The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-14

ted his doubt Of sufficient strength to,
afford adequate protection to American
property in the attack on the city.
which it is feared imp The re-
Teetpt Of, news of. the.slanding Of: the,
marines here resulted in an order that
the ymdn return TO the cruiser, leaving
only q small force on guard at the
American legation. aa
= =. s's& >whoie Fleet MAY CO. a'7 -.
However, It is, reported from Key
West that marine from the gunboat
Marietta have landed at Cienfuegos.
No order for sth6iF ltreeall has, been. is.
sued. d Coincident with this dispatch
comes one saying that the insurgents
have lost respect for property Of for
eigners and that Americans. have -suf.
fered from their depredations:
Some consideration has been given Of
the = !: question s IF sending tie entire At
iantic@ feet, under commanded Rear ADJ
miiral Evans, to Cuba, There is no de-
sire to Interfere with the regular target
practice of these fleets, if possible to
preventy but events in Cuba are devel-
oping. SO rapidly that the government
may, be forced to send these ships
south. -. ,-@H. ~ vi .,s.s 49, .s>s
Campaign Planned.
There is no secrecy on the part of
army officers on duty at the war de-
partment that plans for campaign
have not only been discussed, but have
actually been decided. These steps
have been taken because the. admins
tration does not desire to lose any time
in sending troops to Cuba to maintain
If the situation becomes SO acute as to
demand action on the part Of this gov.
eminent. ..- t&s
The Denver is now anchored in Ha-
vana harbor, almost within stone g
throw Of Palma g palace. In case the
personal safety Of President Palma
| should be threatened he could be taken
aboard the vessel within few minutes ,
time. Commander Colwell, in charge
Of the Denver, has been instructed to
place his vessel Immediately at the dis
posal Of President Palma should the
afford all possible protection to Amer
lean citizens in Havana. In an emer-
gency he will be permitted to land
bluelackets for this purpose without
waiting to communicate with Wash
| ington. Similar course will be pursued
by the Marietta sat Cienfuegos, where
she is expected to arrive today, and by
the Columbia and Dixie at Guantanamo.
Rebels Have Strong Armies. =
Journal Special Service.
Havana, Sept. 14-Your correspon-
dent has interviewed Guzman g messen-
ger to Asbert and Castillo, whose forces
now threaten Havana. General Guz-
man has under his personal command
l,100 men, all within. radius of three
leagues, and $500 more under subcom-
manders. Strict discipline with out
posts and advance guards are main
tanned. No one is allowed to pass out
Of the lines without written order
from the officer Of the day.
There are from 5000 to $4,000 in
surgents in Santa Clara province, hav-
ing absolute control of that province
except the cities Of Sagua, Santa Clara
and Cienfuegos. One-fourth Of the in
surgents are armed with machetes, the
balance with rifles
Guzman is policing all towns and has
issued a proclamation suspending taxes
temporarily. His forces had captured
$4,000 cash in the treasury at Cruces,
where all shops are open and doing
business, the insurgents paying for all
they get except horses and cattle. Guz-
man moves his forces frequently, but
keeps in the vicinity Of Cruces.