Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-30
Insurgent Sentiment Daily Grow.
ing Stronger in Country Dis
tricts of Cuba.
SANTIAGO Is AFFECTED
Talk Of Towns about Chances Of Win.
ming against Govcrnment-Surren-
der of some Leaders Fails to
onset All This--Fcyy Ac-
cept Amnesty.

Havana Aug. 2a.-The surrender to-day
of some of the more vigorous insurgent
leaders in the provinces of Matanzas and
Santa Clara and the coming in of a scat
tcring few insurgents in response to the
governments prefer of amnesty is vastly
more than Offset by the insurgent sent.-
ment looming ron daily in the com
try districts of the provinces Of Havana.
Pinar Del Rio and Santa Clara, and which
now is reported to be gaining ncadway N
Santiago. from which province, however,
there are as yet no reports of the exist
cnce of organized bands.
The testimony of persons arriving here
from the country is unanimous TO the eff
feet that the people are restless and ex-
cited. The talk of the town is of those
who have gone out to join the insurgents
and the chances of winning against the
government. There are grave doubts of
the loyalty of recruits, and especially of
negro recruits who are suspected in many
quarters of a willingness to JON the other
side, with which many of their people ale
identified.
INCREASING DOUBT OF PEACE.
The undeniable evidences OF the growth
of insurrection sentiment IS causing in
creasing doubt as to whether the govern
ment after all will he able to cope
promptly and successfully with the move
ment and there is much discussion of the
possibility of a peaceful settlement. In
terest ccnters in a projected meeting of
Cuban veterans and other prominent men
to consider the question of approaching
Pine Guerra and other insurGent com
manders. as we'll as leaders of the liberal
party and members of the government
with a view to ascertaining whether the
difficulty cannot be settled through "a
compromise.
Many Cuhans, however, feel that
patriotism demands that some united eff
fort be made to end the wal and avoid
the possibility of intervention by the
United States.
There is no question that foreigners
would welcome Intervention to restore
peace. and many Cubans would do like
wise We're it not for the sentiment of
pride in making it appear that Cuba
is able to maintain order within her
own boundaries. and an unwillingness
to have the world regard her as the
ward of the United States.
AMERICANS FOR ARTILLERIsTs.
A rapid fire artillery corps is being
''''N IL >,
ammunition and guns are being un-
packed and the historic Castillo De La
Punta is the scene of great activity.
The instruction in the province Of
Pinar Del Rio has spread to the north
coast, and the town of Cabaaas now is
in the hands of the Insurgents. who are
reported also to have gone in the direction
of Bahia Honda. The latter .Iace is the
site of one of the United States naval sta
tions.
Colonel Avalo's i"d the city
of Pinar Del Rio to-day for Guancs, but
no news has been received ~to-Giprt from
him. The government telegraph lhes are
Interrupted.
Pine Guerra again is threatening the
railroads. The latter have begun TIC on
lStruction of an armored train.
RECRUITS PLANNED TO DESERT.
Seventeen recruits belonging to one
company of the rural guards who were
alleged to have planned descrtion to the
insurgents were arrested and placed in
Jail here. The cost of the work of at
tempting to suppress the resurrection up
to the present has been over half a
million dollars.
Congressman Campos Marquctti is re-
ported to nave entered Cabanas on the
north coaS; of the province of Pinar Del
Rio with a large band of insurgents. In
surgents have removed rails from parts
of the Cuban Central railroad in the
southern Part of the province of Santa
Clara.
The Associated Press is reliably in
formed that General Alcman. governor
Of Santa Clara province. has teleeraphcd
| President Palma that unless reinforce
mcnts are sent Santa Cara city is likely
to fall.