The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-31
MAGAZINE GUNS RATTLE
 IN EARS OF HAVANA
REGRUI PRACTICE BEFORE LEAVING CAPITAL FOR
 THE FRONT.

Guerro's Men Duplicate the Plunder of Galafore.--Descend on Sabalo and
 Take Whatever They Please--Oppos-
 ing Forces Very Close Together and
 Battle is Expected shOrtly--Skir~
 mish Twenty Miles From Havana.
 Havana, Aug 30.-The rattle of ma- chine guns became a familiar sound to-day on the sea in front of Havana, where Major Clews' corps were trying their weapons and rilling for their new duties. Part of the corps is going to the front tomorrow, but it's destination has not been diyulged,
 General Avales and Pino Guerra are close to each other tonight in the vi- clnity of Guanes, whither Avales with 1000 cavalry mounted infantry rural guards and recruits, marched to-day from the little village of Sabalo. The Associated Press correspondent with General Avales reports that consider able number of recruits fell out along | the march from San Juan de Martinez, overcome by the heat and choking dust and that some were ill with fever in- duced by drinking bad water The general spirit, however, was good.
 The story of the plundering of Gala l fore by Guerra's men has been dupli- cated on a larger scale at Sajbalo, When the government troops reached that place Wednesday night the found the general stores in a state of indescrib- able ruin. Every kind of merchandise, clothing dry goods, and everything the insurgents did not want was piled to- gether in stacks. Guerra's men on their arrival there had crowded into the store and begun taking what they chose. Guerra and some of his officers who strenuously tried to prevent them | finally drew their nlachetes and wound ed several men who were searching the store for money The townspeople as- sert that there were evidences of con siderable bloodshed. Guerra utterly 1 failed to prevail over his men.
 The opposing forces are so close to- night that a battle is expected short | ly
 The only fight of consequence report ed to-day was a three hours conflict between 150 rural guar@N and volun- teers and an insurgent band estimated to number 300, near Campo Florida, twenty miles east of Havana. An American who witnessed the fighting says the firing was continuous but scattering, and that there was no vol lleying. After two hours of this fight i ing the combatants came closer to- gether, and finally the rural guards and volunteers made a fine charge up a l hill routing the insurgents, who scat tered and disappeared. At least l twelve insurgents were killed and many more were wounded. An official report of the fight which was given out so- day says the combined forces of Cap- tain Collazo's rural guards and General Alfredo Rego's volunteers totalling 190, attacked 400 rebels, fought two hours, and then charged and competely dis persed the enemy. who left fifteen dead and three prisoners. Twenty horses and some arms and accoutrements were captured. Captain Collazo was wounded in the arm, but not seriously hurt,
 Reports of surrenders in compliance with the governments offer of amnesty aret more numerous tonight than heretofore, most of them coming from towns near Havana, to which quite a large number of insurgents have quiet ly returned. The insurgent chief, Tata Sanchez, is the most prominent of those who surrendered to-day He returned to his home at Salud with a few of his followers.
 On the other hand the insurrection is receiving some recruits. Colonel Carlos Guas, prominent resident of San
 Antonio de los Bahos has joined the in-
 surrection, followed by some of his
 friends, forming the nucleus of new
 band
 The situation in the viciniity of Cien- ] fuegos is threatening, Parties of insur-
 gents wander at will near the city. It , is reported that 5000 insurgents are out in that vicinity.
 Passenger trains on the Central Cuba , rail road are preceded by pilot locomo- tives, as a precaution.
 Several towns in the province of San ta Clara have been entered by insur- gent bands, who have robbed the in- habitants and portable property. Several detachments of government
 troops, one of them 200 strong, have begun a concerted movement in the southern part of the province of Ha- vana with the object of nagging As bert's and other bands, The command
 CTS of these detachments are all off,
 cers of the rural guard, and some of them veterans of previous wars. The place of the alleged conspirator, Manuel Piedra, as chief of police, of the house of representatives, has been
 declared vacant.
 The loyal veterans of Santiago prov ince report that the organization of f volunteers is rapidly progressing and that force will soon be ready to start for Pinar del Rio.
 Public knowledge of the bad behav-
 for of Pino Guerra's force is having
 decidedly favorable effect on the gov
 ernments cause, as showing the undis- ; ciplined condition of this much vaunt.