Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-30
OFFERED AMNESTY
Cuban Government. Will Pardon
All Rebels Who Forsake
the Revolution.
SKIRMISH WITH GEN. GUzMAN
The Insurgent Leader Declares
the Last Election Must BE AM
nuled Before There Can
he Peace.

havana, Aug. 2S.-The striking fea
ture Of the situation Monday was tn
announcement that the government
will Internationally pardon all thos,
who have taken up arms against thu
government excepting captured com
manders and these also will be par
doned If they surrender with their full
commands and arms. This order
which was issued by Acting Secretary
Of the Interior Montalvo, by direction
Of the president. followed an informal
statement made by the president and
containing partial intimation Of the
same thing.
4 The palace authorities firmly expect
that 1t will result in the bulk Of the
insurgents returning home. No time
has been Axed as a limit for the sur
renders Of insurgents to be accepted.
The government ofElcials here were
more cheerful than usual Monday
In the province Of Havana The Sit
uation Is no better than It has been for
the last three days. The governments
troops are still busily engaged In har-
RAISING the insurgents. In the province
Of Santa Clara the insurgent bands are
evidently badly scattered as a result
Of the operations Of the government
forces. Leading sympathizers with
the revolt here are beginning to show
badly suppressed signs Of discourage
ment.
A party Of Insurgents commanded
by Col. Sanchez entered the town Of
Bejucal, province Of Havana, at II
o'clock Sunday night, fortified them
selves and fought all night against
an attacking force Of government re-
cruits and rural guards without any
other result than three Of the defend
ers Of the place and one rural guard
being killed.
At the moment when the govern.
ment was issuing its proclamation Of. |
fering pardon to rebels who would |
lay down their arms, its forces were
dealing the most telling blow that has
yet been struck against Insurgents in
the field. For several days 1t had
been stated that General Guzmans
force Of insurgents which was va
riously estimated at from 200 upward,
contemplated an attack on Clenfue-
COS. Colonel Vale with q detach-
ment Of rural guards was dispatched
to Cienfuegos for the purpose Of en-
gaging Guzman and breaking up the
band. The encounter Of the two for
ces Monday resulted In the worst dis
aEter which the insurgents have sus-
tained up to this time. They lost /;
men killed and many wounded, while
the loss to the government force was
one man killed. The government is
without further particulars Of the
light.
That the Instruction Is In q shaky
seems to be q fact, al.
though tbs end may not be as near
Is members Of the government pro
less to believe. Ex-congrsssmsn Fsus.
.ino (Pino) Guerra, the insurgen,
eader operating In the province Of
Pinar del Rio, IN q signed statement
.elssraphed to the Associated Press
Monday night declares that be is de
ermined as ever that the last presi.
Iential election shall be annulled be
ore there can be peace In Cuba That
Suetra's force Of 1000 men Is vel.
Irmed and supplied with ammunition
md food is amply verified. Their
reatsst drowbaek now Is the lack o
money; but the people Of the vest.
IN part Of Pinar del Rio are furnish
nc them with an the supplies needed
aking IN return therefore orders on
be Cuban government and in many
ases refusing TO accept any eonsid.
ration.
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