Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-28

ncrienCea IN elutaNurln- 10 reconcile
and harmoniZe the opposing parties.
have little confidence in their getting
together on anything. Nevertheless.
since the scheme contains possibilities
Of successful issue, they have taken
II into consideration. and are looking
over the possibility Of the Moderates'
acceptance. and the availability Of Sc
nor Sanguilyy as a presidential candi-
date.
Senior OFarriil, secretary OF state,
and Justice, on leaving President Pal
mas Once today. said:
II cannot think u would be conye-
nient To accept any of the Liberal can
didates. President Pdlmas dctcrmlna-
ton TO resign is entirely unchanged,
BROOKLYN READY TO SAIL,
Philadelphia, Sept. 2S--The coalng
OF the cruiser Brooklyn has been COM
pleted and the warship is ready TO sail
for Cuban waters at minutes notice.
She will sail with her fun armament
aud crew on Sunday or Monday. The
Tennessee will be ready TO sail ms soon
as her equipment Of men is complete.
Marines have been arriving for the
last few days and a big detail came
today from Norfolk. Nearly all the
marines stationed at the Virginia yards
have been ordered here
Water is being pumped out OF the
ballast tanks Of the 81. Louis. the other
transport stationed al the League
Island hayward, preparatory TO the
loading Of stores. She win be ready TO
sail about the same time as the Pam
Their. on account OF the delay IN get
-. 10 ar-
ders. the first men will be sent TO Gu
ban service on the Brooklyn. II is ey-
pected that this cruiser win carry
about 500 marines under the command
Of Lieut.. Col. Moses.
FUNSTON Is READY.
Havana. Sept. 2s. 1910 a. m.-Brig.
Gen. Funston who arrived here yester-
day on the 9ii~rttp. boarded the Unit
ed States flagship Louisiana this
morning and conferred with capt
Couden. commander OF the naval
forces. and other naval officers The
general said he was ready Tor whatever
might occur and was simply awaiting
orders,
LOOK FOR INTERVENTION.
Washington, Sept. Peaceful inter-
ventlon by the United states Is believed
by acting secy, oliver and many ofl-
Gers at the war department. TO be The
probable outcome Of the Cuban trou-
Bile Intervention is regarded by these
officials today as almost inevitable. but
IN spite Of the unfavotable news from
Havana they cling 10 the idea that the
sending OF large bodies Of troops 10
Cuba VIII not BE- necessary and feel that
Secy Taft will establish a temporary
government and restore peace 10 cuba
without the assistance OF the Ameri-
can navy.
IL is generally believed In Washing
ton that the secretsry OF war viii find
the marines and bluejackets now In Gu
ba and preparing TO 90 there, capable OF
guarding Havana and neighboring
cities pending the holding OF new cleo
ton and the placing Of the Cuban gov
eminent on a satisfactory basis. Keep
ing In touch with their ships by rail.
the marines can do guard duty very
satisfactorily at points where the in
surgent leaders may threaten the prop
erty and lives OF foreigners.
The army always smacks Of for
eign invasion but marines and blue
jackets do not cause much alarm. Con-
sequently II is believed that Secy. TAFT
who Is pre-eminent as a diplomatist.
will not call for troops until all hope
OF handling the situation with the navy
Is lost.
In the opinion OF some army officers.
the interior OF Cuba will become hostile
shortly after Intervention. when COndi-
tions will arise which nothing less than
a powerful army can meet. but even
the most pessimistic officers do not be-
lieye the army viii be dragged into the
Cuban muddle for several weeks. Pep
arations for the movement OF troops al
short notice have not been abated In
the least, however. Cld nothing is lack
ing but transportation for the immedi-
ate sending OF troops to the unhappy
republic.
STORM DISTURBANCES PLANS.
Washington. Sept. 2s.-Plans for the
sending OF marines from the southern
states TO Cuba have been seTiOuNly in
terfered with by the storm along the
gulf Of Mexico. Col L. r. W Waller
who was ordered from Norfolk 10
Cuba, where he Is 10 assume command
OF all marines In the island. is delayed
AT Jacksonville, Fla Brig Gen. q. =.
Elliott, commanding the marine corps,
received a dispatch today from Col
Waller saying he hopes TO get from
Jacksonville TO Miami. Fla. on Satur-
day and will proceed 20 Havana cn the
first boat.
Efforts TO get in touch with the mar
ines stationed az Pensacola and New
orleans have been unsuccessful and ii
is feared that the detachment Of mar
Ines ordered from Pensacola to New
Orleans to sail from that port tJmor-
row for Cuba Will be unable to reach
the vessel because Of Washouts along
gulf railroads.
Neither the army nor navy has been
able 10 set any reports from gulf
points and II is feared that much dam
age has been done 20 government prop
erty IN the path Of the gulf storm.
GOVERNMENT FORCE FIRED on.
Havana, Sept. 2s.-It is reported that
rebels have fired on a government force
near Toledo plantation. south OF Mari
anao. also that they attacked Mari
anao electric plant.
NO COMMUNICATION WITH ROOT.
Havana. Sept ss.-Ths cruiser Des
MONIES sailed today for Cienfuegos.
The battleship Louisiana unsuccess-
fully tried today TO communicate by
wireless telegraph with the cruiser
Charleston, conveying secy. Of Stale
Root from Cauagena TO the United
States.
OHIO BANK FAILS.
Pomeroy, o., sept 2S-The Middleport