The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-29

Havana. Sept. 29.-With the dissolution
OF the night session OF congress at lO:SC
last evening the Cuban government
ceased 10 exist Today Secretary OF
War Taft will take over the reins of gov
ernment. Early in the day a proclama-
ton from the secretary Is expected IN
which he will announce his creation az
provisional military governor; ar,ros
were landed last night and are encamped
around the treasury building. with dawn,
IL is declared, the long-eXpected LANDING
OF American sailors will begin, and with
In a few hours American domination In
the capital will be supreme
Gen. Rodriguez. commander or the ku-
ral guards. is cooperating with Secre-
tary Taft, and last night the city was
being policed by members OF the force.
The city Is quiet thus far. and business
interests are delighted with the knowl-
edge that the long period OF unrest Is
now reasonably close at an end.
FORCE CRISIS.
Tn 70 the time that congress took a
recess at o'clock yesterday afternoon
Il was day of waiting. After that hour
various probabilities became certainties:
by half past FIVE President Palma had
tearfully but definitely announced TO his
political followers that his resignation
was absolutely irrevocable.
Following this announcement the mod
crates held a long consultation, AT whch
III was QGtlutu tildl MoNtidAt EAA'AAN
return 20 the session after the recess,
thus precipitating a condition In which
mo provisional president could be elected
This throwing up of their hands would
practically give over the control or al
fairs 10 the American commissioners.
Up 10 that point the attitude OF the
commissioners also had been waiting
one. Secretary Taft himself, who. up
10 the present time, has TO a consider
able extent taken the newspaper corre-
spondents into his confidence, said on
leaving last evening for dinner that he
was then in position where he could
not say anything for publication.
During the day Secretary Taft heard
various kinds of propositions and coun-
ter propositions about available ana un-
available candidates for the presidency
including the extraordinary one from
Zayas himself that his own election as
provisional president might result In
-teaee.-
None OF these proposals proved any
thing like agreeable to all factions and
Secretary Taft after the exchange OF
several kilograms with President Roose-
welt. also assumed waiting attitude.
Among those who visited the secretary
during the recess OF congress were Gov
Nunez and other Liberal Nationalists.
They regretted that President Palma per
sisted IN mis- determination TO resign.
ZAYAS IN FEAR.
zayas came. too. and tcld a wild story
TO the effect that Secretary OF the Inte-
rior Montalvo had 800 soldiers I'm the ar
senal close TO the house OF representa-
tives and was prepared TO shoot him and
other Liberals IL they approached the
house FOR last nights meeting. claiming
that the Liberals were responsible for the
present condition OF the republic.
IL was i'm a spirit OF utter apathy that
the joint session OF the senate and house
received the designations Of the president
vice president and the members OF the
cabinet yesterday afternoon. After a brief
but confused debate congress decided IN
the final and forlorn hope OF an appeal 10
the president to reconsider his decision
20 retire from office.
Although the session had been called for
2 O'Clock. II was 800 before the members
were called to order by Senor Dolz. and a
roll call revealed a quorum, IA senator's
and as representatives being present.
The resignation OF the members Of the
cabinet TO President Palma were then
read. Thereupon Zayas arose and entered
his solemn protest. declaring that the
president had no right TO accept the resig-
nations OF the cabinet without appointing
their successors. Replying. Representa-
tive Manduley declared that the president
had acted entirely within his rights. The
resignation OF Mendez Capote. the vice
president, was then read without com
ment.
PALMA'S LETTER.
Following this and amid a profound ST.