Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-01

; Trouble between the two arise fror
letter written to Bloomfield's wife.
HAVANA, Sept 2S.-The fate O
Cuba hangs in the balance today an,
the scales are due to dip one way o
another before the sun sets. Prssl
dent Palma's resignation goes I,
congress which is called to conven.
In extra session today and upon tn,
action taken by the congress will de
pend the immediate future of thu
country. If there is not a quorum
at congress Taft will issue interven
ton proclamation and seize the gov
Iernment. Quartermaster Captain
Roosevelt of the marines says he has
been ordered to stand by for the land
Ing from 2 o'clock this afternoon o,
a guard, but not to move unless or.
dered to do so.
| HAVANA, Sept. 2S.-Taft conceded
those who are working for peace.
until 4:3d this afternoon to secure
a quorum. The liberal members are
still undecided whether to stay away
from the session and thus preventing
the quorum or attend and take some
action to prevent Intervention. No
quorum appeared when congress
should have convened. Wen wake
up as Americans" Cubans say. They
believe Taft will be forced to pro
claim himself military governor by
morning
NEW YORK. Sept. est is now
reported that by deal arranged
when Bryan was abroad, Bryan is to
retire from the candidacy and throw
all his strength to William r. Hearst
for the presidency in the event that
Hearst Is elected governor of New
York Such a result in New York
would be a strong endorsement of
Hearst for the presidency. In Okla
homa in speech last night Bryan
said:
Il am much gratified at the nom.
nation of Mr.. Hearst because | feel
that he will make not only a strong
race for the election, but also a good
governor after his election"
Hearst will formally open his cam.
paign for goyernorship in Madison
Square Garden tonight. 1t is plainly
evident that he will have the united
support of the Democratic papers OF
the state.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - The
plans for legal attack on the Stand
ard Oil company under the aid of the
trust law have been submitted by At.
torney General Moody.
They are understood to contem-
plate a civil action to force a disso-
luton of the Standard on the ground
that it is monopoly, and criminal
actions will be taken to fine and i'm
prison the officers. The campaign
will be the most important ever in
stituted under the Sherman act and
Is expected to lead to a determination
by the highest court on a problem
never yet decided by that great court
of whether the federal government
has power with which to suppress the
trust under the Sherman law.
ATLANTA, Sept .2S.-The losses
from the hurricane in Florida, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama aggregate $13,-
100000, according to reports today.
The damage sustained to railroads
and the cotton crop were very great.
No loss of life is reported. Three
hundred thousand bales of cotton at
Jackson, Miss, was ruined with a
loss of S12,000,000. 1t is reported
that the Alabama cotton crop suf.
fered severely.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2S.-Therc
has been no communication with Mo
bile since midnight, Wednesday, and
the fact of the indefinite reports of a
tidal wave cause fear that the city
has suffered worse than the others
Pensacola sustained damage of 49,
100000. One wire was in operation
for a short time but went down be.
fore details could be sent as to the
loss OF life. No reports have been re-
ceived from the mouth OF the Missis.
sippi and 1t Is feared that the settle
ments have been destroyed and the
inhabitants killed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Within an
hour of their arrival here two distin
| guished Russians who came in on the
North German Lloyd steamer were
deported and sent back to Europe on
the French steamer Savole. One was
the wife of famous Russian general
| Her companion Is a member of the
nobility. They had eloped. The hus
band had traced them. cabled the
consul general Of Russia to mold tn,
two until his arrival and he woult
kill both. The United States gov
eminent wishing to prevent a tragedl
deported the couple and they wer,
passed. The irate husband. a Rus
sian general Is on mid-ocean.