Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Ex-Capt. La Vistada, Arrested
Last Night, Shot Down.
SAID TO HAVE RESISTED
Perturbation at Capital Indicates
Seriousness of Uprising.
TROOPS. PURSUING MUTINEERs
President Gomez Orders Stern Meas.
News Is Suppressed.

ported from Vueltas. In Santa Clara prov
| ince. has scored its first fatality.
| La Vistada. former captain of the
| Rural Guard, was shot and killed by the
detachment Of the guard sent out to ar
rest him. 1t is alleged that he made a
resistance.
La Vistada was reported last night Off
cially as having been arrested at P.acetas
on the charge of completely in the insur-
rectionary movement. He had been sta
| toned at Placetas with the Rural Guard
until recently dismissed by the govern
ment.
1t is rumored that the uprising is more
| serious than the authorities are willing
to admit.
Secretary of Government Alberdi and
Gen MachadO went TO the palace at 8
clock this morning to confer with Presl-
dent Gomez. Later cabinet NEE ing was
called 1t is intimated that an official
statement may be given out this after
noon.
kilograms from officials, veteran organi-
| cations and private citizens pledging 10y
atty and active support In the mainte-
nance of the republic
Party Takes to Woods.
a mutiny in the Rural Guard has taken
place at Vueltas. Seven privates, with a
woods from Camajuani, with their horses
and arms
They were accompanied by number Of
civilians. Apparently it is their intention
to start an insurrection.
Soldiers from other towns are securing
the country for the mutineers.
President Gomez has ordered the i'm
mediate dispatch of special train. with
troops. who will be under the personal
command of Gen. Monteaguso. COM
mander of the Rurales. to pursue the in
surgents.
Conspirators Under Arrest.
Corp. Pichado and two civilians have
been arrested at Vueltas for completely In
the uprising. Sergt Heading. with seven
men, went out because he wanted an army
lieutenancy. which was refused.
The presidents secretary says the re-
VOTERS are merely disconnected Office
seekers.
1t is rumored that Col. ValIe who was
dismissed recently from the rural guard.
has revolted. with 200 men. in Santiago
tient for offices. 1t was stated at the pal
ace last night that no news of such a
rising had been received there. and that
tranquility prevailed everywhere.
1GIcGTanlS were SHOWN from ulI1erent
parts of the island offering to support the
government. 1t is believed that the gov
eminent is intercepting press dispatches
from Santa Clara, the seat of the trou-
BILE, which was the scene Of the first viO-
lence preceding the revolution of 1903.
There Is now much pickering there be-
tween the Miguelistas and Zayistas over
political jobs.
The improbability of the government
having received no news begets the belief
q GQrinIlG than
cares to acknowledge.
Local stocks declined many points on
the news of the uprising.
Scene Of Former Trouble.
Vueltas the scene of the uprising, was
the first town in which violence preceded
the last revolution. President Palma sent
thither officials to investigate alleged mu-
nicipal frauds. Miguel Gomez, then pro-
vincial governor. now president. forbade
the mayor to permit the municipal records
to be examined.
President Palma sent 100 rural guards
to enforce the investigation. They camped
around the city hall to protect the investi-
gators on the morrow.
That night Senior Ferrara. now speaker
of the house. and Enrique Villuendas. who
was killed few days later at Cienfuegos
by the chief of police. burned down the
city hail. destroying the records.
The district is strongly liberal AL!
concerned in the present uprising are re-
ported to be liberals of the Miguelista
| faction.
! Senior Castellanos. the presidents secre-
tary. said last evening that the govern
ment attached little Importance to the
uprising. The dispatch of troops from
| Havana under command of a major gen.
| eral to a point twelve hours distant from
the capital is taken as an indication that
| the situation possibly is more serious
than President Gomez will admit.
Rural Guard Restless.
| 1t has been known for some time that
the discipline in the rural guard has been
greatly impaired. This has been partic-
ularly marked since the withdrawal OF
the American officers and since the recent
attempt to draft it's members into the
regular army which resulted in mutt
| nous demonstration a short time ago in
| front of the palace in Havana.
News of the rising reached the palace
! at a late hour Monday night, but was
suppressed until Tuesday afternoon
! While the movement apparently Is unim
portant numerically. all indications point
to the fact that it is part of a widespread
| conspiracy.
| President Gomez declared his intention
of instantly suppressing the rising and
| making an example of all concerned. He
| ordered rapid concentration of troops
| about Vueltas to surround the fugitives
| Orders were issued to the troops to take
no prisoners If they encountered resist
ance and not to cease pursuit until al
fugitives had been killed or captured.