The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-01
GOMEZ PERMITS
MARINES TO LAND
Tells Monteagudo They May Be
Used to Guard Foreign
Property.
EXCITEMENT IN HAVANA
Rumor That Battle Had Taken
Place Near San
tiago.
EXCITEMENT IN HAVANA

! Havana. May 31.-President Gomez
tonight telegraphed General Montea-
guido. the commander in chief of the
Cuban army. who is at the scene of
the hostilties in the province of
Oriente, stating that the general
might permit American marines to land
on Cuban soil to guard foreign prop
! erty. Tho dispatch added that the
Cuban forces then might retire from
guarding such places and devote
themselves to pursuing the insurgents.
marines.
Interest in Havana to-day centred
in tho question whether the United
States gunboat Paducah would land
marines at Daiquiri to protect the
property OF the Spanish-Americau Iron
Company. 1t ovcrshadowed completely
all the reported occurrences from tho
theatre OF hostilities.
The American legation to-day re-
ceived advices from Daiquiri that the
plant of the iron company had been
attacked but that its assailants were
held in .check by forty guards, who
TINS combined force drove CT the In
surSents, and OH the arrival of the
Paducah the lighting was over. and APP
rarently there was no necessity for
extending the aid of the American
Later in the day, Colonel Marti,
| chief OF stan OF the Cuban army. and
Lieutenant-Colone Consuegra sailed
from Santiago on the gunboat Hatuey
| for Daiquiri to explain TO the COM
mander of tho Paducah the situation
| on shore ami TO inform him that there
| was no necessity for landing American
forces. II is understood. however
that the Paducah Will remain Oh
| watch Off Daiquiri
| There was great excitement this
! evening in Havana when several OF
! the newspapers issued extra editions
! announcing that battle had taken
| place not far from Santiago in which
| many rebels had been killed by the
| fire OF the Cuban artillery. The gov
| ernment tonight said there had been
no battle. but that collision had
taken place between national and
rebcl forces, in which the tormcrs
artillery was brought into play. APP
parently with good effect. The OK
tent OF the casualties. 1t was an
nounced was unknown.
General Monteagudo, in command
of the c.rmy. is still busy in Oriente
province disposng of his forces for
a decisive movement against the
enemy. This was expected TO rnke
place tomorrow. Numerous instances
OF depredations by the rebels are re-
| ported
| Skirmishng continues between the
! government troops and insurgents, but
| without important results.
President Gomez to-day sent a mes
sage TO Congress transmitting Chc cor
respondence between the Havata and
Washington governments on the upris-
ing. With the message was transmitted
| a dispatch by the commandant of tbs
naval station at Guantanamo acquaint-
Ing General Monteagudo of his inten-
ton to send the marines OF the gunboSs
Paducah TO DaiQuiri
Annexed to the message was Can
eral Monteasudo's reply that he lad
arranged for the protection of Daiquiri
with an ample force; that he could not
consent to the landing OF American
marines without the acquiescence of his
government. and protesting against the
proposed action as entirely unneces-
sary,