The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
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$s HAVANA 4, All gust %. SO far as actual
fdevelop ents gos the situation here; Sto-.s
day d is lnc han ged. The n I,as tern n pro-
svinces are perfect ana me- en.
counters OF any consequ uences have yet e
5taKer, 4 place III the province 81 santa
Clara The Iona IA mo Y yerleil iltsSt
there not grow The of
people of N1atanzas appears 4al lmost 4,
Swells esta bllshed as II as q the inhabi
stants@ @ot Puerto rinci pc, Which8 50 so fa l5s
has I'll mod 81 vlnoe .for peaNes Nj
Efulness.5 There has been some 4sk krms
Ing! !inIthe vicinity of Havana, and q sSlargessS
bands OF insurge gents $a It'll pa q aarlling
about the Southern pa # Of EIa ma pro7;
vince III but there have been no !stur.sss5S ssS
Dances In Western We ma sine ti,e SS S,S
death OF General Band dera.
@ Governor Nunez II o r Havana Il prov ces sS
Informed the Assoc ociated ressy AZ tord Is
that this province viii 4 be tree from IL: :5sH
surgent bands within q fortnlg
N Expec ting Fight.
IS Tie cent OF interes con tinues to- o<S
In Pinar8 del Rio, in which province only A
Is there large and we'll organized mo we
5ment against the government Conside ere
able criticism has been5 ar oused the
policy Of the sB government YidlnglS3
Its forces to Pinar del Rio, but e al
sBacallao, with Il il force i art leryrlen:a
and recruits, sailed ol,t 8o San Juan n
MARTINEZ X to-day In b the $expe ct ton I'LL S
5encountering the 3insurgent forces &C orr1-ss5
by Pine G uerra.
ss3 The fate Of the areYo ion appears to-
rest largely on the result the omina ss
of the erga cement betWeen$ n$& these tVyos
forces, The people OF? Cuba Will be- re-s5
ilieyed to hear some news q q ias dec I've sa@
nature either way from Pinarl del AR Rlo:IssSl
4 Tho sympathy Of the people of 3 II evans Il
Us with the government, but there isssss3
no general overwh elmlrlg g5is n WI
see It's forces prevail IF jsS
II Meanwhile business Ie nterpri ises Il are sat "
la standstlll The commercial interests,S
while with slden y Palma desire more
than anything else permanently tly set tied Il
conditions. II the d lsorders cont tlnne FOR
two or three months, i, Spanish business
\ as we'll as Y american. I. a rltlshss
German and Cana diam would IS ,e come ~
American intervention. The subj \, how
ever Is 80 delicate that "a Il Sls not nucl, s s
discussed. except In private, 3s N
Sharp Engag cement. M
SS Up to the present time X thes COVE yernnlerltS
has not suffered, a reverse Of any corse-s
.quence, and to-day 1t Schron loledi 4 furthe IN
Victories. The princlpa ! of fese Scara egg
as u result Of fSans n tack by loo mount ed
rural guards. under Major Gomez, upon
sReinoso,s band Of 400 insllrg ents at Ca s-Bt
cajal. near Santa Rosa, III 4 his slengagements
came at the end OF a three days q pursuit N
OF the enemy, n "A forced march brough Y
the government troops suddenly upon the
reVolutlonists, IA fter the first exchange a
OF shots the 4 ruIal guards chased the II
enemy, who had q dispersed and fled. "a nd &c
inflicted severe punishment With mac n-g
etes. "A report OF this occurrences N re--SSs e--s$s
eeived By General Rodriguez this & eyes
ming says, mt least twenty Of the revolu -3f
tionIsts were killed or wounded ss.5 3.5t
p3 This makes Ftlle \ engage Semen the most 4
serious yet fought i 4 5j. .ss u iiiss Il f
The rural guards did not sustain serlnuss ~
loss. Minor encounters have result ted In 4i
uniform victories for the government.
D Those who are responsible for tlle CO. !.
duet Of affairs are considerably w en-. ,S8
icouraged and are perfectlng systematic IA
methods to down the insurrection 3i8ss
q Hundreds Sof volunteers are emil stirA 4
every day, The Battalion formed to-day
clad In new uniforms, big straw hats.
ana belt and egglngs, looked stronger
and more ut than any yet IN lst ee'Lss
Their officers are mostly veterans, al.sssi
though there are "a few volunteers among Il
them. @ ii SsssSs
Call for v olunteers,
President Palma has officially called
for volunteers to compose q natlonal II
militia OF Infantry and cavalry and il sto
'co-operate With the goyernment forces t.ia s
under the command Of the chief nf tha 8
M,aI ,,ra guards. Ths pay ot chlefa of regi- u.
ments viii be 500 q month. adtutants A
.sls5 h month, captains 500 q month and
soldiers Sc a dan. All volunteers sahles!
viii viii receive full pay during the psFiod
~ dsturbnce, and In the event OF their s
death their money will 90 70 titeiF devE
nendent heirs. f b IA X x !.
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