The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-02


WILL LEAVE CUBA.
Havana. Sept. 2S.-President Palma
will abdicate the presidency OF Cuba
tomorrow. He will turn the govern
ment over the United States Secre'
tary of War William H. Taft. The re-
tiring president will go Immediately
to Matanza, where he will take a
steamer Sunday for New York. 1t is
doubtful if he will ever return to Gu
ba. The government militia will be
Immediately disbanded. Until the
American naval forces are landed to-
morrow in sufficient numbers to con-
troll the situation, Secretary Taft
holds Gen. Rodiguez, chief of the gov
ernment military in the city, and
Chief of Police Agramonte responsible
for the preservation of order in the
city.
YESTERDAYS EVENTS.
Havana, Sept. 2S-The Cuban con-
gress met this afternoon. Represen-
tative~ Betancourt proposed, in an elo-
quent speech. that at such critical
moment in the affairs of Cuba, all par
tisan spirit be waived aside. He sug'
gested that a commission be appoint.
ed to ask President Palma to recon
slider his proffered resignation. Sen
ator Zayas, the acknowledged leader
of all the insurgent factions, in well
poised words, said that congress could
not take official notice of President
Palma's proposition to resign. He
cited the precedent of former Vice
President Esteves Romero, but did
not wish to interfere with the peace
able adjustment of the dispute. There
fore, Senor Zayas moved that the con-
gress declare that it could not take
official cognizance of the attempt on
the part of President Palma to resign
his high Office Senator Zayas, how
ever, suggested that the members of
the congress individually might visit
President Palma and suggest his re-
consideration of his resignation.
VOTE LOST.
A motion to this effect was defeated
by vote of AZ to 16. Senator Zayas
spoke kindly of President Palma and
said that evidently his decision to re-
sign was irrevocable. Representative
Betancourt transformed his sugges
ton into a motion that the senators
and representatives, as a committee
of the whole should visit President
Palma, and urge upon him the views
of congress as to his retention of Of
fee. In this motion was Included a
resolution to adjourn until 8 O'Clock
this evening. By vote of AZ to 1G
congress then adjourned.
This afternoons session indicated alb
Bolutely no progress toward a settle
ment There is no evidence of any
understanding between the warning
factions whatever.
SUCCESSOR TO PALMA.
In Cuban circles, anxious for a set
tlement of the dispute between mod
crates and liberals two men are prom
inently mentioned as candidates 10
succeed Palma. They are Gen Men
ocal, president of the Veterans asso-
citation and hero of the war of liber
alton, and Hernandez Barreiro. Both
men are fitted as to age and qualifica-
tion to assume the duties of the first
office of Cuba. Monocal is manager
of the Chapera sugar plantation, one
of the largest in Cuba. Barreiro is
the presiding Judge of the supreme
court and has always abstained from
politics until last year. He is now
professor of Roman law in the Uni
versity. The belief is prevalent that
Gen. Monocal will not accept the
presidency. II would involve his res,
ignation as manager of the Chapera
plantation at Puerto Prade, the salary
of which is $4,000 a year. Never.
theless the veteran soldier appears to
be the most popular candidate to sue
ceed Palma.
FSTAB 4IrHED FACT.
Havana, Sept. 2S.-American inter-
vention became an established fact to-
night, when 25 American blue jackets
from the battleship Louisiana were
landed to protect the national treasury
in which there is $2O 900 900 on depos-
it. The landing was made at $3.50
o'clock.
Everywhere the feeling was apparent
tuuI AhS VI INC SuUdH I6puDIlC
had come
WHOLESALE RESERVATIONS.
The Official Gazette this afternoon
published the resignation of the pres
ident and vice president, together
with the entire cabinet, including Ruis
Riviera, the secretary of government,
who is absent Oh a diplomatic mis-
sion to South america, whose resigna-
tion is made through Senior Montalvo,
acting secretary of government
Among the designations was also that
of Alfredo Belt, first secretary to the
president. The moderates decided not
TO attend tonight's meeting of con-
gress just after their visit to President
Palma The conference was stormy in !