Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
Open Defiance of the
United States Ex-
pressed
IN SOME QUARTERS
Marines and Soldiers Start for
Island on Several
Ships.

Havana. Oct. p Ex-President Pal
ma left the palace ar 9 this morning.
He bade farewell in the apartments TO
many friends. and then ascended the
grand staircase. accompanied by his
family. entered a closed carriage and
was driven TO the ferry. where he took
train for Mantanzas His departure
was witnessed by a small gathering of
loungers in front OF the palace. bur
there was no demonstration of any sort.
Students Get BoIsterous-
Havana. Oct. 2.-The first anti
American demonstration occurred in
Havana last evening when $50 acad-
emy students and other youths strag-
gled through some down town streets
shouting viva the Cuban Republic. 3"
Down with American control The
demonstration was not treated serious
". The crowd received few acces-
SiOnS
WarShips to Guard Railway
Washington Oct Captain COu-
den. senior naval officer at Havana. re-
ported to the navy department today
that acting under instructions Of Secre-
tary Taft he had ordered the warship
Kentucky TO Matanzas and the Newark
10 Nuevitas TO guard the railroad there.
Prevented IL Raid.
Santiago. Cuba Oct. 2.-The arrival
yesterday afternoon of the American
cruiser Des Moines relieved a serious
situation Fully four hundred armed
revolutionists were enc:rcling the city
within three miles. They were undis
cipIined. badly organized. without shell
ter. and hungry. Discomfort was rife
and they had threatened 10 raid the
city.
All Flags Lowered.
The government forces concentrated
inside the city were not sufficient TO
drive the beggars away. All official
Cuban flags had been lowered when
rhe Des Moines entered the harbor.
Commander Culver says he has no in
structiOns to change the present gov
ernment. and that his mission here is
solely for the preservation of order.
900 Soldiers sail. {,
New York. Oct. Amid cheers and
farewell waves of sweethearts and
friends. 900 soldiers. composing the
first portion of the Cuban expedition
ary force TO sail from New York city
direct to the island. sailed from the
navy yard a few minutes before noon
today on board the transport Sumner.
Leave Fort Smelling.
ST. Paul. Oct 2-The headquarters
staff band machine gun platoons and
first and second battalions of the 2Sth
regiment at Fort Smelling are ready
to move TO Newport News. Va. for
the Cuban campaign Several freight
cars at the fort siding are being load
ed with the baggage and equipment of
the regiment There will be about 200
900 pounds of freight and 100 horses
and mules This outfit will leave this
evening when Colonel Sweet and his
command expects TO start.
Taft Not Worried.
Havana. Oct. 2.-It is reported from
Guantanamo that 100 armed rebels are
collected near that town and seizing
horses. cattle and provisions. Cover
nor Taft and the Cuban authorities re-
gard the report as being exaggerated.
and they believe it refers TO small
bands of malcontents who have not
yet learned of the peace arrangements.
The rural guards are not attempting TO
pursue or disperse these bands since
the settlement of the trouble. and the
beginning of parliament.
Tart Rea~~ures People.
Havana. Oct. 2.-Governor Taft. in
a public address here yesterday. left
no doubt in the Cuban mind as 10
President ROsevelt's purpose in taking
control of the government.
Presiding this morning at the open
ing exercises of the University of Ha-
vana. he declared his mission here was
solely for the purpose of uplifting the
fallen republic and restoring it to the
path of prosperity.
The announcement was received
with demonstrations of delight by an
audience representative of the highest
society in Havana.
Governor Taft ended his address
with a cry OF Viva the republic of
Cuba"
Frantic Cheers for Taft.
Instantly the assembly hall was the !
scene of a most extravagant demon
stration. The Cubans. who already |
had been applauding nearly every SEN !