The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-11
FUNSTON COMING
HOME WITH TAFT
CubanS Say He Deserted Them
When They Were Striving
for independence.
GENERAL BELL IN COMMAND
TWO CASES OF YELLOW JACK AT
CRUCES.

Havana, Oct. 10.-General Frederick
Funston will not continue in command
OF the American forces in Cuba Gov
ernor Taft announced tonight that he and
General Funston will leave Havana for
the United States on Saturday on the
battleship Louisiana With them will go
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and
the affairs of Cuba viii be left in the
hands of Governor Mageon and General
j. Franklin Bell. On explaining the
change of plans, Governor Taft said:
General Funston was summoned on a
hurry gall from the Pacific coast be-
cause BE was well acquainted with many
OF Tie insurgent chiefs here and 1t was
Thought he could aid us. as he did great
: ~ in bringing them men in arms to an
agreement. General Funston was put
temporarily in command of the troops in
Cuba merely as convenience until Gen.
eral Bell should arrive. General Fun
Ston, Mr. Bacon and myself. with Mrs.
Taft and Mrs, Bacon and our secretaries,
are returning TO our permanent duties,
Cubans Dislike Funston.
Governor Taft's special confidence in
the chief of the general staffs ability to
carry out the program the governor has
initiated resulted in the decision to con-
tinue him in the island. Many Cubans of
the faction to which Mendez Capote and
others who organized the moderate par
ty belong, were outspoken against Cen
eral Funston, alleging that he had de-
serted them in the war TO throw off the
take cognizance of this bitterness, as he
was familiar with the circumstances I'M
der which General Funston at that time
returned to the United States. Funston
was taken iii, and he had the consent
TO return of General Garcia and other
leaders who appreciated the long service
he had given their cause.
Confidence in Bell.
Had the proposal to send three expedi-
tons to Cuba been carried out, General
\ Funston would have remained at Camp
pColumbia as the commander of brigade
The close association between Governor
Taft and General Bell in the Philippines
decided the provisional governor to make
a request on President Roosevelt that
General Bell be placed in charge in Cuba.
The party sailing on the Louisiana will
touch at Key West. where Secretary Taft
desires to stop in connection with right
of way across the military reservation for
the railroad which is being constructed
across the Florida Keys. Certain sena-
tors are anxious that Secretary Taft
should facilitate this work disposing of
the governments. interests and the sec
rotary now sees the Importance of the
work which will practically connect the
United States and Cuba by ferry ser
vice.
Some Little Friction.
Twenty-Five marines have been ordered
to proceed to Sancti Spiritus and Trini-
dad. At the latter place they will settle
the friction between eX-rebels and ex-
militiamen who have recently been dis
armed. The trouble appears to have been
caused by Colonel Glynn of the militia,
who is also collector of customs. The
surrendered arms were stored in the Gus
tom house. and Glynn rearmed the militia
after the departure of the disarmament
commissioners.
General Rodriguez, commander of the
rural guards. telegraphed Colonel Glynn
to disarm these men. This was done
but Colonel Glynn is reported still to have
the guns in his possession and to be dis
posed to make trouble. If these reports
are confirmed Governor Taft will re-
move Colonel Glynn. General Bravo. COM
nander of the Insurgents in that vicinity
maintained good faith with the commits
sion. even taking the revOlverS and ma
chetes from his men.
Two cases of ye..ow fever at Cruces, in
addition to the recent death from yellow
fever. has decided Governor Taft not tC
send marines back to the Cruces camp.