Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-22
Report that oongressmsn and Senators
Will Do Likewise.
FIVE MORE wARsMps At HAVANA
Their Arrival Seems to Have No Effect OF
Insurgents
GUERRA MARCHES INTO HAVANA PROVINCE
Ills $500 Men Form junction with
I.8Oo of Castillo and Continue
March Toward the
Capital.

HAVANA. Sept. IL Peace for Cuba.
unless accomplished through American In
tervention, seems TO be further away to-
night than when Secretary OF War Taft
and Assistant Secretary OF State Bacon
began negotiations TO harmonic the oppos-
Ing factions. The arrival today OF three
United States battleships and two cruisers
IN addition to those already here, has had
little effect on the insurgents in the field,
and when the leaders OF the revolution
were apprlsed OF the big squadrons presence
they greeted the information with Spanish
expressions to the effect that "they cannot
come to the bush"
A meeting of the executive committee OF
the moderate party was hastily summoned
this evening and It was voted unanimously
to accept whatever disposition Of the con.
troversy Messrs. Taft and Bacon may de-
eide upon, I'm the hopes that. such a con-
cession will induce the liberals to yield
similarly. The latter. however. have as yet
signifed no willingness accept the de-
clsion of the American mediators.
Palma May Resign To-day.
The rumor is abroad tonight that Presi-
dent Palma, the members OF his cabinet
and the representatives and Senators
elected last December win resign tomorrow,
thus conceding practically all that the in
surgents have been contending for and
opening a way for a settlement without
American Intervention. But President
Palma declined to be interviewed and other
members Of the government stoutly denied
the rumor
The American peace >emassaries tomorrow
will hear what the commander of the in
surgent forces have TO say. Some of these
Rio and Havana provinces. II they persist
= In their demands. the conference will only
Increase the complications.
In talk with the Associated Press to-
night Secretary Taft spoke hopefully. Al
though some progress has been made, he
said. no definite propram had been reached.
He told OF the arrangement to meet repre-
sentatives Of the insurgents and OF his pre-
vious hesitncy to take this step. and said
that something may come Of it,
The arguments of the leaders OF both the
moderates and the liberals have been sub
mitted and translated for future reference
by Messrs. Taft and Bacon, but the latter
said that nothing of definite nature had
been suggested by a buried reading of the
briefs. The mediators have sifted the griev
ances and define them as a demand by the
insurrectionists for new general elections
on the part OF the government
No Middle Ground.
Messrs. Taft and Bacon have practically
abandoned hope of finding a middle ground
and fear that a decision in favor Of either
would result In no more than temporary
tranquility for the island II IL their be-
lief that American occupation is the only
way to end the civil warfare. and it Is not
denied that Intervention must be followed
by American sovereignty. Secretary Taft
has cabled to President Roosevelt regarding
the gravity of the situation and MIR. Roose-
Welt is expected to dictate the future pro-
gram.
demonstration was made today by
armed revolutionists within mile OF the
scene Of the peace conference. General
Acosta with 800 insurgents, encamped at
La Lisa. west of Minister Morgans villa
at Marianao and half a mile eastward were
rural guards. militia and mounted police. At
the insurgent camp ths Associate Press was
told that the obJeef Ss the Insurgents In
coming close was ste STOW Secretary Taft
how completely Havana is In their grasp,
Pine Cuerro's augmented force Is only a
short distance away. He was advancing to
encamp Just outside of Mariana when the
fact was called TO the attention of Secre-
tary Taft. Mr.. Taft was greatly dispieased
and Senior Zayas and Charles Herndon.
former postmaster OF Havana, were dis
patched to meet Guerra, with the result
that the latter turned back. He VIII take
his command ten or fifteen miles south OF
Havana and there await the decision OF
the American mediators.
Major Ladd Visits Guerra.
In addition to the zayas party, Major
I.Add Of the United states army visited
a. A. a.. ...l.,. a
he carefully counted their force and re-
ported to Messrs TAFT and Bacon their
exact strength. Guerras army is well
equipped and has better mounts than the
governmental forces. plenty OF arms and
ammunition and several machine guns.
Senator Zayas has ordered General del Cas-
tllio to move his army away from Havana.
When the insurgents were ordered away
from La Lisa Secretary Taft requested
General Rodriguez to withdraw the rural
guards from Mariansc and by tomorrow
only the mounted police Will surround min
istsr's Morgan's villa
The cabmen OF MArlanao are panic
stricken. They fear that the insurgents
will conhscate their horses. The Asso-
ciated Press correspondent today secured a
cab TO visit General Acosta only on his
guaranteeing 10 pay for the horses II they
we're taken. The correspondent was we'll
received and was perHitted to scrutinize
the equipment OF the insurgeuts General
Acosta said thar n the government was up
held by MessEs. TAFT and Bacon hs would
continue nghi!ng for the cause OF the insur-
gents
Messls Taft aud Bacon received today
besides the American committee. Secretary
Montalyo Chief OF the Rural Guards Rod
riguez. General Freyre Andrade. Vice Pres
ident Mendez capote. Alfredo zayas
ana several bankers and commercial men
Guerra in Havana Province.
AT midday Pino Guerra with $50 men
lQo0 OF whom were unarmei. with ave
hundred extra horses entered the province
of Havana. camping at Cainto. twenty
miles from Havana. Friday night he ef-
fected junction with Brisadier General
castillo. who has 500 men and ali resumed
the march toward Havana AZ O'Clock