Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-21
RURAL GUARDS INCREASED
General MOntalYo Will Direct Military
Operations Against Cuban Insurgents
RLstls shtHERlNs NEAR pINAA. pal s!O
Several More Arrests Made In
| Havana and Small Quantity of
xrns and Ammunition
- seired.

HAVANA, Aug. @.-The increasing
unessiness over msurrectionsry manifesto
tions in the weetern part OF Cuba were
uuieted to a slight degree this afternoon
by a decree OF President Palma appointing
General Rafael Montaivo. secretary of
public works, to be in direct charge OF all
military operations against the insurgents.
President Palma also decreed the increase
OF the rural guards to 1900. the number
contemplated in the bill introduced at the
last session Of congress. Many men who
served as officers in the Cuban revolutions
against Spain today visited or selesraphed
to President Palma rendering him their
services for the suppression Of the lnsur.
rection.
A special train tonight took 100 rural
guards from Santa Clara and fifty artil-
lerymen from Havana to Pinar del Rio.
Not even the railroad officials have been
Informed OF the precise point of dlsem-
barkation OF these forces. ..
1t is evident that the Pinar del Rio In
surgents are concentrating IN the vicinity
Of the city OF Pinar del Rio. intent on oc-
cupying II, Tor their headquarters.
Both the government and the Western
railway telegraph wires were out this aft
ernoon between Consolation del Sur and
Pfnar del Rio for several hours. Finally
a guarded train took workmen from Pfnar
del Rio and repaired the lines. The work.
men were not molested, but It is expected
that the telegraph wires viii be cut again
Tonight the telephone wires In that region
were cut.
Rumors of Small Fights.
Numberless rumors are afioat OF fighting
In the western, part of the province OF Ha-
vana, but the only facts that have ma
terialized are that Bandera's band, which
has been increased TO seventy, while pro-
ceeding near the railroad between Guna-
jay and San Antonio de Los Panos en-
countered eight rural guards. who imme-
diately surrendered. were disarmed and
let go. Other smaller bands have gone
out In that vicinity and probably will con-
centrate with Bandera's force The lat
ter has attaeked and rfied stores and
stolen mules and horses at pleasure. The
band stopped one railway train and shot
at an automobile.
Many revolutionists are reported to have
left Gunatay. Including Colonel Llaneras.
VINO was captured with a negro companion
and coach, loaded with arms, ammuni-
ton. medicine and twenty machetes
Several more ARRESTS were made today in
HavapA Of persons suspected OF aiding the
insurrection. Some small quantities of arms
and ammunition have been seized.
Tha house and eensts; today. after con-
ference with Secretary or State o'FarriIl.
adopted a resolutions declaring that the
members would endeavoR-to secure, Jointly
and personally, the re-estabnshment OF
order
The mayor of Consolation del Sur has
been suspended on suspicion Of assisting
the insurgents, and gpthsr officials are su-
spected. NJ e. q
81 Con.pJrstS s Il Matansas.
F. A. conspiEsey IAaa been discovered at
Matanzas and the authorities are in possess
sion OF a Hist -nf=na1nes or those alleged 10
be feesllpespisd With tse pist, several OF whom
have been arrst44d
s'rhere' II con5fderaBt@ discussion ksSs ks Is
whether. in the event-of Cuba being unable
to suppress the, insurrection II should ask
the United States f6f assistance or whether
the United States. may rot Intervene under
the terms Of the Piatt amendment without
such request being preferred. In the mean
time the government assumes that II is
entirely able TO cope with the situation, al
though the condition OF unrest may continue
for several weeks.
SANTIAGO Cuba. Aug. e0-deneraI De-
metric Castillo, who was governofof the
province of Santiago, and ]. G. Gomez. one
OF the editors OF La Lucha OF Havana, were
arrested quietly by rural guards at FL
Caney last night. charged with melting a
revolution. Both men disclaim REASONABLE
intentions. ~ ..