New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
CUBA REJO|CES OVER THE
CAPTURE OF REBEL CHIEF
Lacaste. Crippled InSurgent
Leader, Taken and Government
Promises End Of Uprising.
PRESIDENT TAFT PRAISED
Presidential Secretary Says Only
Hope of Revolutionists Is to
Surrender-El Cobre
Threatened.

Havana. June l5.-The Cuban government
is greatly pleased with the conditions In
Orente province, and especially by the
news Of the capture Of another prominent
insurgent leader. Eugenio Lacoste. who
although almost helpless paraytic. COM
manded a column and was regarded by the
government as one of the principal guiding
| spirits of the Instruction. lie surrendered
Internationally to Major Castillo IN the
| Guantanamo district. his column being dis
| persed.
The government also attaches great Inn
! portance to the surrender OF the negro
leader. Gregarlo Gurin.
Presidential Secretary Ramirez thus dc
| scribed the situation IN statement this
| evening:
The situation in cuba is continually i'm
proving The rebels are being closely pur-
sued; many of them are roaming the
woods. divided Into small groups, trying In
elude the government forces Public spirit
| improves daily; the loyal forces now ind
allies weherever they go. This keeps the
rebels separated and prevents them from
| forming bands OF any Importance. As soon
as they succeed In getting together in SUI
| ficient numbers they are attacked and
driven away by the Cuban soldiers This
| happened 10 Estenoz and Ivonet a few
| days ago.
The news received from Guantanamo to-
day is such as 10 warrant the assertion
! that that region will be completely pacifed
within few days. The statement made by
| the government over which that friend OF
| Cuba, the illustrious William H. Taft. pre-
| sides had a splendid effect. The rebels are
now aware that they have against them
| not only the Cuban government, but every
| fair minded citizen as well. and that their
| only hope Is 10 surrender 10 the authori-
, ties and avail themselves Of the cl.mency
| which the proclamation issued by General
Monteagudo offers.
President Gomez has issued "A circular TO
the authorities In all parts OF the island an
| nouncing that the revolutionary movement
| has so notably diminished, complete tran
| guilty prevailing I'm all the provinces ex-
| cept Ortente, that all citizens are now pur-
suing their avocations without danger The
| President added that the authorities had
| now sufficient forces to repress rapidly any
disorders which might occur.
A decree has been issued ordering cessl-
| ton OF the recruiting OF Rural Guards and
volunteers under pay and the dlsbandment
OF all volunteer organizations under pay,
| except those In Oriente, as well as local
guards and guerillas in all the provinces
except Orente. These are required to turn
| III tntIl dIIIiS W tu9 tNuIdl budIu
A projected uprising in Pinar del Rio to-
day has apparently been crushed. Secret
police arrested negro leader and discov-
| cred I'm his home a list OF conspirators, Of
whom sixty were taken itno custody. II
is believed tina this will end the plot.
The Presidents son. Miguel Gomez. to-
night decided to go TO the front. He will
| leave Havana tomorrow at the head Of a
| squadron of $50 volunteers.
Santiago June Is. There is no truth In
the report that General Estenoz. the leader
OF the insurgents, has been killed.
The rebel General Julio Automarch, alias
Pftilli, has Issued q proclamation that he
will grant four hours for every white man
TO abandon the vicinity of FL Cobre, ten
miles west Of this city, after which he will
burn all the buildings and plantations.
General Antomarchi. who is operating in
the vicinity of FL Cobbre. addresses his
proclamation to all foreigners in that dis
trict, giving az his reason the action OF the
government troops I'm mercilessly killing
negroes In no way identified with the insur
rection and destroying their property. The
proclamation has caused CONSERVATION
among the foreign residents OF the dis
trict. who are hurrylng into Santiago to
advise their consuls.