The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-27
Growth Of 1nsurrection Keeping {
Pace With Preparations for 81
884t Suffocating #. 5S3H
MUG H DIS UsSl.ONj Q I, 50F5 y; / u
INTER VENTll0|IN I ll0 N HEARD. I 4 10
Santa Clara H tbed a Of Revolu-
tom Havana Province Kept a
lin State Of Nervousness Nh
BY Small - ounters. 81
Government Still 3Ss
III Hopeful. ss5

Il " 3j35 S.I lBy Associated Press.
HAVANA, Il August 26. II he & anxiet Y OF;
President Palma to extend every 20 oss bio /
opportunity for peace without blood dshed,.
and his desire to permit those who Joined
the insurrection ind Ter lnlsgu uidance to sre-
pent and return to Fl their 81 homes \, M Il
molested, combined with the genera wish M
to end "a situation fraugllt With so srnuch|
loss and suffering, has led to consld dera- [
ton BY the President and Il his ca biliet!b
or a project dccreeing thirty day ans |
nesty period, during which tho insurrec-A
tionlsts are invited to lay down their
arms and return to heir peaceful pur-I
suits 1t was prop osed to Issue tho decree
Tomorrow. " but persons close to 2S335t he
President strongly opposed the measure
and the matte was def erred and mny be-!
relinualshed ,s M ssSs
~ General Mon talVo, ,Wh no Is i now ting
secretary Of the interior, on leav vlng Il thes
President tonight, said to q he34Assoct nteda
Press that at pre- sent arc was no y 1S M
tentlonE to issue amnesty. $ Font s. Sterltng,
ter was not being seriously nsiuered
now, and other friends OF t5s Presi dent
Palma declared 1T would BE- WtnWlsey W
move. 3 i5ij a3s3s
Grave Differences.
The Associated Press learns that there /
are grave differences between r 'reside dent !
Palma 81 and Vice. President Mendez-&
gCapote. The latter is suspected of having
considered with Senator lfredo zayas.I /
president OF the Liberal party the q ues-S
ton Of whether peace could not +, y be .. i
srestosod by Palma's withdrawal rom the
spresl koncy BY permit ting Nj Mendez-C Capote&
posts to the Liberals. None OF the +
parties concerned was willing to discuss &
this mat ter tonight, but the a course 81
Of the correspondents information Is ems
Atirely reliable Ss,f is3 \.
s Major Gomez, of the government, Y. res
ports another engag ement with ,insu III
gents near Casca bal to-day. @ In which
several men were killed or Wound Cd. n MI
Details OF thea have not yet been Il
received here. 3s s tS8
N "A band OF ono hundred insurrect cttonists I,
entered Las Lajas. Santa Clara proYin ace. III
to-day, and got away with the contents! +
Of the local treasury. $1,000, and all the II n
horses in town. NJ III X! XII
Captain Of Mendieta. ri
IN A special edition of the official gazette.B
Issued to-nIght, rlzes the seizure OF s5
all horses needed by the government
forces, Proper payment Will be made &
for all animals thus taken. The short
age Of horses Is at present one OF tho q
worst drawbacks with which the gov
iernment has to contend. II. ss5;s
& Tho government has discovered that &
the governments OF Pnnr Guerra and &
other important revolutionary commands
aers are directed by a committee OF rey>8
olutionary veterans In Havana. This. III
practice will be broken up. and several
arrests are expected ,gj 8 8g G{E
The governmentlannounced this evening
the capture of ex- Congressman Carloa
sNIendeta, the leader OF the insurgents III 4
Santa Clara province, she had 5000
o., his person when ught. BE 88553
This capture has been authentlca ted
from other sources. 1t occurred In thd8 \
city Of Santa Clara. Colonel Aranda.
who was with Mendieta, also was taken
prisoner, y Sg III IA Y
Th capture Of arendieta is OF great
Importance. 5j l5& s5t
Situation Serious.
81 SO far as actual conflict went. Sunday
proved to be a day OF inactivity, but
preparations proceeded without KS abate- r.
ment. "a fund OF $4,000 900 has been set
aeida by the treasury for defense, and "A
drafts on 1t are heavy and constant. M
THE situation Ii SO increasin glyf serious "A
that It is tacitly admitted In all governs 4
ment circles that the enlargement OF 4
the army viii mt stop at any given
number but will continue indefinitely.
While the number OF men mt resent
leaving their regular occupations TO en'i6t
list for the war is small employers q q re re
beginning to find that they soon VIII 1s
be confronted with a considerable scarcity u
OF labor, Many laborers are gatherlns
In front OF the bulletin boards upon
which are displayed the call for yolqn-
teers issued by President Palma sat- 38
5nrday night. They discuss the ttrao.
8tiveness OF soldiers life at such unusual
nay, and as q result many many resolve g
enl!st.$ IN u, !. !, ,.ara, rax,
i,suruent bands had taken 70 the hrusn,
mh a Growth OF the insurrectton sertal
seams 10 keep pace with the prepa ral'oAs
~ Naxt to the progress or the comfatants
sha most Interesting question to.da 3s "A
sssms va 70 be how to, end the war Witholt
Sghting. Around the discussion of thiy sS
nsestion cen,trs q deal OF eriminasio3
and .recrl,nluatIon from both siberals ana ss
Moderatss. MOO each side bringing ascusAt