The San Francisco call., 1906-08-24

HAVANA, Aug a3The general
de the daring province lies
Havana by
fully gashd by the long, heavy machees of the rural guards who ended
their Across Park crowd mostly
friends of Bandera watching the with silent
The arrival of
which
Punta Bava fifteen miles detachment thirty
eight mounted rural guards searching throughout the night for Ban
ds AT o'clock this breaking through
wire fence at the edge of the sve farm when they suddenly
fred by Band followers in number The guards rushed
the insurgents but with of their chief and his
leading comrades they all getting The guards made
the chief and his companions special object of attack and all three
received several bullet wounds and horribly mud by mahete
Not one of the guards wounded
Rebel Generals Body Horribly Hacked
The bodies OF Bandera and his placed in
that his principal wound mahete blow the head which
off his left and made ugly neon his face He also had
bullet wounds his and breast The condition of Bands dead
companions shocking.
1t has been the rural guards that Bandera
operating in
the nsurrectonary Western broken
by sdeath
insurgnt by captured
San Juan de Martinez the terminus Of the Western Railroad There
held the town fed At the approach Of the the insurgents
a message from Guerrero saying:
Il possession of If
Railroad will blow bridge
property
Livesy Dispatch but Immediately forwarded
Later wired Livesy, saying
eff send the Western Railroad will blow
bridges and burn stations and irrespective of
Mr. Liesy carried the directly the
Interior, with whom held a consultation
Government to Make Stand at Pimar del Rio
The capture San Juan not great surprise though
expected waspr
guards greater
taking quite
that vicinity twice many troops as Guerrero muster 1t
regarded than probable will
possible draw Guerrero into fight While
going following
been greatly augmented by his of the vue
Secretary OFarr Acting
resigned from the Cabinet today General Fe Andade Speaker
+ - ~ the Gpvernment 4 oresnondent 1 ud ~ R him ms td so @
experimenting the supplying of
The yesterday attempted General Emilio
entering
home gives says Havana
justify He said
distance the Governors carriage and would have
the had the opportunity offered
Little Enthusiasm Manifested at Havana
opinion according locality
rebellion this general
attitude loyalty opposition independent
discuss with codness the theory that the Government
squec within other forceful must
for of There
The moderate with approval
adhesion the Government by their
rising
of the people in defense of the Government
of of artillery stationed
the Havana forts have been ordered Pnar del Rio the
considering that Havana sufficiently guarded by rural guards police
and the city guards.
personally defray General Ban
funeral The members of the staff General Maxine
the last war Tor met today and resolved to offer their services
Pino Guerrero threatening messages to members of the
that he will plIag they
organize against the insurrection
of Guerrero Western Railway
issued guard permanently every railway bridge
del Rio and San Juan de Martinez and bwok
each bridge o be occupied by troops.
Washington Hears the Revolt Is Spreading,
Mr. Sleeper, the American Charge dAfares today
been received Santa
Maanzas now
In Mtnzas said
its
The Government nstng 1t asserts its ability
the uprising"
States yet no
for the interference the domestic affairs of Cuba