The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-11
His Cuban Work IS
Completed.
GEN. BELL STAYS ON ISLAND
Leaders Of Moderate Party Pre-
JUDGED Against Kansan.
Secretary Bacon Will Also Leave for
United states, Leaving Cover
nor MakOon In Complete Charge
Disarmament Continues.

Havana, Oct. 10.-Gen. Frederick
Funston will not continue In command
Of the American forces In Cuba. GOV
ernor Taft announced tonight that ne
and General Funston will leave Satur-
day for the United States on the pat
tleship Louisiana.
with them will go Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Bacon, and the anairs OF
Cuba will be left in the hands Of Gov
ernor Magoon and General FRANKLIN
Bell. In eplaining this. Governor TAFT
said:
General Funston was summoned on
a hurry call from the Pacific because
he was we'll acquainted with many OF
the insurgent chiefs here and 1t was
thought he could aid us, as he did
greatly, in bringing the men In arms
up to an agreement. General Funston
was put temporarily In command OF
the troops in Cuba merely as conve-
nience until General Bell should arrive.
General Funston, Mr.. Bacon and myself
are returning to our permanent du-
ties"
Governor Taft's confidence in Gen.
eral Bells ability to carry out the
program Of regeneration resulted in
the decision to continue him in the is
land Many Cubans of the faction to
which Mendez Capote and others who
organized the Moderate Party belong.
were outspoken against General Fun
ston. alleging that he had deserted
them in their war against Spain. Gov
ernor Taft did not take cognizance OF
this bitterness. as he knows that Gen.
eral Funston at that time was i'll and
had the consent to return of General
Garcia and other leaders.
Had the proposal to send three ex-
petitions to Cuba been carried out. Cen
eral Funston would have remained at
Camp Columbia as the commander of a
hef
Governor Taft and General Bell in the
Philippines, Influenced the provisional
governor to ask that General Bell be
placed in charge.
The party sailing on the Louisiana
Saturday will touch at Key West, where
Secretary Taft desires to stop In con-
nection with right of way across the
military reservation Of the railroad
which Is being constructed across the
Florida KEYS. The Secretary consid-
ers it important as 1t will practically
connect Cuba and the United States
with a ferry service.
Twenty marines have been ordered
to proceed to Sancti Spiritus and Trim
idad. At the latter place they will set
tie the friction between ex-rebels and
eX- militiamen, who have recently been
dsarmd. The trouble was caused when
Colonel Glynn Of the militia, who ia
also collector of customs re-armed the
militia after the departure of the dis
armament commissioners
General Rodriguez. commander Of the
rural guards. telegraphed Colonel Glynn
to disarm these men, This was done.
but Glynn is reported still to have
the guns in his possession and to be
disposed to make trouble. If these re-
ports are confirmed. Governor Taft will
remove Glynn
General Bravo. commander of the in
surgents in that vicinity. maintained
good faith with the commission even
,aking the revolvers and machetes from
ais men.
Two cases Of yellow fever at Cru
.es, in addition to the recent death
here. has decided Governor Taft not
10 send the marines back to that camp.