The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20
LITTLE PROGRESS IS
MADE TOWARDS PEACE
Liberal Leaders No Longer
Fear Arrest and Openly Cir
culate in Havana.
MARINES HAVE LANDED
Jackies from ounboat Marietta Save
Vast Sugar Fsstory Belonging to
American company-situation
10 Desperate.

Washington. Sept. i9.-The Cuban
legation today received the follow
ing cablegrum from the secretary
OF state OF that country:
Possibilities have stopped on both
sides and / believe peace is at
hand"
Havana, Sept. ie.-Insurgent
Leaders Cnmpos. Marquetti and
GARLIC will withdrew their forces
from G~uanajay and have agreed
90 suspension of hostilities pending
peace negotiations. Other tnsur-
gent leaders. SO far ns heard from,
are also agreeing Co suspension OF
hostllities.
HAVANA, Sept. i9.-word has
reached here OF the FIRST fighting In
Santiago province. -Four hundred
rebels. under Colonel Dubois, met
the rural Ruardsmen. nj LaMaya.
The result OF the engagement IL not
known.
Havana. Sept. ig.-It IL not be-
lleyed possible for the Cuban gov
nmc and the insurgents tn come
90 any definite arrangement In the
matter OF securing peace before the
arrival I'm Havana of Taft and Ba
con. This IL the way the situation
looks today.
Havana. Sept. ia.-The only results
thus far OF President Pnlmn's order
for the suspension OF hostilities have
been that liberal leaders. who hitherto
have had every reason for anticipating
arrest. are circulating openly I'm Hn-
vana again and even comforting with
members OF the government with re-
gard TO peace. and hat such insur-
gents In the field na have been con-
suited, while they express themselves
ms agreeable TO settling matters annie
ably, at the same time assume an In
dependent attitude which cannot be
said to bide particularly well for "A
prompt settlement OF existing difficult
tics.
In the meantime C~ienfuegos II In n
state OF siege. communication by tele-
graph being severed not only In the
direction OF Havana. but to Santiago
rs well. IL IN known that Cienfuegos
had not been attacked up TO midnight
Sunday. but what has transpired since
that time Ii not known here.
10000 Insurgents Near Havana.
All accounts agree that there are cas-
lily $4,000 insurgents n few miles south
east OF Havana. and rumors nre In cir
culRtion that they Will enter the city
peaceably II they are not molested. but
that they viii fight IL they meet with
resistance. All visitors To insurgcnt
camps In Havana province return with
this impression. but Il is believed no
attempt viii be made against Havana
until the arrival OF Pine Guerrn's
force, which now is variously reported
90 be from twenty to thirty miles dis
tant. The general impression Is that
the presence In Havana harbor OF the
American cruiser Denver Will not act
as "A deterrent In such "A movement. the
auxiliary cruiser Dixie having gone To
Cienfuegos and the Dcs Moincs hav-
ing gone presumably To bring To Cuba
Secretary OF WA Taft and Acting Sec
rotary OF State Bacon.
The announcement from Washington
that American vessels OF war VIII pro-
tect British as well an American inter-
csts IL taken as applying especially To
Cienfucgos. where the Engiish-owned
Cuban Central railroad has been Obliged
TO suspend operations and has suffered
serious damage TO it's property.
The Western railroad. also "A British
enterprise. is not now suffering special
damage except In the vicinity OF Ha-
vana, and II ~ expected that traffic on
this latter line viii be completely re-
opened today.
Bad Day for Peaeemakers.
Three Representatives OF the liberal
party started eastward yesterday To
confer with the insurgents In Santo
Clara and other eastern provinces.
Several automobiles loaded with moro
or less authorized ~peaccmakcrs went
westward. but were obliged To return.
not having either government passes
for touring or credentials FOR negotla-
lions.
Secretary Montalvo has refused per-
mits To various persons desiring To
make these Journeys, among Them Sen
ator Sanguiily. independent.
General McnuCnl had "A conference
with Vice President MCndcZ Capotc
and arranged for a satisfactory COM
mittcc OF veterans To make author
tied visits to insurggnt camps. Al
fredo Zaygs, the president uf the lib
eral party. moved freely about the
city and even visited the palace. where
he had "A conference with Secretary
Montalvo relative TO means ot scCur-
ing peace. enO Zayas told the As
ISOLATED Press That ~ was hopeful Of
the final outcome, although nothing
like "A definite basis for agreement had
beer reached. At present. he said. he
was largely dcvoting himself To scCur-
Ing the releases OF all suspected con
spiratOrs.
Boston. Sept. IA private Cabtc-
gram received today by =. r. Atkins
from Cuba says general conditions In
South Santa Clara province are desper-
nty. but that the Atkins sugar manu-
featuring buildings have been saved
from the insurgents by the presence
OF marines from the gunboat Marietta.
More Ships May Go.
Washington. Sept. Interpretations
by the navy department for any emer-
gency In Cuba continue. but no addI-
tional orders have been issued dis
patching warships To Cuban waters.
The Minneapolis n Newark are under
rush orders to prepare for sea but have
not yet becn sent away.
.