The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-26
Publishers Press1

Havana, Aug. 25.-The village of
Arroyo Naranjo, five miles from Ha-
vana, was occupied by force of ~
insurgents A detachment of mount
ed city and provincial police proceed
ed to Arroyo Naranjo and the insur-
gents who had occupied the place
scattered as the government force ap-
preached.
Colonel Bacallao, with $50 artillery
men and 90 recruits, left San Juan de
Martinez, moving in the direction of
Guanes, Pinar del Rio, in the expecta-
ton of giving battle to Pine Guerra,
the insurgent leader, who was report
ed to be only five miles distant. A
severe engagement is expected.
1t was announced at the palace that
Colonel Bacallao's force operating
against Pine Guerra had a skirmish
with a band of rebels near San Luis
station, Pinar Del Rio, with the result
that the rebels were dispersed and
that the troops captured five horses.
A detachment of rural guards from
Batabano had a skirmish with a large
insurgent band commanded by Col
onel Asburt. The insurgents, who
were encamped at a place called Rio
Blanco, according to the report from
Batanabo, disbanded and fed, leaving
four men dead and a dozen wounded
on the field. Colonel Asburt is belieV-
ed to have been slightly wounded.
dispatch from Remedies, province
of Santa Clara, announced that an
other insurgent band, commanded by
Colonel Severiano Garcia and Captain
Cepeda, who formerly was a captain
in the rural guards, had taken the
field against the government forces.
The dispatch added that Quentin Bra
vo, the famous leader of the Buena
Vista and Remedies patriots, which
ing the war for independence, had
started to join the insurgent forces
with band of 40 men.
The stars and stripes are flying
conspicuously from points of vantage
on American owned properties
throughout the disturbed districts.
Scrupulously respected by both the
government forces and the rowing
bands of insurrectionists, the emblem
of the United States is perhaps exert
ing a moral influence over sober
minded Cubans. Senators Norma Cam
pos Marqueti, Liberal, who has OPP
posed the cause of the insurgents,
has publicly advocated the appoint
ment by President Roosevelt of
commission to investigate the charges
of fraud in connection with the last
elections. Other prominent men in
dorse the idea. Advices from Pinar
del Rio and vicinity indicate that the
outcome of the expected battle be-
tween the government troops and the
insurgents under Pine Guerra is more
in doubt than the officials at the pal
ace are willing to admit.
The cabinet crisis, it is officially an
nounced, has been satisfactorily ar
ranged. Sencr O'Farrill, the acting
minister of the interior and secretary
of state and justice, has consented to
retain his own position (secretary of
state and justice), Withdrawing only
from the interior department. Senor
Font Sterling and General Montalvo
will continue ad interim in charge of
the ministry of the interior When
General Ruiz Rivera, Cuban minister
to Central and South American coun
tries, who had been cabled to return
TO Cuba. reaches this
city, he Will resume charge of the in
terror ministry.
The government is wholly unlikely
to begin peace negotiations of any
sort at this stage. but it is suggested
that prominent men from each prov
lnce be summoned to Havana to con
suit Jointly with the president Even
this is unlikely. 1t is so necessary
to take active measures to suppress
the insurrection that it is Impractical
Bile 10 spend time in discussion. Gen
eral Rodriguez. commander of the III
raj guards, and General Rojas, CON
Of the artillery, had a lon
conference with President Palma,
which the campaign plans were dis
.ussed-