The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-17

government EniSSarieS Sent In Auto
mobiles to Confer With lnsurgen,
Leaders-LoyaIist Troops and Reb
els Lay Down Their Arms and Ther
Quarrel Over Gambling.
Havana, Sept. 17-An extraordinary
gazette contains this decree, signed by
President Palma, on the recommenda.
ton of Secretary of Public Works
Montalvo:
"All campaign operations are sus-
pended, and in consequence the govern.
ment forces will act only on the defen
sive throughout the republic. The sec.
retary of the interior will issue all the
necessary orders for the execution OF
this decree"
Far from considering American in
tervention as something to be dreaded,
the Cubans almost universally regard
it as the most desirable consummation
possible. All the business interests
are anxious for Intervention, and even
politicians admit that it would be the
best outcome. Among Cuban business
men the only fear is that intervention
may be only temporary.
President Palma himself desires pro
lection, but not permanent Intervention
Following Roosevet's Advice.
Members of the government say they
are following the advice contained in
President Roosevelt's letter; that they
have no objection to the friendly as
sistance ofNthe United States if it be-
comes necessary, but they believe they
can settle the trouble between the gov
ernmentsand the revolutionists without
Intervention. At least they say, they
are making an attempt and with fail
prospect Of success.
The decree caused great surprise, as
for the past few days the government
officials have been strongly against ne
gotiating with the rebels.
1t was prompted by General Memo
cal, who went to Secretary Montalvo
and urged him to make the strongest
possible effort to induce President Pal
ma to take President Roosevelt's ad-
vice and avoid intervention by request
ing truce and trying to have the Gu
themselves.
Confer With Insurgents.
After the decree was issued govern
ment emiSSaries were sent in automo
biles to confer with the insurgents.
General MenOcal, accompanied by
Congressman Goblin and Garcia Vista,
the youngest son of Calixto Garcia,
drove toward where Alfredo Zayas
was encamped with Castillo's forces,
not far from Santiago de las Vegas.
Others went to Guanajay, which place
was occupied by a large body of in
surgents under Congressman Canpos
Marquetti The latter had Mayo
Gales and the 200 volunteers defend,
ing the town cooped up in a barrack
and surrounded by swarm of rebels.
The mayor was still holding out when
the peace emissaries arrived. Mean
while Campos Marquetti was threaten
ing to blow up the barrack with dyna,
mite.
Quarrel Over Gambling.
For six hours the two forces had lail,
several hundred feet apart, apparently
dreading to come to close quarters
with the machete. An occasional shot
was being fired when the automobile,
displaying white flag, came spinning
along the magnificent highway. In a
few minutes the news had been told,
and the rebels and loyalists, forgetting
their recent little differences, pitched
camp together and fell to gambling.
No one was hurt in the play at actual
war, but an hour after the gambling
began one man was stabbed in the
side
Much doubt is expressed as to wheth-
er the rebels will accept peace propos-
ais which do not include elections for
| places of senators and congressman
elected last December.
| The. United States auxiliary cruiser
| Dixie received orders from Washington
| to proceed to Cienfuegos. 1t is believ-
| ed tl.at the small force of the gunboat
Marietta is not considered sufficient
| guard owing to the besieged conditions
| of the city.
| The usual rumors that an endeavor
will be made to occupy Havana soon
are in circulation but 1t is not believed
| the insurgents in Havana province are
! sufficiently concentrated to make such
an attempt.
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