New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
CUBANS TURN GUER|LLAS
TO CRUSH THE REBELS
Gomez Government Cheered by
Success of New Tactics
Against Negro Insurgents.
PENETRATING MOUNTAINS
Regular Troops Plunge Into Wild
Regions in Pursuit of Enemy
-Estenoz Reported
Wounded.

Havana June I4.-News' received at the
capital to might from the scene OF opera
tons in Oriente Province, although meagre
and somewhat confused, IL regarded by tho
government as encouraging and indicating
tho success OF the policy adopted by Cen
eral Monteagudo. commander I'm chief OF
the Cuban forces Of rcsorting to guerilla
tactics.
Colonel Nalientc's column, after an en-
gagement at Jarahueca. about twenty-five
miles north of Santiago, on June Il, IN
which the forces Of General Estenoz are
reported 10 have been defeated, had an
ether brush with small party Of rebels
Several of the insurgents were killed ano
the remainder OF the band was dispersed
Two other columns Of government troops
cooperating with Colonel Valiente's force
have cut of the retreat of General Els
tenoz and are now endeavoring to force him
10 accept decisive battle.
There is no doubt that the first reports OF
the encounter between the government
forces commanded BY Colonel Valentc and
Captains Anil and Delliado and tho insur-
gents under Generals Estenoz and lvonet
at Jsrahueca, were greatly exaggerated
The government now does not claim that
the rebel loss exceeded fourteen men killed
4 rumor to The effect that General Es-
tenoz has been mortslly wounded in battle
was revived tonight The rumor Is based
on the statement that pocketbook. stained
with blood supposed TO belong to him had
been found on the scene Of the conflict,
The region around Jarahueca Is ono OF
the widest and most inaccessible in East
ern Cuba. ID IL almost imperylous TO the
movement OF regular cavalry and infantry
and there is no possibility OF the Cuban
artillery being brought into use. The
troops. however, are making every enor'
to penetrate the Businesses and 10 brine
the insurgents into close quarters The
military authorities express full confidence
that a decisive battle will occur within
short time
Individual insurgents aggregating consid'
cradle numbers are presenting themselves
to the government officials with the object
OF taking advantage Of General Monica
gudos offer OF amnesty to all rebels who
surrender.
Nothing more has been heard OF thf
armed band which was reported TO nave
appeared in Camaguey yesterday. Tran
dulllity liz reported from all the other prov
inces except that Of Pinar del Rio, Where
near Mantua. in the western portion IL Is
believed a negro uprising Is threatened.
IL reported that the negro leaders nave
fixed tomorrow as the date OF the Out
break and the government has made ar
ransements TO crush the movement in it'
inclpiency.
The United states marines stationed al
III Cobre ten miles 10 the west Of Santl
ago. have thrown up lntrenchments and are
well prepared TO resist any attack.
The Cuban gunboat Baire arrived here
to-day. bringing as prisoners Gregorio
Surin. a noted negro leader, and ten others
The United States transport Cesar ar
rived of Santiago to-day and Is transfer
ring supplies to the United States gunboa
Paducah for the marines stationed In thai
vicinity.
The Mayor OF Palma Soriano. 10 1n'
northeast OF Santiago. reports that The
conditions there are most serious. Ovei
four thousand persons have taken refuge
in the town, where they are sleeping ~
the streets and are absolutely destitute
The conditions recall the horrors of the
reconcentrado days, when General WeylcI
was endeavorlng to crush the Cuban revo-
luton.
From Guantanamo Captain Perdome re-
ports that his column engaged 80 rebels
at Palma Mocha. thirty miles east OF
Guantanamo. killing eight men and captur'
ing thirty horses "A number of cattle AND
a quantity OF arms and ammunition.
The government received a dispatch from
General Monteagudo late tonight declar'
ing that General lyonet IS In full Night
toward Tlarrba. near Songo, where q
column Is awaiting to cut of his retreat
Ivonct Is reported to have only sixty men
Santiago. June l4.-Mario G.. Kohly, Sec
rotary OF Education. who is here on spe'
clal mission for President Gomez, in a
statement to-day said he believed the
American people would permit Cuba tc
solve the question OF the instruction. IL,
said President Gomez would apply the ox
IRENE penalty OF the law To those involved