The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-07
Efforts to End Revolution Today Have
Little Prospect of Success.
Well Armed, Insurgents Re-
fuse to Yield-War Prep
arations Go On.
Guerra's Army Closing In on
Pinar del Rio-Bis
Battle Averted.
REBELS WRECK BRIDGES

Havana, Sept. 1.-Two bridges on the
Western railway, between Pinar del
Rio and San Luis, south of that city.
We're blown up with dynamite this morn
ing. A force of men sent to repair the
bridges, which were built of concrete
and steel, was stopped by body of
rebels numbering at least 500 men.
Journal Special Service.
Havana, Sept. THE strain in
Havana has reached the greatest ten
sion and the discussion is less calm.
Bitter feeling is beginning to show it.
self on the surface. The result Of Memo
cal's concession on the peace program
is anxiously awaited pending the armed
truce. Much is hoped, but by the best
informed there is little expected 1t is
regarded that substantial concessions
are the only way for peace.
The insurreCtionists will yield little.
Armed and equipped as they are until
their strength is tested they will not
yield in their fundamental demands.
Many leave quietly for the front daily.
Palatino, Havana s Coney Island, is all
but deserted.
War Preparations Go On.
The pending truce allays no feeling
and the government continues it's. ener-
getic preparations for war. The lib
erals are bitter because they claim the
president cannot spend money without
the consent of congress and refuses to
convene it. They state that the ma
Jority Of congress is against him and
he dare not assemble it. The govern
equipping and the efficiency of the
troops is growing daily. "
American or neutral property will be
absolutely respected and rumors to the
contrary are false and malicious. Amer
lean intervention or arbitration is alb
solutely not desired r.. ---".F5s y.
Near Pinar del Rio. ~.
Havana, Sept. 1.-The insurgent
moving nearer TO- the city Of Pinar del
Rio. General Menocal, it is stated,
probably will visit Guerra personally
and confer with him regarding peace
terms. = -
General Loynez Cartillo has been Sc
riously wounded on the forehead by an
insurgent subaltern, who struck him
with machete after the general had
struck the insurgent officer with the
fat of his sword.
Fifty Soldiers Desert.
Advices received here from Cienfue-
gos today confirm the reports that
OF CQ0 government IIOOpS LII Iuc
province of Santa Clara have joined
the insurgents in the vicinity of Glen
fuegos. ..-~
Several revolutionary veterans of
high rank have signified their intention
Of coming to Havana to attend the
veterans peace meeting. The veterans
say the country is suffering from too
much politics.
Battle Is Averted.
The committee of veterans which Wis
tied General Guzman in Santa Clara
province to ask him to suspend HOSTILE
ties pending, peace negotiations, has re-
turned to Cienfuegos and reports that
Guzman has suspended hostilities en-
tirely pending the negotiations for
peace.
The suspension of hostilities in the
province of Santa Clara probably
averted severe engagement, as the in
surgent forces under General Guzman
and government troops under Colonel
Vale had approached close to each
other.
U. S. to Be Neutral? t.,.
Washington, Sept. $50 far the
state department has received no rep.
RESERVATIONS from the Cuban govern
ment looking to the prevention of the
purchase of the ships in New York by
the agents of the Cuban revolutionists.
The officials decline to say what
course they would pursue in case such
an application were made, but the prec-
edents are well established and by a
coincidence the strongest are found in
the history of the days preceding the
war with Spain, when the government
of that country was appealing to the
state department here to prevent the
equipment in this country of flibuster'
ing expeditions directed against the
Spanish government in Cuba.
The course then followed, which un.
doubtedly would be pursued again by
by the president of neutrality proc
lsmation warning United States citi
zens against enlisting in this country
for hostile attack on a friendly nation
and calling attention to the other pro
visions of the neutrality laws.