The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

A
sn American. Did Coed Execution
Against the Rebels, Many Of whom
We're Killed OF Wounded Cuban Gen.
erai Arrives at Tampa-
Havana, Sept l0.-Government
military and railroad officials and the
newspaper correspondents were all
thrown into state OF excitement Sun.
day evening by men who arrived here
from Paso Real with stories that the
armored train which left Havana Fri.
| day had met with various obstacles
beyond Herradura, had been thrown
from the tracks and its 800 men, ma.
chine guns, horses and equipment
captured. As these tales were con.
firmed by the Western railroads first
telegraphic sdvices from Paso Real
they were believed to be true until
authentic reports of actual occurren.
ees were wired by those who had re-
turned TO Paso Real from the scene.
The real facts OF the case are that
Colonel Avalos. who was believed to
be surrounded In Pinar del Rio city
and the armored train made a juno,
ton east OF Consolation del Sur, and
the government forces to that ex.
tent are improved. The news of this
fact caused much relief In official
circles
The train proceeded Saturday even
Ing from Paso Real to 1.2 miles
east Of Consolation del Sur at which
point the rails had been removed and
replaced q locomotive and three cars
which had been thrown from the track,
The insurgents attacked but were
driven of by the two machine guns
handled By the American Captain
Webster.
L is believed that many insurgents
were killed, but the number Is not
known Meanwhile a large portion
of Colonel Avalos' force had come
eastward from Pinar del Rio for the
purpose of making a junction with the
machine gun corps At Consolation
del Sur their advance was disputed
by a large band of insurgents and
lively fight ensued. The insurgents
were driven off and several OF them
were killed or wounded Avalos and
his men continued their journey east.
ward Sunday morning and made a
junction. first with the cavalry force
OF Captain Ravenna. which Is scout.
ing ahead and finally with the dis.
abled troop train The train has not
been molested since the junction was
effected. but the bridge over the San.
to Clara river eastward from the train
was blown up Sunday. together with
two smaller one preventing the use
of the road beyond Herradura
There Is some alarm In Havana on
account Of the nearness to the city
OF several hundred insurgents belong
ing to the forces OF Asbert, Loynaz
and Castillo, some of whom are Of
ten seen IN the hills at Jesus del
Monte, In the southern extremity OF
the city. Intimations received from
these bands are to the effect that
they are merely awaiting the out
come Of the peace negotiations, prac,
ucally all the insurgents In the prov,
inces Of Havana and Santa Clara
having ceased operations for the pres,
emit In accordance with the tentative
agreement with the peace commits
sioners.
The fourth week q the rebellion
opens with the governments forces
better equipped and improved in |
discipline, but enlistments are slow.
President Palma's action IN calling a |
special session of congress is meeting
with some adverse criticism. Many
persons believe that no good purpose
VIII be served by a discussion Of the |
causes OF the war and OF peace pro
posals by the congress
Tampa, Fla. Sept. 10.-A Cuban |
travelling incognito arrived |
Monday on his way to Washington on
a government mission. Three hun.
dred passengers also came on the
same steamer, fleeing from the trou.
bles on the island. They report that
the rebel army has now more than
100 men armed and equipped. The
situation, they report, Is more gloomy
than ever before and the Cuban gov.
eminent. they assert, Is powerless tc
help itself.
Lelshman Has Hopes. i