New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
'CUBANS WILL GRANT
GOMEZ MORE POWER
Will Give Him Authority to Sus.
pend Constitutional Rights
in One Province.
APPLIES ONLY TO 0RIENTE
Persistent Rumors of Negro Up.
rising in Havana Cause
Extraordinary Police
Precautions.

Havana. June 4-The Senate COMMITTEES
mendation for the passage OF law en-
powerinS President Gomez TO suspend the
constitutional guarantees. but only In the
province of Oriente. The suspension OF the
I guarantees in the other provinces was con-
sidered unnecessary and inadvisable, espe-
cially on account OF the approaching cleo
tons The bill doubtless will pass both
houses tomorrow.
The text Of the report OF the committee
WAS Immediately communicated 10 the
American Minister Arthur NJ. Beaupre
The American Consul at Santiago. Ross
F.. Holiday, told General Monteagudo. the
Crban commander In chief, to-day that IN
his opinion II would be advisable to have
an American warship stationed at Santiago
where there Is acute alarm on account OF
the presence Of strong bodies OF rebels
Soma of whom have advanced TO the out.
skirts Of the city and have exchanged
shots with the police and volunteer guards
n Ia reported that the United States gun
, loaf Paducah will arrive at Santiago to-
night to act as guardsbip.
Sixteen negroes who were confined IN
the Jail at Guanajay. province OF P1nar DEL
Rio. on the charge Of conspiracy escaped
this evening They overpowered thu
guard. seized some rifles and revolvers
and fled in the direction Of Mariel.
detachment of rurales and large Num-
| Der of armed citizens pursued them and.
IL is reported killed eight and captured
one Of the band.
Extraordinary police precautions con.
| tinue at Havana in consequence OF the
| persistence of the rumors OF an intended
negro uprising The police in the suburb
OF Jesus del Monte have been ordered 10
carry machetes instead Of clubs. Many
American families are arriving at Havana
| from the outlying districts.
There are reports that the negroes are
holding nightly meetings in Pinar del Rio
and It IS rumored that small band OF In
surgents has appeared in the province or
Camaguey which heretofore has not shown
any signs OF disturbance.
The government is still receiving appli-
cations for arms from loyal citizens in all
parts Of the island. Thousands of licenses
| TO keep rifles and revolvers have been issued
in Havana, and practically all the men now
go armed with revolvers.
Business throughout the island is practi-
Cally pdrdlyZtu anu I1dNdhd HiciNHeh's "a"
refusing to take the risk OF sending goods
into the interior, as a result OF which many
orders placed in the United States and Eu-
rope have been cancelled.
II is now assured that there is no pros
pect OF the abrogation OF the Morua law,
forbIdding the organization Of political par
ties on racial lines, during the continuance
Of the insurrection.
A correspondent who has just arrived AT
Santiago from Bayamo reports that train
filled with refugees was fired on by party
| of fifty insurgents near Hatillo. Many bull
lets struck the cars, but no one was injured.
Rural guards on the train and passengers
retrned the fire. and, II is believed, killed
| two rebels.
Volunteers guarding the electric light part
at Santiago exchanged shots last night
with a party Of rebels who were trying to
destroy the plant The rebels were driven
off. Government forces engaged the rebels
in the vicinity Of Blanquisal. wounding sew
eral and capturing horses, arms and ammu-
milton.
The town OF Jarahueca, near Guanta-
namo. has been captured by the insurgents
who sacked and burned 1t. They also de-
stroyed several coffee plantations near by.
Caimenera, June 4.-The Cuban cruiser