Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-07
CUBAN REBELS
YIELD THEIR ARMS
Work of Disarming Will Soon
be Accomplished.
CUBAN FLAG is STILL WAVING
Referring to Flag, Taft Says He Is
Working For the Cuban Republic
and That Banner Will Fly as Long
as He Is In the Palace.

Havana, Oct. 6.-While the disar-
mament Of the rebels will not be com.
pleted Saturday night, it is now con.
hdently expected that the entire oper.
alton will be finished by Monday, with
the exception Of Puerto Principe prov
ince, which has been less affected
than any other province by the rebel
lion. but which is now a favorite re-
gion for marauding bands, which
should more correctly be called ban
dts than rebels
Although the surrender of guns has
not been made compulsory, either by
the provisional government or the
disarming commission, the rebel com
manders have all given their follow
ers to understand that it was expect
ed and that the laying down of their
arms was mater of duty The re-
suit of this has been that the number
of rifles surrendered is larger in pro
portion to the number of men dis
banded than the government expected.
For instance, 500 rebels disbanded in
Plnar del Rio province up to Friday
have turned in 800 guns.
Governor Taft regards this proper
ton rather better than the average,
but reports from Santa Clara indicate
that nearly all the guns of General
Guzman's commands have been sur
rendered.
A great majority of the rebel rifles
gre old and poor, and many dilapi-
dated weapons have been turned in.
In Pinar del Rio practically all the
rebels have been disarmed and have
returned to their homes. In western
and southern Havana the work of dis
banding Is going on steadily, and prob
ably will be completed by Saturday
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
and Captain Mccoy visited eastern
Havana Saturday, and hope to COM
plete disarmament there without loss
Of time
|. General Montero, commander of the
forces in eastern Havana, visited the
palace Friday, and agreed to the dis
armament conditions.
Matanzas province has no insurg-
ents, with the exception of few of
Montero's followers.
In Santa Clara province disarma-
ment is going on vigorously, and the
disarmament commissioners and the
provisional government are received
with every evidence of good will.
Disarmament has been completed in
Santiago province, with the exception
of small forces in the vicinity of Man
zanillo, who will disband Saturday.
Governor Taft said he believed that
the only region where there was a
possibility of trouble to be Camaguay.
Cattle lifting and depredations to 9th
er property Is going on in this section.
The dtsarming operations conducted
Friday in western Havana by Major
Eugene F. Ladd of the disarmament
commission was not all smooth sail
Ing. After the disarming of General
Del Castillo's personal escort, which
produced so guns, Major Ladd pro-
ceeded to- -disarm the men of Del Cas-
tllo's brigade commanders Upon
meeting Arencida at Santiago de las
Vegas. Major Ladd was told that his
force of 500 had already dispersed,
but that 150 guns would be turned
over Saturday afternoon. When Ma
5or Ladd returned, however, only 30
guns were forthcoming from the SUI
bordinate officers left in charge Ma
tor Ladd suspected the subordinates
of conceallng weapons, and threaten
ed to take the matter up with Gov
ernor Taft. The subordlnates at once
promised to produce the remainder OF
the guns later.
The force under General Guas was
disarmed by Major Ladd at San An.
tonic de los Lanos.
In response to the criticisms made
by Americans that the Cuban flag was
flying over the palace while that build
Ing is being occupied by an American
governor, Governor Taft said:
81 am here working for the Cuban
republic; therefore, the Cuban flag
will fly as long as am here In that
capacity"