New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-30
TROOPS ORDERED SENT.


| rschanpat, chief signal officer Captain William
M,,onsT,. chief paymaster, Colonel Charles n.
whippls, fudge advocate. Major Bianton WIN
| ship.
| SECRETARY Taft telegraphed to-day Tor Major
! Jefferson r. Kean. of the med'cai oepaItmenI
| and Frank Mcintyre. a captain IN the 18TH m
fantry, who will start for Havana at the e@rho''
| possible moment.
| One hundred and twenty-five members OF tho
signal Germs from, For, Omaha, Neb.. have been
| ordered to Join the expedition and win Dc uncer
1 the command OF Captain George 8. Gfoos. In
| addition to the troops originally ordered 70 wow
port News the 14th Battery Of held artillery iro"
| Fort Sheridan Illinois. also will Join tho sx-
petition
NEW GUNS FOR TROOPS.
| New runs for all the troops which mar Do
| sent to Cuba are in readiness. and as eacn OF
! the organizations arrives at Newport NewS IL
/ will be equipped with the latest improved army
| rife This has knife bayonet instead OF the
| rod bayonet now generally IN use in the army.
| 1t was demonstrated IN the Russo-Japanese war
| that the rod bayonet is not q success. ana con-
| sequently the General Staff has decided to aban-
| don IL.
| ouartermaster General Humphrey was advised
| to-day that the steamer Missouri, IN New York
Harbor. which he was relying upon to transport
animals to Cuba, probably will not be available
she has been chartered to transport steel rails
from New York to Galveston. ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, who controls the steamer. is willing TO let
the government have her In case permission to
take rails to Galveston in British bottom can
be had. but this is regarded impossible.
The United States army transport Sumner.
now at New York and nine commercial steamers
probably Will be utilized In sending the nrst ex
pedition to Cuba from Newport News The
7co r.
steamers and their capacities follow: Monterey.
S14; City Of Washington 2og; senecS, b24;
Niagara ses; Panama, 1000; Admiral Sampson.
$50: Admiral Schley, $50; Admiral Dewey. $50;
Admiral Farragut, $780,
The Monterey, the City OF Washington the
Seneca, the Niagara and the Panama are either
in New York will be there within three or
four days. The four admirals belong to the
United Fruit Company and are in the West Ind
| ian trade. The Admiral Sampson will be avail
able in Boston in q few days and tho Admiral
Schley is due theirs October 8. The Dewey
will arrive at Philadelphia. in a day or two. and
| the Farragut is due at that port on October T.
AS some of the troops ordered to Newport
News are stationed in the Far West, the two
ships which are not availabs until after the sth
OF next month probably will be ready for in
time TO accommodate the Far Western troops.
The steamer Missouri will be used for the trans
portation Of seven hundred animals to Havana.
Brtgadier General T. j. Whit, commanding the
Department Of the Missouri. at Omaha, has been
telesraphed to hasten to Newport News to take
charge OF the embsrkation OF tho troops for
Cuba Quartermsster General Humphrey or
dered the following officers from his department
| to proceed to Cuba soon possible: Major
Chauncey Q. Baker, Washington; Captain Aroht-
bald w. Butt Washington; Captain William C.
myle Fort Leayenworth. and Lieutenant L. D.
Cabell. San Franoisco. Major Thomas H. sla-
vens. who Is now stationed in the Quartermas-
ter's Department in Washington. has been or
dered to Newport News
NEWS BRINGS RELIEF
The news that Secretary TAFT had proclaimed
himself provisional governor Of Cuba was re-
ccived with relief IN Washington. where the
strain OF the last few days, especially 70 officers
OF the army and navy. has been intense while
the belief has been growing steadily that order
could be restored In Cuba only by the interview
ton of the United States.
The brief and comprehensive character Of
| Secretary Taft's proclamation Is everywhere
commended. and especially his declaration that:
THE provisional government hereby established
will be maintained only long enough to restore
order. peace and public confidence by direction
of and In the name OF the President of the
United States, and then to hold such elections
as may be necessary to determine on those per-
sons upon whom the permanent government Of
the republic should be devolved"
There is earnest depreciation OF the sensation
al reports being circulated that temporary In
Prevention means annexation. Those In authority
in Washington say that nothing they have said
has IN the slightest degree warranted these
ports while they point to the fact that Secre-
tary Taft. who has been in constant communi-
cation with the President and who is Of course,
entirely familiar with the Presidents views, has
on every occasion emphasized the fact that the
Intervention OF this country will continue only
SO long as is necessary to restore order and re-
establish the Cuban government on a Arm ba-
sis.
1t is further urged that assertions that inter
vention means annexation may have a most I'M
fortunate effect in Central and South America,
where it will not be understood that they come
from irresponsible sources. and where II they
are taken seriously. they are likely to undo much
of the good which has been accomplished by
Secretary Roots visits
NO DANGER OF ANNEXATION
1t is declared that the Teller resolution affords
ample protection TO the Independents. of Cuba
but that. even had no such resolution been
adopted there can be no REASONABLY, p,tsundsr
standing Of the purpose of the President and of
Secretary Taft. and the hope is expressed that
the clearly enunciated declaration Of Secretary
Ia1t In his proclamation of to-day will dfspose
or the unwarranted reports that il is the uIti-
mate intention of the administration to annex
Cuba
II Is OF course. appreciated that there are
some who for selfish reasons wouId like m see
Ouo" d part OF the United States. but on the