Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
MARINES STOP DISORDER
Caballero Demands Release of Prison.
ers and is Himself Disarmed.
FOLLOWERS LAY DOWN ARMS
Afterward the Rebel Leader Weaken
ed and Promised That ALI Insur-
gents Should Cease Warfare.

The initial effort on the part of
the Cuban insurgents to make
trouble for United States troops
occurred today when a band of in
surgents threatened the inhabitants
of suburb of Puerto Principe.
Wholesale arrests were made and
General Caballero demanded the
release of the prisoners. The
Americans were not to be bluffed,
and the Cuban leader finally weak
ened and promised the surrender
of all insurgents under his COM
mand.
HAVANA. October Ga detachment OF
200 insurgents today rode into the Carload
suburb of the city of Puerto Principe, wav-
ing machetes and threatening people.
Twenty American marines from the de-
tachment on duty at Puerto Principe went
to Carload, dispersed the insurgents and
arrested thirty-nine of them. Gen. Cabai-
lero the insurgent leader, with 100 men,
| thereupon proceeded to the headquarters OF
the commander of the marines and de-
manded the release of the captured insur-
gents. Instead of releasing them the
| Americans disarmed -Caballero and all OF
his followers who could be caught. There
| upon Caballero promised that all the in
| surgents under his command would dis
arm.
O'Farril About to Leave.
Special Cablegram TO The Star.
HAVANA, October 6.-Senor O'FarrlI,
former secretary of state. leaves Havana
today on the steamship MORO Castle to
avoid embarrassing questions and hostile
demonstrations on account of the publica-
ton of the correspondence of Consul Gen.
eral Steinhart with Acting Secretary Bacon
with reference to American intervention.
He said he could not give an opinion until
he read the full text of the documents as
published by Secretary Root the extracts
cabled to the local press from Washington
not being enough. His official diplomatic
correspondence as Cuban secretary of state.
he added, might be interesting also. but It
was for the American government to pub
lish that.
1t is now fact known here that, on Au-
gust T. ten days before Pine Guerra's up
rising at Pima del Rio, Consul General
Steinhart visited O'Farrill and told him
that a strong revolution was coming.
O'FarrilI did not believe it.
Mr.. Steinhart, knowing that the plan Of
the revolutionists was a coup d'etat In
Havana and an attack upon the palace,
wrote a paragraph for the local papers,
which was published August 6. announcing
that two American ships of war were on
the way to Havana. This had the effect
of postponng the Revolutionary move. At
ter this, when the revolution broke out,
Mr. Stenhart advised the Cuban govern
ment to put strong guard over the Vento
waterworks. Then he interfered no more
until he was sent for by Palma.
Friction Between Clans.
There is friction between the militia
and the revolutionis.s at several places,
though no disturbance of consequence has
taken place at Camaguay, where the fric-
ton seems to be most serious.
Governor Taft will almost surely succeed
in re-establishng tranquility. Today he
summoned to the palace Gen. Loynaz del
Castillo, who is a native of Camaguay,
though he has been the rebel commander in
Havana province. He expressed himself as
very willing to cooperate. He advised that
DIR. Xiques, who is president of the liberal
party at Camaguay. be sent thther.
Con Castillo and DIR. Xiques sent at once
a telegram to Gen. Caballero, who is COM
mander of the revoutionists at Camaguay,
advising him to lay down his arms as soon
as possible. At the same time Governor
Taft gives orders for the immediate dis
armament of the militia at Camaguay. Dr.
Xfaues VIII leave tonight, under instruc-
lions from Governor Taft, to carry out the
disarmament Now with the earnest Coop
Grafton OF Gen. Castillo everything will
move faster, though some time and diplo-
macy will yet be necessary to finish the
work