| Show A E m m ISSUES f fl l MUm To Gran O an People Formally De De Himself Provisional Governor the Island to n VERY MODERATE New flew Government Will be Main Maintained tai n Only Ony On long Enough 1 to 10 Restore Order 1 G CONTINUES TO IO FLY II anti ami Gov Governs erns nil V I 1 tie hc as I fader D rr the lt 8 Sept l An Mn prO kaul l l t assumed u u posses ke of t today lohr when War Will Secy III i himself elC of tie the island Illand was v s rs lr Th The proclamatIOn pro lunation w was as asIn tJ In the ike Om l foil W d tf printed print copies of ot the nl IU distributed In Havana tv s 0 el the th rm u II mm 11 I ton Ion n caused caused eau d tart 11 n I tally on ac BC sat t the moderate t In Jn II I r Its Ire tt that the e ruba uba is II un tin t n on en fr d f the tbt n e I and m its promise that re lo 1 ii t Bill ill III be he main I ti fr Ih th Purpose Je of pf re rei tt true I rt tJ art i Public con lon conIn It a government r f N n a appears lII UI In t the he 11 good 04 of Ill and nd hIs bas mn I 1 n apprehension Rr of ry 1 pits u I lit nr 1 l tot to 10 the t rO 1 i I In an any part pari ofhIe of hIe I r f lift has hI not pot ct It taken of cf th tx pals Ial rr tads Is II only PAlmA will raly to III not All y heats Tanal III Ihs r I a one an Mr Taft dashes In lit he arapa h I suit uit the tho u ex Re io r f any n kind Id a t T TM f lr Cr interests here at III A thane change or of goern gore ern t of the sal pro 1111 pron proon d f to III Ike fad fact that the r 4 I bran l ll This I a arc tn in n and 1 OI I TION U WAS 11 In l M IU rubi of t rim on grew to tn art on onor the f Q or the the nf nu euba a or to tory elect u a lR t al alb ry without a Ii t r 7 ahen h great dl ills i a ary 1 r ya tit the that pur ur ea t Itt of Mr Ir t Parma alma the In tit the Warne 1 of Ib the NII States to nl J res tore trotted lie F order Wt t et f Cb and J property rt the Ihira tn rya d Ull the There lalands ant and anttn e Ia 10 to and for pur fIUt ne therein the veto a tt t e Mona J em n ern ild d rill ra d T I a f t e main y r to or M Mr r It t et bY III 11 f I Kam r rt t V dent den t I of or the Ole United States and then to hold such ouch elections as 1111 may ma be bc necessary nary sary to determine on those upon whom the permanent government of oC the republic should be devolved In li lito InfO inso to so far ai as n Ix Is with the nature lI turo of oC a n provisional government established fished under the Authority of the United States mates this will 11 be a Cuban government 0 1 In I conforming with the constitution of oC Cuba The Cuban flag lag will be hoisted as usual over oer the government building of the tho Island all the execution departments and provincial and municipal governments Including that of or the city of oC Havana will continue to he be administered as ns under un under under der the Cuban republic th the courts court will continue to administer justice and all the laws las not lIot In their nature by reason r n of bt the temporary and emergent emer nt character or of the thc government ent will wll be In force Corce President Pr Roosevelt R has hall been most anxious to bring bout about peace Pl co under the constitutional government of Cuba and he made m e every endeavor to avoid the present step Longer delay however would be dangerous in III view of ot resignation of the tho cabinet Until further notice nonce tho rho leads heads of oC nil nit the departments department of tho the central govern goern government ment merit will report to 10 me for instructions Including Gen Alexandro Rodriguez In hr command of ot tho the rural guards and other regular rt government force foree and Gen Oen Carlos Roloff treasurer of nt Cuba Cub Until further notice the civil gover gOer governors governors nors and alcalde will also alO report to me mo for Instructions I 1 Ak ask all il citizens and residents of Cuba to assist me Ise In the tho work of re rc restoring storing order tranquility and public c confidence Signed II il TAFT Secretary of or War of the United States Provisional Governor of oC Cuba Gov Go Tuft Tutt proceeded to the th at noon to take over anI the government of oC Cuba The Tho act aci wall vaa as not nol accompanied by any formal ceremony Gen Funston un ton will command all nil the troops In Cuba but If IC f they the exceeded the dimensions of 01 a 1 brigade an nn officer of higher rank will l 1 be c e sent Rent from Crom the United States It is s practically ter certain certain I tain lain however that nn no such mich contingency will 1111 arise as lIS It Is le apparent that the maintenance of oC the provisional gov government government 0 will not nol require a II large lare num number number number ber of ot troops Consul General Steinhart received orders order early today to to the tho f I commanders commander throughout the Island island and ant informing them of ot Gov Oo Tarts Tafts proclamation and Ind the establishment of the provisional government Gen tn Jon Miguel Corner and other conspiracy prisoners will bo be released releS from custody today In order that as aR members of ot a committee representing the