Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-10
People Fleeing From Is
land Brings Alarm
ing Reports.
REBELS WELL ARMED
Guerra Has Not Yet Agreed to
PaIma's Proposal of
an ArmiStlce.

| Tampa, Fla, Sept. 10.--A Cuban gen.
eral arrived here today travelling in
cognito on his way TO Washington on
a government mission. Three hundred
passengers on the same steamer were
fleeing from the island. They report
the rebel army has more than 1000
men web equipped. The situation,
they report. is more gloomy than ever
before and the government is power
less.
Havana, Sept. 1.-Sixty more resi-
dents OF Havana and vicinity have
been indicted for completely with the
rebels and have been refused bail. Ii
appears the rebels are in possession of
the junction at Rincon OF the United
railway branches, as trains on the
western line are stopped and searched
at will.
More Batteries Arrive at Front.
Havana, Sept. 10.-Four more bat
teries of machine guns from Havana
arrived today in the region east OF
Consolation del Sur near where the
rebels destroyed bridges and disabled
the first armored rapid-fre train sent
several times this morning. Fighting
is practically suspended in the provin-
ces of Santa Clara and Havana. BT-
erything now waits upon Guerra.
Moderates are growing more appre-
hensiye concerning the stability of the
Cuban republic in future even in the
event OF complete victory for the gov
ernment
Attack Troop TrnIn.
Havana. Sent. 10.-A troop train
from Havana was attacked early this
morn ny at Attemisa The rebels were
driven Cff with mach ne guns.
Rebels Ia Defeat.
Havana. Sept. 10.-While a detach-
ment of Cuban rebels, commanded by
Colonel Pine Guerra, was attacking
the governments ar.nored train on the
Western railway. just beyond Las
Ovas, Saturday night, they were taken
in the rear by the combined forces OF
Colonels Avalos, Ravena, and Bacallao
and driven off after sustaining a crush
ing defeat The government troops
are still pursuing them. The train had
been derailed. The forces manning IL,
including several Americans under Cap
tain Webster. were almost out of am
munition when they were relieved.
This defeat is a heavy blow to the
revolution. Consequently. the govern
ment is jubilant
Train ObStructed.
Many arrests of secret adherents TO
the revolution will probably follow in
Immediately. Before confirma-
e s.uN
described above men had arrived ear
Lier in the evening from Paso Real with
stories tbat the armored train, which
left Havana on Friday, had met with
various obstacles beyond Herradura.
had been thrown from the tracks and
it's 500 men, machine guns, horses, and
equipment captured AS these tales
were confirmed by the Western rail-
roads first telegraphic advicss from
Paso Real, they were believed to be
true until authentic reports Of actual
occurrences were wired by those who
bad returned to Paso Real from the
scene.
Calls Congress.
Havana, Sept. 10.-President Palma
night called a special ses-
o4Oh Vi cOuSIesS 10 COnNene oc1l1. ~
to consider the disturbed condition OF
the country and measures for ending
the present situation The principal
features in the revolt Saturday were
by the western railway to
get trains as far toward Pinar del Rio
as possible, and the advancement of
an armored train with machine guns
and recuits to the country now occu-
pied by the insurgents. Wire com
munication was cut repeatedly farther
east at Right, and neither the rail
road nor the government is able to-
beyond Paso Real, two