The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-14
Magoon IS Now in
Charge.
ACCLAIMED BY THE LIBERALS
Government Party Sulked During
Hour Of Departure.
Secretaries who Acted a. Peace Con-.
missiOners Were Paid Tribute
10 by Revolutionists Bwt
Ignored b. Moderates.

Havana. Oct. 13.-Messrs TAFT an0
Bacon. President Rooseveits Peace
Commissioners. completed their labors
here today and departed for the United
states On board the hattleship Loui3i.
ana.
They were followed to sea and &C.
claimed by many Liberal and ex-revW-
lutionary leaders. but tho former Gov
eminent officials showed NJ disposition
to join in the farewell. either ccllec-
lively or individually. and no promi.
rent Moderates appeared either At the
palace or tho wharf to participate in
the leave-taking.
Two iberal-Nationsiists. Governor
Eunez and Congressman DOWN. were
the only highly prominent members OF
the Government group who saw tht
party of.
The principal feature Of the day pre-
oeding the departure Of Messrs. TAFT
and Bacon. was the taking over Of tho
Government by Charles z. MaGoon.
which was done by the issuance of a
proclamation which declared no would
ment. directed by PRECEDENT Roosevelt.
by virtue of the authority of the Plat
amendment.
This was precisely in line with ;'resi-
dent Roosevelt's appointment OF Mr..
Magoon, which states 1t was :madc BY
virtue OF the authority conferred on
me by the appendix to the constitution
of Cuba and by act of Congress, March
2, 1901
Secretary Taft's Governorship Of the
ISLAND ceased at noon and at 3 o'clock
he and Mrs. Taft and Mr. Bacon anil
Mrs. Bacon stood In the blue room a.
the pala:e and for a quarter of an
hour babe farewell to such friends a.
called and to those with whom they
had come In contact with ut the palace
The former include the members Of
the city Council and Alfredo Zayas,
the Liberal leader. Immediately there
after the secretaries and their party
descended to the court blow and we're
driven 10 tho Cabelleria wharf. accom-
PANIED by General Bell. Consul Gcnerg.
Steinhart, Capt lin Mccoy and their Sc.
rciaries
At the wharf they met Mayor Car
denas who. on behalf of the city gov
eminent. presented Messrs Taft and
Bacon with immense bouquets. The
big crowd assembled at the wharf
dofed their hats and the secretarie,
responded likewise, but there was no
cheering or other demonstrations.
a~Brig. Gen. Funston. whU had pre-
coded the others. had started for the
battleship Virginia in a launch and a
few moments later Mr.. Taft handed the
ladies' into n launch and the party
started for the Louisiana. Governor
Magoon, Mr.. Steinhardt. General Bell,
Captain zero. Captain Mccoy and 9TH
ers accompanying them
The Louisiana passed out of the har.
Dor. laundering a salute OF twenty on
guns to the Cuban flag flying at her
mainmast, with her whitehead crew
manning the rails and the band play
ing the Cuban national hymn. The ga
lutte was returned by the Cabanas
fortress. In the wake of the flagship
came the Virginia. carrying General
Funston. and then the New Jersey
Afterwards came the army trans
ports Niagara and Renca, and a 10
tilla of gaily decorated launches car
rying leading Liberals and ex-rebels,
flying Liberal banners, The battle
ships were escorted to the harbor
mouth. where the iotilla whstled fare.
wells. the warships responding