Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-24
BANDERA IS SLAIN
, Cuban Revolutionary General
 Killed In Battle.
INSURGENTS TAKE ANOTHER TOWN
Sasht Tn santa Clara Province Is Expected to Take Place Soon. Tobacco Interests Are
 Worried.

Expected to Take Place Soon.
 Tobacco Interests Are
 Worried.
 HAVANA, Aug. 24.-General Quen- tn Bandera, the negro leader of Ha- vana province, was killed in an en- counter with rural guards after being surrounded while in camp In addi- ton to Bandera, two of his followers were killed, but not one of them was captured.
 Bandera was about sixty years old. He took part in the ten years war, as well as in the war for Cuban independ- ence, during which he was the first man who crossed tbe Spanish trocha which shut off the province of Pinar del Rio from Havana province. He was well known in every province of Cuba and had great influence with the colored people.
 The arrival of Bandera's body here was the first news of the fight in which he met his death. The conflict occurred at the Silveira farm, near Punta Brava, fifteen miles from Havana. A detach- ment of thlrty-eight mounted rural guards. under Captain Ignacio Delgado and Lieutenant Martinez, were search ing throughout the night for Bandera's party.
 When the rural guards were break. Ing through . wire fence at the edge of the Silveira farm they were sud denly fired upon by Bandera's twenty followers. The guards rushed upon the insurgents, but, with the exception of their chief and his two leading com rades, they all succeeded in getting away. The guards made the chief and bis companions special object of at- tack, and they all three received sev- eral bullet wounds and were horribly mutilated by machete cuts. Not one of the guards was wounded. The bodies of Bandera and his companions were placed in wagon and taken to Havana.
 An examination of Bandera's body showed that his principal wound was q severe machete blow on the head. which cut of his left ear and made an ugly incision in his face. He also had bullet wounds in his arms and breast. The condition of Bandera's two dead companions was even more shocking. Their faces and heads were terribly gashed by the heavy, dull machetes of the guards, and they also had machete wounds in their breasts and on their arms. The clothes of all three men showed every evidence of the hard life which they had been leading while eluding their pursuers.
 The government has not made public the news of the capture of San Juan de Martinez by insurgents. The editor of the Post, which paper published an extra containing this news. was sum- m0ned before Governor Nunez and censured for exciting the public by publishing sensational news unfsvora- ble to the government. Governor Nu- neg declared that he would recommend to President Palma the establishment of censorship. The newspapers of Havana do not believe that President Palma will approve of such a move, as despite a constant flood of rumors the newspapers have printed only facts and usually these governmentally au- thenticated notwithstanding that the palace Is chary of giving information.
 Besides armlng new recruits the mayors of Havana and Cienfuegos are raising forces to guard the cities, and in some of the smaller towns similar course Is being pursued.
 A fight in the southern part of Santa Clara province Is expected to take place soon between insurgents and Cienfuegos volunteers.
 The tobacco interests are extremely anxious that order be restored In Vuel- ta Abajo district, in which San Luis and San Juan de Martinez are situated. before the expiration of the period, now close at hand. in which the young plants must be transplanted from the seed beds to the fields. American to- i bacco exporters in that section have tsufYered no damage thus far. The own iers of sugar and tobacco plantations 4 are helping to organize volunteers for the defense of the government.