The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-06
'PANICKY IN CUBA
Revolution Extends to East
ern Part of the Island.
MENACE MANY PROVINCES
All Santa Clara Towns in Possession
ef the Rebels-lntervention by
United States is Again
Being Discussed.

A Havana specia, says: The situa-
tion is far darker Aow than at any
previous time since the insurrection
broke out in Cuba ;Jews OF AN upris-
ing in Santiago province is spreading
about the city and causing the graz
est concern. The extent of the up
rising is not known, but it is the
general opinion that the worst ca
lamity of all to the Palma govern
ment would be an insurrection in East
ern Cuba.
According to two eye-witnesses.
Cardenas, which has ceen considered
a peaceful city, was the scene Fri
day of desultory fighting between po-
lice and rural guards on the one side,
and rowing insurgents on the Other.
The only province. remaining per
fectly peaceful is Puerto Principe.
Americans having cattle in this terri
tory are apprehensive that that too,
will become field for insurrectionary
operations. The correspondent at Glen
fuegos telegraphed that there were
5000 armed insurgents in that vicin-
ity, and that all tn. small towns N
Santa Clara province were controlled
by insurgents, who attacked and loot
ed trains, and seized the property
of foreigners as we'll as of Cubans.
Trinidad is surrou-Ied by insur-
gents, and the government appears
powerless to protect the property OF
Americans and other foreigners. Rail
way trains are held up at will, and
passengers searched. The Cuban Cen
trail railway has declined to assume
responsibility for the safety OF pas
sengers and freight.
Recruiting for government forces is
progressing in Havana, and the
government continues to make head
way wherever there is open fight
ing.
The government troops in the west
ern part of Pinar del Rio province
have not yet come up with Pine Guef-
ra, and there is no lfesent Likelihood
of their doing so, as the troops might
march ten years, anu all the while
Geurra would still be just ahead OF
| them in the hills. There are thousands
of mountain trails with which the ln'
surgents are familiar, and which lead
in all directions. Ii Guerra cared TO
harrass the government their troops
could be killed off by sharpshooters.
! The government HIS no cavalry at
| Pinar del Rio, and the only real SOL
diers are the artillerymen, but as
they are often afoot they cannot COM
/ pete with the weIl mounted insurg-
! ents. Guerra does n.2 want to nSnt'
His scouts can always be seer at
distance from the government line OF
march.
| The increasing gravity OF the stu
| alton has revived discussion OF the
possibility of intervention by the Uni
ted States.
la Discussion, the semi-ofticial or
gan of the administration, in an edl'
torial Friday evening, depicts the re-
suit OF an intervention as follows:
permanent intervention would De
worse than death. 1t would be prefer
able il the Caribbean should engul'
the Pearl of the Antilles.
The article appeals thus to racial
sentiment:
"The colored race may tremDle De
fore the possibility OF interventloh
Americans hate and despise negroes
Even their own negroes, with whom
they have been in contact Tor 2oo
wears. are treated like dogs, lynched
and hardly considered human. II II
is so with negroes OF their own land
and language, what would happen te
the Cuban negro?"
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