Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-29
PALMA WANTS Peace
EXECUTIVE OF CUBA WOULD TRY
and AVOID BLOODSnED.
President and Cabinet to Consider a
3o-Day Amnesty-Fund Of Two Mil
lion Set Aside for Defense-Enlist'
nnsnt for Army to be Larse-insur-
gent Bands Active.

Havana, Aug. 2S.--The anxiety OF
President Palma to extend every pos
sible opportunity for peace without
bloodshed and his desire to permit
those who Joined the insurrection un-
der misguidance to repent and return
to their homes Mpmolested. combined
with the generals wish to end the sit
nation fraught with SO much loss and
suffering, has led to consideration py
the president and his cabinet OF
project decreeing 30 day amnesty
period. during which the insurrection-
lists are invited to lay down their arms
and retsrn to their peaceful pursuits.
So far rs actual conflict went Sun
day proved to be day OF inactivity
but preparsdions proceeded without
abatement. A fund of $2,000.000 has
been set aside by the treasury for the
defense, and drafts on it are heavy
and constant.
ARMY Must ENLARGE Rapidly.
The situation is SO increasingly Sc
rious that 1t is facility admitted In all
poverument circles that the enlarge
ment OF the army will not stop at any
given number, but will continue in
deiaitely
while the number of men at pres
ent leaving their regular occupations
10 enlist for war is small. employers
are besnning to find that they soon
will he cupfronted with considerable
scarcity OF labor. Many laborers are
gathered in front Of the bulletin
boards, on wi1tah is displayed the cal
for volunteers ISSUED by President
Palma Saturday sight. They discuss
l the attractiveness " soldiers llie
at such unusual pay. snd as resui
I may resolve to enlist.
It is learned that several ne" III
l surgent bands had taken to the brush
The growth of the insurrec,ion Ger
tainIy seems to keep pace with tn
preparations for suffocating It.
Next to the progress OF the con
batants the most interesting question
seems to be how to end the war WIN
out fighting. Around the discussion
of the question centers great deal o
elimination and recrimination from
IN. tn liberals and moderates, each sld'
t~hging accusations against the othe
as f., the responsibility for precapfta'
in. the rebellion. On one phase Z"
the omntroversy the liberals seem g.
unithu as to suggest an understandin
| among them for taking advantage q
4 the Dresent sitnati6,n to press upon tn
government proposition that 1t ougf'
El in some manner to trest with them' o
\ at least aumit them to a conferenc
n NJ some sort. While ne liberals ar
4 in arms against me government, the
ladm,t ,cosintensncing the irasarrectioi
I tR,onkh they always deny kntAplede
II any conspiracy.
The insurrectionists In the ht''
J who. H course. are far more radc'
N rhdr demands and who arc impo
t.ut factors in this discussion. don
THINK of accepting less than the cor
plete ann slment OF the last elections
Al, five liberals would insist. urnif
any cIrNmstances. upon q general an
pesty for all rebels. The goyernmei
| at this sssge do es not think Of coissi'
ering the proposals.
Santa Clara is becoming a thIirougl
inaurrectionist province.
It is learned that there are gray,
Differences between President Palm;
and Vice President Mendez Capote
unt tx, NJ fnd nH b.
sidered with Senator Alfredo Zayas
president Of the liberal party, the
question OF whether peace could not
be restored by Palma's withdrawal
from the presidency by permitting
Mendez Capote to succeed him and by
giving certain posts to the liberals.
None of the parties concerned were
willing to discuss this matter tonight,
but the source Of the correspondents
Information is entirely reliable.
Latest Report.
During the time when the govern.
ment was issuing its proclama alton, of.
fering pardon to rebels who would lay
down their arms, its forces were deal.
ing the most telling blow that has yet
been struck against insurgents in the
Geld. For several days 1t had been
stated that General Guzman's force of
insurgents, which was vsriously esti.
mated from 400 upward, contemplated
an attcak on Cienfuegos. The on.
counter Of the force with the govern.
ment's forces Monday resulted in the
worst disaster the insurgents have sus.
tained mp to this time. They lost II
killed. and many wounded, while the
government lost one man killed.
Ex-C0ngressmsn Faustino (Pino)
Guerrero. the insurgent leader. opera
ting the in province Of Pinal del Rio,
in n aiQnAd ata temAnf de0laIaa that ha