The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-01
MARINES MAY
 BE LANDED
INTEREST IN CUBA cENTERs ON PROBABLE ACTION OF UNIT
 ED STATES MARINES.
Gomez Finally Gives Consent That Marines May Land to Enable Monteagudo to Take Field
 Without Delay.

Havana, May 31.--Interest in Ha. vana today centered on the question whether the United States gunboat Pa. ducah would land marines at Daiquiri to protect the property of the Span lsh-American Iron company It over shadowed completely all the reported occurrences from the theater of hos tilities.
 The American legation today receiv- ed advices from Daiquiri that the plant of the iron company had been attacked, but that.its assailants were held in check by 40 guards, who lateS were reinforced by 100 other men. This combined force drove off the in surgents and on the arrival of the Pa ducah force drove off the insurgents and on the arrival of the Paducah the fighting was over and apparently there was no necessity for the aid of American marines.
 Later in the day Colonel Marti, chief of the Cuban army, and Lieu tenant Colonel Consuegra, sailed from Santiago on the gunboat Hatuey for Daiquiri, to explain to the command CT of the Paducah the situation on shore and to inform him that there was no necessity for landing Ameri- can forces. It is understood here, however. that the Paducah will re. main on watch off Daiquiri.
 There was great excitement this evening in Havana when several of the newspapers issued extra editions announcing that a 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 rebel forces in which the former's s artillery was brought into play, ap- parently with good effect The ex- tent of the casualties, it was announc- ed. was unkuown.
 General Monteagudo, commander in chief of the army, is still busy in Ori- ente province dlsposing of his forces for decisive movement against the enemy This is expected to take place tomorrow. Meanwhile, his army con times to suffer serious depletion by Teason of the necessity of furnishing squads for campaign property Many plantations, however, remain unpro- tected and numerous cases of depre- dations by the rebels are reported. The principal purpose Of these appears to he to get arms anu supplies.
 SkTmishing continues between fed erals and insurgents, but without i'm portant results. Quiet is reported in all the provinces except Oriente, but numerous arrests are being made of persons sspected of complicity in tho rising.
 The government continues to re. ceive many offers to raise volunteer corps, but difficulty is being expeli- enced in finding arms for them Or ders have been placed in the United Sfrtes for a quantity of arms to be sl ped to Havana immediately. A regiment of TOO volunteers under Col onel Piedra is ready to leave Havana Sunday to reinforce General Montea- gudo's army.
 A rumor was current in Havana to- night that the negroes in the capital intend to revolt. but apparently there was no basis for 1t and no extraoTdi- nary police protection was ordered.
 President Gomez today sent a mes sage to congress transmitting the cor. respondence between the Havana and Washington governments on the js- ing In an interview concerning the reports that American marines had been landed, President Gomez said it was absolutely untrue.