The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
REBELLION IS
N|PPED IN BUD
Arrest of Several Liberal Lead
erS in Cuba on a Charge
of Conspiracy.
PLOTTED TO KILL PALMA
MEN IN CUSTODY DENY THEIR
GUILT.
PLOTTED TO KILL PALMA

Havana. Aug 1e-Half a dozen highly
prominent leaders of the Liberal party
have been taken into custody on the
charge of conspiracy against the govern
ment and plotting to assassnate President
Palma
The events Of today have shown that
the government is fully aroused to the
necessity OF putting down not only the
open outlaWry in western Cuba, but also
of capturing and combining the alleged
leaders of this movement. who were
strongly suspected of plotting the assassi-
nation of the president and overthrowing
the present government by force To that
end the six members of the liberal party
were arrested.
All Are Prominent.
The men arrested here are General
Carlos Garcia Velez and his brother
Fausto, eX-Cuban consul at Bremen; ex-
Senator Monica guedo, Conole Manuel
Piedra, chief Of police in the house of
representatives, and General Enrique
Loynaz del Castillo, Il former congressman
from Puerto Principe province. These
men are charged with conspiracy.
kilograms We're sent to Santiago direct
ing the arrest of Juan Gualberto Gomez
CT Havana, known as the colored orator
and one of the most influential of the
liberal leaders. Gomez has been cam
paigning lately throughout Santiago prov
nee IN 2. against the government. The police
OF Santiago also were ordered to arrest
Demetric Castillo. Gomez and Castillo
are charged with melting TO outlawry ana
revolution.
Arrests Made by Police.
The Havana arrests were made by the
police on charges preferred by the chief
OF the government secret service General
Enriquez Loyanez del Castillo managed
to make his escape.
Colonel Manuel Piedra is the same main
who endeavored to start a revolution in
1905. He was captured, but subsequently
pardoned and singularly enough remained
In the employ of the government as chief
of police in the house.
General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo is
a radical and on various occasions has
been a disturbing element in politics.
The details of this alleged conspiracy are
not yet clear. The officials assert they
have sufficient evidence to secure COnviC-
tions
Dispatches from Santiago that two ar
rests there were accomplished this after
noon without excitement and without re-
SiStance.
Renforcements for Rebels.
1t is reported here that the rebels in
ceived achievements in the remOter dis
tricts. Leading veterans were assembling
volunteers to attack and disburse all
rebel bands. The rebels hold that the
government has been most unjust in the
matter of elections and appointments. and
the government has not carried out its
promises of public improvements, etc.
The rebels in the remoter districts are
said to be well armed and probably well
supplied with ammunition
Troops are being held in readiness to be
transported to Pinar del Rio. and the
Western railroad has been notified that a
train for this purpose may be requisi-
toned at any moment. In view of the
rumors and evidences of plots the govern
ment is loath to send the Havana troops
away. The entire force of rural guards
numbers 1900. 500 of whom are scattered
through Pinar del Rio province.
A law doubling the size of the rural
guards almost passed congress at the last
session. 1t was not acted upon by the
President Palma will sleep in the palace
tonight.
Declare Their Innocence.
The five men arrested here deny all
knowledge of why they had been arrested.
They declare they are simply the victims
Of persecution.
eral Del Castillo TO escape has been ar
rested.
The revolutionsts in Pinar del Rio prov
ince number at least 200 and probably
more. Some ammunition and three priS-
onerS already have been captured.
General Rodriguez. commander of the
rural guards, at the conclusion of a con-
ference with President Palma, held at
late hour tonight, said to the Associated
Press:
81 regret to say our troops were obliged
to fight rebels again today. None of the
rural guards have been wounded as far
as we know. We are not aware what the
other side suffered. They We're scat
tered and fled There were two encoun-
ters. One took place at Punta Gorda and
the other at San Juan de Martinez"