New-York tribune., 1906-09-29
Nsp1lnrk DAILY Gribrsrr.
SATURDAY.. SEPTEMBER 20, 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rOREIGN-The Cuban Congress met and
voted % ask President Palma 10 reconsider his
the President declined 10 do so: Intervention
seems certain g. There were rurnors in Ha-
vsna that the rebels We're planning an attack on
the city; the electric light plant at Mar1anao
was reported under fire; bands Of insurgents are
aotive IN Santiago and Matanzas. 60 A dis
patch from Havana says that Beekman Win
throp, the Governor of Porto Rico, will be rec
ommended by Mr.. Taft as Civil Governor OF
Cuba soon conditions justify the with
drawal OF military rule -Mr. Taft described
the difficulties which beset the mediators at
Havana, and said that he had little hope that
the differences among the self-seeking tacuohs
could be settled. Two armed terroTists
were arrested in the palace at Peterhof charged
with plotting 20 kill the Emperor. - AdVlces
from Victoria reported more raids by armed
q number of men were killed in lighting between
guards and the raiders == The Board OF
Trades report on the Salisbury wreck attributes
the accident TO excessive speed. - German
Socialists voted sympathy with the Russian rev.
olutionists but decided not TO use general
strike as political weapon - A London
paper printed a runnor Of plot 10 blow up
Lord Rothscfild and other prominent Jews.
- An earth shock caused panic at Quay
aqull. but no damage was reported.
DOMESTIC Reports from Mobile showed
property damage OF about 100000 was caused.
and many vessels were sank by the storm; the
city was under martial law and food was scarce.
- 1t was learned at New Orleans that the
storm damage near there was less than was at
first supposed. no loss of life being reported.-
President Roosevelt left Oyster Bay on the
yacht Mayflower TO review the North Atlantic
feet off Proyincetown. Mass. - Washington
received no advices from Cuba the officials be-
ing dependent upon the press dispatches. -
President SchurInan Of Cornell University in the
formal opening address at Ithaca praised
Charles +. Hughes; he said that Mr.. Hughes's
advent into politics was Of equal significance
with that Of Grover Cleveland and Of Theodore
Roosevelt. == Mayor Dunno OF Chicago was
elected president Of the League Of American
Municipalities; the tenth annual convention
closed in a Wrangle over municipal ownership.
--- Prominent upstate Democrats continued
10 signify their support Of Charles F. Hughes
for Governor. One was killed by
blast in the Erie Railroad tunnel near Otisville,
n. Y.
CITY-StOcks were irregular but closed
strong. == William r. Hearst outlined his per-
sonal political platform at a big meeting of ad-
herents in Madison Square Garden. =- It
said that Mr.. Hearst planning 10 drop the
Independence League entirely. - The revolt
against Mr. Hearst's nomination continued to
grow IN the Democratic ranks. = Timothy l.
the Committee of One Hundred = Messages
of congratulation and promises Of support con-
tinued TO pour in on Charles T. Hughes. -
publican campaign with State Chairman Wood
of Yom Kippur, the Day Of Atonement, OBJ
served with services and fasting.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest, Il
dsgTeess lowest 60.