Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-31
Is Reported From Several
Places Near Havana.
A 3-Aour Scrap Thursday Only
20 Miles From the City.
Many Rebels Accept Amnesty Yet Iasurgenis
Daily Gain Recruits.

| I1dVdld, aug. oU.--Ihe rattle of ma
chine guns became a natural sound to-
day on the sea front Of Havana, where
| Major CleWs' corps We're trying their
weapons and drilling for their new du-
ties. Part of the corps is going to the
front tomorrow, but its destination has
not been divulged.
General AvalOS and Pine Guerra are
| close to each other tonight in the vi
cinity of Guanes, whittier Avalos with
| 1000 cavalry, mounted infantry, Rura.
| Guards and recruits, marched today
from the little village of SabalO. The
Associated Press correspondent with
| General Avalos reports that a consid-
ehrable number of recruits fell out
| along the march from San Juan De
| Martinez, overcome by the heat and
| hoking dust. and that some were III
with fever from drinking water. The
general spirit however was good. The
Opposing forces are so close tonight that
a battle Is expected shortly.
The only fight of any consequence
reported today was a three-hours' con-
| tiict between $50 Rural Guards and VOL
unteers and an inSurgent band said to
number 800. near Campo Flordo, 20
miles west of Havana An American
who witnessed the fighting says the fir
ing was not continuous, but scattered,
and that there was no volleying. At
ter two hours of this fighting the COM
batants came closer together and fin
ally the Rural Guards and volunteers
made a fine charge upon a hill, routing
the insurgents, who scattered and dis
appeared. At least II insurgents were
killed and many more were wounded.
An official report of the fight which
was given out tonight saws the COM
bined forces of Captain Collazo's Rural
Guards and Gen. Alfred Rego's volun-
teers, tOtaling 100, attacked 400 rebels,
four two hours and then charged and
completely dispersed the enemy, who
left Is dead and three prisoners. Twen-
ty horsies and some arms and accoutre-
ments were captured. Capt. Collazo
was wounded in the arm, but not ser
iously hurt
One of the prisoners captured says that
probably 40 fnsurrectionists were killed
and that many more were terribly slashed
with machetes in the charge of the Rural
Guards. 1t is evident that this was the
fercest and bloodicst fight since the in
surrectiOn began.
Reports of surrenders in compliance |
with the government offer of amnesty |
are more numerous tonight than here |
tofore, most of them coming from |
towns near Havana, to which quite a |
large number of insurgents have quiet
ly returned. On the other hand the in
surrection is gaining some recruits.
A fight took place last night at Gala
bazaar, Havana province between so in
surgents and Is Rural Guards with the /
result that the latter retreated with
one man wounded.
An engagement between insurgents
and government troops is reported to
have occurred last night near Arte-
misa, province of Pinar Del Rio, near
the Havana border. The result is not
known.
Several exchanges of shots have been
reported at various places west of
near the Havana border, in
Pinar Del Rio. As the place is poorly
protected, reinforcements of so Rural
have been sent there.
A portion of Pima Guerra's force is
station at Puerto CorteZ, on the south
coast. near San Juan De Martinez,
which the government contemplates
making a central point for sending men
and supplies by water to Pinar Del Rio.
should communication by rail by inter-
rupted.
"A train load of troops which left Ha-
yana at l o'clock this morning arrived
safely at the city of Pinar Del Rio.
They were fired upon near Taco Taco.
and encountered scattered shots else
where, but the soldiers We're unframed.
Governor Sobrado of the province of
Pinar Del Rio went to the provincial
capital on the troop train. He said he
believed that he could enter into nego-
tiation with the insurgents and settle
matters within a week. His statement
was received with incredulity.
The government officials here deny
that Sana Clara is in any special dam
ger. Gen. Rodriguez. commander of the
Rural Guards. says that the garrison of
that city is composed of 200 Rural
Guards and that In addition there are
any number of volunteers and loyal
citizens there.