The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-23
RATTLE IMPENDS


Havana, Aug: pa force Of rural
fuegos, province of Santa Clara, to en-
gage 800 inturgents, who have left Las
tajas under the command of Colonel
Guzman, mayor of that town.
Havana, Aug. 23.-The body of the
negro general, Quentin Bandera, the
most daring insurgent in Havana prov
day, thanked by those of two mulatto
comrades: all frightfully gashed by the
long, heavy machetes of the rural
guards who ended their career. Across
the street, in Neptune park great
crowd, mostly negro friends Of Bandera
are watching the morgue with silent
interest. ~.
The arrival of Bandera's body here
was the first news Of the, fight IN
which he met his death. The conflict
occurred at the Silveira farm near
Punta Bravo, fifteen miles from Ha-
vana.
A detachment of thirty-eight mounted
rural guards, under Captain Ignacio
Delgado and Lieutenant Martinez, were
searching thruout the night for Ban
dera's party. At 2 am. the guards
edge of the Silveira farm when they
followers, twenty in number.
Rebel Band Flees.
The guards rushed upon the insur-
gents but with the exception of their
chief end his two leading comrades,
they all succeeded in getting away: :
- The guards made the chief and his
tack and all three received several bull
let wounds and were horribly multi
ated by machetes cuts. Not one OF the
guards was wounded.
The bodies Of Bandera and his COM
panions were placed in wagon and
taken to Havana. An examination of
Bandera' s body showed that his prin-
on the head, which cut off his left ear
and made an ugly incision in his face.
| He also had bullet wounds in his arms
| and breast.
Gashed by Machetes.
The condition of Bandera's two dead
companions was even more shocking.
gashed and they also had machete
wounds in their breasts and on their
arms. The clothes of all three men
showed every evidence Of the hard life
which they had been leading while
eluding their pursuers.
1t has been an open secret among the
rural guards that Bandera would never
being the main object Of the govern.
mert forces operating in Havana prov.
ince. The smallness of the party &C
conpanying Bandera has caused sur
prise here, but it is believed that he
had only portion of his band with
him. In any case, however, it is be-
lieved the discretionary movement i1
western Havana has been broken up BY
Bandera IS death.
Want United States to Interfere.
New Orleans, Aug. 23-The Plea
yune's cablegram from Havana says
that in spite Of governmental denials
the entire country is in a ferment over
the uprising and it is impossible yet
to say what the outcome will be.
The fight with Bandera's band oc
Cured at 3 o'clock am. A force Of
100 mounted rural guards, which ha6
for three days been seeking to sur
round the insurgent force commanded
by Bandera, finally succeeded, after tn
camp for the night.
In addition to Bandera, two of hi
followers were killed, but none wa
captured.
Rebellion Grows.
Havana, Aug. 23.-There are evi
dences of threatening increases in tn
numbers of the insurrectionists. In tn,
: province of Santa Clara the disaffec
, ton is widespread, and in the province
OF Havana great many people ar
in sympathy with the insurgents.
In some cases whole communities ap
pear to have been carried away by tn
r recrEdescence Of insurrectional times
, The extent to which this will lead t.
3 open rebellion is still uncertain.
| A man who has spent several day
in Aguacate stated that as many a
s 500 men, most of them armed, wer
4 riding about the vicinity proclaimin
7 insurrectionary ideas.
q Bel1ttle San Luis Fall.
Three large bands Of insurgents ar
g out in the province Of Santa Clara
: The instruction appears to be grow
y ing, but the loyalists claim that the
! will be able to resist the movement.
,. At the palace there is disposition
to minimize the Importance of til
insurgents capture Of San Luis. tn
statement being made that while tn
insurgents were in possession of tn
y town, the rural guards in their uua1
ters are still holding out. The fightin
was quickly over. ~.
) The garrison Of San Luis is know
i to number less than fifty. The populs
u ton of the town is 5000.