The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-18
MAGOON EXPECTS
PEACE TO PREVAIL
LOOKS FORWARD TO oulETTIME
ON THE ISLAND.
CUBA TO PAY EXPENSES
Cost of American Army Of occupa'
tlon to Be Settled Out Of Receipts
of Treasury, Strict Account
ing to Be Made.

Havana, Oct 15.-Charles E. Ma
goon's first day as governor Of Cuba
passed busily but quietly. The PAL
ace was singularly still. compared
with the eventful days of the past
regime.
Gov. Magoon said he was looking
forward with confidence to a peaceful
administration. He expressed the
warmest appreciation of the work ac-
complished by Messrs. Taft and Ba-
con, both In the pacification of the
island and laying the foundation for
a smooth and successful system OF
provisional government
The governor sees no reason to
anticipate further sudden changes In
the situation or any especially sensa-
tional incident; he is rather of the
opinion that now governmental mat
tiers will be Of the commonplace order
compared to the exciting and rapid
succession of developments of the
past two months.
Careful az to Cabinet.
Gov. Magoon has announced his de-
cision to postpone the appointment of
cabinet officers indefinitely. His in
tention is to consider thoroughly the
conditions and needs of each depart
ment, and this can be better accom-
plished at the outset by having the
subordinate heads. report direct to
himeslf. By this method the COVER
nor 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 appoint
nents, the governor replied that such
considerations might rule to some ex-
tent, since it certainly would be inn
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 considerations.
There will be kept a strict account
ing of the expenses incurred by the
American army of occupation as are
chargeable to Cuba These will in
clude only such expenses as would
not have incurred but for the coming
of the troops to the island.
Welcome to Former Rebel.
The last demonstration Of welcome
to returning ex-rebels took place here
Sunday upon the arrival Of Gen. Ju-
Han Betancourt, who was formerly
Pine Guerra'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
1000 persons met him at the Villa
Nueva station and greeted him with
roars of delight. Padre Miret, a rev.
olutionary priest, who accompanied
the general, also was enthusiastically
welcomed. The crowd was composed
almost entirely of negroes. With
three bands of music they paraded
through several squares, around Cen
trail park and down the Prado, and
finally left Betancourt at his home.
Movements of Troops.
The City of Washington, with the
headquarters and First battalion of
the Eleventh infantry on board, and
the Admiral Schley, with Company l,
of the signal corps and the Seven
teenth and Eighteenth batteries of
mountain artillery, have arrived here.
The troops have gone to Camp Col.
umbia. The headquarters and Third
battalion Of the Fifth infantry have
been transferred from Camp Colum-
bia to Cardenas.
Gen. j. Franklin Bell intends to
distribute battalion of engineers
throughout the island for the purpose
OF verifying, correcting and complet-
Ing the large army map of Cuba be-
gun during the former Intervention,
but not completed except for the
provinces of Havana and Matanzas.
The rs marines ordered to the Isle
of Pines by Secretary of War Taft
proceeded thither Sunday from Bata-
bano on board coasting vessel.