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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. — President Roosevelt discussed freely wilh his cabinet and with individual callers, a_ong whom were Senators Knox and Foraker, the present situation in Cuba and ita tempofary occupation by the American forces £ The president reiterated to the cabi- net and to the other callers with whom he talked that the action tAken by the American government was destined solely for the Leuedit of the people of the island with a view to the complete restoration of order there aud the pro tection of all interests. Hg declared that he had me such motive in view as the possible annexa- tion of the government of the Island by the United States. What he wanted now was that the Cubans should be given another chance at self govern- ment, Un extraordinary conditions arise no © session of congress will be called to deal with the Cuban situation, as the president considers he bas am- ple authority to proceed in the matter. It seems to be well settied that for- mer veragr Charles E Magoon of the Pangma canal zone, who has just retucned from Panama, will be ap- pointed gov of the provisional geveiivi Cuba in succession to rotary Both the president and Secretary Taft had In view the designation of Governor Beekman Win- throp of Perto Rico for this office. The president, however, has express- ed the belief that he can better spare Governor Magoon from his duties in the Philippine Isjands than he can the services of ernor Winthrop In Por to Rico for the several months during which be eo the provisional gov- ernofihip of Cyba will doptinue. Gov- ernot Magioa | akxious to go to Cuba, and bis salection for the place 1s ex- pected to th announced soon. The pres: ident expects Ar. Taft to return to Washington in a fortnight or less. The pretident has given some consld- eration to the possibility of the neces sity of a pos t of his trip to next th because of condl- tions If OWha. Two retifemepts from the president's cabinet are slated for the coming win- ter, it is said. They are tise of Attor- ney General Moody, whose resignation will become effective about the 1st of December, and that of Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, who, according to present intentions, will retire in Feb- ruary. For one of the vacaucles to be created the president will nominate George V. L. Meyer, American ambas- sador to Russia, but for the other he is not yet ready to ARDOUDCE & SUQCESSOr. Becretary Taft has cabled to the war department requesting that Brigadier General Frederick Funston be desig- nated to command the American troops in Cuba, and the military secretary Im- mediately issued an order to that ef- fect. Formal orders were also issued to Brigadier General T. J. Wint, com- mander of the department of Missour], who is to be In charge of the embarka- tion of the expedition from Newport News. The orders show that the first expedition to Cuba is to be known as the first expeditionary brigade. It is much larger than an ordinary brigade, but the war departinent has decided to consider it as such. General Wint was In conference with Secretary Oliver and Genera! Bell, chief of staff, after which he left for Newport News. New York dispatches say: “With flags fiying, band playing and, it must be confessed, tears flowing from the eyes of sweethearts and wives stand- ing disconsolately on the pler the army transport Bumner pulled out from pler 24 and pointed her nose toward Cuba, whither she Is carrylog the Fifth In- fantry, the first detachment of United States troops to assist In the restora- tion of the civil government on the island. “The boys in blue crowded the ralls as the ship pulled out to look their last for many & dsy ou the girls in blue and in red and in all the other hues of the rainbow and some that are not of It. “The girls in turn waved kerchiefs that were damp and crinky, and their eyes were red, for the band was play- ing that old but ever affecting air, “The Girl I Left Behind Me.’ “The Sumner was accompanied down the bay by the United States cutter Colonel Lewis. It bad on board Gen eral and Mrs. Grant, Admiral and Mrs. Schley, General Beaver of Peunnsylva nia and Major Sherman.” Benator Knox of Pennsylvania will accompany President Roosevelt on a trip to Harrisburg temorrow on thé occasion of the dedication of the new state capitol bullding. EXIT PALMA. Former President of Cuban Republic Retires to Matansas Estate. HAVANA, Oct. 3.