Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-18
REBELS NEAR HAVANA
INSURGENTS ARE INCLINED TO
BE CHESTY.
Peaceable if Not Molested but Will
Fight at the Drop,
of the Hat

Havana, Sept. 1.-THE only re-
suits thus far obtained from Presl-
dent Palma's order for the suspen-
sion of hostilities have been that the
liberal leaders who hitherto had
every reason for anticipating arrest,
are circulating openly in Havana,
and are even conferrlng with the
leaders of the government with re-
gard to peace and that such insur-
gents in the field who have been
consulted, while they express them
selves as agreeable to settling mat
tiers amicably, at the same time as
sumo an independent attitude which
cannot be said to bode particularly
well for a prompt settlement OF the
existng difficulties.
In the meantime Cientuegos Is IN
a state Of siege, communications by
telegraph being severed, ont only III
the direction of Havana, but to Sam
tiago as well.
1t was known that Cienfuegos had
moi been attacked up to midnight
Sunday. but what has transpired
since that time is not known here. All
accounts agree that there are 5000
Insurgents southeast Of Havana and
rumors are in circulation that they
will enter the city peaceably If they
are ont moested, but they Will tight
If they meet with resistance. All VS.
Sitors TO the camp of the insurgents.
jim Havan province return with TINS
Impression; but it is believed that
mo attempt will be made against Ha-
Nana until the arrival of the Pine
Guerra force, which is now variously
reported to be from twenty to forty
miles distant The general impress
sion is that the presence in Havana
harbor of the American cruiser Den
ver will not act as a deterrent of
such movement, the auxiliary cruls-
er Dixie 1aving gone to Clentuegos
and the cruiser Des Moines having
gone presumably to bring to Cuba
Secretary Of War Taft and Assist
ant Secretary of State Bacon.
The announcement from Washing
ton that the American war vessels
will protect the British as well as
American interests, is taken as ap-
plying especially to Cienfuegos and
where the English owned Cuban Cen
tral railroad has been compelled to
suspend operations and has suffer
ed considerable damage to its its
property. The Western railroad, also
a British enterprise, is not now suffer-
ing any special damage, except in the
vicinity of Havana, and it is expect
ed that traffic on this latter line will
be completely re-opened tomorrow.
Washinlton, Sept. 11.-Dispatches
were received today announcing the
departure # the cruiser Charleston
from Callao, Peru, last night, for
Panama, and the arrival Of the cruis-
er Columbia, at Colon from Guanta
namo.
Secretary Root and family are on
board the Charleston, after the cruise !
aroun South America. If the pres
ent plans are not changed, he will !
leave the Charleston at Panama and !
cross the isthmus, embaiking on the
Columbia for home. 1t had been in
timatel that Secretary Root might /
conclude to continue the cruise of the 1
Charleston to San Francisco and re-
turn to Wasting ON overland but in
view of the critical situation in Cuba +
it is almos certain that he will 90
to Havana. to assist Secretary Taft |