Insurgents they the may ma sign an n agreement agree atte agreement ment with Gov 10 Taft that the tho rebels will lay b dOln their arms Immediately A commission headed by b Gen Oen Kun JUnd ton on will 11 be appointed today to 10 super superIntend superintend Intend the actual laying down of arms anna armson on the tho part I fl of the rebel r rebels bel This ThU com corn commission commission mission will Hill visit I lt all th the rebel camps throughout the Island and Ant will be bo com coin Posed x cd of or Americans only In order to avoid creating any an lad bad feeling or rom com complications The commission disarm the volunteer forces of the gov guv government EO leaving the Cuban forces force at as athey I they hey existed prior to 10 tho the rebellion The commission will be he accompanied by b a disbursing officer of leer who will pay the ex tx exI I j n es of the return home homo of or the tho rebels and amid thus thui avoid nold any dissatisfaction The only disquieting report received at t the American legation today toda wa was 8 a patch ratch from province of Sant saying aln that the Moderates MC there threaten to take lake to tn the woods Capt Schroeder of oC the battleship Virginia Gen and a naval runal i CAmp Columbia this morning to arrange for Us Jis sanitation No more marines will be landed her here until tomorrow The governor has his written to Mr lr Hell Bell x Patinas Pal secretary him In vies of f hl Ms hll valuable la Ie in n office of Ace O J NI r ef of t Ute the Sf f f e Ish edition of the th Past t who was wall arrested Sept JO 20 0 on account of tho the publication of an all editorial article criticising the tho Palma government and who had since been blon held In cado was released today toJu toda the tho court that thai there ivas vas s no foundation for tho charge brought against him TAFT ASKS FOH FOR TROOPS Washington Sept Taft Tart has I cabled from Havana to 10 acting Secy Seer Oli Oliver ver ter at the war var department to send rend the American troops to Cuba In accordance e with the program already arranged Secy Oliver Oller Is trying to 10 this dispatch to 10 president on Barnstable Mass on the tho Mayflower or the Missouri of the fleet by wireless telegraphy t in order to II secure the necessary presidential authorization tion of or the movement nl While waiting to hear from fl m the tho president at Barnstable Acting Secy of oC War Oliver Oller has Issued for the expedition of oC 1100 soldiers to prepare to sail gall from Newport sews News as won soon 1 as possible This Thill Is subject to 10 approval by b the tho president but It Is believed at al atthe atthe the i war ar department that as a the preM preal president dent and Seey Se S y Taft TaCt had probably a II thorough understanding what TV hat should be done dono In the tho present emergency be before beCore before fore Core Secy Set Taft tent sent his message this morning calling for the troops trooN there will be no delay dela In securing the necessary nary sary Sr formality of ot the ap Therefore the entire program Is b being put In execution Ix Quarter Quartermaster matter master General Humphrey has been ordered to 10 Immediately contract for the necessary nry transports to 10 convey oon y tho the troops to Cuba and the traffic mana managers gen gers gc of or the railroads centering at sew New port IlOtt News have be bp been I Instructed to pre prepare prepare prepare pare to tn entrain Immediately the Ihl troops to 10 the tho various army arm posts poets which have hao been selected I ted by h the general staff for Cor Cuban service TROOPS TO GO 00 GOThe GOThe The first 1 expedition of oC troops ordered to sail from Newport News sews as All soon as possible probably will wll leave In about lx I or seven da days das s Full Jull plans for the expedition were made three weeks wees ago ato by b the war ar department which will provide for the sending of oC nt two battalions from raeh each regiment to be drawn drann uPon upion upon leaving a skeleton I battalion of each of the tho regiments relm In Inthis inthis this country The organisation ordered to participate pate lo in the expedition are art as follows Infantry Fifth regiment re reg ment Plattsburg barracks Eleventh Infantry Fort D A Russell Wyoming Seventh h Infantry Fort McPherson Ga 01 Infantry Fort Sheridan S III Ill Twenty eighth Infantry Fort Snelling Minne Minnesota sota aota cavalry Fort Fori flea Des Ia la Fifteenth cavalry ca 11 1 Fort Ethan Allen Vermont Seventeenth and moun mountain aln tain batteries now no 1 at Vancouver a Wash and two companies of ot from Washington Barrack will also participate Time U 8 S transport Sumner now at New Jew York and nine commercial steam er era rt probably will 11 be utilized in tending sending the tho ho first lIr l expedition to tn Cuba uba from sew New Newport Nt port News N u The Sumner can carry JUT in 45 men mm menThe menThe The names or of n the steamers and their capacities follow Collo t Monterey M 4 lj City of nf Washington Wa U 02 1 Seneca KJ lf S Niagara M 40 Panama Pan 1000 Admiral l Admiral Admiral le Dewer er and Admiral FarragUt 30 each |
