Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-27
CUBAN REBEL BAND
FOUGHT ALL NIGHT
Entered Town at NightfalI and
Fortified Themselves.
IN PROVINCE OF HAVANA
Attacked by Palma Troops and Rural
Guards.
ONEY FOUR KILLED IN FIGHT
Official Order. Issued Granting Am
nesty to All Repentant Insurgents
Desiring to Return Home.

gents commanded by Col. Sanchez entered
the town of Bejucal, province of Havana,
at II o'clock last night, fortified them
selves and fought all night against an at
tacking force of government recruits and
rural guards. without any other result
thaIn three Of the defenders of the place
and one rural guard being killed.
General Montalvo, acting secretary Of the
interior, has issued an order, under the di-
rection Of President Palma, instructing the
government officials in the provinces OF
Pinar Del Rio, Havana, Mataazas and
Santa Clara to allow all insurgents who
repent of their errors to go free to their
homes, excepting insurgents who are pris-
oners in the hands of the government
forces and captured commanders of lnsur-
gent bands, who will be detained until the
government determines whether they are
to be allowed their freedom or are to be
tried by the court.
All chiefs of insurgent bands who sur
render themselves to the government forces
or who surrender with their followers and
their arms will also be allowed to return
to their families. Finally to all who sur
render the government guarantees that
they will never be disturbed in any man
ner as result of the part they have taken
lowed to follow their usual pursuits without
moleStation.
Alfredo Zayas. president Of the liberal
party, informed the Associated Press today
report that Vice President Mendez Capote
had consulted with him on the question
whether peace could not be restored by
President Palmas withdrawal from the
presidency, by permitting Mendez Capote
to succeed him. and by giving certain posts
to the liberals. which consultation was said
to have caused grave differences between
the president and the vice president. Zayas
says the insurgents would probably not
consider such settlement under any cir
cumstances.
In Santa Clara Province.
Secretary of the Treasury Sterling said
to the Associated Press today:
I'VE think We have got them on the run
In the province Of Santa Clara. If we have
not got them running we very soon will
have them going. Pine Guerra, in the
to fight, but he will have to do SO. Our
force at San Juan de Martinez and in its
vicinity numbers 500 men, and his is not
much larger. He may, besides his regular
ly armed men, have 400 or 500 followers
armed only with machetes. We will settle
them in two or three days.
The name of President Palma's daughter
appears on the list of women who have Of
the suppression OF the insurrection.
There are thirty Americans among the
recruits who have Joined Major Clews' new
rapid-ire-gun battalion.
Cuba to Be Left Alone.
Cuba is to be permitted to work out her
own salvation.
This IL said to be the Presidents present
policy in the matter, officially expressed to
the officials of the Department of State and
by them communicated to the heads of the
War and Navy Department
1t is explained today that the administra-
ton officials do not attach much Importance
to the present insurrectfonary movement
against the established government of Cuba
and are confident of President Palmas abil-
ity to cope with the situation without out
side assistance. Because that Is the official
view of the case, 1t is further declared, the
United States will not intervene In Cuba, un-
less officially requested by President Palma
to do SO, which Is not regarded as a prob
ability nor will this government send any
warships or troops to Cuba to look after
United States interests unless 1t shall be
demonstrated that the existing government
is unable to protect them.
According to one authority the President
has been officially assured of the full abil-
ity of the Cuban government to effectually
suppress the present insurrection, and has
decided to keep hands off in order to give
the new republic full opportunity to dem
onstrate it's power and stability as a SOW
ereiRn state.
Although the United States government
has thus adopted the policy of non-inter-
ference it is fully alive to it's obligations
in the matter and will force a strict COM
pliance with the laws of neutrality on the
part of it's citizens to the extent Of pre-
venting the fitting out of filibustering expe-
ditions in aid of the insurrectos, in Florida,
or In other parts Of the United States. So
far the task of preventing the departure
of armed expeditions from these shores
has devolved on the officers Of the revenue
cutter service of the Treasury Department
and 1t has not been found necessary to call
on the naval service for any assistance in
that matter.
Mexican Ports Barred.
The Mexican government has issued strict
orders that no use shall be made of gulf