The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-02

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 ant Secretary of State Adee was in fre- quent conferwence during the day with Secretary Root, advising him of the de- tails of Cuban affairs.
 The battleship Texas, carrying ma rines ordered to Havana which vessel had been anchored outside the Virginia Capes since last night to await further orders from Secretary Taft, was order led to proceed on her way to Cuba. After the Texas left Newport News q message came from Secretary Taft say | ing he wanted more marines, but did mot need any more battleships. Dis 1 pitches were sent to him explaining | that the Texas was being sent merely
 as transport, and Secretary Taft then
 assented to the orders for the Texas to proceed. Besides the British steamer
 Marian, just secured as a transport,
 the war department announced it had
 chartered the steamer Andes, now at
 Havana, as a troop transport. She will
 proceed to Tampa and will take to Ha- vana the light battery ordered from Fort Sheridan. The transport Sumner, which sailed tonight from New York for Havana, carries the first detach- ment of troops for the Cuban expedi- ton, consisting of two battalions of in- fantry from the Plattsburg (N. Y.) bar racks, and one battalion of engineers from the Washington barracks--900 men in all. The troops are under com mand of Colonel Cowles, of the Fifth infantry. In addition to tn etroops the
 Sumner is loaded with large consign-
 ment of commissary stores. The sail
 ing of the Sumner will be within forty eight hours from the issuance of the orders for the movement of the troops.
 Practically the first bit of information conveyed to President Roosevelt after his arrival here was that respecting the Summers readiness to proceed. He ex- pressed qualification at the expedition shown.
 Brigadier- General w. P. Duvall, com mander of the Department of the Gulf,
 with headquarters at Atlanta, was at the war department to-day in confer ence with General Bell, chief of staff, and other officers with regard to the movement of the troops in his depart ment that have been ordered to Cuba General Duvall was one of the Ameri- can officers sent to Berlin to represent the United States army at the manoeu- vres of the German troops. When the
 trouble in Cuba became serious he and
 his associate, General Thomas H. Bar ", assistant chief of staff, were order- ed to return to Washington without de- lay.
 General Duvall started for Atlanta tonight and will hold himself in readi- ness for orders to Cuba in case any more general officers are required in the enforcement of the peaceful occupation
 of the island.
 Brigadier- General John J. Pershing, recently promoted to be brigadier-gen- eral and military attache at Tokio, ca 1 bled the war department to-day that
 he will sail immediately for the United
 States. He will report to the military
 secretary and no doubt be ordered to lduty in Cuba.
 General Barry arrived in New York from Europe tonight and will reach Washington tomorrow night.
 Secretary Root and Attorneys General Moody called at the White House at
 9:8O o'clock tonight by appointment,
 and immediately entered into confer | ence with the president.