
The first landing of the force of
marines to garrison Camp Columbia
commenced today. The coming
ashore of these men, as well as the
arrival of some 5000 soldiers, is not
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