The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-06
HAVANA IS
 FRIGHTENED
ACTION OF UNITED STATES IN MILITARY ACTION CAUSES
 CONSERVATION.
DIspatehe of Warships Gives Rise to oisquietlng Rumors-Guarantee Have Been Suspended in the
 Province of Oriente.

Havana, June 5.-American ma rines have landed on Cuban soil To the number of 450. under command of Colonel Lucas, they came ashore today at Caimanera and proceeded by train to Guantanamo City. While it is officially declared that this action was taken solely to pro tect American and other foreign prop critics, the impression became gen eral that 1t was a preliminary step to American intervention. This caus- ed considerable excitement at the capital
 Later it became known that the landing was in response to an urgent appeal to the commandant of the United States naval station by the chamber of commerce at Guantanamo to afford protection to the numerous foreign estates in the vicinity which the government forces have been un- able effectively to guard
 One hundred and twenty additional marines were dispatched this evening to Guantanamo and the American force will probably be ample to safe guard the foreign properties in that district
 There was great excitement in Ha- yana this afternoon on the circula ton of a report that four American battleships were on their way from Key West. Towards evening the ru- nor was current that the ships had been signalled off Moro Castle and were expected to enter the harbol within an hour. The excitemnt sub ! sided on receipt of the news that the warships had been ordered to Guam 1 tanamo
 The senate convened late this aft ernoon and approved the recommen. dation ot the committee on laws tha ithe president be empowered to sus pend the constitutional guarantees but only in the province of Oriente l This was approved also by the house 1 Of representatives without opposi- ] ton. The senate passed a bill au. ] thorizing President Gomez to expenc Sl,O00,O0O for increase of the armed l forces.
 Of the reports received from va rious parts of the interior alleging outrages against white women by ne
 
 of the daughters of Perez Carbo. a Of the daughters Of Ferez aCrbu, a prominent official of Santiago. hor- rifying details of which have been published, is authoritatively denied. The only authenticated case is that of a school mistress. who later died in a hospital at Santiago.
 The government Is still without news of military operations in Oriente. except small sHrmishes. General Monteagudo is evidently awaiting the decree suspending the constitutional guarantees, which will give him a free hand in dealing with negro con- spirators, cutting off communication between them and the rebels in arms The arrival of the marines at Guam tanamo will release a large number of regular troops for active service.
 Conditions in other parts of the is- land continue tranquil. although Q re- port has been received of a small in- surgent band in Camaguay. Late last night many shots were fired near La Lisa bridge, the principal western en- trance to the capital. causing much alarm. The guard at the bridge re- ported that they had fired on an ap- preaching squad of negroes who dis persed and fled
 An apprehension in Havana over the rumor of a local negro uprising is abating. The police are exercising the utmost vigilance. The garrisons at Camp Columbia and La Fuerza are prepared to respond to an instant call to arms
 Reports from Santiago say that the rebels are threatening to burn the El Cuero mines, belonging to the PonuDo Manganese Company. A force of rurales has been sent there. tn a skirmsh between rebels and regulars at Fl Cristo last night sev- eral were wounded.
 The forts of Santa Ursula and Yar- rayo, on the outskirts of Santiago. are being put into a state of defense on account of a rumor that a body of insurgents is approaching the city.