Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-09
WASHINGTON Jan s-rbe cuban |

government VIII be set up abOu
March l. President and senator
VIII be elected on February "a by tn
electors chosen at the election las
tuesday. when members of the hous
OF representatives were chosen. Al
ter the electors have disposed of thei
work Governor Wood will issue proc
lamation announcing the choice TO
president and convening congress
The Cuban government will then TAX,
charge under the supervision of tn.
United States, the control to broad
en- gradually as fast as conditions will
permit. Congress will assemble the
first Monday in April and by thai
time it Is expected treaty Will have
been drawn up between the Cuban
republic and the United States and
be ready for submission.
The eight stipulations that were
insisted upon in the Platt amendment
as conditions under which the United
States would withdraw and which
were drafted into the constitution
that was adopted last Tuesday were
that Cuba should never enter Into a
treaty with foreign country which
would impair her independence; that
no debt should be contracted or as.
sumed which the revenues OF the
island would be inadequate to dis
charge; that Cuba should consent for
the United States to intervene to pre-
serve the independnc of the island.
that the acts of the military temporary
government should be ratified; that
existing sanitary plans should be car
ried out as far as possible: that the
title to the Isle of Pines should be
determined by future treaty; that
the government of Cuba should sell
or lease to the United States lands
tons; that by way of further assur-
ance Cuba would embody the fore
going provisions in a permanent
treaty with the United States
The withdrawal of the American
troops will be gradual and the force
Will not be materially reduced in the
near future. When the Cubans are
given charge our troops will be with
drawn from the garrisons about the
islands and concentrated at the naval
and coaling stations, where many OF
them will remain indefinitely.
LONDON. Jan. lord Kitchener
today reports to the war office that
In skirmish with the Beers Major
Valentine. of the Somerset infantry
and 1s soldiers were killed, with 80
wounded. The Beers left nine dead
on the field.
IDAHO SPRINGS. Colo, Jan. T.
Four men dead and two badly hurt is
the result of a premature explosion
at the Newhouse tunnel last night.
The dead are Ernest Wheeler OF Den
yer. John Eckhard and A. G. Lawes
of Idaho Springs, and one other man.
The disaster is mysterious. The
men had prepared the hole for ex.
ploding charge, when suddenly the
dynamite went off without warning
CHICAGO, Jan. THE interstate
commerce commission which is in
session here will probably summon
j. Pierpont Morgan as witness tc
explain how and why he combined
the various railroad interests of the
country. He being the financier OF
the great railroad deals. his testimony
will be interesting.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-The new Amer.
lean Order of Louisiana has been or.
ganized in Colorado. with w. C. Fer.
rill, curator of the Colorado State
Historical Society, as President
This will be followed by the institu
tion of similar societies in the various
states throughout the union.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA cable to
the Journal today says the brigands
have been interviewed and report that
Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka were
in good health SO hours ago. The
brigands say they will accept nothing
but spot cash for the release of the
captives. The ransome will be re-
quired to be deposited in the ground
within Bulgarian jurisdiction. when
the brigands say they VIII undertake
to release the prisoners within Turk
ish Jurisdiction.
REDWOOD CITY. Cal. Jan. T..
The will of young George M. Pull
man was admitted to probate here to
day His estate which was suppos
ed to represent millions amounts to
less than two thousand dollars. The
half-million of which he was suppos
ed to be possessed is held in trust
In the east. Mrs. Pullman will take
the body of her husband to Chicago
tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Alice Roose
welt, the presidents daughter, is tc
attend the junior promenade at Yale
and will be given the honor OF beine
considered the belle of Yale for The
the year. The event takes place OF
January 81. Miss Roosevelt will b'
accompanied by her mother and aun
and probably by Mrs. Cornelius Van
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