Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
REBELS GROW MENAC|NG.
MACHETES OF DISBANDED MEN
WAVE IN THREATENING MAN
NER IN SEVERAL TOWNS.
BIG BILL FOR CUBA.
Secretary Root Decides That the Republic
Getting the Benefit Must Pay
for What 1t Gets.

CASILDA, Cuba, Oct. S.-The situa-
ton here which last night was critical on
account of the government volunteers
within the town refusing to deliver up
their rifles and also in view of the fact
that insurgents We're numerous between
Casilda and Trinidad, four miles from
vigorous work and diplomacy of the dis
armament commissioners assisted by
Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez
Get Gay with Big Knives.
HAVANA, Oct. S.-Reports received
here from Guines and Alquizar declare
that disbanded rebels are riding about
these towns and waving their machetes
III threatening manner. Gen. Funston
went to Guines this morning.
The cruiser Brooklyn this morning
landed 800 marines. who went to Camp
Columbia. The battleships Kentucky
and Indiana will sail this afternoon for
New England waters. The disaIming
OF the insurgents is practically com
plete, with the exception of small iso-
lated bands, who will be disarmed by
the rural guards.
Avoid Clash in Casildi.
The members of the disarming CON-
mission for Santa Clara, accompanied
by Jose Miguel Gomez, Garcia Cant
Zares, eX-speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, and others, arrived at Ca
slIdI,. the port of entry of Trinidad, last
evening. They We're met by 1000 per-
sons and several bands OF music. There
are loo insurgents camped outside
Trinidad, while in the town there are
thirty rural guardsmen and 1I5 volun-
teers still with their arms.
In order to avoid a clash the revolu-
In
disarmament will take place today. The
members of the commission and Jose
miguel Gomez were given banquet at
Trinidad last night. The city of Pinar
Gel Rlo reports absolute quiet.
Means Big Bill for Cuba.
1t will be a large and pretty penny
that Cuba will have to pay for the sery-
Ice which the United States government
Is now rendering her in the restoration
of internal order. At the lowest estimate
1t is $4,000 day, and it is not likely to
grow less. Unless the Cubans cooperate
better 1t Will be necessary to bring
Americans to hold some of the minor
ofhceS, and American officials cost more
than Cubans
AS governor of the island Charles f.
Magoon will do a tritie better than Leon
ard Wood. He is to receive SO, 900 a
year. the same compensation allowed
President Palma. Gen. Wood aImost
equaIed this sum. He received So, 900
as governor, in addition to his pay of
5000 and allowances as Il major gen
eral of volunteers.
Root Lays Down Law
The fact that Cuba will have to nav
the piper for her past dancing was clear
~ Indicated when Secretary Root ey-
pounded the law status of the interven-
ing government, according to the APP
pendlX to the Cuban constitution. com
monty known as the Platt amendment.
Inc GOOD Government league has been
organized here. While there was no ex-
preston to that effect, the movement
generally is regarded as pointing eventu-
ally toward some more definite degree
OF American control or oversight in Gu
ban affairs than is vouchsafed by the
Platt movement.
More Troops Sailing.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Oct, g.
The transport Niagara sailed today bay-
ing on board the first battalion of the
IWenty-elghth infantry. The Monterey
was scheduled to sail this afternoon with
headquarters band and two battaliOns of
the Seventeenth infantry and hospital
corps. The Seneca is loading two bat
tallons. headquarters and band of the
Twenty-seventh infantry and will sail
probably at daylight tomorrow. The
transport Paloma carrying the baggage
of the Twenty-seventh and Fifth infan-
Try, and animals is also loading and will
SAIL early tomorrow morning.
The Eleventh cavalry of Fort Des
Moines. Ia. and the Eleventh infantry
of Fort D. \. Russell. Wyoming. will
arrive this afternoon and the Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Mountain artillery
from Fort Vancouver, Wash, are eX-
pected before daylight.
BY tomorrow night it is expected all
of the troops will have arrived here.
There are now eight transports in port