Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-13
REFUSE TO DISARM
Governor Taft Asks That Ma
coon and Bell Be Sent.
FICHTIrC Ill DONE BY CANECOCES
Rebels AT Guantanamo Make Threats.
Dislike surrendering Arms--ES-
Rough Riders story of Life
In Insmrment Army.


WASHINGTON, Oct. Dispatches
from Santiago say that 1000 rebels in
the vicinity Of Guantanamo have re
fused to disarm and that the situation
there is still serious. The reyolutionists
continue to concentrate around Santa
go. They promise to disarm If General
Del Castillo orders them to do so. Del
Castillo has not arrived, but is expect,
cd at any time.
Officers from the cruiser Des Moines
unefticially witnessed a review Of the
Insurgents. The naval men were en-
Enthusiastically cheered.
Ex-Governor Magoon Of the Panama
canal zone was informed by the state
department that Secretary Taft want
ed him to come to Havana at the EARL.
est moment, and he win leave here
Saturday, which viii enable him TO
catch steamer from Miami, Fla, due
In Havana Tuesday. General Bell
chief OF staff, has also been ordered to
Cuba. He will accompany Mr.. Ma
COON.
General Bell said he knew practical
iy nothing OF tie reasons for his being
ordered TO Cuba except that the presi-
dent had received from Secretary Taft
a request that he be ordered there.
While in Cuba. whether his sojourn
there be for a long or short time,
General Bell by virtue of his rank will
be In command of the American troops
on the island
Last night Mr.. Magoen, Secretary
and Mrs. Root and Rev. DIR. Peabody
OF Groton, Mass, were guests at din
ner at the White House.
The president had reached his inten-
tion not to send Governor Magoon 10
Cuba, as announced earlier, because of
advices then in hand from Secretary
Taft intimating that the arrangements
made for Governor Winthrop assuming
the duties of provisional governor had
gone too far to be changed convenient
~. The later dispatch from the secre-
tary, however. put the matter in a diff
ferent light aud Indicated that the sec
rotary was willing that Governor Win
throp should remain in Porto Rico
President Roosevelt. who has all along
been anxious to have Mr.. Magoon 20 to
Cuba. acted promptly on the secretary's
dispatch and Immediately announced
the appointment of Mr. Magoon.
Secretary Root has made public a
letter he had written to Gonzales de
Quesada, minister of Cuba, IN which
Mr. Quesada is urged by Secretary
Taft and Secretary Root to remain at
his post as minister Mr.. Quesada sent
In his resignation upon the downfall of
the Palma government, but has con
scented to remain. Secretary Root ex-
presses the determination "of Cuba's
real friends that all this wretched bush
ness will soon be over"
Dispatches from Havana say that the
operation of dsarming the insurgents
is now well under way, 700 of Guerra's
men, with their horses, having already
been entrained for Pinar del Rio, while
one brigade marched to Gunajay with
out sign of disorder Hundreds of
persons from Havana went out to SAN
tiago de las Vegas and Rincon to view
the disarmament. They We're disap-
pointed at not seeing the rebels actu-
ally surrender their guns. AS n con-
cession to the men General Funston
and Major Ladd permitted them to
take their arms 20 Pnar del Rio, where
most of the men joined the insurgent
army The rifles were first counted
by officers of Marines and the men
will be required TO surrender them be-
fore leaving the train at Pinar del Rio.
According to the testimony of an
American named Harvey, formerly
Roosevelt rough rider, who has been
with the insurgents, the amount of ac-
tual fighting during this revolution was
really very small. Harvey says that
most Of the fighting he had seen was
between gamecocks. This is borne out
by the fact that easily 10 per cent of
Guerra's men carry fighting cocks tied
TO their saddles.
Since the cessation of hostilites ma
rauding bands have stolen or destroyed
more or less property in Santa Clara
province This week a band attacked
the San Nicolas plantation, owned by
a captain of the rural guards, and
butchered 200 head of cattle.