The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-26

Washington, Sept. 26.-Armed inter
vention in Cuba by the United States
is at hand, and is likely to occur at.
any moment. Secretary Taft has adj
vised President Roosevelt that his mis-
sion to Cuba is a failure and that an
agreement cannot be reached between
the insurgents and the Cuban govern
ment.
The designations Of practically every
official of the Cuban government, ma
tional and municipal, are in the hands
of President Palma, and his own. resig-
nation is being prepared for presenta-
ton to the Cuban congress not later
than Friday. Secretary Taft denounces
the conduct Of the government.
>. Would Cheat Cuba.
= It is said that the Palma party has
decided to force intervention to cheat
it's political adversaries of their just
deserts. ! Secretary Taft declares that
the recent elections were rotten. This
means that many Of the liberals arc
not entitled to. the Offices they hold
cept the decision Of their ballots, the
liberal party has decided to deprive
Cuba Of it's liberty. 7z->s ,.:t5,>1Es,
President Roosevelt, upon the receipt
of the advices from Secretary Taft, di
,rected that 1900 more marines be sent
to Cuba at once, and he ordered the
battleship Texas, the armored cruiser
Brooklyn, the cruiser Columbia and the
cruiser Prairie to Cuba. e..
berry directed Admiral iDf Evans ns' to 'G as
semble all the marines of his fleet al
Provincetown, Mass, for transportation
to Boston, where they will be put or
board, the Prairie and be sent to Cubs
at once. @zzf
" Big Battleships to 90. =, q,
The Brooklyn is atsthe League ISLAND
navy yard and the Texas is at Nor
folk. There are about 600 marines il
the Atlantic fleet and there are abou1
900 scattered turnout the country
These will be assembled at Norfolk tt
be shipped on the Texas. and others
will. be TRANSPORTED by the. Brooklyn
which is at the League Island navy
yard, Philadelphia. -
One of the Morgan line steamers ha
ing the marines to Cuba. This vesse
will sail from New Orleans, at whic1
point some of the, men will be EN-
barked. The. vessel will stop at Pen
secola and other Florida ports, wher
it will pick up more marines for Cuba
Five more .battleships were ordered
to Cuban waters at once. These ar
the battleships Kentucky. Kearsarge
Illinois, Alabama and Indiana. Thes
large vessels will be sent because eacl
of them have crews consisting of ~!
men, which will give the navy larg
landing parties and will enable thi
government to place on Cuban soil
sufficient number of bluejackets an,
sailors to cope with any situation.
i q l., $4,000 Troops in Readiness.
t. There are now 1000 marines in Gu
ban waters, and 1000 bluejackets, an
| when the marines and the ships nov
j;under orders to sail, reach Cuba, Their
will be about 1000 bluejackets tina
can be sent ashore and $500 marines
I Preparation for sending large cor
tingent of the army to Cuba have bee.
completed, but the army is somewha
Handicapped because Of the lack Q
1 transports. !. There is but one arm
transport, the Sumner, on the Altar
1 tic coast. This is at New York, an
it will take about three days to put
in readiness for service. But the gov
eminent has chartered a number 0