The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13
REBELS ASK HELP
Cuban Insurgents Appeal TO ths
Red Cross
For Aid in Caring for Their
Wounded Soldiers.
WORSE THAN WEYLER.
Treatment by Palma s Men Said
to Be More BarbarOus
Than That Which Prevailed
Under the Spaniards.

New York, Sept. 1s.-ColoneI Aguirre
OF the Cuban revolutionary junta yester-
day addressed a letter to Miss Margaret
Astor Chanler. The letter recalls Miss
Chanler's humane work during the Gu
ban insurrection against Spain and
challenges her compassion for wounded
insurgents. It declared that the treat
ment Of the insurgent wounded by Pal
ma government soldiery is more bar
barous than prevailed during the WeyIer
regime in Cuba The aid of the Red
Cross society is implored.
Horses for Cuba.
st. Louis. Sept. 13.-Dr. H Laine.
representative Of the Cuban government,
today purchased 500 horses to be used
in putting down the rebellion. The
horses were Immediately shipped to New
Orleans Fifteen hundred more are to
follow.
The Denver Arrives.
Havana, Sept. 1.-THE insurgents in
Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara provinces
signaied the resumption of war by blow
ing up railroad bridges, again blocking
traffic and committing other acts ef
destruction.
The event of yesterday in Havana was
the arrival of the United States protect
ed cruiser Denver. When the flag on
Morro castle signaled the approach or
the American war ship the news spread
with rapiditY throughout the city and
large crowds hastened to the wharves.
Immediately after the Denver anchor
ed Ensign Blakley was sent ashore to
the American legation to notify Charge
d 'Affaires Sleeper Of her arrival and
that she was at the legation service
Asked as to the Denver's available land
ing f0Toc in ~ n r4dozceffry n H.
er Colwell said that while she CARRIED
no marines at present she had $50 well
drilled and armed sailors and several
field guns which could BE- put ashore on
As minutes notice.
The resumption OF activities has af-
fected railroad property. In Piner del
Rio province a western railway bridge
at Taco-Taco was partly destroyed. The
bridge over the Santa Clara river recent
" damaged by insurgents is being re-
paired, meanwhile being guarded by
Major CIewes' rapid fire gunners. Rail-
road communication with western Finar
del Rio province is now wholly cut off.
It is believed this is not the work OF
Pine Guerra's men, but of others work
ing in cooperation with him.
A railroad bridge on the line OF the
Cuban Central between Cruces and Las
Pajas, near the Trinidad sugar estates.
managed by 0. 3. Stillman Of New
York. has been blown up. The manager
OF TINS railroad reports lllal the tIt6uL-
gents also are attacking stations. It Is
known that the government regards the
situation in Santa Clara province as
even more dangerous than in Pinar del
Rio owing to the number Of Insurgents
in the former province who are now var
iously estimated at from 5000 TO 1900.
More fighting is reported in the vicin-
ity of Consolation del Sur.
Fight in santa Clara
Havana. Sept 1s.-In a fight near
near Ranchuelo in Santa Clara province,
Captain Noy, in command Of eighty
rural guardsmen and 14G militiamen, led
a machete charge against q rebel forcs
under Sabine Caballero. Three rebels
were killed and one was wounded. Seven
prisoners were taken.