Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-27
CUBANoREBELS
ARE ROUTED.
Pine GueHa'S Army Driven Back
With the MaChete- Gen.
Bandera Killed.

4 division of the growing army under
command of Pine Guerra, who Is look
ed upon as the real leader of the revo-
luton. Gnerra's men were flung back
upon the main body with Il loss of fif-
teen killed and wounded. The fighting
was at close quarters with the ma
chete, and there is a report that Ba-
callao was slightly wounded.
The killing of the insurrectionary
leader, General Quentin Bandera, In
al engagement between rural guards
and a band Of his followers is regard
ed as dealing the insurrection Il heavy
blow.
The Cuban government has decided
to issue today an amnesty of thirty
days, under which those persons now
bearing arms who return peaceably to
their homes will be pardoned.
President Palma has officially called
for volunteers to compose II national
militia of infantry and cavalry and to
cooperate with the government forces
under the command of the chief of the
rural guards.
A pitched battle between Guerra and
Bacallao is imminent, and the result is
awaited with great anxiety in this city.
On the outcome, it is felt, will depend
the fate of the revolution. 1t is be-
lieved that many thousands of men
are delaying their decision in the crisis
until word of the battle is received.
Although the hope of victory is ex-
,,,.ooca1 ~ is EpoxYyn fboso l., ,rroo foo,,
in government circles of disaster.
Guerra is known to have at least 1000
well armed men, while Bacallao can
only muster $50 artillery, serving as
infantry, and fifty raw recruits. Bacal-
lao moved out of San Juan de Marti-
nez at daybreak with the object of
forcing his way into Guanes, where
the spirit of rebellion is at fever heat.
Guerra's camp was only five miles out
side San Juan de Martinez. 1t was eX-
pected there would be a fight in an
hour. but Guerra began to retire. His
rear guard was attacked by Bacallao,
who led his men in a furious charge.
There is now some doubt as to Ba-
c%allao's exact position or of that of the
insurgents. Guerra before leaving San
Juan de Martinez boosted that he
would lead the government troops into
a trap and wipe them out. He said
Palma had no efficient men to put in
the field, while he himself could mus
ter several thousand veterans of the
rebellion against Spain.
Seven insurgents were slain in an
encounter neal Santa Rosa, province
of Matanzas. There We're a hundred
rural guards, commanded by Captain
Gomez, against several hundred rebels
under Rainozo. The guards advanced
in a series of dashes and closed with
the rebels, who were in a trench flank
ing a field of sugar cane. The lnsur-
gents broke and fled, and the seven
were killed with machetes. One man,
wounded with Il bullet, was found in
the trench. The government reports its
loss in the skirmish as one horse.
While no Liberals are in arms
against the government they admit
countenancing the insurrection, though
they always deny knowledge of any
conspiracy. Interviews. statements
and hints given out by the Liberals all
point to the probability that the matter
might be settled on the basis of the ad,
mission of leaders of their party to the
councils of the government and some
form of guarantee that i'll the future
elections will be conducted with abso-
lutte fairness.
The insurrectionists in the field who,
of course. are far more radical in their
demands and who are important fac
tors in this discussion. do not think of
accepting less than the complete annul-
ment of the last elections. All the Lib
erals would insist. under any circum-
stances, upon a general amnesty for all
rebels.
All discussion of this sort leads in
evitably to the subject Of American in
tervention. If the conflict should last
for a long time intervention is con
sidered to loom as Il tolerably certain
e%ventuality. If the government sub
dues the i%nsurrection and chastises,
wounds or kills members of the Liberal
party. the feeling of rancor is expected
to continue for years. If the insurrec-
tionists prevail it is predicted that un-
certain conditions are bound to con-
tinue.