The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-23
CUBAN TROUBLE
GROWS SERIOUS
insurgents Have Captured San
Luis in the Province of
Pinar Del Rio.
MANY INSURGENT BANDS
PRESIDENT PALMA is CAUGHT
MAPPING.


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havana, Aug. 22.-An attempt y
was made this evening TO assassin 4
ate General Emilio Nunez, govern y
or or the province of Havana A y
man mad revolver leveled at the y
governor as he was entering his y
nome Another man who was pass y
ing by saw the would-be assassin y
ana cried out, whereupon Governor y
Nunez turned and, drawing his re- y
VolVer, fired over the miscreant's 4
mead. The latter was so surprised y
that he dropped his revolver He y
was promptly arrested. His iden- y
THY Is not known. but he is a white y
man and was we'll dressed y
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Havana. Aug. 22.-The insurgents In the
province of Pinar del Rio captured their
FIRST city there today At O'Clock this
morning the force led by Pine Guerrero.
al eN-cOngressman and an Influential man
and who was thought to be many miles
eastward. and sundry other insurgent
pdnds attacked San Luis which is stu
ateq on the railroad about ten miles west
81 Plhar Del Rio City. A sharp and de-
clsive engagement followed during which
number OF men were killed or wounded
ne town was defended by less than 100
rural guards. fifty of whom surrendered
70 the insurgents and are held as prison.
ers-. Inc insursent forces are in posses
SION or the railroad station and OF the
eition. BY the capture Of San Luis which
mas about 5000 inhabitants the insur-
gents nave obtained an important base
Tor future operations
Government Not Alarmed.
At the palace here there was disposj-
!tloh 10 minimize the Importance of the
insurgents success at San Luis. the state
ment being made that. while the insur-
gents were ir possession of the town. the
rural guards In their quarters were stu
The agent OF the Western Railway at
san Luis station. which is a mile from
ts .t own , reports that the town has been
tdheh Dy insurgents who have surrounded
me station. The agent believed the num-
Der Of killed and wounded was small The
lighting was quickly over.
The garrison OF San Luis is known to
number less than fifty. The population
or the town is 5000.
Preaching Instruction.
a gentleman who just returned from
Aguacate. where he spent several DAYS
stated 20 the Associated Press this after
noon that as many as 800 men. most OF
them armed were riding about the yicin-
lty proclaiming insurrectionary ideas. The
principal event today was the fighting at
San Luis The report of the commanders
effect:
The bands of Guerra. Pozo and others
aggregating about 400 men. concentrated
this morning in the vicinity Of San Luis
Seventy rural guards under command of
MAJOR Laurent were to attack the inSur-
gents from the east and thirty men un-
der Lieutenant AZcuy were to attack from
the west. Azcuy arrived first and got into
an ill-timed engagement with a far supe-
rior detachment. with the result that he
was forced TO retreat hastily to San Luis
pursued by a portion Of the enemy. The
rural guards took refuge i'm their quarters
and Guerra's men remained in posses
sion Cf the town. This afternoon Major
Laurent had a hot fight with the nsur-
gents under Guerra and other insurgent
commanders and reports that several
were killed or wounded He pursued
Guerra, but so far as known did not re-
take the town. According to other frag-
mentary reports the insurgents continue
in possession Of San Luis. Railway trains
have not been interfered with
Recruits Started Westward.
one hundred recruits were started west
ward this evening on board a special
train, but 1t rs not likely that they will he
permitted to reach San Luis
detachment Of 100 recruits on the wav
to Guines had a slight encounter today
with insurgents but no one on either side
was hurt.
An attempt is being made with 200
mounted rural guards and regulars to cor
ner Quentin Bandera. who with $50 men
Is continuing his lodging tactics in the
western part or the province Of Havana
Three large bands Of insurgents are out
~ the provinces Of Santa Clara The in
surrectiOn appears TO be growing. but the
loyalists Of the town claim that they will
be able to resist the movement