Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
CUBAN OUTBREAK
DISTINCTLY POLITICAL
So States Governor of Pinar del
Rio.
WILL BE QUICKLY PUT DOWN

Government Is Equiping IS coastwise
Steamers as Gunboats, to Garry the
Troops with Guns and Ammunition
to All Coast Points.
Havana, Aug. 25.-The village OF
Aroya Naranjo, miles from Havana
was occupied by force of 20 insur.
gents Friday night.
A detachment of mounted city and
provincial polte proceeded to AFRO.
yo Narranjo early Saturday morning,
and the surgents who had occupied
that place scattered as The govern,
ment force approached.
New York, Aug. Expressing a
belief that reports of the strength of
the insurgent forces have been exag.
gerated, Y'Zeobrado, governor of the
province OF P1nar del Rio Friday night
declared that Cuba had nothing to
fear from the present uprising and
that it would be quickly suppressed
by President Palma. Governor 70
brado leaves for Havana shortly. In
an interview he said:
This outbreak is distinctly ponti.
cal and it will not amount to great
deal. There is nothing to the move
ment to cause alarm to the persons
who have the interest of Cuba at
heart
"There has been grumbling ever
since the election among a certain
class of people, who felt that they had
not been properly regarded by Pres
ident Palma in the way Of official po-
sitions, They began to preach against
Palma s administration. Talk of
that kind very often led to revolution
ary outbreaks and the present upris-
Ing consequently does not come as a
great surprise However, it will be
quickly put down. President Palma
has all the resources he wants, and the
support and sympathy of all the lead.
ing Cubans Of the island. Followers
OF the tnsurrectionary movement are
to the low class of Cubans."
The following cable from Havana
is printed here:
THE increased reticence of the gov
ernment justifies alarm as to the sit
uation. Senator Norma Campos Mar
queti, the liberal, who has joined the
reyolutionists, says in an interview in
the TELEGRAPH that he has no doubt
that the rebel chiefs have a fully
formed plan which they will gradual
ly work out. He says that honest
elections must be granted by the gov
ernment. The rebels are fighting for
a cause and not for one man. They
are willing to accept any president
whho Is legally elected, even Estrada
Palma. The senator Is willing to
add his name to that Of 20U Cuban
business men in New York who pro.
pose to ask President Roosevelt to
send a commission to see that an hon
est election is held. He does not
desire American intervention, because
If the Americans come, God knows
where the movement would end. The
rebels, however, will lay down their
arms If President Roosevelt agrees to
send non-partisan commission to in
Vestigate the elections, which the reb-
els allege were fraudulent. President
Palma should be willing to agree TO
this for months war would reduce
Cuba to worse condition than the
Spanish war did Neither the govern
ment nor the insurgents can win. The
rumor that the rural guards wanted
only to get General Bandera killed
and who is hopelessly wounded, is
sure to infame the rebels who have
up to the present been merciful. If
President Roosevelt should order the
appointment of an investigation COM
mission, President Palma may say
that the American minister would be
acceptable.
An Independent senator comment
ing on the above statement saws the
appointment of such a commission by
President Roosevelt is impossible as
1t would wound Cuban independence.
The parties must settle the matter
between themselves. The sending OF
American troops here would be no
solution of the trouble. Pino Guer-
era has stated his grievances, and
now the government should make its
reply.
"The government is equipping Is
coastwise steamers as gunbosts, to
carry troops with guns and ammuni-
ton to all coast points. These will
be landed at night and the troops will
attempt to surprise the rebels.
"Senor Zayas, who was the liberal
candidate for vice president, says that
the leading men are urging President
Palma to call convention of promi-
nent Cubans to consider solution of
the trouble"