The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23

By Assocl ted Press
IIAYANA 4, gust 2. irlsnrge ents
Einss the province Of Pima elS + ptursd
their mrs city ii ere
lsA q clock hts m orning led
$by$ il no Guerra an sex- con 81 gressrnan land
tlnent and thought
ato man N Hes cas- stwa ia So rand sindryS
her insurge ha IND 81 "a sds SAN
which Isl situat tea !; on raj liroad a about
ten 11li lies west 81 Pi ma del
sharp and Y d eclsiYe engag 6 gemen nt$ follow wed,
during lch$ q unlb a sof IN zen were
killed or wound ed NJ r he s own & was De-
sfend ed iby$ less tha 90 rural gna rds, Az
Sof whon$ surrend Tered " to the finsurge ellts8
and are held as prisoner u
M he insurg ent forces are IN lpo g osssMess!o 8 M on
Eof the railroad stat tlon md gof THEFT Wii.SS
gwhichSis #resuning Its m orrnal q oondi ton
by the capture Of san y .llls, which v has m
about 5000 finhab bltants, the ins,lrgentss
have obtained an imp nt base for fli:-S4s lli:Ss
$ture operati tons. N
Try to Minimize IT. I'M
At the palace here there was a dis posi-
stion late this AFTERNOON to minimize the
Importance sot the insurgents & success Eats
san Luis. 7. the statement being made
that while tho Insurgents were IN ii pos
session OF the town, the rural guards 1
An their quarters we're still z hol ding out
The agent Of the ~ q stern R ailwayIi H
san Luis Station, which \ IS d mile ana i
Sone-third from the town, 4 reports that
the town has been taken BY insurgents II
who have surrounded Il the ation. The
agent did not know the number Tiled sor&
wounded. but believed It 5was a small. .S2
The fighting was quick over.
B The garrison OF San 3I.u lis Sis known 10 y
number less than flfty.
Louis Perez. the last Liberal Governor
OF tho province 81 mar lei Rio. has Il
joined 4 the insurgent forces In A that 1
province. " q "
The enlistment Of recruits for the rural
guards In IIayana Is proceeding rapidly
n The people In the towns continue asks
Ing for arms u IN torder n to ID efend the
$curately guagIng the dominant moi iDesS
In tlls Cuban cilarac ter, ad ds ano ther ele.s
y.lnent 4 to the uncertainty of he sltua;.8
ton. sss & ~ l553
Would-Be Assassin Thwarted.
~ An attempt was made this evening to Il
assnssinate Genera Emelio rSunez, goy--3ss
iernor OF the province Of Havana "a
man had q a8reyolyerii leyeled a the Cow
ernor as The was entering his home, ,3S
Another MAJ n who was passing BY saW
the would -he a ssassin and cried out.
Ewhereupop Governor Nunez turned, and
drawing his revolver, fred over the miss
creants head. The latter was ii so sur
sprised that he dropped his rsvolve tie
was promptly arrested. His Identity Ssls 4
not known. but he is a white man and
well dressed i# f5 u 81 S5 III iss8s@
Not Well Armed,
$5 Secretary Of The Treasurer Font sterfssFF
ling, one of the most reliable members 4
/ or the government, Informed the ASSOC
Eciated Press this afternoon that the gny'S
kernment had been definitely informed
that the insurgents In Santa B ellara s
province We're, with the exceptio Ion q 4s
machetes and reyolvers, mostly unarn'ed
Practically all the inhabitants OF the
town OF AguacateY have, with the ma yors Il
declared themselves In insurrect tion 4
against the government. 8ls n \
A dispatch from Rancho peioz, pro,4
vince OF santa clara, says Sthhe = pA4la fEE NJ
Of insurgents has been ofgan'1ed7 teefe e55 H,
under Colonel Reinor. 5s8ss5 !, ,Sss U IL,
rs l;nyarnor LInez OF Havana proyincs.a Il
saws that the organisation OF his local s.
loyal bands has begun here. 83
Special precs utlons are leinE "a Ken st0
nrntect the reservoir at Yento and the
n,lmping station at PalatiIo. Parties ok sa
Insurgents rave been soen In the nelgfssSy
3borhood OF both these places, !sNS g9S
,.jran de lara m Ec0u1mInra ~
sioned 10 buy hundreds saS h0xsAA ~