Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-28
THE CUBAN REVOLT
Rural Guards Defeat Gusman v
 Near Cienfuegos.
DELcADO ACCUSED OF TREASON.
Palma Proclaims Amnesty to Repent- ant Rebels Town of Bej9cAl Held by Revolutionary Forces
 Under Colonel sanches.

HAVANA, Aug. 2S.-A party of in- surgents commanded by Colonel San chez entered the town of Bejucal, province of Havana, at II o'clock at night, fortified themselves and fought all night against an attacking force of government recruits and rural guards without any other result than that three of the defenders of the place and one rural guard was killed.
 Bejucal Is situated fifteen miles by rail south of Havana. Its population Is 5000.
 Colonel valle of the rural guards has reported to the government by tele- graph that he had defeated an insur- gent force under General Guzman near Cienfuegos, killing seventeen of the in- surgents. The loss to the rural guards was one man and four horses.
 For several days General Guzman's force of insurgents, which was vari- 0usly estimated at from 200 upward, has contemplated an attack on Cien- fuegos, and Colonel valle, with a de tachment of rural guards and volun- teers. was dispatched to CIenfuegos for the purpose of engaging Guzman and breaking up the band. The encounter of the two forces resulted in the worst disaster which the insurgents have sustained up to this time.
 That the insurrection Is in a shaky condition seems to be fact, although the end may not be as near as mem- bers of the government profess to be- lieve. x-Congressman Faustino (Pino) Guerra, the insurgent leader, operating in the province of Pinar del Rio, in a signed statement telegraphed here de- clares that he Is as determined as ever that the last presidential election shall be annulled before there can be peace in Cuba. That Guerra's force of 2,OOO men Is well armed and supplied with ammunition and food Is amply veri. fled. Their greatest drawback now Is the lack of money, but the people of the western part of Pinar del Rio are furnishing them with supplies needed. taking in return therefor orders on the Cuban government" and in many cases refusing to accept any consider ation.
 The chief of the secret service has formally charged Senator Morua Del gado with being one of the initiators of the insurrection and with being at present one of its chief supporters. The chief claims that Delgado led the late Quentin Bandera to revolt against the latter's better judgment
 Delgado. who Is the only colored sen ator, was charged with instigating the outrage at Guanabacoa in February last. The senator was asked to allow him to be tried, but after long con alteration of the matter declined to do %. -f e
 General Moltav6, acting secretary of the interior, has Issued an order under the direction of President Palma in- structing the government officials in the provinces of Pinar del Rio. Ha- vana, Matanzas and Santa Clara to al- low all insurgents who repent of their errors to go free to their homes.
 The foreign element, including many Americans, criticise the offer of am- nesty as . weak and disappointing ac- tion. showing desire for peace at any price and Q willingness to sacrifice the possibility of future security to . pres ent expediency.