New-York tribune., 1910-07-27
REBELLION ALARMS CUBA
Guards Pursuing a Party in the
Hills of Santiago.
HAVANA SENDS 500 Men
Humors Of Other Risings Denied
President Defers Departure
from Capital.

Havana. July 26.-Sefior Pasaloe,os
secretary to President Gomez. issued to-
night the following statement regarding
.be occurrences in. Oriente Province
which are believed TO be the beginning
of a widespread revolutionary move
rnent:
The government only knows that Cen
sraI Miniet and twelve men took the
xeld n insurrecUon from an unknown
rsuse yesterday IL the vicinity of III
Caney. They have now taken refuge in
4 difficult hIl country. where they are
being hOTiy pErsued by forces of the
-7IraI guard and by infantry from the
garrison IN the city OF Santiago Moth
ing is known OF any other uprising.
Colonel Jane another revolutionary
veteran. who was reported TO have taken
10 the woods at The head of q large fol-
lowing. IS said TO have left Santiago in
e sa!lboat on Sunday Since then he
has not been seen but the government
has 10 knowledge that he has any con-
nection with the movement. his friends
asserting that he is merely on g fishing
Trip.
Sedor Pasal0ios said that the govern
ment had 10 Information Of the rumored
engagement between the rural guards
and Ninie1's band, in which an aid of
the latter was reported killed, and he
ha6 every confidence that the govern
renI forces would soon run down the
Insurgents.
Rumors that General Rabi, General
Mario Menocal. president OF the Vet
erans Association. and Luis Perez. the
former Governor Of Pinar del Rio Prov
ince. had joined the insurgents were dis
proved by messages sent by these men
themselves, assuring the government Of
their Legally From all parts Of the isl
snd the government is receiving assIIr-
auCes Of loyalty from prominent citi-
Gems
Troops 10 the number of six hundred
we're sent this morning to the scene Of
the rising from Camp Columbia. The
government suspects, according to Pasa-
loGos's statement, that the reason for
General Minier's action Ines III the recent
loss OF an official post
Another reason ascribed for General
Miniet=s action is his disapprovaI Of the
recent sale of the arsenal lands, which
he considers detrimental TO the interests
Of the nation
While the Cuban government makes
light OF the matter. President Gomez has
deferred his departure for his summer
home. which was set for tomorrow. It
r -umored that the government fears
that au expedition may land arms on
The coast OF OrienUe. and revenue cut
70 he
Utmost vigilance.
There are reports Of trouble IL Pinar
del bio. but these have not been con-
f-ned. and no definite information has
reached the authorities concerning the
-1Irnor OF recent conference Of revoll-
tioua-y war generals near ChaparTa for
the supposed purpose OF assisting the
-,prisirg IN Oriente-
No disturbances arc reported from
.74her sections Of the island.
Colonel Jane, who was suspected Of
1elnE implicated IN the UPRISING. has
hser found q MS country residence
-vhere ne is living quietly
-zehf-z-or. July 26-The State Depa--
-er- ras recently received sevsral reports
= threatened rpr1sings IN Cuba These were
nj taken i IS understood, as indicating
e-v serious opposition to The government AZ
+zavgra Confirmation of the reported out
break at = Canev vas lacking ar tbs de-
cs---E-L
THAI re ~evolutiora-y movement Should
be ce-tred n Santiago vas accounted ror
here BY ne fscr rhet the provinces IS 1rhao-
ited Le9gelv b negroes, who have felt thai
they 6.d oc- have enough representation N
+he national government