The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-30
REBEL SENTIMENT LOOMS
 UP STRONGLY IN HAVANA
MORE THAN OFFSETS THE SUR- RENDER OF INSURGENT
 LEADERS

Testimony of Persons Arriving From
 tI,n e,ountrv Unanimous to the Effect
 That the People Are Restless and Be-
 comine More and More Excited-Talk
 of inc Towns is About the Chances of
 Winning Against the Government.
 Havana. Aug. 29-The surrender to- day of some of the more vigorous in sureent leaders in the province of Ma tanzas and santa Clara and the coming ir of a few scattering insurgents in re- sponse to the governments profter or amnesty is vastly more than offset by the insurgent sentiment looming stronger daily In the country districts of the provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara and new Is re- ported to he gaining headway in San tiago from which province, however, there are as yet no reports of the eX- istence of organized bands. The testi- rilony of persons arriving here from the country is unanimous to the effect that the people are restless and beeon- ing more and more excited. The talk of the towns Is about those who have gone to join the insurgents and the chances of winning against the gov ernment. There are grave doubts or the loyalty of recruits and especially of negro recruits who are suspected in many quarters of a willingness to join the other side with which many of their people are identified.
 The undeniable evidence of the growth of insurrectionist sentiment is causing increasing doubt as to wheth- CT the government will affect all those able to cope promptly and successfully with the movement and there is much discussion of the possibilities of q peaceful settlement. In the centers in a projected meeting of Cuban veterans and other prominent men to consider the question of approaching Pino Guer- ra and other insurgent commanders, as well as leaders of the liberal party and members of the government. with a view to ascertaining whether the dif- ffculty cannot be settled through a compromise. At the present state of affairs, however, q compromise could appear to be out of the question, as the government continues confident that it will soon be able to suppress the move ment. Many Cnbans feel that patriot- ism demands that some united effort be made to end the war and avoid the possibility of intervention by the United States. There is no question that foreigners would welcome inter- vention to restore peace, and many Cubans woul do likewise were it not for the sentiment of pride in making 1t appear that Cuba is able to main tain order within her own boundaries and an unwillingness to have the world regard her as the ward of the United States.
 Government officials, while not deny- ing that many people, and especially the more ignorant classes, are uneasy, predict that matters will become quiet after a few heavy blows have been dealt the rebels. They characterize the stories of disaffection among the gov ernment forces as inventions of the op- position newspapers and not worthy of denial
 Meanwhile rapid fire artillery corps is being organized under American of- ficers, ammunition and guns are being unpacked, and the historic Castillo de ia Punta, fronting on the harbor en- trance, is the scene of the greatest ae- tivity.
 The insurrection in the province of Pinar del Rio has spread across the mountains to the north coast, and the town of Cabanas is now in the hands of the insurgents, who are reported al- So to have gone in the direction of Ba- lnia Honda. The latter place Is the site of one of the United States naval stations, but it has not yet been occu- pied for that purpose. Colonel Avalos' command left the city of Pinar del Rio to-day for Guanes, but no news has been received tonight from him. The government telegraph lines are inter- | rupted.
 l llip NHhGl ctsoctllI Is IHGGdLenln2 Ine railroad officials. The latter have be- gun the construction of an arn1ored train to precede troops and other, l trains in the threatened region.
 No conflicts were reported today in Havana province, though small bands are numerous, In Matanzas province there has been no fighting, and in Santa Clara the insurgents evidently are avoiding an encounter since their recent defeats.
 Washington, Aug. 29.-A telegram re- ceived at the state department late to- day from Mir. Sleeper, the American charge at Havana reports that a band of the Cuban insurgents, led by Campos Marquetti, negro member of the Cu- l ban congress, on Tuesday made a raid on the Mercedita sugar estate. near Cabanas, and took some horses, sad dies and other property of the sugar company.
 To sell Russian Crown Lands.