Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06
PLAN REVOLUTION
OF WIDE EXTENT
JUNTA COLLECTING SUPPLIES
AND FUNDS TO START UPRls-
ING IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Costa Rlca, Honduras, Salvador, Mic.
aragua and Guatemala Are All Said
to Be Involved In Revolutions to Be
Opened Simultanee-

y
-saal9o9 ID junta, which is said to be
\ .1-ct1ng funds and supplies for rev
olution to be started simultaneously
Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, is
announced here today by Don Agel
Urgatel. cousin of the president of
Honduras.
Set Forth Agreement.
Havana. Sept. 5.-Leaders Of the Gu
ban insurrection have allowed the pub
lication Of document setting forth
the purpose Of the revolt. 1t is in the
form Of an agreement, the names of
whose signers are withheld. The doc
ument is said to have been found in a
deserted rebel camp, but the orinigal
Is believed to be now In safety de-
posit vault in the United States. Aft
er preamble, which sets forth that the
present government is violating the
constitution through having kept cleo
tors away from the polls at the last
election, the signers agree:
Terms Specified.
To institute rebellion.
To declare vacant the offices Of pres
ident, vice president, governors, and OF
IllOSS COuSI I0S5LuCu 6Au
who should have been elected last
December.
To form a congress to elect temper,
ary president and vice president, who
shall call new elections.
To reinstate mayors and councilmen
removed by Palma.
To avoid bloodshed excepting to ov.
ercome the resistance of those defend.
ing the illegal government.
To safeguard the national treasury
To secure honest elections.
To cease agitation when a provision
al government is formed.
A postscript provides that "all obli
cations incurred by the undersigned
with those assisting in the revindicat
ing movement will be approved by the
provisional government. The under
signed shall exact this as debt of hon
or" ~
Apprehension Grows In Havana.
AS days pass with no appreciable
diminution of the revolution apprehen
sion increases. The most conservative
testimony from the country districts
Of the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Ha
vana, and Santa Clara is to the effec1
that two-thirds of the people are in
surgents in sentiment if not In fact.
1t is generally believed that the gov
ernment will subdue the insurrectior
ultimately, but in the meanwhile the
crops can not be developed.
1t is grave question whether final
ly the rebellious spirit can be quellet
to the extent of restoring the country
to normal status,
General Mario Menocal, whom the
people regard as the one most capable
Of bringing the warning factions to
gether, came to Havana yesterday ant
held two conferences with Presiden
Palma. General Menocal refused tt
make any statement as to their nature
May Treat With Rebels.
General Menocal General Cebreco
who has been prominent in recent eff
forts to institute negotiations with the
insurgent leaders, and few mer
chants and planters held conference
last night to discuss proposal to tr,
to open negotiations with the insur
gents.
The two generals named intend tt
call on the leaders Of the liberal ant
moderate parties tomorrow and SET
what 1t is possible to do.
President Palma has no objection
to these efforts, but makes no promise.
or suggestions on behalf of the govern
ment.