The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-11
FUNSTON ALSO TO LEAVE CUBA
LEADERS or Palma PARTY MAD
OLD GRI'DGE AGAINST HIN.
Tart says HIs appointment 10 Command
Of Troops was Only Temporary hut
havana Believes OpDOsItIOO Of Mod.
crates Ended Hls Usefulness There.
IspertgI Cabls De,palch 10 rHn sUN

Special Cable Despatch TO rHn Sun.
HAVANA, Oct. iO.-When Secretaries TAFT
and Bacon sail for home on the battleshLP
Louisiana. probably on saturday, Gen.
Funston will sail with hem This an
nouncement, which has caused surprise In
all quarters, was made to-day by Secretary
Taft In the following statement:
--Mr. Bacon, Gen. Funston and | are re-
turning a. the Peace Commission, leaving
affairs In the hands Of Gov. Magoon and
Gen. Bell. We all three have duties that
await us. Gen. Funston was summoned by
a hurry call from the Pacific coast because
he was well acquainted with man Of the
insurRent chiefs, and It was thought that
he could aid US, a. he did greatly, in bring
ing the men under arms to an agreement
which could be put through. He was put
temporarily in command Of the troops by
my order. merely as a convenience, until
Gen. Bell arrived. We three are now re-
turning to our permanent duties
Despite the Official explanation. well in-
formed persons here firmly believe that
Gen. Tnston's recall IL the result OF a
Cuban cabal working against hin Gen.
Funston served in the Cuban army. Early
in 1908. when he wished to return to the
United States Sehores Capote, Andrade and
Fonts y Sterling did what they could to
prevent him, but Gen. Funston succeeded
with the help Of the Spanish authorities,
in getting away. When he arrived here
three weeks ago these three Cubans, who
are the head and front Of the Moderate
party, revived their old grudge and did
all they could to make Gen. HunstOn's task
a hard one II il said they had the help
Of A VrDpNfnApf Local Apnnrinan nffiotal At
any rate. Gen. Funston's recall is believed
to be due to their activity.
The Provisional Government, however,
has the Highest confidence in him, but il h
supposed that the official view il that the
grudge of the Moderates against him limits
his present usefulness in Cuba,
The end of the Foreign L~egion's career
is now in sight. This ornamental body is
likely to be di-banded in a very short time.
although no date is set.
The steamer Panama arrived to-day,
bringing two squadrons Of the Fifth Cav
airy from Fort Ethan Allen and one bat
talon Of the Twenty-eighth Infantry from
Fort Smelling. A light battery has also
arrived. All are now at Camp Columbia.
The Quartermaster's and Commissary de-
partments are working well.
A meeting of the most prominent Liberals
was held to-day. and it was resolved to lend
all support to the Provisional Government.
To-day being the anniversary Of the ont
break Of the Ter Years War in LSos it wss
observed az a national holiday, The palace
was decorated. flags were flying every
where and gum we're booming. The dis
play Of uniforms on the Prado was truly
glorious. even for Cuba.
Gov. Taft has received many messages
from Col. Lynn, of the Cuban militia,
pr~ophesying horrible blOodshed in the small
town Of Trinidad. The rebels ridiculed
the prophesies and said they had given
M their arms. Gov. Taft has sent twenty
five marines to Trinidad. to be on the safe
side.
A case Of yellow fever il reported in
Cisnfuegos. All the Americans there are
sleeping under mosquito nets. There is n"
doctor attached to the troops az Cienfuerrt'
One il to be sent there.