Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-22
FIGHTING At GATES OF HAVANA
Country Residents FIocking Into CIT,
les in Fear Of Their Llves-isIand
is the Throes Of Another War
Which May be as Bloody as tho
Conflict With Spain.
(By Associated Press.)

HAVANA, CUBA, Aug. 2l.--A state
of revolution actually exists In the
Island of Cuba, and the government
has been brought face to face with
this fact. Minor fighting has already
occurred, and II feared this is but
the foretastc Of more serious en-
gagemcnts In the near future.
| The revolutionary forces arc now
estimated at fully 900 men. Some
of the newspapers place the number
at 1000.
The rebels are scattered about the
country in small bands for the most
part If they can be collected into IA
single army they Will be In posi-.
tion to create Il great deal of trou.
ble
The situation Is worse In the Prov
ince of Pinar Del Rio. Adviccs from
the city OF pinar boz Ro say thai
Congressman Guerra intends to cap.
ture that city.
Break In Palma's Cabinet.
Secretary OF State and Justice o.
| Farrill, who was acting as secretary
of the interior. has resigned from
the cabinet His action was due to
, piqne because President Palma crit
icized him for not being In close
touch with the insurrcctonary move
mcnt and for not strongly grasplng
the situation.
This eliminated in the appoint.
mcnt yesterday of General Rafael
| Montalvo, secretary of public works.
to take direct charge of all the Mill
tary operations against the insur-
gents.
The Cuba government has bccn
positively informed that General Jose
Miguel Gomez. who was candidate
for the presidency. has left Yaguajay.
province of Santa Clara. accompanied
by band of insurgents.
Gomez's Secretary Arrested.
The authorities of Santa Clara
province have been ordered to arres,
General Gomez. His secretary, Juan
Mencia, was arrested at Guanabacoa
The latter had long been under the
surveillance of the police on actom
of his connection with the insurrcc.
ton at Guanabacoa. In February
last, which resulted In the rura!
guards capturing camp of outlaws,
u dozen horses and quantity of
provisions. after Il fight In which a
number OF rural guards were killed
or wounded.
insurgents Gaining Power.
Several armed men were arrested
on the roads leaving this city last
night and this mornng. Many people
are coming into Havana, fearing to
remain In the country.
| band of about dozen armed
insurgents while cndcayoring to
pass unobserved near the city water
works at Paletino last night. were
ordered to halt. They replied with
a volley and then disappeared. The
authorities are endcayoring to pre-.
vail upon young men to volunteer
here for service in the rural guards
Dispatches received from Plnar
Del Rio say that the feeling of alarm
there. as result of the Instruction.
Is increasing.
| Open Warfare Carried On.
Daring revolutionists. carrying
arms, openly attempted to force their
way into the city of Havana today.
They were discovered. however, by
police officers and fled after an ex.
change of yoileys on the very TIRES.
hold of the Cuban capital SO
Fighting in the province of Pinar
del Rio Is also reported as one of the
developments of to-day. Exchanges
between tho government forces and
rcvolutionists occurred several times
yesterday afternoon. Altogether the
situation is growing worse.
} The rebels who tried to enter Ha.