Show FUNSTON IN COMMAND I Necessary Order Has Been Issued by bythe bythe the the President toni Secretary Taft cabled to the war department today toddY rr- rr pu that thal Brigadier General Frederick Frederick Fred Fred- r d. d erick Funston be designated to command th the American merlan troops In Cuba and th the military secretary Issued ISuel an order to that e effect ct Formal orders wre were also 1 issued t. t to HI r General T. T J. J Whit Int of or th the department of ot the tho Missouri who reached here heie late latt toda today and who is to tobe tobe tobo be bo In la charge c of or the embarkation of or the expedition from Newport News The orders or or- 01 tiers ders dT show shea that thal the he first expedition to Cuba Is to be known the tho as first expeditionary brigade Cde It I i is Ii much larger than an ordinary br brigade de but the war was d department depart depart- part part- m mont ment nt has decided d to consider er it a as such General Thomas II H. I. I Barry narry assistant chief chic Of Qt staff star arrived hero here this evening c from Now INoa York lie le has just jUt returned from Europe where he lee went to witness winess the maneuvers of or the German army Duration of Occupation Uncertain Secretary Root has hns been Interesting himself In the Cuban situation since his return to dut duty In the state department and in doing so has been going oln over o tl the diplomatic correspondence that took between Washington and Havana ana belr Secretary Taft Tar was sent to Cuba b by th the president No information has been received received re rc- re- re In Washington on which Indicates the length of time that the United States State will wi occupy the island of ot Cuba and none of or the tho officials will wi v venture a 1 prediction on ore this subject but the presumption is that It wilt will wi be some time before a stable table government go can a again aln be placed In power and It Is expected that meantime a civil civi governor go will wi be appointed to administer the affairs of ot the Island under the secretary sec see of war Eleven Vessels Chartered Quartermaster General Humphrey has concluded the charters of or eleven en ele vessels which will wi be used for the transportation of animals from this country to Cuba Cub for forthe forthe forthe the first expeditionary brigade Their cargoes Cargoes will i consist of or horses and mules mulct mulet and amI tho thee vehicles necessary required One of th them 1 the And Andes will wl sail Irom Ironi Tampa with whIt wih the the horses and mules with the light battery batery of or tho the Fourteenth artillery artlery and two pack vack trains Tho The other ten transports trans crane ports will wi sail from Newport News Captain A A. V W. Butt Informed Quartermaster Quartermaster Quarter Quarter- master General ral Humphrey toda today by ca- ca blo that he lie had secured 1 quartermasters quartermaster's offices in the building that h he needed two steam harbor lighters and two launches These Tee he said paid will wi bu be e au all al the time boats necessary its as au Havana harbor Is well wel supplied with wih lighters He lIe asked that a largo large lage quantity of or lumber be sent for tor use at Camp Columbia HI ills His request In part had hind b been en anticipated as a vessel Is Ig now en route ruto to ana Ha ana Ia with feet of or lumber for tor camp cam purposes Brigadier General George Georgc F. F Elliott ElIot commandant of oC the marine corps has or- or d deCd that thirty-six thirty wat water r sterilizers and telephone field apparatus be sent to the marines in Cuba on the next transport sailing for tor Havana ana Ha The Tho order was aR Issued at Cuba the suggestion of oC marine maIne officers in |