The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20


 looms stronger Thursday than eVer' All the smaller towns in Santa Clara province appear to be absolutely Ill the control of the insurgents. Clen- fuegos is in a state of alarm. Kali road. river and steamboat communi- cation has been stopped. The rebels outside of Cienfuegos continue to re- ceive endorsements.
 Things are more normal at Santa Clara city. Trains over the lines of the United companies are running without interruption except occasion al holdups. Both Santa Clara ard Cienfuegos are prepared to resist in- vasion but the number of rebels be- fore these cities is vastly superior to the government forces.
 Reports that the force under Pino Guerra is marching toward Havana, coupled with the very much Increased concentration of rebels outside the city is causing uneasineSs here. De- pcsits in the banks afe extremely heavy but money is tight. All the troops which can possibly be spared from duty in Havana province are be- ing brought into the city proper.
 Expectations along the lines of the Western and Cuban Central railroads continue Trains on other lines are not molested other than to be fired upon by small bands of rebels.
 Felice Prieto, who has the reputa- tion of being a strike leader has been arrested. There is reason to believe that the liberals attempted to com plicate matters by causing strike in Havana. Their efforts. however, were futile.
 The steamer Maria Herrera, with arms and ammunition aboard for the government, arrived from New York without incident.
 The governments supplies of arms but there is little doing In the way of enlistments.
 The insurgents Thursday set Are to the long bridge of the Western railroad at Calabaxar, near Sagua La Grande but it was not sufficiently burned to prevent the passages of trains. The rebels are using locomo- tives to pull down water tanks, etc., along the line. Insurgents are swarm ing In and and about the town of San tiago De Las Vegas. 13 miles south of Havana, and conflict In that city is imminent
 Four hundred additional troops were brought into Havana Thursday morning from Guines for the protec- tion of the city and to assist in at tacks upon the rebels in outlying towns
 There has been no telegraphic corn munieation whatever Thursday along the line of the Western railroad. or over the government lines to Pinar del Rio.
 According to the best information to be obtained. the rebel force under Pino Guerra is moving to the east ward along the southern edge of the Pinar Del Rio mountains, and other bands which constantly receive addi tions from the local cities throuf h which they pass. are committing dep relations along the line of the ra'l- road All indications point to the concentration outside of Havana city of the rebel forces in Pinar Del Rio and Havana provinces.
 It was consistently rumored Thurs day that the manager of the insur- rection are seeking to foment gen eral strike in Havana and that an entrance to the city will be attempted coincident with the outbreak Of in- ternal disorders.
 An insurgent force under Col Guz- man, formerly mayor of Las Lajas, has destroyed the bridge of the Gu ban Central railroad near Las I.ajas. It was not far from this bridge that Wednesday two locomotives and one repair car were thrown by the rebels into the river, The locomotive driver and his assistant are British subjects. They both were taken into custody by the rebels, who also carried csl two mechanics.
 It is Dersistenly reported here that Cicnfuegos has been captured but in vestigation of the rumors proves them to be untrue