Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-12
TAFT Tells CUBANS
TO BURY OLD SCORES
WILL NOT ISSUE DECREE OF
AMNESTY UNTIL THEY
DO.
FRACTIONAL STRIFE MUST
CEASE AT CIENFUEGOS
Determined That Old Political Sores
Shall Not Be Opened Up After
Affairs Are Readjusted-All But
One Band of insurgents Dfsarmed.

AU0lE8 ARC neAoJ0SkS0"Hu O0A
One Band of insurgents Disarmed.
Havana, Oct. 1O.-Cienfuegos is now
the trouble center of Cuba.
fractional i'll feeling has existed
there since the presidential campaign
of 1905, resulting in the death Of Con-
xressman Villuendas and Chief of Po-
lice Illance. 1t increased during the
revolution to such an extent that tho
return Of the rebels from the field is
causing dangerous condition, which
the provisional government considers
it is highly necessary to end,
Gov. Taft believes that it Is par,
ticularly necessary that the vexed To-
cal situation In Ctenfuegos shall be
settled before the issuance of An am
nesty decree, since he has determined
70 include in the amnesty all persons
charged with completely in the VII
iuendss murder. He holds that II he
yielded to the opportunities Of many
residents of Ctenfuegos and allowed
those charged With the crime to be
brought to trial 1t would result In the
event Of their acquittal by a Judge be-
longing to the moderate party, IN re-
opening the quarrel over the incident
IN q more violent manner than ever.
Ever since the death Of Senior VII
iusndas year ago last September his
murder has been the subject Of heat
"a discussions In congress- and q DO
Ntical meetings. Members OF the
moderate party have been charged
WITH the eiine and their trial repeat
edly demanded, but the Cuban gov
Srnmsnt regarded 1t unsafe to accede
20 these demands during the over
heated state Of the public mind.
Must Heal Old Wounds.
j Cor. Taft has also decided to in
clude in the general amnesty all per-
sons alleged to have been connected
with thsa0ptnabacoa outrage of last
February. when several rural guards
men were wantonly killed In thsir
quarters by gang Of night mauraud-
ers. He is aawilling to furnish any
opportunity for the reopening OF old
sores in either Of these notorious mat
tiers and will insist in the s&ectHal
closing now Of all incidents which are
an outgrowth of former political
strife. Mr.. Hteinhart has received no
definite instructions except to deal
with all questions arising according
to his best judgment.
The governors os all provinces. A.
cepting Santa Clara, report that the
disbandment Of both volunteers and
insurgents IL complete and Santa
Clara reports good progress. These
reports sxs confirmed by messages to
Saarine headquarters.
Treasurer RoloH began counting the
contents OF the treasury. which
amount to s12,000.0oo mostly ~ Amer
lean gold. Maj; Eugene F. Ladd rep
resents the United States In the
counting Of this money.
Taft Refuses Invitation.
Aif.Ado Zayas. the liberal leader,
called at tse palace and invited Gov.
Taft to attend the liberal mass meet
ing on October H. Gov. Taft replied
that he would probably ssil for the
United States on October -. Seqor
Zayas then offered to hold the meet
lax before the governors departure,
but Mr.. Taft intimated that he did
not regard It wise to attend 4 party
demonstration.
Although the American commits
sioners will leave Cuba this week
Capt. Mccoy, the military aid to the
governor, win remain tor another
week to famiNarize Gov. Maga9p with
khe situation.
Camp Columbia, the headquarters
81 the American soldiers and marines
10 growing rapidly. The arrival Of
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell Is awaited be
fore ths beginning Of the Distribution
Of the troops. A tentahiYe plan is thai
large detachments be sent to each
ph6vincial capital and to Ciepfaegos
to NJ subject to needs elsewhere.
Al pisarmed But One Band.
Havana, Oct. 10.-The disarmament
commissioners in Santiago report tina
all the insurgents In that province
have been disbanded, witt the excep
zion of pne band, which is in an IN
accessible region near Bayamo. Coy
Eatt has .oreensd the Cruiser De-
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