The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-20

VIII be Prepared 20 Confer with Amer
tean Representatives on the Question
Of n Permanent Peace-Rural Guards
and Rebels Battle In Santiago Province
Washington, Sept 17.-Secretary
Taft's departure for Cuba has had
the benefcent effect OF suspending
hostilities In Cuba BY the time the
secretary and Assistant Secretary OF
State Bacon arrive at Havana both
parties to the discretionary trouble
will be prepared to confer with them
as to the restoration OF peace and
the permanent suspension Of hostil-
titles.
Advices received Monday and over
night at the state department simply
tended to confirm the press dispatches
from Havana that arrangements were
making for a suspension Of hostilities
until the subjects of difference could
be considered with Secretary TAFT
and Assistant Secretary Bacon
A cablegram from Mr.. Sleeper, the
American charge at Havana confirmed
the statement that President Palma
had Issued a proclamation directing
that active operations against the In
sEgents be suspended for the time,
except In instances where self defense
was necessary. Mr.. Sleeper also In
dicates that the insurgents too have
indicated an intention OF suspending
military operations until they have
had an opportunity to consider the
situation with Secrtary Taft and AS
sistant Secretary Bacon.
, Mr. Sleeper suggests that confer
ences of some import may be held
between representatives of the Palma
, government and the insurgents, pend
ing the arrival In Havana Of Secre-
! tary Taft and party 40 that something
/. In the nature of definite programme
may be presented 10 them for con-
! sideration.
i In view OF the state department off,
Gals, an effort Ia being made by
, both the Cuban government and the
, insurgents to adjust the situation
practically satisfactorily before Sec
rotary Tafts arrival In Cuba, In or
der TO avert Intervention in any
form.
a Preparations by the navy depart
: ment for any emergency in Cuba
, continue but no additional orders
: have been Issued dispatching war
ships to Cuban waters. The Mime
apolis and Newark are under rush
/, orders to prepare for sea bat have
A not yet been sent away. The situa-
q ton has not yet developed to point
7 where 1t is believed that battleships
will be necessary though the Vir-
, einia, New Jersey and Louisiana are
. under going the shaking down. pro-
cess and can easily be picked up by
wireless II II should happen that they
are needed In a Cuban emergency.
: Havana, Sept. 17.-Word has jus,
j reached here Of the first fighting in
-, Santiago province. Four hundred
!. rebels under Col. Dubois, met the
: rural guardsmen at Lamay. The re
e suit of the engagement is not known
n The insurgent leader Campos Mar
x quetti and GARLIC have withdrawn
% their forces from Guanajay and hav'
agreed to the suspension of hostilitie
pending peace negotiations.
Other insurgent leaders, so far a
It heard from, also are agreeing to tn
, suspension of hostilities.
n It Is not believed possible for tn
la Cuban government and the insurgent
N to come to any definite arrangement
lie In the matter Of securing peace be
y fore the arrival in Havana of Secrt
TO taries Taft and Bacon. This is tn
he way the situation looks Monday.
Is Another party of emissaries left Ha
he vana Monday morning for Ell Cane
to negotiate with Gen. Del Castillo
but it will be impossible to reac
and confer with all the rebel leader
ed before Wednesday. The most hope
CO for now Is that Secretary Taft on hi
ri arrival, will find matters In READINGS
d, for him to begin adjudication. III
ee moderates are not yet willing to max
g. large concessions and neither are tn
1T liberals, considering their strengt
r. in the field, willing to recede muc
re from their original demands.
ne Gen. Menocal held a conferent
with Alfredo Zayas, Of the liberal
at late hour Sunday night, b,
with no definite result.
Mt Boston, Sept. ia cablegram r,
an ceived here Monday by e. F. AtkiI
a from Cuba says the general cond
nd tons In the south Santa Clara pr
ne vince are desperate but that the A
on kins factory or sugar manufacture
buildings on the Soledad estate ha,
been saved from the insurgents |
the presence Of marines from the gu
to boat Marietta. About 1000 peop
las are employed on the Soledad estat
&c which Is one of the largest in Cul
bs controlled by an American and ND
+ed now 1t was believed that the hull