The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
BattIsship Texas and Transport
Sumner are Enf0ute.
Other steamers Have BEEN Chartered
for r~c A. Transports and are Being
Fitted Up tn Take Troops tn the Is
land-onfcrcncc on the Cuban Sit
uation Between The President. and
cral Moody.

Washington. October President
r oseyeit tonight had a long confer
ence with two members OF his cabinet,
Secretary OF State Root and Attorney
General Moody. Both cabinet officials
declined 10 discuss the nature OF the
discussion, but their call At the White
house Was by previous arrangement.
and the conference began shortly after
$50 O'Clock Just previous To their
coming the ,presidenb received Mr..
QLeseGa, the Cuban minister. with
whom he had a brif talk regarding
Cuba. Upon leaving the White hcuse.l
MIR. QueSeda stated that he had ca!lei}
70 thank the president FOR his letter toV
him. for Secretary Taft'S proclama-
ton, and for the efforts that the pres
ident IS making for the people Of Cuba.
Mr.. QuSseda said that he had uot re-
ceived u reply from the provisional
government 10 his cable elGcr OF res
ignation.
He received a reques. similar 10 that
'NAI al NtE4OiialIN e vi
Cuba asking them u continue at their
posts, but rs he had already resigned
that message OF request did not under
the circumstances apply to him aid ~
awaiting a specific reply To his tender
OF resignation.
Gonzales de Queseda, minister from
Cuba To the United States. tolay en-
ferred with Secretary Root regarding
the situation in Cuba. MIR. QueSeda ex-
pressed full confidence IN the friendly
attitude of this government toward
Cuba. Assistant Secretary OF State
Adee was in frequent conferences dur
ing the day with Secretary Root, advis-
ing him OF the details Of CIban affairs.
The battle ship T,Xas, carrying ma
rines ordered to Havana, which mas
been anchored outside the Virginia
capes since last night to await further
orders from Secretary Taft. was or
dered to proceed on her way 10 Cuba.
After the Texas left Newport News. Il
message came from Secretary Taft,
saying he wanted more marines, but
did not need any more battleships,
Dispatches were sent to him explain
ing that the Texas was being sent
merely as a transport M Secretary
Taft then sent the orders for the Texas
to proceed. Besides the British steamer
Marian JUST secured as a transport,
the war department has secured the
steamer Andee now at Havana as Il
troop transport. She will proceed at
once to Port Tampa and, it is expected,
will take to Havana the light bat
terry ordered from Fort Sheridan.
General Bell. chief of staff, 0
ed this evening that the transport Sum-
ner would sail tonight from New York
for Havana. She will carry the first
detachment of troops for the Cuban
expedition, consisting of two battalions
of infantry from the Plattsburg, y. Y,
barracks and one battalion of engineers
from the Washington barracks, 900
men in all. The troops will be under
command of Colonel Cnwles, Of the
Fifth infantry. In addition to the
trops, the Sumner will carry a large
consignment Of commissary stores.
Brigadier General w. Z. Duvall, COM
manding the department OF the gulf.
with headquarters at Atlanta, was az
the war department today 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 New
| port News for embarkation to Cuba.
General Duvall will leave here this
evening at 1915 o'clock for Atlanta
and will hold himself in readiness for
orders TO Cuba in case any more gencr-
n officers are required in the enforce
nent OF the peaceful occupation of the
island.