Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-15
QUIET SUNDAY IN HAVANA
Governor KagOOn Says No Cabinet Appoint
ments will Be Made for Some Time
CUBA TO PAY COST OF INTERVENTION
Expense Of Moving and Maintain
ina Army tO BE Charged to
IsIand-MOre Troops
Arrive.
Arrive.

. HAVANA, Mo, oct. H.-Charles L. Ma
goons first day as governor Of Cuba passed
busily, but quietly. The palace was sim
gularly stll, compared with the eventful
days of the past regime. Governor Ma
goon said 70 the Associated Press that he
was looking forward with confidence to
peaceful sdminis stration. He expressed
the warmcst appreciation of the work
complshed by Messrs. Taft and Bacon.
both IN the pacification Of the island and
| laying foundation for a smooth and sue
cessful syst IN of provisional government.
/ The governor sees no reason TO anticipate
Z further sudden changes in the situation,
/ or any especially sensational incident He
/ is rather Of the opinion that now govern
/ mental matters will be OF the commonplace
/ order compared to the exciting and rapid
! succession Of developments of the past two
! months.
No Cabinet Appointments Now.
! Governor Magoon has announced his de-
cision to postpone the appointment OF cab
/ met officers indefinitely. His intention is
to consider thoroughly the conditions and
! needs of each department and this can he
better accomplished at the outset by hav-
/ ing the subordinate heads report direct TO
! himself BY this method the governor be.
lieves he will be better enabled to select
! the ministers best fitted for the respective
posts
Asked whether he was likely to permit
! political eNpedency TO influence cabinet or
other appointments the governor replied
! that such considerations might rule to
/ some extent since It certainly would be i'm
! polite to appoint to high office men to
whom a considerable portion OF the people
! was opposed. Efficiency and suitability.
however. would be the main consideration.
Cubans TO Pay the Bill.
There will be kept strict accounting Of
the expenses incurred by the American
army of occupation as are chargeable TO
Cuba. These will include only such ex-
penses would not have been incurred
but FOR the coming OF the troops to the
island.
The last demonstration of welcome to
returning ex-rebels took place here today
upon tho arrival OF General Julian Betan-
court. who was formerly Pine Guerra =
chief OF stan. Betancourt has been de-
tained in Pinar Del Rio collecting in
surgent arms and settling other matters.
He Is popular in the capital. A crowd of
1900 persons met his at the villa Nueva
station and greeted him with roars OF de-
light Padre Miret. revolutionary priest
who accompanied the general. was en-
Enthusiastically welcomed, The crowd was
composed almost entirely OF negroes With
three bands of music they paraded through
three squares. around Central park and
down the Prado and finally left Betancourt
at his home.
More Troops Arrive.
The City of Washington, with the head
quarters and First battalion Of the
Eleventh. infantry on board, and the AL
niiral Schley, with Company Of the signal
corps and the Seventeenth ana Eighteenth
batteries OF mountain artillery, have arrived
here. The troops have gone to Camp Col
umbia. The headquarters and Third bat
talon of the Fifth infantry have been
transferred from Camp Columbia to Car
denas
General ]. Franklin Bell intends to dis
tribute a battalion of engineers through
out the island for the purpose of verify
ing, correcting and completing the large
army map of Cuba begun during the former
Intervention. but not completed except for
the provinces OF Havana and Matanzas.
The twenty-five marines ordered to the
Isle of Pines by Secretary OF War Taft
proceeded thither today from Batabano on
board a coastinE vessel.
Appeal 20 Patriotism.
Governor Alleman of Santa Clara province
has issued an appeal to the various mayors
in his department to establish order and
tain the existence Of the republic. The
appeal says, in part:
1T cannot be doubted that msjority
OF Cubans lack a clear and definite con-
? ception OF tho exercise of liberty and com
pliance with liberty's dues IL is also neces-
] sary for the sake of the truth to declare
! in the present circumstances. that many
= functionaries OF the administration have
failed to comply with their official obligae
tions."
The governor begs his hearers TO resist
e temptations and urges them not to bt
carried away by their passions and tC
treat all citizens and factions alike.
o ''rhe present epoch" he continues. 't'
a trial for sincere Cubans and the Cubar
authorities. The government Of interven
, ton has showed its sincerity in words ant
deeds. and the greatest patriot today Il
ne who does his utmost for permanent
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