The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-29
WAR IN CUBA.
The Little Republic Has a Civil
War On Hand,
4 LEADER KILLED.
Decisive Engagement Near San Luis
!-.A
in Which Number We're Killed, !
Wounded and Taken Prisoners
b, Insurgents. Insur-
gsais Capture City.

By Insurgents. lnsur-
gea!s Capture City.
L looks as If the young republic OF
Cuba has a civil war on her hands. a
dispatch from Havana says General
Rodriguez, commander OF tho rural
guard, Wednesday night, after relat-
ing the incidents Of the day, said to
he Associated Press:
Y u can tell the American people
1hat Cuba Is entirely competent to
cope with the insurrec5ion. The fl cd
Of rumors in all directions about the
organization OF insurrectionary bands
n great numbers are not borne out by
'eports, or, so far as can be learned,
cha facts.
''Tne results ct the encounter at
San Luis is still not known definitely.
i:he much-salked.of movement in
santa Clara province has not been en-
,ountered, and no insurrectionists
| lave bsen seen there by our forces.
we have today equipped and ssns
ut In various directions 300 volun-
seers under competent ofissrs. We
ave plenty OF Reninetons AID smmu-
lision for all VINO enlist at present,
md mora have bssn ordered from the
United States"
Tae dispatch gees on to say that
ahile the foregoing is typical Of the
ltterances Of the government cf6 ;ials,
ahere are evidences Of threatening In
;reases In toe number OF tnsurreclion-
It's. In the province of Santa Clara
the Infection is widesl read, and in
ne province OF Havana great many
people are in sympathy with ths insur.
gsnts. In some cases whole communt-
les appear to have been csrried away
" the Renaissance ct insur1ecticn-
.ry t1mes. The extent 10 which this
viii lead is still uacertaln.
A gentleman who has returned
from Agucsta, whore he spent several
Jays, stated TO the Associated Press
Thursday that as many as 500 msn.
! most Of them armed, were riding
about the vicinity, proclaiming insuf.
dictionary ideas. the principal event
| Wednesday was the fighting at San
L1is. Ole hundred recruits were
:.barIsd westward Thursday on
board a special train, but it 1s not
likely that they will bs permitted to-
:eacn San Lula.
A detachment Of 100 recruits on the
say to Guines had slight encounter
Nth insurgents, but no one on either
side was hurt. An attempt is being
nade with 200 mounted rural guards
Iad regulars 10 corner Qlen5in Ban
iera who, with $50 meu, Ii continuing
.is lodging tactics IN the western
oa,t OF the province OF Havana. Three
,srgs bands Of insurgents ere out IN
he province OF Santa Clara, the In
,urrection appears to be growing but
he loyalists OF the town Claim that
hey will be able to resist the move
nent.
The governments later reports from
San LUIS which significantly are GATED
from Pinar del Rio, are to the effect
hat Maj. Laurent, in recent
Engagement, killed four insurgents
md captured few hores and muni-
ions. The maj, has not yeGarrived
1t PIna1 del R.o. The act nearest
approaching insurrection in Havana
.sas the seiz;ng OF several horses
shich were beii:g lorded on a train of
5he Western railway ct Salud, su-
curb VEST OF the City.
An attempt was nada Wednesday
:vsning TO assassins5e Gen. Enel1o
Nunez, governor Of the province Of
Havana. e man had revolver lev
Lied at the goVs7ncr as he was enter
ng his home. Another man, who was
passing by, saw the would e-assassin
Ind cried out wnereupon Gov. Nunez
,urned and, drawing his revolver,
ired over the miscreant's head. Tae
at6er was so surprised that he drop
ped his revolver. BE was promptly
arrested. .ais identify is not known,
ouu be is white man and vas well
iressed.
TAe insurgents in the province OF
Plnar del R.o captured their irst city
| there. At 9 O'Clock nexs morn.
:ng the fore led by Plno Guerra, an
s1 congressman aad az Influential
nan and WHO was thought to ba many
allies eas8ard, and sundry other In.
urgent bands attacked San Luis,
ahich Is situated on the railroad about
zen mics west Of Plnar del BIO city.
| A sharp and decisive engagement
.ollowed during which : numoer o1
.nen were killed OF wounded. The
Town was defended by. less than 100
;ural guards, fifty OF whom surrender.
| ID to the insurgents ana are held ss
prisoners. Among the killed was
10 Qlinttn Bsnderss, the aged negro In.
urgent, and who vas prominent viii
ne negroes Of Cuba.
Tne insurgents are in possession o1
.he railroad station and Of the town
shicn is resuming its normal condi.
ion. By the capture Of San Luis
7hich mas about 10000 inhabitants
;he insurgents have obtained an i'm
,orJant base for future operations
| Louis Perez, the last liberal governo:
! ,t fhe nrnvi0co ~ Pima fie1 Rio h2.