The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-06
DISARMAMENT
NOTCOMPLETED
Bandits 1nfest Puerto
Principe.
WILL SURRENDER THE GUNS
Number Of Rifles Surrendered In
dicates Forces.
Governor Taft Regard. rhis Propor-
tiOn Rather Better Than Exec.
ted, hat Doesn't Like Attf-
tude Of santa Clara.
WILL SURRENDER THE GUNS

Havana. Oct. 5.-While the disarm.
ament Of the rebels will not be COM
pleted Saturday night it is now conf
IDENTIFY expected that the entire opera
ton will be finished by Monday, with
the exception of Puerto Principe Prov
ince, which has been less affected than
any other province by the rebellion
but which is now a favorite region
for marauding bands which should
more correctly be called bandits than
rebels.
Although the surrender of guns has
not been made compulsory either by
the provisional government or tho
disarming commission. the rebel COM
manders have all given their followers
to understand that 1t was expected
and that the laying down Of their
arms was mater of duty.
The result of this has been that the
number of rifles surrendered IL larger
in proportion to the number Of men
pected. For instance. 500 rebels dis.
banded in Pinar del Rio province up
to today have turned In 900 guns.
Governor Taft regards this proper
ton rather better than the average
but reports from Santa Clara indicate
that nealy all the guns of General
Guzman's command have ,een sur
rendered.
A great majority OF the rebel ri.
fies are old and poor and many dilap-
idated weapons have been turned in.
In Pinar del Rio practically all the
rebels have been disarmed and have
returned to their homes. In western
and southern Havana province the
work Of disbanding Is going on steadi-
ly and probably will be completed by
Saturday. Assistant Secretary OF State
Bacon and Captain Mccoy will visit
Eastern Havana province Saturday and
hope to complete disarmament there
without loss of time. General Montero,
commander of the forces In Eastern
Havana visited the palace today and
agreed to the disarmament condi-
lions.
MantanZas province his no tnsur-
gents with the exception Of few OF
| Montero's followers. In Santa Clara
province disarmament Is going on
vigorously and the disarmament COM
wissioners and the provisional govern
ment are received with every evil
dence of good will.
Disa rmament has been completed In
Santiago province with the exception
of small forces in the vicinity OF Man.
zanillo. who will disband tomorrow.
Governor Taft said today ne believed
that the only region where there was .
possibility of trouble to be Camaguay.
Cattle lifting and depredations to 9TH
er property is going on in this section
The disarming operations conducted
today in Western Havana by Major
Eugene r. Ladd of the disarmament
commission, was not all smooth SAILING
After the disarming of General Del
Castillos personal escort. which pro-
duced fifty guns. Major Ladd proceed
ed to disarm the men Of Del CastiiioA
brigade commanders.
Upon meeting Arencida at Santiago
de las Vegas Major Laid was told that
his force OF 500 had already dispersed.
but that $50 guns would be turned oVes
this afternoon. When Major Ladd re-
turned however. only forty guns were
Forthcoming from the subordinate Of
fcers left in charge Major Laid sus-
pected the subordinates OF conceaIinR
weapons and threatened to take the
matter up with Governor 1a1t lhe
subordinates at once promised to pro-
duce the remainder of the guns tomor-
row. The force under General Guaa
was disarmed to Major Ladd this ar
ternoon at San Antonio de los Lianos.
General Guas wept over the fact that
he had to default in his promise to
his followers that they could keep
their guns. He said. however. that ne
was willing to do this to show his con
fidence in the intentions OF the Amerl-
can Government General Guas has
promised TO dlSdTm the ioitoo Va ~"
dolfo and Rafael Castillo. his suoor-
dinates, VINO are ehcaHipeo '"' S"o
near Guira.
Detachments of these forces have
had several clashes during the past two
DAYS with 200 Government volunteers
stationed at Guira. As result oil TINS
Ill feeling the families of Guass foi-
lowers residing in Guira have been
mistreated by the volunteers. Ths
1nN
turn to Guira. Major Ladd has prom
ised to report this matter to Governor
Taft and Guira will either be garri-
soned by marines or the volunteers
there will be disarmed and disoandeo.
The last OF Pine Guerra's FORCES en-
tertained this afternoon at Rlncoh IL
has been agreed that all the ex-insur-
asnts will be permitted to keep tho
horses ridden by them in the campaign.
In order to prevent substitution on the
wav home all the horses have oeen
branded with the marks or the rcspec-
tive commanders. -
inal owners from bringing 1880
their animals or the value thereor
ayainst the government. American
Minister Morgan has received many
rinims from Americans for losses OF
animals and other damages. These ne
will present to the provisional govern
ment. -
General Pine Guerra accompanied by
bs staff rode through Havana today
and attracted much attention and APP
plause.
In response to the criticism made by
Americans that the Cuban flag was NY
ing over the palace while that building
is being Occupied by an American Cow
ernor. Governor Taft said today:
"I am here working for the Cuban
Republtc; therefore the Cuban flag will
ny as long as l am here in that ca
pacity."