The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-06


 New York. Sept 2.--Advices re- ceived from the Cuban insurgents Friday by the local revolutionary committee declare that between 10,- 900 and HOOD men have now been armed and ofiicered exclusive of Gen Guerra's force in the province of Pinar Del Rio, and that, all told the rebels in arms number almost 16,- 500 It was declared that as soon as the work of organization is completed the move on Havana will commence and the doom of the Palma dictator ship is scaled" Who shall be tho commander in chief has not been de- termined.
 Havana, Sept. 2.--The situation was far darker Friday night than at any previous time since the insurrection broke out News of an uprising in Santiago province while not yet pub. llshed here Is spreading about the city and causing the gravest concern.
 The Associated Press was informed by two reliable eye witnesses that Cardenas, which hitherto has been considered perfectly peaceful cit was the scene Thursday of desultory fighting between police and rural guards on the one side and rowing insurgents on the other.
 To add to the general apprehension. the American protestant missionaries of Havana, who are in general charge of the field. say that reports from ms. sionaries outside of Havana are prac tically unanimous in stating that the insurrectiou Is sweeping all the coun try districts in the western half of the continue tNeir work CT ride over the routes in their several districts.
 The increasing gravity of the sit uation has revived discusson of the possibility of intervention by the United States.
 It became known Saturday that the insurrection has spread to the pro- vince of Puerto Principe. Seventy men have taken UT arms 1t Moron. that province, led by Garcia Canizares, speaker of the house of representa- tives. during the liberal ascendancy in that body
 The members of the band openly equipped themselves and left the town in an orderly manner Tho mayor of Moron soon summoned the rural guards in the vicinity and fol- lowed the insurgents with the pur- pose of engaging them.
 Later the governor of the province of Puerto Principe notified the author ities here that mounted party of 200 men had taken up arms at Arroyo Blanco. near Ciego De Avilla, 22 miles southwest of Moron. This force Is commanded by Dellon Sanchez. an ex- revolutionary general
 Gov. Silva. of Puerto Principe. has begun enrolling volunteers. The city of Puerto Principe Is In a state of ex- citement
 Vice President Mendez Capote con- ferred with Senor O'FarrilI, the ex- secretary of state and justice. at the formers home until 1 o'clock Sat urday morning, but they refused to diyulge the suLjtct of their conference
 Ten city militiamen were stationed Friday night at each of the outlying Havana police stations in anticipa- tion of possible trouble but nothing occurred
 A band of insurgents. numbering about 200 men, raided Ranchuelo, near Cienfuegos. province of Santa Clara, Friday, taking all the horses and contents of the treasury. sl zoo. Thirty rural gaurds have started from Cien- fuegos for Santa Clara on an armored train. The city hall at Cienfuegos has been fortified.
 The authorities of the city of Pinar Del Rio have organized force of 300 special police and 100 city militia men,
 All the members of the Cuban na- tional assembly who are in this city will hold meeting Sunday which will be the first meeting since the ad- iournment of June 30.