Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-07
THEY PLAN A
Big UPRISING
INSURGENTS SELECT SANTIAGO
PROVINCE AS THE SCENE.
BUSINESS Is PARALYzED
Two-Thirds of People Friendly to Re-
volutionists- Planters Abandon
All Development

Havana, Sept, Ga bic uprising
has been planned to take place short
! ly in Santiago province.
Colonel Simas' detachment Of ru-
raj guards today encountered band
of forty insurgents near Canasi, in
the western part Of Havana province
The opposing forces exchanged shots
for an hour when the rural guards
charged the insurgents and killed two
of them, including the leader Antonio
Gonzalez, with Machetes, and captur-
ed six. The insurgents then scatter
ed, leaving their horses, some arms
and equipments.
A band of sixty insurgents at San
tiago de Las Vgas, ten miles from
Havana, today broke into stores, seiz-
ed provisions, arms and ammunition
supplied themselves with horses, cut
the telephone wires and rode out of
town with shouts for the Liberal par
ty and the constitution, They went
in the direction Of the Hambre Hills.
The people are panic stricken.
Business, which but recently prom
ised to be exceptionally good for the
time being, is generally slack, even in
Eastern Cuba, where the revolution
lists are making but slight and spor-
adic efforts The sugar planters and
others are abandoning the work of
development until conditions become
settled. The wholesale merchants of
Havana are doinng very little business
and American agents are being recall
ed and sent elsewhere.
American planters and farmers in
the western provinces are suffering
no attacks by insurgents, who on the
contrary are evincing friendly spir-
it.
flno Guerra appears to cover most
OF the country west of Pnar del Rio
city and some territory to the east
ward. No battle is expected at pres
ent, Guerra adhering to his purpose
not to be led into fight.
The Insurgents are increasing in
numbers in the eastern portion of
Pnar del Rio province, bat Ashbert 5
force in Havana province has latter
ly been lying low and keeping away
from the various government detach-
ments sent in pursuit.
Major Clews expects to take the
field upon the arrival of eight more
automatic guns, which have been ship
ped to the government He is en-
deavoring to perfect the personnel
of his rapid-fre gun corps.
Colonel Vale is still in pursuit of
the insurgents in the southern part
of Santa Clara province, but up to the
present has been unable to come up
with them.
Special attention is being given to
the defcnces of Havana, and the city
militia is employed in strengthening
the works.
AS days and weeks pass with no
appreciable diminution of the revolu-
tlon, apprehension increases. The
most conservative testimony from the
country districts of the provinces of
Plnar del Rio, Havana and Santa Cla-
ra is to the effect that two-thirds of
the people in the country aud small
towns Of these three provinces are in
surgents in sentiment if not in fact
A realization of this is the cause
of the renewal of efforts for the res
toratlon of peace. General Mario
Menocal whom the people trust as
one capable of bringing the warning
factions together, if such a thing is
possible, came to Havana TODAY and
held two conferences with President
Palma Gemral Mcnocal, after the
conference, absolutely refused to make
any siatemtn. President Palma has
no objections to his efforts but makes
no promises or suggestions on behalf
Of the government.
The managers of the insurrection.
have permitted the publi.
cation OF document purporting to
have been found in an abandoned reb.
el camp, but which, it is reliably stat
ed' was irst issued in Havana and
the original of which the Associated
Press has reason to believe is in
deposit vault in the United States,
signed by prominent conspirators.
which document gives the full pro-
gram OF the revolutionists' policy.
II is the form of an agreement and
IS dated Havana, July 2G.
The agreement states that senator's
elected in April, 1902, and representa-
ives elected in 1904, shall then form
CONGRESS, aud elect an al interim
resident and vice president who shall
all elections for those Offices and 9th
n Offices declared vacant.
Mayors and coNnciImen who have
'een arbitrarily deposed by the exc
utlve shall return TO their offices.
The document pledges the directors
u the movement 10 respect life and
property. re-establish order and not
. cease their labors until they shall
ave restored constitutional rights TO
he country.
In n postscript the document saws:
"All obligations incurred bv the