Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-27
GOVERNMENT OF
 HAVANA ACTIVE Suppresses Many of the False Reports that Have Been Put in
 Circulation PEACE IS NOW LOOKED FOR And the Opponents of the Insurg. ent Leader Hope it Will Come
 Without BIoodshed.

somewhat uncertain shifting front" is meager to-day, due in measure to the governments determination that false reports from insurgents
 sources shall not be generally circu-
 lated. The expected battle in the vii
 cinity of Pinar del Rio is yet to be
 fought. Failure of the government
 forces to take the offensive against
 the insurgent leader Guerra and the
 latter's hesitancy in striking the
 promised blow, encourage the hope
 that peace may be secured without
 great bloodshed.
 It is hinted in some quarters that
 the insurgents do not seriously con
 template the overthrow of the gov
 ernment and would be quite satis-
 fled if by making show of force
 they could frighten or persuade Pres- 'ident Palma to restore certain de- posed liberals to office and make con- sessions as to the conduct of future elections. Claims and counter claims are frequent, but there is com paratively little actual fighting.
 At the palace little is given out. The enrolment of volunteers con- tinues, horses are being requisitioned and army nurses are being sent to the front There Is talk of a thirty days amnesty in which insurgents who surrender their arms would be pardoned, but if the government in tends such a move its purpose is not admitted. Skirmishes between small bands continue.
 From the field Colonel Asbert has sent the following message to the palace: We have taken up arms against the government be- cause We have reached the conclu- sion that law and justice are not to be established in this country by the will of the government and because the administration, protected by an interruptions judiciary, daily com mits outrages upon the constitution and despoils our people of their legi- timate rights.
 "rt Is our sole desire to establish the supreme rule of law and restore affairs where they were before the last election. We want new elections called in order that the people. exer- cising with the fullest freedom the right of suffrage, may elect the men who ought to occupy the posts of president and vice-president. as well | as governors, senators, representa- tives and provincial councilmen of | the republic. We understand that when this people shall be in posses sion of their legitimate rights the | expense of this new free territory | will be assured. Certainly 1t has mer- itcd the moral peace that nations need"
 A correspondent at Pinar del Rio. | of the Havana Telegraph, who was arrested yesterday on orders from the government because 1t is said he i filed a press dispatch containing a statement untrue and injurious to the government, wires his paper as "In Sabalo I saw Brigadier Pino Guerra, Colonels Julian Bravet and Julius Cruz. Colonel Batencourt told me he had that the government had eight men to assassi- nate him and Pino Guerra, but since they knew who the men were they to hang them before they got in their work.
 Colonel Batencourt informed me that he had run to Caiafre with his escort to look after ten of their whom they have in the ield hospital there. after which he lad come to Sabalo to join Pino Guer- "a in taking possession of the coun- try.
 "Pino Guerra says he Is going Into Iuano to get the rural guard. Cor ,oral Truiillo. out of jail there. He 'ays this man Is imprisoned for be- ng a liberal and for fear he may oin the rebellion. Pino Guerra has 'ent a letter to the mayor of Guano him that If he found Tru- lilo dead on his arrival he would ,ang the authorities in the town"