The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-28
INSURGENTS WHIPPED
Rebels Against President Palma
Meet Reverse In Fight Near
cienfuegos.
OFFER OF AMNESTY MADE.
Cuban Executive Will Permit All Who
Lay Down Their Arms and Promise
Good Behavior to Return to Their
Homes-charaes Made Against Sem
ator Delgado.

Good Behavior to Return to Their
Homes-charaes Made Against Sem
ator DeIgado.
Havana, Aug. 28.-Swiftly on the
heels of proclamation Offering pardon
to the rebels who laid down their
arms the government forces dealt the
most telling blow to the insurgent
forces.
When the proclamation was being
sent broadcast throughout the disaf-
fected provinces word was received
that Colonel Vale at the head of
force of rural guards and volunteers
defeated General Guzman's band of
insurgents, killing seventeen of them,
near Cienfuegos.
The victory of Colonel Vale elimi-
mates the danger of an attack on Glen
fuegos by the insurgents, who are said
to have scattered The government
force lost only one man killed, and the
defeat OF Guzman has materially weak
ened the rebel forces. The indications
are that the instruction is in shaky
condition and may collapse at any
vme.
lnsurgent Won't Fight.
Secretary of the Treasury Font Ster-
ling said that the government forces
have been unable to induce Pine Guer-
ra, the insurgent leader in the province
of Pinar del Rio, to engage in battle
Secretary Sterling said that the gov
ernment troops were chasing Guerra's
force from place to place and that it.
will be broken up in two or three days.
Guerra, on the. other hand, tele
graphed to this city that he had 1000
men under him, that he had plenty of
arms and ammunition and that he will
| not lay down his arms until the last
presidential election in Cuba is an
nulled The rebel leader scoffed at the
offer of amnesty and also denied that
he was avoiding a fight with the gov
ernment troops.
In the offer of amnesty issued by di-
rection of President Palma all insur-
gents who lay down their arms and
promise to behave in the future will be
permitted to return home peacefully
and freedom from molestation hereaft-
er for their part in the insurrection is
guaranteed. The same offer applies to
the chiefs of insurgent bands who sur
render with their followers and their
arms. What disposition will be made
of the prisoners now in the hands of
the government troops has not been
decided
ProcIamation's Effect.
The proclamation seemed to have al
most immediate effect 1t was report
ed that many insurgents in the prov
| ince of Havana had returned quietly to
their homes.
The American element here criticises
the governments offer of amnesty as
weak and disappointing, showing a de-
sire for peace at any price and will
! ingness to sacrifice the possibility of
future security to a present expedi-
ency.
Senator Dolz, leader of the Moder-
| ate party, at the conclusion of a con-
ference with President Palma, stated
| that practically all the insurgent lead
ers of consequence except Pino Guerra
| had signified their willingness to dis.
band their men If all were positively
guaranteed immunity for their insur-
rectionary acts.
| On account of information of the In
surgents willingness to quit the field
| there will be no further enlistments.
President Palma gave out long
/ xA,A T.. til kI,a% l.n
insurrection was without ideals and
with no definite programme and that
| there was no justification for the move
ment
Movement Only Local.
1.-THE present movement is more of a
local adventure he said. 'It is only
| crazy movement on the part of dis
contented persons. There is no real
/ reason for it. The government could
suspend the constitutional guarantees,
but 1t prefers to maintain the vigor and
hope Of the people and avoid excesses.
"The medical force has been in
structed to attend to all prisoners and
| to give wounded or sick insurgents the
same attention as wounded or sick men
4 belonging to the government forces"
Alfredo Zayas, president of the Lib
eral party, has declared that there is
/ absolutely no truth in the report that
Vice President Mendez Capote had CON
suited with him on the question
whether peace could not be restored
by President Palma's withdrawal from
the presidency, by permitting Mendez
Capote to succeed him and by giving
certain posts to the Liberals, which
consultation was said to have caused
great differences between the president
and the vice president.
Rebels viii Not Consider Offer.
Zayas says the insurgents would
probably not consider such a settle
| ment under any circumstances
A charge of treason has been brought
against a senator of the republic, Senor
Morua Delgado of Havana. He is ac-
cused by Jorez Varona, chief of the
J secret service, but has not been arrest
/ ed. Whether he will be apprehended
or not adds to the excitement and in
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