The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
INSURGENTS DEFY
EME RICAN FLEET.
laebels Approach Havana
and Say Warships Cannot
Follow Them Into Brush
PEACE Is DISTANT

HAVANA. Sept. 21.-At midday, Plno
Guerrero. with about 5000 men, 1000 of
whom were unarmed. with 500 extra
horses. entered the province OF Havana.
camping AT CaimitO, twenty miles from
Havana Friday night he effected a
junction with BrigadieT General Garlic,
who has 1900 men, and all resumed the
march toward Havana. At 8 o'clock
this morning the associated Press cor
respondent Joined the rebel forces at
Cuanajay and continued with them I'M
III they camped. The discipline OF the
force is fair. The regolutionists ap-
propriated all chickens. pigs and horses
and killed cattle whenever the COM
missary required fresh meat
The Associated Press correspondent,
who visited General Acosta today, was
well received and was permitted TO
scrutinize the equipment OF the insur-
gents General Acosta says that II the
Government was upheld by Messrs. Taft
and Bacon he would continue fighting
for the cause OF the Insurgents
PEACE SEEMS FAR AWAY.
Peace for Cuba, unless accomplished
through American Intervention. seems
10 be farther away tcnight than when
Secretary Of War Taft and Assistant
Secretary Of state Bacon began nego-
tiat3ons TO harmonize the opposing fac
tions. The arrival today OF three
United States battleships and two
cruisers in addition TO those already
here has had little effect on the insur-
gents in the feld, and when the lead
ers OF the revolution were apprised Of
The big sQuadron's presence they greet
ed the information with Spanish ex-
pressions 10 the effect that they can
not come to the brush.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee OF the Moderate party was hastily
summoned this evening and it was
voted unanimously 10 accept whatever
disposition Of the controversy Messrs.
Taft and Bacon may decide upon. in the
hope that such a concession Will in
duce the Liberals 10 yield similarly.
The latter. however, has not as yet
signifed a willingness 10 accept the de-
cision OF the American mediators.
SAY PALMA WILL RESIGN.
The ruuor is abroad tonight that
President Palma, the members of his
Cabinet and the Representative and
Senators elected last December will re-
sign tomorrow. thus conceding practi-
cally all the insurgents have been c0-s-
tending for and opening a way for a
settlement without American interven-
tion. President Palma declined to be
interviewed and other members of the
Government stoutiy denied the rumor.
The American peace ernissaries will
hear tomorrow what the commanders of
the insurgent forces have to say Some
Of these are coming from Santa Clara,
Pinar del Rio and Havana provinces.
II they persist in their demands the
conferences will only increase the COM
piications.
Vice President Mendez Capote visited
Secretary Taft tonight taking with
him a resolution adopted by the Mod
crate party this evening. This resoIu-
tion was as follows
Resolved. That we submit absolutely
to the United States mediatory commits
sion on condition that the rebels sur
render their arms and promise 10 ac-
cept and comply with such decision,
whichever il may be"
Secretary Taft flied the resolution
without comment.