Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01
CUBAN UPRISING
NOW SPREADING
insurgents in the Field in
Puerto Principe Province.
CANIZARES is THE LEADER
Former House Speaker Openly Equip
ped His Band.
REBELS ACTIVE IN SANTA CLARA
Captured All Horses and Looted the
Treasury at Ranchuelo-
Cities Fortifying.
CANIZARES is THE LEADER
REBELS ACTIVE IN SANTA CLARA

IL the government officials at Havana are
seriously disturbed over the new situation
In the eastern provinces. reports say they
do not show 1t. The long time which elapses
before their reports on the subject reach
the matter pessimistcally seemingly cause
them to believe that matters are not as bad
as the newspapers represent. The govern
ment officials deny that uprisings have ia
ken place in the provinces of Santiago and
Puerto Principe, and they say that Pine
has been reported.
The only report given out by the govern
ment today was a long account of the
movements Of Col. Avalos commander of
the government forces in the province of
Pinar del Rio, which, on the whole, only
confirmed the statements already published
The general public is considerably i'm
pressed with the news from the eastern
part of Cuba. and the prevalent opinion ap-
pears to be that the chances are against the
government being able to control the situa-
ton unless some compromise is arrived at,
or complete change in public sentiment
takes place, neither of which appears likely
at present.
Warlike preparations continue here, but
only few men are applying for enlistment
in the government forces.
HAVANA, September lit became known
today that the insurrection has spread to
the province of Puerto Principe Seventy
men have taken up. arms at Moron, that
province, led by Garcia Canizares, speaker
OF the house of representatives during the
liberal ascendancy in that body. The mem
bers of the band openly equipped them
selves and left the town in an orderly man
ner.
The mayor of Moron soon summoned the
rural guards in the vicinity and followed
the insurgents with the purpose of en-
gaging them.
Later the governor of the province of
Puerto Principe notified the authorities here
that mounted party of 200 men had taken
up arms at Arroyo Blanco, near Ciego de
Avila, twenty-five miles southwest of Mo-
ron. This force is commanded by Dellon
Sanchez, an ex-revolutionary general.
Puerto Principe Excited.
Gov. Silva of Puerto Principe has begun
enrolling volunteers. The city of Puerto
Principe is in a state of excitement.
Vice President Mendez Capote conferred
with Senior O'Farrill, the ex-secretary of
state and justice, at the formers home un-
til o'clock this morning. but they refused
to divulge the subject of their conference.
Ten city militiamen were stationed last
night at each Of the outlying Havana po-
lice stations in anticipation of possible
trouble. but nothing occurred.
A band Of insurgents numbering about
go men raided Ranchuelo, near Cienfuegos,
province of Santa Clara, yesterday, taking
all the horses and contents of the treasury,
$1,7O0.
Thirty rural guards have started from
Cienfuegos for Santa Clara on an armored
train.
The city hall at Cienfuegos has been
fortified.
The authorities of the city of Pinar del
Rio have organized a force of 800 special
police and 100 city mlitiamen.
All the members of the Cuban national
assembly who are in this city will hold a
meeting tomorrow. which will be the first
meeting since the adjournment on June 80.
Insurgent Leader Captured.
Dispatches from Santiago de Cuba an
AouAfCC SAdl uAdA SudAdS nave
the town of Songo and have captured Ur-
bano Sanchez, the insurgent leader there.
The recruiting Of insurgents in Santiago,
the governor Of that province asserts has |
proved unsuccessful, and he adds that he |
has military forces at his disposal with |
which he can quickly crush an uprising in |
any portion of the province. He is holding |
a special troop train, fully equipped, con- |
stantly in waiting at the railroad station |
ready to be dispatched to the scene of |
any uprising. He says he has no knowl- |
edge of the existence of any insurgent Or |
ganizations in his province.
1t is rumored here that a number of in |
surgents at Baracoa, at the extreme east |
ern end of the province of Santiago, have |
taken up arms. several suspects and leaders |
of that place having disappeared.
Gen. Rodriguez, commander of the rural |
guards, says he does not believe there are |
any insurgents in arms In Santiago de |
Cuba, and claims that troops were sent |
there simply as a precautionary measure |
The general declined to state how many
troops there were in the eastern provinces
or elsewhere, taking the ground that any
statement on the subject would be likely |
to be of assistance to the insurgents, but in |
reply to questions 1t was gathered that |
no troops had been brought from the east
ern part of the island to the western dis
tricts, with the exception of 100 men from
and that there were about the
usual number-4O0 to 500 men-in each
province, including Puerto Principe and |
Santiago.