The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
TERM OF
CONGRESS CALLED
VIII Consider Disturbed Con-
dition in Cuba
PALMA ISSUES THE CALL
The President Is Weary of Complicated
and Threatening Conditions and
Wishes to Divide Response
billty With Congress.

Havana, September S.-Presldent Palma
tonight issued call for a special session
of congress, to convene September IA, in
order to consider the disturbed condition
of the country and measures for ending
the intolerable situation. The president
is weary of the complicated and threat
ening conditions, and is anxious to divide
the responsibilities with congress.
The principal features of the revolt to-
day were almost by the Western railroad
to get trains as far toward Pinar del Rio
as possible, and the advancement of an
armored train with machine guns and re-
cruits to the country now occupied by
the. insurgents. Wire communication
both by railroad and government lines was
cut repeatedly farther east tonight and
neither the railroad nor the government
is able to communicate beyond Paso Real.
two miles east of Plnar del Rio city.
The armored train which returned to
Palios Friday night started west today
from Paso Real Between La Peradura
and Consolaciondel Sur, 1t encountered
revolutionists, but the result of the en-
gagement Is not known. 1t is thought
however, that the troop train got through
to the vicinity of Puerto Golpe, where
two more railroad bridges were blown up
this morning.
Machine Gun Corps.
Four hundred more relnforcements left
Havana this afternoon to cooperate with
the machine gun corps In an endeavor to
- Mt
and another machine gun battery started
for Santa Clara in an armored train
which is taken to Indicate that the govern
ment does not even seriously regard the
so-called unofficial armistice.
The government Is unwilling to admit CT
cessation of hostilities or the use of
an armistice. 1t is considered that the
use Of the word armistice would mean re-
cognition of belligerency.
The veterans who are seeking peaceful
means Of settlement profess that the
Santa Clara and Havana Instruction
lists are ready to quit and turn against
Guerra IL he does not show a similar
tendency; but Guerras conduct, and es-
pecially the attitude of the liberals In
Havana, who supposedly are members
and advisers of the revolutionary junta,
totally precludes the probability that
peace is at hand.
A permanent veterans peace committee
was constituted today and includes be-
sides General Menocal, Generals Nodarze,
Cebreco, Recio, Agramonte, Molinet and
Padro and Colonel Lazo.
The cigar and cigarette manufacturers
and the 25,000 employees in those Industries
in Havana are awakening to the appre-
hension of the consequences of there be-
ing no crop in Pinar del Rio In tobacco.
The number OF persons more or less d.
trrfa
with their dependents, is estimated to ap-
proach 100000.
Must Suspend Work.
The Havana factories must. unless the
insurrection ends soon. suspend work next
summer for year or more or until the
crop planted a year hence Is avaiiaple,
cured and assorted.
Indications for the business are exceed
ingly blue It Is claimed that the best
tobacco regions never before were so tied
up by an insurrection
The Western railroad at o'clock re-
ceived a telegram from Paso Heal. SAYING
that the band commanded by the Paiz
brothers was still holding up the armed
troon train between Meradura and Conso-
lacion del Sur, and that firing was con-
tinuing. The dispatch adds that Colonel
Ayalos' troops in Pinar del Rio abso-
lutely are surrounded.
The Associated Press correspondent at
Paso Real telegraphs that countrymen
report that there was about three hours
of fighting this evening by machine gun
batteries and insurgents, between Herrera
Durra and Consolation del Sur, and also
between Colonel Avalos' forces, which
came on from Pinar del Rio. and In
surgents near Consolation del Sur. They
assert that Colonel Avalos camped Friday
night at Puerta Golpe and moved east
ward today The statement of the coun-
men. however, have not been authenti-
Gated.
The Mayor of Guabal, near Guanajay.
has Joined the insurgents. He was ac-
ron, ma nisd NV savenfeen rural guards who