Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-01
Only Province in the Island Re.
naming Perfectly Peaceful
Is Puerto Principe.
SITUATION GROWS DARKER.


darker tonight than at any previous
time since the insurrection broke out
News Of an uprising In Santiago prov
ince while not yet published here. Is
spreading about the city and causing
the grayest concern. When Mr.. Sleeper
the American charge danfaires here,
was told the contents Of the Associated
Press Santiago dispatch, he endeayored
to verify II through the state depart
ment, but was told It was absolutely
untrue. Subsequently tho dispatch was
Verified from private and newspaper
sources The extent OF the rising In
Santiago Is not known, but 1t Is the
opinion here that the worst calamity Of
all TO the Palma government would be
an insurrection I'm eastern cuba. The
Associated Press was informed tonight
BY two reliable eyewitnesses that Car
denas, which hitherto has been consid =
cred perfectly peaceful city. was the
scene yesterday Of desultory hghting
between police and rural guards on the
one side and rowing insurgents on the
other.
The only province remaining perfect
~ peaceful In Puerto Principe. Ameri-
cans having great cattle interests there
are apprehenslye lest IL, too. become
me held Of insurrectlonary operations.
The Associated Press correspondent
az Clenfuegos teleeraphed tonight that
thaTe are 5000 armed insurgents In that
vicinity and that all the small towns
IN santa Clara province are controlled
by insurgents, who attack and loot
trains ana seize the property OF for
eigneTs az well as OF Cubans.
trinidad Is surrounded by insurgents.
ana the government appears powerless
10 protect the property NJ Americans
ana other foreigners. Railway trains
are held up at viii and passengers
searched. The Cuban Central railroad
mas declined 10 assume responsibility
Tor the safety Of passengers or freight.
Recruiting for government forces il
making good progress here. The gov
eminent continues 10 make fine head
way Wherever there ~ open fighting.
Inc troops In the western portion Of
finar del Rio province have not vet
come up with Pine Guerra. and, accord
ing TO the Associated Press correspond
ent with the troops. there is no present
likelihood OF their doing SO. as the
troops might march for 10 years and all
the while Guerra would still be just
ahead OF them in the hills. There are
thousands Of mountain trails with
winch the Insurgents are familiar and
Which lead IN all directions IL Guerra
cared TO harrass the government their
troops could be killed on by shsrpshoot.
tfs. The government has no cavalry in
Plnar del Rio. and the only real soldiers
are the artlllerymen. but as they are
Afoot they cannot cope with the well
mounted veterans on the insurgent side
Guerra does not want 10 fght. His
scouts can always be seen al a distance
from the government line OF march.
Inc correspondents report more looting
by Guerra's men.
Ihere are many rumors In circulation
as 10 what may happen Sept. Is unless
a new election Is granted.
To add 10 the general apprehen-
sion, the American Protestant mission.
aries Of Havana, who are I'm general
char &c OF HELD say that reports from
missionaries outside OF Havana are
practically unanimous In stating that
me insurrecion is sweeping all the
country districts in the western half
OF the island, and that they are un-
able TO continue their work and ride
over the routes I'm their several dis
trlcts. The Increasing gravity OF the
situation has revived discussion Of the
possibility Of Intervention nv tho
United States. La Discussion. the semi
Official organ Of the administration. I'm
an editorial this evening calls upon
Cubans 20 lay down their arms and
save the republic from the danger 81
intervention. The article appeals To
the patriotism Of the people. depict
ing the results OF Intervention, as fol-
lows:
Permanent Intervention would be
worse than death. II would be pre-
ferable n the caribbean should engulf
the Pearl Of the Antilles"
The article further appeals thus TO
racial sentiment:
The colored race may tremble be.
fore the possibility OF Intervention.
Americans hate and despise negroes.
Even their own negroes whom they
have been In contact with for 200
years, are treated like dogs. lynched
and hardly considered human. N II
Is 50 with negroes Of their own land |
and language, what would happen 10 |
the Cuban negro1"
As 10 what the whites might expect |
under American Intervention the ar /
ticle says
our courteous comrades In the |
public department viii be superseded |
by men Of the type Of Bliss (Gen. Tas. |
ker II. Bliss, who, when administrator |
OF customs, asked nobody 10 be seated |
IN his office, and who forced the use /
Of the English language Also instead |
N our deliberate and refined Judges |
we should have Judge Pitchers tallud- /
ine "a Capt William l.. Pitcher Of the 1
Eighth United States infantry. who IN /
1899, was police magistrate and super
visor II police ot Hayana) with their
80 or 10 days
Furthermore We shall have with
US beer drinking American officers
with clanking spurs. masters Of all. |
captivating our adorable virgins Tha,
This may occur. Cubans fight against
'ubans. making room that Finlanders.
Germans, Americans. Spaniards may
,ome and enjoy the fecundlty " our
soil and air. the murmuring Of our riv-
hrs. the beauty Of our moonlight
nights. the kiss 81 our sea and even
he love ~ our women. all because Il
+ said the elections were not fair.
Il there no other remedy except plac-
ne our necks under the yoke Of Uncle
sam? This war can have no other
md but Intervention"
SurTenders In small numbers are re-
ported from various places. the largest
being At Venero. on the boundary
Ines Of Matanzas and Santa Clara,
where 20 men forsook the insurgent
'ause.
There is no apprehension 81 an up
Using In the city ~ Havana, although
he city contains n great many insurg-
'nts Many foreigners are registering
themselves Al their consulstes.
President Palma was asked tonight |
~ the Associated Press % give his
lew of the present situation and
whether he believed there was pos
ihiliiy ~ arranging a peace with the
Insurgents In manner acceptable 90
he government He replied. u regard
ne present time as inopporiune for
making q statement Tor publication.
'ut perhaps IN a day or two. or within
short time, may give you my
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