Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-11
50 INDICTED
REFUSE BAIL
HAVANA RESIDENTS ARE cHARG-
ED WITH COMPLETELY WITH
THE REBELS
STOP TRAINS AT WILL
Rebels Are In Possession Of Junction at
Rincon-Troop Train From Havana
is Attacked-Rebels Are Driven Off
BY Machine Guns.


is Attacked-Rebes Are Driven Off
BY Machine Guns.
Havana, Sept 10.-Sixty more resi-
dents of Havana and vicinity nave
been indicted for completely with the
rebels and have been refused bail. 1t
appears that the rebels are in posses
sion of the junction at Rincon OF the
/ united railway branches. Trains on
tie western line are stopped and
searched at will.
Havana, Sept. 10.-A troop train
from Havana was attacked early this
morning at Attemisa The rebels
were driven off with machine guns.
Send Machine Guns.
-Four more batteries Of machine
guns arrived today in the region east
Of Consolation del Sur, near where the
rebels destroyed the bridges and dis
abled the first armored rapid fire train
sent out. The second train was fired
upon several times this morning.
Fighting has been practically suspend
ed in the provinces Of Santa Clara and
Havana. Everything now awaits upon
Guerra.
The moderates are growing more ap.
prehensive concerning the stability OF
the Cuban republic feature even in tbs
event of a complete victory for the
government.
On Way to Washington.
Tampa, Fla, Sept. 10.-A Cuban
; general arrived here today travelling
incognito on his way to Washington
on government mission. Three hun
dred passengers were on the steamer,
fleeing from the island. They report
that the rebel army has more than
thousaT1 men armed and equipped.
The situation, they report, Is more
gloomy than ever before and the gov
ernment Is powerless.
Rebels Defeated.
Z Havana Sept. 10-While detach-
ment of Cuban rebels, commanded by
Col. Pine Guerra, was attacking the
governments armored train on the
Western railway, just beyond Las Ovas
Saturday night, they were taken In the
rear by the combined forces of Coils,
sAvalos, Ravena, and Bacallao and driv-
en- Off after sustaining a crushing de-
feat The government troops are still
pursuing them.
The train had been derailed. The
forces manning it, including several
Americans under Capt. Webster, were
almost out of ammunition when they
were relieved
This defeat is heavy blow to the
revolution. Consequently the govern
ment is jubilant.
AvaIos Reaches Armored Train.
Col. Avalos, who was believed to be
surrounded in Pinar del Rio city, and
the ar1nored train has made junction
east of Consolation del Sur.
The train proceeded on Saturday ev.
ening from Paso Real to two and one
third miles east of Consolation del
Sur, at which point the rails had been
removed. There were replaced loco
motive and three cars which had been
thrown from the track.
Thereupon the insurgents attacked
but were driven off by the two machine
guns handled by Capt. Webster. 1t is
believed that many insurgents were
killed, but the number is not known.
Meanwhile large portion of Col
Avalos' force had gone eastward from
Pinar del Rio for the purpose Of max
ing junction with the machine gur
corps At Consolation del Sur their ad
vance was disputed by large band Of
insurgents and a lively fight ensued
The insurgents were driven off and sew
eral of them were killed or wounded.
Avalos and his men continued theil
journey eastward yesterday morning
and made functions with the cavalry
force Of Capt. Ravenna, which is scout
ing ahead, and with the disabled trooI
train.
A bridge over the Santa Clara river
eastward from the train, was blown uI
today, together with two smaller ones
preventing the use Of the road beyond
Herradura.
Pinar Is Still Incommunicado.
AS the bridges westward near Puer
ia Golpe have been destroyed also. nc
trains can operate from Pinar del Rio
In either direction. Both the railroad
and the telegraph lines continue in use
to Paso Real.
Two hundred and fifteen men ant
four machine guns, commanded by
Lieut. Col. Clews started for Paso Rea
last night with horses, supplies of pro
visions, and quantities of rapid fire am
munition. The sending of this force
was hastened by the false news Of {
disaster.
Capt. Ravenna, one lieutenant, ant
four privates wounded are the onl,
casualties reported in the Consolation
del SUR operations
Thera. is some alarm in Havana or
accounGyof the 3nearncss TO the city O
several hundred insurgents BELONGING