The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-10-06

Cuba is certain. Twenty-Five United
States marines have been landed
here to guard the treasury building.
Secretary Taft's proclamation, Great
ing himself provisional military gov
ernor of Cuba was to be issued Sat
urday, 1t was reported. A further
force of Americans will be landed.
Friday the city was policed by rural
guards. Gen. Rodriguez, commander
of the rural guards. Is cooperating
with Secretary Taft.
Palma Stands by Resignation.
Up to the time that congress took
q recess at five o'clock in the after
noon Friday was a day of waiting.
After that hour various probabilities
became certainties. BY half past five
President Palma definitely and firmly
announced to his political followers
that his resignation was absolutely
irrevocable. Following this announce
ment. the moderates held long con-
sultation at the residence of Senator
DOLE. president of the senate, at
which il was decided that no moder-
ate should return to the session after
the recess. thus precipitating a con-
dition in which no provisional presi-
dent could be elected. This throwing
up of their hands would practically
give over the control of affairs TO the
American commissioners.
Up 10 that point the attitude OF the
commissioners also had been a wait
ing one. Secretary Taft himself, who
up 10 the present time has 10 con-
siderable extent taken the newspaper
correspondents into his confidence,
said on leaving for dinner that he was
in a position where he could not say
anything for publication. During the
day Secretary Taft heard various
kinds OF propositions and counter
propositions about available and I'M
available candidates for the presi-
dency, including the extraordinary
one from Zayas himself that his own
election as provisional president
might result in peace. None of these
propositions proved anything like
agreeable to all factions, and Secre-
tary Taft. after the exchange of sew
cradle cablegrams with President
Roosevelt, also assumed waiting at
titude.
Among those who visited the secre-
tary during the recess of congress was
Gov. Nunez and other liberal nation.
ais. They regretted that President
Palma persisted in his determination
to resign. Zayas came too and told
cta 10 that Sanrp-
tary of the Interior Montalvo had 500
soldiers in the arsenal close to the
house of representatives and was
prepared to shoot him and other lib
erals IL they approached the house
for the meeting to be held in the
evening, claiming that the liberals
were responsible for the present dying
condition Of the republic.
Congress Receives designations.
1t was in spirit of utter apathy
that joint session of the senate and
house received the designations OF the
president the vice president and the
members of the cabinet. This atti.
tude was due in great measure to
despair that any action on the part
of congress would result In making
American intervention less probable.
After brief but confused debate, con-
gress decided on the final and forlorn
hope of an appeal to the president to
reconsider his decision to retire from
office. Although the session had been
called for two o'clock, 1t was nearly
three before the members began to
arrive. and at that hour the impro-
viscd gallery in the long bare cham
Der, formerly workroom In a big
tobacco factory, contained only a
sprinkling of spectators. Over the
presidents rostrum hung the faded
and tattered folds OF the original
Lone Star flag that was first raised
by Carlos Cespedes In the ten-years'
struggle for independence. 1t was
now a silent witness to the closing
scenes Of the briefer life Of the first
Cuban republic. From the broad
street upon which the house is stu
ated small crowd Of loungers and
workmen gazed silently at the win
dows of the building.
Quorum Is Present.
The assembly was called to order
by Senior DOLE at 20 minutes past
three and a roll call revealed quo
rum, IA senators and 46 representa-
tives being present. The designations
of the members of the cabinet to
President Palma we're then read.
Thereupon Zayas arose and entered
his solemn protest, declaring that
the president had no right to accept
the designations of the cabinet with
out appointing their successors. Re-
plying, Representative Manduley de-
clared that the president had acted