The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-15
.MAGOON'S FIRST
DAY AS GOVERNOR
Everything Quiet in Havana
and All the Province
of Cuba.
NO CABINET FOR A TIME
NEW EXECUTIVE WILL RUN
THINGS.
o CABINET FOR A TIME

Havana, Oct. 14.-Charles Il. Masoon.s
ilrst day as governor of Cuba passed
busiiy but quietly. The palace was sim
Suiarly still compared with the eyentful
days Of the past regime.
governor Magoon said to the Associated
Press that he was looking forward with
confidence to peaceful administration.
he expressed the warmest appreciation
or the work accomplished by Messrs
Iaft and Bacon, both in the paeification
OF the island and laying the foundatio
provisional government The governor
sees no reason to anticipate further sud
den changes in the situation or any es-
peclaLy sensational incidents. He is
rather OF the opinion that now govern
mentdi matters will be of the common
place order compared with the exciting
ana rapid succession of developments OF
the past two months.
No Cabinet for MACON.
Governor Magoon has announced his
decision TO postpone the appointment of
cabinet officers indefinitely. His inten-
ton is to consider thoroughly the condi-
tions and needs of each department and
this can be better accomplished at the
outset by having the subordinate heads
report directly to himself. BY this meth
cd the governor believes he will be better
enabled to select the ministers best fitted
for the respective posts.
Asked whether he was likely TO permit
partisan political expediency to Influence
cabinet or other appointments. the gov
ernor replied that such considerations
might rule to some extent, since it GER
tainiy would be impolitic TO appoint to
high offices men to whom a considerable
portion of the people were opposed Eff
ficiency and suitability. however, would
be the main considerations.
Cuba Must Foot the Bill.
will no -tr;o
of such expenses incurred by the Amer
lean army of occupation as are charge
able to Cuba. These will include only
such expenses as 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 to-
day upon the arrival of General Julian
Betancourt. who was formerly Pine Gu
erra's chief of staff.
Betancourt has been detained in Pinar
del Rio collecting insurgent arms and
settling other matters. He is popular in
the capital. A crowd Of 1900 persons met
him at the Villa Nueva station and greet
ed him with roars of delight. Padre Mi
raj, a revolutionary priest, who accom-
panied the general also was enthusi-
astically welcomed. The crowd was COM
posed almost entirely of negroes. With
three bands of music they paraded
park and down the Prado, and finally
left Betancourt at his home.
Transports Arrive.
The City of Washington, with head
quarters and First battalion OF the Elev-
enth infantry on board, and the Admiral
Schley, with company / of the signal
corps and the Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth batteries OF mountain artillery,
have arrived here. The troops have gone
to Camp Columbia. The headquarters
and Third battalion of the Fifth infantry
have been transferred from Camp Co.
lumbia to Cardenas.
General J. 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 for
mer intervention, but not completed, eX-
cept fer the provinces of Havana and
Matanzs-s.
The twenty-five marines ordered to the
Isle of Pines by Secretary of War Taft
proceeded thither today from Betabano
In a coasting vessel. .