| Show p I 1 p p M artt M W 91 ft V NO ION 1011 lot 0 J vr 1 R 11 1 C B A SECRETARY IS SUCCEEDED BY CHAS E MAGOON proclamation issued informing the cubans as to the purpose of the united states havana oct I 1 13 IV without any formality excepting the issuing of an all extraordinary copy of the gazette the government of cuba was vas transferred at noon today by war secretary tatt taft to charles B D magoon mr tafts contribution trib ution to the gazette was simply a a paragraph stating that by direction and with the authority of the dent of the united states I 1 berea hereby y lay down dou the office of provisional governor of cuba assumed by mo me august and turn the same over to charles E magoon my successor governor magoon lagoon issued a proclamation in assuming the government of cuba which differed from Secie tary tafta in referring definitely to the platt amendment agthe as the authority for the united states intervention and for all exercise of powers in the island As the hour of noon approached mr taft jocularly remarked to the reporters that thai lie he had been unjustly characterized as the digest biggest man in cuba and he wanted them to observe that mr magoon was as bigger than lie he mr magoon replied as a matter of fact he had been posing for caricatures of mr tatt taft the newspaper men of havana thereupon presented mr taft with several pictures of the cuban capitol include including F one of the american fleet as it apa appeared during the momentous throe three weeks of tatt taft and bacons bacans visit and voiced their appreciation of the frankness and consideration with which the public had bad been treated throughout their brief regime the batte battleship battesh ship lp with and bacon and brigadier general funston and their parties on oil board proceeded northward at 4 this afternoon |