—Ex-President Pal- ma’'s departure from the palace and from the capital of Cuba was so quiet aod unostentatious that It was scarcely realized that he had gone until Lis train was traveling eastward. at the palace tc see the president's military aids, accompanied the family to Lis estate at Matanzas, Beside these not more than a dozen of Mr. Palma’s most Intimate friends bade him a hasty farewell in his pri. vate apartments, All the family were visibly affected over their sudden de parture In a little more than four months after Palina had been Inaug urated again under apparently Lappy circumstances, SOLDIERS DRIVEN INSANE. Hurricane at Penasncola Made Five Men Raving Maniaes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — From Major General Wade, commanding the east- ern division at New York, comes fur ther detalls of the damage wrought by the hurricane at southern army posts The commanding officer at Fort Bar- rancas, Pensacola, confirms the report of the drowning of the quartermaster sergeant, Maurice G. Oberlander, aud Rex A. Jordan, private, both of the Twenty second company of coast ar tillery. The bodies were not recoverad The government steamer Poe was saved through the splendid work of the captain and crew. The launch Mendenhall was washed ashore and lies with bollers displaced and eonnec tious broken. The estimated loss at Fort McRae is $40,000, at Barrancas $5,000 and at Pickens $1200. There has been no definite news from Fort Morgan, Mobile, since the storm Fort McRae was swept simost off the earth. Five men were drowned there and five others underwent such a har- rowing experience that they are now chained In the army hospital, raving maniacs. Along the coast forty-four light: houses were either swept into the sea and lost or the structures were so bad. ly damaged that no lights can be shown for a long time to come SUSPECT FOUND DEAD, Som of Millionaire Banker of Kansas City Had Been Accused of Rebbery, PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 3. ~The dead body of Carey M. Snyder, wanted In connection with the robbery of the Bank of Hillsboro recently, was dis covered near Hillsboro. Stiyder was a son of Robert M. Sayder, the million alre banker of Kansas City, now un der jndictment in St. Louis for alleged franchise Lribery. Snyder was a notorious character iu Kafisas City. Several years ugo he assisted In a robbery on one of the principal residence streets of that city by which a well known Jeweler and his wife were robbed of diamonds and oth er jewels valued at $10000. After Snyder was arrested and Lad confessed the crime the judge of the criwinal court changed the charge against him tp one of “assault in the nighttime” and paroled the accused, which action amounted virtually to an acquittal. R. M. Snyder then bought a ranch near Hillsboro, Ore, for his son. The Bank of Hillsboro was robbed soon affer young Soyder moved there, and his pame was frequently mentioned In con- nection with the crime. Women Responsible For Sin, CHICAGO, Oct. 3.— "Women are re sponsible for most of the sin in the world,” sald the Rev. Joseph A. Mil burn in an address on “Literature In Life” before the Englewood Woman's club. “They allow one standard of morals for themselves and another for their husbands. When their boys go astray they bold out their hands to help them; when their daughters sin they weep, and they make no effort to change this condition of affairs. Men should be held to the same restrictions as women, and women should be allow- ed the same latitude as men. Women need broader scope. They get Into ruts which are suicidal” Shot the Swedish Vice Consul. BATUM, Transcaucasia, Oct. 8 —M Hager, the Swedish vice consul here, was mortally wounded while driving in a carriage In the outskirts of the city and died In the hospital to which be was conveyed. His murderers es caped. M. Hager, who was manager of the Nobel Naphtha works, |s the second consular officer murdered dur- ing the last five months, the first vic tim being William E. Stuart, the Amer ican vice consul, who was shot and killed at his country place near here May 20. Geta a Chicago Terminal. CHICAGO, Oct. 8 —Authoritative an nouncement that John NR. Walsh had obtained entrance Into Chicago for the Southern Indiana and the Chicago Southern Rallway companios and has gained the asalstance of eastern capl- talists has been made, pcconding to the Record-Herald. The Chicago Terml nal Transfer Rallway company |s the medium through which entrauce lato Chicago bas been arranged Terrorist Shoots Advocate In Court. ASKABAD, Transcasplan Territory, Russia, Oct. 3 During the trial of the second section of the troops who wut! nied here in June an unknown man entered the courtroom and Killed the judge advocate, General Rinkevich, and attempted to shoot the president of the court, General Ushakoffsky. The nssas- | sin was shot down by an officer Dense Fog Responsible, CHICAGO, Oct. 8 In a dense fog the limited passenger train ou the Grand Trunk railroad crashed luto a suburban train at Elston, nine miles from this city, demolishing three coaclies aud In Juring a number of persons. One of the Injured, Charles R. Liferman of Chicago, Is not expectad to live Sweden Banishes Finnish Siudents. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 3. The UNITED IRISHMEN League of America Assembles at Philadelphia. ar m—— STIRRING WORDS FROM REDMOND. —— Mayor Weaver Welcomes a Thousand Delegntes—Pledge to Ald Cause of Ireland More Than Fulfilled When $70,000 Was Sent, PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.--The ad- dress of Colonel John FP. Fiunerty of Chicago, president of the United Irish League of America, at the opening ses sion here of that organization's conven vention was the lmportaut feature of the assembly's business The resolutions committee Las for mulated what John O'Callaghan, the national secretary, terms “the message that will express to England the sent! ment not only of Irish Americans, but