New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
FEVER IN CUBA.
THO KINDS: BOTH TELLOtf
p,,i Roth Chicken TMcr6s and Steg-
omuia 4rc Being Suppressed.
Havana. August 10.


,e revolution has been faxed up again, and
- sisratcrcs are telling about a universal
..., ,,7-isins which has taken place. or is
-. .,.t,ro or Is going 10 take place on the
-. 80 las. AuggIst's revolution A good
-.,..f.. who ought 10 know better are quite
s.7, and excited over IL The fact is there
- in - The origin of the hints and
.- ,,-i,e evident II Is in the provincial
and their councils. These are neither
80 nor ornamental. though they are very
-et-.. ~ the taxpayers, and Governor Ma
-, has been seriously considering the po4cE
,,s7,5nc their costly and arrogant sine
The chef aim Of those officials appears
p, ~r1av politics and hold a balance OF
.----.rr, the Governor Of the republic and
-,,.-+t,e municipalities. and this power
;,-~fa1,Iv use as a club 10 carry out their
- ,,a-s-l.aI designs This has not been L
--.-4 which has been carried on cIandeS-
-, f7.+ ii has been Haunted before the pub
-, -r1,e,- have strutted around the streets
,-rri,-e- about what they were gong 10 90
,-b ,7~ta5n municipal officers who would hoI
-,.r, "a them or do their bidding like hnmbie
SS-.-ar.s This has been q notorious feature OF
- -ro,ir.ial council Of Havana IN deaiihs
a., ,ro municipality cf Havana. and the same
- has r,ertained. in a proportionate degree
= -r7 other r,7.luiCinalties Of the Island
3 -leso provincial sinecucists. IN hope OF
s,,- o4s ir3peudinG abolition, have res"F'e0
= = device of instigating disturbances IL
- -,aer,ctsve bai!iHi,ks and Of starting Tu-
,-s 81 many more. on The theory that Gov
80 -7agoor would Tot dare - turn them ou'
!. o+Fro while their provinces were IL :" aus
.,-+e5 = condition. IN t17at they are mistaken
,,-,,.,,.~ -17a Governor viii VIII not abolish
,.o;- Offices IS Yet to be seen. hut It Is quite
.a-.s,n he Will not be Influenced even little oil
- ,-.11ov- ghost stories or by the up
-, = : few, chicken thieves and trahps
=. .re- : really all these revolutions
s-aounr 20.
<au 6azs ago there rushed tnto the Gov
- r,s-e-a an agitated ard almost frantic
man r~ytuE aloud that the revolution had he
., and eyhortinE eli true CUhans. for the I
,o,e of God and the fatherland, 10 faiI% l" me F!
s,-,-a-r of tie government. He warned a'I '"S ]
47Cfsls he could find of their imminent danger
sr5 Ia ked up his alarms With most 'eIfHH /
.~~ zr-a,- Of details. There was . wholesale !
,isf-,, or negroes. ana a black army, tens OF /
.ro,sa,4- strong was at that moment marching I
., rIs,-ar,a That he Vas II earnest was not /
>. ~. 5o,,I-ro5 and he did not seoln (" he crazy :
< gone Of the people at the palace listened 70 !.
~, and little by little secured from hlm 'hN /
-. ,r -,,a case He was lie said, the keeper !
~ 3D. +z-, IN 2 town not far from Havana. in /.
,,ff.. several negroes and others were confined. |
= negro of the town. 4 friend of some of the !
rrsorc-s, demanded the liberation Of The latter !
srd on being met with 2. refusal declared MS /
intention of taking 20 the woods That was |
al But 10 the imaginative turnkey there vas
E'readv \ formids ble force marching on tho jail
20 eject q general jail delivery ana then upset /
fhe government.
Had any attack been made upon the jail on, /
- Z ore were made how many aids had he
10 a=.p him defend j? -Four. Surely then. he
sn5 the four should be able 70 hold the jail
against 2 party of negroes? But, sehores. one
q The four IS stone deaf a. night and could not
hear an attack # II were made; = second i sun
!ec+ n epieptic FITS and always has q seizure
hen he IS frightened or startled the third IS .
cross eyed that II he aims his rife al one in
front of him he surely hits one standing be
hind and a far the fourth. alas, he is no h7t-
tc- 1taa 2 goose. So there vas nothing for IT
tut for the government 10 send an arrnored
t-aln and Iot Of artillery for the defence "i
rae heleaguered 5af' After 4 time the poor f'l-
low vas cooled of. ami vas persuaded - 20
lack home and look after his Jail Nothing
more has been heard either Of him or Of the
Formidable black man Who took 70 The woods"
But The mans Wild talk served IS inspiration
lor more than one aler7nist dispatch.
Much was said Of the Formidable revolution"
Jed hv General" Mendoza. The facts are that
s.x men set out from Carnaiuaui on the night ~
August g, under tho leadership Of Juan Arturo
Mendoza. stealing horses and saddles They
succeeded in taking one rife from ez-Policeman
ArEucl.es. rEyo ruachetes from Rafael Garcia |
tHo carhines and two Ilachotes At Barrio s. !
faus, and three saddles from Antonio Lorenzo !
Perez. not particularly formidable armament. |
Not oDc Of the men had any standing higher
Than that Of common ragaDond. The Mayor |
q Camajuaui. Dr. Sanchez Portal, however,
anxious TO avert any reproach from the town, at
on"e teleSrapLed 10 Governor Magoon that the
fest citizens OF that town desired join in the
pursuit Il the outlaws wishing to demonstrate
70 The people cf Cuba and the world at large !
Thar thoy did not countenance the movement. |
Tae Governor replied that ho thought the rural
guards would be able Ia take care Of the situa-
t"n. hat II he found them unable to do 50 he
would avail himself of the patriotic offer Of tho
citizens of Camajuani He thanked the Mayor
fnr the ofer and asked him 70 thank all who had
Offered fheir asss-ano" 20 the government.
The rural guards and soue of the local police
g once got busy with gratifying results.
They found the r,larauders the very next day. |
August 10 al san Pedro. where 1here was lit
80 shooting. which resulted in tho wounding of
'ae eader the killing of the sub-chief, Manuel
Gonzalez. ard the capture Of one prisoner named
Jlorenzo RnrEes y Trevino, besides six horses,
equipped ono rife, one hundred rounds OF am
Tn1ni.ioa and 4 cartridge box. The rest of the
party diso7 pea red in the darkness. Two days
later dire more members Of this GROUP sur
rendered to the Chief Of Police At Remedios. and
fnslly. 'h- rext GAY. the remaining member and
ieaqer q the band. Juan Arturo Mendoza, sur
rendered himself 10 Colonel Pena % the rural
guards service at Sagua la Grande.
An 'omaiors uprising" at Ahreus was found