Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-01
Seventy Men, Led by EX.Speaker
Canizares. Take up Arms
At Moron.
RURAL GUARDS AFTER THEM.
There is Much Excitement in Pu.
erto PrinCipe-Cientuego
City Hall Fortified.
Sango Surrounded and Insureent Lead.
or Jrbano sanchez Capturod-ln-
~urrcction NJ over Island.

Havana Sept. Lit became known
TODAY that the insurrcctIon has spread
o. the province % Puerto Principle.
Seventy men have taken up arms at
Moron that province, led by Garcia
Csnizares, speaker of the house Of rep
rcscntstivcs, during the Liberal as.
ceudaucy On that body The members
OF The band openly equipped them
selves and left the town in an orderly
manner The mayor Of Moron soon
summoned the rural guards m the We
entity and followed the insurgents with
the purpose Of engaging them.
Later the governor Of the province Of
Puerto Principe notified the authorl-
ties here that a mounted party Of 100
men had taken up arms at Arroyo
Blanco, near Ciogo dc Avila. % miles
southwest Of Moron. This force is COM
manded by Dellon Sanchez. as ex-rey-
ouuonury general.
Gov Silva Of Puerto Principe has
begun enrolling volunteers. The city
OF Puerto Principe is in state Of eN-
/ element
Vice President Mendez Cspots con-
feued with Senior O. Farrlll the ex-
secretary Of state and justice at the
formers home until O'Clock this
morning but they refused to divulge
the subject Of their conference
Ten city militamen We're stationed
last night at each VI the outlying Ha-
vana police stations in anticipation uf
possible trouble, but nothing occurred
4 band OF insurgents numbering
about 800 men, rsided Ranchueo. near
. ticnfuegos, province Of Santa Clara
yesterday. taking an the horses and
the contents OF the treasury, N100.
Thirty rural guards have started
from Cienfuegos for santa Clara on an
afmored train.
The city hall al Cienfuegos has been
fortified.
The authorities OF the city OF Piuar
del Rio have organized a force ~ 3nl
special police and a hundred city
militiamen.
Dispatches from Santiago announce
that rural guards have surrounded the
town OF Songo and have captured Ur-
BANJO Sanchez, the insurgent leader
there.
The recruiting OF insurgents I'm san.
tago the governor Of that province
asserts has proved unsuccessful and
De adds that he has military fore
az his disposal with which he can
quickly crush amy uprising
u Is rumOred here that number Of
insurgents 40 Bgracoa az the extreme
eastern end OF the province Of Sanu-
ago have taken up arms
Gen. Rodriguez commander ~ the
rural guards. SAYS be does not believe
there are any insurgents IN arms iu
SANTIAGO De Cuba re SAYS that
troops were sent simply as a precau-
tionary measure
Senior O'Farii later today denied
that he had paid a long visit 10 Vice
| President Mendez Capote last night
All the members Of the Cuban ma
tional assembly who are IN this clty
viii hold a meeting tomorrow. which
| win be the FIRST meeting since the ad-
! iournment Of June 30.
The politicians are preoccupiei with
| preparations for the election ~ vice
| president Of tho assembly which will
take place next week The two leading
candidates are Seniors Obaldia and
Guardis With the probability favcring
| Obaidia.