The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
Situation in Island . eclared t0E
If Be Much wv orse Than atsF First l
3S3 Supp posed. 3sls NJ
ARE AMER! CAN TRUSTS; 4; y &
BEH ND 8RlEv0 II LUTl0!Nl!7l I \! &
Report Current IT'D all Street
esterd ! ack < 4: S,of $ssympath s N
Among g G ubarts ans 1F'' fen Il (, sls1-
Il nlinistra ton Of Palma " Y 5Ss; IN
Rebels I D Driven From NJ,
own.
! lIsiRY asociatad ad sPrasa.l5

5Sss BY Associated Fress.)
aE TAMP PA, 6 Ia IN August 4 q. .-rho @s
steamship Gussie {, IN III lch arriy ysd here aSS
&c. day from Say annah, loa AIDED to Rlts ssaS
capacity wit i a obacco, being X rushed s ss
u out SofB Cuba, brings Info rarat lon from
3s private sources that Il F,rssl dent PalynaAxy
\ al tiavana, gswhl oh 6s f,as n not 4 @isft Yorsss
Nv week. Reports Sl r1dicat hat ~ the eS& eSE
5 situation on e he Island n y much vofsokss
than u known TO The OUT world MIL
Sss The Sreyolut utlor,S Il 90 extended 20 Santa SSs
Clara i prov lnee and has also & bro Ken isssS
y y out l N atanx 40. cargoes of cat ttleS$ssS5
refused on account lot The dsmora ailxsd Gs
s nditlon gof busI Iness Sss
HAVANA liz ust II u Unoftic icials ad.
vices received from the western part oft
the province OF PinarE del Rio tonight are
to- the effect that the 8insurge A forces!
now corcentr IS west Sof San Juanysdd d;
Martinez are far more fornlid Ida bic thaIIia
had been supposed u and also are better
supplied for camp Ing q dSas long and sagsS
nsnt tgrssid dent ofS
evening from three
the vicinity sc san idS 81 nsIl
\ Hdt Mai rtinez He In formed HE Asaocia ated
Press Il that P uerra 8 lloWln
sPinarR "a Ell r 10 now Is certainly from 50Q:
to- 3, 900 men. He said that he deao
shisSnot having Sd icient amrnunit ion veg
ridiculous, and that he Is at bundantl SUP
piled with every posi- BILE ecess q
behavior Of his forces is excel
s.Al the tobacco plantatl lons u owned aby@l
Americans and Amerlca cans prop rites Il aNre@ IS
flying the American flag, this gentlen1anaS
roHN q a M haf E{At&
said the tionlsts had ei ight mules
loaded with dynamite, and u that lately
they had received suppll les q rom unknoWhss
sources 8 He positively declared that prAo-E
;tically all Cubans In Western 4 Cubas sweras n
ssyrnpat t hizers with the NOV emeYlt
50 Rabi G Coming a sIIIss ss1sBsss
NJ Word has been received here from san w:
,tiago that General Jesus Ra abi, with two
thousand veterans Il 5wil NJ come 81 to ~ the
B5$VIelta "A bajo to help put down The u ms
surrection. This, however, is: 81: not con .ssss
l1rmed 3sSi ss8f 81
Colonel Jose Estrampez, wi ths forty7 flYSsss
recruits from Haya III was flred Upon by
eighty insurgents anbushed be hind aiWoll llsS
near 5uines, The recruits we're n II routed.
5nnd three Of them ~ ere 81 X led and sssixSg
wounded
N 4 The nrst encount ter In Santa Clara
province occurred i this morning VA ii dariS
stachnen OF rural guards sat ttacked an. tnssI
lsl,rgent i; band, commanded ss by Manual
Cionzl3as, between q Santos Domingo and
Colon he insurgents Is &5 " ere NJ sea tered
and som o OF * heir arms ant tn mmunlh0n
were captured. B.
The governments H OK tra4 exp pc nses since
August 18th have been 1910 90. n TheSs
critics OF the government Sprl vat yiss ridl-s
cule the plans OF the government to- bring
rapld-Are guns to tho island asserting
that the experience OF the spaniardss with
these guns In Cuba proved thelr$. nsesS use 81
leasness In the field hey admit, ho W. Y
ever their value Il for tiles and NJ hig flfSs3
ways. "a u s.l .3ssg
The government, IL Is understood, 4, ha ~
sent to Texas to bl " 2, 900 horses for the
army. 1t has already bought BOO horses
here. The government tg has " 60 q ed y iss9yo
General I2uis Rivera, minister 70 8GentFalS
and South American cou trle es. u TO Sretu ~ y
immed diately to- Cube. u Z
The reported arrest OF Orestea Ferrefas y,
under surveillance. 3s 4 i88S u III $g Il q,
General Jose Miguel Gomez, at ~ hllsaS
formal larralgnmcnt a o-day, denied a tho
allegation that he had gagged n lna con.
spiracy against the government There "
is no Foundation. In fact, for the ~ nloHs
in circulation Tonight that the goYerI,-a3 IA
ment has begun negotat Ions \ wit h5l VI troS
Guerra. s si5 d, * 9f a ~ f,sssS
More troops will be forwarded to tliasS H
Western districts Tomorrow. There has
been no interruption Of railroad COM ,a
munication by insurgents. sisf
There Is grave doubt Il the force s3Sof
government troops now at San Juan 90
Martinez would be able to wlthstapd nm n
attack by the forces OF Pine g uerra
Securing Arms,
a Aside from slight encounters In :.s|a pro-
8yinces OF Havana and Santa Clara ii
nothing OF Importance has transpirsds
9there to-day. The enlistment OF rl,lNl
rlards and volunteers Ia going on Very
slowly In the provinces, but In the ci itySSy
/ o. Havana enllstments are some ewhat hetyss
ter The city Council to-day apProp prtateds
$4,000 for the support OF the city mil
~ witch there are two divisions, the Inv
terlor and the exterior, under com I
81 General Sanchez Agranaonte.
Tho government announces nat theE \
steamer Mexico, which will call from MeW1l
YORK on Saturday, will bring stEht
rapid fire guns, 100 0t0,oQo cartridges aA1 B
400 Lee rifles. ls..l
TOMAS Estrada Pslma. Jr. totnsd ~ 4
havana city militia to-day, sEsl $ssieS gs
Tho insurgents have been absent ftall y
san Luis since ssFly this mornins q q